Vader was holding his breath the whole time

In the anthology film Rogue One (2016), Darth Vader makes a cameo appearance in which he summons Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn), the Imperial Director of Advanced Weapons Research, to his castle on Mustafar. He confronts him about his handling of the Death Star project and the destruction of Jedha City, while Krennic asks Vader for an audience with the Emperor regarding the Death Star, which he lost command of to Tarkin. Vader refuses, ordering him to ensure that the Death Star project has not been compromised. When Krennic asks him if he would still regain command of the Death Star, Vader uses the Force to choke him, telling him, "Be careful not to choke on your aspirations, Director." At the end of the film, Vader boards the disabled Rebel flagship, the MC75 Star Cruiser Profundity, with a cadre of 501st Legion troopers and kills several Rebel soldiers as he attempts to recover the plans. However, the docked blockade runner Tantive IV escapes with the plans, setting up the events of A New Hope.
Darth Vader had a much different role in early versions of the film's story. Screenwriter Gary Whitta stated that in his initial pitch, Vader would appear on Scarif and slaughter the Rebel blockade there. In an earlier storyline, Vader would also have killed Krennic for his failure to prevent the Rebels from stealing the Death Star plans. An image of a deleted scene featuring Vader was revealed in February 2021 by Industrial Light & Magic visual effects animator Hal Hickel, who added that Vader was supposed to have a conversation with Tarkin in that scene.
James Earl Jones also reprises his role from previous films as the voice of Darth Vader, who is physically portrayed by Spencer Wilding during the meeting with Krennic and aboard the Star Destroyer, and by Daniel Naprous for the end scene.

[@orbathealien8868]

*Sets the suit to airplane mode.*

[@marcusencarnacion7171]

ITS OVER ANAKIN I HAVE The high ground?

[@The_Elusive_Aubergine_Man]

@@marcusencarnacion7171 JOKES ON YOU OBI-WAN! I'M NOT ON THE GROUND

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[@kaninerultralord8817]

"Now THIS is pod racing!"

[@RYLIECOOLGAMER]

​@marcusencarnacion7171 it's over anakin I am the ground

[@NINJAoxz.]

Just goes to show that , even as Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker will always have a flare for dramatics

[@gary9689]

Especially in the end, there's no wind in space so he's the one moving his cape using the force

[@Azik688]

@@gary9689yeah lol anakin likes being dramatic a lot

[@mr.lolster924]

Thats not anakin no more tho

[@olorinmagus4479]

@@gary9689 atmosphere leaving the ship might do that too

[@skoshman1]

@@gary9689 In Rebels, he piloted a fighter with the force so he could stand on top of it, and I guarantee you he was using the force to create 'wind' there too. Anakin/Vader is ALL about the drama.

[@3qqle]

Vader actually does do that. Since his breathing could be heard from like any distance, he would turn of his life support for a short time, and the strike his enemy, he did in Empire Strikes back with Luke actually.

[@mandomovies7205]

I think that one was straight up holding his breath. As evidenced by him breathing heavier and faster once he jumped at Luke.

[@lavuair]

I think it would still be badass when the rebels go to escape and their all.....what is that noise? Keeee-koooo

[@the_wolfofmen]

​@@mandomovies7205 i mean if he turned it off he would still be breathing hard after he turned it back on

[@osio7528]

​@@mandomovies7205he can't hold his breath, the suit breathes for him

[@justingary5322]

He did that to Tarkin and his 12 bounty hunters

[@James-mc8xn]

It wasnt off, one of the buttons is basically stealth mode. He can choose what it'll do and probably just turned lights off

[@fadillah6014]

Stealth? With that machine breath?

[@gooficat]

@@fadillah6014 Yeah that's what I thought

[@_Anakin_Skywalker]

Vader needs no stealth.

[@fadillah6014]

@@_Anakin_Skywalker true, intimidation is what he need

[@GamerTheVoidGamingCentre]

@@fadillah6014 he can turn the breathing off and breathe on his own for a short bit of time. I believe he might have done that in this exact scene before enabling it to scare the absolute shit out of the Rebels in that hallway.

[@joechilson5790]

I like that joke about the LEDs and 1962. 😂

[@Shadoxite]

They didn't invent LEDs but have Hyperdrives lol 😆

[@Tristan_SingsJazz]

LEDs have been around for more than half a century! In fact, a viable working version of LED technology first came out in 1962. It was invented by 33 year old General Electric scientist Nick Holonyak Jr. Back then, GE called it “the magic one.” Really! It wasn't a joke

[@jordanbridges]

😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😂🫡🖕

[@O-bearer-mine]

​@Thechairmanoftheboardsmember it's an "in canon" joke "A long long time ago, in a galaxy far far away" would be pre 1962 in canon

[@miahconnell23]

Big, light-up, buttons that only do one thing… that is a visual-and practical-issue that’s a stickey-wicket for retconning old Star Wars and old Star Treck

[@thehippie3610]

Just shows Anakin is still very dramatic. "Heh...this is gonna scare em so bad."

[@rayantonioking]

"Heh" that kills me 😂😂

[@kupkate04]

"This is where the fun begins"

[@SirTimbo]

He's a sith, they draw power from powerful emotion. Turning off the life support probably caused him additional suffering, thus more power.

[@Darth-vade123]

The exact reason his lose to obi wan is unrealistic he uses the force to sustain himself without a functioning respirator

[@SerialDesignationN-0X00]

​@@Darth-vade123 shut up about realism...star wars is a sci-fi & action franchise and not F*CKING WAR THUNDER

[@Darth-vade123]

@@SerialDesignationN-0X00 just using canon knowledge to prove he can overcome a damaged breathing respirator like he does he can sustain himself for days on end so yes believe it he wouldn't crumble after the destruction of his respirator in rebels he stood back up and continued fighting same for the Vader comics a broken respirator doesn't effect him that much

[@hadoken95]

I would think a sith could also (as Palpatine did) completely mask their true selves with the force. Why would he 'hold his breath' when he could just obscure himself with the force? Which shows greater "power of the dark side"? Surely not holding one's breath. No, these takes are always so silly.

[@joannemacpherson7645]

Vader shut off his life support for 1 minute just to deliver a badass scene to the audience. Mad respect!

[@deadboii6x636]

Jesus, I NEVER noticed. That literally just makes him all the more horrifying.

[@WarFoxThunder]

IKR. Fucking man just powered through death like it was nothing

[@def3ndr887]

would it scare you more about the fact he was holding the door while killing them

[@marnv2956]

Please don't use the Lord's name in vain. God bless. ❤

[@deadboii6x636]

@@marnv2956 What, Jesus Christ?

[@johnadler6987]

​@@marnv2956 "God FUCKING dammit." You're welcome. Now, have a nice day. :D

[@RemAllenSenpai]

Its even more terrifying when you realize he's holding the door with the force as he massacres the rebels.

[@SOCMAR09]

I never knew that. But now it makes sense.

[@matthewmitchell3457]

Why would he leave that gap open though?

[@StefanWinchester]

​@@matthewmitchell3457because ep 4 needs to happen

[@suoerman42]

​@@matthewmitchell3457 The Death Star be like.

[@TheBuddel]

Nothing some wd40 can't fix

[@Etunimi_sukunimi_4cm]

Homie risked hi's life to look intimidating 💀

[@The_Elusive_Aubergine_Man]

bro wanted it to be cinematic

[@starborn6239]

And he did a great job!

[@woodgoldfish9124]

I’d like to thing that not only he did it to feel more pain and therefore be stronger but also his suit as a camera inside and he watches battles back to see how he could have made it cooler

[@Percival-kl9yy]

*He wasn't holding his breath - he would die - he merely switched the indicator lights off - not sure why some people are confused.*

[@foxyplayz1399]

​@@Percival-kl9yyVader has held his breath before in many comics

[@bravocarlos1752]

I also think he was trying show off his force abilities or basically using this moment to practice using the force to support his breathing without the life support

[@T1Top]

He still got that Anakin in him

[@jinametarasu5117]

bro turned off his inhaler and still took out an entire squad brooo

[@ccscheller8193]

And that ain't a fortnite squad

[@Blackout-Official-edits]

This just proves that when Vader’s life support system is off, he is still a threat.

[@WarFoxThunder]

Ikr

[@scotcompston]

He only had the life support system so that he could use his full force power against his enemies instead of trying to fight and keep himself alive

[@jhundeeguillermo6790]

the force life support but it can' t give child support

[@A_really.coolname]

Damn right

[@hydraxp007]

but he collapsed without the support in obiwan series.

[@bissdoesyoutube]

vader's never stuck in a room with you and your team, you're in a room stuck with him

[@Chickenbuckets25]

Vader loves cool entrances like when he stood on the top of a tie fighter

[@cptsteele91]

Sick entrances are like the first subject at Sith school, Vader passed that class with flying colours.... the colours were mostly black and slightly less black but damn were they flying

[@MTF_resh-1_operative]

Anakin and vader were both all about da drama

[@Checkpoint73]

There was another situation where Vader turned of his life support for the element of surprise. Vader had challenged Tarkin and a group of bounty hunters to hunt him in a survival situation. After killing most of the hunters vader snuck up on the last hunters and killed them using this same tactic

[@stephenmusic69420]

just cause the lights are off doesn’t mean the whole system is off, but vader did turn off his breathing system in kenobi episode 3

[@anonymousfortunes2970]

He can actually breath wouldn't assistance of the unreliable life support for a certain period of time on his own. I also think was Vader was doing is instill fear like what count Dooku was teaching general grievous.

[@Coffee-s-r-x-da]

I like the Craig pfp

[@spring-locker-shorts]

That has to be his coolest entrance yet

[@tylorabdnor5562]

He took a breath to let us know he was there, he didn't speak. Bit I never noticed those were off, definitely makes him more menacing

[@MasterAnakinSkyWalker]

So crazy I never noticed that. Just makes that scene even more epic. I saw Rogue One opening weekend. The entire theater gasped when Vader showed up and ignited his lightsaber. I heard someone say “Uh oh, shit’s about to get real!” Some even started clapping after the scene ended and Vader stood on the ramp thing, while that epic music played.

[@RhoSimmons]

Just shows how much of anakin’s arrogance and dramatic flare is still there 😂😂

[@emtee7138]

Imagine standing there staring at the door for like ten minutes holding your breath so that they'll only know you're in there after you start breathing, after it's already silent

[@brandonewing3146]

He probably turned it off because it will increase his will to live thus created more anger as he pushes through his enemies.

[@Thecelestial1]

Rebel troops are zero threat to vader

[@thecroc]

Anakin does seem like the kind of guy who would give himself challenges like this. It must get boring killing grunts that can't fight back, so he has to do things to try to keep it fresh.

[@thepurepiper]

Theres something I always wonder. What period of time was it on Earth when key Star Wars events happened. Also what does the Star Wars galaxy look like in todays time

[@lewisanderton8062]

Honestly, I don't think Earth even exists in Star Wars.

[@User-np5qz]

@@lewisanderton8062 it does, it’s called Urrtha

[@sjsbviufvibwvuspi]

​@@User-np5qz but isnt star wars in a galaxy far far away?

[@skillissue25]

​@@sjsbviufvibwvuspiit is indeed in a galaxy far far away

[@User-np5qz]

@@sjsbviufvibwvuspi idfk, I looked it up and that’s what it said

[@FEARSWTOR]

He did it in Empire, too, when he ambushed Luke beneath the carbonite room. Luke must have taken his sweet-ass time, too, because he took a massive inhale as he lunged out.

[@cassandrawelch1292]

Imagine now that vader was trying to get his target alone long enough for an ambush, and had his life support off like in Empire, but his target winds up not only not being alone, but after a while leaves the room with someone else, so vader ambush plan backfired upon vader, causing him silent humiliation!

[@slimjimbobby8207]

i like to imagine that since he turned off his life support, he is in so much more pain on the brink of death, further connecting him with the same side, so he can become more powerful for a small amount of time, because he knew he was going to face alot of soldiers looking at the entrance

[@SamG_007]

I like to imagine that during this scene, Vader had Order 66 and Youngling slaying flashbacks

[@Stinky5056]

Bro was probably holding his breath.

[@whengrapespop5728]

You literally hear his breathing before he ignites his lightsaber.

[@danksouls2960]

Vader wanted to hear the rebels shit their collective pants as they hear heavy ass boot steps coming from the dark that keeps getting darker.... Vader uses fear against his opponents and this just highlights that point

[@EnVy_Knight_]

Thus making Vader 10x cooler than he already was

[@cameronpigott2746]

Seeing him back on the screen scaring the piss out of people actually really seriously brings tears to my eyes. Takes me back to my childhood. Darth Vadar...the ultimate baddass

[@denisdonohue1863]

One of the best scenes! Remember the rebels they don’t know what the hell that is! is it a robot? Is it a person? they had never seen anything like that before!

[@h4roldproductions148]

Wow, Darth vader was keeping his look as badass as he could, turning his buttons off and making his cape flow

[@themadwarden6603]

Yes, but we didn't have bullets that long ago, which do exist in Star wars (despite their rarity)

[@LavafaII]

It was just a joke 😐

[@KhushGhelani]

U talk abt bullets, what about robots, still not invented

[@reaper952]

​@@KhushGhelani but... robots exist.....

[@krpowe6663]

Vader : *turns off any switch/button he finds* OMG I'm gonna be amazing.

[@StudioFeureau]

This is canon

[@bobdaniels9056]

Darth Vader actually has taken off his helmet and turned off his life support system countless times. in canon btw. He can survive up to 2 days without his helmet on, but it completely exhausts him. He can survive only 40 minutes with his life support off.

[@filename099]

you mean with support off?

[@poolee77]

He took Qui-Gons advice on theatrically a bit literally

[@RayArquero]

Subbed lol

[@StudioFeureau]

Thank you for the sub!

[@aidan8465]

The art of a Dramatic entrance is much more important than Life Support

[@ACookie3994]

The Waffle House has found a new host.

[@andyrogers28708]

The waffle house has found its new host

[@mrpugmans6412]

The Waffle House has found it’s new host

[@un-random8783]

Darth Vader the best champ in the galaxy holding his breath for like 2 minutes

[@warriordarvinmgl5191]

I think that little green lights turned on cuz he was running out of oxygen, plus I do t remember him making the breathin sound there. He might have held his breath, wow what a real threat of gods, lord Vader.

[@Krypto-xy8ch]

The Waffle House has found its new host

[@YourFriendlyDemonHunter]

The waffle house has found its new host.

[@thenerfnerd6659]

The waffle house has found it's new host

[@matthewferguson8293]

The Waffle House has found its new host

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

Dammit Jim, Vader turned off his LEDs..warp speed Scotty.

[@YoItsJedhi]

it's kinda wholesome in a sick way how Vader considers ways to make himself scarier. "If I do this... And be really quiet... Yeah- that'll get em."

[@SkateBoardVideos99]

Theater started cheering when we heard that breathing and everyone went fucking crazy when he was tearing thru all those rebels. Super sick experience seeing this movie

[@sim24687193]

Vader: This is where the fun begins

[@Vewbac]

He accidentally turns off the oxygen to his mask. Everybody in the hallway just hears a thump.😂

[@Sunkisser101]

The sarcasm on this man 😭

[@StudioFeureau]

😈

[@Cardinalfan01]

Oooooh no. What a SCARY character. Way to go all who were involved!!! 🫵🏻😉👍🏻

[@TheMysteriousGamer6]

The difference between a villain and a supervillain truly is presentation.

[@rilpri268]

"Oh you're a villain just not a super one"

[@KillsAll.]

That’s the ultimate bong rip

[@dbrat]

It's lights out when vader arrives

[@v4lkyr1ez]

bro risked his life to have a dramatic entrance

[@leroypollardiiipollardiii5666]

Darth Vader: This may kill but it's gonna look really cool.

[@therealdeadend]

It's like the one time he descended upon a TIE fighter in rebels just to look cool

[@Me-wx1mt]

the reason is actually just because the lights on his chest plate don’t light up in a new hope, they did their best in rogue one to create a faithful version of his first suit with really small details like his robes being over his pauldrons and his lenses being red

[@laurencefenderson6702]

He wasn't relying on any back up. Vader can sustain his life through the force. Also Vader can control the sound of his breathing, giving new meaning to the phrase "breath control".

[@maplesyrupphilosopher6886]

He did this in the comics too and it’s awesome every time

[@coolcaleb9939]

That makes the scene so much better

[@manhmario1500]

Man turn of his fricking life support just for a dramatic entrance

[@VoiceUnder]

He's standing there in the dark thinking "TEE HEE they have no idea!"

[@DerNomade1871]

Vader just drawing on that sweet, sweet, dark side nectar

[@derekcantu816]

I love the time logic about LEDs in 1962 in a Sci Fy movie w space and time travel, light sabers, and lasers 😅

[@TheOnlyFMP]

The first thing that get's noticed of Vader is the noise of him breathing twice, before he ignites his lightsabre. After that it's just very likely too loud to be heard, since literally all hell breaks loose.

[@notvex3987]

Always with a touch of the dramatic

[@Metalheart880]

And that’s y darth vader will always be the baddest ass villain ever !!!

[@djayace1827]

I was aware. He did something similar with Luke on Bespin. He turned off his respirator just to jumpscare-attack Luke right before chopping his right hand off.

[@jonathangodin4775]

The best part is he’s so powerful he didn’t even need to do that. Anakin was a show off and had a flair for the dramatic. That probably the one thing vader kept from a akin

[@10191927]

What’s probably even more insane is that Vaders body was just basically a conduit for the dark side of the force, it could be said he was basically a dead body being propped up by the force.

[@blackhero2017]

I honestly never noticed it when i first watched rogue one when I was younger

[@grardo]

"They're not LED, LED was invented in 1962" Me: I didn't know we already had spaceships able to travel at light speed

[@Boxingcat23]

Vader canonically with turn off his life support to ambush his opponents. He came up with it when he asked Tarkin try to hunt him for sport as a training session

[@kaninerultralord8817]

😂 can you imagine if he had whispered under his breath "Now THIS is pod racing!" just before igniting his saber?

[@samaelangelus321]

He's definitely breathing while the lights are off. The last breath you can hear is right after his lightsaber is on. I just don't think they wanted to dub his breathing over the entire firefight. But I suppose he could have held his breath for some other reason.

[@Phillisophical]

(Vader fiddling with his chest) “heh, this is going to be dope”

[@unknowncharacter889]

'LEDS weren't invented until 1962, and this takes place a long long time ago.' Them literally being able to travel through space:

[@eljuy1485]

It is easier to think that his buttons have an LDR that modifies the intensity of the light in function of the light of the environment

[@shekharchauhan8152]

Best scene which has Vader in it.....

[@blove9199]

The "FORCE" maaane!! Vader can flip that mug to of with a blink 🤷

[@guibox3]

That was a horror movie moment. Guys screaming up at the door to be let through while hell came from behind, smashing, choking and slicing them all up.

[@iBeatBoxz8]

I’ve seen this scene so many times and only now notice his chest box wasn’t lit up😂🤦‍♂️

[@warriorfish1339]

It’s a long time ago for them but it’s still in our future

[@aritano491]

A long time ago in a galaxy far away is the key. That means the light from that galaxy is just reaching us now so they could still be many millions of year ahead of us.

[@MikeHudspeth]

I love that. Just goes to show that Vader’s most powerful weapon isn’t the force or a lightsaber. It’s fear.

[@AlphaPiggy]

Prob the pain that he got when his life support is off makes him rage more

[@sugarplum3338]

Vader be doing a little trolling

[@airborne9534]

Basically Vader's plan is to give them a panic attack and if they don't die, just kill them with the blade😂

[@chrisstiverson9519]

Vader's life support wasn't off because you heard his breathing just before he lit up his lightsaber.

[@killcharge4338]

Anikan always likes his big entrance

[@jamesdouglas6977]

In the novel Shadows of the Empire (which should be made canon) Vader was conditioning himself to no longer need the life support functions his suit provided to him. No reason to think he was just testing himself here.

[@purplized9188]

SPACEBALLS DARK HELMET : I CAN'T BREATH IN THIS THING!

[@user-so5tb1hy8r]

Wouldve been even cooler, if his front panel was on but almost blended in with the door controls behind him until he ignited his lightsaber.

[@TheRealDarthRevan]

He didn't shut his breathing or life support off he just turned the lights off

[@korien8976]

Darth Vader going full slasher horror villain.

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

If Vader is angry enough, he can use the dark side to keep himself alive for hours or even days without his life support system if necessary.

[@Holothurion]

LEDs were invented in 1962... on Earth. In a galaxy far, far away they alredy had them a long, long time ago.