When a Jealous Darth Vader Stopped a Podrace(Canon) - Star Wars Comics Explained

[@dixonb.tweenerlegs4225]

He stopped the pod race, car jacked one of the pods and glared at the competition. "Now _this_ is pod racing."

[@LordDiscord]

I would have loved it, if Darth Vader instead of destroying the racer, actually stole a racer himself and entered himself into the race. I would pay to have seen that.

[@Moonblade-gb6fc]

And raced standing up

[@downrangecash2418]

@@Moonblade-gb6fc "Look at these plebeians, trying so hard to win this amateur cup. Imma flex on them by standing up."

[@Do-Dill-Berrys]

It's the SENATE!!!

[@alexander1485]

and raced naked with no arms and 1 leg

[@FirstLast-cg2nk]

Breaking News: Darth Vader commands that all fun is cancelled forever. The dreaded Sith Lord was quoted as saying that "If I can't enjoy myself anymore, then no one else is allowed to, either." When asked, Emperor Palpatine's only response was "Good, good."

[@eberwolf2k]

Darth Vadermeister: "There will be no more pod races for Emperor!!"

[@R_ARC]

This is now my favorite starwars related comment

[@kernlove1986]

This was good😂

[@rellko3900]

This was the Onion News Week in Review.

[@Assassinus2]

Darth Vader, Lord Protector of the Empire (and his warts.) Born in 44 BBY and died in 4 years ABY (September)... Hopefully someone gets this reference.

[@yoshironokubono6thdimensio913]

Podracing: *Exists* Vader:I am now Anakin Skywalker.

[@grass2556]

Vader almost ended the rebellion without knowing it

[@epicrotfl7017]

Well, not the whole thing, but an important person in it.

[@henrypaleveda7760]

is this good legends as usual or did disney make a meaningful addition to cannon?

[@JouganNeon]

Henry Paleveda it’s canon

[@bobbryar5345]

I was you 900th like mate

[@imposterblockade1826]

Luke was just another soldier lmao

[@Eugene-pq3gg]

"Huh, this is a new feeling. Pride in someone else…" "Unfortunately it's overshadowed by all this UNYIELDING RAGE!!!"

[@John_EMIYA_Miller]

Wasn’t expecting a TFS reference, but it’s certainly not a disappointment... Unlike Yamcha the Scar-Faced Bandit.

[@myduckisonqauck7227]

@@John_EMIYA_Miller shut up yamcha is precious

[@xtrathiccboi]

A true man of culture

[@lordzamasuvegetablackfusio9773]

What a beautiful reference.

[@hades4134]

Tfs

[@factualopinion8849]

Death Vader: "Anakin Skywalker. That name no longer has any meaning to me." Also Darth Vader: "Damn, why does nobody remember Anakin Skywalker? He won a pod race for crying out loud and was human."

[@numalesoybea1348]

Exactly. Who tf writes these stories?

[@PKryik]

@@numalesoybea1348 An anger filled Sith isn't exactly gonna be consistent. Sith are basically bipolar, especially Vader

[@mannyrodriguez3933]

A line in a movie, so what? And it's Darth Vader not Death lol

[@okuyasunijimura1656]

@@mannyrodriguez3933 well I think it was a mistake. They said darth later on in the comment

[@captainnomekop5056]

Okuyasu Nijimura probably auto correct.

[@jknetwork6211]

Darth Vader: Kids these days don’t know what real podracing is. Why back in my day!

[@nyipnyop]

Darth Boomer

[@OtakuD50]

Real reason he killed the younglings.

[@daffy.azazel]

@Cmdr. Lewdiepie what the fu-

[@ianaimon8286]

Luke Skywalker: Ok Boomer

[@captainsludgeslinger3272]

@@daffy.azazel Slaaanesh worshippers right

[@geoffreytasker2097]

"After the destruction of the death star all the empire had was..." Me: so basically everything except the death star...

[@Assassinus2]

I know, right? I imagine the Fleet personnel and the Stormtrooper Corps, if they heard that, would respond with something like: What are we, chopped dewback? (Also, that sounds singularly unpleasant.)

[@logo-gj6nq]

Well a lot of high-ranking officers of the empire were on there when it exploded also it was full of Stormtroopers and probably hand one or two stardestroyers in it

[@buntaichosaber3121]

Ron Banner They had 25k Star Destroyers, so meh. One or two is nothing in the grand scheme of things. In fact instead of a Death Star they could‘ve made either 6 000 Star Destroyers or 1 000 Super Star Destroyers (That big ship Admiral Piett was in command of and crashed into the Death Star II during the Battle of Endor.)

[@wallybloc1415]

Darryl Aoki No offense, but they had liver in Star wars

[@richardschneider7629]

Vader "No one upstages me! Not even my own Son!!!"

[@romank9611]

Luke should have tried spinning. That's a good move

[@OscarASevilla]

😂

[@OneYugo]

the word your looking for is trick

[@aslanbeats2004]

the same spin that sebastian vettel does in f1?

[@ayrtond3002]

cyberwill01 ah you’re a man of culture I see

[@aslanbeats2004]

@@ayrtond3002 your name reminds of the legend himself Ayrton Senna

[@customerservice1565]

dad: sharing is caring also dad when son takes his pod racer: If I can't have it, no one can

[@Jbluez1]

Darth Vader: “ONE lightsaber is all you need.” Also Darth Vader: “I’ll be taking this as well!”

[@DraconianGhost]

Jbluez1 “Another fine addition to my collection...”

[@trysten9198]

I mean you gotta have options

[@shaftoe195]

"Best father in the Galaxy" strikes again.

[@kingofsinter8416]

Strikes Back*

[@alphariusfuze8089]

*Sike*

[@Deinobi]

@@internetlurker1850 did you dew it?

[@warpartyattheoutpost4987]

This reminds me of being a kid in the '80s and seeing someone else beat my high score on an arcade game.

[@SuperBubbleduck]

My rage would make a sith look like a happy meal!

[@dauntlesswarriorproductions112]

Luke Skywalker: Now THIS is podracing! Vader: Lol naw

[@ironmaster6496]

More like Vader: NOOOOOOOOOOO

[@giucas100cassabellis2]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Darth Vader: *Childhood flashbacks intensifie*

[@shubhdashukla7692]

Vader:(realizes he almost killed Luke because of what an announcer said) Also vader: now this isn't pod racing

[@jx592]

Darth Atrius' Lightsaber +2 Rage +1 Critical -1 Agility

[@muhdaqeel7330]

Sounds like stats for a KOTOR lightsaber.

[@Deamon93IT]

Darth Vader: "Anakin was weak" Also Darth Vader: "How dare they don't remember? I was but a boy when I won and I even smacked Sebulba!" Btw too bad we didn't have a father vs son race, that would have been a sight to behold

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Well, they did have a father vs son race in the Death Star trench run.

[@gamblertoguru382]

Now I imagine them having a race like Fast in the Furious with high stakes Vader-"I don't have any cash,but I do have the pink slip for the Death Star"

[@mirandalockey7334]

I remember in a lego movie Vader and Luke chased each other, they stopped after the 2 vehicles were inconvenient for each other. The vehicles? (Before swapping) Luke?: Anakin’s pod racer Vader?: Luke’s land speeder. Vader’s cape was sucked into the intake, but I forgot what Luke’s did.

[@vasamatijasevic1948]

Darth Vader got forgoten in the podracing history. Darth Vader to ancient lightsaber: I dont want to play with you anymore

[@DarknetDude]

"NOW *THIS* IS POD RACING!" - Little Orphan Ani

[@flyte707]

he’s still an orphan

[@remmahsroht]

4:27 I was half convinced that it would show Vader with a bucket of pop-corn.

[@vali6717]

There was a series of non canon official comic books where something like that would definitely happen.

[@martinfllan9163]

Everyone: NoW tHiS iS pOdRaCiNg

[@stocchinet]

do not underestimate the power of memes, and sand.

[@WizardMindBarbarianBody]

Luke: "Okay, doomer."

[@brunolapointe66]

Darth Vader : "I'm the TRUE master of the Pod race." Podrick : "Depend of the Pod race."

[@rangopistacho6928]

Emperor palpatine: why do you wanna be in charge of pod racing events?!? Vader: because nobody beats my record

[@wiibrockster]

I thought Podracing had died out for the most part by the formation of the Empire.

[@lordnul1708]

Nah, they probably just became more strictly regulated.

[@wiibrockster]

@@lordnul1708 Huh

[@DigiPen92]

Tarlo The Boar There's still Podracing shows up in Lego Star Wars: The Freemakers. It's not exclusive race to Tatooine.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

Why woud it? There are big parts of the galaxy the Empire did not control.

[@lordnul1708]

@@wiibrockster actually now that I think about it, if you look to the Romans (for comparison's sake), there was that one emperor who would try to distract his subjects from his own tyranny via the collusseum (the movie Gladiator even made a reference to this at one point with "30 days of games"). There could very well be a mindset of "they're easier to control if entertained every so often". Edit: f&#$ing autocorrect

[@MrWill9002]

Talk about being a sore winner

[@biliminsrlar5752]

No one: Anakin: _I am speed_

[@danjordan1]

This is Outrageous!

[@frogtoad4375]

@Oliver LEONARD-WALDRON How can you be the only human to win a podrace, and not be a master?

[@danbrown5736]

Take a seat frog

[@drpottymouth]

@Darth Jar Jar My lord! It is you!

[@o2matt403]

How’s that. Imagine if he knew it was his son racing. The father AND the son, the only two humans to have ever won a pod race.

[@gamblertoguru382]

I wonder if he still would have crashed it lol

[@GanonGhidorah]

Vader to the Galaxy: "I have truly lost everything...What else is there to take? What's next? Will you take saying 'Wizard' away from me as well?!" But in all seriousness, imagine had Vader NOT interfered and simply turned to leave the race behind, only to hear that the human finishing first was named "Skywalker." He'd probably turn back and have a sudden realization...followed by a quiet and personal "that's my boy," moment.

[@Sinneroth]

Darth Petty, Dark Lord of Jealousy

[@charisma7268]

Luke: have you ever pod race dad Vader: why yes what about it? Luke:is just that one time I am about to win then one of my engine broke and I almost die it felt kinda weird tho... Vader:oh shii....

[@justicetaylor2695]

Storm Trooper Lmao! I can imagine this conversation during the period when Luke surrendered to Vader and was going to bring him to the light.

[@Geeler]

This shows the childish, arrogant side of him Vader

[@darkpaladinlanceramessesii5719]

Ironically. If Ankin didn't become Darth Vader. He would be in the crowd cheering his son on

[@levongevorgyan6789]

I love how Luke unwittingly flexed on Vader twice: Once by overshadowing him in podracing, and once by casually rejecting and breaking the lightsaber Vader was looking for and was being influenced by.

[@richardbowler405]

You must have Jedi reflexes to race pods

[@AKUNJIG]

Anakin: Hey son, remember that Pod Race you were in that you almost won? Luke: Wait how do you........Oh really Dad? Really?! Anakin: Yeah I was jealous... Luke: You were the Best Jedi Pilot in the Order! Obi-Wan: *Troll Face* Qui-Gon Jinn: *Sigh* Leia: *Ashamed*

[@killer13324]

if Vader saw that the racer was his son, he might have watched to see if he WOULD win.

[@MightyCousintube-fg4jf]

You clearly don’t understand the story don’t ya. Do you even know Star Wars?

[@potatoandrus9760]

@@MightyCousintube-fg4jf chill

[@lebronfan8051]

@@MightyCousintube-fg4jf Stfu

[@darthparallax5207]

Maybe he would let Luke win Maybe he would be even more sure to make Luke die One thing I think can be predicted, it would force a moment of choice and memories as intense as Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith much faster. I'm not sure if Vader was so deep in the Dark Side on the Death Star that he felt almost nothing when he killed Obi-Wan. Maybe. Could he kill Luke the same way? I think it's hard to predict. But it would be one of the Top 5 or 6 most important days of Darth Vader's life. It would be one of Those days.

[@darthparallax5207]

IF he let Luke win, I am just about positive there would still be a lightsaber battle after.

[@fionnbarrcasey5247]

One of the more hilariously petty, temper-tantrum acts of vader🤣

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Looks like there's still a Little Anakin in Darth Vader after all

[@SparseS17]

That's illegal...

[@bluespice8865]

Dad: Are you winning son? Son: Yes Dad: Not anymore... :D

[@djhoward4766]

"Yippee" - Darth Vader

[@Takmarkalaus]

Imagine anakins force ghost looking back on this and saying.. That's my boy.

[@Rstraub12]

I find his lack of spinning disturbing. He underestimated how good a trick that is

[@robertmartin8907]

Had Vader waited until the end of the race, I would pay MONEY to see his reaction to the announcer revealing that "Skywalker" had won the race.

[@Chisszaru]

A random human: Takes part in a podrace Darth Vader: If no one will remember me for winning, no one will remember this guy Luke: Should i tell my father that i almost won a podrace but lost?

[@SaraSong-mw3zm]

XDXDXDXDXDXD

[@vvworth1593]

Also Luke: Na, he’s probably not into that kind of thing.

[@mafia_boss_neto]

Wow poor Officer, he was all excited on the important day all happy and proud!

[@Shutterbug5269]

The only issue I have with this is that Vader himself wanted Annakin Skywalker to disappear. "That name no longer has any meaning to ne" He wanted nothing to do with that life. In fact he had very visceral and direct reactions to being connected with anything to do with Anakin. That being said, why would he care?

[@Wykletypl]

Imagine being part of that crowd... Daddy, is it going to be okay? Yes, child. Believe me, nothing bad is going to happen to us here Darth Vader enters the area Run for Your lifes!

[@potatoeconnectionmohawk1996]

I think a line from sekiro seems fitting "to be beaten by my own son, hmm the feeling is not unpleasent,"

[@andrebiengardo6519]

Saw this comment and thought "Wolf lost a fang just like Anakin"

[@stuarthall9854]

There legit needs to be a high budget spin-off Star Wars movie solely about pod racing. It’ll be so much more enjoyable and entertaining than any of the sequel films

[@madisonatteberry9720]

"Have you ever heard of the tragedy of Anakin the Human pod racer?"

[@internetlurker1850]

Vader: A part of myself lives within me, doesn't it?

[@colajapan7128]

Wow, I never thought of Darth Vader as the jealous type

[@NasTalkz]

He seems more proud of his past than who is his now, even though he damn sure won't admit it

[@t-masterrules5085]

If only vader hasn't being petty, the skywalker name will still be remembered in pod racing. The light saber fueling his rage must have had a lot of influence in his actions

[@BaronVonMott]

Truly, like father, like son. 😁

[@oriongear2499]

Luke: Now this is pod racing! Vader: Back in my day, you had to get good at being a skilled pod racer!

[@benjamynm8890]

Vader; now this is pod racing!

[@justicedunham4088]

Like father, like son “Now THIS is pod racing “

[@retrochristmas7329]

Vader "i won with 2 broken engines, im just leveling the playing field.

[@InfernoVerse975]

Vader casually stopping Luke Skywalker from carrying on his own legacy:

[@justice_productions_]

Whispers into kids ear “You should try spinning....it’s a good Trick”

[@adamsbeforeaftercreations7625]

I’d love to see anakin and Luke having a conversation about pod racing in the after life, only to have Luke flip out after finding that anakin blew up Luke’s chance to win a race. Luke: “What the hell dad!!?” Anakin: seemed legit.

[@SaraSong-mw3zm]

XDXD

[@VerdeMorte]

The more and more that quote of Star Wars not having a comic to pull lore from is used, I realize just how foolish the management of it has been as of late...

[@battlesheep2552]

6:06 c'mon we all know it's called the Youngling Slayer 9000

[@gre14009]

imagine if there was a guy like vader at little anakins podrace. the whole damn history of the galaxy would have been changed only because of one jealous ex podracer

[@Dagowit]

Plot twist: There were people winning before Anakin, they just forgot about them, as they forgot about him

[@swaggasaurus4837]

"This podrace is over."

[@grinreaperoftrolls7528]

3:14 vader enters the chat Everybody else has left the chat

[@mag4208]

Imagine his rage after using that lightsaber that enhances rage since he’s always enraged hahahaha

[@HellishSpoon]

Vader: The ancient lightsaber that existed for thousands of years that i bought? Oh yeah that thing, I broke it cause some dude almost won a pod race.

[@allykins1767]

Fascinating. Not only to we have a possible explanation for Kylo's unusual anger problems, but we get to see a jealous side of Vader. And rightfully so! If no one remembered me winning a race, especially one so groundbreaking, I'd be just as pissed!

[@locomotivefaox]

General Grievious HATED this comic

[@thejanusproject32]

Jeez Darth Vader, way to be a friggin killjoy

[@julianprada7228]

Vader was like "ill show em how its done"

[@Uncmongus]

I want to hear before I die Vader saying “Now *this* is podracing”

[@undyingzay968]

Plot Twist: The engines had sand in it

[@ambitionary2048]

They each destroy the lightsabers, they're still connected

[@daneyal7162]

Only Vader gets to decide what is pod racing! 😂

[@rubyknights5885]

I love the irony behind this although I want to know why the heck was Luke racing

[@jessiesratrods1210]

He's a Skywalker, that's like asking why Ken Block's daughter is racing. Octane is in the blood!!!!! Speed filthy, nasty, badass, speed!!!!!

[@COSMOCREME]

@@jessiesratrods1210 I doubt he knows who the almighty Ken block is

[@durtyred86]

I think it would have been an amazing, pivotal moment if they would have called out his name during the race.. For Darth Vader to realize . I imagine his reaction would have been MUCH different.

[@gustavovillegas95]

Now you will experience the full power of my petty side.

[@jimmyhamms4698]

Vader in this acts like a child who dosent get what they want

[@yosora6280]

Vader: halt, your having too much fun. Edgelord von hresvelg

[@davididiart5934]

Stormtrooper: "Emperor! Lord Vader has acquired a new lightsaber!" Palpatine: "Good for him! I always like having a few around to..." Stormtrooper: "It's enhancing his anger." Palpatine: "We are all in very real danger."

[@gaianexv2109]

Dam, that’s just... petty.

[@lastlifelost8538]

i feel at the end he may have crushed the lightsaber when he realized his son was the one racing and was angry at himself for ruining the race

[@insecdroid]

That action shows that Anakin still exists within Vader.

[@rainbowquartz9513]

“ now THIS is pod racing!!!”

[@joeygamer5387]

0:20 This kind of explains how Kylo Ren goes into a frenzy on those monitors. And here I thought he was being Darth Vader's little brat 🤣

[@wolflavellan2170]

I enjoy the fact that the sabers were destroyed each by father and son...a fitting end for them.

[@redwolf6334]

Luke is so cool and chill in this comic I love it

[@pacoramon9468]

Vader: "Now that is podracing"

[@AgentLevi]

Note self never try taking Vader’s place in pod racing

[@BadBomb555]

Vader really didn't have any reason for killing that officer. He was just very angry.

[@rodreeses]

So Darth Vader being petty because his son knew how to pod race

[@galiad_exe7148]

If Vader knew Luke was his son and he was the one driving the speeder, I bet he'd be more like a dad crying inside over how proud he was of his son following in his footsteps

[@markmedrano9514]

He'd probably know by the time Last Jedi ended after Luke passed on.