you underestimate my power welcome to
watch mojo
and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 times darth vader went
beast mode
for this list we're looking at moments
where the dark lord of the sith
was more mean machine than man we're
only counting moments that are
considered canon
sorry force unleashed fans we'll be
looking at all forms of media
so consider this your spoiler warning
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number 10 wiping out 200 rebel troopers
star wars vader down number one and star
wars darth vader number 13.
it's a shame that marvel didn't throw
money at james earl jones
to turn this comic run into an audio
book or even just a phone call from him
saying the closing line of vader down as
it's possibly one of the finest
villain quotes never spoken when told
that he's surrounded by 200 rebels
the dark lord of the sith's response is
cold all i am surrounded by is fear
and dead men damn with a small wave of
the hand
he activates the thermal detonators
hanging from most troopers belts
he cleans up the rest with his
lightsaber then he just casually walks
off
number nine facing anakin skywalker star
wars darth vader number 24.
again the star wars comics make an
appearance on this list much to the
credit of the writers who just
got darth vader as with clone wars
rebels and the mandalorian
it's like the creators read the minds of
fans and brought their imaginations to
life
this showdown which actually occurs in
vader's mind when the machine part of
him has been shut down
demonstrates the internal battle that's
probably waged in his head
every day since he turned from anakin
skywalker into darth vader
after violently disposing of anakin
vader regains control of his body and
kills his captor
it's a ferocious display of pure will
number eight beating kanan and ezra star
wars rebels
after an impressive first season star
wars rebels returned to the screens with
a tv movie that combined the first two
episodes of season two
culminating in a showdown between kanan
ezra and vader
the season opener did not disappoint
when it came to showing off the dark
lord's fearsome power
your master has deceived you into
believing
you can become a jedi
he got a foreboding entrance similar to
his rogue one massacre
underscored with the imperial march
after a little verbal back and forth
he easily bested the duo in a lightsaber
duel
his most beast mode moment came when
after being supposedly squashed by a
walker
he picked it up with the force and
simply tossed it aside as if it were
nothing
that doesn't kill him what will not us
one
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number seven destroying a tuscan raider
camp
again star wars darth vader number one
we all remember the horrific moment when
anakin skywalker massacred the sand
people in episode 2
taking revenge for the death of his
mother
most of the carnage occurred off-screen
we only found out the full extent of it
when he told padme
in the comics however when vader
destroys another tuscan raider camp
it's much more graphic returning to
tatooine
the dark lord is haunted by his past
remembering his hatred of the sand
people
he brutally wipes out a nearby
settlement to cap this moment off after
hearing about the attack from a lone
survivor
another tribe of sand people end up
worshiping him as a deity
number six dueling ahsoka star wars
rebels
after such a long time away from the
screen save for a moment at the end of
episode 3
darth vader made quite the return
through his appearances in star wars
rebels
revenge is not the jedi way
i am no jedi
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whilst we caught a glimpse of his
fighting prowess in the season 2
premiere
the finale showed us the vader in his
prime that we'd all hope to see
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it's a bittersweet entry on this list as
you could almost have believed that his
former apprentice ahsoka
was about to bring him to the light
instead he utters four words that send
shivers down your spine then you will
die
using clone wars actor matt lanter
helped convey that despite having
anakin's voice
only vader remained number five
cutting off luke's hand star wars
episode 5
the empire strikes back yoda warned him
kenobi warned him but still skywalker
went up against darth vader and had his
butt handed to him
at the start of the duel between father
and son and empire
vader holds back taking his time still
there are hints of beast mode early on
such as when he uses the force to pummel
luke with random objects
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as the duel ramps up he becomes more and
more aggressive
until he's just going all out beating
luke back
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it ends of course with the moment when
vader cuts off luke's second favorite
lightsaber hand
there is no escape don't make me destroy
you
number four overthrowing the emperor
star wars episode six
return of the jedi this may be a bit of
a contentious entry as the question
remains over whether it was vader who
killed palpatine
or anakin thought to betray you father
i feel the good in you the conflict
there is no conflict the moment which
redeems the man beneath the cybernetic
suit
has a badly wounded vader sacrifice
himself to save his son from sidious
force lightning attack
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try to forget the remastered ultimate
edition super unnecessary
know that vader yells as he hoists the
emperor up
instead just appreciate the moment for
what it is a broken
cyborg putting aside his decades of hate
manipulation and betrayal
acting on sheer instinct and willpower
i'll not leave you here i've got to save
you
you're ready
number three fighting calcus and seer
star wars jedi fallen order
force unleashed may not be canon but
what we have in its place
more than makes up for it despite his
late arrival and approximately six
minutes of screen time
depending on how often you had cal
foolishly take him on
this vader is a full-on force beast you
have failed me inquisitor
avengers
his inquisitor doesn't even try to
resist as he dispatches her
with a mere wave of his hand he clears
seer from his path too
he then proceeds to throw an entire room
at the player before chasing you through
the imperial base
the writers really knew how to give us
the best of vader making him a presence
that invoked
absolute terror as true villains should
a towering pillar of overwhelming
strength this is darth vader
number two first duel with obi-wan star
wars episode 3
the revenge of the sith the original
kenobi invader duel was little more than
a turn on the spot and a couple of
stabby motions
to make up for it the fight that turned
anakin skywalker from jedi knight to
part machine warlord
was a visual masterpiece
episode 3 might have had dialogue so
corny that even silent movie directors
cringed
yet its action was fast paced and told a
story of its own
their duel on mustafar went at breakneck
speed
ironically it was vader who cost anakin
the fight by allowing his sith arrogance
to blind him
you underestimate my power
don't try it
as a bonus beast moment there's the
scene where vader force implodes a room
with his rage and grief
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
killing a cybernetically enhanced rancor
star wars darth vader number 21-22
if you're cybernetically enhanced then
your enemies rancor should be too
killing obi-wan kenobi star wars episode
4 a new hope
production values aside killing kenobi
was all too easy for the
learner-turned-master
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not the younglings star wars episode 3
revenge of the sith
though unseen vader's first act is his
worst
master skywalker there are too many of
them what are we going to do
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number one rampage on the profundity
rogue one
a star wars story if you didn't jump out
of your seat when you heard that
familiar breathing then you definitely
did when that crimson saber lit up
finally we got the ultimate beast mode
darth vader the original trilogy had
only hinted at this version
and the prequels never quite showed it
but now as vader
slashed choked and threw his way through
the profundity
we got to see the most fearsome foe of a
galaxy far far away
originally not even part of the script
the scene encapsulates the brutality of
the villain
perfectly was it fan service yes do we
care
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