What's going on guys.
Scott here
and we need to talk about something.
So in the video we released on Friday about why Darth Vader is named:
Darth Vader.
A lot of you guys wrote in the comments that he was named after,
kind of a play on the phrase:
Dark Invader.
Which to your credit,
makes some sense.
It kind of sounds like it does mean that.
However the problem is,
that no one so far has provided a source for this.
Now I'm not saying that it's not true.
I'm just saying:
I need a source for this information
if I'm going to take it into any sort of consideration because,
so far all I've seen is that
a lot of people are pointing to a Mathew Santoro video about Star Wars facts.
And I guess some people were also pointing to some sort of Jeremy Jahns video.
And I shouldn't have to say this,
but I'm going to say it anyway.
Mathew Santoro is not a credible source of information.
And I'm not saying that to pick on him.
I am not a credible source of information, at all.
I mean just because it's on YouTube doesn't mean it's true.
Always look at the sources that people talk about.
We try to put our sources in the description of every single video,
so that if you have a question about anything that we talk about,
you can always go down there.
Click on some links.
Research it for yourself.
And hopefully if we are wrong about something,
you guys have a nice starting place to say:
OK this is where they got their information.
I can see why they would think that.
They overlooked this one thing.
Here's an actual, credible, source for something they missed.
So far as I said,
no one's been able to find anything about this Dark Invader thing.
And again it does make sense but
just because something makes sense does not mean that it's true.
So, this whole thing is a little frustrating to me because
it almost sounds like somebody came up with this idea
and spread it throughout the internet without any sort of actual backing to it.
And it almost seems like it's spreading false information.
Now again, I could be wrong.
There could actually be a source for this.
Just no one has, you know,
sent one our way, yet.
And that's what's, yeah,
kind of frustrating about the whole matter.
And even if there is a source for it.
Say the source is George Lucas.
Well we can't take George Lucas as a credible source because
we have another source that says from him directly,
that he named Darth Vader after something else.
He named it, you know,
he said that he has always planned on naming him
you know,
Darth Vader off the Dutch Word, you know,
Vader.
Or whatever, however you pronounce it.
So we have a source for that.
So if he says:
Oh no, it was actually Dark Invader.
Then we have conflicting information.
So the sources to both of those are completely false.
Which is something we mentioned in the video about how:
George Lucas said that he had always planned on naming him that,
but we know that's not true because
of all the other evidence that we have that lines up to the contrary.
So I guess my takeaway, or
the takeaway for this video that I want you guys to get is to always be skeptical.
You know, just because it's on YouTube,
just because it sounds convincing does not mean that it is true.
I've been wrong on a lot of things.
And I would not be surprised if I'm wrong about this.
But I haven't found any information.
We haven't found any information that points to the whole Dark Invader thing being the case.
Again, I urge you,
if you do have a source for this,
please let us know.
And it has to be a credible source.
It can't be a Mathew Santoro video.
So yeah, I just wanted to get that out there,
and I think the best thing to do is to always, you know,
demand citations in your YouTube videos.
Always,
I mean not just YouTube videos but anywhere on the internet, really.
Always demand sources and citations for information because, you know,
the internet is a fan of making things up.
So, yeah.
That's just a short video I wanted to make for you guys right now.
We're taking a break I know from Monday videos,
but I wanted to make this anyway 'cause
I think it's kind of some important information to get out there.
So hope that makes sense,
and I hope you understand why I'm making this video.
It's not because I want to be proven right in this matter.
I would love it if I was wrong.
I just, it's frustrating that, you know,
we haven't found a source for this but it's still something that people are talking about a lot.
So I wanted to make this video to kind of say:
exactly everything I just said.
So there you go.
Thanks for watching guys.
That was a little bit of a rant.
And I rarely ever do rants.
So, I will see you guys on Friday for another Comic Misconceptions.
Getting texts, see ya.