Darth Vader

Darth Vader in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront on Ice Caves

Darth Vader, also known as Lord Vader, is an Imperial and Dark Side hero in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Battlefront II.

Star Wars Battlefront

Hero

Overview

"You will know the power of the dark side."

— Intro Dialogue

Lord Vader is a menacing presence to behold on the battlefield, the sound of his breathing apparatus combined with his lightsaber cutting down foes is enough to strike fear into any insurgent. His mask glows with the hue of his blade on any battlefield that he enters. Lord Vader is a tank for the Empire. With his trait Bodyguard, which boosts up his defense, he has the capability to wipe out an entire rebel base without losing much health.

His omniscience emanates as he takes objectives, and clears the path for minions and allies.

Darth Vader is a powerful, close quarters villain but can have trouble closing distances purely based on agility. His Flight plays an important role in closing the gaps between enemies. In close range, Vader's abilities are very destructive to his foes. However, he is much slower than other heroes.

Trait: Darth Vader's armor increases based on the number of enemies surrounding him. Heroes count as two enemies towards his trait progression. Armor is a bonus amount of health added to a player's health bar that not only grants the player an increased amount of health but a greater amount of damage resistance as well. Darth Vader's trait, like the other heroes in Star Wars Battlefront, has three levels, each more powerful than the previous. The bonuses given to Darth Vader for each level of his hero trait are defined below:

Level 1: 20% for 1-2 enemies

Level 2: 50% for 3-4 enemies

Level 3: 80% for 5 or more enemies

Weapons & Abilities

Darth Vader has five powerful abilities. He shares two of his abilities with his son, Luke Skywalker;

• Heavy Attack: A powerful sweeping attack, intended to strike down multiple close-ranged enemies at the same time, using this attack with Luke Skywalker will initiate a nostalgic scene in which they'll both try to overpower each other with raw strength.
• Force Choke: Darth Vader uses the Force to choke enemies and suspend them in the air. This only targets one enemy at a time.
• Saber Throw: Darth Vader uses the Force to sling his Lightsaber across long distances, using it to cut down enemies. Saber Throw tends to throw from the hip, not the arm, so aim upwards or float a little.
• Deflected Shot: Darth Vader can deflect blaster fire from enemy units with his lightsaber, for a short time. This originally only lasted for 4 seconds, but an update increased it to 8.
• Force Flight: Vader is one of the only two characters in battlefront to use unsupported flight Instead of jumping he will "fly" a few feet off the ground. Unlike the Emperor who also possesses this ability, he doesn't have the force dash that greatly increases his distance.

Tips

Vader is considered to be a powerful tank. Vader is very resilient as it is now near as impossible to defeat him even with a hero. Vader can now take down heroes like Chewbacca (a Wookiee tank) while having other heroes or infantry shooting at his back. He actually gains armor Trait up when hitting heroes and getting damaged. Vader can take down Chewbacca with at least 40 health left (depending on how the player plays Chewbacca).

Quotes

"Impressive. Most impressive"

— Emote

"Your defeat is inevitable."

— emote

"Feel the power of the dark side."

— emote

"You are nothing against the power of the Force!"

— Upon Force Choking an opponent

"Witness the power of the Force."

— upon attack

"Come to me."

— using Heavy Strike

"You will die by my hand!"

— using Heavy Strike

"You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor!"

— Upon attacking Princess Leia

"I sense young Skywalker's presence"

— When Luke Skywalker enters the battlefield

Trivia

• Darth Vader's theme is the iconic Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back OST.
• Vader's trait was originally bugged since it gave armor protection for enemy soldiers as well. This was corrected later on in a patch where it simply affected him.
• Vader is one of the only three characters who doesn't play like a soldier. The others being his master and his son.
• Darth Vader only has one version of his armor in the game, and that is his armor from The Empire Strikes Back. In the films, he has at least two sets of armor. When on the Death Star and on Scarif during the game, he is wearing the wrong suit of armor as in the films, the helmet has red eyes and the suit of armor looks different.
• He is voiced by Matt Sloan.

Gallery

A close up shot of Darth Vader's fear invoking helmet and mask.

A front and back view of Darth Vader's suit.

Darth Vader leading an Imperial spear head charge.

Darth Vader in an intense lightsaber battle with his son, Luke Skywalker.

There was a limited edition Darth Vader PlayStation 4 released alongside Star Wars Battlefront (2015).

Cinematic capture of Darth Vader on Survivors of Endor

Cinematic capture of Darth Vader on Sullust

Cinematic capture of Darth Vader using Force Choke on a rebel soldier.

Cinematic capture of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader clashing sabers on SoroSuub Pipelines

Cinematic capture of Darth Vader killing a rebel soldier on Sullust

Cinematic capture of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader clashing sabers on Sullust

Cinematic capture of Darth Vader on Hoth

Cinematic capture of Darth Vader on Sullust

Star Wars Battlefront II

Hero

Overview

"Darth Vader's high survivability and powerful Force powers enable him to stand on the frontlines and slowly advance on his enemies."

— In-game descriptionDarth Vader is a tank. His lightsaber deals a considerable amount of damage, and he can sustain himself and his melee attacks and defenses even longer using his Focused Rage, giving himself bonus health, in addition to the massive health pool he already possesses, and unlimited stamina for a period of time.

While Vader is slow moving, he is not limited to his short range, and can launch his lightsaber forward at enemies using his Saber Throw. Vader hurls his lightsaber at enemies. This ability is able to damage enemies twice, once when passing through them and a second time on the way back. Certain star cards buff the damage of the throw when passing through the same enemy twice, allowing for terrifying combos.

Vader's second ability is Focused Rage. Activating this ability causes Vader to pull on the force to enhance his own rage. This allows him to deal more damage against his target and allowing him to take more damage in return. This proves especially helpful in one on one situations against an enemy hero. It allows him to deal with other heroes' large health pools.

Finally, Vader can use his iconic Force choke power to choke entire groups of enemies at once, lifting multiple enemies into the air and dealing damage over time. If an enemy is able to survive the initial suffocation, Vader can finish them off with his Saber Throw or basic melee attack.

Statistics

Health Statistics for Darth Vader
Base Health	800
Health Regen Rate	50 health/sec
Max Health Regen	250
Regen Delay	5 sec

Darth Vader's Lightsaber
Weapon Image
In-game Description	The red blade of Darth Vader's lightsaber reflects his fall to the dark side and his becoming a Dark Lord of the Sith.
Damage	130, 145 (Focused Rage) 160 (Rear), 175 (Focused Rage, Rear)

Abilities

• Lightsaber Throw
• Focused Rage
• Force Choke

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Darth Vader throws his lightsaber, cutting through and dealing damage to any enemies in the way.
Damage	150
Ability Cooldown	8 seconds

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Darth Vader channels the dark side of the Force and focuses his rage. His melee strikes drain no stamina and deal bonus damage.
Effect	Grants 200 Health to Vader, +15 to his Lightsaber strikes, and slows stamina drain by 50%
Ability Duration	10 seconds
Ability Cooldown	15 seconds

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Darth Vader chokes a cluster of enemies ahead of him, dragging them off the ground and through the air to drop them into danger.
Damage	Initial damage: 1 86/second
Ability Duration	1.5 seconds
Ability Cooldown	25 seconds

Star Cards

Boost Cards

				File:SWBFII DICE Boost Card Darth Vader - Dark Lord large.png
Furious Resilience	Bonus Health	There Is No Escape	Punishing Grip	Dark Lord
Deflection Stamina	Intensified Lightsaber Throw	Last Gasp	Fueling The Rage

In-game Hints

"Darth Vader’s Focused Rage increases the damage you deal as well as removing the Stamina cost of his lightsaber strikes."

— First hint

"You can drag and drop enemies off ledges using Darth Vader’s Choke ability."

— Second hint

"Darth Vader’s high survivability allows him to hold his ground against many attackers"

— Third hint

Quotes

"You cannot hide forever."

— First emote

"You are as clumsy as you are stupid."

— Second emote

"I find your lack of faith disturbing."

— Third emote

"Apology accepted."

— Fourth emote

Trivia

• He is voiced by Matt Sloan just like in the game's predecessor, Star Wars Battlefront.

Updates

The Chosen One Update

• Made improvements towards issues with camera shaking when a player was being choked by Darth Vader. The camera of the target player being forced to look at Darth Vader when being choked was removed.

Darth Tyranus Update

• Fixed several issues with abilities not always registering due to map geometry factors. Force heroes whose abilities' reliability should be improved include Darth Vader
• Fixed an issue where Darth Vader was able to jump twice if the "Focused Rage" ability was used mid-air.
• Fixed an issue where Darth Vader was unable to move players while using "Force Choke".

December Update

• Fixed an issue where Darth Vader would occasionally get stuck in the Choke animation

Squad System Update

• Removed Hero Showdown-based challenges "Perfect Together" and "Vader and Kylo", based on player feedback that they are too hard to achieve in an online environment

Elite Corps Update

• Fixed an issue where players could occasionally remain stuck in the choke animation

Hero Starfighters Update

• Fixed an issue on PS4 where Light Side Heroes could lose the functionality of their basic attack if they were caught in a Vader and Palpatine ability chain
• Fixed an issue where Darth Vader's Intensified Lightsaber Throw displayed wrong information about the bonus damage granted

Han Solo Season Update

• Darth Vader's "All Too Easy" Milestone should now progress properly

Night on Endor Update

• Fixed an issue on PS4 where Light Side Heroes could lose the functionality of their basic attack if they were caught in a Vader and Palpatine ability chain

2.0 Patch

• Fixed an issue where Darth Vader's PUNISHING GRIP Star Card wasn't correctly applied.
• Fixed an issue where Darth Vader's SABER THROW ability could go through a wall on Takodana

1.2 Patch

• Focused Rage - Vader now receives 200 temporary bonus health when activating the Focused Rage ability
• Fixed an issue where the camera would enter a bad state when being the target of Darth Vader's Choke

1.0 Patch

• Presence no longer cancels Darth Vader's Choke ability
• In Arcade, Fixed an issue where Vader's Choke ability would instantly kill an enemy who stayed near a wall

Gallery

Cinematic capture of Darth Vader among stormtroopers in an imperial hangar

Promotional image of Darth Vader for Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017)

Luke & Vader clashing on the Death Star.

Concept art for Darth Vader in Battlefront II

In-game icon for Darth Vader in Star Wars Battlefront II.

External links

• Anakin Skywalker on Wookieepedia