r/whowouldwin • u/LetsGet2Birding • May 18 '25

Challenge Darth Vader Is Dropped Into Los Angeles. How Much Damage Can He Do?

Darth Vader right before the events of A New Hope is plopped in the city of Los Angeles, California. He has his lightsaber with him and can use the force. Given how he has just been teleported, he is confused, but of course, let's get the ball rolling by making him even more irritable since he now has no hope of helping retrieve the death star plans.

Just how much damage can Vader do before someone, somehow, puts him down. Police? Military? For how long can he wreak havoc?

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u/SalemWolf May 19 '25

Brother this comic is from 1978, Splinters of the Mind’s Eye. This is like making fun of old school Superman comics for being beaten by a piece of popcorn and claiming he’s weaker than popcorn. Comics that old were absolutely wild and goofy.

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u/Firm-Character-6852 God HIMperor of r/WWW May 20 '25

Did some double checking actually. The novelization came out in 1978. The actual comic this panel is from came out in 1995.

Which ironically, the massive stat boost to Palpatine where he can call force storms at will.was published in 1992.

This is all in good fun before I start, but now that its known its published in 1995, is it still viable in legends conversations? If not then would Palpatines upscale not be viable as well?

Specifically legends conversations.

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u/Firm-Character-6852 God HIMperor of r/WWW May 19 '25 edited May 20 '25

Oh so when talking about legends we can't use it?

Edit: This many down votes for a question??? You guys must really hate a question plus the truth.

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u/ImperfectRegulator May 19 '25

No, because this is like saying who would win the green lantern or a 4 year old with a bucket of yellow paint, and saying the 4 year old win because the green lantern is weak to the color yellow

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u/Firm-Character-6852 God HIMperor of r/WWW May 19 '25

Oh. So we can't use any anti-feat of precog? Or just ones you guys dont like?

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u/ImperfectRegulator May 19 '25

This sub normally tends to A. Ignore outlier feats, and b. Use the modem cannon of a character unless specified otherwise by OP, otherwise I could just say Vader sweeps because the US muskets, can’t even hit him due to how inaccurate the gun is

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u/SalemWolf May 19 '25

The comic is also almost 50 years old. Of course it’s not relevant anymore in the same way we don’t list feats from comic characters from 50 years ago.

Besides even George Lucas didn’t care about Legends and never considered it canon.

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u/MysteryMan9274 May 20 '25

Yes, because this isn’t canon to Legends either. This comic flameout before ESB and was retconed by the movie.

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u/Firm-Character-6852 God HIMperor of r/WWW May 20 '25

Uh huh. Sure. Very cool. However its funnier, so im gonna use it all the time now. And I cant and won't be stopped.

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u/MysteryMan9274 May 20 '25

Ok, sure. No one will stop you, just like how no one will take you seriously. Have fun contributing nothing to the conversation.

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u/Firm-Character-6852 God HIMperor of r/WWW May 20 '25

I mean, i can list over 15 canon anti-feats from the movies and show that proves that Vader tripping and falling is something that can feasibily happen.

Do you want me too?

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u/MysteryMan9274 May 20 '25

By all means, go ahead.

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u/Firm-Character-6852 God HIMperor of r/WWW May 20 '25

Sure. Big one first, lost to an untrained kid twice. Ganked by Han. Lost to Obi-wan 2 times, lost to dooku. Lost to Hondo, lost to the slavers, lost to the grey skin jedi, lost to grand moff tarkin. Couldn't get to the Tantiv 4 on time, got molly whopped by Maul's ghost/android, was getting beaten by the mon calamari general grievous, didn't know he was gonna kill Padme, literally couldn't find his kids, got hit by the sweet chin music from Clovis.

I mean that's just off the dome.

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u/MysteryMan9274 May 20 '25

Lie, lie, not an anti-feat, not Vader and also not an anti-feat, lie, not Vader, no clue what you're talking about, lie, not an anti-feat, against have no clue, lie, not an anti-feat, not an anti-feat, lie.

Finally, even if literally everything you said was true, none of it proves that Vader would trip. I expect more effort next time, troll.

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u/Firm-Character-6852 God HIMperor of r/WWW May 20 '25

Ahhhh got it. You're one of those. Have a good one kiddo

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