Star Wars: Darth Vader Learns the TRUTH About LUKE SKYWALKER (Fan Film)

Overview

A dramatic, slightly cheeky fan short following Darth Vader after the Death Star’s destruction. Vader hunts the rebels, tracks the pilot responsible, and discovers a truth that turns his mission into something intensely personal.

Main plot

1. The Emperor reprimands Vader for failing to stop the Death Star’s destruction and orders him to find and eliminate the rebels—especially the pilot who fired the fatal shot. Vader vows not to fail again.
2. Vader traces the pilot to Tatooine, follows the trail to a remote hut, and confronts Obi‑Wan Kenobi, who has been hiding there.

3. During the interrogation/confrontation, Vader learns the pilot’s name: Skywalker.

   The revelation that the pilot is his son makes the scene explosive and deeply personal.

4. Vader accuses Obi‑Wan of lying and questions what happened to Padmé. Obi‑Wan and the Emperor both sense Vader’s growing disturbance and anger.

5. The Emperor asserts Imperial reach (dispatching probe droids to a thousand systems) and presses Vader to stop the rebels’ escape once and for all. Vader pledges to find and destroy them.

Highlights and notable moments

• The Emperor’s cold, political reprimand raises the stakes and outlines plans to remove future vulnerabilities.
• The Tatooine sequence: Vader alone in the desert tracking the pilot, culminating in a tense, emotional confrontation at Obi‑Wan’s hut.
• The big reveal: the name “Skywalker” lands like a bomb—Vader’s shock and accusation about Padmé add real dramatic weight.
• A few odd, amusing subtitle quirks (a “I’m pregnant” / “Annie” line and some garbled lines) lend accidental comedic punctuation to an otherwise serious tone.
• Closing threat: the Emperor’s probe droids and Vader’s renewed vow to wipe out the rebels leave the short on a menacing, high-stakes note.

Notable lines (excerpted)

“I will not fail again.” “Skywalker.”

Personalities that appear

• Darth Vader
• Emperor / Palpatine (referred to as “my master”)
• Obi‑Wan Kenobi
• Luke Skywalker (referred to as the pilot / Skywalker)
• Padmé (mentioned)
• A bounty hunter / probe droids (mentioned)