Palpatine: Become my apprentice. Learn to use the dark side of the Force.
Anakin Skywalker: I will do whatever you… ask. Just help me save Padmé’s life. I can’t live without her.
Palpatine: To cheat death is a power only one has achieved, but if we work together I know we can discover the secret.
Anakin Skywalker: I pledge myself to your teachings.
Palpatine: Good. Good. The Force is strong with you. A powerful Sith you will become. Henceforth you shall be known as Darth… Vader.
Where does this quote come from? (Source)
This quote is from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005), also known as Episode III. Produced by Lucasfilm, the film is a part of the Star Wars universe.
- Movie: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Movie Number: Episode III
- Production: Lucasfilm
Why we collected this quote
This is where Anakin Skywalker ends and Darth Vader begins. The name lands with the full weight of everything – all six films, all the mythology – and Palpatine’s pause before “Vader” is one of the great dramatic beats of the trilogy. Our collection needed this. It’s the closing of a door that won’t open again for twenty years.
What does this quote mean? (Meaning & Context)
Anakin has pledged himself to Palpatine, trading everything – his identity, his principles, his name – for the chance to save Padmé. Palpatine’s response is unhurried: he accepts the oath, confirms the bargain, and then christens his new apprentice with a name that erases everything Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon built. The tragedy is total. The name Anakin Skywalker will not be spoken with full meaning again until his son says it on the Death Star.
Fun facts & Trivia
Behind the scenes: James Earl Jones recorded the first lines of Vader’s iconic breathing immediately after this scene in post-production – it was the symbolic moment where the voice of Darth Vader was formally inaugurated. Hayden Christensen did not know during filming exactly how the breathing would be integrated, making the transition between his performance and Jones’s work entirely seamless in the final cut.
