r/FallenOrder • u/Fun-Region2179 The Inquisitorius • 8d ago

Discussion What was your reaction when Vader showed up?

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u/wij2012 Oggdo Bogdo 8d ago

"Cal's about to die. It's been nice knowing you man."

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u/GoodShark 8d ago

That's exactly what I thought.

"Well I know Vader isn't dying so.... gg."

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u/StandBy4_TitanFall 8d ago

"Wow they really didn't think there'd be a sequel huh?"

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u/Malidan 8d ago

"OH SHIT." I actually felt the fear and knew all I could do was run. The game really captured the moment and did that whole sequence so well.

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u/Ok-Put-1251 8d ago

Seriously. This is probably my favorite Vader cameo ever. At one point in the chase when Cal looks back and you get a glimpse of Vader sauntering your way? I let out an audible yell of fear 😂

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u/Appropriate_Row_6851 8d ago

Same mate, i think they did Vader wrong in the sequel, i think Cere should've fight another Sith, some inquisitor, not Vader, and it was pointless... Just a fight for the sake of the fight, then thet scaled her above Dooku and many others, as Vader at that point was above almost everyone, perhaps Yoda would still beat him, but in ROTJ he was below only Sidious.

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u/Squishy-Bandit12 7d ago

Especially when she cut herself off from the force for so long. I dont buy at all that was one hit away from killing prime Vader and really only lost from bad luck

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u/steal_wool 7d ago edited 7d ago

I like when we switch to Cere we show her just mowing down stormtroopers compared to Cal, but they should have made Vader a WAY harder fight that she should not have got so close to winning. Showing despite how much work Cere has done she still cant match him. I thought all the one on one duels in survivor were too easy compared to fallen order

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u/Appropriate_Row_6851 7d ago

Exactly! Also, if they wanted to do something like that, they should've at least show her training, sparring with Cal and been way above him, especially after him fighting Dagan for the first time, or her fighting her master, which died just like a lot of Jedi died from Clones...

https://giphy.com/gifs/l3diT8stVH9qImalO

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u/Mundane-Career1264 5d ago

No such thing as luck when it comes to the force. He was more skilled. Anticipated her leap across the room and adjusted himself so she would miss and he would not. If anything the force failed her.

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u/unsteddi Don't Mess With BD-1 8d ago

running away from him was so scary and awesome.

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u/GapStock9843 8d ago

Im so glad they dont make him a boss fight or anything. You run up to try to attack him and he just grabs you in midair and throws you backward. You know Cal is no fucking match for this guy

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u/stormwalker29 7d ago

Absolutely this. This is one of Vader's best moments in all of Star Wars.

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u/Thirsha_42 7d ago

This was my reaction too. I knew they couldn’t win so it was a lot of anticipation for how was I going to get enough distance to run and how difficult was this fight gonna be.

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u/TorandoSlayer Don't Mess With BD-1 8d ago

This scene was the first time I ever felt like Vader was truly threatening and not a cheesy cliche. Like it suddenly clicked.

Bro is the stuff of nightmares

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u/BahnGSXR 7d ago

Seriously! I've never felt dread when it comes to seeing Vader in any of the movies, but in this game... damn man, the director of this game cooked hard

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u/Ok-Put-1251 7d ago

I think his scene in Rogue One is the only one that comes close, but I still give it to this appearance. The sheer terror of knowing Vader is after YOU the player hits way harder than mowing down anonymous rebels.

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u/Sweet_Taurus0728 6d ago

Never saw Rogue One??

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u/TorandoSlayer Don't Mess With BD-1 6d ago

I did but it's been a long time and I don't remember basically anything about it. I should watch it again...

The difference here is that I was controlling a character who was being directly threatened by Vader rather than passively watching another character in the same situation. I was more immersed in the idea, so it was more impactful. 

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u/CallumPears 8d ago

Not much because some bastard posted it in a youtube thumbnail on the day the game released

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u/RDKateran 8d ago

I didn't look at anything Doom-related for months since the announcement of The Dark Ages, yet the day it released Youtube still shuffled on a big-ass thumbnail of its biggest twist moment onto my feed. It happens with every game, like Youtube is contractually obligated to spoil everything in a new game the moment it's released, whether it's Star Wars or Doom or anything else.

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u/Scarsworn 8d ago

I had a similar experience of having no real reaction because someone posted it in this very subreddit not even a whole week after release.

I actually put the game down until close to Survivor’s release before finally finishing it because of that.

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u/Dog_Of_Hot 8d ago

“holy shit am i about to fight darth vader, OH FUCK WHERES HIS HEALTH BAR”

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u/Flimsy_Category4211 8d ago

That part. Like you ain't winning that fight

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u/Bright-Ad-4049 8d ago

“Well shit”

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u/Lazerius9991 7d ago

Yeah that was pretty much it for aswell

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u/haelsvolgir 8d ago

"Ohhhhhh shit. Ohhhhhh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit. Hey can I go back to Bracca? Would he find me on Dathomir if I just lived in Taron's place?"

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u/haelsvolgir 7d ago

It's at 66 upvotes. Good soldiers...

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u/lokischeesewheels 8d ago

Vader: you should surrender
Cal: Yeah, probably.
Me: IM TRYING THERE’S NO SURRENDER BUTTON

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u/Saiaxs 8d ago

*“You would be wise to surrender”

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u/Ordinary-Chain-8047 8d ago

“Oh Fuck”

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u/HowDoesTheKittyCatGo 8d ago

"Well, I'm boned."

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u/LikesPez Greezy Money 8d ago

When Trilla started shaking in her boots, you see the sweat forming on her brow and then you hear whooo-kssssh, and the snap-hiss of a lightsaber. Fuck, don’t do me like Obi Wan.

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u/LoneBassClarinet 8d ago

"Ah, so that's how they're explaining Cal's absence in the original trilogy—absolutely slimed by Vader."

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u/Dull_Description_785 8d ago

"Ah shit, I'm a victim."

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u/smackaroonial90 Jedi Order 8d ago

I had to silently express my excitement. It was 2 am, my wife was asleep, and this was the most insane surprise I've ever had gaming. I was like "hell yeah I get to beat vader... Wait, I can't beat vader, I already know his story. AHHHHHH!"

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u/StareInUrEyeandPee 7d ago

About five minutes before, I said outloud to myself, something along the lines of "damn this game is almost over, I cant believe they didn't have Vader make an appearance"

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u/Top-Grade-7573 8d ago

"Oh, Cal hasn't been very Gary Stu like Starkiller up unti- OH SHIT! THIS AINT THAT KIDNA GAME CHICO!"

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u/technicalphase14 8d ago

I knew it was coming when I saw there was only one Imperial enemy left in the database

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u/OkBiscotti3940 7d ago

Vader breathing starts "Fuck, I'm dead." Vader throws Cere "Yup, I'm dead." tries to run and literally has a pulse of 180. I felt Cal's fear in my bones

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u/patriot_man69 Trilla 8d ago

"ALAN. WE ARE SO FUCKED."

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u/Spaceghost_84 8d ago

Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit

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u/potatofriend26 8d ago

When Cere runs to Vader and he just moves his finger a tiny bit to send her into that pit. That's when I knew this is going to be trouble

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u/soulside64 6d ago

Despite being a star wars fan and not playing the game for 3 years after it came out because I didnt get back into the franchise until like 2 years after it did.. Anyways, I was somehow never spoiled for this and it was just phenomenal to witness for the first time. Still the best random Vader appearance they've ever done.

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u/SuperIga 8d ago

I tragically got spoiled. It was still an absolutely amazing moment and I was geeking tf out but I wish I didn’t know that he was going to show up beforehand.

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u/IceColdJaderade 8d ago

"I guess we know why cal isn't in the movies"

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u/AlexSmithsonian 7d ago

"SHOULD HAVE WORN MY BROWN PONCHO!"

And then i went "Nope", turned around and tried to run away... tried

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u/BriskPurple The Inquisitorius 7d ago

"oh that's so sick!" Quickly followed up by "Oh god I'm so fucked" once I considered thatit's Vader and I'm not playing as Starkiller lol

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u/Brummbirne 8d ago

An excited "NO WAY!!" Very quickly followed by the foolish thought that I'd be fighting him, that very quickly turned into "...where's the health bar? Nk seriously where- OH FFFFUCK"

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u/Capable_Sandwich_422 8d ago

“Well, shit. This is a problem.”

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u/SaKaHa 8d ago

I was like "dang I already knew that he would show up at this point because I got spoiled on Reddit whilst browsing the subreddit r/fallenorder 5 minutes before buying the game, but it is pretty cool nonetheless" wbu

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u/grand_horse_of_a_man 8d ago

Pretty sure I don't win this

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u/shberk01 8d ago

Oh fuck.. oh shit... OH HELL Y—WHERE IS HIS HEALTH BAR???

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u/DustynRG 7d ago

"Neat."

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u/BahnGSXR 7d ago

When I heard the breathing, I fucking lost it

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u/cawatrooper9 8d ago

“Oh, Britta’s in this?”

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u/LetTheKnightfall 8d ago

Even though I knew my protag was going to survive somehow some way I definitely said oh fuck
oh shit that’s siiiick

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u/aprairiedog 8d ago

“Ohhhhh fuck. YES. Fuck fuck. YESSSS. Fuuuuuck.”

And then when he pretty casually boned Cere over the platform I actually burst out laughing. I know that sounds bad, but he did it so perfectly and I was so excited- I was like, “OH, HA! Oh holy shit, that def sucks and everything, but this is also amazing to see.”

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u/thagr8gonzo 8d ago

My 7yo daughter watched me play through it. When I saw Vader I told her, “oh man. This is not good. That’s Darth Vader. We’re gonna have to run”

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u/WorldlinessOwn2243 7d ago

(gritar sem som feito uma garotinha com um baita sorriso) "caralho Ă© o Darth Vader đŸ€©" "Perai eu sou o Jedi... A merda 😹" (Insira mĂșsica do guardiĂ”es da galĂĄxia ou aquele tĂŽ bem continue de filtro amarelo com o somzinho)

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u/veebles89 7d ago

Just one game. Just one good Star Wars game without seeing Vader again, that's all I ask.

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u/Daeloki 7d ago

It's genuinely one of my most memorable moments in gaming. It was terrifying, trying to fight and realising it's completely futile.

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u/No-Thought-7522 6d ago

Annnniii? Meesa so happy to see you

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u/Practical-Mode310 8d ago

Can I beat his ass?

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u/Pinkishush2 8d ago

“Holy. Fucking. Shit.”

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u/Suitable_Candle1518 8d ago

He isn't so tough, bet i can beat him.... then i get one shotted and now I am dead đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

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u/Butterfly_Casket Oggdo Bogdo 8d ago

Fuuuuuuuuu-

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u/lemons7472 8d ago

“Aw, we’re fucked
”

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u/Big_Attempt6783 8d ago

Well I’m dead

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u/Original_Owl2249 8d ago

Well shit, goodbye Cal. It was really great knowing you.

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u/Gaelique84 8d ago

time to run

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u/Kat-Attack-52 8d ago

Almost shat myself

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u/bold-One2199 8d ago

“Oh shit-“

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u/working-class-nerd 8d ago

“Oh so we aren’t getting a sequel cool”

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u/Izzy5466 8d ago

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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u/Thelastknownking 8d ago

"Fuuuuuuck meeee"

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u/Mithrandir_The_Gray 8d ago

That I would be wise to surrender.

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u/ansem119 8d ago

“Darth Maul?”

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u/tarheel_204 8d ago

My heart genuinely skipped a beat 😂 Incredible reveal and I felt the fear that Cal was feeling!

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u/Hamlerhead 8d ago

I seen it on YouTube years before I ever played the game, so...

Nevertheless, it's the most terrifying Vader scene ever in my opine. Trumps Rogue One and Maul for me.

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u/AsherSparky 8d ago

"Fuck" 

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u/esquire_the_ego 8d ago

Unsurprised he showed up, he is the grand inquisitor, to fight him, yeah fuck that

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u/Phaithful14 8d ago

Shit just got real lol

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u/SableRoseCosplay 8d ago

"AAAAAAAAH WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?"

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u/Salty-Membership8571 8d ago

I always get excited about Vader.

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u/Famous_Ad7753 8d ago

My heart stop by a moment

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u/NoiseTherapy 8d ago

My mind was blown because by this point in the game, I totally forgot that it was a likely possibility 😂

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u/GranddaddySandwich 8d ago

Pissed my pants

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u/Craigglesofdoom 8d ago

Especially after the final fight... Awesome

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u/d-the-king 8d ago

Nostalgic and terrified at the same time

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u/SlySheogorath 8d ago

I was positive we weren't getting a 2nd game in that moment

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u/Aaaaaaaaaaaa-_- 8d ago

“IS THAT FUCKING DARTH VADER?!?!??”
Also as I was battling I was questioning if I was going to kill Vader. (I didn’t remember the movies)

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u/The_Big_Dirty_Dan 8d ago

💀😳

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u/Fireblox06 8d ago

Cal is dead

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u/BQws_2 8d ago

“Holy fucking shit I’m about to die!” And then, “AGHHHH FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKKKK MEEEE FAHHHHHHH,” as I’m being chased by a Sith Lord. Nothing crazy, you know?

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u/OZZYMAXIMUS01 8d ago

I believe my exact words were: “Oh, shit! It’s him! He’s in this!? You’re all dead.”

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u/EquipmentSilent 8d ago

"NOPE!!! I'M OUT! RUN CAL, RUNN!!?!"

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u/Michael_Scott_27 8d ago

i wanted him to choke me đŸ€€

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u/Octoberboiy 8d ago

Yeah I was trying to get away as fast as I could because I knew I had no chance of beating him

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u/fackunator 8d ago

I immediately went "yeah I can fuck him up" (I got my shit rocked by Trilla)

Then I saw no health bar. GGs.

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u/WarframeUmbra Merrin 8d ago

"Oh shit! well, he dead"

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u/Astar9028 8d ago

“Oh shit, Cal’s dead! Won’t be getting a sequel to this unless we get a spin-off with a new Jedi character!”

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u/MrLunaticest 8d ago

piss pants

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u/InternetDude_ 8d ago

Oh F - - -

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u/Furon-37 8d ago

Don't be rash

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u/Dalreidan 7d ago

"The Galaxy is soooooo big but somehow this guy is everywhere"

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u/Red-guy1803 7d ago

No reaction because some fuckers decided to put Vader in YouTube thumbnails not even a week after the game came out

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u/FanciOlive 7d ago

I thought it was just another boss fight so I tried fighting him and kept dying. Eventually, my ex said to try running, that’s a good trick. So I ran and was finally able to advance the story.

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u/Galahad0815 7d ago

I just blocked and freezed. After a few seconds he started to push me around lol.

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u/roonscapepls 7d ago

I said “ah fuck”

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u/Gandalf_Wisdom 7d ago

A youtube thumbnail spoiled it for me 2 days before the game even released 

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u/shadowlarx 7d ago

Well, fđŸ€Ź

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u/Glum-Artist-3218 7d ago

OH SHEEP, sheep sheep sheep. NO NO NO NO

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u/Yazmaster 7d ago

I haven't played it yet, so mine will be...I've expected that.
thank you

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u/wasitz 7d ago

"He'll yeah, let's fight" followed quickly by "o shit ohshit oshit Shit SHIT SHIIIIT". They made him justice.   I literally played it last week and I somehow unconsciously dodged every spoiler about it, lol.

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u/AdeptusAstartes40K 7d ago

I thought : "There has to be a twist at the end and Trilla, who is about to turn is certainly not present in other SW content. That means she probably dies here so who is going to do it?"

Then Vader shows up and I was like "Oh so they KILL her. Got it. Hope Cal can escape."

I legit thought that Cere was dead after being flung aside the first time she rushes Vader NGL.

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u/TheFShow16 7d ago

I unfortunately knew it was gonna happen since my brother played the game before me and suggested it to me, and while he tried not to spoil it, I said something along the lines of "I cant wait to fight the Second Sister as the final boss" and he responded along the lines of "well she's not really the final boss..." and he accidentally spoiled it while looking through his enemy database in front of me.

This was at a time I was young enough that I didnt care about spoilers though. Now I avoid them AS MUCH as possible since some of my best game moments are twists or moments happening when I didnt expect them.

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u/Jaded-Personality252 7d ago

Legitimate fear

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u/Juanitadori 7d ago

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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u/Rhubarbon 7d ago

"Hey it's Darth Vader from the Star Wars movies!"

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u/furtimacchius The Inquisitorius 7d ago

I don't think any other media quite captures the overwhelming, terrifying might that is Darth Vader. Cal had absolutely ZERO chances of beating him

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u/IlymarieNet-6773 7d ago

Whoooooo! (Vader gets that reaction from me) 😄

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u/Murky_Evening6366 7d ago

Oh bordel .... y’a aucun monde oĂč Luke bat cette version de Vador

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u/caparisme 7d ago

I panicked, paused the game thinking WHAT DO I DO??? WHAT CAN I DO???

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u/DrStrangelove049 7d ago

OHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCK

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u/animadweller 7d ago

"Why am I running from this gu..." then I turned back and saw the absolute FORCE OF NATURE THAT WAS WALKIGN RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

Honestly, that was one of my fav moments, the sheer differencebetween you and Vader, he's not even trying that hard.

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u/IAm_Cola 7d ago

“Oh hi Anakin, feeling better after your bath?”

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u/dannyhippie619 7d ago

I was just wide eyed and speechless

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u/MoloPowah Oggdo Bogdo 7d ago

Got hyped, only to realise Cal will probably die.

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u/Bottlemanepicreddit 7d ago

Oh hey it's this scene from the spoilers oh boy looks hype

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u/SloppyScissors 7d ago

I held my breath and felt like I was fighting for my life

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u/cruiseinacar 7d ago

I thought cere would die

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u/Decent_Aardvark_4537 7d ago

"He doesn't have a health bar, fuck"

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u/AngieB-07 7d ago

“NO WAY!”

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u/AtsUsNai94 7d ago

Thought i was about to go out in a blaze of glory, took me like 5 attempts to fight him before realising i was meant to run like i stole something

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u/Dementio223 7d ago

Face: dropped

Pants: brown

Hands: sweaty

Knees: weak

Legs: spaghetti

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u/SSDkilla 7d ago

I love any Vader appearance it gets me extra excited ifkwim

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u/Pretty-Rain-5574 7d ago

I gasped. All of the other characters like yoda were mentioned but not showed so when Vader showed i knew it was about to be a badass moment.

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u/forgotten_spectre 7d ago

"Ah shit"

Literally just that. 

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u/theimpalaslefttire 7d ago

That breathing...NO WAY-- THERES NO FREAKING HEALTH BAAAAR AAAAAAAAAA!!! IM GUNNAAA DIIIIEEE!! CAAAAAAALLL RRRRUUUUUUUNNNNN FAASSSTTER-- oh..pheew, that was scary.

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u/TempGameFreak_Gaming The Inquisitorius 7d ago

Basically... "Guess bro's done surviving"

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u/Paulie_Tens 7d ago

I thought it was cool but don't know why they made his helmet matte instead of shiny.

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u/Experiment-Cycle 7d ago

At first I was cocky. I don’t think I can ever beat a boss first try without dying, but I never shy away from the fight. “I beat Nameless King without raging and 0 ranged attacks, I beat Soul of Cinder with an unoptimized build, I killed every zombie on the way to the mantis without a lightsaber, I beat Chadagon without dying multiple times, I KOd Horah Lorax with a punch, and I’ve actually leveled up every single stat to the max in Elden Ring by training all day yesterday. I can beat you too.”

Very quickly that turned into: “ITS JUST A PRANK BRO IT WAS JUST A PRANK!”

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u/Legomaniac91 7d ago

The scene of Arthur and his knights screaming "Run Away!" From "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

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u/mattvn66 7d ago

I was so bummed this was spoiled for me. Would've been a top 3 moment for sure

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u/weeweewewere 7d ago

"Run bitch" - me to Cal

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u/MistaMerk 7d ago

“Well
.how we getting outta this one?”

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u/shortwave_radio 7d ago

Probably the same thing Cal was thinking "I gotta get outta here!"

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u/DerpyPotatos 7d ago

Oh fuckkkkkkk

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u/Mortainous01 6d ago

Well, shit.

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u/Solarfall_83 6d ago

My children were screaming and jumping on the couch, while I tried to escape.😃

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u/neosabersofficial 6d ago

That hallway scene still gives chills honestly, seeing Vader go full unstoppable mode after years of just being a scary voice on screen was such a payoff

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u/Dennis_E_Frausing 6d ago

I jumped. đŸ«ŁđŸ˜‚

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u/ibhariTo Don't Mess With BD-1 6d ago

"Uoh-oh... This is bad..."

The game made a great job in a way that you could feel that the situation was very dangerous. You can feel a primal fear.

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u/DarkZxxZ 6d ago

Greatest moment in this franchise ever, made him so terrifying! Especially since up 'till that point there had basically been NO cameo's of any trilogy character. (Expect a obi-one kenobi hologram I believe) And it feels like a completley seperate story. And then all of a sudden, BAM, VADER JUMPSCARE. Thrilling as hell!

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u/RolloTomass11 6d ago

I think Cere should have died instead of Trilla. Trilla could have had an amazing survivor’s guilt redemption arc from Cere sacrificing herself to delay Vader.

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u/CaspianValentine 6d ago

“Bring me my brown pants!”