Darth Vader Clone: Difference between revisions

* Darth Vader's own appearance is often thought to be inspired by the [[Film Serial]] character The Lighting from ''The Fighting Devil Dogs.''

* Dark Helmet from ''[[Spaceballs]]'', who's a goofy parody played by the very non-threatening Rick Moranis.

* Lord Graal is a pretty blatant one from ''The Humanoid.''

* The Doctor {{spoiler|AKA Cobra Commander}} is this in ''[[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra]]''. The sequel has him closer to his original cartoon incarnation.

** {{spoiler|Should you choose to side with Edelgard during a Black Eagles playthrough, [[Fallen Hero|Byleth]] becomes an example of this trope. Male Byleth has a slight edge over his female counterpart due to being a handsome young man who wears intimidating black armor, but both versions become the chief enforcer of the emperor's will, were born under unusual circumstances, and wield a glowing [[Cool Sword]] in battle. They even mirror Anakin's [[Face Heel Turn]] by refusing to kill a helpless Edelgard at the behest of their superior Rhea, the archbishop, and shortly afterwards lead an armed assault on a holy temple housing their students and colleagues (though you don't kill them until later in the game). Since Rhea was hoping to train up Byleth as her successor, they even count as [[A Pupil of Mine Until He Turned to Evil|as a wayward pupil that turned to villainy]] and eventually kill her... though with the twist that Rhea herself goes insane and crosses the [[Moral Event Horizon]] due to her hatred for them.}}

* Black Doom from ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' is a menacing, deep-voiced alien conqueror who tries to tempt [[Anti-Hero|Shadow]] into embracing [[The Dark Side]]. He's even {{spoiler|Shadow's father by way of being his genetic donor}}. However, his more overtly sorcerous powers and appearance as well as his [[Manipulative Bastard]] tendencies and lack of redeeming qualities allow him to do double-duty as a Palpatine analogue.

* It’s odd to imagine [[Spider-Man|The Tinkerer]] being portrayed as this, since he's a tiny balding old man in the comics. But his gender-flipped incarnation in ''[[Spider-Man: Miles Morales]]'' fits this trope to a T. Instead of a (mostly) [[Non-Action Guy]], she's the leader of a gang of dangerous anarchists who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, and rides into battle wearing a cool-looking mask that deepens her voice. Her fall into villainy stems from the loss of her beloved brother, and she has a personal connection to the hero: {{spoiler|she's Phin Mason, Miles Morales' best friend}}. And despite being resistant towards Miles' attempts at making her come to her senses, {{spoiler|she ultimately sees the error in her ways and goes out performing a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] in order to save his life}}.

* The Inquisitors from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise as a whole are an entire squadron of Darth Vader Clones, but none come closer to embodying this trope than the Second Sister of ''[[Jedi: Fallen Order]]'' fame. She's got the look down to a T: black armor, [[Badass Cape]], voice-filtering mask, the works. Her presence is nearly as intimidating as Vader's, and she plays a very similar role as she relentlessly hunts Cal Kestis across the galaxy, even killing his mentor/father figure Prauf in the process. {{spoiler|And when she reveals herself to be Trilla Suduri, the fallen Padawan of Cere Junda, her cool-headed demeanor proves to be a mask for a furious tortured soul who feels betrayed by her former master}}. Unfortunately, {{spoiler|she sees the light just in time for Vader himself to perform a [[Heel Face Door Slam]] on her}}.