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[[File:golbez_dark_vader_clone_6279golbez dark vader clone 6279.png|link=Final Fantasy 4|frame|Comes with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkx3KcO7TCs his own Imperial March] and [[Cool Helmet]]; similarities only grow bigger as the game progresses. <ref> {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father|The protagonist is his brother]], [[In Space|they fight in space]], and [[Heel Face Turn|he regrets his wrongs deeds in the end, fighting the BigBad]].}}</ref>]]
 
The [['''Darth Vader Clone]]''', a character archetype originating in sci-fi begun by the popularity of the character Darth Vader from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
 
Archetype includes the following:
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* The bosses of the 1987 ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Licensed Game]] for the Famicom are a long line of Darth Vader knockoffs, such as Scorpion Vader and Wampa Vader, who drop their masks and cloaks soon into the [[Boss Battle]]. The actual Darth Vader is defeated before the assault on the Death Star.
* The Darkshine Knight from [[Seiken Densetsu 3]] qualifies. He wears bulky [[Black Knight|dark armor]], is a formidable swordsman and is [[The Dragon|second in command]] to the [[Big Bad]]. {{spoiler|Later he is revealed to be working for the [[Bigger Bad|Dragon Emperor]], which actually makes him third in command. Oh, and he's also Duran's (one of the protagonists) father}}
* In the arcade game ''Xain D'Sleena'' (also known as ''Solar Warrior''), one finds on the top of a temple located in the planet (named ''Cleedos Soa''/Jupiter <ref> despite being a [[Artistic License Astronomy|desert world]] with even a [[Shout-Out]] to Dune</ref> respectively) a flying head that looks [[Expy|suspiciously similar]] to Darth Vader's helmet and that must be destroyed in order to follow on the level. If one skips the planet, [[Recurring Boss|it will appear in space]] chasing your ship from behind. Worse, [[Sheathe Your Sword|it cannot be killed since your ship just fires to the front]], so you must just dodge its bullets until it retires.
* Arguably, Xemnas from the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series in terms of appearance and backstory. He wears a black cloak, wields "ethereal blades" that resemble red lightsabers, and {{spoiler|his past incarnation Terra is a ''very'' blatant Anakin Skywalker Clone with a similar [[Fallen Hero]] backstory}}.
* Epsilon from ''[[Mega Man X Command Mission]]''.
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