Darth Vader is one of the most powerful and intimidating Sith Lords in Star Wars history. After falling to the dark side in Revenge of the Sith, his first act was slaughtering countless Jedi. However, he only grew more dangerous from that point, delivering some of the saga’s darkest and most memorable quotes along the way.

For Star Wars fans, few things compare to hearing Darth Vader’s iconic voice and the bᴀss-baritone of the late James Earl Jones. However, the Dark Lords’ best quotes aren’t just in the movies and shows, but also in comics and games. Here are 10 of our favorite lines proving that Darth Vader is one of the most dangerous Sith Lords.

“I Find Your Lack Of Faith Disturbing”

One of Darth Vader’s very first epic and most dangerous quotes is in A New Hope. Vader’s displeasure with Admiral Motti’s dismissive atтιтude toward the Force and his “sorcerer’s ways” was accompanied by the Dark Lord putting tangible action behind his words, the first major display of Vader’s dark side power on-screen with a brutal Force choke.

“Then You Will Die, Braver Than Most”

In the finale of Star Wars Rebels season 2, Darth Vader is shown pursuing Jedi survivor Kanan Jarrus and his apprentice Ezra Bridger. Encountering the duo on the Sith world of Malachor and Anakin Skywalker’s former apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, Darth Vader first duels young Ezra while Kanan and Ahsoka were occupied by Maul and some Imperial Inquisitors.

Despite his inexperience, the young Padawan stood his ground, telling the Dark Lord of the Sith that he didn’t fear him. Vader concedes that Bridger would “die braver than most.” This line implies just how many victims the Dark Lord had slain who were in abject terror while facing his impressive power in the dark side of the Force.

“All I Am Surrounded By Is Fear… And ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Men”

Widely considered to be one of the best Star Wars crossover comics of all time, Marvel’s Vader Down storyline saw the Dark Lord crash-landing on a world holding an entire Rebel garrison between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.

Having no Imperial backup whatsoever, Vader tells the surrounding Rebels that all he’s surrounded by is “fear and ᴅᴇᴀᴅ men” before demonstrating the full scope of his dark side abilities. As such, the comic book quote remains one of the best Darth Vader lines of all time, and is definitely one of his most dangerous.

“I Am…What You Made Me”

Still reeling from the recent discovery that his former apprentice is still alive, Obi-Wan’s first encounter with Darth Vader in the 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi series puts Vader’s pain and rage on full display.

Ruthlessly pursuing his old master, whose guilt was already disrupting his connection to the Force, this quote from Darth Vader puts some major salt in the wound, placing the blame for his punishing and pain-filled cyborg existence squarely on Obi-Wan’s shoulders, seeking to make Kenobi suffer as he did on Mustafar following their duel at the end of Revenge of the Sith.

“What Could You Hate Enough To Destroy Me?” – “Myself”

In Legends’ Star Wars Tales #9 (2001), Darth Maul was non-canonically resurrected by dark Force users seeking Palpatine’s favor. The trio of dark siders pit Maul against Darth Vader in their belief that he’d be a more worthy apprentice to Sidious.

Maul taunts Vader during their subsequent lightsaber duel, believing that his “lesser” status as more machine than man means he’d never have enough hatred to defeat him. However, Vader stabs himself with his own lightsaber to catch Maul by surprise, killing Sidious’ first apprentice in the process.

Answering Maul’s surprise with a brutal single word, Darth Vader confirms that the depth of his own self-hatred was more than enough to fuel his dark side power (a core truth in the official Star Wars canon as well).

“Anakin Is Gone…I Am What Remains”

Having fully rejected the idenтιтy of the man he once was, Darth Vader’s cold line at the end of 2022’s Obi-Wan Kenobi is a dark testament to how much he’d embraced the dark side as a Sith Lord.

Erasing Anakin with the belief that he “killed” him as Vader, the Dark Lord’s submission to the dark side is clear after this line. He’s become driven purely by his darkest emotions as one of the galaxy’s most dangerous Sith Lords, completely rejecting his past life with a cold acceptance.

With his new idenтιтy as Darth Vader, the Sith Lord chose to become as merciless and as ᴅᴇᴀᴅly as needed across the Star Wars timeline, at least up until his ultimate redemption back to the light as seen in Return of the Jedi.

“The Ability To Destroy A Planet Is Insignificant Next To The Power of The Force.”

In the same conversation where we see Darth Vader Force-choking an Imperial officer for the first time in A New Hope, we also see the Dark Lord of the Sith describing just how powerful the Force is in comparison to concepts like planet-killing superweapons.

Darth Vader goes on to prove time and time again in the Star Wars timeline just how powerful the dark side of the Force truly is, especially after his warning to his fellow Imperials about being too overconfident in the Death Star proves true after the Rebellion blows up the battle station (not once, but twice in the original trilogy).

“If You Only Knew The Power of The Dark Side”

The Empire Strikes Back features the most iconic lightsaber duel between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, culminating in the reveal that Vader is Luke’s father. Likewise, their conflict also ends with Darth Vader offering Luke a place by his side, wanting the two of them to rule the galaxy as father and son.

However, Darth Vader also wishes Luke could see just how powerful the dark side is, wanting his son to embrace the darkness just as he has.

Not only does the quote express how fallen Darth Vader has become, but also just how confident he was that the dark side was the superior aspect of the Force, having made him feared and incredibly powerful in the decades since his corruption.

“All Too Easy”

A simple line at the beginning of the same duel, the confidence with which Darth Vader believes he defeated his son in the carbon-freezing chamber speaks to his decades of dark victories serving Palpatine as a Sith Lord.

While this is followed by Luke evading the freezing process and continuing their duel in The Empire Strikes Back, “All too easy” is still one of Vader’s most memorable Star Wars quotes.