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It’s been two decades since Hayden Christensen donned the iconic helmet that had haunted audiences since 1977.

“As a 12-year-old, seeing it in the theater was the biggest thing in the world to me.

Darth Vader rising

My life was complete,“another wrote.

[Seeing] him kneel before Palpatine and answer to the name Darth Vader left me extremely shocked.”

“Like, why not just have him scream and break stuff?

Darth Vader in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Why the ‘nooooooo’ Ugh.

I can still hear it in my mind lol.”

Use the force, or check out our35 greatest moments in Star Wars here.

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Liam Neeson in The Phantom Menace

Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars with lightning behind

Werner Herzog in The Mandalorian

Shawn Levy

Dave Filoni

Yoda in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Podracing on a screen in Andor season 2 episode 4

Eva Victor as Agnes in Sorry, Baby

Mister Terrific in Superman

Oblivion Remastered

a halo screenshot put on a nintendo switch 2 screen

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2