Well I'm bored like hell (and I want to increase my level :P ) so I thought I will share my opinion about Darth Vader with the rest of the world ^_^

I doubt anyone on this site never heard the name Vader. The all-powerfull Sith Lord, the most bad-ass character of all times, the greatest villain ever, those are just fev of his titles. He's the icon of Star Wars universe, and probably has the biggest fanbase of all SW characters. But IMO he don't deserve any of this. While he was a powerfull Sith, and most likely the best pilot in the galaxy, he made one mistake after another. All his plans failed and he's the main reason behind fall of the Empire.

Starting from 3rd ep., he let himself be played by Palpatine like a 10 years old kid and he lost against Obi-Wan despite being a lot more powerfull. Obi's decision not to kill him was probabely the best decision in his life, since Vader's incompetence led Rebel Alliance to victory.

In 4th ep. he let the greatest heroes of the Rebelion escape with Death Star's plans as a part of his "master plan" and this led to DS destruction. I wonder why Palpatine let him live after such a failure.

In 5th ep. he let rebels escape twice despite having them delivered on a silver plate. Not to mention his pathetic command style that included killing half of the imperial command structure. Why emperor haven't executet him after all this still amuses me.

And finally in 6th ep. he ordered to let the rebel commandos team land on Endor instead of letting them be turned into space dust. Once again he's plan failed and rebels destroyed the shield generator, and soon afterwards the second DS.

So while most of the Star Wars fans see him as an ultra-cool incarnation of evil, I see him as a mindless looser in a very cool suit...