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Darth Vader, Jedi Knight and Sith Lord, is the central character of the famous Star Wars film saga, developed by George Lucas since 1977. His frightening appearance, intimidating charisma and terrible fate have made him one of the greatest icons of popular culture and the embodiment of absolute evil. But the interest of the figure lies perhaps more in its ambivalence. To understand him, we need to cross sociological and aesthetic, political and poetic perspectives, which will allow us to follow both the process of spiritual radicalisation of the character and his physical metamorphosis. From the young and impetuous Anakin Skywalker, consumed by romantic anger, to the terrifying cyborg in search of redemption, Darth Vader is one of our great modern myths that tells as much about our phobias as our contemporary fantasies. For who has never been tempted by the dark side?