(Ambiguous canonicity)
Luke Skywalker confronts the creature
Wampa Vader was a changeling enemy that dwelled on the planet Hoth at the time of the Galactic Civil War. Its true form was that of a Wampa, but it could turn into the shape of the Sith Lord Darth Vader.
Behind the scenes
Wampa Vader was one of the stage bosses in the Japanese Star Wars 1987 video game. The game featured various fake Vaders which all happened to be shapeshifting monsters. The canonicity of this game and the creatures it features is dubious.
According to "Game On!", an article published in the Star Wars Insider 135, the fake Vaders (Kurado, Gaos, Sasori and Wampa) were said to have been "intended as illusions representing Luke's fears, like the Cave of Evil scene in Empire Strikes Back."[1] However, since those game opponents were able to kidnap Luke Skywalker's allies and hold them prisoner,[2] this article assumes they were real creatures rather than mere illusions. Additionally, the Vader-shaped figure that Skywalker fought in the Cave of Evil was more than mere illusion, being in fact a protean dark side entity known as the Dark Spirit.[3]
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Notes and references
- ↑
"Game On!" — Star Wars Insider 135
- ↑ Star Wars (1987 video game)
- ↑ DARTH VADER (Dagobah) on Rebelscum.com (backup link not verified!)