Julie Muncy of io9 said, ".the star here is the visual design, which captures a live-action Star Wars look perfectly. Ryan Chichester of Comic Book Resources stated, "The film boasts a high level of production, voice impersonations of multiple Star Wars characters, and an intriguing story". Thompson of Nerdist gave it a positive review, calling it "impressive", as he said Vader would have put it. Vader Episode I: Shards of the Past has received positive critical reviews. On January 16, 2019, Star Wars Theory announced that Lucasfilm had forced the copyright strike to come down, restoring the video to its original state. Over the Internet, Star Wars Theory received support including from Newsweek, Syfy Wire, fans, and other YouTubers. It seems that they really don't respect anything at all for the fandom." When come to me with these rules… but then someone goes in there and manually claims it… to me, that’s very vindictive and very rude. Star Wars Theory explained, "It's not about the money, it's the principle. Instead of the video being unmonetized as Lucasfilm requested, it would generate ad revenue for Warner/Chappell. Star Wars Theory had hired a composer to make an original soundtrack, which was inspired by the Star Wars score. Īfter its release, Warner/Chappell Music gave the film a copyright claim on YouTube about its soundtrack. Lucasfilm permitted its creation, but with no crowdfunding or revenue. Prior to the film's release, Star Wars Theory exchanged emails with Lucasfilm asking permission to crowdfund the short film or make any revenue from it. Bradley Klein as the voice of Emperor Palpatine.
Star Wars Theory (Neo) as unmasked Darth Vader.Jesse Gomez as the voice of Darth Vader.Fighting between the loss of Padmé, and the new cursed life he now leads, Vader must do what must be done when a surviving Jedi Master from Order 66 has lured him to the home planet of his late wife's tomb. The film takes place eight months after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and focuses around one of the main villains of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader.