The imperious heavy-breathing baddie Darth Vader has beat out stiff competition to be named Best Star Wars Villain by readers of Totalscifionline.com and Star Wars Insider.
The Dark Lord of the Sith is played by David Prowse and voiced by James Earl Jones. His vast array of evil deeds include slicing off the hand of his own son, choking his staff to death, and ordering the destruction of Alderaan, though he does eventually save Luke from the wrinkled hands of Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi.
The despicable Palpatine (also known as Darth Sidious) was voted into second place, while iconic bounty hunter Boba Fett received the third highest amount of votes.
The new villains-themed issue of Titan Publishing's Star Wars Insider will be released on November 3, 2009 (US) and November 19, 2009 (UK).
For more information on the official Star Wars Insider magazine, visit: www.titanmagazines.com/starwars.
