rich (12/08/82)
Here's a question for you SW/SW-TESB/ROTJ fans... how many people in either of the first two movies did Darth Vader actually kill by his own hand? Recall that it was Tarken, not Vader who wasted the planet. I recall only seeing him choke the commander of Leia's ship plus laser blasting a couple x-wings in the trench of Death Star, not to mention alleviating Obi-wan of his material body. Did we see him kill anyone in TESB? Couple of his own commanders? Maybe he isn't as bad as we think? Hell, after all, Luke killed *everybody* in the battle station (death star) by *his own hand*, so he really isn't as good as we want him to be.
arlan (12/10/82)
Looks like the Vader/Tarkin partnership is only slightly ahead in the mass- murder standings, with Mao Tse-Tung socialism next, then Stalin/socialism, followed by Nazi/Socialism, then Alfred Nobel... arlan andrews, abi/btl,indy
bstempleton (12/15/82)
There are many death counts greater than those of Vader and Tarkin. For example, the Vogons in The Hitch Hiker's Guide ttG destroy Earth and no doubt many other planets. We're also told of whole planets destroyed in games of galactic Billiards. Many grandiose stories outdo even this. Consider the tally against Boskone by the Kinison clan. I think top billing goes to good old Nathan Brazil, however. Anybody got a case that can top him?
LS.SRB@MIT-EECS@MIT-MC (12/15/82)
From: Stephen R Balzac <LS.SRB at MIT-EECS at MIT-MC> Which is more evil: killing someone with your own hands, or hiring someone else to do your dirty work for you? Besides, Vader does appear to be into torture, which a number of people seem to have overlooked. -------