Darth Maul was confirmed to be headlining his own series, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, and fans have since been wondering if the former Sith Lord will encounter Darth Vader in the new show.

Seriously, Darth Vader apparently destroys Watto, his former slave owner when he was just a wee boy on Tatooine in the first Star Wars prequel, in this comic.

It even knew about his buyable "skin." "Darth Vader had that information and knew a lot about me," he said. Though the character has had some hiccups, the bot is an early example of what's possible.

SAG-AFTRA has filed a labor complaint against Fortnite;s maker over AI use of James Earl Jones' voice as Darth Vader, raising concerns over performer rights.

May 20, 2025, 06:12pm EDTUpdated May 21, 2025, 07:16pm EDT Darth Vader appears in Fortnite as an AI-generated companion Epic Games/Disney ...

The famed Sith lord Darth Vader is AI-enabled to speak like actor James Earl Jones in Fortnite. Players immediately took advantage to make him, uh, go off-script.

When Fortnite players talk with Darth Vader, their audio is sent to Gemini, a conversation chatbot created by Google, to generate a response from the character, Epic says on its website.

James Earl Jones’ voice of Darth Vader is one of the most recognizable sounds in movie history — and now it’s at the center of a fight over the use of artificial intelligence. On Monday ...

Darth Vader is now a character on "Fortnite," using an AI version of James Earl Jones' voice. Jones's family said they allowed AI to use his voice because he wanted "all ages" to experience Darth ...

How to speak to Darth Vader in Fortnite First of all, you’ll need to turn on Conversational AI to talk to Darth Vader. This is an option that is found in the Controller settings.

Fortnite players are abusing AI Darth Vader, forcing him to say ‘Skibidi Toilet’ and worse Epic tries to crack down on slurs and swears by Michael McWhertor May 16, 2025, 12:08 PM PDT ...

In order to address Darth Vader, you'll need to hold down the chat button while you speak--by default that's right on the d-pad for controllers, and the Y key for mouse and keyboard folks.