Quotation record · reviewed 2026-08-09
Circulates under Darth Vader
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The remembered line adds Luke's name. Darth Vader's actual reply in The Empire Strikes Back begins ‘No’, which is important to the scene's call-and-response structure.
No, I am your father.
Earliest traceable appearance in this record: 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back.
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