Darth Vader

Despite being the lead villain and one of the most iconic characters in cinematic history, Darth Vader only has 12 minutes of screen time in the first Star Wars movie; that’s less than 10% of the movie. That’s just one of the facts packed into the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies, which catches up with the Sith Lord, Darth Vader!

You might remember the Hadoken-ing meme from last week. (If not, here's a refresher.) It seems the longevity of things like this is continuing to get shorter and short, because it Hadoken-ing has already been replaced with Vader-ing.

It seems like Darth Vader's turned a positive corner recently. He's become part of the Disney family after all, so maybe the whole hanging out with princesses thing is turning him into a softie. Or maybe he just got a bad rep all these years. Whatever the case, it doesn't seem like the Dark Lord is all that bad. Why? Well, these kiddos are proof.

Ever since news broke that Disney purchased Lucasfilm, AKA the 'Star Wars' franchise, tons of Disney-meets-Star-Wars art has hit the net. It's not only really cool, the art also helps us to picture what it'll be like when the sci-fi franchise is immersed in cartoon land.

Last Friday, a massive, life-sized Darth Vader cake was unveiled at a 15th anniversary banquet in Orlando, Florida, for the 501st Legion, a fan-based organization dedicated to constructing and wearing screen-accurate costumes from 'Star Wars.' Who knew the all-powerful Sith had such a sweet side?

Darth Vader may be a fearsome Jedi master, but it seems even he needs some extra cash now and then. Last week, a man wearing a Darth Vader mask successfully robbed a bank in Ohio then fled the scene on a BMX bike. Did you forget where you parked your TIE fighter, Lord Vader?

Darth Vader may be an evil galactic overlord, but that doesn't mean he's above being a corporate shill for Madison Avenue. Hey, times are tough these days, even for a Sith Lord.

In the extended version of this year's highly anticipated Volkswagen Super Bowl ad, a chubby dog named Bolt puts himself on a weight loss plan so he can catch a 2012 VW Beetle. And Darth Vader himself appears in a reference to VW's awesome "Vader Kid" commercial from last year.

While the French will scoff at our culture, they sure love 'Star Wars' and American-style hamburgers, and the two come together in this promotion for the French-based fast food chain “Quick.” As you can see above, to celebrate the 3D release of 'Star Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace,' Quick is offering a Jedi Burger and a "Dark" Vader Burger.

Darth Vader may be a bad guy, but as this video shows, he likes a Christmas choir as much as we do. Who knew the Dark Lord was such a fan of the holidays?

Darth Vader wants to own a little piece land in the Ukraine. A man from the Black Sea port of Odessa applied for 1,000 square meters of free land offered by the Ukrainian government dressed as the infamous 'Star Wars' villain. May the Force be with you, land applicant.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen! In this commercial for Currys PC World, Darth Vader appears to have taken a job in retail middle management. Guess there's not a lot of job openings for "evil galactic overlord" these days.

At the '2011 Scream Awards,' Darth Vader channeled the Dark Side and won the award for Ultimate Villain. But he wasn't content to simply accept the honor. During his speech, Vader complained loudly about the digital enhancements that creator George Lucas has made to the 'Star Wars' films over the years.

Recently, we learned Abraham Lincoln is a heck of a quarterback. Darth Vader, however, botched his chance to show off his athletic abilities when he one-hopped the first pitch at O.co Coliseum in Oakland before the A's game against the Tigers on Friday night.

George Lucas has angered 'Star Wars' purists yet again by tinkering with the film's original trilogy, this time in the upcoming Blu-Ray re-release of the films, which include previously deleted scenes and lines.