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* ShoutOut: When Padme, Vader, and Sidious meet in the latter's office, the two Sith Lords have a mental battle that is similar to the theoretical fight scene between Holmes and Moriarty in ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows A Game of Shadows]]''.
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** When Padme, Vader, and Sidious meet in the latter's office, the two Sith Lords have a mental battle that is similar to the theoretical fight scene between Holmes and Moriarty in ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows A Game ofShadows]]''.Shadows]]''.
** When Plagueis reveals the depths of his illusions during his battle with Sidious, he asks [[Manga/Bleach "When, exactly, Sidious, did you believe I wasn't using my illusions on you?"]]
** When Padme, Vader, and Sidious meet in the latter's office, the two Sith Lords have a mental battle that is similar to the theoretical fight scene between Holmes and Moriarty in ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows A Game of
** When Plagueis reveals the depths of his illusions during his battle with Sidious, he asks [[Manga/Bleach "When, exactly, Sidious, did you believe I wasn't using my illusions on you?"]]
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* BrutalHonesty: Vader is blunt with what he tells.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Vader, arguably. He's still a Sith, though.
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** Darth Vader himself, arguably. He's still a Sith Lord and Dark Side user who despises Jedi Order, but he helps Padme, saves his mother and his younger self from slavery, and tries to make Jedi better.
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Currently standing at 19 chapters, it can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11730208/1/Darth-Vader-Hero-of-Naboo here.]]
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* WorfHadTheFlue: Both Plagueis and Sidious have their ability to use the Force temporarily ruined by the Dark Side flowing out of Vader and returning to the galaxy at large, causing them to sometimes have too much or too little power to work with.
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* WorfHadTheFlue: WorfHadTheFlu: Both Plagueis and Sidious have their ability to use the Force temporarily ruined by the Dark Side flowing out of Vader and returning to the galaxy at large, causing them to sometimes have too much or too little power to work with.
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* KnightTemplar: Vader labels the Jedi as this in general, and he's not entirely wrong.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: As the others get roped into a card game, Obi-wan initially disapproves before admitting he's rather fond of the particular game.
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* WorfHadTheFlue: Both Plagueis and Sidious have their ability to used use the Force temporarily ruined by the Dark Side flowing out of Vader and returning to the galaxy at large, causing them to sometimes have too much or too little power to work with.
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* CrazyPrepared: Sidious has failsafe built into his lightsabers that prevent others from using them, which [[spoiler:explains why Plagueis didn't kill him immediately.]]
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* CrazyPrepared: Sidious Sidious
** He has a failsafe built into his lightsabers that prevent others from using them, which [[spoiler:explains why Plagueis didn't kill him immediately.]]]]
** He created dozens of droids skilled in lighsaber combat, each with both a hologram projector and a Sith artifact, making it nearly impossible to identify whether they're Sidious or not.
** He has a failsafe built into his lightsabers that prevent others from using them, which [[spoiler:explains why Plagueis didn't kill him immediately.
** He created dozens of droids skilled in lighsaber combat, each with both a hologram projector and a Sith artifact, making it nearly impossible to identify whether they're Sidious or not.
* EnemyMine: Every Dark Side user in the galaxy lends Vader their strength during his [[spoiler:staged attack on the Jedi Temple]] because, as Plagueis states, it's forcing the Jedi to acknowledge that the Dark Side is still around and will not be ignored.
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* FacePalm: Both Vader and Sidious mentally do this when Padme assumes that "Darth" is the former's actual name.
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* FacePalm: Both Vader and Sidious mentally do this when Padme assumes that "Darth" is the former's actual name.name rather than a title.
* LateToTheRealization: It's only after [[spoiler:he attempts to kill Plagueis]] that Sidious realizes that his master never intended to replace him. Plagueis agrees but warns him that it's "too late to deactivate his lightsaber".
* MasterOfIllusion: Plagueis is so skilled at Force illusions that he makes Sidious wonder if their entire duel even occurred.
* MasterOfIllusion: Plagueis is so skilled at Force illusions that he makes Sidious wonder if their entire duel even occurred.
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* ParanoiaGambit: The Sith in general operate against each other by making them overly paranoid about what other Sith are up to. Vader and Plagueis in particular weaponize Sidious's paranoia against him, Vader by simply being a complete unknown and Plagueis by using his status as a Master of Illusion to make Sidious question whether their entire battle had even happened. The former causes Sidious to betray Plagueis prematurely, while the latter makes it easier for Plagueis to kill his treasonous apprentice.
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* ParanoiaGambit: The Sith in general operate against each other by making them overly paranoid about what other Sith are up to. Vader and Plagueis in particular weaponize Sidious's paranoia against him, Vader by simply being a complete unknown and Plagueis by using his status as a Master of Illusion MasterOfIllusion to make Sidious question whether their entire battle had even happened. The former causes Sidious to betray Plagueis prematurely, while the latter makes it easier for Plagueis to kill his treasonous apprentice.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: [[spoiler:Plagueis manages to fool Sidious with an illusion so thoroughly that he's able to swipe one of Sidious's lightsabers without his apprentice noticing. Instead of just killing Sidious while the latter's guard is down, he ops for a duel to the death.]]
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: [[spoiler:Plagueis manages to fool Sidious with an illusion so thoroughly that he's able to swipe one of Sidious's lightsabers without his apprentice noticing. Instead of just killing Sidious while the latter's guard is down, he ops for a duel to the death. Though it is revealed that Sidious modified his lightsabers to explode if anyone else uses them.]]
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* WiseBeyondTheirYears: [[spoiler:When Vader makes a staged attack on the Jedi Temple, Anakin is the first one to notice that none of the Jedi he cuts down are dead or even seriously injured.]]]]
* WorfHadTheFlue: Both Plagueis and Sidious have their ability to used the Force temporarily ruined by the Dark Side flowing out of Vader and returning to the galaxy at large, causing them to sometimes have too much or too little power to work with.
* WorfHadTheFlue: Both Plagueis and Sidious have their ability to used the Force temporarily ruined by the Dark Side flowing out of Vader and returning to the galaxy at large, causing them to sometimes have too much or too little power to work with.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: As the others get roped into a card game, Obi-wan initially disapproves before admitting he's rather fond of the particular game.
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* ParanoiaGambit: The Sith in general operate against each other by making them overly paranoid about what other Sith are up to. Vader and Plagueis in particular weaponize Sidious's paranoia against him, Vader by simply being a complete unknown and Plagueis by using his status as a Master of Illusion to make Sidious question whether their entire battle had even happened. The former causes Sidious to betray Plagueis prematurely, while the latter makes it easier for Plagueis to kill his treasonous apprentice.
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* StealthInsult: Young Anakin teaches Padme a card game which Vader explains has no victory condition and is merely designed for a group of people to waste a lot of time. The name of the game? Republic-Senate.
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** [[EvilIsPetty Pettiness]]: he's too much of a sadistic bully to let even the slightest offenses go unpunished, and he favors every victory he obtains no matter how small or how little it matters in the long run.
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** [[EvilIsPetty Pettiness]]: he's too much of a sadistic bully to let even the slightest offenses go unpunished, and he favors savors every victory he obtains no matter how small or how little it matters in the long run.
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* PsychopathicManchild: Sidious is an entitled, short-tempered brat underneath his [[FauxAffablyEvil superficially charming facade.]]
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* CrazyPrepared: Sidious has failsafe built into his lightsabers that prevent others from using them, which [[spoiler:explains why Plagueis didn't kill him immediately.]]
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* OutsideContextProblem: Vader is this to the Jedi. In their view, he’s an immensely powerful Sith Lord who appeared out of nowhere despite the Sith having been thought to be extinct. Has decided to aid the Republic planet of Naboo for seemingly no personal gain. And the most baffling to the Jedi, is that he shows no outward hostility to them aside from defending himself if needed, and is perfectly capable of holding a cordial conversation with them.
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* FatalFlaw: Sidious has three.
** {{Pride}}: he's too egotistical to consider the idea of forming an equal partnership with anyone, no matter how beneficial it might be. In fact, he'd rather have Vader as a WorthyOpponent to have something akin to Kaggath[[note]]A "duel" in which two Sith Lords pit all their assets against one another in an all-out war[[/note]] with.
** Impatience: this is a flaw he can suppress, but while he can wait to get what he wants, he hates it.
** [[EvilIsPetty Pettiness]]: he's too much of a sadistic bully to let even the slightest offenses go unpunished, and he favors every victory he obtains no matter how small or how little it matters in the long run.
** {{Pride}}: he's too egotistical to consider the idea of forming an equal partnership with anyone, no matter how beneficial it might be. In fact, he'd rather have Vader as a WorthyOpponent to have something akin to Kaggath[[note]]A "duel" in which two Sith Lords pit all their assets against one another in an all-out war[[/note]] with.
** Impatience: this is a flaw he can suppress, but while he can wait to get what he wants, he hates it.
** [[EvilIsPetty Pettiness]]: he's too much of a sadistic bully to let even the slightest offenses go unpunished, and he favors every victory he obtains no matter how small or how little it matters in the long run.
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* FascistButEfficient: Vader believes that the empire was this initially, but admits that Palpatine's pettiness, insanity, racism, and growing love for superweapons caused it to go [[FascistButInefficient in the other direction.]]
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* FascistButEfficient: Vader believes that the empire was this initially, but admits that Palpatine's pettiness, insanity, racism, and growing love for superweapons caused it to go [[FascistButInefficient in the other direction.]]
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: When Sidious realizes he can't beat Plagueis, he attempts to flee Coruscant, though Plagueis cuts him off before he can do so.]]
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Currently standing at 18 chapters, it can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11730208/1/Darth-Vader-Hero-of-Naboo here.]]
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Currently standing at 18 19 chapters, it can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11730208/1/Darth-Vader-Hero-of-Naboo here.]]
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* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler:When Darth Sidious seemingly kills Darth Plagueis, it turns out to be an illusion.]]
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** [[spoiler:When Darth Sidious seemingly kills Darth Plagueis, it turns out to be an illusion.]]
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Two so far.
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** While waiting to find out the results of his meeting with the Council Anakin meets [[spoiler:toddler Ahsoka who quickly latches onto him]]
** Qui Gon and Obi Wan end up meeting [[spoiler:Dooku before he left the order, who quickly helps them in calming down the situation during Vader's faux attack]]
** While waiting to find out the results of his meeting with the Council Anakin meets [[spoiler:toddler Ahsoka who quickly latches onto him]]
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** While waiting to find out the results of his meeting with the Council Anakin meets [[spoiler:toddler Ahsoka who quickly latches ontohim]]him]].
** Qui Gon and Obi Wan end up meeting [[spoiler:Dooku before he left the order, who quickly helps them in calming down the situation during Vader's faux
** While waiting to find out the results of his meeting with the Council Anakin meets [[spoiler:toddler Ahsoka who quickly latches onto
* BatmanGambit: Just by repeatedly trolling Sidious with his mere existence, Vader is able to goad him into [[spoiler: attacking Plagueis and thereby putting himself in position to be killed by him]]. Sidious admits upon realizing this that if he weren't so pissed at being manipulated, he'd be impressed.
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* PragmaticHero: Vader urges Padme to be this, suggesting that she should engage in backdoor dealings with less than savory--but powerful--groups that share her contempt for the Trade Federation in order to oppose the Naboo blockade.
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* JustToyingWithThem: [[spoiler: Sidious eventually realizes to his horror that Plagueis has been tricking him with illusions during their entire fight.]]
* PragmaticHero: Vader urges Padme to be this, suggesting that she should engage in backdoor dealings with less thansavory--but powerful--groups savory -- but powerful -- groups that share her contempt for the Trade Federation in order to oppose the Naboo blockade.
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** Qui Gon and Obi Wan end up meeting [[spoiler:Dooku before he left the order, who quickly helps them in calming down the situation during Vader's faux attack]]
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** [[spoiler:And then Plagueis reveals all of the above was yet ANOTHER illusion and that he has been toying with him the entire time]]
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** [[spoiler:Done again when Plagueis is fighting Sidious and notices that his apprentice isn't reacting like he should; he quickly discovers a squad of Doombot Sidiouses.]]
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* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: At the conclusion of [[spoiler:his staged attack on the Jedi Temple]], Vader bluntly tells the Jedi that he won't start any further conflicts with the Jedi, but he'll sure as hell ''finish'' them.
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* ShoutOut: When Padme, Vader, and Sidious meet in the latter's office, the two Sith Lords have a mental battle that is similar to the theoretical fight scene between Holmes and Moriarty in ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows A Game of Shadows]]''.
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* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Vader actively strives ''not'' to be this, no matter how tempting, because he knows it will make him reckless.. Sidious has a much harder time resisting it because he's just ''that'' evil.
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* AccidentalTruth: After getting a look at Vader, Plagueis makes several educated guesses on whom he might be, with one of them being that Vader is a time traveler.
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* BreakThemByTalking: Vader mercilessly rubs it in Maul's face that the latter is not a true Sith, and that his master also has a living master.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: When Vader and Sidious have a mental battle, it ends with Sidious holding his lightsaber to Padme's neck. Vader calls his bluff because he knows Padme is too valuable a pawn to sacrifice at the moment, so Sidious backs off.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: When Vader and Sidious have a mental battle, it ends with Sidious holding his lightsaber to Padme's neck. Vader calls his bluff because he knows Padme is too valuable a pawn to sacrifice at the moment, so Sidious backs off.
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* FacePalm: Both Vader and Sidious mentally do this when Padme assumes that "Darth" is the former's actual name.
* PragmaticHero: Vader urges Padme to be this, suggesting that she should engage in backdoor dealings with less than savory--but powerful--groups that share her contempt for the Trade Federation in order to oppose the Naboo blockade.
* PragmaticHero: Vader urges Padme to be this, suggesting that she should engage in backdoor dealings with less than savory--but powerful--groups that share her contempt for the Trade Federation in order to oppose the Naboo blockade.
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* BadBoss:
** Sidious brutally tortures Maul for failing to kill Vader, then outright ''kills'' him when Maul delivers Vader's message to him. Plagueis resurrects the Zabrak immediately afterward, but ''damn''...
** Plagueis gives Vader his express permission to butcher any and all Sith agents (or [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]]) within the Trade Federation if they do anything detrimental to the Sith cause in the future.
** Sidious brutally tortures Maul for failing to kill Vader, then outright ''kills'' him when Maul delivers Vader's message to him. Plagueis resurrects the Zabrak immediately afterward, but ''damn''...
** Plagueis gives Vader his express permission to butcher any and all Sith agents (or [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]]) within the Trade Federation if they do anything detrimental to the Sith cause in the future.
** He mows the Trade Federation battle droids down like grass.
* DualWielding: [[spoiler:Both Plagueis and Sidious engage in dual-blade fencing during their fight.]]
* SoreLoser: Sebulba tries to [[WouldHurtAChild kill Anakin]] after losing the podrace to him. Vader is having ''none'' of that.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: [[spoiler:Plagueis manages to fool Sidious with an illusion so thoroughly that he's able to swipe one of Sidious's lightsabers without his apprentice noticing. Instead of just killing Sidious while the latter's guard is down, he ops for a duel to the death.]]
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: [[spoiler:Plagueis manages to fool Sidious with an illusion so thoroughly that he's able to swipe one of Sidious's lightsabers without his apprentice noticing. Instead of just killing Sidious while the latter's guard is down, he ops for a duel to the death.]]
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: [[spoiler:When Vader makes a staged attack on the Jedi Temple, Anakin is the only one to notice that none of the Jedi he cuts down are dead or even seriously injured.]]
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: [[spoiler:When Vader makes a staged attack on the Jedi Temple, Anakin is the only one to notice that none of the Jedi he cuts down are dead or even seriously injured.]]
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->''The Force often works in strange ways. That was never truer when Darth Vader, not Anakin Skywalker, found himself on Naboo during the Trade Federation occupation. How is the Republic to react to a Sith Lord that has committed no crime and is aiding Queen Amidala? And did I mention Vader wasn't the only one brought along the ride? No, it's not Luke or Leia.''
-->--'''Summary'''
'''Darth Vader: Hero of Naboo'' is a ''Franchise/StarWars'' TimeTravel fanfic by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2073985/AkumaKami64 AkumaKami64]].
Beginning with Vader preparing to [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack set a trap for Luke Skywalker on Bespin]], the dark lord suddenly finds himself on Naboo during the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Trade Federation blockade.]] Confused, but ever adaptable, Vader fights his way through the battle droids and convinces Qui-Gon and company to give him a ride off the planet. From there, things change drastically, as Vader is determined not to make the same mistakes he did the first time around.
Currently standing at 18 chapters, it can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11730208/1/Darth-Vader-Hero-of-Naboo here.]]
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!!This fanfic contains examples of:
* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler:When Darth Sidious seemingly kills Darth Plagueis, it turns out to be an illusion.]]
* AffablyEvil: Darth Plagueis [[ZigZaggedTrope flip-flops]] between this and FauxAffablyEvil, depending on whom he's speaking to. Vader is caught off-guard by just how likable the guy is.
* BackstabBackfire: [[spoiler:This time around, Plagueis is prepared for Sidious's attempt to off him, which leads to a fight.]]
* BeYourself: Vader tells Anakin that, should the boy join the Jedi Order, he should strive to become the Jedi ''he'' wants to be, not what the Council wants him to be.
* CurbStompBattle: Vader mops the floor with everyone he's come across thus far. To wit:
** He bests Maul without even needing to draw his lightsaber.
** When making a [[spoiler:staged attack on the Jedi Temple]], he is an unstoppable juggernaut.
* EvilIsPetty: Darth Sidious. Plagueis even says that his apprentice has a habit of savoring even the smallest victories too much.
* {{Troll}}: Vader takes every opportunity to rile up [[PsychopathicManchild Darth Sidious.]]
* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: [[spoiler:Darth Sidious vs. Darth Plagueis.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: Darth Plagueis is intrigued by Darth Vader, and quickly puts Anakin on his "recruit later" list when he senses the boy's potential.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Darth Plagueis sees no problem in making an alliance with Darth Vader.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: [[spoiler:Plagueis manages to fool Sidious with an illusion so thoroughly that he's able to swipe one of Sidious's lightsabers without his apprentice noticing. Instead of just killing Sidious while the latter's guard is down, he ops for a duel to the death.]]
-->--'''Summary'''
'''Darth Vader: Hero of Naboo'' is a ''Franchise/StarWars'' TimeTravel fanfic by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2073985/AkumaKami64 AkumaKami64]].
Beginning with Vader preparing to [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack set a trap for Luke Skywalker on Bespin]], the dark lord suddenly finds himself on Naboo during the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Trade Federation blockade.]] Confused, but ever adaptable, Vader fights his way through the battle droids and convinces Qui-Gon and company to give him a ride off the planet. From there, things change drastically, as Vader is determined not to make the same mistakes he did the first time around.
Currently standing at 18 chapters, it can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11730208/1/Darth-Vader-Hero-of-Naboo here.]]
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!!This fanfic contains examples of:
* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler:When Darth Sidious seemingly kills Darth Plagueis, it turns out to be an illusion.]]
* AffablyEvil: Darth Plagueis [[ZigZaggedTrope flip-flops]] between this and FauxAffablyEvil, depending on whom he's speaking to. Vader is caught off-guard by just how likable the guy is.
* BackstabBackfire: [[spoiler:This time around, Plagueis is prepared for Sidious's attempt to off him, which leads to a fight.]]
* BeYourself: Vader tells Anakin that, should the boy join the Jedi Order, he should strive to become the Jedi ''he'' wants to be, not what the Council wants him to be.
* CurbStompBattle: Vader mops the floor with everyone he's come across thus far. To wit:
** He bests Maul without even needing to draw his lightsaber.
** When making a [[spoiler:staged attack on the Jedi Temple]], he is an unstoppable juggernaut.
* EvilIsPetty: Darth Sidious. Plagueis even says that his apprentice has a habit of savoring even the smallest victories too much.
* {{Troll}}: Vader takes every opportunity to rile up [[PsychopathicManchild Darth Sidious.]]
* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: [[spoiler:Darth Sidious vs. Darth Plagueis.]]
* VillainTakesAnInterest: Darth Plagueis is intrigued by Darth Vader, and quickly puts Anakin on his "recruit later" list when he senses the boy's potential.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Darth Plagueis sees no problem in making an alliance with Darth Vader.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: [[spoiler:Plagueis manages to fool Sidious with an illusion so thoroughly that he's able to swipe one of Sidious's lightsabers without his apprentice noticing. Instead of just killing Sidious while the latter's guard is down, he ops for a duel to the death.]]
