Darth Vader and Son Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

We all know the story, right? A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away a child is born who's been prophesied to bring balance to the Force. Said child grows up a slave and only has his mother to support him. He's eventually found by an order of Jedi Knights who train him to be a force for good. Problems arise and the child instead finds himself aligned with the forces of darkness. A few movies later and he finally redeems himself in order to save his own son. But what if things had been different? What if Darth Vader had the chance to actually raise and spend time with Luke Skywalker? Cartoonist Jeffrey Brown endeavored to answer that question in his book Darth Vader and Son.

Darth Vader and Son Inspired Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous Darth Vader and Son Inspired Dog

Chewbacca

Wait a minute, hear us out! Now we know full well that Chewbacca isn't a dog per se; he's a Wookie - a species of gigantic bipeds that just so happen to share a number of traits that dogs have. Considering that Star Wars takes place in another galaxy, there's a high likelihood that dogs don't even exist in this universe - at least not dogs that are similar to the kind we have here on Earth. With all that being, Chewbacca was heavily based on George Lucas' own dog - an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana. By all intents and purposes, Chewbacca is Indiana's onscreen counterpart. In our book, that means Chewie ought to count as Star War's Featured Famous Dog in just about every scenario we can think of.

You'd better believe that Chewie has shown up multiple times in the Darth Vader and Son comics as well; due to the very straightforward and short format of the comics, Chewbacca has really only ever appeared as a cameo character. Nevertheless, his presence is always welcome and fans of the Wookie are happy to see him have a positive role in Luke and Anakin's speculative lives. Chewie has appeared with and without Han Solo by his side, further reinforcing the notion that the Wookie is an intelligent, independent creature that can function perfectly on his own or in a group.

Speaking of groups, did you know that Chewbacca had a family before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope? Mallatobuck was the name of Chewie's wife. The two of them had a son together named Lumpawaroo. Though not much known about the sort of life they lived early on, it's known that their world was turned upside down when the Galactic Republic and the Separatists went to war with one another.

It was in the midst of all this chaos that Chewie lost his wife, son, homeland, and everything/everyone he had ever known. Chewie spent a lot of time running, hiding, and surviving on his own. He had the pleasure of meeting Darth Vader's former apprentice Ashoka Tano during this period, but that was about the only reprieve he received for a long time. It would a long time until the Wookie met Han Solo. Once the Wookie and the Smuggler crossed paths for the first time, however, a life long friendship was born. Chewbacca found in Han (as well as Luke, Leia, and the other members of the Rebellion) what the Galaxy had taken from him so long ago - a family.

Darth Vader and Son Inspired Dog Name Considerations

Darth Vader and Son adds some much needed levity to the tragic tale of the Chosen One. Whereas Darth Vader's life was wrought with suffering and death in the Star Wars canon, Brown's re-imagining of things allows the Sith Lord to experience something he never did in universe - what it's like to be a father. Indeed when you look at things from a distance, the most tragic thing about Darth Vader's life is that he never had the chance to really be with his family. Brown's playful and humorous book rights that wrong, mostly playing things up for laughs but nonetheless having an endearing and earnest quality to it. It's worth noting that Brown also followed this book up with a sequel - Vader's Little Princess a year later. Whereas Darth Vader and Son naturally re-imagines Vader's relationship with Luke Skywalker, Vader's Little Princess is all about Darth Vader spending quality time with General Leia Organa Solo when she was a kid.

As you might expect, Darth Vader and Son is filled to the brim with winks and nods to the Star Wars mythos; characters from the original six films appear in the book, ranging from massive fan favorites like Darth Maul to minor characters like Cornelius Evazan (that guy who said he didn't like Luke in Episode 4 at the Mos Eisley Cantina). With a list of characters like this, finding the ideal dog tag will be a breeze. Start off with Anakin and Amidala and you will be headed in the right direction.

Male Darth Vader and Son Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Vader After the one and only Darth Vader
0	Anakin Vader's birth name
0	Ani A short nickname for Anakin
0	Uno Spanish for one
0	Darth A title held among high ranking Sith
0	Luke Darth Vader's son, the New Hope
0	Lucas After George Lucas
0	Master Luke was a Jedi Master
0	Mark Mark Hamill has played Luke for decades
0	Luc Luke's name in the French Trilogy
0	Obi After Obi -Wan Kenobi
0	Ben Ben Kenobi was Obi-Wan's pseudonym
0	Kenobi After Obi-Wan's last name
0	Old Obi-Wan is based on "Old Ben One"
0	Jinn After Qui Gonn Jinn
0	Yoda On Master Yoda, this name is based
0	Minch By birth, Yoda's name
0	Oz Voice actor, Frank Oz is Yoda's
0	Frank First name, Mr. Oz's
0	Tom Voice actor, Yoda's Clone Wars
0	Boba After the infamous bounty hunter
0	Jango Boba's dad
0	Fett Boba and Jango's last name
0	Mandalore The name of Boba and Jango's people
0	Sidious Darth Vader's Master
0	Palpatine Darth Sidious' birth name
0	Sheev Palpatine's first name
0	Maul The Sith Acolyte who slew Qui Gonn
0	Jedi Champions of the Light Side of the Force
0	Sith Warriors of the Dark Side of the Force

Female Darth Vader and Son Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Leia Darth Vader's daughter
0	Princess Leia is royalty after all
0	Leah Another way to spell Leia
0	Jennie Alluding to Leia's status as a General
0	Amidala After Leia's mom
0	Padme Leia and Luke's mother
0	Queen Padme was the Queen of Naboo
0	Natalie Natalie Portman played Padme
0	Carrie After the late, great Carrie Fisher
0	Frances Ms. Fisher's middle name
0	Mon After Mon Mothma
0	Martha A name similar to Mothma
0	Caroline Caroline Blakiston played Mon Mothma in Return of the Jedi
0	Genevieve Genevieve O'Reilly is Mon Mothma's most recent actress
0	Chandrila Mon Mothma's homeworld
0	Ashoka Ashoka Tano was Anakin's apprentice
0	Ashla One of Ashoka's aliases
0	Togruta Ashoka's species
0	Shili Ashoka's homeworld
0	Ashley Ashley Eckstein voices over Ashoka
0	Asajj After the Sith Asajj Ventress
0	Ventress Asajj's last name
0	Lomi Asajj Ventress' former Master
0	Plo Lomi's last name
0	Nightsister Asajj Ventress' former order
0	Mara Mara Jade is Luke's wife from Legends
0	Shaa A powerful Sith Lord
0	Lady Shaa was known as Lady Shaa
0	Umbra Latin for Dark
0	Lux Latin for Light