About Sykes/Simpson
Q: “how on earth did sykes create vader?”
A: It wasn’t on Earth but above Naboo! See left 
That allowed Skywalker/Vader to obliterate that ship and its occupants, thus starting down the path to the dark side....
...a character Simpson fortuitously helped bring to the silver screen as Hayden Christensen’s Stand-in on the set of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
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