Darth Vader tips.
is indeed the move you need to know as Vader. It's fast and it goes under highs for the first hit. Keep that in mind the next time an Amy thinks she can interrupt you with her poke all day.
(
) is also really good in the speed department.
If you connect with
on counter hit (you'll see them sit on the ground), you can combo into a lot of things (the combo that Ljkabookie listed, or a simple
-> force pickup if you don't have a lot of force meter left) provided that they don't shake the stun off. If they shake it off, use
to put an unblockable fireball in their face.
For people that try to side step around your attacks, use
_
(depending on which way they're stepping) or
(uses force meter). The force version has quite a bit of range so it catches people off guard.
well sometimes catch people out of side steps, but it's only real use is in how cool the animation is.
Use his grabs a lot as well.
Rings Out behind Vader which is really useful. If people start ducking it, use
->
(force pickup) ->
to Ring Out behind you instead.
Some other random moves...
has deceivingly long range so it's worth using every now and then (you feel like a badass when you jump over Astaroth's
with this attack).
is deceiving in that some people will mistake it for his regular
and then eat the third hit.
One last thing I'd like to mention: watch what you opponent likes to do when they're knocked down after a throw or something. If they like to play dead and roll around, use force pickup; if they stand up and block, use his fireballs. If they start ducking the fast fireball, use the
version. This is one of the strongest points of Vader.
Those tactics should give you a head start, especially if you're taking him online. If you wanna read up and some more strategies, look at the top 10 vader move list and the discussion sector thread.
