This is certainly not how Epic Games intended Darth Vader to behave in the game. However, we have to admit it’s pretty cool that he can break character. After all, this is what makes the AI ...

Seriously, Darth Vader apparently destroys Watto, his former slave owner when he was just a wee boy on Tatooine in the first Star Wars prequel, in this comic.

It even knew about his buyable "skin." "Darth Vader had that information and knew a lot about me," he said. Though the character has had some hiccups, the bot is an early example of what's possible.

May 20, 2025, 06:12pm EDTUpdated May 21, 2025, 07:16pm EDT Darth Vader appears in Fortnite as an AI-generated companion Epic Games/Disney ...

The famed Sith lord Darth Vader is AI-enabled to speak like actor James Earl Jones in Fortnite. Players immediately took advantage to make him, uh, go off-script.

When Fortnite players talk with Darth Vader, their audio is sent to Gemini, a conversation chatbot created by Google, to generate a response from the character, Epic says on its website.

The AI Darth Vader companion gives witty answers to the questions, alert the players from incoming threats, and can even leave the team. But the surprising part is that you can make him sing.

SAG-AFTRA, the labor union representing performers in film, television and interactive media, has submitted an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) filing against Epic Games for using an AI-generated ...

Epic Games released an AI-powered Darth Vader character that players can speak to via microphone. Fortnite and Disney teamed up to unveil an AI character that responds to a player's voice in real ...

How to speak to Darth Vader in Fortnite First of all, you’ll need to turn on Conversational AI to talk to Darth Vader. This is an option that is found in the Controller settings.

Fortnite players are abusing AI Darth Vader, forcing him to say ‘Skibidi Toilet’ and worse Epic tries to crack down on slurs and swears by Michael McWhertor May 16, 2025, 12:08 PM PDT ...

In order to address Darth Vader, you'll need to hold down the chat button while you speak--by default that's right on the d-pad for controllers, and the Y key for mouse and keyboard folks.