Question

While CEO of Tele-Communication Inc, John C. Malone was given a nickname referencing this figure by Al Gore. The Fedayeen Saddam wore a uniform resembling this figure at the demand of Uday Hussein. (15[1])During the parade for Humorina, the candidate for the Internet Party of Ukraine typically dresses up as this figure. After calling himself the “[this figure] of the administration,” Dick Cheney was lampooned as this figure on The Daily Show. Alexander Milov “decommunized” (15[1])a statue of (*) Lenin in Odessa by replacing it with a statue of this figure. A grotesque of this figure designed by Jay Hall Carpenter is included on the Washington National (10[1])Cathedral in D.C. Chopin’s Marche funèbre and Holst’s Mars, Bringer of War were cited as inspirations for a “march” associated with this character, according to composer John Williams. For 10 points, name this Star Wars character who shocks Luke by stating “No, I am your father.” ■END■

ANSWER: Darth Vader [or Anakin Skywalker; prompt on Skywalker]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Isaac Kirk-Davidoffjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club12 Litres of Green Tea3215
Cooper Rohjust one more half-dot broNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)7415
Ryan RosenbergCope is the thing with feathersWalston et. al.10510

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%0%103.33
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%67%0%59.33
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%67%0%70.33
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%33%115.00