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 (15[1])of Uday Hussein. During the parade for Humorina, the candidate for the Internet Party of Ukraine typically dresses up as this figure. (15[1])Alexander Milov “decommunized” a statue of Lenin (15[1])in Odessa (15[1])by replacing (15[1])it with a statue of this figure. After calling himself “[this figure] of the administration,” (*) Dick Cheney was lampooned as this figure on The Daily Show. A grotesque of this figure designed by Jay Hall Carpenter is included on the Washington National 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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange2915
Jason RohfritschRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken5115
Sky LiSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit5815
Joey SunModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere6015
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up as rational as the square root of two power bottoms6215

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