
Star Wars Episode V Poster T-shirt I The Empire Strikes Back Darth Vader decides that Luke Skywalker should know the truth. The problem is, Vader has his own pedagogical method. A normal father might start with: “Luke, there’s something important we need to talk about.” Vader instead starts with a lightsaber duel. A little psychological pressure. Then he cuts off Luke’s hand. And only then does he assess that the student is ready for today’s main learning objective: “Good, Luke. Now let’s go through the family relationships.” Luke is hanging over an endless abyss at the same time, which doesn’t exactly look like the optimal setting for new information either. This Star Wars Episode V T-shirt celebrates Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Cloud City, and the scene where one of film history’s biggest family revelations is delivered with absolutely zero sense of timing. Vader could have started with the family tree. He chose to start with the hand. Nerdshop tip: If you’re going to tell your son a family secret, start with a cup of coffee. Not a lightsaber and an amputation.