Vaneé is a recurring antagonist in Star Wars media. He is Darth Vader's evil and sadistic servant, who plans to make Vader terrorize and torture the galaxy.
Appearances[]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story[]
When Imperial Director Orson Krennic arrives on Mustafar to discuss matters with Vader, in the novel, Vaneé silently greeted Krennic. Telling him to stay outside, Vaneé entered Vader's chamber. In the film, Vaneé informs his master, who was in a bacta tank, that Director Krennic has arrived, Vaneé bowed as Vader slowly submerged form his bacta tank. In the novel, after the meeting with Vader, Vaneé appears again. Vaneé told the Imperial that few had the honor of going to the sanctum of Vader, and that he should speak of absolutely nothing of what he saw.
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales[]
Vaneé appears leading Poe Dameron into a hallway. He eventually gets what he wants when he grabs a Sith holocron, causing him to transform into a giant mecha robot. Summoning an army of Battle Droids, Vaneé sought to terrorize the galaxy. However, he was defeated and fell into lava.
Printed media[]
Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle[]
Vaneé was present when a group of rebels infiltrated Fortress Vader, informing his master from a comlink that rebels had invaded the fortress, he was interrupted when GM-X3 came and threatened to shoot him. However, G3 was levitated up into the air by Darth Vader, who was far away, and Vanee cackled when G3 ripped apart. Later, Vaneé confronted the leader of the rebels, Lina Graf, and technician Skritt. Telling them that their friend Thom Hudd got captured for trying to steal something from Vader, Vaneé told them a story of how Mustafarians invaded the castle, but got massacred by Vader. Lina Graf and Skritt eventually confronted Vader, and, along with their droid CR-8R, escaped.
Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle[]
Vaneé spent the next months torturing Thom Hudd through every torture method possible, and eventually, tied him into a torture web and electrocuted him, telling him of scary stories along the way. Hudd, escaped, and Vaneé kept chasing him, vowing to hunt him down. Telling scary stories along the way, Vaneé captured Hudd again, and tied him into the torture web. However, Lina Graf, disguised as an Inquisitor named Fourth Sister, came. Lying to Vaneé that it was orders from Palpatine, Lina Graf stated that Hudd must be transported to Coruscant. Vaneé, dueling Lina, told him of a story that happened in the fortress early days, saying that people must earn their respect within the walls of Fortress Vader. Knowing Lina was a fraud, Vaneé continued dueling her, but she and Hudd managed to escape. Angered with Vaneé, Vader electrocuted him on a web, but allowed him to live.
Star Wars: Crimson Reign[]
In the fourth issue of Star Wars: Crimson Reign, the Knights of Ren were sent by Crimson Dawn leader Lady Qi'ra to steal the Screaming Key from Fortress Vader. Vaneé spotted them and reported them to Vader. The Knights tried to shoot him, but he was protected from an energy bubble. Vaneé taunted, him, saying that he is safe, but they are not, and retreated as Lava Troopers attacked them.
Star Wars Adventures: Shadow of Vader's Castle[]
In a flashback told by Mustafarian Lellis, a legend was told by Mustafarians surrounding the origin of Vaneé. In the story, it shows that an Imperial Inspector was sent to Fortress Vader to investigate why Stormtroopers have gone mad, only to learn that it was the Dark Side infested Lava Fumes that rose from the lake that caused all of this. He got trapped, however, from Vader, and inhaled the fumes for days and days until his mind unraveled and he finally died, but a new separate entity personality, an evil and twisted lunatic was born. Vader asked the lunatic what his name was, and the man said "Vaneé." Vaneé gained sanity and learned to be sophisticated ever since then, but was the loyal Sith servant to Darth Vader. In the present day, at some point in time, Vaneé angered Vader, which caused him to lock him in a pit. Two young Mustafarians, name Tuttel and Giggek planned to blow up the fortress through detonators, and tried to rescue Vaneé, who pretended to be an old man, but betrayed them. The fortress bottom exploded after Giggek sacrificed himself by activating the detonators, but Vaneé survived. Vaneé heard the voice of his master Darth Vader, and Vader's seemingly ghost told him that he will rise again, more powerful than ever before.
Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle'[]
Vaneé used the Force to send nightmares and dreams to the enemies who wronged him. Kidnapping Milo Graf, Lina Graf's younger brother, Vaneé eventually lured them to Mustafar. However, it was revealed that Vader's ghost was nothing more than a hallucination. Vaneé got trapped in his chair, forcing to suffer illusions with Vader for the rest of his life.
Legacy of Vader[]
Vaneé appears in he Legacy of Darth Vader series where he meets with Kylo Ren, the grandson of his master Vader. Vaneé's head was in a B'omarr Monk spider droid. Noticing that Kylo Ren was in a torn state, Vaneé proposed to Kylo Ren that he would guide Ren on exploring the past to help him achieve greater power, to which Kylo Ren agreed.
Vaneé first took Kylo to Tatooine, his grandfather's homeworld where he learned of his past as a slave and a podracer before he meet the women he loved, recruited into the Jedi Order, and saw his mother die. Vaneé knew of these things thanks to Palaptine, who Anakin often trusted at the time and the security codes to access the Emperor's files. When Kylo went to kill one of his former slave owners, Gardulla the Hutt. Although Vaneé alerted Gardulla, who had a bodyguard capable of using The Force to retrain Kylo Ren, and attempt to make him a slave just like his grandfather. Kylo receives a vision from his grandfather, as Darth Vader, who encourages him to unleash his power. Kylo succeeded and killed Gardulla.
Vaneé then contacted Kylo to meet him on Naboo, the birthplace of his grandmother Padmé Amidala. There Vaneé shows Kylo how Vader fell in love and what the loss gave him great power.
Trivia[]
- He was inspired by Renfield from Dracula.
- Vaneé, like all other characters, was speculated to be Snoke. However, The Rise of Skywalker proves this to be false.
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