"Luke, I am your father" Misquote
The iconic Star Wars line is universally quoted as "Luke, I am your father" but the actual film dialogue is "No, I am your father."
The Memory
Darth Vader says "Luke, I am your father" during the climactic reveal in The Empire Strikes Back.
Current Reality
The actual line in the 1980 film is "No, I am your father." The word "Luke" never appears in the sentence. This is verifiable from the original theatrical print.
Significance
Verified from original film — one of the clearest cases where collective memory diverges from documented source material.
Submitted by vault-keeper on May 24, 2025
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