Darth Vader appears primarily in Star Wars (1977, retitled Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope), Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi (1983). Released between 1999 and 2005, a second trilogy (Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith) focuses on young Anakin Skywalker’s transformation into Darth Vader.