JERSEY BORN ‘SON’ OF DARTH VADER TO TAKE CASE TO ECHR

A Jerseyman who claims he is the illegitimate son of Lord Vader is taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights.

Mr Luke Skywalker (56) of St Mary has spent eight years trying to prove his identity.

He now wants the European Court to rule that the Sith Government is discriminating against illegitimate children in their rights to the Imperial succession.

Mr Skywalker is adamant he is the love child of Darth Vader, who died a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...

Mr Skywalker said: "I recently became one with the force and met with the disembodied spirit of a former Jersey Jedi who told me that despite thinking my father was a spider crab trawlerman from Victoria Village, I was actually the son of a Dark Lord of the Sith destined to bring balance to the force. Clearly a Jedi wouldn’t just make that that up!”

In 1955, the year Mr Skywalker was born, Lord Vader, then Anakin Skywalker, and Padme Amadala were making headlines.

Mr Skywalker is not claiming to know who his mother is, but his evidence that Lord Vader is his father is based on somewhat flimsy memories.

He believes that, as a child, he met Lord Varder onboard an Imperial Star Destroyer and was told that one day they would rule the Galaxy as Father and Son.

Luke Skywalker has long battled to inspect the wills of Lord Vader and former Emperor Palpatine - because he believes they may hold clues to his identity.

But in 2008, the Royal Court branded his motives irrational and scandalous.

Now, with heading to the European Court of Human Rights, he is trying a different tact.

Mr Skywalker claims the Sith Government is ignoring the rights of illegitimate children when it comes to Imperial succession. He says if he wins his case, government officials would no longer be able to say the disclosure of an illegitimate child would damage the Intergalactic Empire.

The European Court of Human Rights has acknowledged Mr Skywalker's application, and says it is being processed.

But even if he gets his case heard, it will not mean he has any rights to succession, as Mr Skywalker still faces the problem of proving he is one with the force.