Den tidigare kanoniska boken Shadows of the Empire (mellan slutet av Empire slår tillbaka och början av Return of the Jedi ) innehåller följande passage:

Vader had forgotten how much he enjoyed piloting his Interceptor, it had been so long. It came back quickly.

The enjoyment did not last. Almost effortlessly, he blew three, four, five of the Rebel ships into smoking pieces. It was... disappointing. The Force was not strong in any of them; it was no real challenge. Some were skilled, true, but mere skill could not defeat the dark side. He had hoped for better competition.

Det här får mig att undra om Vader någonsin mött andra Force-användare i flyg- / rymdbekämpning. Han strävar självklart efter Lukas X-Wing i A New Hope , men finns det några andra exempel på att Vader flyger mot en Force-användare?