RE:Can't keep a good dog downDarth Harder,
7. “I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”
In Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, makes a deal with Lando Calrissian. Lando gets to deliver Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt, and Vader gets… Well, Vader gets whatever he wants. Yes, he says that he only wants Luke, but when that doesn’t work out, Vader changes his mind, and wants to take Leia and Chewbacca as well. Like a true villain, Darth Vader will do anything it takes to reach his goals.
In this quote, Vader is threatening Lando, all the while maintaining civility. He makes himself out to be a benevolent ruler, who is showing kindness to one of his undeserving subjects. Vader knows that he is a force to be reckoned with, and emphasizes to Lando that only good faith and compliance can keep his inner rage bay.