The 'Darth Vader Where is Padme?' meme stems from the climactic finale of the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. In the scene, a newly reconstructed Darth Vader asks Emperor Palpatine about his wife's safety. When told he killed her in his anger, Vader lets out a legendary, drawn-out 'NOOOOOOO!' while breaking his restraints. While intended to be a tragic moment, the internet embraced the scene's high melodrama, turning it into a universal symbol for extreme regret, realization of a failure, or reacting to bad news in a hyperbolic way.