Volkswagen Turns to the Dark Side in Greenpeace's Little Vader Parody

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Greenpeace has jumped on the Volkswagen Little Vader spoof bandwagon, mocking the automaker's much-feted Super Bowl spot "The Force" with a new environmentally friendly online campaign. Marvel already parodied the VW ad with a mini-Thor spot to promote the comic publisher's new movie. But the Jedi tree huggers—including, naturally, Yoda—are taking a more pointed, direct shot at VW, blaming the company for destroying the world. Literally—like, a giant, looming, VW-branded Death Star blowing up the planet with a green laser.

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