The Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader. One of the most feared men in the whole of the Galactic Empire. Second only to Palpatine himself. A master of the dark side of the Force, and all around bad guy. Known as Anakin Skywalker during his years as a Jedi apprentice, Darth Vader fell to the dark side. In a final climactic battle with his old teacher, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Vader was hurled into a pit of molten lava. He barely survived the dunking, and was forced to wear a helmet with built in breathing apparatus. His face was scarred and burnt for the rest of his life. Casting aside his jedi's weapon, Vader designed and built a new lightsaber for use during his entire career as a Sith Lord.
The saber wielded by Darth Vader during the rescue of Princess Leia. This is a replica of the original prop. The prop did change slightly from film to film, which is natural considering the three year time difference between each film.



A few differences in the lightsaber. It seems to be chunkier and shorter, or at least not as streamlined as the ones from Empire and A New Hope.
Darth Vader's lightsaber from A New Hope
Vader's lightsaber from the other two films

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