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Darth Vader's armor

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Darth Vader's armor, also known as Darth Vader's suit, was a suit of armor worn by the cyborg Sith Lord Darth Vader. Designed with life support technology, the armor ensured Vader's survival following the severe lightsaber and burn injuries that he sustained in a duel with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar. In addition to its practical use, Vader's armor inspired fear and terror across the galaxy during the era of the Galactic Empire. With Vader's death in the Battle of Endor, the armor was destroyed. However, the helmet remained and eventually fell into the possession of Vader's grandson, the First Order warlord Kylo Ren.

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Facts

Creators
Cylo and other scientists
Created
19 BBY
Destroyed
4 ABY (majority, with exception of the helmet)
Discovered
Prior to 34 ABY (helmet)
Owners
Darth Vader
Kylo Ren (helmet)
Material
Obsidian
Durasteel (Helmet, breastplate, gloves, combat boots)
Plasteel (Helmet)
Plastoid (Girdle)
Height
2.03 meters
Range
Full-body
Purpose
Respiratory and speech support, and defense against biological contaminants
Affiliations
Sith
Galactic Empire
Knights of Ren

Appearances

456 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Force Arena
  2. Star Wars: Galactic Defense
  3. Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
  4. Star Wars Battlefront II
  5. Jedi vs. Sith - The Skywalker Saga
  6. Obi-Wan and Anakin 4 (cameo)
  7. Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
  8. Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel (indirect mention)
  9. Ghosts of Mortis (in a vision)
  10. Sacrifice (in a vision)
  11. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  12. Victory and Death
  13. Darth Vader (2017) 1
  14. Devoted
  15. Darth Vader (2017) 2
  16. Darth Vader (2017) 3
  17. Darth Vader (2017) 4
  18. Darth Vader (2017) 5
  19. Master of Evil
  20. Darth Vader (2017) 6
  21. Darth Vader (2017) 7
  22. Darth Vader (2017) 8
  23. Darth Vader (2017) 9
  24. Darth Vader (2017) 10
  25. The Lesson
  26. Darth Vader (2017) 11
  27. Darth Vader (2017) 12
  28. Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel
  29. The Dark Wraith (in a flashback)
  30. The Predecessor (in a flashback)
  31. Darth Vader (2017) 13
  32. Darth Vader (2017) 14
  33. Darth Vader (2017) 15
  34. Darth Vader (2017) 16
  35. Darth Vader (2017) 17
  36. Darth Vader Annual 2
  37. No Good Deed...
  38. Ahsoka (indirect mention)
  39. Adventures in Wild Space: The Snare (as a hologram)
  40. Chapter 9: Strange Allies
  41. Chapter 10: The Dark Lord
  42. Thrawn
  43. Thrawn 1
  44. Thrawn 6
  45. Lords of the Sith
  46. Orientation
  47. Tarkin
  48. Darth Vader (2017) 18
  49. Darth Vader (2017) 19
  50. Darth Vader (2017) 20
  51. Darth Vader (2017) 21
  52. Darth Vader (2017) 22
  53. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  54. Darth Vader (2017) 23
  55. Darth Vader (2017) 24
  56. Darth Vader (2017) 25
  57. Inquisitors 1
  58. Inquisitors 2
  59. Inquisitors 3
  60. Inquisitors 4
  61. A New Dawn (mentioned only)
  62. Part III
  63. Obi-Wan Kenobi 3
  64. Part IV
  65. Obi-Wan Kenobi 4
  66. Part V
  67. Obi-Wan Kenobi 5
  68. Part VI
  69. Obi-Wan Kenobi 6
  70. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  71. Lost Stars
  72. Lost Stars webcomic
  73. Spark of Rebellion (as a hologram)
  74. Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions
  75. Battle to the End
  76. Fire Across the Galaxy
  77. The Siege of Lothal
  78. Star Wars Rebels: Team Tactics
  79. Darth Vader vs. the Rebel Fleet - Fearsome Fighter Pilot
  80. No Sympathy (as a hologram)
  81. Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess (in a flashback)
  82. Shroud of Darkness
  83. Twilight of the Apprentice
  84. Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader 1
  85. Thrawn: Alliances
  86. Thrawn: Alliances 1
  87. Vader - Dark Visions 1
  88. Vader - Dark Visions 3
  89. Target Vader 1
  90. Target Vader 2
  91. Target Vader 3
  92. Target Vader 4
  93. Target Vader 5
  94. Target Vader 6
  95. Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire
  96. Vader Immortal – Episode I
  97. Vader Immortal – Episode II
  98. Vader Immortal – Episode III
  99. Red Four
  100. Thrawn: Treason (indirect mention)
  101. A World Between Worlds
  102. Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 (in a flashback)
  103. Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 4
  104. Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 5
  105. Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 1 (as a hologram)
  106. Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 5
  107. Vader - Dark Visions 2
  108. Vader - Dark Visions 4
  109. Vader - Dark Visions 5
  110. Hard Shutdown
  111. Inescapable
  112. Dissolution of Hope
  113. The Endless Mercy
  114. Power
  115. Annihilated
  116. The Inhabitant
  117. Blood Moon Uprising
  118. Tales of Villainy: The Short Goodbye
  119. Obi-Wan 1 (cameo)
  120. Obi-Wan 5 (in a vision)
  121. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  122. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
  123. Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
  124. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation
  125. Rogue One Adaptation 4
  126. Rogue One Adaptation 6
  127. Darth Vader - Power of the Dark Side
  128. Raymus
  129. Bounty Hunt
  130. Age of Rebellion - Grand Moff Tarkin 1
  131. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)
  132. A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
  133. Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
  134. The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
  135. Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
  136. Star Wars: Heroes Path
  137. Star Wars Battlefront
  138. Escape from Darth Vader
  139. Escape from Darth Vader
  140. Escape from Darth Vader
  141. R2-D2 - A Loyal Droid
  142. The Bucket (mentioned only)
  143. Princess Leia vs. Darth Vader - A Fearless Leader
  144. Fully Operational
  145. Change of Heart
  146. Verge of Greatness
  147. Trapped in the Death Star!
  148. End of Watch (indirect mention)
  149. Bump
  150. Time of Death
  151. Han Solo – Taking Flight for his Friends
  152. Luke vs. the Death Star - X-wing Assault
  153. Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (indirect mention)
  154. Star Wars Annual (2015) 4
  155. Star Wars: Commander
  156. Star Wars (2015) 1
  157. Star Wars (2015) 2
  158. Star Wars (2015) 3
  159. Darth Vader (2015) 1
  160. Coda
  161. Star Wars (2015) 4
  162. Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original
  163. Darth Vader (2015) 2
  164. Darth Vader (2015) 3
  165. Darth Vader (2015) 4
  166. Darth Vader (2015) 5
  167. Star Wars (2015) 6
  168. Darth Vader (2015) 6
  169. Star Wars (2015) 12
  170. Darth Vader (2015) 7
  171. Darth Vader (2015) 8
  172. Darth Vader (2015) 9
  173. Darth Vader (2015) 10
  174. Darth Vader (2015) 11
  175. Darth Vader (2015) 12
  176. Darth Vader Annual 1
  177. Rogue's Gambit
  178. Vader Down 1
  179. Darth Vader (2015) 13
  180. Star Wars (2015) 13
  181. Darth Vader (2015) 14
  182. Star Wars (2015) 14
  183. Darth Vader (2015) 15
  184. Darth Vader (2015) 16
  185. Darth Vader (2015) 17
  186. Darth Vader (2015) 18
  187. Darth Vader (2015) 19
  188. Darth Vader (2015) 20
  189. Darth Vader (2015) 21
  190. Darth Vader (2015) 22
  191. Darth Vader (2015) 23
  192. Darth Vader (2015) 24
  193. Darth Vader (2015) 25
  194. Diplomatic Impunity
  195. Star Wars (2015) 24
  196. Star Wars (2015) 25
  197. Star Wars (2015) 26 (as a hologram)
  198. Doctor Aphra (2016) 2
  199. Star Wars (2015) 33
  200. Star Wars (2015) 36
  201. Shu-Torun Lives
  202. Star Wars (2015) 37
  203. Doctor Aphra (2016) 9
  204. Doctor Aphra (2016) 10
  205. Doctor Aphra (2016) 11
  206. Doctor Aphra (2016) 12
  207. Doctor Aphra (2016) 13
  208. Doctor Aphra (2016) 15 (as a hologram)
  209. Doctor Aphra (2016) 23
  210. Doctor Aphra (2016) 24
  211. Doctor Aphra (2016) 25
  212. Star Wars (2015) 49 (as a hologram)
  213. Star Wars (2015) 50
  214. Star Wars (2015) 51
  215. Star Wars (2015) 52
  216. Star Wars (2015) 53
  217. Star Wars (2015) 54
  218. Star Wars (2015) 55
  219. Star Wars (2015) 67
  220. Star Wars (2015) 70
  221. Star Wars (2015) 71
  222. Star Wars (2015) 72
  223. Star Wars (2015) 73
  224. Star Wars (2015) 74
  225. Star Wars (2015) 75
  226. Doctor Aphra (2016) 33
  227. Doctor Aphra (2016) 35
  228. Doctor Aphra (2016) 36
  229. Doctor Aphra (2016) 37
  230. Doctor Aphra (2016) 38
  231. Doctor Aphra (2016) 39
  232. Doctor Aphra (2016) 40
  233. Tales of Villainy: A Last Chapter
  234. Battlefront: Twilight Company
  235. In Service to the Empire
  236. Forces of Destiny—Leia
  237. Yoda 9 (in a flashback)
  238. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  239. The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
  240. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
  241. AT-AT Attack!
  242. The Battle of Hoth
  243. Darth Vader vs. Hoth Rebels - Crushing the Rebellion
  244. Battle of Hoth
  245. The Truest Duty
  246. Kendal
  247. Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base
  248. Luke Skywalker Trains with Master Yoda (in a vision)
  249. Vergence
  250. Wait for It
  251. Boba Fett - The Bounty Hunter
  252. Rendezvous at Bespin
  253. Captured on Cloud City
  254. Due on Batuu
  255. The Witness
  256. Clash on Cloud City
  257. Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader – Join Me
  258. The Man Who Built Cloud City (in a flashback)
  259. Darth Vader (2020) 1
  260. Star Wars (2020) 1
  261. Star Wars (2020) 2 (in a flashback)
  262. Star Wars (2020) 3 (in a flashback)
  263. Star Wars (2020) 4 (in a vision)
  264. Star Wars (2020) 5
  265. Star Wars (2020) 6
  266. Darth Vader (2020) 2
  267. Darth Vader (2020) 3
  268. Darth Vader (2020) 4
  269. Darth Vader (2020) 5
  270. Darth Vader (2020) 6
  271. Darth Vader (2020) 7
  272. Darth Vader (2020) 8
  273. Darth Vader (2020) 9
  274. Darth Vader (2020) 10
  275. Darth Vader (2020) 11
  276. Star Wars (2020) 7 (in a flashback)
  277. Star Wars (2020) 8 (in a flashback)
  278. Star Wars (2020) 11 (cameo)
  279. Star Wars (2020) 12 (in a flashback)
  280. Doctor Aphra (2020) 6
  281. War of the Bounty Hunters 1
  282. Darth Vader (2020) 12
  283. Star Wars (2020) 15
  284. Darth Vader (2020) 14
  285. Darth Vader (2020) 13
  286. Darth Vader (2020) 15
  287. War of the Bounty Hunters 2
  288. Doctor Aphra (2020) 12
  289. Doctor Aphra (2020) 13
  290. War of the Bounty Hunters 3
  291. Star Wars (2020) 16
  292. Darth Vader (2020) 16
  293. War of the Bounty Hunters 4
  294. Star Wars (2020) 17
  295. War of the Bounty Hunters 5
  296. Darth Vader (2020) 17
  297. Bounty Hunters 17
  298. War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 1 (in a flashback)
  299. Star Wars (2020) 18 (in a flashback)
  300. Crimson Reign 1 (in a flashback)
  301. Star Wars (2020) 19 (in a flashback)
  302. Bounty Hunters 18
  303. Bounty Hunters 19
  304. Star Wars (2020) 21 (cameo)
  305. Crimson Reign 2 (in a flashback)
  306. Crimson Reign 3 (in a flashback)
  307. Crimson Reign 4
  308. Darth Vader (2020) 18
  309. Darth Vader (2020) 19
  310. Darth Vader (2020) 20
  311. Darth Vader (2020) 21
  312. Darth Vader (2020) 22
  313. Darth Vader (2020) 23
  314. Darth Vader (2020) 24
  315. Darth Vader (2020) 25
  316. Darth Vader (2020) 26
  317. Darth Vader (2020) 27
  318. Darth Vader (2020) 28
  319. Star Wars Outlaws
  320. Crimson Reign 5
  321. Bounty Hunters 28
  322. Doctor Aphra (2020) 27 (as a hologram)
  323. Hidden Empire 1
  324. Revelations (2022) 1
  325. Hidden Empire 2
  326. Hidden Empire 3
  327. Hidden Empire 4
  328. Hidden Empire 5
  329. Doctor Aphra (2020) 30
  330. Bounty Hunters 30
  331. Bounty Hunters 31
  332. Star Wars (2020) 33 (in a flashback)
  333. Darth Vader (2020) 29
  334. Darth Vader (2020) 30
  335. Darth Vader (2020) 31
  336. Darth Vader (2020) 32
  337. Darth Vader (2020) 33
  338. Darth Vader (2020) 34
  339. Darth Vader (2020) 35
  340. Darth Vader (2020) 36
  341. Doctor Aphra (2020) 32 (in a flashback)
  342. Doctor Aphra (2020) 33
  343. Star Wars (2020) 35 (in a vision)
  344. Star Wars (2020) 36 (cameo)
  345. Dark Droids 1
  346. Dark Droids 2
  347. Dark Droids 3 (cameo)
  348. Darth Vader (2020) 37
  349. Darth Vader (2020) 38
  350. Darth Vader (2020) 39
  351. Darth Vader (2020) 40
  352. Doctor Aphra (2020) 38
  353. Bounty Hunters 40
  354. Darth Vader (2020) 41
  355. Dark Droids 5
  356. Doctor Aphra (2020) 40 (cameo)
  357. Star Wars (2020) 43 (in a vision)
  358. Star Wars (2020) 44 (cameo)
  359. Star Wars (2020) 45 (in a flashback)
  360. Star Wars (2020) 48
  361. Tool of the Empire
  362. Darth Vader (2020) 42
  363. Darth Vader (2020) 43
  364. Darth Vader (2020) 44
  365. Darth Vader (2020) 45
  366. The Curse
  367. Darth Vader (2020) 46
  368. Darth Vader (2020) 47
  369. Darth Vader (2020) 48
  370. Darth Vader (2020) 49
  371. Darth Vader (2020) 50
  372. Darth Vader - Might of the Empire
  373. Return to Hoth
  374. Return of the Jedi – The Empire 1 (cameo)
  375. Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (mentioned only)
  376. Return of the Jedi – Lando 1 (cameo)
  377. Tales From the Nightlands 2 (as a Force spirit)
  378. Age of Rebellion - Luke Skywalker 1
  379. Return of the Jedi – The Rebellion 1 (cameo)
  380. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  381. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  382. Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
  383. Any Work Worth Doing
  384. Rescue from Jabba's Palace
  385. Return of the Jedi – Jabba's Palace 1 (cameo)
  386. Leia and Han - The Han Rescue (in a flashback)
  387. From a Certain Point of View (in a flashback)
  388. Masters
  389. The Man Who Captured Luke Skywalker
  390. The Emperor's Red Guards
  391. Luke vs. Emperor Palpatine - Rise to Evil
  392. Shattered Empire 1
  393. Brotherhood
  394. Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 1
  395. The Rising (in a flashback)
  396. The Steadfast Soldier
  397. The Princess and the Scoundrel
  398. Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo 1 (cameo)
  399. Star Wars Adventures: Shadow of Vader's Castle (in a flashback)
  400. Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 2 (in a flashback)
  401. Aftermath
  402. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 1 (pictured only)
  403. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 2
  404. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 3 (in a flashback)
  405. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 4
  406. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 5
  407. Star Wars: Squadrons
  408. Aftermath: Life Debt
  409. Consolidation (in a flashback)
  410. Battle of Jakku — Republic Under Siege 4 (in a flashback)
  411. Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 1 (in a flashback)
  412. False Histories (in a flashback)
  413. Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (mentioned only)
  414. Aftermath: Empire's End (mentioned only)
  415. Star Wars (2025) 1 (in a flashback)
  416. Part Five: Shadow Warrior (in a vision)
  417. Shadow of the Sith (in a flashback)
  418. Star Wars (2020) 50 (in a flashback)
  419. Bloodline (cameo)
  420. The Rise of Kylo Ren 1 (cameo)
  421. Age of Resistance - Supreme Leader Snoke 1 (indirect mention)
  422. Force Collector (in a vision)
  423. Eyes Like Stars (indirect mention)
  424. Age of Resistance - General Hux 1 (mentioned only)
  425. Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren 1 (in a flashback)
  426. Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
  427. Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (in a vision)
  428. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (in a vision)
  429. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation
  430. The Force Awakens Adaptation 3
  431. The Force Awakens Adaptation 4 (in a vision)
  432. Star Wars Adventures Ashcan (in a flashback)
  433. Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (mentioned only)
  434. Legacy of Vaneé (in a flashback)
  435. Legacy of Vader 1
  436. Legacy of Vader 2 (in a flashback)
  437. Legacy of Vader 3 (in a vision)
  438. Legacy of Vader 6 (in a flashback)
  439. Legacy of Vader 7 (in a flashback)
  440. Legacy of Vader 10 (in a vision)
  441. Legacy of Vader 11
  442. Legacy of Vader 12 (in a vision)
  443. Allegiance 4 (in a flashback)
  444. Legacy (indirect mention)
  445. Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge – Last Call (as a hologram, in a flashback)
  446. Path of the Lightsaber, Vol. 1
  447. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 1 (in a flashback)
  448. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 2 (in a flashback)
  449. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 3 (in a flashback)
  450. Tales from Wild Space: The Flat Mountain of Yavin
  451. Tales from Wild Space: A Tauntaun Tail (in a flashback)
  452. Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
  453. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
  454. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel
  455. The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation 1
  456. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Non-canon appearances: 46
  1. LEGO Star Wars: A New Hope DK Reader
  2. Crisis on Coruscant (in a flashback)
  3. Mission to Mos Eisley (in a flashback)
  4. Flight of the Falcon (in a flashback)
  5. Gambit on Geonosis (in a flashback)
  6. A Hero Discovered
  7. Zander's Joyride
  8. The Lost Treasure of Cloud City (as a hologram)
  9. Peril on Kashyyyk (as a hologram)
  10. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  11. Crossing Paths
  12. Race on Tatooine (as a hologram)
  13. The Test (as a hologram)
  14. Duel of Destiny
  15. Return of the Kyber Saber
  16. Trouble on Tibalt
  17. The Tower of Alistan Nor
  18. The Embersteel Blade
  19. The Storms of Taul
  20. Return to the Wheel
  21. The Lost Crystals of Qalydon (as a hologram)
  22. The Pit and the Pinnacle
  23. A Perilous Rescue
  24. Escape from Coruscant
  25. Free Fall
  26. Return of the Return of the Jedi
  27. Scouting for Leia (mentioned only)
  28. A Mission with Maz (mentioned only)
  29. LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (in a flashback)
  30. A Vader Family Sithmas
  31. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  32. Happy Celebration 45th Anniversary A New Hope
  33. The Heat Of The Battle
  34. LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (in a flashback)
  35. Obi-Wan vs Inquisitors
  36. Father's Day
  37. Vader's Vacation
  38. The Sith Witch of Mustafar
  39. Mech My Day
  40. Twas the Night Before Life Day
  41. LEGO Star Wars - 25 Years
  42. Part One
  43. Jabba's Halloween Bash
  44. Ahsoka's Amazing Adventures
  45. Battle of the Dark Side
  46. Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains

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