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Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars films. He appears as a 2 meter-tall man dressed in black armor and a cape. He appears for the first time in A New Hope. His face is covered with a mask, which has a helmet on top. Vader is the main character of the Dark Side of the Star Wars series. Born as Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine, he was converted by Palpatine to join his cause and accepted to learn the ways of the dark side of the Force, defying his master Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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In Mel Brooks' 1986 Star Wars parody Spaceballs, Darth Vader is parodied as Lord Dark Helmet (as played by Rick Moranis), a short man with an over-sized Darth Vader-like helmet, who occasionally opens it to reveal his face. Instead of using a lightsaber, he has a ring that gives him abilities similar to The Force (called the "Schwartz"). The Schwartz ring allows Dark Helmet to produce a lightsaber-like projection at the tip of the ring. He is given to making double entendres about his helmet and his ring sword. In Spaceballs, one of his lines is an allusion to a quote from Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi: "I see that your Schwartz is as big as mine. Now— let's see how well you can handle it." The film ... parodies Darth Vader's revelation to Luke Skywalker in Empire Strikes Back; during their climactic battle, Dark Helmet declares himself to be main character Lone Starr's "father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate," before admitting that this means that they have no familial ties whatsoever.
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Darth Vader's image and, indeed, his very name have both become synonyms for evil in the public consciousness. Lucas has pointed to Vader's iconic status as a reason for making the prequel movies, since he felt the icon overshadowed the fact that Vader was intended to be a tragic character.
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Darth Vader polyester jumpsuit has a printed design on the front, ties at the back of the neck, and has attached poly foam boot tops. Polyester cape ties at the back of the neck and is tailored to drape over shoulders. Injection molded 1/2 mask and 3D belt are included.
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Darth Vader ... ceased to exist at this point, as Anakin was able to return from the Dark Side. However, the struggle with the Emperor left the life support systems inoperable, and Anakin died before Luke could save him. Luke carried his body aboard a shuttle and took it to the Forest Moon of Endor, where a funeral pyre was built to honor his sacrifice. Anakin Skywalker's body disappeared, and his spirit lived on for a short time, leaving the black body armor as the only evidence of Vader's existence. During the Alliance's celebration on Endor, Anakin's spirit appeared to Luke, next to those of Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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This set includes three pre-paid Express Mail envelopes featuring artwork images of Yoda, Darth Vader and Obi Wan Kenobi as well as the new Marine One Express Mail stamp. The set of three envelopes costs $48.75 and will be available only from May 6 through Sept. 1. Customers may pre-order the envelope set now at http://www.usps.com/ , by telephone at 1-800-STAMP-24 and in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. They are not available in post offices.
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