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Brian Ian Muir (born 15 April 1952) is a British sculptor who most famously created Darth Vader's helmet and armour using Ralph McQuarrie's design. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was also responsible for sculpting the stormtrooper armour in Star Wars (the helmet was sculpted by Liz Moore ) and the heads for the Death Star Droid, CZ3, and some finishing work on ...
Members of the 501st Legion with George Lucas at the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. The 501st Legion is an international fan-based organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate replicas of Imperial stormtrooper armor, Sith Lords, clone troopers, bounty hunters, and other villains from the Star Wars universe.
Darth Vader (/ d ɑːr θ v eɪ d ər /) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was first introduced in the original film trilogy as one of the leaders of the Galactic Empire.
The German Stahlhelm, as well as the Japanese Kabuto, served as a template for the fictional character Darth Vader's headgear in the Star Wars franchise. Improved and bulletproof Stahlhelms with integrated gas masks are part of the German-originated "Protect Gear" powered exoskeletons in Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos Saga franchise.
David Charles Prowse MBE (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. [1] He portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange.
Ralph Angus McQuarrie (/ m ə ˈ k w ɒr iː /; June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was an American conceptual designer who worked in film and television. His career included work on the original Star Wars trilogy, the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and the film Cocoon, for which he won an Academy Award.
In 2021, Darth Vader Helmet (set number: 75304) was listed as one of the "Top 10 toys for Christmas 2021" by Tesco. [180] [181] In March 2022, The Lego Group reported that the Lego City, Lego Technic, Lego Creator Expert, Lego Harry Potter and Lego Star Wars themes had earned for the full year of 2021. Revenue for the year grew 27 percent ...
In Luceno's novel Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (2005) (set shortly after Revenge of the Sith), the Emperor sends Darth Vader to the planet Murkhana to discover why clone troopers there refused to carry out Order 66 against their Jedi generals. Palpatine hopes these early missions will teach Vader what it means to be a Sith and crush any ...