Star Wars Episode III: Darth Vader Costume Featurette

To fill out Darth Vader's build, the Episode III costume includes a padded muscle suit.
Featurette from the Star Wars Complete Saga Blu-ray release.
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[@sanderflop]

Vader looked so good in episode III

[@billyboy2944]

sanderflop they worked harder on the suit more then the movie XD

[@CaptainBlaine]

Too bad they went with the crappy old suit in Rogue One. I don't understand that choice, except for the purpose of continuity with the way it looks in A New Hope

[@RaVisions]

Blaine Sandoval which is why they made the choice duhgh

[@Por-poI]

Rogue One is 19 years after Episode 3 though, so they could have a lot of in-continuity reasons (like the suit getting worn out).

[@Bakamatsu-GojiFanArchive]

Blaine Sandoval old suit is better

[@StuartLugsden]

This suit is so beautiful. This is the definitive version IMO.

[@j.moon98]

In my opinion, Vader looked best in ROTS. I love that his helmet kinda has an edgier, muscle car feel to it compared to the OT versions.

[@pikppa]

Agree

[@aniisky]

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[@shittttttt8016]

george why’s that?

[@DesertVader]

@@shittttttt8016 Order 66, of course :)

[@shittttttt8016]

@@DesertVader ah yes, sorry, Lord Vader

[@Intrepid_Explorer]

God, Darth Vader's outfit is SO badass - I love the process that they went through to make it perfect in RotS, it looks SO much better than it did in the OT. Here's hoping they do the same for Rouge One!

[@mountiegoat]

originals, not sequels

[@ThisHandleSystemCanGetNicked]

Well, we now know how that turned out.

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

Intrepid Explorer well no.

[@Intrepid_Explorer]

@@ThisHandleSystemCanGetNicked F

[@jkthedudeman]

Vader's outfit is the coolest thing in existence. Hands down.

[@declanquinn5327]

It's so fucking badass and completely flawless

[@declanquinn5327]

Can't wait to see it again on the big screen in rogue one ! :D

[@parrmorgan1]

I'd say it takes a backseat when compared to the batsuit that Batman wears.

[@Austroid]

Best Vader suit! The helmet fitting under the chest armor helps make him look less "costume-y" and more believably encased in the suit.

[@jacklewis3087]

I disagree

[@jacklewis3087]

@pyropulse the helmet has a bad shape. The chest/ shoulders armour is in one single piece so it’s impossible to move.

[@Austroid]

@@jacklewis3087 If you look at Empire and Jedi, the chest armor is all one piece too. Check out the shot of Vader climbing up the throne room stairs to Luke.

[@tacos8890]

ur dumb and weird@@jacklewis3087

[@thesweenster3843]

These guys did a killer job designing it. This is my favorite version of his mask

[@theridman4880]

The gray version of Vader looks awesome

[@bajista159]

3:50 LIGHTSIDE DARTH VADER CONFIRMED!!!1!1!1!1!1!2!!!!!

[@NoireLaguna]

bajista159 that was a thing in the comics, non canon but it happened nonetheless

[@StaticYonder]

wait. this was like 2004? and they had a 3D printer?!?! oh ma gaad!

[@IndigoEuphonium]

Technically, it's a milling machine

[@CptMikeTango1]

And yes there was 3d printer back in the 80's

[@benhebert2322]

Don't panic spongebob we aren't cavemen, we have technology. *proceeds to smash original Vader helmet *

[@ph4ntom_39]

2005

[@lindo-geng7083]

This is my favorite version of the suit it’s sleek and shiny but still very menacing

[@cabooseresurrected5183]

The most iconic Sci-Fi villain in movie history.

[@BranakinSkywalker]

The ROTS Vader suit is my favorite

[@CalebSideras]

This suit was way better than the one in rogue one

[@bingbong123isme]

No it makes no sense. Why would Vader have a shiny costume in ROTS then go to a duller one in R1 and a new hope then back to the shiny one again.

[@JukB94]

kaleb prinze Well this is for continuity purposes, its shiny and new in ROTS because he has just gotten it, and hasn't gotten into any battles, then in rogue one its more damaged and ragged so in connects really well into a new hope where he has a dull, dusty suit

[@Stretchdiazz]

Louie Barnett cause he changes the suit

[@jhinabloomingflower807]

Louie Barnett cause vader goes on many missions and performs many tasks, he doesnt sit his ass down and does nothing, read a novel or comic about him

[@75JUNAKI]

plZ HelP you aloe mean Star Wars 1977 one as well right because that's what the Vader suit is based off in rouge one

[@lorduxas3908]

The making of all the props is the most interesting part of Filmaking

[@ara-mq1zc]

big props to every single person who helped make the costumes and other things that we don’t see without them we wouldn’t have star wars

[@AroAceGamer]

I'm glad these are on KZbin for me to watch. I got both the Prequel and Original Trilogies on Blue Ray for Christmas, but they only came with commentaries for special features.

[@Webshooters1]

Watching these featurettes really make you appreciate the work that went into these films even if the story wasn't.

[@a-a4665]

The story wasn't bad at all, it was still more genuine and unique than the re-hashed a new hope story in The Force Awakens.

[@a-a4665]

Please elaborate what was bad about the story? I wasn't the best story, but it wasn't as bad as most of you make it out to be.

[@Wade_Fucking_Wilson]

Carlos TFA bots like him are all the same. I swear they copy paste the same dumbshit comment

[@Wade_Fucking_Wilson]

Carlos yeah lmaoooo

[@squashgaming9279]

it was a great story with not so great execution

[@strikerfrost7222]

I really hope they bring back this Vader for the Kenobi series. It deserves more screentime.

[@jacklewis3087]

I’m so glad that they didn’t. This Vader looks stupid and shit

[@strikerfrost7222]

@yimpa_aum I actually am

[@kannibale6725]

@@strikerfrost7222 HAHAHAHAHHAHH WHY? ??XDDDDD

[@strikerfrost7222]

@@kannibale6725 Because it's a good helmet.

[@kannibale6725]

@@strikerfrost7222 so u are disappointed?

[@itsmeadmiral]

Vader has had many suits over the decades.

[@arceptor]

this is the best suit they ever crafted

[@ericprint3576]

Watching these as a boy never appreciated all the effort in the suite now I do my own crude versions of what I see here

[@icecreamisnice117]

This was the best looking Vader we've seen in live action. It's a shame rogue one is going to be 'faithful' to the design in a new hope, because that was the worst he's looked...

[@darkside7654]

icecream is nice I know, maybe it's cool for some fans but I didn't like it at all, it looks so cheap

[@frname7665]

Rogue One looked more like ESB Vader than ENH

[@75JUNAKI]

+ElAndres+ the suit made back then was cheaper made then the newer ones and plus you know rouge one is a prequel and seconds away from Star Wars 1977

[@ThisHandleSystemCanGetNicked]

@@gavink6937 He looked like the Empire lost its budget and couldn't afford to make him a suit with actual advanced tech. Unlike the one in RO, this looks state of the art.

[@definitely_notme4112]

I didn’t hate the new hope suit

[@lukedaley17]

Vader looked great in episode 3

[@68corvette08]

I guess you would have to make different Darth Vader masks to fit the head of the actors wearing them. By saying that, if I'm correct, the masks that were worn by David Prowse, Sebastian Shaw, Hayden Christensen, and Spencer Wilding (Rogue One), are all different.

[@pikppa]

Don't forget Bob Anderson

[@TheLowBrassDude]

@@pikppa He was Errol Flynn's stunt double!

[@spider-boy5498]

The White Darth Vader looks awesome! Dark version too.

[@kaliyuga1476]

3:36 dammmm, White Darth Vader

[@SolarDragon007]

Honesty I think the Jedi should have worn something similar to that costume instead of the brown desert robes in the Prequels

[@alcarbo8613]

@@SolarDragon007 You mean the Jedi Robes established in the OT, that were worn by Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Force Ghost Anakin

[@xtinalee1466]

1:48 darth Phantom of the opera

[@peterbenjaminparker8572]

Xtina Lee Hilarious one you're getting a like from me

[@TheLowBrassDude]

Phantom Menace of the Opera?

[@Rayaan0117]

In the credits of ROTS if you look at Vader’s back it looks like he is Anakin

[@johnnyrodela2395]

0:08 Padme Help me

[@Moonwalkdefender]

1:58 Darth Vader was made on Windows XP

[@lloydlegris7273]

vader costumemis the best ever

[@petikejatszik4492]

so clean

[@je2409]

i wish they would use this one for rogue one

[@frname7665]

No. Rogue One's helmet was actually better than ROTS helmet. The other parts of the suit, however, were better in ROTS.

[@75JUNAKI]

Frname yee I think the three Vader suits made in OT and RO is way better then the ROTS

[@Flash007b]

I always thought the dome was just too wide at the top, made it look a little odd compared to original helmet.

[@zaknafein_aconite]

I agree. The overall facial redesign was admirable, but the helmet itself was far too bulky. I was always worried it may tip and fall off....

[@MovieEnforcer]

I honestly prefer the ROTJ Darth Vader suit.

[@lloydlegris7273]

Sorry i mean, vader costume is the best!

[@stepbig6195]

holy jesus

[@soldiersam7424]

The original mask from ANH is the best. Who cared if it wasn't symmetrical. No one noticed. Brian Muir did a fantastic job sculpting Vader. ANH Vader was raw and menacing. He looked like a hardened soldier that just spent 20 years hunting Jedi's.

[@ajjy1110]

empire is the best by far

[@TheArts8]

Basically they went on and on about how they "fixed" the helmet from the original trilogy and then said oh but George wants it as close to the original costume as possible. While I really enjoy this version of Vader, don't even pretend its remotely like the A New Hope costume. Part of the charm of the costumes (and props as well) is how they change slightly (or more than slightly) from movie to movie. However that being said the two suits Vader wears in Rogue One are fantastic. The first is a mix of all the OT costumes and the second suit in the final scene appears to be identical to the ANH costume.

[@abcav297]

There was only one suit in RO.

[@TheArts8]

Nope, there is the the one seen in the first scene with vader (talking with Krennic) that does not have the robe over his shoulders and then the costume seen at the end (from when Vader asks to have the boarding party prepared until he looks out at the Tantive IV) has the robe over his shoulders.

[@abcav297]

He does have the robes over his shoulders throughout all his scenes and even if he didnt that alone doesnt make a "new suit".

[@Por-poI]

dude I think the guy meant that he had the cloth OVER the chest armor instead of under it in ANH

[@elrockerchido]

Was the helmet asymmetrical??? Never noticed

[@jonaiboky5165]

Darth Vader!!!

[@Enedirmagalhaes]

Eu gostei deste vídeo do darth vader

[@jamiechellar8365]

I think Vader looked great in III, just as good as in Empire, and despite the design being better here, it doesn't make much sense for his suit ti start being not symmetrical 20 years down the timeline, rogue one got the original vader look down

[@pikppa]

The suit did not stay the same for 20 years, it got damaged in battle (just look in Rebels the fight with Ashoka where the helmet got damaged) so Vader changed it from time to time.

[@mackmitchell94]

I completely disagree actually. If you look at the mask in rogue one, it looks completely different than the mask in A New Hope which doesn’t really make sense because the movies take place right on top of each other . The mask in rogue one looks more like the mask in Empire Strikes Back however with different color lenses, they’re red in rogue one while in empire and the rest of Star Wars, the lenses are black .

[@mrgoober6320]

Why didn't they base it on the Episode IV suit? Such a weird incongruity.

[@jhan9193]

"They can't possibly have used this on the films... I hope..."

[@rztunesandmore5410]

DID YOU ALL HEAR IN THE BEGINING AS THE FACEPLATE GOES ON HE SAYS HELP ME PADME LISTIN CLOSELY

[@ashishbhatt3467]

According to lore , the suit was designed to keep anakin alive but constantly in pain and uncomfortable thats why mask had red lighting in side. That way the character of darth vadar is always angry and stick to dark side

[@king0vdarkness]

Power

[@starlighter93]

3:49 Jedi Vader!!!!!

[@Тьма-ф5л]

3d printer in 2003? wow

[@kaiderobertson3907]

Человек Разумный nah fam, it was more of a 3D cutter

[@wolfman6489]

The costume looks great- don't get me wrong, but the symmetry has always looked off to me. Almost feels too perfect.

[@pikppa]

That's the point

[@kristinaF54]

"We've noticed it's totally asymmetrical, so what we've done is we've chosen the side that we liked, taken a mould of that and ruined it." Yep. True story.

[@AakashVadher]

Anyone else hear him say padme help before the mask is closed?

[@ny8956]

No. Vader never looked better than he did in Empire.

[@darthamazing1138]

Still prefer the ANH look

[@75JUNAKI]

Gabe Lafferty yee

[@Zoomer30_]

A lot of work for less than 5 mins of screen time.

[@frname7665]

ROTS helmet was kinda weird. Don't know why. But weird. Not nearly as good as ESB and ROTJ.

[@75JUNAKI]

Frname yee

[@PutItAway101]

Completely missing the point that the asymmetrical ugliness of the original mask was one of the things that made him so frightening. Why fix things that were broken for a reason?

[@morgoth9671]

it looked way better in ep3 than in the originals.

[@stevengrantofthegiftshop1549]

I believe the episode 3 symmetrical look is better

[@PutItAway101]

​@@thehealthy-man7522 Not sue why you think anyone would care about the opinions of someone who likes the prequels. What next, is someone who likes Highlander 2 going to chime in?

[@SK438]

@@PutItAway101 Much butthurt I sense in you.

[@Zoomer30]

Yeah, so they "fixed" it and it just didn't "look" right. NObody has a symmetrical face. Take a face photo and then mirror one half over to the other. You won't recognize yourself.

[@Dcomps]

Wouldn't it have been great if we had gotten a more cohesive trilogy (No Phantom Menace) and saw more Vader action in Episode 3 because of it?

[@jacklewis3087]

ROTS Vader looks so bad. The all black paint job and symmetrical helmet looks bad

[@arceptor]

you're on crack

[@e.l.norton]

Sorry, but that's a lot of work for what ended up being the worst looking Vader of all the films. Using all those originsl reference pieces to essentially make a completely different costume. The final product looks like a Rubies costume. And, one big hint...the imperfections of the original sculpt MAKE Vader's appearance.

[@giannisonthonax3907]

That's what the CGI said

[@pikppa]

was that a bad joke?

[@StarWarsMoments]

Boy, I wish they would spend some of this time on character development instead of this stupid helmet.

[@thesweenster3843]

These guys did a killer job designing it. This is my favorite version of his mask