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I don't want to disappoint you all with no jackass commentary on this piece. At the same time, this guy can strangle someone who displeases him from across galaxies. Now, I know he's just a floating spirit or whatever, and he's all redeemed and nice and junk. But I don't want to push my luck.

Vader may very well be my first icon of awesome. My parents tell me that Star Wars was the first movie I ever saw. And "forever did it dominate my destiny."

For Star Wars Galaxies. Copyright Lucas Arts and Sony Online Entertainment. Art directed by Roger Chamberlain and Derek Herring.

Chestplate by Hebrew washing machine scrapyard. I'm not even kidding. The first Vader costume was seriously cobbled together from junk, including a washing machine coin slot. The Hebrew words were the inspiration for "Sith Script" which was used for the following costumes. And the words became a prophecy, instead of, I guess "Linens and Delicates."
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Mood: Mortified ~FellitoRockero May 11, 2013
Even like that, he still seems imposing.
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~bossman12 Feb 2, 2013   Traditional Artist
"Your skills are weak oldman.
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~artofreak Jan 24, 2013
wow.he literally is towering over the viewer making you feel as small as a bloody ant.
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~Dusterboy Dec 31, 2012
Absolutely perfect. Well done.

And you and I must be about the same age, Steve, since the original "Star Wars" movie was one of the first movies I saw and I was only five.
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~Wanhus May 21, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
Even thou Darth Vader is often portrayed in red setting I really enjoy the red shine in this.
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Mood: Wow! ~Arrowriter May 4, 2012
Quite possibly the best Vader rendition I've ever seen. And I've seen a lot. I LOVE the red mist/fog stuff going on. Really looks great with the character, and black and red are just so evil and badass. The sheen on the helmet looks great; I can almost see it as real. Didn't know the chestplate was swiped from a washing machine, much less a Hebrew one. Oh, so many things I don't know. ;)
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~badlilmunkee Apr 16, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Absolutely love this beautifully done rendition Vader.

And yes, I agree with you... his badass character is most definitely a true 'icon of of awesome' in my book, also. :)
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Mood: Approval ~wedges1 Jan 26, 2012
excellent . prob the greatest sc-fi villan of all time !
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~arthall2012 Jan 4, 2012  Professional General Artist
Awesome...Vader's helmet is one of the hardest things on the planet to draw correctly. Especially given there are 4 different versions (4 movies). I'm partial to the original New Hope Design with the bigger "wings"
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*SteveArgyle Jan 5, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Don't I know it. Running stuff past Lucas's team is like the day of judgement. They know every tiny little thing, down to the script on the chest panel. And like you say, it's different for each time period. So you've not only got to get it right, it needs to be right for that particular time. Yikes.

(This is the Empire Strikes Back version.)
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