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Post #160222

Author
Master Sifo-Dyas
Parent topic
RotS: Evolutionary design in the prequels and the "Vader Outfit"
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Date created
3-Dec-2005, 5:26 AM
What's really irking me, is the fact that the clone troopers have sort of an evolutionary armor design; yet Darth Vader's outfit has been waiting for him in one of Palpatine's 'Fried Sith Apprentice outfit' depots?! I also think the contrast between the used-looking dull and unpolished version of Vader's armor in ANH and the car-commercial-polished one in RotS leave an odd feeling when watching RotS.

There were lots of unused conceptual artworks for Vader's look in ANH that would have looked great in RotS. The major flaw I now see in the prequels is, that it mainly should have been told within four movies - or three films of three hour length. What people wanted to see is not only the fall of Anakin - but also the "revenge of the sith", who returns reborn out of his own ashes to avenge his fate in blind anger (much like in the sand people slaying scene).

I would have liked to learn more about the heritage of Vader's armor. I remember that the armor had some sort of historical background within the starwars universe, that was more sophisticated than what was introduced in the prequel era. As far as I recall the "Sith" were supposed to be some kind of alien race or culture (much like the mandalorians) and that the title "Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith (tm)" was unique to Vader - a title he gave himself - not Palpatine.

How do you guys feel about this?