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RotS: Evolutionary design in the prequels and the "Vader Outfit"

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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?
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i think it wouldve been cool had vader worn some kind of prototype suit
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Because Lucas wasted so much time on Jar Jar and other 'wasted exposition' in the first two movies, there is a simple answer for all the things we wanted to see: Force Ghost theory, The birth of Rebellion, Vader meeting Tarkin.

He ran out of time!
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The clone/stormtroopers' armor is just a battle uniform, and those change over time, due to changing tastes and technology. Compare a US Army ACU of today to the BDUs of twenty years ago; different camouflage pattern, design, tactical vests, kevlar, boots, etc. It makes sense that stormtrooper armor would evolve quickly, especially given the rapidly changing military and political climate of the late Old Republic and the Empire.

Vader's outfit, on the other hand, is his sole outward identity. It's his face to the universe, and it should remain the same throughout his life -- aside from the occasional repairwork, upgrade to the internal gadgetry, and polishing.

Though I do wonder why Palpatine had such a suit handy, and whether its appearance had any meaning. It looks a little bit like Warb Null, the Naddist enforcer on Onderon. But Palpatine's Sith traditions, as a whole, seem divorced from the ancient Sith; he goes so far as to insult the Lords on Korriban near the end of his life. Vader was more in touch with the original Sith, as there was a throne prepared for him on Korriban.

Of course, if Vader's outfit screamed "DARK LORD OF THE SITH," everyone in the Galaxy would soon know the true source of his power and patronage. Maybe he just wore a standard issue Sav-a-Life Suit(TM) from Republic MedTek(TM).
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Their was some speculation that Vaders suit would be a prototype design for ROTS during filming. Whether it was really considered or just a rumour is anyone's guess, although their where some pretty convincing drawings and old EU illustrations flying around the net at the time. I remeber one that looked pretty cool was a bit like an old fashioned frogman's respirator and big red goggles, the head was unprotected ie just bald. Looked Good!!
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Well, I'm sure a large portion of the reason to get him in "the" suit was a fan service/marketing thing more so than any type of story evolution.

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