canofhumdingers said:
If his armor was blown apart like that, he would be too. It’s way past the point of suspension of disbelief to think his armor and suit could be THAT SEVERELY DAMAGED without it also causing Vader himself great bodily harm.

I don’t think you understand the point of armor lol

His shoulder should be torn to pieces in that picture.

Hyperbole. Maybe his shoulder would be scraped up but if the armor were anywhere near effective he we would be fine.

And he should be dying or dead without his mask.

And who’s to say the he isn’t dying in that picture?

This statue from sideshow is kinda more in line with my ideas:

Doesn’t look like he went through a whole lot to be honest. A small scale engagement but nothing like a real war setting would have him being injured in such a manner.