Ever since his first appearance in 1977, Darth Vader has mystified and terrified audiences. The black mask, the eerie sound of his breathing and the deep, resounding tones of James Earl Jones merged to form a cocktail of villainy that would serve to be a favorite on the pop culture menu for years to come.
Since those early days, Star Wars has become a mammoth sprawl of interconnecting stories and characters, created and curated over the course of decades. Darth Vader has enjoyed numerous iterations across almost every conceivable form of media. As my Darth Vader mug will tell you: the guy gets around.
