How heavy is Vader's suit?

Vader's formidable shoulder armor provides the master of combat with a huge benefit in battle. The armor is blaster-proof and resistant to many energy blades and when struck by such weapons, shows little to no damaging effects. However, the armor is quite heavy (12.2 kg, or 26.9 lbs), which restricts Vader's movement.
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How Much Does Darth Vader's suit weigh?

The armor's boots featured magnetic clamps, which could magnetically adhere the suit to a metallic surface. He weighed 120 kilograms in his armor, and was 2.03 meters tall in it.
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Is Vader's suit weak to lightning?

19 Weakness: Electricity

Darth Vader possessed the skill to use Force lightning, but the limitations of his suit prevented this. A lot of the systems that were keeping Darth Vader alive were maintained by electricity, which is why Force lightning was so destructive towards him.
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How much pounds does Vader weigh?

Solving for the mass of Vader (or as Obi Wan calls him in Episode IV, Darth). This gives Darth Vader a mass of 89 kg (196 lbs).
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Can Darth Vader take off his suit?

Despite how integrated the suit appeared to be with regard to Vader's cybernetics, virtually all of the external components of the suit could be removed in their entirety, as Vader was known to routinely remove both the suit and his prosthetic limbs during maintenance sessions.
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10 Interesting Facts About Darth Vader's Suit You Didn't Know - Star Wars Explained



How does Darth Vader pee?

According to Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, the eponymous Dark Lord relies on catheters to urinate. As for his solid waste, he needs collection pouches. His suit also includes recyclers, an understandably vital feature since it's not realistic to clean out his suit all the time.
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Can Vader sleep?

When Vader did sleep, he was awoken soon after by a disturbing series of visions, sounds and pain, most of which including Obi-Wan or Padme. It's entirely possible that he never really needed to sleep given the powers of his mechanical suit, however, his brain was still completely biological.
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Why does Darth Vader breathe so heavily?

When Vader breathes out, the suit is at a low pressure, and when he breathes in the interior atmosphere is at a higher pressure. This difference would effectively force (haha) air into and out of his lungs.
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What does Vader eat?

Short answer: Yes. He eats a crude paste, a bit like in The Matrix, but it tastes awful. He also uses an IV for nutrition. His internal organs are badly damaged, so he can't really eat normal food, or even much special invalid food, but he eats occasionally.
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Is Darth Vader itchy?

To wear the suit was painful for Vader, from the itchy synthetic skin, to the loud sound of the respiratory, to all of the needles and pins penetrating his body. This pain kept him awake when he tried to sleep and detrimentally affected his sanity.
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How strong is Vader's armor?

Vader's formidable shoulder armor provides the master of combat with a huge benefit in battle. The armor is blaster-proof and resistant to many energy blades and when struck by such weapons, shows little to no damaging effects. However, the armor is quite heavy (12.2 kg, or 26.9 lbs), which restricts Vader's movement.
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How many Jedi can force heal?

There are only three Jedi who use Force Heal: Rey Skywalker, Ben Solo, and Baby Yoda.
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Why does KYLO have Vader's helmet?

One key aspect of Kylo Ren's character in Star Wars is his reverence for his grandfather, Darth Vader, which was shown visually in The Force Awakens, both in his style and in his altar-like shrine to Vader's helmet.
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Why does Darth Vader have buttons on his chest?

Darth Vader has a computer on his chest, known as the 'chest computer' in hardcore Star Wars wikia circles. Its primary function is life support, to keep Anakin Skywalker's scorched body alive.
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Is Vader left handed?

Sith do not appear to be predisposed to left-handedness

It's not clear that Vader is left-handed in the movies. Here he is fighting with his right hand in his duel with Luke Skywalker on Bespin, for example. He also is portrayed as right-handed in the Marvel Star Wars comics.
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Can Vader breathe without his mask?

Dark Vader cannot breathe without his mask because his mask is connected to a life support system. His famous black armor suit covers this life-sustaining system.
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Can Darth Vader use force lightning?

Darth Vader can not use force lighting, because of his severed arms. Robotic hands can't summon the force lighting. However Darth Vader can still use other forms of the force, such as force choke.
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Why was Vader's skin white?

When did Darth Vader's skin become white? It become white due to a lack of sunlight/his face being covered up underneath a mask/helmet for about 2 decades (aka 20 years).
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How tall is Vader in the suit?

Anakin is a taller-than-average 1.88 meters (~6'2”), but Darth Vader's canonical height is a staggering 2.03 meters (~6'9”), meaning Darth Vader's armor, which Anakin dons in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith after the near-fatal duel, increases his height by approximately 7”.
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How strong is Darth Vader?

The Force: As the Chosen One, Vader was immensely powerful and had an amazingly strong connection to the Force, stronger than any Force-user ever in existence. He also possessed the potential to according to Obi-Wan Kenboi become the most powerful light and dark side Force-Sensitive being in the history of the galaxy.
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