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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Can Darth Vader breath without his mask?

Why Can't Darth 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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Did Vader ever 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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How did they do Darth Vaders breathing?

Ben Burtt is the sound designer for the "Star Wars" movies. And to get Vader's mechanical breathing, Burtt went to a California dive shop, jammed a small microphone into a scuba regulator and started sucking air. Mr. BEN BURTT (Sound Designer): When you breathe through it you could hear the valve opening and closing.
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Can Vader hold his breath?

It is established, in Shadows of the Empire, that Darth Vader is capable of overriding his breathing apparatus, though at the cost of a not-insignificant amount of pain. There is no reason he could not have simply held his breath until Luke was nearby.
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Why Does Darth Vader Breathe Like That? (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)



Is Darth Vader's suit painful?

It was also uncomfortable to wear. Vader slowly learned to live with the isolation and anonymity that the suit imposed on him. Vader had to change his lightsaber style to compensate for the weight, bulk and inflexibility of his armor. The electronics of the suit were sensitive to electrical discharges.
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Why is Darth 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 does Darth 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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Can Darth Vader use force lightning?

While Darth Vader doesn't use Force Lightning in the Star Wars films, the power played a key role in his story in the comics. Despite being considered one of the strongest wielders of the Dark Side of the Force, Darth Vader never uses Force Lightning in any of the films.
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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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Why didn't Vader upgrade his suit?

This means that Vader has multiple suits. He just chooses not to change it, because doing so might remove Vader from his private cloister of brooding and meditation. This connection to the Dark Side, and not the physical armor he wears, makes Vader one of the most dangerous threats in the galaxy.
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Why couldnt Vader heal himself?

He didn't heal him either because, even though he probably could with the darkside powers and abilities, he wanted him to miserable in the suit so he could be a more better Sith Lord. Probably he feared his sith apprentice rising up against him and betraying him, so he decided to make him less powerful.
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Why is Darth Vader so tall?

Both of Anakin's legs were removed and replaced with robotic prostheses. Vader's armor is quite thick and likely adds an inch or more to both his height AND overall girth (torso, legs, arms, etc.), thus making him appear both taller and bulkier.
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What would happen if Darth Vader did not burn?

So if Anakin wasn't burned, then he wouldn't wear his suit, he'd just wear a cloak, and that's all.
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Why is Darth Vader's voice so deep?

His voice wasn't his own as shown by the Darth Vader's Armor article on Wookieepedia: The med droids that had made the suit had inserted the redundant breathing tubes low enough so that, with the aid of an enunciator, his scorched vocal cords could still form sounds and words through a voice synthesizer in the mask.
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How heavy was Darth Vader's suit?

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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Who is the most evil character in Star Wars?

Star Wars: The 10 Most Evil Villains From Across The Expanded...
  1. 1 Grand Moff Tarkin.
  2. 2 Aurra Sing. ...
  3. 3 General Grievous. ...
  4. 4 Gallius Rax. ...
  5. 5 Grand Admiral Thrawn. ...
  6. 6 Asajj Ventress. ...
  7. 7 Moff Gideon. ...
  8. 8 Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine. ...
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What age did Anakin become Vader?

Born in 41 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), Anakin is only 22 when he becomes Darth Vader in 19 BBY and dooms himself to a life of pain and suffering.
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Did Vader lose both arms?

Eventually, he lost both his legs and his remaining arm in the climactic duel on Mustafar between both he and Obi-Wan. As Vader, he had each limb replaced with cybernetic parts, but would lose his robotic right arm one last time when Luke Skywalker faced his father in Return of the Jedi.
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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 did Anakin get his scar?

Origins of the Scar

In the comic, Anakin fights a lightsaber duel with Count Dooku's apprentice, Asajj Ventress. She eventually gets the upper hand but decides to show off her precision. Instead of killing him, she swipes the tip of her lightsaber over his right eye.
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Who would win Luke or Vader?

Over the years, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader encountered each other a number of times, with Vader getting the upper hand nearly every time. However, once Luke fully embraced his power in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, he proved that he was indeed stronger than Darth Vader and struck his father down.
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