Why is Darth Vader's face 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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Why is Vader's face white?

When Luke takes off Vader's mask, why was his face so pale? Vader had very pale skin, almost white. If you look at severe burn victims, their faces are usually retain their natural skin color. Vader in Rogue One had his normal color.
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Why is Darth Vader's skin gray?

I think it is because he was struck with Palpatine's force lightning, like how when Mace Windu reflected the lightning back onto him in revenge of the sith and he became all gray and wrinkled.
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Why is Darth Vader's face deformed?

His lungs were so charred, his retinas so scarred, and his face so deformed he would forever need a mask to breathe and speak properly. Implanted in his chest is an annunciator linked to a processor that allows his damaged vocal cords to produce speech.
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What is the White Darth Vader?

In an alternate version of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader did not die but was reborn as Anakin Skywalker in all-new white armor. By Drew Mollo Published Mar 22, 2022.
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10 Interesting Facts About Darth Vader's Suit You Didn't Know - Star Wars Explained



How does Darth Vader's suit keep him alive?

Though the extent of Vader's injuries remained concealed by his foreboding armor, it was known that he required an advanced life-support system to stay alive. This life-support system was integrated into his armor, thus freeing Vader of the limitations inherent in external life-support equipment.
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Why does Darth Vader breathe so heavy?

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?

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. In Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker suffered severe burns and injuries after his lightsaber fight with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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Can Darth Vader heal himself?

While Vader was able to heal himself to some degree.. overall, healing energies are not a strong suit of the dark side by any means. That is something that is typically in the area of the light side, which is why many Jedi such as Yoda, Ikrit and others lives for hundreds of years.
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Is Darth Vader weaker than Anakin?

Over the years, he learned from his mistakes and evolved as a warrior due to his years of hunting Jedi throughout the Galaxy. Thus, for the lightsaber category, Vader ended up being more powerful than Anakin.
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Does 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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How did Anakin get his scar?

With that, Ventress retreated further into the building, with an enraged Anakin Skywalker in hot pursuit. Ambushing the Jedi, Ventress managed to slash Skywalker across the face, leaving him with a scar on his jaw.
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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.
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What is under Darth Vader's mask?

Former bodybuilder and champion weight-lifter Dave Prowse played two iconic screen figures familiar to anyone growing up in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s. Or rather he played one and a bit, for, although he was the man behind the Darth Vader mask in the original Star Wars trilogy, James Earl Jones provided the voice.
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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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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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Does Darth Vader eat food?

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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Does Darth Vader get itchy?

The fires of Mustafar completely destroyed Darth Vader's skin. To fix this problem, he had a type of synthetic skin to replace the skin seared from his bones. Said artificial skin itched so badly that he was driven insane with discomfort, his body needing to be regularly cleansed and scrubbed of dead flesh by droids.
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What does Darth Vader see through his mask?

As Vader was lying down, with many lights over him, what he saw were those lights in a red/orange tint and different data around them. As his retinas were so injured they couldn't be repaired, the helmet was given optical filters to block excess light and thus protect Vader's eyes while also allowing him to see.
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How heavy is Darth 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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What happened to Darth Vader's body?

Later, in the Legends continuity, it was established that Anakin's body disappeared after his death, and that Luke burned Darth Vader's empty armor on Endor.
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