Whether you are collecting LEGO Star Wars toys or just playing with them, you have to have a LEGO Darth Vader minifigure. If you're a collector, then you'll probably want one of each variation of these Darth Vader toys. Darth Vader is the main bad guy in the original Star Wars trilogy, so it should come as no big surprise that this character was one of the first LEGO Star Wars minifigures.
The LEGO Darth Vader minifigure has been included in sixteen different Star Wars LEGO sets, which is more than any other minifigure except R2-D2. The sets that contain a LEGO Darth Vader minifigure are 3340 Star Wars #1, 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer, 7150 TIE Advanced & Y-Wing, 7152 TIE Advanced & Y-Wing, 7200 Final Duel I, 7251 Darth Vader Transformation, 7262 TIE Advanced & Y-Wing, 7263 TIE Fighter, 7264 Imperial Inspection, 7672 Rogue Shadow, 8017 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter, 8096 Palpatine's Shuttle, 10123 Cloud City, 10131 TIE Collection, 10188 Death Star, and 10212 UCS Imperial Shuttle.
The original variation of LEGO Darth Vader appeared in eleven sets. This version has an all-black body with a control panel design on the torso. The head has battle scars, and he wears a black cape and helmet. The original LEGO Darth Vader minifigure comes with a red lightsaber. The Darth Vader minifigure that was included with the 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer, 7251 Darth Vader Transformation, and 7264 Imperial Inspection had a new head with no eyebrows and some extra scars. The 2008 redesign of the LEGO Darth Vader minifigure has a more detailed torso and a new style of head. This version was included in the 8017 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter set and the 10188 Death Star set. The 2010 version has pupils in its eyes. This version was included in the 10212 Imperial Shuttle set. The battle damaged Darth Vader minifigure appears in the 7672 Rogue Shadow set. This version has one gray arm and leg and a shattered mask. There was also a chrome LEGO Darth Vader minifigure that was included in random LEGO Star Wars sets in 2009. Ten thousand of these Darth Vader toys were made. The chrome version was the same as the 2008 version except that it was painted silver instead of black.
In addition to his appearances in LEGO Star Wars sets, the Darth Vader minifigure has also been featured in pen, key chain, and magnet sets. The sets he appeared in are 1709 Pen Darth Vader, 3913 Darth Vader Key Chain, 850353 Darth Vader Key Chain, M229 LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Magnet Set, P2155 Darth Vader Connect & Build Pen, P3702 Darth Vader Carabiner Pen, and W005 Star Wars Darth Vader Watch.
LEGO Darth Vader and LEGO Emperor Palpatine appear in six sets together, so if you want to add both of these LEGO Star Wars minifigures to your collection, you can buy one of these sets and get both figures at once. The sets that include both LEGO Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine are 3340 Star Wars #1, 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer, 7200 Final Duel I, 7264 Imperial Inspection, 8096 Palpatine's Shuttle, and 10188 Death Star. LEGO Emperor Palpatine was also included in two LEGO sets that Darth Vader does not appear in. These sets are 7166 Imperial Shuttle and the 8039 Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser. Emperor Palpatine also appeared as a magnet in 852844 Chancellor Palpatine Magnet Set.
The LEGO Emperor Palpatine minifigure had a yellow face in 3340 Star Wars, 7166 Imperial Shuttle, and 7200 Final Duel I. In the 7264 Imperial Inspection set, Palpatine had a gray face and gray hands. The LEGO Emperor Palpatine minifigure was completely redesigned in 2008. This figure had a more detailed robe and redesigned image on the body. He had big yellow eyes and larger wrinkles. This variation came with a black cape and hood. This is the variation that was included in the 8096 Emperor Palpatine's Shuttle set. The Clone Wars variation has a flesh-colored face with blue eyes and red arms and legs. He has blonde hair and wears Senatorial robes. The hologram version of Emperor Palpatine was included in the 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer set.
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