Darth Vader " See also : Anakin Skywalker , 75111 Darth Vader " Darth Vader is a Star Wars minifigure introduced in 1999 as part of the " Classic Star Wars " line . Since 1999 , He has had 14 variations to date . He is the husband of Padmè , Sith apprentice to Emperor Palpatine , the father of Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker , the father - in - law of Han Solo and the grandfather of Kylo Ren . Symbol of the saga . Darth Vader has appeared in a total of seventeen sets , being recognized as one of the most frequently packaged minifigures , but he is not even close to Luke Skywalker who appears in twenty - eight sets . He is considered the representation of the LEGO Star Wars line to a certain extent , after the fact that Darth Vader is the most well known Star Wars character , and has been in all 6 movies . He was released in the set 8017 Darth Vader ' s TIE Fighter to symbolize the 10th anniversary of LEGO and Star Wars . His helmet was on the box art of the line . He has so far appeared in all of the LEGO Star Wars Video Games . He is the last unlockable character in , that can only be unlocked after finding all the minikits in the game , which makes him one of the hardest characters to unlock . He also has a cameo in . He is also on the front cover of the book . Background . Darth Vader ( formerly Anakin Skywalker ) was once a Jedi Knight and expert pilot trained by Obi - Wan Kenobi , but his emotions ( mostly for Padme ) caused him to give in to his anger and aggression , leading to him being turned to the Dark Side of the Force by Emperor Palpatine . This new path caused him to join the Sith and resulted in a duel with Obi - Wan . Vader lost this duel , which resulted in him having to permanently wear body armor and a life - support system . Vader soon became a feared leader of the Empire . He became an enemy to the Rebellion . He killed many Jedi and Rebels for arround thirty years . He had a son and a daughter , Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia respectively . However , due to complications , he did not know Luke was his son until after the first Death Star blew up , and he did not know Leia was his daughter until the day he died . Darth Vader dramatically told Luke " I am your father " in Cloud City , when they dueled at the climax of " Episode V " . During the same duel , Vader was responsible for cutting off Luke ' s right hand . Soon the the two met again for a final duel . Luke won the duel but Palpatine fired out Force Lightning at him . Anakin Skywalker ( no longer Vader ) saved Luke and threw Palpatine into the Reactor Core of the second Death Star , but died shortly after . Anakin was then seen as a Force ghost by his son . Gallery of Variations . Original . Darth Vader ' s original variation was his first and most famous variation , which appeared in eleven separate sets , officially representing Darth Vader as a LEGO minifigure , until its redesign in 2008 . The minifigure has black legs , black arms , and black hands . His torso has a special design showcasing a control panel with red and blue buttons on his torso , with grey outlines around it . He has a cape , and a classic grey scarred Minifigure head , which represents his battle injuries due to his Battle with Kenobi . Under his head he wears a black cape and over his head he wears an exclusive mask that covers all of his head , representing a breathing mask that keeps him alive . He comes with a red lightsaber . He appears in this variation in the sets 10123 Cloud City , 7200 Final Duel I , 7150 TIE Fighter & Y - Wing , 3340 Star Wars , 78744 Star Wars Value Pack , 10131 TIE Collection , and 7262 TIE Fighter & Y - Wing . In 7251 Darth Vader Transformation he comes with no cape . He has appeared in all four LEGO Star Wars Video Games in this variation , including : , , , and . He also has a cameo in in this variation . Light bluish grey head . This variant is almost identical to the original version except the grey on the head and torso outlines is updated to a light bluish grey color . This variant can be found in sets from years 2004 - 2007 . New head . Darth Vader was released in three more sets , 7264 Imperial Inspection , 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer , and 7251 Darth Vader Transformation , with some minor differences from the Original Variation , those being having his eyebrows removed and a few additional scars . 2008 redesign . In the 2008 redesign , Darth Vader comes with the same black hands , black arms , black legs , helmet , and cape as his original variation , except his torso has more details , including his belt and even more detail on his chest panel . The head also , in a strange way despite being in traditional LEGO style , has an increased resemblance to Hayden Christensen . This variation was first released in the set 10188 Death Star , and later re - released in the set 8017 Darth Vader ' s TIE Fighter , marking it as the new official redesign . 2010 redesign . The 2010 redesign has the same legs , cape and helmet that the previous redesign used from 2008 . The head has a new printing , introducing the pupils for the first time . Vader ' s torso buttons are coloured differently , too . This current variation is only available with the sets 10212 Imperial Shuttle , 7965 Millennium Falcon , and 10221 UCS Super Star Destroyer . Battle Damaged Darth Vader . Battle Damaged Darth Vader was a unique variation of Darth Vader , released only in the set 7672 Rogue Shadow , released as part of the Expanded Universe line to promote the Star Wars : The Force Unleashed video game . He includes a grey headpiece displaying a black eye and scars on the left side of his face and a shattered mask on the right side . He wears a black headpiece that goes around his neck , representing his broken mask . He has a grey legpiece , one black legpiece , and a black belt . He also has a black arm piece and one grey arm piece , and two dark black hands . He also holds a red lightsaber . The variation represents Darth Vader ' s appearance after being fought ( and severely damaged ) by Galen Marek , his secret apprentice , near the end of the storyline of the video game The Force Unleashed . This variation is avaliable to play after creating a minikit for a certain level on . Light - Up Lightsaber . This variation is exactly the same as the Original Variation , but only his left arm , left hand , helmet and lightsaber blade can be removed . His hand is attached to his lightsaber . The lightsaber has a built in light , which lights up his lightsaber whenever his head is punched down . He has a built in battery . This minifigure is exclusive to 7263 TIE Fighter . Chrome . Alongside LEGO® Star Wars ' 10th anniversary , LEGO produced Chrome Darth Vader Minifigures to promote the event , and an unconfirmed number polybags of the Chrome Vader were randomly inserted into 2009 LEGO Star Wars sets . The Chrome Vader was the same design as the 2008 version of Vader with the new torso , but shiny paint was used instead of the standard black . Microfigure . Darth Vader appears as a Microfigure in the LEGO Games set 3866 The Battle of Hoth . 2014 Redesign . The 2014 redesign has the same cape and helmet that the previous redesign used from 2010 . His head has a totally new printing , showing a tan color and his facial expression has completely changed . He now also has printings on his legs . This Minifigure has only appeared in the set 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer . Santa Darth Vader . The Santa Darth Vader , introduced and only featured in the 2014 version of the 75056 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar , features new prints on the torso , hips and legs . Underneath the Santa - costume - printing , the print of the 2014 redesign can be seen . Mask and head are also equivalent to the 2014 version of the figure . Additionally , this design sports a red cape instead of a black one . 2015 Redesign . The 2015 redesign of the figure , introduced with set 75093 Death Star Final Duel in June , keeps the printing of the 2014 redesign completely from head downwards ( excluding the head ) . The exclusive feature to this version is the new mold and concept for the helmet of the figure , as well as the head - print . The helmet now consists of two parts : a neck piece and the mask and helmet . The former being connected to the minifigure ' s neck and the latter connected to the head . The face features new printing on a white headpiece . Rebels Variation . Vader also appeared in the " Star Wars Rebels " theme , specifically in the set 75150 Darth Vader ’ s TIE Advanced and A - wing Fighter . Appearances . Darth Vader has appeared in seventeen sets , a large portion of which contain Imperial vehicles and technology ; the most common is his personal TIE Advanced x1 . Video game appearances . He has appeared in all five LEGO Star Wars Video Games . In , he appears in the ending cutscene after completing Revenge of the Sith , and is playable in the bonus level " A New Hope " , where he uses the same animations as Anakin Skywalker . In , Vader is playable in the penultimate level " Jedi Destiny " , where he and Luke defeat Emperor Palpatine . In , he makes the same appearances as in the first 2 games . In , Darth Vader is unlockable in both his classic variation , and his battle - damaged form after collecting all the mini - kits in a certain level . Darth Vader also makes a cameo in , where his shadow can be seen in a cutscene , but in reality it is just the Grail Knight . Secondary appearances . The LEGO Darth Vader Minifigure has also been released in products besides LEGO sets and video games , mostly accessories , including pens , Key Chains , and t - shirts .