Star Wars: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Darth Vader's Suit

6. The Suit Would Cost Over $18 Million In Real Life

Revenge Of The Sith Darth Vader
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Ever wanted to build a Darth Vader suit of your own? It's gonna cost you. A lot.

An inquiry conducted by Shade Station reasoned that an authentic, functional Vader costume would cost around $18.3 million to build in real life.

The outlet broke the suit down into several different components, including helmet augmented reality ($600,000), prosthetic limbs ($180,000), maintenance of those prosthetic limbs ($5.4 million), voice modifier ($1,000), breathing apparatus ($45,000) and a base suit, similar to a NASA space suit ($12 million).

So, besides removing two of your legs and one of your arms, you're going to need a sizeable chunk of change lying around if you want to become a fearsome Sith Lord.

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