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

2. He Once Had An Official Boot-Polisher

Star Wars Annual 3 1983 darth vader boot polisher
Marvel Comics

Ever wonder how Darth keeps his outfit looking so shiny and clean? Why, he has a young whipping-boy polish and scrub his armour down, of course!

In 1983's Star Wars Annual #3: The Apprentice (which is now part of non-canonical Legends material), there are several hilarious panels depicting Vader trying to assert his authority over a group of Imperial officers, while a young boy hovers awkwardly around his lower-regions with a cloth.

star wars annual #3 1983 darth vader boot polisher
Marvel Comics

To be fair, in among all his galaxy-dominating antics, Vader doesn't exactly have time for the necessary TLC to keep his suit in such a pristine fashion. Why not kill two birds with one stone and clean and work simultaneously?

And from the boy's perspective, just imagine having "Sith Lord Boot Polisher" on your résumé...

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