User talk:Jimmy da tuna/Helmet

Darth Vader's Helmet
John Mollo, wardrobe master for Star Wars, said that "Darth Vader's helmet started as a World War I German helmet." Darth Vader's helmet and breathing mask were based on kabuto helmets and mempo masks worn by samurai in feudal Japan. George Lucas based the design of the helmet on Japanese designs because of their exotic and frightening look. Armor from the Japanese feudal period was designed to invoke fear in the enemy as well as protect the wearer. Darth Vader's helmet is supposed to contain a breathing mask, which makes the famous eerie breathing sound. George Lucas designed the helmet this way to give Darth Vader the impression of being part-man, part-machine.

The helmet has appeared in products such as water globes and toy masks.