Darth Vader
Let’s start with why Darth Vader. Well, for starters Vader has remained at the pinnacle of cool for forty nine years. Not just entertainment history or meme culture, actual bloody cool. The suit, the breathing, the voice, the unwillingness to share the room with anyone else. You never stop loving Vader. Sure you might scoff at him for a few years in a misplaced act of rebellion, but then someone plays that theme in a shopping centre and you’re right there.
Go ahead find better Vader merch than us. Good luck. It exists in landfill quantities and we’ve sifted through plenty. But you won’t find another place that has only curated actual good pieces. Scarce as Vader merch might be, good Vader merch is rarer. Seeing is believing so we’ve put together a little guide to prove our villain is everything your favourites claim to be.
Everything we’ve selected has been bought with you in mind. The person reading this looking for the perfect gift for someone who loves Vader as much as they do. We know you’ve spent years ruining the sound quality of your CD player playing the Vinyl edition of The Imperial March. You don’t need another sub-par keyring. We get it.
We have tried to pick things that you would love regardless of who they are for. Gifts for your Vader obsessed family member, date or best friend. Ones that you can enjoy as well when they aren’t tucked away in a drawer. Quality items that can pass for clever rather than nerdy. Well constructed stuff that actually feels like it’s worth as much as you spent.
Because let’s face it, spending a bunch of money on something just because it has your favourite character on it is kinda silly. Don’t get us wrong, we’ve all got the spaghetti box palace that got relegated to the cupboard under the stairs years ago, but that was never what we wanted here. These are treats that can handle living rent free in your home.
We’ve picked some clothing so that when Lord Vader is mentioned you can respond faster than Yoda overclocking hisDragonball Xenoverse PC. Obviously we’ve included some toys and figurines so you can furnish your bunker like the Emperor would. And if he ever does manage to take over the world, you’ll be ready.
We’ve rounded out our list with some geek chic style Vader goods to pour over as you wait for the fateful day. Or maybe just for dinner, we don’t judge. A guy can dream right?
So, whether they need a new coffee mug or you finally convincing excuse to get that shirt you’ve been eyeing up, Vader has got you covered. Don’t give gifted gifts. Unless they’re from Vader. Let the best star war win.