There’s reasons to believe that the evil Darth Vader, from the Star Wars movies, was inspired by Japanese samurai. Thanks to the Yoshitoku corporation, the circle has now closed, and Vader returns to its roots:
The “Samurai Vader” is a 1:4 scale costume with a traditional bow and a Samurai sword. According to Albotas, it was created for a festival called “Tango no Sekku”, “Boy’s Day”. Much of the armor is hand-crafted, and the entire set will cost over US$5000.
Compare this to the other Internet-famous Japanese Darth Vader creation…
…and you’ll appreciate Samurai Vader twice as much.
(Via Albotas.)
That Samurai Darth Vader looks awesome.
And I don’t think anything needs to be said about the hello kitty atrocity below…