Darth Vader's Armor

Darth Vader's Armor is a black suit of padding that serves as both protective armor and a breathing apparatus, used only by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise.

History
After being persuaded by Chancellor Palpatine, a member of the Galactic Senate, to become a Sith apprentice so the he could make sure his wife is in eternal safety, former Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker assassinated almost all remaining Jedi and ordered his men to blindly serve Palpatine. Skywalker's former master, Obi Wan Kenobi, then had a final fight with his ex-apprentice in the volcanic pits of Mustafar.

Anakin was ultimately dismembered and suffered severe burns, melting his skin and damaging his lungs. However, Skywalker still survived the conflict and Palpatine, now an emperor, had his apprentice locked in a suit of black knight-like armor and had his severed limbs replaced with robotic appendages. Afterwards, Skywalker, now known as Darth Vader the supreme commander of the Galactic Empire, donned the armor since the day he died.

Features
Vader's armor was made up of seven parts; a helmet, a mask, a tunic, a cape, boots, gloves, and a system of breathing apparatuses. The helmet is made of extremely durable durasteel while the mask has a pair of one-way translucent visors for Vader to see out of and a vocoder, which gives him his famous baritone voice. His tunic is made up of 10 layers, all providing nearly impenetrable protection from almost any deadly substance.

His gloves, named the Mandarlorian Crushgaunt, are designed to deliver great crushing power while his boots have a ferromagnetic core, however these pair of limb protections make it completely impossible for Vader to run due to their weight. The breathing apparatuses are linked together via a control box on Vader's stomach and belt that controls his artificially functioning lungs, and the cape is designed to both symbolize Vader's "royalty" among the Empire and serve as a shield from acid and fire.