Lord Vader was able to chew food, which he could consume while in his meditation chamber. While in the chamber, Vader could remove his helmet and consume regular food, which he preferred. Consuming food orally was the way he preferred eating.
In Legends he eats a goo called RepMed VitaPaste, which he doesn't like the taste of. He can also chew food a little. Vader could take food through his mouth, but only when he was inside a hyperbaric chamber, since he had to remove his triangular respiratory vent.
In addition to its life-support functions, the Sith Lord's helmet contributed to giving him a frightening appearance, and could be removed to use a feeding tube in his private chamber due to his inability to eat normally.
Consuming food orally was the way he preferred eating. During his tiresome runs throughout the galaxy hunting Jedi, and dealing with the rebellion, Lord Vader had very little time to consume food orally. Vader's suit took care of most of his need, which also included food.
He doesn't bathe in the conventional sense, as he spends the majority of time in a Bacta Tank which affects his default body odor. And the fact that he has no sweat glands. Does Darth Vader shower?
Anakin's specific favorite food in "The Clone Wars" isn't explicitly mentioned. ...
Tarsh Maxers: In the novel "Outbound Flight," part of the Legends continuity that "The Clone Wars" borrows elements from, Anakin is described as enjoying Tarsh Maxers, a spicy and pungent Naboo dish made with roasted roots and grubs.
Darth Vader Hated Palpatine More Than Even The Jedi
For all the hate he directed upon himself, he'd come to hate his master just as much if not more, especially after learning that Palpatine had kept the truth about Padmé's death from him for so many years with the reveal that Luke Skywalker was his son.
For the first time in all his life, Darth Vader sees a Jedi act the way he was always told Jedis should act, and seeing his son become the ideal of what the Jedi Order claimed to be made Vader not only love his child, but greatly respect him.
Sidious used Vader's own method of punishment against him. During his reign as Emperor, Sidious applied the Force choke technique on Vader to demonstrate how weak the apprentice was compared to the master.
It was easy to believe that Darth Vader had kind intentions or a simple code of honor for the Sith, but his plans were much more strategic. Instead, Darth Vader wanted to keep Chewbacca alive because he wanted the Rebels to collectively suffer even more. He wanted them to be weak.
Behind his mask, he squeezed his eyes shut in an effort to hold back the tears that he was physically unable to wipe away. But no tears came. He didn't know whether the surgical droids had altered or removed his tear ducts, and he was beyond caring.
Originally Answered: Why is Vader rather weak in the OT and way stronger in Rogue One which takes place in the same year as Star Wars: A New Hope? This is the timeframe that Vader is building his rep. He is still relatively new at the Emperor's side and the Empire is expanding its grip. The way to do that is with fear.
In "Return of the Jedi", Darth Vader is seen shedding tears during the final confrontation between him, Luke Skywalker, and Emperor Palpatine. This moment occurs when Vader witnesses his son, Luke, being tortured by the Emperor's Force lightning, and he is torn between his loyalty to the Emperor and…
But while it was out of character for a traditional Sith Lord, Vader's past as Anakin Skywalker showed that his compassion towards the soldiers he led was a major part of his character.
Darth Vader weighed 120kg (264 lbs), and most of that weight is because of the armor's steel and obsidian components. This means Darth Vader is unable to move at all at speed, and he needs the assistance of cybernetics.
Vader was cold-blooded, brutal, and relentless towards his enemies, as he was ready to tease, torture, and even kill them in cold blood. He was seemingly unfailingly loyal to his master Darth Sidious; the latter was the closest thing Vader had to a friend.
During the Imperial Era, a human female nurse served the Galactic Empire on board the Death Star under the supervision of a doctor. They both served the Sith Lord Darth Vader as his personal medical caretakers. The nurse became obsessed and psychotically in love with the Dark Lord of the Sith.
