The first LEGO Darth Vader came in 1999, in one of the first LEGO Star Wars sets, and he has since turned up in a Santa hat, in a summer vest with palm trees, in a sweater with the Death Star on it and as a gingerbread man. BrickLink lists 33 Darth Vader minifigures in all. Every one is below with the sets it came in, along with the Vader from the 2026 Executor, which doesn’t have a BrickLink number yet.
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How many LEGO Darth Vader minifigures are there?
33, from 1999 to 2026, on BrickLink’s list in November 2026. Some of the differences between them are tiny, such as a head with or without eyebrows, so two Vaders that look alike can have different BrickLink numbers (sw0004, sw0636b and so on). The number is what to check before you buy.
The count doesn’t include the Darth Vader microfigure from a 2012 LEGO board game, the Up-Scaled Darth Vader display set, or minifigures sold as Anakin Skywalker, even when he’s wearing Vader’s helmet. They’re covered further down.
The first Vader, sw0004, is also the one that came in the most shop sets: five, between 1999 and 2003. Two of the newest, sw1249 and sw1273, have each come in four so far, and both are still in sets on sale.
Every LEGO Darth Vader minifigure at a glance
Year by year, with BrickLink’s numbers and names and the set years cross-checked on Brickset.
| Year | BrickLink | Version | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | sw0004 | The original | 7150 TIE Fighter & Y-wing, 3340 Star Wars #1 Sith Minifigure Pack (2000), 7200 Final Duel I (2002), 7152 TIE Fighter & Y-wing reissue (2002), 10123 Cloud City (2003) |
| 1999 | sw1515 | Silver torso armor (promotional) | Star Wars Galactic Challenge contest promotional set (Norwegian version) |
| 2004 | sw0004a | Light bluish gray head | 7262 TIE Fighter and Y-wing (Toys “R” Us exclusive), 10131 TIE Fighter Collection |
| 2005 | sw0117 | Light-up lightsaber | 7263 TIE Fighter, a 2005 Nuremberg Toy Fair polybag |
| 2005 | sw0123 | New head, no eyebrows | 7264 Imperial Inspection, 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer (2006) |
| 2005 | sw0138 | No cape | 7251 Darth Vader Transformation, Toy Fair 2005 V.I.P. Gala set |
| 2006 | sw0214 | Head with eyebrows | 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer |
| 2007 | sw0386 | Black head (watch sets) | Darth Vader watch sets, including a Clone Wars version |
| 2008 | sw0180 | Battle damaged | 7672 Rogue Shadow |
| 2008 | sw0209 | 2008 redesign | 10188 Death Star, 8017 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter (2009), San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Collectible Display Set 5 |
| 2009 | sw0232 | 2008 torso, head without eyebrows | Magnet set with Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 2009 | sw0218 | Chrome black (promotional) | Promotional polybag for LEGO Star Wars’ 10th anniversary |
| 2010 | sw0277 | 2010 redesign, white pupils | 10212 Imperial Shuttle, 7965 Millennium Falcon (2011), 10221 Super Star Destroyer (2011) |
| 2013 | sw0464 | With medal (promotional) | The Empire Strikes Out promotional card, New York Toy Fair 2013 |
| 2014 | sw0586 | 2014 redesign, tan head | 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer |
| 2014 | sw0599 | Santa Darth Vader | 75056 Advent Calendar 2014 (Day 24) |
| 2015 | sw0636 | 2015 redesign, two-part helmet | 75093 Death Star Final Duel |
| 2016 | sw0636b | Two-part helmet, spongy cape | 75159 Death Star (2016), 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City (2018), 75251 Darth Vader’s Castle (2019) |
| 2016 | sw0744 | Star Wars Rebels | 75150 Vader’s TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter |
| 2017 | sw0834 | Burned face, plain arms | 75183 Darth Vader Transformation, 5005376 Darth Vader pod polybag (2018) |
| 2019 | sw0981 | In the bacta tank | 75251 Darth Vader’s Castle |
| 2019 | sw1029 | 20th anniversary torso | 75261 Clone Scout Walker, 20th Anniversary Edition |
| 2020 | sw1106 | 2020 redesign, printed arms | 75291 Death Star Final Duel |
| 2020 | sw1112 | Printed arms, starched cape | 75294 Bespin Duel (Star Wars Celebration 2020 exclusive), 75296 Darth Vader Meditation Chamber (2021) |
| 2020 | sw1121 | Holiday sweater | 75279 Advent Calendar 2020 (Day 24) |
| 2021 | sw1141 | Starched cape, plain arms | 75302 Imperial Shuttle |
| 2022 | sw1228 | Burned face, printed arms | 75334 Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader |
| 2022 | sw1239 | Summer outfit | 75340 Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 12) |
| 2023 | sw1249 | Printed arms, spongy cape, frowning face | 75347 TIE Bomber, 75352 Emperor’s Throne Room Diorama, 75387 Boarding the Tantive IV (2024), 75419 Death Star (2025) |
| 2023 | sw1273 | Printed arms, starched cape, frowning face | 75368 Darth Vader Mech, 75394 Imperial Star Destroyer (2024), Darth Vader metal box (2024), 75439 Darth Vader Bust (2026) |
| 2024 | sw1363 | Jedi Vader | 75389 The Dark Falcon |
| 2025 | sw1483 | Gingerbread | 40806 Gingerbread AT-AT Walker |
| 2026 | sw1502 | SMART minifigure | 75421 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, 75427 Throne Room Duel & A-Wing |
| 2026 | Not listed yet | Executor Vader | 75457 Executor Super Star Destroyer |
Which LEGO Darth Vader minifigures can you still buy?
On 5 November 2026 these sets with a Darth Vader minifigure were on sale at LEGO.com (US). Prices are LEGO’s US retail prices.
75421 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, $69.99: a SMART Play set with the SMART Vader, sw1502.
75427 Throne Room Duel & A-Wing, $159.99: another SMART Play set with sw1502.
75439 Darth Vader Bust, $49.99: a buildable bust that comes with sw1273.
75394 Imperial Star Destroyer, $159.99: with sw1273.
40806 Gingerbread AT-AT Walker, $59.99: with the gingerbread Vader, sw1483.
75419 Death Star, $999.99: the Ultimate Collector Series Death Star, with sw1249.
75457 Executor Super Star Destroyer, $799.99: a LEGO exclusive. LEGO says it recreates the scene where Darth Vader meets Boba Fett and five other bounty hunters. BrickLink hasn’t listed its Vader yet.
Every other set on this page has retired, so the way to get those Vaders now is second-hand. The BrickLink number is the quickest way to find the right one on eBay.
The classic Darth Vader (1999 to 2007)
The first Vaders all used the same basic figure: a gray head under a one-piece helmet, a printed control panel on the torso, and a black cape.
sw0004 Darth Vader, the original (1999)
The first LEGO Darth Vader came out in 1999 in 7150 TIE Fighter & Y-wing. He has black arms, legs and hands, a torso printed with a control panel of red and blue buttons, a light gray head with scars under a helmet that covers the whole head, a black cape and a red lightsaber. He came in five shop sets up to 2003, more than any other LEGO Vader, and in a Norwegian contest promotion in 1999.
Sets: 7150 TIE Fighter & Y-wing, 3340 Star Wars #1 Sith Minifigure Pack (2000), 7200 Final Duel I (2002), 7152 TIE Fighter & Y-wing reissue (2002), 10123 Cloud City (2003)
sw1515 Darth Vader, silver torso armor (promotional, 1999)
A version of the original with the colors on the torso reversed: silver armor with a dark gray chest panel. BrickLink lists it only in the 1999 Star Wars Galactic Challenge contest promotional set from Norway, which also had the standard version.
Sets: Star Wars Galactic Challenge contest promotional set (Norwegian version)
sw0004a Darth Vader, light bluish gray head (2004)
Almost the same as the original, but in 2004 LEGO changed its grays, so the head and the torso outlines are light bluish gray. It came in the Toys “R” Us reissue of the TIE Fighter and Y-wing and in 10131 TIE Fighter Collection.
Sets: 7262 TIE Fighter and Y-wing (Toys “R” Us exclusive), 10131 TIE Fighter Collection
sw0117 Darth Vader, light-up lightsaber (2005)
This Vader has a built-in battery: push his head down and his trans-red lightsaber lights up. He came in 7263 TIE Fighter, and BrickLink also lists him in a polybag from the 2005 International Toy Fair in Nuremberg.
Sets: 7263 TIE Fighter, a 2005 Nuremberg Toy Fair polybag
sw0123 Darth Vader, new head, no eyebrows (2005)
A 2005 update with a new head print: the eyebrows are gone and there are a few more scars. He came in 7264 Imperial Inspection and the 2006 Imperial Star Destroyer, 6211.
Sets: 7264 Imperial Inspection, 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer (2006)
sw0138 Darth Vader, no cape (2005)
The Revenge of the Sith Vader from 7251 Darth Vader Transformation, which also has Anakin Skywalker. This one has no cape. BrickLink also lists him in a Toy Fair 2005 Star Wars V.I.P. Gala set.
Sets: 7251 Darth Vader Transformation, Toy Fair 2005 V.I.P. Gala set
sw0214 Darth Vader, head with eyebrows (2006)
BrickLink lists a second version of the 2005 figure, with eyebrows on the head, in 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer.
Sets: 6211 Imperial Star Destroyer
sw0386 Darth Vader, black head (watch sets, 2007)
A Vader with a plain black head. BrickLink lists him only with LEGO Darth Vader watch sets, including a Clone Wars version, and dates him 2007 to 2010.
Sets: Darth Vader watch sets, including a Clone Wars version
The 2008 and 2010 redesigns (2008 to 2013)
sw0180 Darth Vader, battle damaged (2008)
From The Force Unleashed video game, this Vader has a shattered mask, a scarred face with a black eye, and one gray arm and leg. He only came in 7672 Rogue Shadow.
Sets: 7672 Rogue Shadow
sw0209 Darth Vader, 2008 redesign (2008)
The 2008 redesign kept the helmet, cape, arms and legs but added a much more detailed torso, with his belt and a busier chest panel. He came in 10188 Death Star, then 8017 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter in 2009, and a San Diego Comic-Con 2009 display set.
Sets: 10188 Death Star, 8017 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter (2009), San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Collectible Display Set 5
sw0218 Darth Vader, chrome black (promotional, 2009)
For LEGO Star Wars’ 10th anniversary in 2009, LEGO made a chrome black Vader with the 2008 design, and put polybags of him at random into 2009 LEGO Star Wars sets, in numbers LEGO never confirmed.
Sets: Promotional polybag for LEGO Star Wars’ 10th anniversary
sw0232 Darth Vader, 2008 torso, head without eyebrows (2009)
BrickLink lists this version, the 2008 torso with a head without eyebrows, only in a 2009 magnet set with Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Sets: Magnet set with Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi
sw0277 Darth Vader, 2010 redesign, white pupils (2010)
The 2010 redesign gave the head pupils for the first time and changed the colors of the torso buttons. He came in two Ultimate Collector Series sets, 10212 Imperial Shuttle and 10221 Super Star Destroyer, and in 7965 Millennium Falcon.
Sets: 10212 Imperial Shuttle, 7965 Millennium Falcon (2011), 10221 Super Star Destroyer (2011)
sw0464 Darth Vader, with medal (promotional, 2013)
A Vader wearing a medal, from the cartoon The Empire Strikes Out. He came on a promotional card at the 2013 New York Toy Fair.
Sets: The Empire Strikes Out promotional card, New York Toy Fair 2013
New faces and a two-part helmet (2014 to 2019)
sw0586 Darth Vader, 2014 redesign, tan head (2014)
The 2014 redesign has a tan head with a new face, and printed legs. He only came in 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer.
Sets: 75055 Imperial Star Destroyer
sw0599 Santa Darth Vader (2014)
Day 24 of the 2014 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar: Vader in a Santa suit printed over his armor, with a red cape.
Sets: 75056 Advent Calendar 2014 (Day 24)
sw0636 Darth Vader, 2015 redesign, two-part helmet (2015)
In 2015 the helmet became two pieces, a neck piece and a separate mask and helmet, over a white head with a new face. The rest is the 2014 design. He came in 75093 Death Star Final Duel.
Sets: 75093 Death Star Final Duel
sw0636b Darth Vader, two-part helmet, spongy cape (2016)
The 2015 figure with a softer, spongy cape. He came in three big sets: the 2016 Ultimate Collector Series 75159 Death Star, 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City and 75251 Darth Vader’s Castle.
Sets: 75159 Death Star (2016), 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City (2018), 75251 Darth Vader’s Castle (2019)
sw0744 Darth Vader, Star Wars Rebels (2016)
The Star Wars Rebels version, with a white head, from 75150 Vader’s TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter.
Sets: 75150 Vader’s TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter
sw0834 Darth Vader, burned face, plain arms (2017)
This Vader has a light nougat head with a burned face. He came in 75183 Darth Vader Transformation and in a 2018 Darth Vader pod polybag.
Sets: 75183 Darth Vader Transformation, 5005376 Darth Vader pod polybag (2018)
sw0981 Darth Vader, in the bacta tank (2019)
Vader out of his suit, as he is in the bacta tank in Rogue One. He came in 75251 Darth Vader’s Castle, which also has the suited Vader.
Sets: 75251 Darth Vader’s Castle
sw1029 Darth Vader, 20th anniversary torso (2019)
For LEGO Star Wars’ 20th anniversary in 2019, a Vader with a special torso print came in 75261 Clone Scout Walker, 20th Anniversary Edition.
Sets: 75261 Clone Scout Walker, 20th Anniversary Edition
Printed arms, and the newest Vaders (2020 to 2026)
sw1106 Darth Vader, 2020 redesign, printed arms (2020)
The 2020 redesign added printing to the arms. This first version has a spongy cape and a white head with a smile, and came in 75291 Death Star Final Duel.
Sets: 75291 Death Star Final Duel
sw1112 Darth Vader, printed arms, starched cape (2020)
The 2020 figure with a traditional starched fabric cape. He came in 75294 Bespin Duel, a Star Wars Celebration exclusive, and in 75296 Darth Vader Meditation Chamber.
Sets: 75294 Bespin Duel (Star Wars Celebration 2020 exclusive), 75296 Darth Vader Meditation Chamber (2021)
sw1121 Darth Vader, holiday sweater (2020)
Day 24 of the 2020 Advent Calendar: Vader in a red holiday sweater with a Death Star on it.
Sets: 75279 Advent Calendar 2020 (Day 24)
sw1141 Darth Vader, starched cape, plain arms (2021)
A 2020-style Vader without the arm printing, with a starched fabric cape. He only came in 75302 Imperial Shuttle.
Sets: 75302 Imperial Shuttle
sw1228 Darth Vader, burned face, printed arms (2022)
The Obi-Wan Kenobi series Vader, with printed arms and a light nougat head with a burned face, from 75334 Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader.
Sets: 75334 Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader
sw1239 Darth Vader, summer outfit (2022)
Day 12 of the 2022 Advent Calendar: Vader in a summer vest printed with palm trees and a sunset.
Sets: 75340 Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 12)
sw1249 Darth Vader, printed arms, spongy cape, frowning face (2023)
A 2023 update with a white head with a frown, printed arms and a spongy cape. He came in four sets, including the 2025 Ultimate Collector Series 75419 Death Star, which is still on sale (see every LEGO Death Star set).
Sets: 75347 TIE Bomber, 75352 Emperor’s Throne Room Diorama, 75387 Boarding the Tantive IV (2024), 75419 Death Star (2025)
sw1273 Darth Vader, printed arms, starched cape, frowning face (2023)
The same frowning head and printed arms, with a starched fabric cape. He came in 75368 Darth Vader Mech, 75394 Imperial Star Destroyer, a 2024 Darth Vader metal box (in a rectangular and a helmet-shaped version) and the 2026 75439 Darth Vader Bust.
Sets: 75368 Darth Vader Mech, 75394 Imperial Star Destroyer (2024), Darth Vader metal box (2024), 75439 Darth Vader Bust (2026)
sw1363 Jedi Vader (2024)
From LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, where Vader is a Jedi: a white helmet, white armor and a white cape. He came in 75389 The Dark Falcon.
Sets: 75389 The Dark Falcon
sw1483 Darth Vader, gingerbread (2025)
A gingerbread Vader, from 40806 Gingerbread AT-AT Walker, a 2025 Christmas set.
Sets: 40806 Gingerbread AT-AT Walker
sw1502 Darth Vader, SMART minifigure (2026)
The newest Vader, made for LEGO’s SMART Play sets in 2026. He came in 75421 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter and 75427 Throne Room Duel & A-Wing.
Sets: 75421 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, 75427 Throne Room Duel & A-Wing
The Executor Vader (2026)
75457 Executor Super Star Destroyer, a LEGO exclusive released in October 2026, includes a Darth Vader minifigure. BrickLink hasn’t listed its inventory yet, so it doesn’t have a number, and it isn’t counted above until it does.
Vaders that aren’t counted
The Darth Vader microfigure (2012)
A one-piece Darth Vader microfigure came with 3866 Battle of Hoth, a 2012 LEGO board game. It isn’t a minifigure, so it isn’t in the count.
Up-Scaled Darth Vader Minifigure (2026)
75461 Up-Scaled Darth Vader Minifigure is a 1,028-piece brick-built model of the minifigure for display, released in June 2026 for $99.99. It was on sale at LEGO.com on 5 November 2026.
Anakin Skywalker minifigures, key chains and other Vaders
Minifigures LEGO and BrickLink name Anakin Skywalker aren’t counted, even the ones made to show him becoming Vader: the battle-damaged Anakin with a Vader helmet from 8096 Emperor Palpatine’s Shuttle (2010) and the Anakin in 75183 Darth Vader Transformation (2017), which also has the Vader sw0834.
Darth Vader key chains have minifigures too, but they’re in every LEGO Star Wars key chain. The brick-built Darth Vader figures, like 75111 and 75534, and the BrickHeadz in every LEGO Star Wars BrickHeadz set aren’t minifigures, so they aren’t here either.
For another character LEGO has made many times, see every LEGO Boba Fett minifigure, and for the hardest minifigures to find, the rarest LEGO Star Wars minifigures. Vader’s Kenner and Hasbro action figures, from 1978 to 2026, are on my page of every Darth Vader action figure.