Darth Vader's light saber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly $5 million
A light saber used by Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” movies “The Empire Strikes Back” and ”Return of the Jedi” sold Thursday for nearly $5 million in an auction
Covered by 3 sources from 2 countries. First reported by ABC News ·
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Darth Vader's light saber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly $5 million
A light saber used by Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” movies “The Empire Strikes Back” and ”Return of the Jedi” sold Thursday for nearly $5 million in an auction
Darth Vader’s lightsaber, used in Star Wars movies The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, sells for nearly $5m
Used in the famous ‘I am your father’ scene, the on-screen prop was originally expected to sell for a fraction of the price Auctioneers estimated it would sell for over $1m, but on Thursday a Star Wars lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the famous “I am your father” scene from The Empire Strikes Back ended up selling…
Famed Darth Vader light saber sells for almost $5 million at auction
A light saber used by Darth Vader in the "Star Wars" movies "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" has sold for nearly $5 million in an auction.
Coverage details
3 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: ABC News, The Guardian and CBS News. ABC News published it first, on November 12, 2026; the last outlet to join was CBS News, 12 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Darth Vader, Star Wars and Jedi.
By country: United States (2), United Kingdom (1).
