From a galaxy far, far away to a Dallas auction house — a lightsaber wielded by Darth Vader before he delivered the famous line “I am your father” sold for over $4.87 million on Thursday.
Described by Heritage Auctions as the character’s “primary dueling lightsaber,” it is the most expensive item of “Star Wars” memorabilia ever to go under the hammer.
The prop was used by actor David Prowse and his stunt double, the Olympic fencer Bob Anderson, in several fight scenes. It was most famously brandished in the Cloud City duel with Luke Skywalker, in 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back,” which sees Darth Vader severing his son’s hand before making the shock reveal.
