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 for nearly $5m.
Darth Vader’s saber was one of 27 lightsaber props up for sale by Heritage Auctions in the US, including ones used by Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith.