These are tough economic times for everyone, apparently including the Galactic Empire. For what other explanation can there possibly be for the incident that took place last Thursday morning in Setauket, New York, where the local Chase Bank was robbed by Darth Vader.
Or at least, a guy dressed up as Darth Vader. However, he obviously does not have much cosplay experience. A blue cape and camouflage pants? That is not even accurate to the prequels, much less the original trilogy! And what need does Darth Vader have of a gun? Why doesn’t he just wave his hand and say “You will give me all the money in the safe”?
All kidding aside, nobody was seriously hurt, though one bystander did try to stop the robber and was thrown to the ground, and a nearby elementary school was put on lockdown (Though I’m not sure what the point of that is… he can strangle you from a distance, children!). The robber is still at large, and he has a gun, so if you do see somebody in a Darth Vader mask walking around Long Island, well… keep your distance.
I think the Los Angeles Times won the headline contest with “The Empire Strikes Bank,” so I’m not going to even try and and beat them. Check out the video below from local TV station WPIX. Side note, since when was it an accepted journalistic technique to show pictures to the camera with your iPhone? Just sayin’.
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I’ve been noticing the iPhone thing everywhere Dan, weird stuff. I even saw it in a commercial totally unrelated to the phone, and I wonder if they had to pay royalties. Anyway, one downside to the Darth Vader mask, I had a buddy who had one, and unless the robber kept his, the thing would have his saliva, sweat and DNA all over the inside of that thing, it’s like a sauna for your face. I was a little disappointed that he didn’t force choke one of the guards…I guess the Force was not with him that day.