Darth Vader with Vader. The original design of Darth Vader's costume did not originally include a helmet. The idea that Vader should wear a breathing apparatus was first proposed by concept artist Ralph McQuarrie during preproduction discussions for "Star Wars" with George Lucas in 1975. In an interview with "Star Wars Insider" Magazine, McQuarrie stated that Lucas's artistic direction was to portray a malevolent figure in a cape with Samurai armour. "For Darth Vader, George [Lucas] just said he would like to have a very tall, dark fluttering figure that had a spooky feeling like it came in on the wind." McQuarrie
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith state to fight a Sith Lord. These are a few examples of many descriptions of characters' feelings and inner narrative. There are even some humorous lines added in, including extra dialogue in the battle between Grievous and Obi Wan - Grievous says, "I was trained by Count Dooku," and Obi-Wan replies, "What a coincidence; I trained the man who killed him." An official prequel novel, "Labyrinth of Evil" () by James Luceno, was published in 2005. It is set near the end of the Clone Wars and directly before the events of "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith".