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Darth Vader’s lightsaber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly US$5 million
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 23:32 UTC. The headline in use is “Darth Vader’s lightsaber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly US$5 million”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold on Thursday for nearly US$5 million in an auction. The lightsaber, which was used in the climactic duel in Cloud City where Vader tells Luke Skywalker “I am your…
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Darth Vader’s lightsaber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly US$5 million
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