Why the Vader suit??

If you read the original episode 4 book there is a description of the battle between Vader and the emperor. During the battle Anikan looses and has a nasty encounter with some lava. The emperor patches him up the best he can and voila... The Vader suit. Unfortunately no mention is made if seasonal variations.

Yes, but that is not necessarily so.

I wonder how much of Anakin's body was ahnihilated when he was dropped in ze LAVA!!!

It's because Vaders lungs got completely f***ed and he couldn't breath, hence the vacuum suit with positive pressure Ussss Herrrrr Ussssss Herrrrrr ventilation.
Kind of like an iron lung but a little more flexible and available in a variety of funky disco colours.....

Basicaly Vader was a kick ass Emphysemic!

and also available with an inbuilt breath freshener.

I wonder how he eats.
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