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I've always wondered what the deal was with Darth Vader's "crotch door". Does he use a catheter (due to all his injuries) or does he simply flip the door up and whip it out? I've never really seen the the back of his suit under his cape to see if there a corresponding "back door".

It doesn't look like he carries a catheter bag nor a colostomy bag in his suit or anything.

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Is this addressed anywhere either in canon or legends sources?

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    Let nobody say that this site does not deal with the nitty and the gritty of sci-fi and fantasy.
    – The Dark Lord
    Commented May 31, 2016 at 22:19
  • Even Robot Chicken couldn't figure it out.
    – Schwern
    Commented May 31, 2016 at 22:25
  • He goes for an 1Z-2Z
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    Commented May 31, 2016 at 22:38
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    He goes for a Count Dookie
    – Valorum
    Commented May 31, 2016 at 22:39
  • You could randomly poke buttons on his chestplate to see which one causes the "crotch door" to pop up.
    – RichS
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 6:35

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It gets recycled, erm, somehow. At least according to the Star Wars: Blueprints - Ultimate Collection.

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Given that the technology exists to utterly vaporise stuff in the Star Wars universe, there's really no reason to assume he needs to pee/poop at all.

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    This is truly the power of the Dark Side...
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    @GGMG the power of the Brown Side
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    "I smelt a disturbance in the Force"
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