Darth Vader Rings Bell, Opens Wall Street

The ringing of the bell at the New York Stock Exchange is an honor for those of great importance. One such great man, who had ambitions of conquering a galaxy, visited Wall Street yesterday to ring the opening bell.

That man is Darth Vader, also known as Anakin Skywalker. Also joining him to celebrate the lasting appeal of the Star Wars franchise were Storm Troopers and R2D2.

See the YouTube video below courtesy of the AP:

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38 Comments Comment from the forums

gayan

When will they have the deathstart over wall street....
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sliem

Superman is a great man.
Darth Vader is evil, not a great man.
Why not Hitler then, he's "great" too!
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Maxor127

Either symbolic or ironic of Wall Street's own dark ambitions and corruption.
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That's no moon... that's the national debt!
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opmopadop

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daft

Darth should have givin the good ol' force grip on someones neck
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commandersozo

"Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them."
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counterpart

That is obvioulsy an imposter in the clip. Darth Vader bows to no one but the Sith Lord.
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pwndcake

something something Dark Side
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pwndcake

something something Dark Side
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