LONDON (AFP) - A booze-fuelled Briton pretending to be Star Wars villain Darth Vader was punished Tuesday for a bizarre surprise attack on two Jedi fanatics.
Arwel Wynne Hughes, 27 -- who has a chronic alcohol problem -- donned a black bin bag for a cape and used a metal crutch for a lightsabre when he impersonated the Dark Lord of the Sith on March 25.
He then lept over the wall of a "Jedi Church" where Barney Jones and his cousin Michael were duelling with lightsabres while filming a documentary.
The fans of the Star Wars films established the "church" last year in Holyhead, northwest Wales.
Hughes hollered "Darth Vader" as he swung his crutch about, whacking Barney Jones over the head with it and punching Michael Jones in the thigh.
The Jedi are guardians of peace and justice, and the force was with them at Holyhead Magistrates' Court as district judge Andrew Shaw punished "Darth Vader" with a two-month suspended jail sentence and a 100-pound (195-dollar, 126-euro) fine.
Hughes got off lightly compared to the film version of Vader -- who had a hand chopped off by his son Luke Skywalker and was finished off by bolts of Force lightning from the evil Emperor Palpatine.
Hughes, who has previous convictions for assault, had drunk the best part of a 10-litre box of wine and could not remember the attack, his lawyer Frances Jones told the court.
Joined: Fri Jan 12 2007, 04:38am
Location: Florida
Posts: 687
Seriously - I got a real life one one for ya - me and a friend (both 'captains') got hired to sail a 36' sloop down to mayport from Fernandina. There was NO wind whatsover, and he had a trolling moter as the only power. 7 hours into the trip from the marina on the island, we made it out to the jetties and around and where somewhere around the plantation, about a mile out. Well needless to say there was drinking and other things going on when the guy that hired us decided to show us his gun. Me and cap'n Mattie quickly grabbed our shit and committed what I believe is Mutiny. The funny part come from the 2 of us, him with a bag of clothes, and me with a cooler of beer - swimming onto the shore of the plantation in FB! we calmly walked up the to the nearest hotel soaking wet and found the mens room where we striped off our clothes off and all of a sudden a man walkes in. The two of us standing there naked just started laughing maniacly - he ran out - we got dressed, went to the concierge, and called a cab. I will never forget that day. I hope.
