Mark Hamill’s Orange Vader Cosplay Joke Trolled Trump & Fans

Actor Mark Hamill - substantially know for voicingThe Jokerand encounter Luke Skywalker in theStar Warsfilms - has troll his fans and President Donald J. Trump with a bit of " simulated news " and a dodge worthy of The Clown Prince of Crime . After drop hints on his societal media that he would be attendingSan Diego Comic - Con 2018 in a series of disguise , Hamill replied in the affirmative when fans asked if he was one democratic cosplayer - a man dressed in an orange - paint Darth Vader mask and Donald Trump wig , armed with a lightsaber golf social club . It has now been disclose that Hamill wasnotthe cryptic Orange Vader and he just went along with the assumption so he could enjoy the conventionalism in peace .

Hamill is far from the first renown to attend Comic - Con incognito . Last yr , Black Pantherstar Lupita Nyong’o masquerade as thePink Power Rangerto love the show in enigma . Henry Cavill once hide out his famous face behinda Guy Fawkes maskto walk the floor undisturbed . Mythbustershost Adam Savage - an avid cosplayer - has made a tradition of attending the show inhis increasingly intricate builds .

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TheSan Diego Union - Tribunereported upon the conjuring trick , after in the beginning reporting that Hamill was the masked man . A correction was issued after Hamill shared their report in a Tweet , which can be viewed below , that was written in a Trumpian style . The cosplayer has since then been identified as James Cherry of Redlands , California , who calls his character " Darth Trump . "

Politics apart , it is worth noting that unlike the Joker , Hamill had no malicious intent and hope his devotee see the humor in the prank . If nothing else , he probably got a few laughs when he in conclusion revealed his real costume for the final day of Comic - Con - a covert - exact set of First Order Stormtrooper armour from the latest series ofStar Warsmovies . Hamill was not , it should be noted , " too short to be a Stormtrooper . "