Star Wars Fan-Favorite Villain Appears Earlier Than You Think

In many ways, the San Anselmo Country Fair Day and Parade was stranger than anything you might have seen onscreen in a galaxy far, far away. For one thing, it was about as authentic as you can get: George Lucas had characters like Darth Vader and Boba Fett marching in this parade, and they were sporting the same official costumes they would later be seen wearing in The Empire Strikes Back.

As for why the Star Wars head honcho would go to such lengths to make a tiny Marin County parade so special, Lucas felt extra motivated for the simple reason that he lived in San Anselmo.