NEW YORK, NY – One of the universe’s most heinous villains opened Wall Street today!

Representatives from Lucasfilm Ltd., director George Lucas’ production company, were invited to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

Instead, they sent a number of Star Wars most famous characters, including Darth Vader, R2D2, and a slew of storm troopers!

Vader was given the honor of ringing in the opening of Wall Street trading for the day.