What was the first LEGO Star Wars set designed as a character bust?

The first LEGO Star Wars set designed as a character bust was Darth Vader Bust, set 75227.

LEGO released the set in 2019 as part of the Star Wars 20th-anniversary period. Rather than building a vehicle or play scene, it presented Darth Vader’s helmet and upper head as a compact display model.

The bust format later became closely associated with the LEGO Star Wars Helmet Collection, which launched in 2020. Because of that later collection, collectors sometimes identify a 2020 helmet as the first such model. Set 75227 predates that range and is the earlier character-bust release.

The product also reflects LEGO’s broader movement toward display-oriented Star Wars merchandise. Its subject is Darth Vader’s helmet, but its structure is a bust-style sculpture rather than a conventional minifigure-scale set.