It's never right, of course, to mock those who are hard of hearing. Unless they're a ruthless cyborg in charge of an Imperial starfleet.
Yes, step forward, Hard Of Hearing Darth Vader - the rather wonderful creation of comedy writer Jon Friedman - who, as you can see, has a little trouble understanding those around him.
Of course, this also provides us with the perfect opportunity to rerun our take on what 'Star Wars: Episode 7' might look like, now that Disney has bought Lucasfilm...