Star Wars Will Never Show You How Powerful Darth Vader REALLY Is
Warning: Spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5.
Darth Vader’s power in the dark side of the Force was showcased in an exciting Obi-Wan Kenobi scene, but the Star Wars franchise will never depict Vader’s true power in live-action. Darth Vader is not only one of the most important characters in the Star Wars saga, but he’s also one of its most powerful. In his Jedi identity as Anakin Skywalker, he was one of the Jedi Order’s finest warriors, and as the Sith Lord Darth Vader, he was perhaps second only to Palpatine himself in his dark side power. While the Star Wars franchise’s non-movie material has showcased his full power before, the live-action productions will only ever hint at it.
Anakin Skywalker was believed by many Jedi to be the prophesized “Chosen One,” a powerful Jedi who would destroy the Sith, therefore restoring the balance of the Force. While the prophecy is correct in its interpretation of balance and the intrinsically corrupting presence of the Sith, it may or may not have been right about Anakin. Some viewers feel Anakin is truly the Chosen One, as he did destroy the Sith by killing Palpatine in Return of the Jedi—despite having spent over two decades as a Sith Lord himself. Whether or not Anakin is the prophesized figure, his immense power in the Force, and later its dark side as Darth Vader, is made quite clear.
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Darth Vader lost much of his body following his defeat on Mustafar, but his rage and the excruciating process of being rebuilt as a cyborg fueled his rebirth and supplemented his education as a Sith under Palpatine. Fittingly, as a Sith Lord, Darth Vader’s feats are more in the ways of manipulation, sorcery, and
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