Star Wars just clarified how Darth Vader viewed his relationship with Emperor Palpatine, and honestly, it makes the entire franchise way more tragic.

Darth Vader (also known as ... Luke ultimately redeems his father in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and Anakin sacrifices himself to save his son. The character was created by George ...

Star Wars is no stranger to a retcon, with the saga's biggest reveal of Luke Skywalker being Darth Vader's son being a retcon ... claim that Vader killed Luke's father, lying for Luke's benefit.