Vader reliving of his Mustafar defeat serves as a brutal reminder of Anakin Skywalker’s fall, amplifying the tragedy of his manipulation.

There was one big reason Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. He hoped that by turning to the Dark Side, he’d be able to tap into powers that would bring back his wife, Padmé Amidala. It, of course, ...

Nor were they about just the personal collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader ... this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more. One deleted scene even has Palpatine ...

“The Revenge of the Sith,” when Palpatine recruits Anakin Skywalker to the dark side to become Darth Vader. In the film, Palpatine becomes “scarred and deformed,” as he tells the Galactic ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise ... just the personal collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader.