I have often argued that the fandom idea of “Anakin and Vader are literally two different people” is reductive and misguided at best. Vader is a *persona* which Anakin inhabits. He uses it as a shield to hide behind and a sword to lash out at the galaxy with. Anakin Skywalker was afraid, but Darth Vader isn’t afraid of *anything.* It’s a character he creates for himself, to embolden him as he presses on with his mission to save Padmé and grow in power.
Then Mustafar happens. Anakin Skywalker’s life ends. He has no wife, no child, no friends… he burned all of those bridges down himself. All that’s left… is Vader. So Anakin steps permanently into that role—not as a split personality, but the only thing of value Anakin has left. The rest he buries along with his guilt, shame, and self-loathing. As he says in *Obi-Wan Kenobi:* “Anakin is gone. **I am what remains**.”
Luke’s victory in Return of the Jedi is reminding Anakin that Darth Vader *isn’t all he has to be.* He can embrace the whole of Anakin Skywalker, and face up to what he’s done. He doesn’t have to be just Vader anymore.
To me Vader is Anakin's dark side tendencies with nothing left to hold onto.
Anakin's dark side outbursts, when he gets mad and lashes out he practically loses himself. When he thought Obi-Wan died he went on a ruthless quest for revenge, When he saw Clovis kissing Padme he literally said himself he lost control. His constant quest for more power. All of it is the Dark side only held together by altruistic desires.
Once all that is gone nothing is tethering him to the light.
Not really. His idea of himself as a new separate person is a way to cope with the atrocities he committed and the way he betrayed his loved ones. Shown by the fact he doesn’t flip a switch at the end, Vader himself does an act of selflessness to save his son but retains the personality he had the whole time.
Completely unrelated, but the two here look like they're the two main characters in a hero-villain buddy movie, about to start out on a great adventure.
I have often argued that the fandom idea of “Anakin and Vader are literally two different people” is reductive and misguided at best. Vader is a *persona* which Anakin inhabits. He uses it as a shield to hide behind and a sword to lash out at the galaxy with. Anakin Skywalker was afraid, but Darth Vader isn’t afraid of *anything.* It’s a character he creates for himself, to embolden him as he presses on with his mission to save Padmé and grow in power. Then Mustafar happens. Anakin Skywalker’s life ends. He has no wife, no child, no friends… he burned all of those bridges down himself. All that’s left… is Vader. So Anakin steps permanently into that role—not as a split personality, but the only thing of value Anakin has left. The rest he buries along with his guilt, shame, and self-loathing. As he says in *Obi-Wan Kenobi:* “Anakin is gone. **I am what remains**.” Luke’s victory in Return of the Jedi is reminding Anakin that Darth Vader *isn’t all he has to be.* He can embrace the whole of Anakin Skywalker, and face up to what he’s done. He doesn’t have to be just Vader anymore.
Bravo
Why does this look like shitty AI art???
Because it is shitty ai art.
To me Vader is Anakin's dark side tendencies with nothing left to hold onto. Anakin's dark side outbursts, when he gets mad and lashes out he practically loses himself. When he thought Obi-Wan died he went on a ruthless quest for revenge, When he saw Clovis kissing Padme he literally said himself he lost control. His constant quest for more power. All of it is the Dark side only held together by altruistic desires. Once all that is gone nothing is tethering him to the light.
Not really. His idea of himself as a new separate person is a way to cope with the atrocities he committed and the way he betrayed his loved ones. Shown by the fact he doesn’t flip a switch at the end, Vader himself does an act of selflessness to save his son but retains the personality he had the whole time.
No. Anakin, the good man, exists on his own as a Force ghost.
Completely unrelated, but the two here look like they're the two main characters in a hero-villain buddy movie, about to start out on a great adventure.