The ONLY 2 People Darth Vader Feared - Star Wars Explained

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Composer: Whitesand (Martynas Lau)
Year: 2017
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[teaiwen]

I think he feared himself above all. With much time reflect on his past deeds and constantly being reminded of his failures, i think his ultimate fear was that he could have not become this monster that he currently was, but he was too far down that path to stop it now and had to continue forward.

[fredblakey-lodge]

I think it's interesting that Darth Vader is a sith lord. The character did give into evil, most likely researched sith lore and built his castle on Mustafa. Yet, he was always stuck in a subordinate situation. A sith lord lusts after power and wields it completely. So, sticking to canon, Darth Vader was not only the last of the sith, but also an entirely unique case as others have mentioned??

[peace_love_unity]

He should be afraid of Disney and KK, for they could write his character off to mediocrity in a few minutes, like they did to his son.

[ericokonkwo]

You would think he would fear Luke because he is the son of the Chosen One being himself, which means that he has the potential become what he could have been which is the Most Powerful Force User in the Galaxy. So, the Idea of someone else other than Vader Training him like Obi-Wan, Darth Maul, or any other Force User training him could be a real threat to Vader's Plans and reign of power! Also, Yoda is still out there, so he is also a threat!

[flyingtiger]

I think it’s very interesting the feelings that Vader had towards Palpatine. That he was somewhat of a father figure to him. Stands to reason that if he knew about Luke and Leia sooner then he did, possibly Vader could’ve turned back to the light knowing that he wasn’t alone. He had a son and a daughter. Of course Luke did eventually turn Vader in ROTJ but it’s interesting to think what could have been.

[Daniel-fddh]

Love the analysis on Vader needing Sidious. It’s true, he never seemed to fear the Emperor in the traditional sense even though that’s where the mind goes first.

[voodoocustompickups]

Once he saw Palpatine attacking Luke he turned on him... he no longer feared losing Palpatine since knowing about Luke and Leia he now had a different purpose

[LordBrittish]

A Jedi is never late. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.

[tattoo]

I think the psyche of Darth Bane, Darth Revan, or Darth Maul would be interesting as far as Sith go. Though, I would also like to see one on certain Jedi as well such as Ashoka or Quinlin Voss.

[Breakfastlizurt]

i feel the fear he felt towards losing sidius (and his only purpose) helps add a bit more depth to his actions in Episode 6. having learned during his duel with Luke that his children survived, he would have realized that he still had something other the empire left for him, that a part of Padme was still alive. seeing Palpatine attempting to kill his own flesh and blood, seeing Luke beg Anakin to save him would have probably triggered what ever of Anakin was left in him to act.

[nodatastored]

In Darth Vader:Dark Lird of the Sith Novel, Vader and Sidious argued, and Sidious told him, " Be thankful Yoda didn't show up...." when Vader was complaining about the Obi Wan battle

[travelyoja]

Qui-Gon should have been Anakin's master, which was why Palpatine sent Darth Maul to kill him. With Gon gone, Palpatine was able to groom Anakin, since Kenobi dissed him whenever he took the initiative.

Palpatine knew Kenobi questioned Gon constantly; Gon the maverick who was the difference between the survival and fall of the Jedi, who had become arrogant, pedantic, and complacent. Kenobi sure as hell would snark at his padawan, another maverick. The power of the tongue can build or destroy.

Vader didn't just fear Kenobi's power and resourcefulness; his words cut.

Vadar is as surely bound to Palpatine as the nine kings to the One Ring. Once a slave, again a slave. Palpatine made sure of that. That way, Vader couldn't kill him, as Palpatine had his own master, until Palpatine abandoned him for Luke.

[audience]

Darth Vader did not have legitimate grounds to hate Obi-Wan. Anakin was responsible for his own fall to the Dark Side. He let himself be manipulated by Palpatine. Darth Vader clearly respected his former master as he was obsessed with him. He kept mentioning him even after he killed him and beating Obi-Wan was important to him.

[DjBaapreB]

Nice one, bro!
Vader is often portrayed as very in control. Although we all know that his mind is twisted, we don’t really see it very often. One example is when he meets Ahsoka in Rebels; the conflict is so palpable. Or the comic where tries to go back to the past via a time portal (is it the momin series?).

[Dreigo]

And when he learned of his son, the fear or losing everything reduced, opening him back to the light. Finally, he had another purpose.

[RogersGirl]

Darth Garth: We are not worthy, we are not worthy!

[kenkutzer]

I think at the time of Empire Strikes Back, when he believes Luke can aid him in overthrowing Palpatine, that fear of losing Palpatine was gone. This shift in purpose also reflected his original goal in RoTS to become powerful enough to overthrow Palpatine and rule with his family. But after sustaining life altering injuries in the duel with Obi Wan, all of this changed, and his fear of losing his new purpose to serve Palpatine took hold. But again, all of this changed when he discovered Luke.

[djart]

That last episode on Kenobi was incredible, Ioved all of those episodes, in fact The Mandolorian and Bobba fett were wonderful too

[billholt]

He always feared the ability he had to always be Darth Vader. You could sense it throughout. When he finally turned and killed Palpatine to save his son, the fear that he could be Darth Vader melted away and he found peace in turning to the light.

[gr]

Yes, Vader was in a pretty unique situation among the Sith. If he beat Palpatine ... it could be approx. no one will follow him. Palptaine was a politician ... blooded
. Which means he did a lot of favors for other powerful individuals and he needed thier support. These were committed to him, not to Vader. Vader would probably have really lost everything without Palapatine. Thus, however, the Sith philosophy of the disciple-master relationship did not really worked.