We know Anakin slaughtered a whole tribe of Sand People to get revenge for his mother’s death, and we still shiver when Anakin draws his lightsaber in the Jedi Temple, ready to slay every Padawan.
It is General Tarkin who orders the destruction of Alderaan, and every time a character is captured and tortured, Darth Vader is only there to shout orders.įollowing a similar trend, the prequel trilogy shows some of Anakin Skywalker’s most vicious actions out of the frame. For example, in the original trilogy, Darth Vader supervises the construction of the Death Star, but most of the Empire’s evil actions come from the Sith Lord’s subordinates. That means there are millions of Darth Vader’s fans who never got to see him give into his rage and pain to the point of destroying innocent lives without even blinking. While the Darth Vader version depicted in comic books, novels, and even video games has always been brutal, most Star Wars fans only follow the main line of films – and now the Disney+ shows.