Darth Vader has always been defined by Padmé. As the Dark Lord of the Sith told Obi-Wan Kenobi, he believed he had put Anakin Skywalker to death; and he thought that because, in Vader’s view, Anakin died with Padmé. Darth Vader is simply what was left, a funeral pyre on which Anakin Skywalker’s soul burned. … Continue reading Six Years Ago Today, Darth Vader’s Darkest Journey Became His Most Personal