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cjsdowg posted...

I disagree, Anakin Skywalker was shown as a genocidal man whose on choices lead him down this path. Kylo literally woke up to his uncle with his sword about ready to kill him. Kylo is basically Edward now from Twilight.

This is Grade A bullshit, you know it.

Throughout the course of the first six Star Wars movies, Anakin:

- Grew up under a life of slavery without a father figure and grew old enough to grow attached to his mother.
- Is treated like a ticking time bomb before he has a chance of becoming a Jedi.
- Finally finds a father figure and a mentor, but he gets slain in combat.
- As a result, he ends up being trained by a Jedi Knight with a stick up his ass who didn't even want him in the first place, resulting in Obi-Wan treating him like the stepson he never wanted.
- Has visions of his mother dying, before he finds his mother brutally beaten and raped, before she dies from her injuries. Keep in mind, he promised to free her, but couldn't because the Jedi Order kept him away.
- Falls in love, but has to keep his marriage a secret from the Jedi, meaning he can't even talk to them about his fears.
- Jedi Council give him barely any recognition and even imply distrust in him, even though he's a damn war hero and he's committed and loyal to them.
- Has visions of his pregnant wife dying, but is unable to do anything about it without betraying his Order.
- Has his faith in the Jedi Code utterly shattered when Mace Windu is about to execute an unarmed and weak (in his eyes) person in cold blood.
- Kills his pregnant wife in blind anger, before having all his limbs chopped off by his former best friend and being left to die.
- Has almost nothing left to live for and now he's in a state of constant pain, trapped in a life support suit, with the ONLY thing giving him even the slightest glimmer of hope is that he has a son that actually cares about him.

And this is all while Palpatine, the only person that Anakin can be upfront and honest with, is digging his teeth into him and slowly turning him against everything he believed in, making Anakin as much a victim of Palpatine's manipulations as anybody.

Everything about the entire Star Wars saga has built up Darth Vader to be a tragic villain. He's basically the space opera version of Othello.

I don't know where you're getting the idea that Anakin was always a genocidal man. The first time he commits an act of true genocide, you'd be hard-pressed to find somebody that doesn't at least understand it, given the circumstances.
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