You also see him crying after wiping out the Seperatist leaders on Mustafar. He was terribly conflicted emotionally this entire time, and it's pretty clear he regretted what he did from the beginning. Paraphrased from the Revenge of the Sith novelization (that's no longer canon).
The short answer is yes, without a doubt, Vader regretted becoming a cybernetic monstrosity. First, there's the constant pain and discomfort from his suit. Worse, however, is the psychological pain. Vader destroyed everything he had ever known for a chance to save Padme.
Extremely. He was always ashamed at having to relieve the deeds he did in the Temple, killing Friends and Children. Evidence of this is when he was crying after he killed the Sepratist Council. He was crying because of the deeds he committed at the Temple, not on Mustafar, which he sadistically enjoyed.
Vader ultimately redeems himself by saving his son, Luke Skywalker, and killing Palpatine, sacrificing his own life in the process. He is also the secret husband of Padmé Amidala, the biological father of Princess Leia, and the grandfather of Kylo Ren (Ben Solo).
Over the years since the Youngling massacre, and even sometime before, Darth Vader has regretted killing the Younglings, recognizing that it was the most terrible thing he had ever done.
Anakin does not have even the slightest bit of remorse. By the end, he feels nothing but anger. Although he feels regret for killing Padme, he still helps the evil Emperor.
A little kid comes up and hugs Darth Vader. What happens? To the kid? Absolutely nothing.
He slays Sidious and returns to Obi-Wan, begging for atonement by execution, only to be met with true forgiveness instead. But just as this fantasy Obi-Wan refuses to strike his former friend down, Vader refuses to turn his back on the dark.
Anakin would have likely been killed by the clone troopers, along with the other Jedi. However, perhaps he would have escaped. He would have taken the pregnant Padme with him. He would have needed to get as far away from the eventual Empire as possible, so perhaps they would have gone with Yoda to Dagobah?
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As he came of age, Skywalker showed problems with impulsivity, violent outburst, illusions of invincibility and crises of identity, all of which are in line with borderline personality disorder diagnosis, the researchers concluded.
"No!" he bellowed so loud and long that his cry echoed off the walls. Behind his mask, he squeezed his eyes shut in an effort to hold back the tears that he was physically unable to wipe away. But no tears came.
He betrays his closest friend in hopes that, somehow, he can save others. Ultimately, the tragedy found in Anakin's willingness to rebrand himself as Darth Vader is that he betrayed himself. His forfeit of himself surrendered the capability of becoming great without having to concede to the Dark Side.
Darth Vader : You have failed me for the last time, Admiral! Captain Piett? Captain Piett : Yes, my lord? Darth Vader : Make ready to land our troops beyond their energy field, and deploy the fleet, so that nothing gets off the system.
After the destruction of the Death Star, Darth Vader became obsessed with finding Luke Skywalker. He had dispatched probe droids across the galaxy, finally locating the Rebel base on the remote ice planet Hoth. Upon his arrival the Rebels had already escaped, but he pursued Luke's friends with relentless fervor.
A recent study found that Anakin Skywalker's turn to the dark side was the result of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
Revenge of the Sith ended with Anakin losing most of his limbs and having to be reconstructed into a cyborg. His tenable bodily integrity was an outward reflection that his unity with the Emperor was an unnatural partnership because its foundation was never based on truth from the beginning!
In this humble writer's opinion, yes, she would have helped him come back to the light. Like her daughter Leia, Padme never gave up on anything she did, and even when Anakin had given up on all the light within himself, Padme wanted him to come with her and to join him, as she loved him.
When he eventually saves her from a group of Tuskens on Tatooine, his blind anger at her dying state consumes him. Focused on revenge as he murders an entire Indigenous tribe, Anakin has begun the path to the Dark Side. In addition to his mother, Anakin is also deeply attached to his wife Padmé Amidala.
Anakin admits to Obi-Wan that he has been arrogant and unappreciative of his training, and apologizes to his master. Obi-Wan assures Anakin that he is proud of him, telling him that he has become a "far greater Jedi than I could ever hope to be."
Anakin ultimately fulfilled his role as the Chosen One and brought balance to the Force, fulfilling Qui-Gon Jinn's belief in the prophecy that foretold Anakin's destiny. Accepting his fate, Anakin joined his Jedi mentors in death by becoming one with the Force.
Darth Vader showed no emotion at all when he killed Obi-Wan Kenobi. If you watch the scene carefully, you will see Kenobi pausing. He was letting Vader kill him. Whether Vader knew this at the time, or discovered it later, is an open question.
During the iconic opening moments of Star Wars: A New Hope, Darth Vader has a tense confrontation with Princess Leia, an adversary who, unknown to him, is actually his daughter. Despite participating in Leia's interrogation, the Sith Lord doesn't uncover his familial connection with the rebellious royal.