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In the original trilogy, Palpatine is depicted as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire and the master of Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker).
Vader held the rank of Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces. While Palpatine, as Emperor, had complete control of the military, Supreme Commanders oversaw the military directly, and were outranked only by Palpatine. This title was also held by Thrawn at one point.
Emperor Palpatine Protected Tarkin From Vader
Several times, Vader tried to get hostile with Tarkin, yet the Emperor always stopped Vader, and told him that Tarkin had full authority over him.
As Supreme Commander, Darth Vader was the ranking leader of the Imperial Military.
When Anakin was appointed to the Jedi Council. by Chancellor Palpatine, he was denied the rank of master.
Darth Sidious is easily the most powerful Sith to ever live. He was able to almost single-handedly start a war, take control of the Senate, convert countless people including Anakin Skywalker to the dark side, overthrow the Jedi, and become emperor of the Galactic Empire.
kenobi. we have done a video in the past about how vader had actually been terrified of obi-wan. during their duel on the death star despite the fact that vader spent the better part of a decade hunting this particular jedi master he was still very much afraid of him vader had nightmares of their duel on mustafar.
Luke Skywalker
The most obvious victor against Vader is none other than his son who did come close to killing his own father in fair combat. Luke was no doubt one of the most accomplished Jedi in the Star Wars films considering all the handicaps he went through in his training.
Some time later, he faced the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Infil'a put up a fierce fight against Vader, almost killing him by throwing the already damaged Sith Lord off of a cliff. Despite severe damage to his suit, Vader survived the fall, and repaired himself with parts from Infil'a's droid, Arex.
Luke Skywalker
However, once Luke fully embraced his power in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, he proved that he was indeed stronger than Darth Vader and struck his father down.
After serving as a Jedi Knight for three years during the war, Anakin Skywalker advanced to the point in his training that he felt he deserved the rank of Jedi Master, though the Council did not agree.
Darth Vader was the stronger of the two by far, but in most cases with lightsaber duels, the victor is the one with the strongest connection to the Force. Obi-Wan finished his last fight with Vader by hurling a barrage of rocks, and it's unlikely he had lost this level of power by A New Hope.
Nice. Not only could Obi-wan defeat Vader, he did. “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine,” he warned Vader, but Vader couldn't resist his Sith instincts, his pent up anger, his jealousy that Obi-wan not just survived, but thrived from their last encounter.
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.
Only one person could defeat Darth Vader once and for all. The spirit of Anakin Skywalker, long dormant, finally rose and overcame the dark side. While his body failed him, Anakin rose once again and defeated the Sith once and for all. Both Sidious and Vader met their ends that day, at the hands of Anakin Skywalker.
Kylo and Rey (Daisy Ridley) also blasted the Imperial Crusier open trying to Force pull the Lightsaber away from each other, so clearly, Kylo Ren is an extremely strong Force-wielder. Nonetheless, it can be said that Darth Vader is the more powerful master of the Force for one key reason: his temperament.
DARK SIDE FRIDAY - Did you know Palpatine feared Qui-Gon Jinn? Palpatine was immensely powerful and he could see the future which made him very confident about pretty much anyone who stood against him. So why Qui-Gon Jinn?
Darth Plageuis is one of the most famous Sith Lords in the Star Wars Universe. Plageuis was the mentor and master to Darth Sidious, and he was spoken of to Anakin in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
Even though Kylo Ren uses a red lightsaber, harnesses the dark side of the Force, and wears a cape, he is not a Sith. Because of that, he can never hold the title of Darth. Instead, he was just a chaotic mess of the dark side (until he eventually found his way back to the light).
Truly, the most powerful Sith Lord was Darth Sidious, better known in his public persona of Chancellor (later Emperor) Palpatine. Through cunning and manipulation, Sidious killed his master to claim the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith.
Presumably Palpatine planned to have Anakin join him at that point and so told the clones not to kill him when he gave out Order 66.
In Star Wars Legends and Canon, Galen Marek (Starkiller) is the only Jedi (other than Obi-Wan Kenobi) to put a beat down on Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker. Galen was secretly trained as a Sith Lord apprentice to Vader, but returned to the light side and the Jedi.
Qui-Gon Jinn is seen by many as the best of the Star Wars prequel era's Jedi, and there is evidence that he could have even stopped Anakin Skywalker from falling to the dark side of the Force.