Why was Anakin so angry?

The choice to leave his mother at a young age continues to haunt Anakin throughout his life. He is plagued by nightmares of her and visions of her fate. When he eventually saves her from a group of Tuskens on Tatooine, his blind anger at her dying state consumes him.

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Why is Anakin so angry with Obi-Wan?

All in all, Anakin felt incredibly betrayed by two of the most important people in his life. We all know he has quite the abandonment issues, and the fact that Obi-Wan and Padmé leave him is likely the primary cause of his extreme hatred.

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Why is Vader calmer than Anakin?

Vader seems more stable, because his body was either concealed or mechanical. There was no face to display his contempt, no subtle shift of the shoulders or limbs to show his unease or anger. Even his voice was not his own, his biological vocal cords too damaged and weak to be of use.

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Why did Anakin apologize to Obi-Wan?

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."

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Did Anakin always have evil in him?

Not evil in a huge or defined way, just sort of evil generally. He was brought up as a slave and had to lose his mother at a young age. Given his longing for and obtaining for power he always had a contempt for democracy.

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Did Padmé know Anakin turned evil?

What Padmé knew about Anakin's previous dark deeds. Padmé was well aware that Anakin had committed dark crimes that would've started his fall to the dark side. He even confessed to her that he had massacred an entire Tusken Raider village to avenge his mother, leaving no one alive.

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Does Anakin feel bad killing Younglings?

The canonical comic Star Wars: Darth Vader #7 confirms the younglings' deaths caused Anakin grief, self-loathing, hatred and pain, fueling his descent even further into the dark side. Those negative emotions also power the dark side, meaning Anakin likely felt stronger as he killed the younglings.

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Did Vader ever forgive Obi-Wan?

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.

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Why didn't Obi-Wan help Anakin after beating him?

First and foremost, Obi-Wan didn't want to have to confront and try to kill Anakin, we see this all the way until their final conflict in their duel where Obi-Wan pleads with Anakin to not make him do what he knows he'll have to do if Anakin tries to attack from the low-ground.

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Why did Obi-Wan tell Anakin not to try it?

And so, Obi-Wan tells Anakin not to try it, because "he, just like Anakin now, had once been in a position where success requires a massive vertical leap over your opponent and he knew the risk that move entailed," as the Reddit user says.

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What Jedi almost beat Vader?

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.

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Who is Darth Vader most afraid of?

Darth Vader #26 finally addressed Anakin Skywalker's animosity towards sand -- by turning it into the embodiment of the Sith Lord's greatest fear.

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Who did Darth Vader fear the most?

As soon as Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader, he already faced his most persistent nemesis and lost, namely his own master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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Did Obi-Wan regret killing Anakin?

Obi-wan regrets are layered. He regrets training Anakin and him regrets failing to train Anakin. He regrets hurting Anakin and he regrets not dying there.

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Why did Anakin lose to Obi-Wan if he was so strong?

Obi-Wan knew Anakin through and through and understood his overconfidence and arrogance. He knew Anakin would fight with rage and aggression, while he remained cool and calculated. Pairing his understanding of Anakin with his knowledge of Soresu ultimately gave him the upper hand in the battle.

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Why did Anakin turn to the Dark Side so easily?

Although the decision to turn to the Dark Side was Anakin's alone, the choice did not come from thin air. His natural prone to impulsivity and emotion without the support systems he needed in place made it easier for Anakin to stumble down a path of darkness.

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Why did Kenobi let Vader live?

Obi-Wan knew it was only a matter of time. So, he made the difficult decision to use his learnings and become one with the force, rather than let Vader decapitate him.

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How much of Anakin was left?

In the duel, Anakin lost both of his legs, his one remaining organic arm, and suffered (possibly up to) fourth-degree burns across what was left of his body that were severe enough to damage his internal organs.

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How come Obi-Wan didn't know Anakin survived?

On a practical level, Obi-Wan did not know that Anakin had survived simply because he was isolated on Tatooine. Although Obi-Wan did not see Anakin die after their battle on Mustafar in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, he reasonably could have assumed that Anakin would die from his injuries.

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Did Obi-Wan blame himself for Anakin?

A very crucial scene in Return of the Jedi established that Obi-Wan Kenobi (a Force ghost by that point) blames himself for Anakin's fall to the dark side. He explained to Luke, “I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi.

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Did Vader regret killing Padmé?

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. The film ends with Anakins standing side by side with the man on whose behalf he has committed all his crimes.

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Did Anakin ever regret killing Padmé?

Yes, his entire character since then was a self loathing tragic monster who has little reason to care about anything. Betraying Mace Windu instantly made him regret his act of impulse, Padme's death and rejection of his actions later on made it stick.

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Did Vader regret turning to the dark side?

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.

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