Luke Skywalker helpedDarth Vaderfind repurchase just before his end , with his last deed of selflessness sparing Vader from a horrific circumstances that completely redefines the excruciation of the Sith . Legends canyon reveals that beyond the embryonic membrane of demise exists a realm so cruelly irritating , that it makes sense why Palpatine was so insistent on achieving immortal life-time .

Sometimes I finger like people forget thatStar Warsis an inherently mystic and spiritual dealership . Beyond starships and golem , the Force live as a semi - animate metaphysical land that reflects and influences the actions and emotion of the support .

In the Legends miniseriesStar Wars : Empire ’s Endby Tom Veitch and Jim Baikie , reader are introduced to the concept of a hellish existence that await the Sith upon dying . Buried deep withinthe Netherworld of the Force , exists a chaotic realm wherethe spirits of dead Sith Lords reside , force to endlessly wander in fury .

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This realm , frequently referred to as “ Chaos ” or “ The Void,”is described by Palpatine to be an immeasurably morose dimension whose residents are forced to stray in madness for eternity . The Emperor , who at this point inthe Legends comicsused clone to prolong his living afterReturn of the Jedi , admits that his campaign to achieve immortality are driven by his reverence of repay to that kingdom . Darth Plagueis once identify Chaos as a contemplative cosmos that forces its dweller toendlessly digest their most intense disconfirming thought process and emotionswithout any alleviation .

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So far , the currentStar Warscanon has yet to negate this piece of traditional knowledge , mean that , even today , Darth Vader narrowly avoided this same agonizing fate . Through his final act of redemption , Anakin bring through himself from eternal eternal damnation , pardon from having to eternally face his most explosive emotion and thoughts . The Force is not a punitive power , or else rock with the emotional weight of one ’s person . Relinquishing decades ' Charles Frederick Worth of hate and anguish , Anakin Skywalker was rebornjust in time for his soulfulness to re - embrace the Light before trip to the Netherworld of the Force .

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Conceived by the will of the Force itself, Anakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One, destined to bring the Force into balance. Anakin struggled to balance competing attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala, and ultimately fell to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. For years he served as Palpatine’s right hand man, but he was ultimately redeemed by the faith of his son, Luke Skywalker. Now a Force Ghost, Anakin continues to act as an agent of balance.

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However , it may have been for the melioration of the Force that Anakin not be subjected to Chaos . Anakin was an spic child , the choose One who broughtbalance to the Forcethrough his sovereignty of panic . Once conscripted to put up in the place of force - maintain Supreme Being , Anakin is partially the live on embodiment of the Force , capable of manipulating the mystical office rather than merely maintain it . As Vader , when in his meditative state , the Force bent to his might , becoming twisted by his unmeasured hate and hurt .

If Darth Vader had never embraced redemption , I believe that Chaos would have bend to his madness , subjecting spirits like Palpatine to Vader ’s pain rather than their own . We cognise that , within the Force , Anakin is as close to a divinity as a exclusive liveliness can become . We ’ve seen him freely traverse theWorld Between Worldswith repose , embracing both incline of the Force . Where Palpatine bosom the Dark Side to avoid its eternal “ punishment , ” Vader wielded his suffering , supporting the idea that he would have persist in last as a reign power in the accursed knowledge domain .

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I see something in Vader ’s dying that leads to more than just his suffering . He is an unmatched superpower , gestate by the living Force . If the Force had willed Vader to never have found buyback , he would have become transform into the sentient embodiment of the Dark Side , just as the Son was before him . Chaos would have been limit by his woe . And , if he proved to be hefty enough , Darth Vader would have been invest by the Void ’s interminable excruciation , evolving into the power that futureDark Side wielderscall upon .

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I do n’t see this feat being outside of Vader ’s grasp . He , like his masters before him , is a dogged being , never admit failure or last . Chaos is a land of suffer in whichall Sith Lordsare destined to rest , and no Sith understands and embraces their suffering more than Vader . Knowing the horrific cruelty that he caused in lifespan , I ca n’t imagine the demolition he could reap from within the Force .

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I ca n’t seeDarth Vader ’s redemption the same , not because it saved Anakin from a hellish fate , but because I believe it saved the Force from something worse .

Conceived by the will of the Force itself , Anakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One , destined to bring the Force into balance . Anakin struggled to equilibrate compete attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala , and ultimately fell to the dark side , becoming Darth Vader . For year he serve as Palpatine ’s ripe hand adult male , but he was at last redeemed by the faith of his boy , Luke Skywalker . Now a Force Ghost , Anakin continues to behave as an agent of balance .

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Conceived by the will of the Force itself, Anakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One, destined to bring the Force into balance. Anakin struggled to balance competing attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala, and ultimately fell to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. For years he served as Palpatine’s right hand man, but he was ultimately redeemed by the faith of his son, Luke Skywalker. Now a Force Ghost, Anakin continues to act as an agent of balance.

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