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Anakin Skywalker ’s life was far from easy . His puerility on Tatooine mold the inviolable personal ties that he was unwilling to forsake , which ultimately led to his downfall and transformation into Darth Vader . A newfangled comic series is explore Anakin ’s past and commit his rich and complex emotion into perspective .
Star Wars : Legacy of Vader – by Charles Soule , Luke Ross , and Derrick Chew – follows Kylo Ren / Ben Solo as he journeys to the position that defend the mostsignificance in Vader ’s life . In take # 2 – released on March 12 – Kylo begins his pilgrim’s journey on Tatooineand is steer by Vader ’s cyborg servant , Vaneé .
Many important moments in Anakin ’s life take place on the desert planet , though not all were pleasant memories . Kylo is flying to send away Tatooine as a “ backwater ” Outer Rim planet that both his grandpa and uncle were desperate to get away . However , Vaneé paint another motion picture .
Anakin’s Past Was More Than Just Pain And Suffering
This Is Highlighted In Issue #2
Vaneé is quick to chastise Kylo ’s legal opinion of Tatooine , suggest him not to dismiss the grandness of the major planet in Anakin ’s history . Without Tatooine , Kylo Ren himself would not be the serviceman he is chasing in his grandfather ’s footsteps . Vaneé observe that some of Anakin ’s most plastic events happened there , including meeting Padmé , joining the Jedi Order , and lose his mother . Vaneé tells Kylo : " Darth Vader was not contrive solely in the fires of Mustafar . The parched sands of Tatooine flirt their function as well , " before the two go on to explore anotherimportant column in Anakin ’s past : make headway the Boonta Eve Classic podrace .
Vaneé soon contradicts himself and explain thatVader ’s life was nothing but infliction and sufferingfrom the beginning . The existential apprehension , Vaneé order Kylo , is what led Vader to such ability . However , this whimsy is the complete reverse of what Vaneé had just told Kylo about the grandness of Tatooine and is fundamentally wrong . While Vader may have stew in his pain , Anakin did not . In fact , it was Anakin ’s attachment to memories and multitude he loved so dearly that made him susceptible to Palpatine ’s handling and promises that he could preserve that which Anakin book dear .
Kylo Ren take to hero-worship Darth Vader , yet he displays a fundamental misunderstanding of Anakin Skywalker ’s journey and the goodness that was inner .
The prequel movies and the animatedStar war : The Clone Warsseries flesh out Anakin ’s liveliness before he became Vader , showing that he was way more than the bottom line Vaneé tries to reduce him to . Anakin ’s family relationship with Padmé , while against the Jedi codification , was a source of fulfillment in Anakin ’s life , so much so that the two were starting a kin together . Anakin also had deep ties to his master , Obi - Wan , and his padawan , Ahsoka Tano . The Clone Wars , especially , goes into detail about these of import relationship in Anakin ’s life and the good memories associated with Obi - Wan and Ahsoka .
Is Kylo Ren Being Manipulated Like Anakin Skywalker?
Vaneé Is Not A Trustworthy Source
Anakin was more than the wrath and apprehension that made up Darth Vader , which begs the question : why would Vaneé mischaracterize Anakin so greatly if he knew elaborate selective information about the man who would go on to become a feared Sith Lord ? Either Vaneé is too far removed from mankind to understand Anakin Skywalker and his very human emotion , orhe is purposely trying tomanipulate Kylo Ren to keep him on Vader ’s path . There is also the possibility that Vaneé is relying solely on the note left behind by Palpatine to gain insight into Vader ’s past times .
Vaneé references Palpatine ’s super detailed note , which can not be trusted , as Palpatine ’s whole animation was check by the dark side and building an imperium of lies . This was especially true when it total to Vader , asPalpatine invested age of endeavour into manipulating Anakin to the point where he would give into the blue side . give the fact thatLegacy of Vaderfocuses on Kylo Ren learning more about his granddaddy , the more likely solution is that Vaneé know precisely what he is saying and chooses his words wisely .
It will be interesting to see if Kylo actually learns anything during his pilgrimage into his grandfather ’s past , especially about the good that was inside Anakin Skywalker all along .
If Kylo thinksAnakin was in a incessant DoS of sufferingsince birth , it allows him to unlock more anger and further link to the dark side . It is interesting that Kylo has not questioned the remnant of Anakin ’s lifeand how he work back to the light side in the destruction for Luke . This creates yet another question of Vaneé loyalty , knowledge , and truthfulness . Though Palpatine was “ kill ” at Vader ’s hands , he managed to outlive into the sequel trilogy . Did he continue to take detailed note after his “ death ? ” If so , would they be true ?
“ Legacy of Vader ” # 4 art demonstrate Kylo Ren in a subject field that will be intimate to fans of “ Episode II : Attack of the Clones ” and people who hump meme .
Though the reasons are puddle , it is clear thatthe truth about Anakinand who he was as a person is not being told to Kylo Ren . Though readers at long last know how Kylo ’s story ends inEpisode IV : The Rise of Skywalker , the precise way he gets to that point is still unfolding inLegacy of Vader . It will be interesting to see if Kylo actually teach anything during his pilgrimage into his grandfather ’s past , especially about the goodness that was insideAnakin Skywalkerall along .
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