Darth Vader Had Second Thoughts About Turning Luke To The Dark Side

Darth Vader Had Second Thoughts About Turning Luke To The Dark Side

In Darth Vader #10, the Red Horror telepathically attacks the former Jedi, unleashing visions that reveal a hidden fear he maybe didn’t realize yet.

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Darth Vader Had Second Thoughts About Turning Luke To The Dark Side

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Darth Vader #10 written by Greg Pak with art by Raffaele Ienco!

Darth Vader didn’t seem to have any trouble handing over Luke Skywalker to Emperor Palpatine on the second Death Star. He basically presented him on a silver platter, with no lightsaber. But the latest issue of Marvel’s series documenting Vader’s time between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi hints that the Sith Lord may not have wanted his son to turn to the Dark Side, as opposed to popular belief.

Vader doesn’t admit this outright, nor does the thought even cross his mind voluntarily. The admission manifests as a series of distorted memories that the Red Horror – a subspecies of the Summa-Verminoth – inflicts upon Vader’s mind as he makes his way towards Exegol to discover Emperor Palpatine’s secrets, in Darth Vader #10 written by Greg Pak with art by Raffaele Ienco. Most of the images that the former Jedi sees through this vicious telepathic onslaught are recollections of his confrontation with Luke when he revealed that he was Luke’s father. But how these moments play out is very different from how they originally transpired.

Rather than Vader cutting off Luke’s hand, it’s Vader on the other end of the blade as Luke stands over him menacingly. Interestingly, Vader still says the same words he said to his son on that fateful day – but when their roles are reversed, the meaning of Vader’s words are quite different, almost pleading. The iconic line, “I am your father,” is no longer portrayed as some grand proclamation that thrusts Luke into a pit of utter despair. Vader now says these words after having lost his hand as a way to express his disbelief that his son would try to hurt his father.

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So when he later tells Luke that they can kill the Emperor, it’s portrayed more as him pleading to destroy a symbol of evil rather than joining the dark side. This particular reading is cemented by how Vader extends his now-famous invitation to join him. He’s now on his knees and reaching out to his son, beseechingly. He now appears weak and at his son’s mercy. But before he can finish his plea, Luke strikes him down violently and walks away with the Emperor.

It’s obvious that Vader doesn’t view his son ever being where he was as a good thing, nor him committing the heinous act of hurting a family member and walking away with the Emperor. All of this is exemplified by an earlier vision that the Summa-Verminoth inflicts on Vader that harkens back to his defeat on Mustafar at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi. But rather than his former master standing over his mutilated body, it’s Luke, who later says, “I loved you.” The fact that this is immediately proceeded by Luke killing his father creates the image that Anakin becoming Vader eventually led to his son joining the Emperor. So, in a way, it’s as though he’s afraid that him being Darth Vader could fill Luke Skywalker with enough hate to turn to the Dark Side.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/darth-vader-luke-dark-side-red-horror-vision-empire/

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