1. He held the rank of Jedi, but the Jedi Council were jealous and didn’t give Anakin what he deserved.

  2. He saw visions of his wife dying and was willing to do anything to save her, yes, including killing kids. This isn’t evil; this is true love.

  3. After he became Vader, he found out his wife died.

Justifiable crash-out, to be honest

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      …and yet the death of Qui-Gon is meant to be the event that set Anakin’s fate.

    • paulzy@lemmy.world
      3·
      14 hours ago

      I’m reading this now for the first time. All of the conversations between Palpatine and Anakin leading up to the fall add so much flavour to his fall. Worth a read for sure.