But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to ... collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader. “They’re a warning,” the ...

Simply put, the future Darth Vader is revealed to be completely dumb when he continues to go along with Palpatine's plans ... Anakin still throws in with him. This would be the real-world ...

You see, all three of these men do indeed share the same fate in the end, not just in these opening moments, but later down ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to ... collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader. “They’re a warning,” the ...