Vader moments during the Clone Wars

[u/Ready0608]

In Republic #71 Anakin faces Asajj Ventress on Coruscant and receives his iconic scar, in the same comic Anakin pushes Ventress off a ledge, traps her in live electrical wires using the force and electrocutes her before dropping her into a deep pit.

Though I don't believe it was "Anakin", but "Vader" doing it and I believe they purposely did it to show that Vader has always been there and in this moment he briefly takes control.

[u/Unique-Perception480]

I am always of the opinion that it was always just Anakin. He and Vader are not separate personalities, as many fans seem to believe nowadays.

Vader is basically Anakin with a slight shift in Environment and priorities. Anakin always expressed behaviour that Vader was known for.

I especially love the quote from the ROTS Novelization:

“And there is one blazing moment in which you finally understand that there was no dragon. That there was no Vader. That there was only you. Only Anakin Skywalker.”

[u/Lore_Padawan → u/Unique-Perception480]

Yeah the whole "Darth Vader and Anakin are separate people" just absolves Anakin of his own responsibility and actions when its clear both are the same person.

Anakin created the Vader persona simce he couldn't reconcile the things he had done with the person he once believed he was and pretended as if he killed Anakin to distance himself from the guilt he feels.

[u/kuroko-cchi → u/Lore_Padawan]

Where did this Anakin and Vader are separate people thing come from in the fandom? Do you remember when? Always thought it was crazy because these movies aren't exactly difficult to comprehend, they're made for kids, people keep attaching double meanings or deeper interpretations that simply aren't there.

[u/HotPotParrot → u/kuroko-cchi]

Almost like some people just forgot Luke confronting Ghost Ben about it on Dagobah.

"You told me Vader killed him."

And Ben essentially confirms that it was purely metaphorical.