Once inside the spiritual realm, Vader went through various trials, but eventually, he found Padmé. All indication was that Vader could have brought her back to life just like Momin did with his body. But Padmé refused to come.
In the main Star Wars timeline, of course, Darth Vader's attempts to resurrect Padmé on Mustafar were doomed to failure. But it's fascinating to speculate what would have happened had he been successful. In that scenario, Padmé Amidala's return from the dead would not have provided the solace Darth Vader sought.
However, the animated series and comics are now revealing that the Sith Lord showed what Padmé meant to him even after his transformation. Considering his position as a servant of Emperor Palpatine, it can be assumed that Vader eventually moved past his feelings.
Palpatine tells Darth Vader that in his anger he killed her, placing the blame for Padmé's death on Vader. Vader denies it, saying he sensed Padmé was still alive, which the audience knows she was as Obi-Wan escaped on the ship with her.
Darth Vader wanted to possess Padme because in his mind he owned her. She belonged to him as opposed to belonged with him. What Darth Vader felt for Padme was a perversion of love. Lust, desire, coveting… but not true love, which is self-sacrificing by nature.
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Did Vader really love Padmé?
He eventually became so desperate to find a way to prevent Padmé from dying that his fear was ultimately the main reason that led to his fall to the dark side. Vader screaming for the loss of Padmé. Even as a Sith Lord, Anakin still loved Padmé very much, but felt great guilt for his actions against her.
When Anakin had to choose between losing Padme — fearing that she might die in childbirth — or turning to evil to “save” her from death, he chose evil. His desire to “save” her at all costs led Anakin to the dark side. For him, the dark side became a means of saving his loved one.
Anakin does not have even the slightest bit of remorse. By the end, he feels nothing but anger. Although he feels regret for killing Padme, he still helps the evil Emperor. The film ends with Anakins standing side by side with the man on whose behalf he has committed all his crimes.
Anakin's vision did come true, as Padmé, heartbroken by her husband's downfall, loses her will to live and succumbs while giving birth to twins. Before her death, Padmé still believed there was still good left in Anakin and that one day he could be saved with the help of their children.
Anakin's Force Choke begins the series of injuries that ultimately leads to Padme's death, and convinces Obi-Wan to fight him. Despite this, when Anakin learns of Padme's death, his immediate reaction of grief and regret shatters everything in the lab with a powerful force shockwave.
Before he could enter, however, Vader was stopped by Sabé, Eirtaé, Rabé, Saché, and Dormé, former handmaidens of Amidala, who refused to let him enter into the grave so he would not desecrate it. However, Vader would not be denied. As he entered the tomb, he became flooded with memories of Amidala.
She threw herself from a balcony, claiming that she no longer recognized her love. Thus, Vader's quest to save Padmé ended with her choosing to commit spiritual suicide so that she wouldn't have to go back with him.
In this comic Vader went on a vision quest of sorts and found the spirit of Padme and she rejected him completely and killed herself rather than go with him when he tried to make her. Was Darth Vader ever able to bring Padme back from the dead? Yes and he almost succeeded.
Thus, he never had any romantic relationships again after Padme's death. Even if he wanted to, I highly doubt he could have after all the injuries he sustained on Mustafar, anyway. If this were real life, he would have died on Mustafar after Obi-Wan chopped off his limbs and left him to burn alive.
By the events of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Luke had accepted that Vader is his father, and his hatred toward his father had completely disappeared, transformed into love and hope, like his late mother, Padmé Amidala, Luke believed there was still good left in Anakin and that he could be redeemed.
During the Clone Wars, Rush Clovis represented the interests of the Banking Clan and the planet Scipio in the Senate. Clovis had once been romantically involved with Padmé Amidala, who discovered the Banking Clan was helping bankroll the Separatist war effort.
When Padme confronted her husband on Mustafar, Anakin choked her to unconsciousness out of anger. While the act alone didn't kill her, Anakin's turn to the dark side was too much to bear. Holding on long enough to give birth to her children, Padme eventually passed away, having lost the will to live.
However, when it comes to who Darth Vader hates more than anyone in the Star Wars galaxy, himself and Obi-Wan Kenobi don't hold a candle to the true point of Darth Vader's hatred, Emperor Palpatine. Star Wars: Darth Vader #39 by Marvel Comics is available now. Please verify your email address.
Why did Vader stay loyal to Palpatine after Padme died?
He still believed Palpatine was telling the truth when he said he would help save Padme. So, from Vader's distorted point of view, Palpatine had done nothing wrong and was the only person left by his side. And rather than lose everyone in his life, he figured he might as well commit to his life as a Sith.
Did Padme ever sleep with anyone before Anakin? It is theoretically possible, but highly unlikely. She did have feelings for Clovis, but that relationship didn't really go anywhere and there really aren't other romantic prospects we know about.
