On the heels of his defeat at the hands of Obi-Wan, Lord Vader is keen to continue his pursuit. His conversation with Darth Sidious dissuades him though, as his Sith master cautions him that his emotional encounter with Obi-Wan has left him weakened.
The Empire would pay dearly for Vader's vengeful act of narcissism. By sparing Obi-Wan, Vader created a path for the heroic Luke Skywalker and the relentless Rebellion to orchestrate the fall of the Galactic Empire.
"I think tormenting him mentally is going to be more satisfying for Vader, and it's going to be more painful for Kenobi than anything," says the host of the channel. "Giving Kenobi a swift death would be too easy. It would be too merciful... I think now, Vader is really playing the mind games."
I think he lost because he was mentally conflicted with anger and rage that it clouded his ability to duel. Vader is far stronger in the force than Obi-wan ever really was. He just was conflicted and Obi-wan wasn't holding back, he used his own anger and hope to survive to defeat Darth Vader once aga…
This resentment culminated in the epic climax of the entire prequel trilogy, with Anakin and Obi-Wan's fateful battle on Mustafar in Episode III. Then, Vader's hatred for Obi-Wan was solidified before their final encounter in Episode IV during the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi.
from Yoda, rather than feeling relief. or vindication at finally destroying his old master, Vader, or rather Anakin, was instead. overwhelmed with utter loneliness and sorrow, having killed one of his last. remaining links to his former life.
Obi-Wan spared Anakin despite knowing killing him would "burn his heart to ash" and feeling regret for what Anakin could have become. Obi-Wan's decision to spare Anakin was influenced by the dark feeling that accompanied Emperor Palpatine's arrival, preventing him from finishing him off.
In a Vanity Fair interview from 2005, George Lucas went deeper into why Anakin became much weaker as Vader. In the interview, he explained that because Anakin's limbs were severed and replaced by robotics, it was harder for him to use the Force than it was before his battle with Obi-Wan.
Summary. In Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Obi-Wan lets Darth Vader kill him at the end of their duel. Obi-Wan's death had both short-term and long-term consequences that allowed the Rebellion to defeat the Galactic Empire. In Obi-Wan's final moments, he redeemed himself for what he considered his greatest failure ...
It was the first time he had seen Anakin's face since leaving him to burn on Mustafar, and so he apologized for everything that had happened. But in response to Obi-Wan's line about failing Anakin in Revenge of the Sith, Vader says, "I am not your failure, Obi-Wan. You didn't kill Anakin Skywalker.
According to McCallum, he believes that Anakin being as good as dead when Obi-Wan leaves Mustafar is the reason that he did not feel there is any reason to actually deal the final blow to the former Jedi.
What if Obi-Wan killed Anakin? It's surprising that there aren't more answers to this important question. The short answer is “doom and perpetual horror” because the ramifications of Obi-Wan outright killing Anakin could have only gone one way.
Anakin Hated Obi-Wan Because of an Imagined Relationship With Padme. Although Padme and Obi-Wan's affair couldn't have been further from the truth, Anakin apparently built up a scenario in his mind, which was only heightened by the Jedi Council's obfuscation in other areas.
And he's already murdered Mace Windu at Palpatine's behest, more or less by stabbing the Jedi in the back. The canonical comic Star Wars: Darth Vader #7 confirms the younglings' deaths caused Anakin grief, self-loathing, hatred, and pain, fueling his descent even further into the Dark Side.
On a practical level, Obi-Wan did not know that Anakin had survived simply because he was isolated on Tatooine. Although Obi-Wan did not see Anakin die after their battle on Mustafar in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, he reasonably could have assumed that Anakin would die from his injuries.
It was the fact that Luke was his son that caused turmoil within Vader. It was his love for his son that caused his loyalty to Palpatine and the Dark Side to falter. If Vader didn't know who Luke was he would have been just another force sensitive person to be trained to serve Palpatine like an Inquisitor or be killed.
Instead, the theory suggests that Padmé died because Palpatine killed her. By taking a closer look at how Anakin's transformation into Darth Vader is intercut with Padmé's death, a clearer picture emerges of how Padmé's death was more likely a planned-out murder as opposed to an accidental tragedy.
A year later, in 4 ABY, with his health rapidly declining, Yoda died of old age when Skywalker returned to see him. He became one with the Force, shortly before Luke redeemed his father Anakin, who fulfilled his destiny as the Chosen One by killing Sidious.
For years, Vader hated Obi-Wan, having been struck down by his mentor and left for dead while also believing the Jedi had worked to turn his true love Padmé against him.
