That is, until he duelled with Rey in a Force-connected lightsaber battle in The Rise of Skywalker, which saw the pair, who together make up a Force dyad, inadvertently destroy Vader's helmet.
Kylo Ren's obsession with Vader is clear, but Star Wars never explained how he acquired the helmet. It is speculated that he may have found it himself on Endor, or it could have been passed down to him by Supreme Leader Snoke.
Audiences got to see how the man got his burns in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Those burns were incredibly severe and covered most of Anakin Skywalker's face. Judging by his face at the end of Return of the Jedi, the burns have healed quite a bit in the 22 years since his fight with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Anakin fought with an aggressive ferocity, ignoring Obi-Wan's pleas to come to his senses. Ultimately, the Jedi Master bested the new Sith. Vader was left severely injured and burned on the banks of a lava river, filled with anger and hate.
The short answer is yes, without a doubt, Vader regretted becoming a cybernetic monstrosity. First, there's the constant pain and discomfort from his suit. Worse, however, is the psychological pain. Vader destroyed everything he had ever known for a chance to save Padme.
His gloves and the padding on his chest and arms consisted of blast-dampening armor, and were made to be impervious to fire and well-protected against explosions, piercing, and poisoning. In addition, his helmet and mask kept light from blinding him.
Above all, Darth Vader's mask enables him to breathe through a series of devices. If he took his mask off, Vader would rapidly suffocate and die. Additionally, all its other enhancements would fail, compromising many if not all his primary senses.
While the suit was necessary to save Vader's life after Mustafar, Lucas makes it clear that, in his mind, after a brief period, he could have survived without it. Of course, he wouldn't be the physical presence he is in the suit, which doesn't work for someone so enthralled and held captive by the Dark Side.
After defeating Vader in a duel on Mustafar, Obi-Wan Kenobi took Anakin's lightsaber with him into exile on Tatooine. Obi-Wan gave the lightsaber to Anakin's son Luke, who used it in taking his first steps along the Jedi path. But Obi-Wan didn't tell Luke the terrible truth that his father had become Darth Vader.
Well remember that Vader was the father of both Luke and Leia. Leia conceived a child with Han Solo, named Ben Solo, or later Kylo Ren. So Vader is technically Ren's grandfather from his mother's side, and Luke is his uncle.
No. According to the Visual Dictionary, Rey's salvaged helmet once belonged to Captain Dosmit Raeh, who was an X-Wing pilot of the Tierfon Yellow Aces. She found that helmet while scavenging the remains from the Battle of Jakku.
When rage and anger seethe inside a dark side user, their eyes may burn yellow with a fiery-red rim." What that means is a Sith's emotions will be shown through their eyes. A Sith's power level can also be determined when their "Sith eyes" are visible.
In addition to causing content pain and itchiness, the suit is so constricting that it causes him to suffer from claustrophobia. He can only find relief by meditating in specially-constructed pressurized chambers where he can temporarily take off his suit and survive.
The realistic answer seems to be, yes, Anakin in his prime could have defeated Luke Skywalker (in the current canon) if they battled one-on-one. The main reason behind this is Luke's lack of formal Jedi training, at least when it comes to combat.
The circuitry within the suit was damaged beyond repair and there were no medical facilities nearby that could come close to being what was required to save him. Even if Luke hadn't taken his helmet off, he likely would've passed away shortly after.
Darth Vader also experimented with Force healing fueled by the dark side, in which meditation on anger and frustration at his life and circumstances allowed his lungs to function without the aid of his hyperbaric chamber or his life support suit.
Even though Luke tried his best to protect him, Anakin accepted his fate and expressed his love for his son and daughter, Leia, whom he learned about before dying. While it seemed like Anakin had lived a long life, his choices eventually led to his demise at 45.
His armor is bullet-proof and lightsaber, but some blasters can hurt him, and a fortified Force lightsaber can cut his armor, but his armor protects him from almost anything. Does Darth Vader have any good speed and durability feats? Yeah, sure.
So, if not Palpatine, who could Vader possibly fear? Well, the answer is deceptively simply, yet incredibly shocking all at the same time: Luke Skywalker.
