Now the Jedi are all but extinct.

“Order 66 explained this in part, but these lines actually reveal an entirely different plan for Vader.

Obi-Wan explained that Darth Vader had"helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights.”

Star Wars Revenge of the Sith Obi-Wan Anakin and Padme

Yet, these were later adjustments.

Another fascinating layer of this would have been Padme’s role.

With this plan,Vader would have been exposed by his wife after she discovered his double life.

Alan Tudyk smiling as Harry Vanderpeigle in Resident Alien

However,a serial killer Anakin Skywalker is an absolutely thrilling concept.

This would have made Anakin so much darker, for one.

In addition to that, it would have simply made for a brilliant story on screen.

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Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith to the left, Darth Vader in A New Hope in the middle, and Padme in Revenge of the Sith to the right

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