Vader in that ~19 year stretch between episodes 3 and 4, where he’s at his strongest, most Jedi-hunting, Force-chokingest form?
I don’t know if other media explored this, but I bet that whole Padme thing ate at him all those years, especially the earlier ones just after her death and the events of episode 3.
Every time he went to that meditation chamber (or whatever it’s called) and took off the helmet and could stop acting the role for a bit, I bet that’s all he thought about.
“I killed Natalie Portman’s sweet ass…no wonder I’m such a miserable, vicious jerk to everyone around me!”
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