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I recently rewatched the original trilogy for the first time in a long while and I forgot how underpowered Darth Vader is in those movies. My personal favourite show of his strength with the force is from
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The ending of Jedi Fallen Order [link]. His effortless flick without even thinking about it is so badass.he is as strong as he needs to be for a compelling story. not sure who said something like that (maybe stan lee?). i dont know a single person who watched the original trilogy and did not see vader as a terrifying force.
yes, he did not show as much raw power as in some later media. but he left such an impression, that he still is one of the favourite antagonists now. in videogames, usually the player is served a power fantasy. so the antagonists also needs to up his power by a significant amount. otherwise he woud just be another goon.
I don’t disagree, and I was terrified of him as a child (but also loved him at the same time). But seeing modern media with him in it and then going back to his debut is a bit jarring. He’s still a badass but not quite as ridiculously overpowered as in other media.
I thought the same thing. There's such a huge contrast between the boarding scenes linking up Rogue One and episode 4 in the original trilogy.
There was also a scene in the Obi Wan Kenobi series that I really liked and is very similar to your example: [link]
I haven’t seen the show but that scene is awesome.