The quote was retconned by the Mortis arc.
If you really want to reconciliate the quote with the Mortis arc, you can point that Lucas never said 2×Sidious is Anakin's cap, only that he can reach that level.
But also yeah he never stated Anakins full potential as double Palpatines. He said Anakin would have been twice as powerful as Palpatine by the OT. But instead was 80% of him at that time.
You know it just dawned on me that, if he was 80% of him by the OT. That's...still above like, the vast majority of players within the SWU. Which on that note, if such a case...and people wanna bring up potential in fights, then why not actual realized power?
People wanna bring up the potential of someone and say they can = to X or do Y, so then why is it Vader is left out when it's regarding what he actually achieved?
Oh that quote was mostly used in Vaders favour on verses boards.
Like 80% of OT Palpatine is probably close to ROTS Yoda level.
Also Filoni seems to suggest Lucas was always very protective of Vader and so wouldnt want to limit his portrayal of power (was talking about a potential Maul vs Vader fight).
Huh...I've seen a lot just dismiss though, yet other quotes seem fine to bring up that were clearly outdated...that and the lowballing I'm seeing with Vader lately.
Or perhaps that is how powerful Anakin would have become in the mortal realm, and with the training he had at the time.
Perhaps his ability to ascend to the level of the Father is something that Anakin could have only achieved under the direct tutelage of the Father himself, and with a universal Force nexus(ie. Mortis) amping him..?
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Mortis definitely amped the Father, yeah: "It is only here that I can control them." IOW, even the Father was unable to keep his children in check outside of Mortis.
It's just speculation on my part, but if Anakin had agreed to remain on Mortis to keep the children in balance, I highly doubt the Father would have just thrown him to the wolves and left. At the very least it seems likely that he would have given Anakin *some* kind of formalized training on how to tap into Mortis and access his "Chosen One power" at will... Otherwise the Son would have just overthrown him.
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Last edited by Galan007 on Jun 5th, 2020 at 09:29 PM
Re: How could GL's Anakin have been equal to the Father?
Is this supposed to be G-canon or C-canon? Because in C-canon, many of Lucas' quotes do not apply given C-canon shares the vision of other creative authors.
__________________ RealistRacism: "Sheevites, much like the Banites, were meant to increase in power with each member. From Lightsnake to Gideon to Azronger, this was supposed to be the case. However, knowledge must've been lost in some kind of Gravid-like incident, as Az turned out to be a mid-tier debater with a sub-par track record, sh!itting all over Tempest's legacy. Sad."
Well, I am not surprised given Lucas seems to be concerned about what happens with his characters.
__________________ RealistRacism: "Sheevites, much like the Banites, were meant to increase in power with each member. From Lightsnake to Gideon to Azronger, this was supposed to be the case. However, knowledge must've been lost in some kind of Gravid-like incident, as Az turned out to be a mid-tier debater with a sub-par track record, sh!itting all over Tempest's legacy. Sad."
A flawed concept. I don't understand why Lucas had to mock the Holy Trinity. It would have been infinitely better if Mortis itself was a self-aware and sapient entity under the shape of a planet.
__________________ RealistRacism: "Sheevites, much like the Banites, were meant to increase in power with each member. From Lightsnake to Gideon to Azronger, this was supposed to be the case. However, knowledge must've been lost in some kind of Gravid-like incident, as Az turned out to be a mid-tier debater with a sub-par track record, sh!itting all over Tempest's legacy. Sad."
Maybe not deliberately. But the Ones are a perversion to the Holy Trinity.
__________________ RealistRacism: "Sheevites, much like the Banites, were meant to increase in power with each member. From Lightsnake to Gideon to Azronger, this was supposed to be the case. However, knowledge must've been lost in some kind of Gravid-like incident, as Az turned out to be a mid-tier debater with a sub-par track record, sh!itting all over Tempest's legacy. Sad."
Jun 5th, 2020 07:23 PM
