Intended is a strong word. Lucas disagrees with that being his intention (ROTJ Audio commentary). I guess his words are not canon to Disney But just pointing out Intention is the wrong word there given Lucas is the one that made those films, not Disney.
Also equally strong with the Force doesnt necessarily mean they have the same mastery over TK. And we know how strict these source books are on technicalities.
And personally I still think ROTS Anakin is > Vader in Sabers.
This is canon Vader, though. So if GL's comments contradict new canon, they are irrelevant.
I think you're digging a bit. Per the source I referenced, Vader and Luke were definitely intended to be on equal footing during RotJ. They may not have been actively trying to kill each other at first(Vader was trying to turn Luke, and Luke was trying to turn Vader), but that doesn't change the the fact that Luke was meant to be operating on Vader's level... Vader no longer had a discernible advantage over him(be it with the Force or with lightsaber skill.)
Dunno, man. Nothing in canon suggests that Vader did anything but increase over the years.
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I believe there’s a quote by filoni saying that Rebels was Vader in his prime. But that’s probably just because he had no conflict. There are many other sources that state Vader’s power grew over time.
My interpretation is that although Vader was more powerful during rotj, the conflict in him was such a hindrance that he was actually more formidable during rebels.
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Yeah, I think it was referring to his character or perhaps even the prime of that time, (basically, he has never been stronger). Just my interpretation though since I don't see a specific reason for Vader to have deteriorated.
I don't deny his inner conflict, but he did take shots at an unarmed Luke. This is a fact. Also, there's nothing that indicates Vader's lightsaber skills diminished after ROTS in Disney canon to my knowledge.
But the raw power is there. The battle of Jakku happened only a year after ROTJ. Luke's learning curve is crazy, but I don't think Luke can grow from sub-Vader level to bringing down Star Destroyers with his TK in just one year. Galan's quote supports this.
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