In ROTJ, Vader says..."Your feelings for them are strong...especially for SISTER. So you have a twin sister."
He didn't mention Leia by name. And when they were in the docking baby and Vader was dying, he said "tell your sister you were right about me". Still no mention of Leia.
Did he really know specifically that Leia was the sister ? I don't think so.
*hands Ush a tissue* It's canon people, not cannon ! Thats something they shoot you out of at the circus !!!!
come on, folks!
I guess that Anakin can recognize his own daughter!
Maybe it was meant to emphazise something...
If he had said leia, that would have sound out of place somehow.
that whole scene was so heartbreakin and to me the name Leia has a harsh ring... dunno, but that's my impression.
The last moment he will realise who "luke's sister" is, that would be on endor when she is actually embracing luke and bringing him to the celebration.
alright, luke and leia doesn't really look like twins and actually luke doesn't look like anakin at all, but leia looks a lot like padmé.
I dunno, I watched anh yesterday and leia stands with her back to vader, there isn't space for a hand between them.
it's somehow a fault that he doesn't recognize her.
If he did, ... well, where's the alternative universe?
to c3po and r2d2: their memory could have been deleted, right?
that's why they don't remember tatooine etc.
well, I read some fan fics concerning that theme and came up with something myself.
Vader/Anakin sees the ressemblance between padmé and leia, but doesn't really think further, cause he still believes that padmé died.
maybe later, during esb, he makes the connection which might be a reason he wanted to take leia and chewbacca with him after han had been frozen...
This might also explain why he didn't react this surprised in Rotj.
I mean that scene right after han's freeze show.
Vader orders to bring Leia and the Wookie to his ship.
Yeah, never know, maybe he did so cause he wanted to emprison her...
however, how can somebody change one's opinion bout something three times in less than a day?
I'm referring to Vader, at first, he tells Lando that Leia can do what she wants after Han is taken, then she has to stay on Bespin, then she has to come with him...
If ever somebody would understand that man, I'd give him the nobel prize.