Originally posted by Anakin4EverPalpatine's expectation was to have someone who wasn't impeded by self-doubt and loating, and who wasn't reliant on a mobile life support and cybernetics---all things which hindered Vader from becoming the 200% of Palpatine that Lucas described. Palpatine wanted someone like Anakin, Marek, or Luke. What he got was a scary looking hunk of disappointment and shattered dreams with a cool voice.
Why the heck do you think Palpatine wanted to replace Vader! He didn't live up to his expectations!
Originally posted by Lord Lucien
This is a wrecked and ruined man describing his shattered body and life. You think he's going to be giving an accurate report? He hates himself.Vader's mobility and agility took a nose dive, but his midichlorian count didn't drop, and his full immersion in to the Dark Side gave his command of the Force a huge boost. Two decades of action and Sith tutelage and Vader circa TFU and the OT was far more powerful in the Force than Anakin was.
Oh bloody yes it did; his legs were sliced and the stump was burning, his whole body was burning for god's sake. When you burn, cells die, tissues die, hence the midichlorian count decreases!
To look at it from a less theoretical standpoint, it would've been a matter of time before he could perform Force lightning. He was prophesised to be the most powerful Jedi/Sith ever and you're telling me he can't do Force lightning? Well, he did it with the assistance of some crystal or something later on, but in his organic form he would've walked all over Galen Marek.
Originally posted by Annus Mirabilis
Oh bloody yes it did; his legs were sliced and the stump was burning, his whole body was burning for god's sake. When you burn, cells die, tissues die, hence the midichlorian count decreases!
Midichlorian's are a per-cell measurement. 20k per cell, etc. that wouldn't change just because vader had fewer cells.
EDIT: I see Gideon actually already posted this.
Originally posted by Annus MirabilisI can't tell if you're Neb or not, so if you are: Hey! And if you're not:
Oh bloody yes it did; his legs were sliced and the stump was burning, his whole body was burning for god's sake. When you burn, cells die, tissues die, hence the midichlorian count decreases!To look at it from a less theoretical standpoint, it would've been a matter of time before he could perform Force lightning. He was prophesised to be the most powerful Jedi/Sith ever and you're telling me he can't do Force lightning? Well, he did it with the assistance of some crystal or something later on, but in his organic form he would've walked all over Galen Marek.
Midichlorian count is per cell, not per body. Anakin could have only a head and vital organs left and still have the same 20,000+ per blood cell, brain cell etc.
And Vader had the capacity and power to perform Lightning, but had he done so, his mechanical limbs would have acted as a conduit between the electricity and his body, f*cking with his life-support's circuitry. And yes, Vader was far more powerful in the Force than Anakin ever was, but Vader's potential took a nose dive. His own psyche and paradigm held him back---due to his actions circa RotS.