Possible Force Barrier feat for Vader?

After re-reading the new Star Wars comics I noticed one thing. As you can see in these scans, Vader withstands an explosion that destroyed the largest Imperial weapon factory in the galaxy:

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11115/111155790/4644183-star+wars+%282015-%29+003-015.jpg

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11115/111155790/4644184-star+wars+%282015-%29+003-016.jpg

Now, what I'd like you to notice is that Vader was completely unaffected by the explosion, whereas before we have seen him whitstand a blast of AT-AT fire which was potent enough to cause him to lose his helmet. The explosion in the scans above, however, was far more destructive than that. And he didn't make it in time to escape the destruction of the factory.

Personally, the most logical conclusion would be that he used a Force Barrier to accomplish this feat, for the reasons explained above, but also because he had no time to take shelter, since he was busy pursuing Luke.

So, what are your thoughts?

Probably did, but without visual proof I'd put it in as a general endurance/tanking explosion feat.

His armour was fine though, definitely a force barrier tbh.

👆

Vader's outright tanking feats usually leave his cape tattered and his armor noticeably marked up/f***ed up.

I think it was definitely force barrier.

Either way it's pretty impressive barrier or not.

damn

Vader pulling a Cade, mm?

No, his armor is just durable as f. I don't think that power wille ver come back into canon, and in my view, its good, because it causes too many problems.

Except his cape is fine. Though it is possible that he hid in a fridge. mhmm

Originally posted by Darth Abonis
No, his armor is just durable as f. I don't think that power wille ver come back into canon, and in my view, its good, because it causes too many problems.

Vader used Force Barrier twice in the new canon.

Originally posted by Nargaroth
Vader used Force Barrier twice in the new canon.

Originally posted by Darth Abonis
When?

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11115/111155790/4592486-vader.png
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11115/111155790/4496029-darth+vader+004-012.jpg

He also repelled two grenades in Lords of the Sith

Originally posted by carthage
He also repelled two grenades in Lords of the Sith

That would be a Tutaminis or Force Deflection feat, though.

I was more impressed by him shredding two lyleks with a single Force push

I honestly think that those are just using the force to push away the fire and stop the debris. Their is no evidence that Vader conjured a bubble of Force energy around himself, like in the old canon Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison. Its just TK.

lolwut? You can clearly see the bubble around him in those scans.

Originally posted by Nargaroth
That would be a Tutaminis or Force Deflection feat, though.

Originally posted by Trocity
lolwut? You can clearly see the bubble around him in those scans.

It's called cognitive dissonance

Even presented with tangible evidence, his mind will twist it to conform to his beliefs.

He could be right, though. Not that it really matters, because the end result is the same.