When was Vader in his prime?

Originally posted by Syndicate
Beni: Bleebloop.

They said Rebels is his prime. So Rebels is his prime. I don't think physical atrophy really matters here considering he's a melted husk and a quadriplegic.

Originally posted by |King Joker|
shhh, rebels being vader's prime helps ahsoka 🙂 🙂 🙂

Originally posted by Beniboybling
Marginal gains friend, marginal gains. 🙂

Ahsoka is so amazing wow 🙂

Vader was toying with her obv

RotJ is definitely not Vader's prime. He's burnt out by this point.
His prime is Rebels era before ESB. After that he declines.

^ Burnt out? From what?

On another note his best feats are in the comics which are post-ANH.

IMO, there's no way the OT could be Vader's prime, mainly because of Luke. Him claiming he's mur evilest than evur means shit.

In Rebels he seems fully submerged in the dark side, no conflicts or holding back. I think that's most likely his prime.

ditto what petrus said

id say his peak is when he fought Obi Wan on Mustafar, he was the strongest in regards to raw force power at the time that he'd ever be. But if we take that out of the equation then any time before ANH would probably be his apex as the cyborg Vader that he became.

Originally posted by Rebel95
When was Darth Vader... Prime ?

Now I'd say ROTJ was Vader's prime:
"Lord Vader did not mind waiting, though, nor was even aware of it. For it was an honor, and a noble activity, to kneel at his ruler's feet. He kept his eyes inward, seeking reflection in his own bottomless core. His power was great, now, greater than it had ever been. It shimmered from within, and resonated with the waves of darkness that flowed from the Emperor. He felt engorged with this power, it surged like black fire, demon electrons looking for ground...but he would wait. For his Emperor was not ready; and his son was not ready, and the time was not yet. So he waited."
-- Return Of The Jedi

"Even his own generals could not escape Vader's wrath, and as time went by, the Sith's powers grew even stronger."

Luke definitely made Vader more conflicted which affected his duel with him, but overall his power was at it's peak as of ROTJ