According to an interview RM did almost a year ago, MC's will be further explained along with the disappearing trick.
I believe Vader did not disappear, not until his armor was burned. Otherwise GL would have shown it. He showed Yoda and sort of showed Obi do it, so why not Vader/Ani? Because Ani didn't fade away! It's that simple.
Ani's ghost is seen later as showing his journey is complete, but the two are not completely linked in that way.
Too many things have been read into this and I think it's as simple as the movies have shown. ONLY Obi and Yoda disappear, and Ani DOES show as a ghost because his journey is over. But the two are not linked at all.
Like I said before we only have a few meager months to find out a lot more.
the more i think about the ghosts the more i think its got to do with the prophecy , ob1 - trained the chosen one, yoda trained the chosen one, they then both trained the chosen ones son, he then turned the chosen one back to the good side thus bringing balance to the force. perhaps ghosts have got to do with the prophecy?
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Jameous- as I have said to the contrary, I think Anakin's ghost form is clear proof that he disappeared inside his suit. And while not canonical I have support from Stepehn Sansweet (fan relations), Rick McCallum and the official web site.
The evidence in favour of Anakin disappearing is very strong.
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I still say if Ani/Vader dissapeared:
1: Why didn't they show it? It is his story after all, why not show the transition into the force?
2: Luke was a wuss, and a whiner, but I think he was strong enough to pull an empty suit of armor easer than he did. Even with going through that fight and all that. He shouldnt have struggled with it.
Maybe the ultimate DVD version will change that to show him dissapear, but untill then I go by what I've seen on film as canon. I know I'm being thick headed on this one, but thats just the way I see it.
where he helps vader to the emperial shuttle, takes his mask off and then pulls the body onboard, quite why not one of the empirials asked what Luke was doing with their leaders body, who knows.
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I still think that Annakin not dissappearing is done so, and him returning as a ghost is than to say: He IS the chosen one, he brought balance in the force by killing himself, etc.