Emperor Vader & Jedi Master Anakin

[ProvenceTristram]

This isn't really so much a MOC as a couple of figures made using original parts (and custom capes).

The figures were inspired by these two pieces of artwork:

Redeemed Anakin turned out a little more blue than I'd like... but, on the other hand, there are no blue and white Jedi robes (as far as I am aware).

The backstory for both of these is pretty easy to formulate: In the darker scenario Emperor Vader kills Palpatine almost the moment the former is inducted as a Sith (and, really... why not? - Palpatine was unarmed and winded; Vader really could have just put a lightsaber through him and ended it then and there). Unfortunately, the would-be Emperor had Padme's apartment wired with explosives as a fail-safe revenge and... well, now Vader x darkside Ahsoka is a thing (and, really, they have more chemistry together in two minutes of interaction than Anakin and Padme displayed over the course if three films). Vader frames the Jedi for Palpatine's death, exiles the Jedi order to the outer reaches (in a mirror to the first Jedi banishing the first dark Jedi) and rules essentially unopposed (I can't imagine even dark Ahsoka trying to kill her master - especially if they have kids [why would you off the Emperor if you were the Empress? It undermines everything you're trying to preserve]). Eventually, the Rule of Two breaks down, and Anakin founds a new order of Sith lords, embracing a more logical view of dark and light powers.

As for the light version, in the immediate aftermath of Mustafar and Padme's death, Anakin realizes that he's been fed a lie about the sith. Rather than turn inwards, as he did in the canon, Anakin instead chooses to destroy the Emperor - assembling a crack team of clones and assassins to assist him with the deed. With the Emperor slain, Anakin abandons the Empire and seeks out Obi-Wan, begging his former master to kill him and end his emotional and physical suffering. Rather, Kenobi - sensing both the good in his former pupil, and that Anakin has endured punishment enough for his crimes (I mean, he was burned alive :P) instead forgives him. The two go on to rebuild the Jedi Order on Tatooine - far removed from the corrupting influence of the galactic center.

Edited May 22, 2019 by ProvenceTristram

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

The Jedi Master Anakin turned out quite nicely, but I can't imagine Vader/Anakin with a beard like that 

[CF Mitch]

Good God, those are some awesome backstories. Did you make those up yourself, or?

Regarding the custom minifigs, they look excellent  The Redeemed Vader looks a little darker (color-wise) than the source material, but still..

Also, about that source material: What exactly is that source?  

 

Regards,
Mitch

[ProvenceTristram]

9 hours ago, CF Mitch said:

Good God, those are some awesome backstories. Did you make those up yourself, or?

Regarding the custom minifigs, they look excellent  The Redeemed Vader looks a little darker (color-wise) than the source material, but still..

Also, about that source material: What exactly is that source?  

 

Regards,
Mitch

The photos just came from googling 'redeemed Vader' and 'darkside Ahsoka.'

I made the stories up to fit the pics - I have absolutely no idea what the artists originally intended (although probably Emperor Anakin won his fight with Obi-Wan, then killed the Emperor. I don't like that resolution because then Kenobi is dead, and the Jedi are all wiped out, and there's nothing to ever threaten his Empire. If, rather, Anakin kills Palpatine the moment after he's christened Vader, he can adopt a slightly more even-handed approach that doesn't involve slaughtering the whole order [something the film made pretty clear that he didn't want to do]).

And, yeah, I am actually going to redo the redeemed Anakin with old Luke's robes, plus some different cloaks - I'll post a pic when the parts arrive.

Thank you for the comments.

Edited May 24, 2019 by ProvenceTristram

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

1 hour ago, ProvenceTristram said:

slaughtering the whole order [something the film made pretty clear that he didn't want to do]).

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How so, or at what point?  He seemed pretty content with it.  He showed more emotion for cutting off Windu's hand than killing younglings. 

Edited May 25, 2019 by LiLmeFromDaFuture

[ProvenceTristram]

8 hours ago, LiLmeFromDaFuture said:

How so, or at what point?  He seemed pretty content with it.  He showed more emotion for cutting off Windu's hand than killing younglings. 

He looked pretty devastated to me, although, you're correct - the agony really came through more when he screamed while killing the separatist leaders, then wept afterwards.

This is speculation, of course, but I feel pretty sure that Anakin, had he killed Sidious right in that moment (even if it was contrary to the ridiculous plot device regarding his bad dreams) after becoming Vader, would have found some other way to diminish the order without outright executing Order 66.

In the interlude after turning to the dark side, it's very clear from his body language and expressions (particularly when he can't even look at Palpatine, and actually averts his gaze in sadness when the old man tells him that every Jedi is now an enemy of the Republic) that he believes he made the least bad choice selected from a list of horrible options. Despite being 'Darth Vader,' he clearly isn't a full blown sith, and is something along the lines of a very conflicted grey Jedi. I frankly don't even accept that lopping off Windu's arm was necessarily against the teachings of the Jedi - Mace, faced with the suggestion of imprisoning Palpatine, was about to straight-up murder an unarmed foe... that's pretty darned provocative for a Jedi master to be doing.

There's even a perfect moment for Vader to have slain Palpatine. Sheev tells him that he lied, and has no idea how to keep people from dying. Honestly, to me, the natural reaction in that instant - upon learning you were duped into betraying your allies - would be to kill Palpatine. But, of course, that couldn't happen because of necessary plot armor.

Frankly, while I love Revenge of the Sith, I think it - as a whole - is a horribly written movie. A much better plot would have involved - in a reflection of her near death/Obi Wan refusing to allow Anakin to help after she fell out of the gunship in Episode II - having Padme die relatively early in the narrative, in a way that appeared to Anakin as if Obi Wan and the Jedi were at fault (or at least indifferent). This would have made his turn away from the light, and resultant bloodthirsty pursuit of surviving Jedi in the decades that followed, seem - in a twisted sort of way - justified.

Unfortunately, what we got is what we got, so I picked a few points in the film where I felt an alternate history might begin.

Edited May 25, 2019 by ProvenceTristram

[CF Mitch]

14 hours ago, ProvenceTristram said:

The photos just came from googling 'redeemed Vader' and 'darkside Ahsoka.'

I made the stories up to fit the pics - I have absolutely no idea what the artists originally intended (although probably Emperor Anakin won his fight with Obi-Wan, then killed the Emperor. I don't like that resolution because then Kenobi is dead, and the Jedi are all wiped out, and there's nothing to ever threaten his Empire. If, rather, Anakin kills Palpatine the moment after he's christened Vader, he can adopt a slightly more even-handed approach that doesn't involve slaughtering the whole order [something the film made pretty clear that he didn't want to do]).

And, yeah, I am actually going to redo the redeemed Anakin with old Luke's robes, plus some different cloaks - I'll post a pic when the parts arrive.

Thank you for the comments.

Ah, I see. Thanks for explaining. Like I said, those backstories sound really amazing.
I remember making a custom Darth Vader minifig in LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which would be a version of Vader without the suit and helmet (a.k.a, he didn't lose the battle at Mustafar, or at least didn't end up taking a lava bath), and I believe it was quite similar to this Emperor Vader, including a beard 
Anyhoo, great work, once again!

Regards,
mitch