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Originally Posted by Ashasx
In Episode 6, Luke believed so much that there was good in his father, even while being tortured by the Emperor, but still never had any intention of killing him. He wanted to save him, despite all the bad he had done. He felt he was redeemable.
Luke senses darkness in his sister's son, and for a moment thinks that the right thing to do is to kill him?
We already went through this character arc with Luke, and it's not in his character to do something like that, and it confirmed Ben Solo's transition to the dark side.
Just seems weird to me but I guess that's just what this movie is.
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No, there are clear moments where he is full of rage and has a desire to kill Vader, regardless of whether or not he was redeemable. They may have been passing moments, but there were clearly visible on screen. Or did you forget the moment where he was standing over Vader after just viciously cutting off his hand with his saber aimed at his throat? It was only after the prodding from the Emperor that Luke realized it was the wrong path to take.
It's entirely believable that he would have at least a momentary thought of ending someone so likely to cause pain and torment across the universe. The ol' "would you kill Hitler if you had the chance?" ethical argument. Everyone should at least consider it, and Luke does for a brief period of time and then reconsiders.