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Originally Posted by ernie
Did you care why Vader was so powerful in episode 4,5 and 6? Did you care what his background was? And then the prequels came and we found out Anakin sprouted from nothing powerful in the force...the beginning of the Skywalker lineage.
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Weird comparison. He wasn't the main protagonist and they weren't telling the story about his rise to power (until the prequels). One of the central themes of the original trilogy was to reveal Vader's backstory, so yes I suppose I cared about his background. As far as his story arc, he was immediately showcased as a powerful villain in the series and everything within the trilogy reinforced that idea, from his immediate character introduction to force choking generals. Any viewer could quite easily understand that the menacing 2nd in command of a galactic empire is powerful, and then revealing he was the apprentice to the emperor gave further weight to his power. So you got a glimpse of hierarchy, understood that there was some form of structure and progression, probably years of training and experience, and also had hints about his transformation told throughout the trilogy through Obi Wan and Luke (speaking about Anakin).
Or did I miss something and Vader started out as a scrap collector in A New Hope and joked his way to the emperor's side by Empire, easily defeating every Jedi he encountered along the way?
I said it before -- the lack of bloodline is not the problem with Rey's character. The lack of actual character development is.