[CaptainCrunch]

Its really funny, because Rogue One really changed the opening scene of ANH, especially if you watch the Prequels first.

Pre Rogue One, when Vader strode into ANH, you had just seen him trapped by Sidious' planning and brilliance. While you thought he was powerful, there was still that reminder that he was a good man that in his thirst for power had destroyed everything that had meaning to him. There was a tint of sadness, and a look at what he had become.

When you add Rogue One, you see how powerful and driven by rage he was, by the time of ANH he had been driven so far into the dark side that things like blowing up planets and mass murder didn't really bother him.

Then when you add in Rebels and Clone Wars you realize how far away from redemption he really was and by the time of the end of Rebels he wasn't interested in redemption or even forgiveness.

The underlying feeling before Rogue One was that inside the suit Vader was a somehow pathetic person that gave himself completely to his fate, but at the same time he hated what he had become. In the new Star Wars Lore, you don't get that sense until midway through Return of the Jedi.

And yeah, watching Rogue One, the OT, Clone Wars, and Rebels and to a small extent the PT you realize how poor quality the writing and characters were in the ST, especially on the evil side.


Side note, no character was ruined more the Palpatine by his 15 or so minutes of time in ROS. He went from a subtle brilliant, powerful embodiment of evil, to a cackling silly poorly thought out version of Voldemort.