Darth Vader's Creation Was Way Darker (and More Painful) Than Star Wars Let On

The fall of Anakin Skywalker was swift and brutal, culminating in a fiery duel on Mustafar. But the rise of Darth Vader was not a seamless transformation. In fact, it was agonizing physical and psychological torment that forged the Sith Lord, a far cry from the relatively clean transition depicted on screen.