"Treachery Is The Way Of The Sith": How Revenge Of The Sith Subtly Rewrote Darth Vader's Last Battle

Darth Vader’s final duel with Luke Skywalker (and subsequent defeat) in Return of the Jedi became even more meaningful thanks to the first lightsaber duel in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Both lightsaber duels were pivotal moments in Anakin Skywalker’s life. In Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader’s defeat – which was followed by Palpatine’s betrayal and Luke’s faith in the good man he once was – led him to reject the dark side and his Sith Lordship. His Revenge of the Sith duel, however, was one of the key moments in Anakin's fall to the dark side.