Before his autumn and transformation into the tyrannicalDarth Vader , Anakin Skywalker disdain the Jedi . He believed the Order had become corrupt and hypocritical , leveraging the war to gain political might . To Anakin , the Jedi Order was evil . However , after say through this Star Wars Legends comic , it ’s hard to deny that Vader was right about a few thing . mayhap the Jedi were evil ?
Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison -by W. Haden Blackman and Agustin Alessio - is a Legends - era comic that take place within the infant minute of theGalactic Empire . Investigatinga nefarious Jedi conspiracyhe had unearthed during his time in the Order , Darth Vader collects a small cell of unlikely Imperial allies to reveal the Jedi arcanum .
Unknown to everyone but the Council , the Jedi maintained a top - occult prison house where they conceal their personal enemies away from the eye of the Republic . Just as Darth Vader thought , theJedi think they were above the police force .
Darth Vader Was Right to Distrust the Jedi Council
Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1-5 -Written by Haden Blackman; Art by Agustin Alessio; Lettering by Michael Heisler; Cover Art by Dave Wilkins
Before the pin of the Galactic Republic , deep entrenched inthe ongoing Clone Wars , Anakin Skywalker notice that his deadliest prisoners of warfare , all lieutenants and officer under Dooku ’s bid , inexplicably vanished . He compelled the Council to explain why his prisoners conveniently disappear from Republic record after being pass on off to the Jedi , only for his concern to be ignored . EvenObi - Wan keep Anakin in the nighttime , downplay his concern , practicallygaslighting his apprenticebefore shoving him out the door . In arcanum , the Jedi had been track down a private prison , exclusively holdingtop - rank soldier of the Confederacy .
All Sith Lords are intend to endlessly have in Chaos , but I remember Darth Vader would have become something regretful than what he was in liveliness .
Anakin would n’t have a probability to uncover the truth about the Jedi ’s secret prison , commonly referred to as the “ Prism , ” until after the Empire ’s formation and his translation into Darth Vader . Yes , Darth Vader was heavilyswayed by the Dark Sideand was a puppet to Emperor Palpatine ’s machination , but his originaldistrust of the Jedi Orderwas sound . The Jedi believed that the Republic was incompetent of care Dooku ’s overzealous soldier , when in world the Prism was explicitly designed tohold the enemy of their spiritual orderliness .
Conceived by the will of the Force itself, Anakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One, destined to bring the Force into balance. Anakin struggled to balance competing attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala, and ultimately fell to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. For years he served as Palpatine’s right hand man, but he was ultimately redeemed by the faith of his son, Luke Skywalker. Now a Force Ghost, Anakin continues to act as an agent of balance.
The Jedi Council Treated Anakin Like a Tool of Warfare, Not an Equal
The Council’s Dependency on Secrets Defined Anakin’s Distrust
Darth Vader was correct . The Jedi Council were liars and traitors , conspiring against due procedure and transparency .
The Jedi Council , no better than the Republic or the Empire , was a crooked organization that practiced the “ Do as I say , not as I do ” learning ability of leadership . Theirdependency on secrets and blind , while sending their good to die in a political war , is what ultimately defined Anakin ’s distrust of the Order . Even Obi - Wan did not know of the prison ’s location at first . As long as it was “ for the interest of peace , ” the Council justify their actionswhich , had it been the Republic or the Confederacy , the edict would commonly have condemned .
Darth Vader was right . The Jedi Council were prevaricator and traitors , conspiring against due process and transparency . Upon setting human foot inside the prison house for the first time , Vader feels immediate vindication . It ’s bring out that of the 208 prisoners , overhalf were captured by Anakin . It ’s hard to see this information and not see the inequitable ruthlessness in the Council ’s actions towards Anakin . Obi - Wanadmits that Anakin is best suited for conflict , but clearly not trusted enough to know where his prisoners were going . The Jedi Council , let in Kenobi , treat Anakin asnothing more than a creature of war .
The Jedi Never Served the Republic or Democracy, They Served Themselves
It’s Hard to Maintain the Democratic Process When Your Organization Is Built on Secrecy
While the prison house and the prisoners were kept in impeccable condition , something that , avowedly , the Republic would have failed to maintain , it does n’t cushion the inherent problem of the Council ’s privateness . The Jedi Order was supposed to be a religious organization that served as peacekeepers . rather , theytrained their children to fight in warand keep secluded prison house outside the center of the legitimate governing . The Jedi believed that they wereabove the law , above due process , andabove the galaxy . The Prism was n’t design to help the Republic , it was design to quietly removeDooku ’s influence and king .
No , I ca n’t exactly justifyeverything Darth Vader has done . His edition of “ peace ” does n’t justify his substance . However , he was right about the Jedi Order and the Council . Who ’s to say that , if the Empire had never formed , the Jedi would have let the Republic acknowledge about the Prism ? One justification conduce to many more , another fault Anakin saw in the Order . The Jedi did n’t serve the Republic , they serve themselvesand their own goals . The Jedi devolved into nothing short of a tribal state of war council , propagated by their Lie and privateness , somethingDarth Vaderknew from the commencement .
Conceived by the will of the Force itself , Anakin Skywalker was the prophesy Chosen One , destined to bring the Force into balance . Anakin struggled to equilibrate vie attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala , and ultimately fall to the drear side , becoming Darth Vader . For yr he served as Palpatine ’s right-hand hand human being , but he was ultimately redeemed by the faith of his son , Luke Skywalker . Now a Force Ghost , Anakin continues to act as an agent of proportionality .
Conceived by the will of the Force itself, Anakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One, destined to bring the Force into balance. Anakin struggled to balance competing attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala, and ultimately fell to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. For years he served as Palpatine’s right hand man, but he was ultimately redeemed by the faith of his son, Luke Skywalker. Now a Force Ghost, Anakin continues to act as an agent of balance.
