RavenRock posted:1. At the beginning of Ep. 4, Vader was arguing with his colleagues that they should not put "too much faith in the technological terror you've constructed," and instead talked about the power of the dark side of the force. 2. At the time of Ep. 4, The only person who out-ranks Vader was Grand Moff Tarkin. The governor dies in the destruction of the Death Star. We know that Vader was interested in ruling the galaxy from what he shares with Luke in Ep. Five: "We can rule the galaxy as father and son." This was a way for Vader to get rid of Tarkin, without getting his hands bloody. 3. It was Vader's idea to let the Millenium Falcon go, to return the stolen plans to the rebels. This of course, directly lead to the Battle of Yavin and the destruction of the Death Star. 4. Vader knew he could escape the destruction of the Death Star by being in his ship when it happened. How nice that his ship had hyperspace capabilities, as well. 5. Vader seemed to really fowl up when he was targeting Luke. This is odd when we consider Vader's legendary piloting skills vs. Luke's limited piloting skills. The solution: Vader knew the "force is strong with this one," so he let him get the shot. 6. It's just like a member of the Sith to betray his own. Dooku talked about it too.