Originally posted by: Commander Courage
Back in 1980, when Vader made this revelation, did everyone necessarily think this meant Darth Vader was in fact Anakin Skywalker...?
Back in 1980, when Vader made this revelation, did everyone necessarily think this meant Darth Vader was in fact Anakin Skywalker...?
No. I for one recall debating at the lunchroom table (at age 8) whether or not Vader was actually Luke's father. I was in the camp that thought Vader was trying to trick Luke. In watching the film later as I got older, I realized that the exchange of thoughts between Luke and Vader as the Falcon was escaping Bespin made it quite clear that the intention was for the audience to walk away believing that Vader was in fact his father. And I believe at that point, GL was decided on the identity of Vader.