I am not understanding why Luke as a baby cannot be shown in your edit, are you eventually changing something in Episode IV? Unless there is something different you are doing in your edit I think it works. Padme dies and the baby is taken to live with the Lars family. Meanwhile behind the scenes somehow Anakin survives but his body is so severely damaged he needs a life support system at all times and dons a fancy intimidating suit to cover up his nasty charred body. While we are introduced to him in Episode IV, we don't actually find out it is him until Episode V (only logical issue in this is Obi-Wan's lie, that could be seen two different ways 1) He killed Anakin because he turned to the darkside and he doesn't want Luke to know this because he wouldn't understand. Might as well blame it on the new Sith guy, it was the Sith's fault anyway. or 2) the audience will get wise to the situation and realize that the new Sith really is Anakin and that he didn't die after all. (I know anybody who watches this will already know everything anyway, but I think looking at fanedits from a fresh perspective, as if the film has never been seen before and is new to everyone, helps make them flow better, rather than giving up things for granted such as Anakin being Darth Vader and Leia being Luke's sister.)
I am not understanding why Luke as a baby cannot be shown in your edit, are you eventually changing something in Episode IV? Unless there is something different you are doing in your edit I think it works. Padme dies and the baby is taken to live with the Lars family. Meanwhile behind the scenes somehow Anakin survives but his body is so severely damaged he needs a life support system at all times and dons a fancy intimidating suit to cover up his nasty charred body. While we are introduced to him in Episode IV, we don't actually find out it is him until Episode V (only logical issue in this is Obi-Wan's lie, that could be seen two different ways 1) He killed Anakin because he turned to the darkside and he doesn't want Luke to know this because he wouldn't understand. Might as well blame it on the new Sith guy, it was the Sith's fault anyway. or 2) the audience will get wise to the situation and realize that the new Sith really is Anakin and that he didn't die after all. (I know anybody who watches this will already know everything anyway, but I think looking at fanedits from a fresh perspective, as if the film has never been seen before and is new to everyone, helps make them flow better, rather than giving up things for granted such as Anakin being Darth Vader and Leia being Luke's sister.)