What if Darth Vader Repaired His Body and Reached His Full Potential? Let’s explore the depths of it in the video. Darth Vader walks through the halls of Kamino, the bright, clean, and sterile environment in contrast to his dark armor. Nala Se is surprised to see him there and welcomes him, but Vader has only one request. He wishes for her to repair his body. The Kaminoans have mastered the art of cloning and while they are used to cloning to create entire individuals, the Clone Wars taught them to clone body parts, limbs, and organs to provide replacements for wounded clones. An agreement is soon reached in which Vader discreetly transfers money to the Kaminoans, double the usual rate to ensure their secrecy. They will also take a DNA template from Anakin’s ruined body and promise to only use it for this purpose. The scientists and doctors get to work, taking a skin sample from his burnt flesh and using it to synthesize the limbs. One by one, they begin to replace his limbs, even the arm lost to Dooku. Next, they begin to replicate his skin and face, healing the burns that rush across his body. It takes months of effort and multiple operations. But in the end, Anakin glances at the mirror and smiles at himself. He looks exactly like he did at the start of the Clone Wars, youthful, handsome, and without the scars that would form. Palpatine is equally surprised to see his student recover. He is pleased to see it though as it allows him to have the ideal apprentice. They begin to train in the Dark Side and Anakin soon emerges as a powerful Dark Side user. With his natural, undamaged body he can harness the Force in ways that were impossible as Dark Vader and eagerly takes in Palpatine’s lessons. However, the initial excitement Palpatine felt soon gives way to worry and distrust. Although Anakin is indeed powerful, he also begins to view him as a threat to him. Anakin’s rapid mastery of the Force makes him realize that he may soon be able to threaten the emperor. But aside from that, Anakin Skywalker also retains the respect and admiration of the people. His exploits in the Clone Wars have made him a hero to normal people and the Senate. He may be a threat to his power. So rather than name him his heir and allow him to rule alongside him, Palpatine instead keeps Anakin as his general, something he has done for several years, and orders him to quell the unrest in the Outer Rim leftover from the Clone Wars. This keeps him far away from the levers of power, effectively sidelining him. At first, Anakin was displeased with these efforts but continued his duty as the general, leading the 501st through several worlds and crushing any CIS holdouts. However, Anakin feels a sense of kinship he hasn’t felt in many years with these clones. With the Jedi gone and Padme dead, they are perhaps his last connection to his old self, the one group who still respects and admires him despite everything that happened. This gives him a strong sense of loyalty to these men. That loyalty only grows as Anakin sees what Palpatine intends to do with the clones and replaces them with the stormtrooper corps. A flicker of righteous fury in Anakin when he hears this. The clones had served the Republic and now the Empire dutifully for many years and had given no cause for trouble, but here Palpatine was ready to replace them without a second thought and Anakin realized he nearly ended up the same way. He does not let this happen quietly. Anakin is a vocal critic of these plans to replace the clones, shaming senators for not even thanking them or assisting in their retirement. This allows him to form an unexpected alliance with the reformist faction who continue to oppose Palpatine’s rule. While Bail cannot forgive Anakin for what he did to Padme, he’s not in a position to reject his aid either, and the two form an alliance. Anakin takes this even a step further as he offers to take all the remaining clones under his service. If a general wishes to dismiss them, he can send them to his army. Palpatine eagerly accepts this suggestion and thousands of clones bolster the ranks of the 501st. He knows that the logistics of maintaining an army this vast will take its toll on his forces, leaving Anakin floundering. This proves to be true as in his next few campaigns, Anakin constantly struggles with supplies and logistics. Though his forces remain as effective as ever, food shortages are common as are his men having to ration ammunition. Towards the end, there are even fears that Anakin must withdraw as some droid holdouts realize they only need to wait him out. This bogs down his campaign as the CIS holdouts simply disappear or refuse to battle. This forces Anakin to waste further resources chasing them down. #starwars #starwarswhatif #darthvader #darthsidious #anakin