Matt1231230
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But the films only show a small part of his life story. You have to keep in mind that for a quarter of a century, Darth Vader was the 2nd most feared individual in the entire Star Wars universe. Out of the trillions of sentient beings in the GFFA, There was Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader, and then everyone else. To put it simply, Darth Vader is a bad ass mother fucker. If he wasn't, Palpatine wouldn't have kept him around.
Ok, correct me if im wrong, but surely there are a few factors not based on his abilities which made Vader so feared:
1) Almost all the other jedi have been wiped out, so there isn't anybody with strong enough force powers to defeat him. Vader can easily defeat anybody who can't use the force, but is eventually beaten by Luke, someone who has force powers. Just because he can use the force doesn't mean he'll be able to take a giant hand. Its been shown that his powers aren't strong enough to stop him from being defeated.
2) Vader was one of the figureheads of the Empire, so where he went he was usually accompanied by Stormtroopers. This makes him feared as he's the one who's leading these super soldiers. A rebel army could take down Vader by himself, but he usually has stormtroopers to help him. Against Master Hand, Vader has no support so will just have to rely on his own skills (which aren't as strong as people seem to think)
That doesn't mean Vader can't defeat Master Hand - he's just not as strong as some people seem to think