Darth Vader of StarWars.com held an interview with Soule, who described the story as "pretty unexplored territory." A second series, "Darth Vader" (2017), is also written by Charles Soule. It begins moments after Vader wakes up for the first time in his black suit at the end of the film "". The series will focus on exploring the title character's emotional transformation upon learning of Padme's death, his adjustment to his mechanical suit, how he creates his red lightsaber, and how he hunts Jedi in the Inquisitor program shown in the animated series "Star Wars Rebels". "" was one of the first
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Lucas decided the movies would work best as a trilogy. In the final act of the trilogy's final episode, "Return of the Jedi", Vader is ultimately redeemed through an act of sacrifice for Luke. This was in 1983, more than six years since the release of "Star Wars". Lucas admitted to being "burned out" and announced he would take a break from working on the saga. Throughout the 1980s, George Lucas remarked he had no desire to return to "Star Wars" and had unofficially canceled his sequel trilogy by the time of "Return of the Jedi". Because Lucas had developed