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...The Darker the Shadow.The evolution of more man than machine.
So this started out as a passing joke idea by when i was discussing doing a Star Wars fan art to commemorate the blu ray release lol. which was this... he said "why not do an anakin to Vader pic of the evolution of man?" i straight away jumped on the idea and started work on this right after doing the 1st one.
and okay i know admittedly the people that have portrayed anakin haven't been the best actors but i dont think they're as bad as people want to make out they are. though sadly his clone wars voice actor is the best lol.
but if you think about it at least it makes the character consistent lol. and in the original trilogy his perfemance was... "robotic" geddit ?
despite this Vader and by proxy, Anakin too have to be my favourite char (not so much kid anakin -.- )
okay i think thats got the star warsiness out of my system for a bit, for Ryak-Lo fans, issue 28 will resume tomorrow
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It's interesting how you mention his acting was kind of "robotic" and it's consistent; I've never thought of his acting in the new trilogy as trying to relate to that. Also, it's been suggested that he may have had Borderline Personality Disorder and one reason that's mentioned is dissociative episodes, which often involves an expressionless and flat face and voice, which is the way Anakin gets so it could be seen as a symptom rather than bad acting. It would actually be interesting if they had a mental illness/disorder in mind that they were trying to portray (considering the severe abandonment issues, it's hard not to think of BPD); he was definitely mentally and emotionally unstable.
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Add 3-5 years of constant intergalactic war, and you have a PTSD Jedi Knight.
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Well, that still doesn't explain a lot though. I'm not saying he might not have had it (I've thought of it being possible that he had PTSD from watching his mother die in front of him; that was obviously pretty traumatic for him considering he went into a blind rage and killed all those aliens.) Borderline Personality Disorder helps explain the severe fear of abandonment and efforts to avoid abandonment, identity issues, impulsiveness, intense moods/mood swings, sensitivity to criticism, possible dissociative episodes, and "black and white" thinking. It's also very possible that he had depression or Bipolar Disorder as well. It's possible that Anakin could've had Borderline Personality Disorder as well as PTSD and/or depression or Bipolar Disorder (PTSD and other anxiety disorders as well as mood disorders are actually common co-occuring disorders with BPD) so he may have had a multitude of mental disorders, which helps explain why he was so mentally unstable and suffered such a great deal.
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As you said in the end of your reply, I wasn't saying he only had PTSD but I was adding it to your theory of mental disorders, which is very convincing.
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Oh, okay, I didn't know that's what you meant. Honestly, I think it he must have had a mental disorder or a combination of mental disorders because he definitely wasn't mentally healthy.
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1. Little Kid
2. Young Padawan
3. Old Padawan
4. Young Jedi Knight
5. Old Jedi Knight
6. Darth Vader
7. GhostΒ
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Evolution of Tigger Tabbywalker
Episode 1: Kitten at age 9
Episode 2: Padawan to BlazeΒ
Episode 3: Tigger Tabbywalker/Darth Vader
Episode 4: Darth Vader
Episode 5: Still DV!
Episode 6: Redeemed as Tigger Tabbywalker
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Really great picture! My only nitpick is that the eyelashes you gave young anakin make him look a tiny bit girly, but other than that awesome picture!
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GREAT PIC!!!
In universe, it is hard to believe the frightened, little blonde-haired kid on the far left would grow into the most-feared man alive (2nd from the right). It is clear to see that as Anakin grew older, the darkness of evil shrouded him more and more until it imprisioned him in his (in)famous black suit of life-sustaining armor. But his last act while he was alive paved the way for his deliverance after his death....
Clever of taresh by not showing the face of Anakin's Force ghost. This way, he looks like either Sebastian Shaw (for the OT purists) or Hayden Christensen (for the SE OT/full 6-film saga fans) - thus sparing the comment board for this pic of any 'flame wars' over this issue.
The presentation of this idea in this picture surpases the 'glimpse' we got of Anakin's future on the famous EPISODE I poster wher he cast a shadow on the side of a building in the shape of a silhouette of Darth Vader - his future self.
Thank you taresh for creating and sharing this picture.
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hehe yeah he's a bit of a bugger to draw
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Odd... i could have sworn I added this to my faves before.... oh well, I'm doing it, now!
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I love the force ghost anakin at the end(which people seem to not be noticing, lol). This reminds me of that one Bleach picture
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The fact that you included Clone Wars, aka Star Wars' cause of death, kind of ruins the epic factor. Sorry.
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the fact that i know i cant please everyone makes me not care, sorry
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He is kind of right, clone wars was a gay series
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"The closer you get to the light... The greater your shadow shall become."
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"The Force is strong with this one..."
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Evolution from man to machine. Awesome.
Agreed with you on his actors. 
Yet whenever Hayden wears a facial expression of either sorrow or anger, wields a lightsaber, marches on the Jedi Temple, and gets burnt in a lava pit, he does a pretty good job at that.
But still, amazing job here friend!
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"Dream big and dare to fail! I dare you to do that!" - James Hetfield
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like a Roman candle that shones the brightest shall one day burn out only to shine again from the ashes.
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I really do like the idea here and how you've incorporated all the stages of Anakin in both his growth and his transition to Darth Vader here. The fact that his Force ghost has no face leaves a lot to be imaged, and I quite like that aspect of this too.
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Really awesome idea! This simply looks fantastic!
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This evolution's cooler than the one from Simpsons!
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Awesome! Love the idea and your style really looks cool on this.
Also, totally sharin' your opinion on Anakin's actors. They deserve a little more credit then they get. (Except maybe for Lloyd. lol)
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Vader is the bomb, yes, but Anakin was portrayed so much better in the novelizations of the prequel trilogy.
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