Talk:Anakin Skywalker vs. Darth Vader/@comment-25760276-20190312181256

There's way too many variables that go into this for me to have a clear verdict. A lot of the battle depends not only what material you use for each one, but also what mindset you put them in. If you simply make them blood-lusted, the battle can go multiple ways. If you let them keep their feelings, then suddenly Vader is hindered through seeing his younger self, and Anakin is hindered through sensing his future self.

In terms of purely movie scaling I would give it to Anakin. I personally believe Anakin to be more powerful than Luke in terms of both dueling capabilities and Force augmentation; but, at the very least, even without the familial bond, I would say Luke is on par with Vader. So suddenly the debate gets a lot more confusing, although I am aware that debates shouldn't boil down to "A > B and B > C therefore A > C".

Putting my money on Anakin, however... But I'm not very confident. If it were me doing the battle, I had a strict set of Star Wars material that I draw from (my own "canon", if you will) that I just personally find more easy to use. In a way, that can invalidate some of my arguments. But if you do go on to use composite versions of either character, I absolutely have to side with Vader.

Looking forwards to the fight.