After Anakin Skywalker is converted to the dark side of the Force by Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith and becomes Darth Vader, Palpatine tells Yoda that Vader will become more powerful than either of them. However, while his manipulation of Anakin was crucial to the destruction of the Jedi Order and enabling him to rule the galaxy with absolute power, his faith in Vader turned out to be, to quote Yoda, somewhat misplaced. This is most apparent in Revenge of the Sith when Obi-Wan and Vader duel on Mustafar, and Obi-Wan severs both of Vader’s legs and his left arm before leaving him burning on the lava bank.

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