A Villain Redeemed, Part I

Perhaps one of the complaints about the Prequel Trilogy is that it makes Anakin, and therefore Darth Vader, a sympathetic victim and not the galaxy's most evil villain.  On this blog, you will not hear any PT trashing, so that is not where I am going here.  I will posit in these first few postings that we see the fall of someone to the uttermost depths of despair, hatred, self loathing and narcissism.  Darth Vader becomes the one who needs to be saved not only from his oppressor, but from himself.  In Part I we will deal with the former proposition.