LindyAF
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The biggest thing Vader would need IMO is some allies from whom he can resupply and recruit. The Chiss Ascendency would make a lot of sense as an ally. As would potentially Mandalor - although Satine's pacifism might be a bad ideological fit.
His relationship with Palpatine would be interesting. Palpatine has of course wronged Vader in a lot of ways, but Vader might not know many of them at this point. Of course, he might just want to prevent Palpatine from creating the Empire / militarizing because Palpatine becomes much more of a threat to him at the head of an Empire.
I also think his interactions with Anakin and Padme and his feeling on Luke would be interesting. Vader's spent much of his life (and nearly all of it as Vader), believing that he killed his unborn children. Now he's had his son restored, decided (or would shortly decide) to try to take Luke on as his apprentice, kill Palpatine, and rule the Empire as father and son, giving him a direction and goal for the first time in nineteen years. And then he's been cast back in time, to before his son was born (and if Luke is born, Vader won't be his father). I could see him trying to take Anakin as his apprentice/heir, in surrogate of Luke and to ensure Palpatine won't have him as his apprentice. On the other hand, Vader has a lot of self hatred - that could complicate their interactions.
That, I can readily agree with, especially when the urge to prevent Sidious from having his victory becomes a central part of Vader's agenda (which it certainly will).
His relationship with Palpatine would be interesting. Palpatine has of course wronged Vader in a lot of ways, but Vader might not know many of them at this point. Of course, he might just want to prevent Palpatine from creating the Empire / militarizing because Palpatine becomes much more of a threat to him at the head of an Empire.
I also think his interactions with Anakin and Padme and his feeling on Luke would be interesting. Vader's spent much of his life (and nearly all of it as Vader), believing that he killed his unborn children. Now he's had his son restored, decided (or would shortly decide) to try to take Luke on as his apprentice, kill Palpatine, and rule the Empire as father and son, giving him a direction and goal for the first time in nineteen years. And then he's been cast back in time, to before his son was born (and if Luke is born, Vader won't be his father). I could see him trying to take Anakin as his apprentice/heir, in surrogate of Luke and to ensure Palpatine won't have him as his apprentice. On the other hand, Vader has a lot of self hatred - that could complicate their interactions.