Lancelot of the Lake is the original Vader (prophesied to bring peace to the kingdom, yet his son Galahad is the real deal). He mysteriously enters Arthurian legend. He was orphaned, then raised by women, and is clumsy with a horse. He is destined to give in to passion and betray his king. Though he will in time repent and spend his last days as a hermit, the damage is already done.
I see a lot of similarities there, though Vader is the Black Knight of the Modern Age. Lancelot, to my knowledge, is always portrayed as a paragon of virtue, even though he has an affair with the queen.
Vader and Lancelot have at least as many fans as their children. Another common thread, though Lancelot doesn't wear black threads, is that they steal the show.
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