Via Screenrant.com:

Warning: SPOILERS for Darth Vader #22

The story of Darth Vader may be over, as far as Star Wars fans are concerned. But going by recent changes to the mythology of the Dark Side and the Sith equivalent of Force Ghosts, it isn’t a stretch to say it seems like Lucasfilm is flat-out explaining how Darth Vader can return for Star Wars: Episode 9. At least, that’s our theory.

These clues and teases will be lost on fans following only the Star Wars films, and turning a blind eye to the wider range of comic books – specifically the Darth Vaderseries following the titular Sith in his first years at the Emperor’s side. While it’s true that Luke Skywalker managed to “save” his father Anakin before he died, the space taken up by Darth Vader in the Dark Side of The Force doesn’t just go away when Anakin decides to repent. As the newest comics show, the evil committed by Vader, the way in which Anakin’s body was destroyed, and the fact that his armor survives all mean one thing: Vader can definitely return to end the Skywalker saga in Star Wars 9. Even if Anakin Skywalker doesn’t.

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