Did Leia Forgive Darth Vader? Did Leia Forgive Darth Vader? After the Battle of Endor, Leia still had unsolved mysteries about her biological mother, and came across a series of recordings stored in R2-D2. When Leia first found out that she had been Vader’s daughter from Luke, Leia had been overwhelmed, as her first encounter with Vader on Alderaan, had made her numb with fear.
Leia initially did not understand Luke’s reasoning for saving Vader, even with the knowledge of his childhood on Tatooine, but she admitted she did not have the strength like her brother. It had been only after Luke saved Anakin, and her training as a Jedi, did Leia forgive Anakin for being seduced to the dark side, but she could not forgive the actions of Vader and Sidious, with how the Sith committed horrors on Alderaan, and how they set a father against his own children.