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[Star Wars] Could Darth Vader have been more powerful if he did not have his armored suit?

Let's say in Episode III a different event occurs. Darth Vader is in Mustafar, Padmé shows up, Vader injures her, Obi Wan shows up, and takes Padmé but does **not** confront Vader. Padmé gives birth and she dies blah blah but since the Duel of Mustafar never occured, Darth Vader does not get his armored suit.

 Although Darth Vader was still powerful with his suit, could he perhaps be even more powerful if he did not have it ? Could he maybe be faster, more agile and even stronger?
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Absolutely. Mustafar broke him both physically and psychologically. He'd never have the power he once had the potential to achieve.

But Darth Vader was still much more powerful than Anakin Skywalker ever was.

[Meta: This was even directly stated by George, that before Mustafar Anakin had the potential to be twice as powerful as Palpatine, but afterwards he'd only max out at about 80% of Palpatine's strength (and arguably, in Legends, he never even came close to even that).]