re: After the 2nd viewing of each, TDKR >>>>>> Avengers

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even then in Jedi Palaptine certainly was and that changes the entire "original" saga into the story of Vader to a redemption one, not one of evil.

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That doesn't change the fact that for 2/3 of the trilogy, Vader was the main antagonist. What he did for his son, at least in my opinion, does not make up for all the evil shite he did in Empire, New Hope, and even Revenge of the Sith.

As I have said in my above posts, the leader of an evil organization doesn't always have to be the main antagonist of the film. Dr. No was the main antagonist in Dr. No, despite the fact that he worked for an organization bigger than himself. Robert Shaw's Grant was the main villain in Dr. No's sequel, From Russia with Love, despite the fact that he was a mere agent working for the same criminal organization.

Talia may have been the leader of the League of Shadows but Bane was the main antagonist of the film because he was the greatest threat to the hero.