OK, I'll ask it! (Darth Vader's mask)

[WarpFactorZ]

In "Return of the Jedi", Luke takes off Vader's mask so his father can see him 'with my own eyes'. But in "The Force Awakens", the complete melted Vader mask is present.

Why would Luke purposely save and burn the mask portions that represented the shirked component of what his transformed father represented? I'm confused!

PS: Seeing "TFA" tomorrow, so forgive me if this is answered in the film.

 

[Corran Horn]

The reassembled Vader mask is seen burning at the end of RotJ.

 

[Kor]

In "Return of the Jedi", Luke takes off Vader's mask so his father can see him 'with my own eyes'. But in "The Force Awakens", the complete melted Vader mask is present.

Why would Luke purposely save and burn the mask portions that represented the shirked component of what his transformed father represented? I'm confused!

PS: Seeing "TFA" tomorrow, so forgive me if this is answered in the film.

I dunno, why was Luke burning the helmet and mask along with Vader's body in the funeral pyre clearly visible at the end of Return of the Jedi?

Kor

 

[Greylock Crescent]

There are a couple of OT artifacts that make their way on screen with no explanation. It's kinda like how the entire fate of the galaxy in the Original Saga rests on the exploits of a single bloodline.

Best to just go with it.

 

[Phily B]

The film is largely fueled by nostalgia and there was no way they were not going to fit Vader into the story.

 

[Awesome Possum]

He also tosses away his lightsaber after the duel in ROTJ, but has it again when he reunites with his friends during the Ewok party. So he picked it up before leaving, they just didn't bother to film it.