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Here's another idea. Bear in mind that I am no SW lore expert, so please correct me if I'm being inaccurate, and that most of this is pretty generous speculation.

In Lotr, great power leads to corruption, and corruption causes one to become weaker. This is a fundamental theme that is seen throughout all of Tolkien's work, and much of the reason that bearing the Ring has such a negative effect on one's strength. However, in SW, corruption makes one stronger. And so after Vader slays Sauron's physical body and seizes the Ring, the resulting corruption from long-term exposure to Sauron's spirit that would weaken those from Ea actually increases Vader's power, which in turn increases his desire for the Ring. A vicious cycle. In Ea, evil is a function of power. In the SW universe, power is a function of evil. And so what happens when the two are put together? An abomination. Something that Neither Eru nor the Force ever intended. For what hope is there, against a force of unlimited power and evil?