| “ | "Do you believe you are the Chosen One?" "How can I know?" |
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| ~ Anakin speaking with Qui-Gon's force spirit on Mortis |
Anakin Skywalker (also known as Darth Vader) is one of the protagonists of the Star Wars franchise. He is based on the character of the same name.
He is like in the canon timeline, Luke and Leia's father who succumbed to the Dark side of the force built on false promises from Palpatine he could save his wife Padmé and their child, from dying, choosing to become his loyal Sith Apprentice Darth Vader. Upon learning the truth of Luke Skywalker being his son, Vader sought to corrupt Luke instead and bring him to his side. However, Vader could not bare to watch Darth Sidious torture Luke. Becoming Anakin once more, he chose to protect Luke from Sidious, sacrificing himself in the process. After becoming one with the Force, Anakin kept watch over his children.
Posthumously, Skywalker became the father-in-law of Han Solo and his former rival, Mara Jade Skywalker, the maternal grandfather of Jaina, Jacen and Anakin Solo, the paternal grandfather of Ben Skywalker and the paternal great-grandfather of Allana Solo. His daughter named her son and youngest child after her birth father to honor him. The Skywalker family lives on through his last remaining descendant Cade Skywalker.
Background[]
Role[]
He appears as the main protagonist of the prequel series, serving as the deuteragonist of The Phantom Menace, the protagonist of Attack of the Clones and the villain protagonist of Revenge of the Sith. In his animated appearance, Anakin is the main protagonist of the 2008 film, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and one of the main protagonists of its follow up series.
In this Vader persona, he was the main antagonist of A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back and the secondary antagonist-turned deuteragonist of Return of the Jedi.
Personality[]
As a Force ghost, Anakin became remorseful for his actions as Darth Vader and sought to atone for them. One of his deepest regrets was the way he treated his daughter, Leia and sought for her forgiveness.
Physical Appearances[]
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- The Force: Being the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker was one of the most powerful users of The Force, drawing his power from the light side. Several others, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, realized Anakin was more powerful in the Force than Yoda but his powers rivaled his children, Luke and Leia.
- Telekinesis - Ability to move individuals or objects
- Force Push: Ability to push people through the Air offensively or defensively, which can sometimes lead them to fall unconscious based on the Impact of the Fall
- Force barrier: Allows Anakin to create a barrier between them and anyone they desire.
- Force Wave: Anakin unleashes Force-energy to throw off multiple opponents at once.
- Force Throw: Ability to throw items and individuals to a designated target.
- Force Grip: Ability to grip individuals/objects into the air.
- Force Choke: Ability to choke people with the Force, usually to kill or weaken the victim. He primarily used it as Darth Vader.
- Force Pull: A form of telekinesis. Ability to pull individuals/items towards the Force user.
- Force Crush: Anakin utilized Force Crush to crush objects or droids.
- Telekinesis - Ability to move individuals or objects
- Force Orb: Ability to create a bubble of air. Used by Anakin and with the help of Kit Fisto to create an air bubblebarrier for Padmé Amidala when her helmet was cracked.
- Force Vision: Ability to have visions of the past, present and future. However, images are not always clear and can sometimes happen against the Force user's will.
- Mind Trick: Ability to manipulate the thoughts of another being. However, some are able to resist, such as Force-wielders and those with a strong mind.
- Taming Beasts: Ability to bond with another creature/being. Anakin did not manage to accomplish it as well as Obi-Wan.
- Force Healing: The ability to heal a target with the Force by using their own life energy. It was performed by Anakin Skywalker on the Daughter and Ahsoka Tano to bring her back to life after the Son killed her
- Force Jump: To use the Force to jump at greater distances.
- Force Rage: To channel one's anger to increase an individual's strength, speed, stamina and durance.
- Force dash: The ability to move through amazing speeds.
- Force Spirit: Ability to make one self-conscious after death.
- Immense Strength: Anakin used his Force powers to increase his physical strength; this made him physically stronger then most, if not all other sentient beings. His cybernetic arm also allowed him additional strength to overpower others with greater ease.
- Cybernetic Arm: Anakin utilized his cybernetic hand in combat, as it gave him greater strength to easily subdue, restrain, and overpower his opponents.
- Immense Reflexes: Anakin had impressive reflexes that were above that of ordinary Force-users; his reflexes were superior to most, if not all members of the Jedi Order.
Abilities[]
- Lightsaber Combatant: Anakin was a highly skilled lightsaber combatant, being exceptionally gifted. In The Clone Wars, he was bested by Count Dooku, but as the series progressed, he became better in their duels, eventually being able to outmaneuver him during the Battle of Coruscant. Because of his lightsaber skills, he overpowered Barriss Offee and as Darth Vader, overpowered Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger. He mostly did Form I, Form IV, Form V, Vorm VI and Jar'kai (handling two lightsabers). Anakin was initially weak in Jar'kai during his duel with Dooku but eventually improved during his duel with Barriss.
- Master Engineer: Since he was a child, Anakin was able to build his own podracer and protocol droid.
- Intimidation: Anakin caused an intimidating presence that caused others to fear him, such as Yoda, Mace Windu, and Barriss Offee. However, Ahsoka and Obi-Wan were the only two Jedi not intimitaded by Anakin and one of the few to stand up to him. This trait carried over to when he was Darth Vader, as even his allies feared Vader (including the Inquisitors, who knew punishments would be death if they failed.
- Genius Level Intellect: Anakin was highly intelligent, being a master tactician and skilled leader, earning respect from several others throughout the Clone Wars.
- Multilingual: Anakin spoke in Basic, Huttese and Bitt
- Expert Marksman: Although rarely seen; Anakin was highly skilled in the use of blaster pistols.
- Master Pilot: Anakin was highly skilled in piloting various speeders and all types of flying crafts. According to Obi-Wan Kenobi; Anakin was the best star-pilot in the history of the galaxy.
Lightsabers[]
- First Lightsaber: Anakin built his first blue-bladed lightsaber on Ilum, it would remain in his possession until it was destroyed on Geonosis in the Separatist Droid Factory while fighting Geonosian soldiers; during Anakin and Padmé's attempt to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi. He briefly fought Dooku with two borrowed lightsabers until he was defeated by the Sith.
- Second Lightsaber: Anakin built a slightly different blue-bladed lightsaber and used it throughout his Jedi career and the entirety of the Clone Wars. He used this weapon through Revenge of the Sith, even after having fallen to the dark side and throughout the fall of the Galactic Republic.
Relationships[]
Masters[]
- Qui-Gon Jinn (informal Jedi Master)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Master)
- A'Sharad Hett (briefly)
- Ki-Adi-Mundi (briefly)
- Darth Sidious (Sith Master)
Students[]
- Ahsoka Tano (Padawan)
- Antinnis Tremayne (Dark Jedi)
- Halmere (Dark Jedi)
- Lanu Pasiq (Dark Jedi)
- Gwellib Ap-Llewff (Dark Jedi)
- Galen Marek (secret Sith apprentice)
- Subject 1138 (secret Sith apprentice)
- Dark Apprentice (secret Sith apprentice)
- Tao (secret Sith apprentice)
- Kharys (Dark Jedi)
- Vost Tyne (Dark Jedi)
- Hethrir (Dark Jedi)
- Rillao (Dark Jedi)
- Lumiya (secret Sith apprentice)
- Flint (secret Sith apprentice)
Trivia[]
- He was the most powerful Force-user in the Star Wars universe; the only individual who is equal to Anakin's force powers, is his children, and grandchildren in both Canon and Legends.
