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| "Someday I will be...I will be the most powerful Jedi ever!" - Anakin Skywalker, AOTC |
| ANAKIN SKYWALKER Species: Human Born: 23 BE (42 BBY) Birthplace: Unknown Homeworld: Tatooine Affiliation: Jedi Order Weapon: Lightsaber Vehicle: Custom podracer, Advanced Jedi Starfighter Significant Others: Padm� Amidala (wife) Shmi Skywalker (mother) Luke Skywalker (son) Leia Organa Solo (daughter) Owen Lars (step-brother) Obi-Wan Kenobi (master) Palpatine (master) Debut: Return of the Jedi Death: Episode 3/ Return of the Jedi Though Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One, a being of unrivalled power prophesied to bring balance to the Force, he lived as a slave for almost his entire life, saved only at his very end by the goodness that resided deep inside the monster he had become. He grew up on Tatooine, raised by his mother but owned by the slaver Gardulla the Hutt. Anakin was a special boy - his mother realised that early on - able to do what no other human could do; see things before they happen, fly the fastest podracers without fear...yet he could never pin-point his skills. He just knew he was different. Gardulla lost his slaves to Watto, who, while a fairer owner than the Hutt, still treated Anakin badly, and made him compete in podraces. However, his destiny called, and soon Anakin was on his way to Coruscant with Qui-Gon Jinn, in the hope of training as a Jedi Knight; what he'd always dreamed of doing. He eventually began his training - after helping in the Battle of Naboo by single-handedly destroying the Droid Control Ship orbiting the planet - but his mother was not there to see his sucess; Qui-Gon was forced to leave her behind on Tatooine. Following ten years of adventures with his Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin was reunited with the woman he swore he would marry when he was just a boy; Padm� Amidala, former Queen of Naboo, now a Senator in the middle of an assassination attempt. Anakin was to be her bodyguard as they travelled - incognito - back to Naboo. However, the Jedi became more than just her protector, and their friendship may have gone further were it not for a message in the Force. Anakin's mother was in pain, so he and Padm� set off for Tatooine. Anakin was too late. His mother died in his arms. Angered, Anakin slaughtered the Tusken Raiders who had captured Shmi, mercilessly murdering the men, the women and even the children in a cold-blooded, dark side rage. Anakin was slipping further towards darkness. During the Clone Wars, Anakin fought bravely, even challenging Count Dooku himself, but lost his right arm in the process. Once he was given a robotic replacement, Anakin and Padm� were wed on Naboo. Yet the dark side still beckoned. Though Anakin survived the three-year Clone Wars, he was falling further towards the dark side. Finally, he found himself locked in mortal combat with Obi-Wan Kenobi above a fiery pit...and lost, sent tumbling into the flames, his body scarred and burned by the lava. Anakin did not survive. In his place rose a being fuelled by the dark side and a bitter hatred for Kenobi: The embodiment of pure evil...Darth Vader. |
| Links: Anakin Skywalker Fanlisting - Bringing fans of the Chosen One together Anakin Skywalker Homepage - fan fiction, fan art and more Dark Side Switch Campaign - a humourous Switch commercial with Anakin |
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| Anakin Skywalker First Line "Mel tassa cho-passa..." [Huttese] - TPM Last Line "You were right. Tell your sister...you were right" - ROTJ Played by Jake Lloyd (I) Hayden Christensen (II, III) Sebastian Shaw (VI) |
| Anakin's immaculate conception has its roots deep in Christianity (with, of course, the other prophecy, Jesus) which angered many fans - though it also left others wondering if Anakin really did have no father... |
| ANAKIN SKYWALKER : TIMELINE [29 BE - 42 BBY] - Anakin Skywalker is born to Shmi Skywalker. The father is unknown [28 BE - 41 BBY] - Shmi and Anakin are sold to the Hutts on Tatooine after their last master, Pi-Lippa, dies (Secrets of Tatooine sourcebook) [23 BE - 36 BBY] - Shmi and Anakin are sold to Gardulla the Hutt [21 BE - 34 BBY] - Anakin flies a podracer he is supposed to be repairing, causing Watto to allow his slave to become a full-time podracer. Anakin begins building his own racer in secret [19 BE - 32 BBY] - Anakin rescues the Ghostling children from Sebulba, then Gardulla the Hutt (The Ghostling Children) [19 BE - 32 BBY] - Anakin wins the Boonta Eve Classic, then finds out he has been freed by Qui-Gon Jinn. Though Shmi could not be freed, Anakin goes to Coruscant, then on to Naboo where he becomes a hero of the Battle of Naboo. Obi-Wan Kenobi begins Anakin's Jedi training after the funeral of Qui-Gon (The Phantom Menace - film) [16 BE - 29 BBY] - Anakin and Obi-Wan travel to Zonama Sekot to locate a missing Jedi, and learn of the planet's ability to create living ships. However, they are attacked by Commander Tarkin, and Anakin kills a Blood Carver in a dark rage (Rogue Planet - book) [15 BE - 28 BBY] - Anakin gets his first lightsaber after a string of terrible visions on the planet Illum, and later kills the pirate Krayn. He and Obi-Wan have a series adventures afterwards, but Kenobi becomes increasingly troubled by Anakin's violent impulses and barely-contained anger (Jedi Quest: The Path to Truth - book) [3 BE - 22 BBY] - Anakin and Obi-Wan leave for Ansion, to settle a border dispute. En route, Anakin has terrible dreams about his mother in pain back on Tatooine. Anakin and Obi-Wan, with the help of Luminara Unduli and her padawan, stop Ansion from seceeding from the Republic (The Approaching Storm - book) [3 BE - 22 BBY] - Anakin is assigned to protect Senator Amidala, and the two travel to Naboo as refugees. There, a relationship develops, but is cut short by Anakin's nightmares about his mother. They return to Tatooine, where Anakin finds his mother - but she dies in his arms. Enraged, Anakin slaughters the Tuskens who captured her. After the funeral, Anakin and Padm� recieve a call from Obi-Wan, and learn he has been captured on Geonosis. They rush to save him, but are captured as well. Luckily, help arrives in the form of Mace Windu's Jedi task force, then Master Yoda leading the Clone Army. During the ensuing battle, Obi-Wan and Anakin confront Count Dooku, but Anakin loses his arm in the fight. Yoda saves them again, but Dooku flees. Later, Anakin is given a bionic arm, and he and Padm� are wed on Naboo (Attack of the Clones - film) [3 BE - 22 BBY] - Anakin learns of a new weapon Dooku is constructing; the Dark Reaper, which has the ability to drain the Force from an area. Anakin, with guidance from Ulic Qel-Droma's spirit, defeats it (The Clone Wars - video game) [0 BE - 19 BBY] - Anakin Skywalker goes on a mission to kill Count Dooku, marking the end of the Clone Wars. However, his personal struggles are not over; he ends up battling Obi-Wan above a molten pit. Anakin loses, and falls in - presumably to his death. He survives, but as Darth Vader, Dark Lord, not Anakin Skywalker. He takes Dooku's place at Palpatine's side, and watches the dawn of the Empire (Episode III - film) [23 AE - 4 ABY] - Anakin returns from darkness to save his son from Palpatine, at the cost of his own life. He learns he has a daughter, but only has time to tell Luke he was right to try and bring him back, before dying. His spirit later appeared to Luke on Endor (Return of the Jedi - film) and to Leia days later on Bakura (The Truce at Bakura - book) |