Anakin

Screenshot: LucasfilmSo much has happened to the Star Wars franchise in the last 14 years that it can be difficult to remember that the new canon actually began with Dave Filoni’s Clone Wars cartoon. It was retroactively added into Disney’s new Star Wars stories by virtue of being a pretty good show helmed by the guy who would eventually be the driving force behind Star Wars’ live-action TV series. It can be even harder to remember that The Clone Wars kicked off with a movie—a theatrically released movie—that was…

Ahsoka is back. Image: LucasfilmAbout a decade ago, everyone was sure Ahsoka Tano was dead. Dead both on screen, with her show The Clone Wars all but canceled, and off-screen, because how could another Force user still be alive in the world of Star Wars? Things have certainly changed. Not only did Ahsoka come back for more Clone Wars episodes, but she was also back on another animated show, Star Wars Rebels, and has been at the center of novels, comics, and even the world of live-action, with appearances on The…

Via Lucasfilm On paper, the chances of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi meeting Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace were low. They were only on Tatooine after a stray shot damaged their hyperdrive, and what are the chances they’d stroll into the junk shop in which one of the most powerful Force users in the galaxy worked? The counter to this is that the “will of the Force” guided the Jedi to Anakin, who needed to fulfill the prophecy of the Chosen One. But what would have happened if the Jedi had…

Image via Lucasfilm Star Wars is firmly grounded on Disney Plus for the foreseeable future, but any fan should salivate over the cool things coming our way. There’ll be another season of Andor, the long-awaited Ahsoka with Rosario Dawson, The Mandalorian‘s third season, the 80s Spielberg-inspired Skeleton Crew, and the apparently-still-coming Lando show based around Donald Glover’s performance in Solo. But it’s not all sunshine and roses over at Lucasfilm HQ. ‘The Acolyte’ facing a delay until late 2024 The…

Image via Disney/Lucasfilm Star Wars‘ Jedi Order could have used a couple of emotional support counselors on staff. In the prequel trilogy we were repeatedly told that Jedi should suppress their emotions, cut all ties with their families, and avoid romance at all costs. These rules make sense for real-world monks, but then real-world monks aren’t at risk of becoming all-powerful galactic conquerors. Their most notable failure was Anakin Skywalker. The Jedi removed him from his mother Shmi (leaving her enslaved…

Image: Disney/LucasfilmJames Earl Jones has been Darth Vader since the original Star Wars all the way back in 1977. While the man formerly known as Anakin Skywalker has been canonically dead since 1983, Jones has consistently reprised the role over the decades, including in 2016's Rogue One and the recent Obi-Wan Kenobi series. But all great things must come to an end, Jones has quietly confirmed that he’s gearing up to retire from voicing the galaxy’s biggest drama queen.According to a recent report from Vanity Fair,…

Image via Disney/Lucasfilm In the Disney era of Star Wars, sometimes it seems the producers don’t double check the source material before filming. They maybe should have Googled “Order 66” ahead of announcing The Young Jedi Adventures. Fans on Twitter pounced on the comedic opportunity laid before them.  Set during the era of The High Republic, Star Wars’ newest addition to the sprawling timeline, the cartoon is aimed at the youngest of Disney fans. While Twitter users had plenty to say about Anakin Skywalker…

via Lucasfilm A Reddit post has Star Wars fans pondering what Anakin Skywalker would have done if the clones had targeted him along with the other Jedi during Order 66.  The Star Wars prequel trilogy follows the corruption of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker by the Sith Lord, Sheev Palpatine. In Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine’s plan comes full circle as he uses the Clone Army to turn against the Jedi by executing Order 66. A majority of the Jedi were hunted down and killed in the ensuing…

via Lucasfilm Some Star Wars fans are still pondering the attraction between Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker that build to a fatal crescendo throughout the prequel trilogy. In her roles as Intergalactic Senator and Queen of Naboo, Natalie Portman’s Padmé was an extraordinarily accomplished and mature young woman. Redditor Ayy-lmao was curious to hear from fans who ship her romance Hayden Christensen’s Anakin and Padmé’s romance about why they believe she would have been attracted to a Jedi several years her…

via 20th Century Fox Star Wars fans are getting spiritual by wondering if Anakin Skywalker became a born again Jedi when he killed Palpatine at the end of Return of the Jedi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMzg2X18rm0 This discussion was initiated by Redditor SenseisSecrets, who asked, “Was Anakin a Jedi when he killed Palpatine?” They then clarified that this is a matter of opinion rather than chronology: “Not asking for a timeline problem, just your opinions.” Although the discussion is lively and…