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Anakin Skywalker (Episode I)

Anakin Skywalker

Anakin Skywalker Background information Feature films Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Actor

Jake Lloyd

Year of the Film: 1999

Voices

Jake Lloyd

Portrayed by Anakin Skywalker Sebastian Shaw (older) Jake Lloyd (child) Hayden Christensen (adult)

Character information Other names Ani The Chosen One

Occupation

Slave

Young Jedi

Padawan

Likes Winning, flying, his loved ones, respect, honesty, the Jedi

Powers and abilities The Force

Status Alive

Family information Parent(s) Shmi Skywalker (mother)

Creation(s) C-3PO (droid companion)

Bio/Personality

Anakin Skywalker

"He was the best star pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior." Obi-Wan Kenobi

As a child, Anakin was idealistic and precocious for his age, as well as a gifted mechanic. He possessed a very kind heart in addition to his intellect. Despite being a slave, Anakin had a great sense of compassion and sympathy for others, as he helped Qui-Gon Jinn acquire the parts for his ship and looked out for his friends Kitster and Wald. He was also worried about all the other slaves who were not as lucky as him and vowed to come back and free everyone once he completed his Jedi training.

History Childhood Found by the Jedi

Anakin as a podracer.

At nine years old, Anakin Skywalker used to serve Gardulla the Hutt, but now he serves Watto, a Toydarian, after he gained Anakin and his mother through betting. He is raised on the planet Tatooine by his mother, Shmi Skywalker, who says Anakin had no father, implying a miraculous birth. He is a gifted pilot and engineer, as demonstrated by defeating his Podracing rival Sebulba, and has the ability to "see things before they happen." He even creates his own protocol droid, C-3PO. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn meets him after an emergency landing on Tatooine and becomes convinced the boy is the Chosen One, foretold by a Jedi prophecy as the one who will bring balance to the Force. Anakin wins his freedom in a podrace, but is forced to part with his mother.

Qui-Gon takes Anakin to the Jedi Council, who forbid his training on the grounds that the boy's future is clouded by the fear he exhibits. However, Qui-Gon secretly planned to train Anakin himself. During the invasion of Naboo, Anakin is ordered to stay by Qui-Gon until he can find a hiding place. After hiding in a starship, he helps defeat the Trade Federation by accidentally destroying their command ship. After Qui-Gon is killed in a duel with the Sith Lord Maul, his apprentice, the young Obi-Wan Kenobi, promises to train Anakin, a proposal the Jedi Council reluctantly accepts. During the film, Anakin forms a close bond with Padmé Amidala, Naboo's queen. Palpatine, newly elected as the Republic's Supreme Chancellor, befriends the boy, telling him that "we will watch your career with great interest."

Physical Appearance

Anakin, 9 years old, slave on Tatooine (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace)

Anakin’s face was round, still with the typical childlike fat in the cheeks. His chin was short and poorly defined. His head was proportionally large compared to his body, a common feature in childhood. The skull was well rounded. He stood approximately 1.35 meters tall. His weight was low, giving him a slim body, although he already showed visible muscle tone in his legs due to constant running and manual labor. His arms were short and hands small, but his fingers were agile. The joints, especially elbows and wrists, were thin and still developing. His feet were small, usually protected by rudimentary leather or suede shoes adapted to the heat of the sand. His hair was short, cut in a slightly uneven bowl style, dark blonde or sand-colored, reflecting the Tatooine environment. He wore a beige tunic made of rough fabric with a V-neck, wide sand-colored pants tied at the ankles, and a simple utility belt. Sometimes he carried a worn leather backpack.

Anakin, 9 years old, Young Jedi (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace)

Anakin’s face remained round, with the cheek fat still visible. His chin remained short and poorly defined. His head was still proportionally large compared to his body, typical of childhood. He remained approximately 1.35 meters tall, with a slim body and light muscle tone in the legs. His blonde hair was better trimmed. The main change was the beginning of the Padawan braid behind his right ear, still very short by the end of Episode I. His posture became more upright and his movements more coordinated due to physical training at the Jedi Temple. He replaced his slave clothes with the standard Jedi Initiate tunic, cream or light beige, consisting of overlapping tabards, a formal brown leather belt, and tall brown leather boots almost to the knees.

Powers and Abilities Powers

The Force: Anakin has an extremely strong connection to the Force. As the Chosen One, he is considered stronger than any Force-user of his time.

Telepathy: Anakin can mentally communicate over distances with other individuals.

Mind Probe: Anakin can sense and sift through the thoughts of sentient beings.

Mind Trick: Anakin can influence the minds of other sentient beings, except those with very strong willpower.

Force Sense: Anakin can sense emotions, danger, and disturbances in the Force, as well as the presence of other Force-users.

Advanced Agility: Anakin is highly agile, capable of performing acrobatic movements and maintaining strong balance.

Advanced Reflexes: His reflexes are exceptionally fast, contributing to his skill as a pilot.

Expert Marksman: Accurate with blasters despite limited use.

Master Pilot: One of the most talented pilots, even as a child, demonstrated by winning a podrace.

Master Mechanic and Engineer: Skilled in building and repairing machines, including his own podracer and C-3PO.

Genius-Level Intellect, Tactician: Highly intelligent and capable of strategic thinking.

Indomitable Will, High Pain Tolerance: Determined and capable of enduring hardship.

Vehicles

Podracer: Custom-built racing vehicle used to win his freedom.

Quotes

Anakin

“You are an angel?”

“I’m a person, and my name is Anakin.”

“I’m a pilot, you know, and someday, I’m going to fly away from this place.”

“Master Qui-Gon!”

“Hi.”

“What will happen to me now?”

Anakin Skywalker

Anakin Skywalker Background information Feature films Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Attack of the Clones

Actor

Hayden Christensen

Year of the Film: 2002

Jake Lloyd (child) Hayden Christensen (adult)

Character information Other names Ani The Chosen One

Age: 19 Years Old in this 2002 version

Occupation

Padawan of Obi-Wan Kenobi

Likes Anakin Skywalker Winning, flying, his loved ones, respect, honesty, the Jedi, Power

Dislikes Anakin Skywalker Losing his loved ones, sand, slavery, evil, deception, disrespect, being wrongly accused or lectured, the Dark Side, Tusken Raiders

Powers and abilities The Force

Paraphernalia Lightsaber

Status Alive

Family information Parent(s) Shmi Skywalker (mother) Cliegg Lars (step-father)

Sibling(s) Owen Lars (step-brother)

Other relatives Beru Whitesun (step-sister-in-law)

Partner(s) Padmé Amidala (wife)

Bio/Personality

Anakin Skywalker

"He was the best star pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior." Obi-Wan Kenobi

As a child, Anakin was idealistic and precocious for his age, as well as a gifted mechanic. He possessed a very kind heart in addition to his intellect. Despite being a slave, Anakin had a great sense of compassion and sympathy for others, as he helped Qui-Gon Jinn acquire the parts for his ship and looked out for his friends Kitster and Wald. He was also worried about all the other slaves who were not as lucky as him and vowed to come back and free everyone once he completed his Jedi training.

As an adult, Anakin developed into a more prideful, rebellious, and headstrong individual, while still possessing most of the aforementioned traits from his childhood. Although he is good-hearted, he is known to hold grudges and has trouble handling his emotions. As a result, he is sometimes impulsive, reckless, temperamental, aggressive, and violent. He also hates being treated unjustly or being wrongly accused, and he has come to hate being criticized or lectured. Anakin distrusts individuals who try to criticize him and his actions, believing that these individuals are trying to undermine him, put him in his place, or cause him to doubt his own abilities as both a Force user and a lightsaber duelist. He also dislikes politics, as he correctly considers most politicians to be greedy and self-conceited. As Anakin's fame and Force powers grew, he became more prideful and overconfident, aware that he was the best Jedi in the entire Order. Anakin secretly came to believe that he could easily best any Jedi blindfolded with one lightsaber tied behind his back.

Because of Anakin's former status as a slave, he severely despises slavers and becomes very angry whenever the concept of slavery is brought up. He also could not return to his home planet Tatooine, because it was a painful reminder of losing his mother, Shmi. The only reason he returned to Tatooine was because he needed to get Rotta the Huttlet back to his father, Jabba the Hutt, after rescuing Rotta from the Separatists in order to secure a peace treaty between the Hutts and the Galactic Republic. Anakin is determined to never talk about his past, as when his friend and then-apprentice Ahsoka Tano asked about it, he replied, "I don't like to talk about my past."

Despite Anakin's pride, he is also capable of apologizing and admitting when he is wrong, as he is an honest individual who despises lying and deception from friends, allies, and enemies alike. Although Anakin can be cocky and unpredictable, he holds onto his better traits, such as his sense of justice, honor, good morals, and compassion, which can be especially noticed during the Clone Wars. Like his apprentice Ahsoka, he matured and became more responsible in many ways, though he can still be impulsive and reckless, but to a far lesser extent than Ahsoka and other Jedi.

History Childhood Found by the Jedi

Anakin as a podracer.

At nine-years-old, Anakin Skywalker used to serve Gardulla the Hutt, but now he serves Watto, a Toydarian, after he gained Anakin and his mother through betting. He is raised on the planet Tatooine by his mother, Shmi Skywalker, who says Anakin had no father, implying miraculous birth. He is a gifted pilot and engineer as demonstrated by beating his Pod-Racing rival Sebulba and has the ability to "see things before they happen". He even creates his own protocol droid, C-3PO. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn meets him after an emergency landing on Tatooine and becomes convinced the boy is the "Chosen One", foretold by a Jedi prophecy as the one who will bring balance to the Force. Anakin wins his freedom in a podrace, but is forced to part with his mother.

Qui-Gon takes Anakin to the Jedi Council, who forbid training on the grounds because the boy's future is clouded by the fear he exhibits. However, Qui-Gon secretly planned to train Anakin himself. During the invasion of Naboo, Anakin is ordered to stay by Qui-Gon until he can find a hiding place. After hiding in a starship, he helps defeat the Trade Federation by accidentally destroying their command ship. After Qui-Gon is killed in a duel with Sith Lord Maul, his apprentice, the young Obi-Wan Kenobi, promises to train Anakin, a proposal the Jedi Council reluctantly accepts. During the film, Anakin forms a close bond with Padmé Amidala, Naboo's queen. Palpatine, newly elected as the Republic's Supreme Chancellor, befriends the boy, telling him that "we will watch your career with great interest".

As a Jedi Kenobi's Padawan

Ten years pass. Palpatine assigns Anakin and Obi-Wan to investigate an assassination attempt made on Padmé, who is now a senator following her term as Queen of Naboo expiring. Anakin and Obi-Wan locate the assassin, but before they can board a ship, Obi-Wan hurls himself out the window and onto a droid. Fortunately, Anakin "borrows" an airspeeder and he is able to rescue him. With that, the two are able to chase down the assassin, but fail to learn her identity when she is shot by her own employer with a toxic dart that poisons and kills her in seconds. Being assigned to protect Padmé, Anakin travels with her to Naboo, where they fall in love. In the mix, Anakin has a vision of his mother in pain, and goes to Tatooine, where he learns that Shmi had been kidnapped by Tusken Raiders weeks ago. He goes to the Tusken camp, where he discovers his mother has been tortured beyond saving by the tribe; she dies in his arms. Heartbroken, Anakin flies into a violent rage and slaughters every single Tusken Raider; men, women, and even children.

Anakin's return to Tatooine.

He returns with his mother's body, and tearfully confesses his deed to Padmé, who comforts him and forgives him for acting upon his emotions. Soon after, Anakin and Padmé travel to Geonosis, hoping to rescue Obi-Wan from Jedi-turned-Sith Lord Count Dooku and his army of battle droids and Geonosians; instead, they end up in a droid factory and are captured and sentenced to death. Anakin and Padmé profess their love for each other before being transported into the arena. After fighting the Reek turned loose on him, Anakin and his friends are rescued by an army of clone troopers and Jedi. After fighting in a fierce battle, Anakin and Obi-Wan follow Dooku to a hangar and confront the Sith Lord, only to be electrocuted by Force Lightning. When he recovers, Anakin loses his right forearm in a lightsaber duel with him; it is later replaced with a prosthetic. Anakin and Padmé then marry in a secret ceremony.

Physical Appearance

Anakin, 9 years old, slave on Tatooine (Star Wars Episode: The Phantom Menace)

Anakin’s face was round, still with the typical childlike fat in the cheeks. His chin was short and poorly defined. His head was proportionally large compared to his body, a common feature in childhood. The skull was well rounded. He stood approximately 1.35 meters tall. His weight was low, giving him a slim body, although he already showed visible muscle tone in his legs due to constant running and manual labor. His arms were short and hands small, but his fingers were agile. The joints, especially elbows and wrists, were thin and still developing. His feet were small, usually protected by rudimentary leather or suede shoes adapted to the heat of the sand. His hair was short, cut in a slightly uneven bowl style, dark blonde or sand-colored, reflecting the Tatooine environment. He wore a beige tunic made of rough fabric with a V-neck, wide sand-colored pants tied at the ankles, and a simple utility belt. Sometimes he carried a worn leather backpack.

Anakin, 9 years old, Young Jedi (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace)

Anakin’s face remained round, with the cheek fat still visible. His chin remained short and poorly defined. His head was still proportionally large compared to his body, typical of childhood. He remained approximately 1.35 meters tall, with a slim body and light muscle tone in the legs. His blonde hair was better trimmed. The main change was the beginning of the Padawan braid behind his right ear, still very short by the end of Episode I. His posture became more upright and his movements more coordinated due to physical training at the Jedi Temple. He replaced his slave clothes with the standard Jedi Initiate tunic, cream or light beige, consisting of overlapping tabards, a formal brown leather belt, and tall brown leather boots almost to the knees.

Anakin Skywalker, 19 years old, Padawan (Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones)

At this stage, during Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Anakin experienced a major growth spurt, and his features became much more angular and athletic. His face lost the roundness of childhood, becoming more square with a well-defined jawline. His nose was straight and his gaze more intense, sometimes dark or brooding. He stood about 1.85 meters tall and had a slim, athletic physique with broad shoulders, reflecting years of lightsaber training. His hair was dark blonde or light brown, cut short on the sides and back, with the top slightly longer and slightly spiked. He wore the long Padawan braid over his right shoulder, decorated with rings marking his progress. His arms were strong and hands large. His movements were precise and imposing. Unlike most Jedi, Anakin preferred darker tones. He wore a dark brown tunic with synthetic leather tabards over the shoulders, giving him a more imposing appearance. The belt was wide, with compartments for tools and a hook for his blue-bladed lightsaber. After losing his organic hand on Geonosis to Count Dooku, Anakin replaced it with a cybernetic prosthesis. This complex prosthetic had a predominantly gold and matte bronze coloration, evoking a brass or aged metal structure. The hand had exposed joints simulating human anatomy, with pistons and colored wires (red and blue) visible in the finger joints and palm. The forearm consisted of a central structural column surrounded by angular black protective plates, held with screws. The base of the forearm had a cylindrical section with horizontal grooves, resembling a damping system or rotary motor.

Powers and Abilities Powers

The Force: Anakin has an amazingly strong connection to the Force. As the Chosen One, he is stronger than any Force-user in existence. According to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin's Force powers are superior to even that of Yoda and Sheev Palpatine at their peaks. Anakin's Force powers were later rivaled by his son, Luke Skywalker, at his peak. After his death, Anakin's powers became far stronger than either the Mortis Gods, the Force Priestesses, and the Bendu, as he managed to change the setting in the World Between Worlds to the Clone Wars.

Telekinesis: Anakin can telekinetically move objects or other individuals without physically touching them, and he utilizes it for offensive or defensive purposes. Although Anakin’s lack of practice in his Force abilities caused him to struggle against Force attacks from foes such as Dooku, Ventress, and Barriss. Under Palpatine's tutelage, he refined his Force techniques, as seen in his duel with Luke on Bespin, where he telekinetically hurled several large objects at his son without so much as a gesture.

Force Push: Anakin can telekinetically send his opponents flying through the air, causing serious injury or temporarily incapacitating or knocking them unconscious, depending on how much power is unleashed.

Force Pull: Anakin can telekinetically pull his opponents or objects toward him.

Force Disarm: Anakin can telekinetically pull an opponent’s weapons from their hands and into his own.

Force Grip: Anakin can telekinetically lift his opponents off the ground and into the air, sometimes by the neck, to immobilize them. His powers also allow him to influence the movements of other individuals, even dead people, such as a corpse during Thrawn: Alliances. Anakin made it appear as if an enemy agent was still alive. However, Skywalker confessed such an act was harder than making one's limbs move. For the scheme to succeed, the individual needed to look as though they were breathing, he needed to ensure their balance remained stable, and he had to make sure their muscles under the skin moved properly.

Force Choke: Anakin can telekinetically choke his opponents to either weaken, kill, or intimidate them.

Force Stasis: Anakin can telekinetically slow down or completely halt the motion of a target, holding them in place with a paralyzing grip. In Darth Vader 4: Vader, Part II, he managed to momentarily freeze the explosion generated by a grenade thrown at him by clone troopers, which gave him time to get out of its blast radius safely. He also managed to freeze and hold Reva's lightsaber blade without even instantly turning around.

Force Crush: Anakin can telekinetically crush objects or droids.

Force Throw: Anakin can telekinetically cause objects and other individuals to be hurled toward a target at an astounding velocity.

Force Repel: Anakin can unleash a wave of pure Force energy that knocks back anything within the power’s blast radius or pushes multiple opponents simultaneously. He unleashed such a telekinetic pulse when being electrocuted by multiple Magna-Guards that were fighting him alongside Dooku, repelling the droids surrounding him for a brief time.

Force Barrier: Anakin can create a barrier or wall of Force energy in front of or surrounding himself or his allies, which can be strengthened with the help of other Force-users.

Force Orb: Anakin can create a ball of air underwater, either directing it at his opponents as an attack or surrounding himself and others in an airtight bubble to allow them to breathe. He managed to do this with the help of Kit Fisto to keep Padmé Amidala from drowning on Mon Cala.

Force Deflection: Anakin can telekinetically redirect incoming attacks such as blaster bolts, with or without his lightsaber. He notably used this ability on Cloud City to deflect Han Solo’s blaster fire with his hand before telekinetically disarming Han.

Telepathy: Anakin can mentally communicate over small or vast distances with other individuals, especially with his son, Luke Skywalker. He used this ability in a deleted scene of Return of the Jedi to mentally communicate with Luke.

Mind Probe: Anakin can sense and sift through the thoughts of sentient beings. This allowed him to sense the thoughts and feelings of Luke when he was emotionally vulnerable, leading him to realize that Luke had a sister.

Mind Trick: Anakin can control the minds of other sentient beings, except for individuals with indomitable wills. However, he can combine this power with other Force-users to bypass this indomitable will.

Taming Beasts: Anakin can control the minds of animals. However, he is not as proficient with this power as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Force Vision: Anakin can see visions of the past, present, and future. However, like all Force-users, his visions are not always clear or may occur without warning.

Force Sense: Anakin can sense other sentient beings’ emotions, the future, ripples in the Force caused by momentous or traumatic events, impending danger, and the presence of other light or dark side Force-users. Using this power, Anakin can sense beings from a very long distance. This is seen during the Clone Wars when he senses Savage Opress miles away from him. Anakin was also able to sense Maul rising, but he could not fully identify it after not seeing Maul for a long time, although he did notice that the presence was familiar. By far, Anakin’s most impressive feat of Force sense is that he was able to detect that Palpatine had a connection to the Force, a feat that even Yoda, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan Kenobi could not achieve, despite Sidious’ ability to hide his signature in the Force. However, he believed that Palpatine merely possessed the potential to use the Force and was unaware that he was a fully trained Force-user. Anakin remained unaware until the events of Revenge of the Sith, when Palpatine revealed himself as a Sith Lord. As a cyborg, Anakin’s senses remained powerful, allowing him to sense the presence of his former mentor Obi-Wan on the first Death Star and the presence of his son Luke more than once.

Force Healing/Drain: On Mortis, with the help of the Daughter, Anakin was able to use a power derived from both Force drain and Force healing, allowing him to transfer life-force energy from one individual to revive another from death. He channeled the life-force of the wounded Daughter into Ahsoka Tano to revive her after the Son drained her of life.

Focused Rage: Anakin can channel his anger to amplify his strength, durability, endurance, speed, ferocity, aggression, and the potency of his combat prowess and attacks. He used this to defeat Count Dooku in their final duel by unleashing his fear, anger, and hatred, overcoming Dooku’s Makashi with his own mastery of Djem So. However, Anakin allowed his rage to overwhelm him during his duel with Obi-Wan on Mustafar, which impaired his judgment and strategy, leading to his defeat. This occurred again in their third duel, where Vader failed to finish him off, allowing his former master to recover.

Force Jump: Anakin can leap across great distances.

Force Dash: Anakin can move at extraordinary speeds.

Bleeding/Purification: Anakin can either bleed a kyber crystal red or purify a corrupted one. After becoming Darth Vader, he corrupted a kyber crystal, turning its green color red. After his death, Anakin willingly turned his saber from blue to red to teach his final lesson to Ahsoka.

Force Spirit: Due to his immensely powerful connection to the Force and his redemption, Anakin was able to transcend physical death and preserve his identity through the Force. This allowed him to become one with the Force after dying from the injuries inflicted by Palpatine when he sacrificed himself to save his son, Luke Skywalker.

Advanced Strength: Anakin’s Force powers amplify his physical strength, making him stronger than most sentient beings. His cybernetic arm further enhances his ability to overpower opponents.

Cybernetic Hand: Anakin utilizes his cybernetic hand in combat, granting him increased strength to subdue, restrain, and overpower opponents with greater ease.

Advanced Durability: Anakin is far more durable than normal Force-users and other sentient beings. This allows him to survive extreme situations, such as an explosion in a star cruiser during the Clone Wars, after which he continued fighting despite injuries. He also endured being burned on Mustafar, showing intense agony while still surviving. As Vader, his armor provides additional protection, enabling him to withstand fire, explosions, blaster fire, and lightsaber strikes. He even survived a massive explosion that destroyed the Sith Temple on Malachor with no major injuries, walking away with only a limp.

Advanced Agility: Anakin is far more agile than normal Force-users and other sentient beings, allowing him to perform impressive acrobatic feats such as flips and spins, while enhancing his natural balance.

Advanced Reflexes: Anakin’s reflexes are much faster than those of normal Force-users and other sentient beings. His reflexes surpass most members of the Jedi Order, contributing to his exceptional piloting skills.

Abilities

Master Lightsaber Duelist: Anakin is one of the most powerful and skilled lightsaber duelists in history, rivaling Luke Skywalker. He enhances his speed, strength, and reflexes through the Force, making his combat extremely lethal. Before the Clone Wars he was already among the best Jedi duelists. Early in the war he was defeated by Count Dooku, but he rapidly improved and later defeated him during the Battle of Coruscant. He is regarded by multiple Jedi as the greatest duelist of the Order, surpassing even Yoda and Palpatine in raw lightsaber ability. As Darth Vader, his style became more aggressive, direct, and overwhelming, focused on strength, endurance, and constant pressure. He fought Palpatine twice, losing the first time due to his new body and drawing in the second.

Form I: Highly skilled in Shii-Cho, the basic form focused on wide strikes, disarming, and blaster defense.

Form II: Proficient in Makashi, switching between one-handed and two-handed combat. As Vader he mastered it, mainly using one hand except against major opponents.

Form III: Highly skilled in Soresu. Though offensive by nature, he developed extremely strong defense. As Vader he mastered it, blocking powerful attacks and matching Obi-Wan, forcing him to rely on the Force.

Form IV: Master of Ataru in his youth, using speed and acrobatics. As Vader he retained elements but abandoned acrobatics due to his armor.

Form V: Master of Shien and Djem So, one of the most skilled users ever. As Vader he evolved it into a hybrid style combining all forms.

Form VI: Skilled in Niman, integrating telekinesis into combat. He trained Ahsoka in its basics.

Form VII: Learned Juyo after becoming Sith. Not a full master but uses its aggression and unpredictability.

Jar'Kai: Became highly skilled during the Clone Wars and later mastered it as Vader.

Sai cha: Highly skilled.

Cho mai: Highly skilled.

Cho sun: Highly skilled.

Shiak: Highly skilled.

Mounted lightsaber combat: Highly skilled.

Master Hand-To-Hand Combatant: Skilled in physical combat, using strikes and brute strength.

Expert Marksman: Highly accurate with blasters despite rarely using them.

Master Pilot: One of the greatest pilots ever. Won a podrace as a child, excelled in starfighter combat, nearly destroyed entire squadrons alone, and almost stopped the destruction of the Death Star.

Master Mechanic and Engineer: Built machines from childhood, including a podracer and a droid. Skilled in analysis, repair, and advanced technology. As Vader, he used engineering as meditation.

Genius-Level Intellect, Master Tactician, Leader: Extremely intelligent strategist and leader, known for near-invincible campaigns during the Clone Wars and creative use of battlefield conditions.

Intimidation: His presence alone causes fear across the galaxy, affecting even powerful Force users.

Multilingual: Speaks Basic, Huttese, Bitt, and later the Sith language.

Indomitable Will, High Pain Tolerance: Extremely determined, fearless, and capable of enduring immense physical and emotional pain.

Cultural Impact

Darth Vader became a universal symbol of evil, known for his armor, voice, and breathing. He influenced many characters and remains one of the most iconic villains ever.

Weapons and Equipment

Lightsabers

First Lightsaber: Built on Ilum, destroyed on Geonosis.

Second Lightsaber: Main weapon throughout his Jedi life and Clone Wars. Lost on Mustafar, later used by Luke, then passed through multiple users including Rey, and eventually destroyed and repaired before being buried on Tatooine.

Vehicles

Zephyr-G Swoop: High-speed swoop bike used to rescue his mother.

N-1 Starfighter: Used to destroy the Trade Federation control ship.

Delta-7B Aethersprite: Jedi interceptor.

Eta-2 Actis: Advanced interceptor used during the Clone Wars.

Twilight: Personal freighter destroyed during a mission.

Goals

Win podrace, defeat rivals, save loved ones, protect the Republic, gain power to prevent death, revive Padmé.

Crimes

Mass murder, genocide

Lightsaber Design

Anakin’s lightsaber: silver hilt, black grip strips, gold activation button, blue blade.

Anakin

“You are an angel?”

“I’m a person, and my name is Anakin.”

“I’m a pilot, you know, and someday, I’m going to fly away from this place.”

“Master Qui-Gon!”

“Hi.”

“What will happen to me now?”

Quotes from Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

“Ah, well, it’s negotiations with a lightsaber.”

“If you are suffering as much as I am, please tell me.”

“Someday I will be the most powerful Jedi ever.”

“I killed them. I killed them all.”

“I’m a Jedi. I know I’m better than this.”

“You’re asking me to be rational. That’s something I know I cannot do.”

Trivia It is believed that Anakin Skywalker was named after Ken Annakin, the director of Disney's 1960 live-action movie Swiss Family Robinson, one of George Lucas' favorite Disney films, although Lucas' publicist eventually denied this. Anakin's name means "warrior" in Sanskrit. Concept art in The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens book revealed that Anakin was planned to appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a Force spirit. However, the idea was scrapped, and the only references to Anakin were a mention. His voice, however, is heard in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Darth Vader is one of the most iconic and popular of the Lucasfilm villains, with his popularity being comparable to that of other Disney villains.

On the set of The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader's identity as Luke Skywalker's father was shrouded in secrecy. Along with his fellow cast members, David Prowse—who physically portrayed Vader and spoke all his lines before being overdubbed by James Earl Jones—was given a script with fake dialogue, the relevant line being replaced by "Obi-Wan killed your father." Mark Hamill was only informed just before the scene was filmed and did not even tell his wife. Hamill has said that Harrison Ford did not learn of the plot point until the premiere of the film. Vader is the first and only known character who was a Sith Lord and became a Force spirit, something the Sith are incapable of doing due to their obsession with the dark side of the Force. However, he is only able to become a spirit because he came back to the light side just before his death.

Concept art in The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens book revealed that Darth Vader was originally going to appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens through Anakin Skywalker's Force spirit. According to the concept artist Iain McCaig, his appearance would fluctuate between his Anakin and Vader personas, representing the character's duality. Although he never managed to prevent his wife from dying in childbirth and later failed to bring her back from the dead, his grandson Ben Solo accomplished reviving the woman he loves, Rey, by using Force healing. With this, Ben succeeded where his grandfather failed and fulfilled his word to finish something Vader started, even if it was in a way Ben did not expect at first. In the extended version of Star Wars Rebels "Spark of Rebellion," Darth Vader's character design is close to the original concept art by Ralph McQuarrie that was used during early production.

His voice actor, James Earl Jones, would later go on to voice Mufasa in The Lion King. Ironically, the shoe would be on the other foot in these roles: Vader, later revealed to be Luke's father, had Luke's uncle Owen Lars murdered, while Mufasa, Simba's father, would end up murdered by Simba's uncle. When Mufasa is a ghost, his voice sounded very similar. Vader is briefly mentioned in the DuckTales episode "All Ducks on Deck" when the Phantom Blot is comparing himself to other villains: "I make Darth Vader look as scary as the hood ornament of a '53 Buick!" At the time the episode aired, Disney had not acquired the rights to Star Wars yet.

In Toy Story 2, there is a spoof of Vader's famous line when Zurg reveals himself to Buzz Lightyear. The same film also briefly had Buzz Lightyear mimicking Darth Vader's breathing in the beginning. In addition, Zurg, when encountering Buzz Lightyear at the beginning of the film, says "We meet again Buzz Lightyear, for the last time!" similar to Vader's opening when encountering Obi-Wan on the Death Star in A New Hope – "I've been waiting for you Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last." In the sequel Toy Story 3, Big Baby throws Lotso into the dumpster, similar to Vader's redemption by defeating Emperor Palpatine. Vader's line to Leia when ordering her arrest was also parodied with Bad Buzz in the same film. Coincidentally, both Bad Buzz and Darth Vader were seduced by the bad guy (Lotso and Palpatine, respectively), although in the former's case, it was closer to being brainwashed.

In the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Stranger Invasion," during their battle at the end of the episode, Zurg says Vader's "I am your father" line to Buzz to confuse him, right before punching his face and saying "Psych! Made ya look, you dimwit!" In Chicken Little, during the scene where Chicken Little, Abby, Runt, and Fish discover Kirby before multiple aliens attack Oakey Oaks, Runt explains "Darth Vader is Luke's father?", an allusion to the Star Wars franchise. In Wreck-It Ralph, which was released in theaters only four days after Lucasfilm was bought by Disney, Ralph mimics Vader's breathing when he breathes through a candy straw while hiding out in a chocolate pond.

A scuba mask was used to make Darth Vader's famous breathing noise. Darth Vader was parodied in The Muppet Show twice, once in the episode Crystal Gayle appeared in and once in the episode where several Star Wars characters appeared. Both times he was "played" by Gonzo and his iconic mask had Gonzo's hook nose. The scene in The Empire Strikes Back where his helmet is lowered onto his burnt head was homaged in an episode of American Dragon: Jake Long when The Huntsman's helmet is lowered onto his burnt head. Anakin's Sith name, Vader, actually means "father" in Dutch. This reflects how Anakin was going to be a father when Padmé was pregnant during Revenge of the Sith.

In the Kim Possible movie A Stitch in Time, after running into a future version of Duff Killigan, as a robot Ron Stoppable says he's more machine than golfer now, which is a take on Obi-Wan saying that Vader was more machine than man in Return of the Jedi. In Flubber, Weebo called Professor Brainard Darth Vader as a joke while he was working on Flubber tags for the basketball game. In the Darkwing Duck episode "A Duck By Any Other Name," Tuskerninni dresses up like Darth Vader while robbing a bank. Star Wars was parodied in the Big City Greens episode "Clubbed" as "Constellation Battles" with the villain's name being Garth Crater.

In the Blossom pilot, when Six is explaining menopause to Blossom she tells her "You'll grow a beard and sound like Darth Vader." In the Season 1 episode "Dad's Girlfriend," Tony is dressed in motorbike gear and says he felt like Darth Vader, then mimics Darth and says "The Force is strong with this one." In the Season 3 episode "The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men," Joey Russo impersonated Darth Vader and quoted his famous line, "Luke, I am your father." In the Once Upon a Time episode "I'll Be Your Mirror," when the Evil Queen is trying to persuade Henry to join her dark mission, Henry tells her "You can't Darth Vader me!" In the climax of the Bonkers episode "Springtime for the Iguana," though in a brightly colored costume, Bonkers spoke in a deep booming voice like Darth Vader while wearing the costume.

A character by the name of Duck Vader appears in a few issues of Donald Duck & Co., wearing the same suit but with a noticeable beak. In the Doug Season 3 episode "Quailman Vs. the Triad of Terror," a parody of Darth Vader named "Darken Vader" appears. In the Hannah Montana Season 2 episode "You Didn't Say it Was Your Birthday," Lilly Truscott and Oliver Oken find a potato chip that resembles Darth Vader, and Rico Suave can be heard making breathing sounds like him in a scuba suit. In The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Season 1 episode "The Ghost of Suite 613," Arwin says the line "The Force is strong with this one" while wearing a working mask. In Ron's Gone Wrong, one of the B*Bots is seen using a Darth Vader skin. In the Amphibia Season 3 episode "Escape to Amphibia," Anne Boonchuy waves a red toy lightsaber while battling against the FBI Agents, referencing the ending scene of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Mr. Boonchuy is also seen wearing a mask almost similar to Darth Vader, and a statue of him is seen in Spendco, wielding a blue lightsaber instead.

Darth Vader defeated by Obi-Wan's superior experience in Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi echoes his line in A New Hope ("When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the Master") when they faced each other again for the last time, and this time Vader won. George Lucas originally almost had Orson Welles voice Darth Vader, but George feared his voice would be too recognizable, so James Earl Jones was cast to voice Darth Vader. In Leigh Brackett's draft for The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader was not Luke's father but a separate character who appeared to Luke on Dagobah with Obi-Wan. Vader also had pet gargoyles. The beetle Agathidium vaderi was named after Darth Vader. Anakin had a subplot that was cut from "Duchess of Mandalore." In the subplot, he was assigned to lead the Republic invasion of Mandalore but was cut due to time. Anakin appears but does not have any dialogue. In Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, James Earl Jones's voice was used for Darth Vader, but his lines in the series were generated by an AI program called Respeecher based on recordings of Jones from the films.

Anakin Skywalker(Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith 2005)

Anakin Skywalker

Anakin Skywalker Background information Feature films Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Actor

Hayden Christensen

Year of the Film: 2005

Voices

Hayden Christensen(Anakin Skywalker)

James Earl Jones(Darth Vader)(1977–2022; AI)

Pádua Moreira & Silvio Navas, Sergio Fortuna(Brazilian Voices of Darth Vader) & Peterson Adriano & José Leonardo(Brazillian Voices of Anakin Skywalker)

Portrayed by Anakin Skywalker Sebastian Shaw (older) Jake Lloyd (child) Hayden Christensen (adult)

Darth Vader

David Prowse (IV–VI) Bob Anderson (dueling double; V–VI) Hayden Christensen (III, OWK)

Character information Other names Darth Vader Ani The Chosen One Commander Skywalker General Skywalker Skyguy Young Skywalker Lord Vader

Age: 22 Years Old in this 2005 version

Occupation Jedi Knight Jedi General Sith Lord

Likes Anakin Skywalker Winning, flying, his loved ones, respect, honesty, the Jedi

Darth Vader Power

Dislikes Anakin Skywalker Losing his loved ones, sand, slavery, evil, deception, disrespect, being wrongly accused or lectured, the Dark Side, Tusken Raiders

Darth Vader The Jedi Order, failure, incompetence, disrespect, lack of faith, himself

Powers and abilities The Force

Paraphernalia Lightsaber

Status Alive

Family information Parent(s) Shmi Skywalker † (mother) Cliegg Lars † (step-father)

Sibling(s) Owen Lars † (step-brother)

Other relatives Beru Whitesun † (step-sister-in-law)

R2-D2 (droid companion)

Partner(s) Padmé Amidala † (wife)

Creation(s) C-3PO (droid companion)

Children Luke Skywalker † (son) Leia Organa † (daughter)

Bio/Personality

Anakin Skywalker

"He was the best star pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior." Obi-Wan Kenobi

As a child, Anakin was idealistic and precocious for his age, as well as a gifted mechanic. He possessed a very kind heart in addition to his intellect. Despite being a slave, Anakin had a great sense of compassion and sympathy for others, as he helped Qui-Gon Jinn acquire the parts for his ship and looked out for his friends Kitster and Wald. He was also worried about all the other slaves who were not as lucky as him and vowed to come back and free everyone once he completed his Jedi training.

As an adult, Anakin developed into a more prideful, rebellious, and headstrong individual, while still possessing most of the aforementioned traits from his childhood. Although he is good-hearted, he is known to hold grudges and has trouble handling his emotions. As a result, he is sometimes impulsive, reckless, temperamental, aggressive, and violent. He also hates being treated unjustly or being wrongly accused, and he has come to hate being criticized or lectured. Anakin distrusts individuals who try to criticize him and his actions, believing that these individuals are trying to undermine him, put him in his place, or cause him to doubt his own abilities as both a Force user and a lightsaber duelist. He also dislikes politics, as he correctly considers most politicians to be greedy and self-conceited. As Anakin's fame and Force powers grew, he became more prideful and overconfident, aware that he was the best Jedi in the entire Order. Anakin secretly came to believe that he could easily best any Jedi blindfolded with one lightsaber tied behind his back.

Because of Anakin's former status as a slave, he severely despises slavers and becomes very angry whenever the concept of slavery is brought up. He also could not return to his home planet Tatooine, because it was a painful reminder of losing his mother, Shmi. The only reason he returned to Tatooine was because he needed to get Rotta the Huttlet back to his father, Jabba the Hutt, after rescuing Rotta from the Separatists in order to secure a peace treaty between the Hutts and the Galactic Republic. Anakin is determined to never talk about his past, as when his friend and then-apprentice Ahsoka Tano asked about it, he replied, "I don't like to talk about my past."

Despite Anakin's pride, he is also capable of apologizing and admitting when he is wrong, as he is an honest individual who despises lying and deception from friends, allies, and enemies alike. Although Anakin can be cocky and unpredictable, he holds onto his better traits, such as his sense of justice, honor, good morals, and compassion, which can be especially noticed during the Clone Wars. Like his apprentice Ahsoka, he matured and became more responsible in many ways, though he can still be impulsive and reckless, but to a far lesser extent than Ahsoka and other Jedi.

As a general of the Grand Army of the Republic, Anakin is renowned for his leadership skills and admired by clones, Jedi, and politicians alike. Anakin is polite, humble, modest, respectful, and well-mannered toward individuals who have earned his respect, such as Sheev Palpatine and Bail Organa. Despite this, he has little to no tolerance for those who disrespect him, such as Mace Windu and Wilhuff Tarkin.

Unlike his best friend and former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin never blindly follows rules and orders without question, always trying to do what is right, even if it means breaking rules or disobeying orders, similar to his master Qui-Gon Jinn and Dooku. This often puts him at odds with many members of the Jedi Council. Although Yoda and Obi-Wan have even sought his assistance when they needed to go against the Council's orders. Despite often disobeying his masters, he still respected them and listened to their counsel, even if he frequently chose his own path, and he would never strike at one.

Anakin is highly intelligent and wise. Although he is committed to the Jedi Order ever since joining it, he is also conflicted about it, wanting to walk away at several points before and during the Clone Wars. This is particularly due to his love and secret marriage to Padmé Amidala, whom he believes he cannot live without. As a result, he is unable to fully follow the Jedi teachings and code, since a Jedi Knight is not supposed to have attachments and must be free of the fear of loss.

Anakin's fear of losing his loved ones eventually led him to fall to the dark side. This was first exhibited by the loss of Qui-Gon Jinn, whom he viewed as a father, at the hands of Darth Maul. His fear and later fury took a toll upon losing his mother, Shmi Skywalker, which resulted in him massacring the entire tribe of Sand People who kidnapped and tortured her, including the women and children. In order to prevent losing those he loved, Anakin desired to learn how to defeat death. When he had a premonition about the impending death of the love of his life, Padmé, he rejected Yoda's advice to accept death as part of life and let go of the things he feared losing. His desperation led him to swear loyalty to Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith, who promised to teach him the power to stop death itself, a knowledge he claimed to possess if Anakin did his bidding.

Another source of conflict is Anakin's dwindling trust and increasing resentment toward the members of the Jedi High Council, whom he believes were afraid of him and did not trust him. These fears and resentments were further fueled by Palpatine and by some of the Council's and Obi-Wan's questionable actions. When his friend and apprentice Ahsoka was accused of treason, he immediately saw that she had been framed and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, knowing her well enough to understand that she would never commit such crimes. After Ahsoka was expelled from the Jedi Order and turned over to the Republic, Anakin was the only Jedi who actively worked to clear her name. He managed to track down the true culprit, Barriss Offee, and expose her after defeating her in a lightsaber duel. However, Ahsoka refused to rejoin the Jedi Order and left.

These conflicts ultimately led Anakin to turn against the Jedi, slaughtering even young children and helping transform the Republic into the evil Galactic Empire. Padmé was horrified when she realized what Anakin had become, stating that she could not follow him down the path he had chosen. Anakin eventually lost her as well, as she died not long after.

Darth Vader Your father was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. Obi-Wan Kenobi confessing the truth about Vader to Luke

After Anakin embraced his inner darkness, the persona of Anakin ceased to exist, as the Darth Vader persona almost completely overtook him. Unlike most members of the Sith Order, Vader is not only capable of acknowledging his mistakes, but learning from them as well.

Vader became emotionally traumatized by the experience of the events on Mustafar. Now terrifying, driven by rage, his overconfidence has been further greatly amplified to the point of arrogance. However, after his defeat and mutilation on Mustafar at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he is no longer as arrogant and overconfident as he previously was. Although he eventually regained confidence in himself, it never came to the point of being outwardly arrogant or cocky.

Vader remains an impatient man, albeit to a far less extent, but generally presents himself as calm and level-headed. He rarely loses his temper and usually has good control over his emotions (something he was not able to do in his youth), but he has an extremely low tolerance for failure, disrespect and any form of betrayal. It is not seldom that he telekinetically strangles his subordinates (often to death) for what he perceives to be grave mistakes, much to their distress. This leads to some upper-level officers, such as Conan Antonio Motti, frowning upon and even questioning both Palpatine's and Vader's reliance on the mystical Force, dismissing such as occult practices as "sorcerer's ways".

Though seen as a demanding commander, his front line leadership - coupled with his effectiveness, cunning and commitment - have also earned him the genuine allegiance of peers and subordinates alike. The Stormtroopers are said to "worship" him, while a few prominent officers under his command, such as Thrawn and Kallus, harbor a great deal of loyalty and admiration for Vader, in spite of his methods. He Vader also enjoys a rapport with Wilhuff Tarkin, a successful working relationship supported since early on by Palpatine. Learning from Palpatine, Vader has also learned to play on his lackeys' desires and delusions of grandeur, allowing him to manipulate them for his own ends, as was the case of Reva Sevander. As seen with the Inquisitorius, the Sith Lord also encourages competition, hoping one of his "dogs" will deliver him his prize in exchange for his favor.

Though his appointment to Commander-in-Chief made him the secondary figure in the Galactic Empire's power structure, Vader easily dispenses with unnecessary "civilities". The Sith Lord concerns himself more with his underlings' success rate rather than their groveling gestures or excuses.

Despite what Vader's actions causes upon both himself and the galaxy, he apparently believes he is doing what is good for the galaxy, claiming not to feel regret. However, he actually secretly feels enormous shame and remorse for his actions, whether he wants to admit it or not. His feelings of guilt are so much that he develops a deep self-loathing and even nearly commits suicide at one point.

Vader is determined to never talk about his old life, wanting to distance himself from his painful past as best as possible. As a result, he detests anything that reminds him of his former-self, which he deems to be weak. It is for this reason that he showed no desire to restore the bond he once shared with his former apprentice and friend Ahsoka Tano, as she is a living memory of everything he once was, and in his own twisted way, he became angry at her for leaving him and the Jedi Order, something he perceived later on as a form of betrayal. Upon their fateful reunion, he did offer to spare her if she told him where the other lost Jedi were hiding, but cruelly resolved to kill her when she refused, and even when she found out he was indeed her former mentor and showed him compassion.

Due to Vader's former status as a slave, he has distress when the concept of slavery is brought up, despite the fact that the Empire made slavery legal again. He is also unwilling to return to his home planet Tatooine, as the planet is a painful reminder of him losing his mother, Shmi Skywalker. It was only after he found out about the existence of his son, Luke Skywalker, that Vader was able to muster the ability to return to Tatooine once more, and only because it was in search of information regarding his son.

Vader is cold, brutal, and ruthless towards his enemies, perfectly willing to terrorize, torture, and even murder them in cold-blood, although he does not take pleasure out of it. The exception to this might have been during his trip to Tatooine in search of information regarding his son, Luke Skywalker, during which he slaughtered an entire tribe of Tusken Raiders (much as he had as Anakin) either out of vengeance or pleasure for what they did to his mother.

Vader is seemingly unfailingly loyal to his master, Palpatine, who seems the closest thing he has to a friend. However, in truth he secretly hates his master for deceiving him and ruining his life, even planning to overthrow him one day with his own apprentice. Vader's feigned fealty and behavior towards Palpatine is not much different from that of his predecessor Dooku, who was openly loyal to Palpatine. The only reason why Vader continued to serve Palpatine after losing his wife, was because the Emperor was all he had left of his former life as Anakin Skywalker and was the only one that would accept him. This, coupled with a quest for more power, persuades the cyborg to stand by his master's side. Ultimately, Vader is only truly loyal to the people he still cared about (like his son) which is seen with him doing everything possible to protect his son from Palpatine.

In spite of these negative traits, Vader later proves that there was still good left in him. Upon discovering the existence of his son, Vader became emotionally conflicted, unsure whether to continue serving his master or overthrow him with his son. He displayed a sense of compassion for Luke, revealing that some hint of him still had love for his family. This love ultimately led to his redemption.

Before the Battle of Endor had begun, Vader strongly believed that he was irredeemable and there was no good left in him. This belief was so strong that in a mental battle between his good and evil halves brought about after once being defeated by a powerful enemy. The evil Vader persona of his personality battled and destroyed the Anakin persona that represented his good side. However, when his son was being tortured by Palpatine, he finally broke away from the dark side. At this point, Vader ceased to exist and Anakin returned in full force.

When Anakin sacrifices his life to save his son, before succumbing to the injuries he received from Palpatine, Anakin reconciled with Luke, and thanked his son for never giving up hope in saving him. He then died peacefully, becoming one with the Force.

History Childhood Found by the Jedi

Anakin as a podracer.

At nine-years-old, Anakin Skywalker used to serve Gardulla the Hutt, but now he serves Watto, a Toydarian, after he gained Anakin and his mother through betting. He is raised on the planet Tatooine by his mother, Shmi Skywalker, who says Anakin had no father, implying miraculous birth. He is a gifted pilot and engineer as demonstrated by beating his Pod-Racing rival Sebulba and has the ability to "see things before they happen". He even creates his own protocol droid, C-3PO. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn meets him after an emergency landing on Tatooine and becomes convinced the boy is the "Chosen One", foretold by a Jedi prophecy as the one who will bring balance to the Force. Anakin wins his freedom in a podrace, but is forced to part with his mother.

Qui-Gon takes Anakin to the Jedi Council, who forbid training on the grounds because the boy's future is clouded by the fear he exhibits. However, Qui-Gon secretly planned to train Anakin himself. During the invasion of Naboo, Anakin is ordered to stay by Qui-Gon until he can find a hiding place. After hiding in a starship, he helps defeat the Trade Federation by accidentally destroying their command ship. After Qui-Gon is killed in a duel with Sith Lord Maul, his apprentice, the young Obi-Wan Kenobi, promises to train Anakin, a proposal the Jedi Council reluctantly accepts. During the film, Anakin forms a close bond with Padmé Amidala, Naboo's queen. Palpatine, newly elected as the Republic's Supreme Chancellor, befriends the boy, telling him that "we will watch your career with great interest".

As a Jedi Kenobi's Padawan

Ten years pass. Palpatine assigns Anakin and Obi-Wan to investigate an assassination attempt made on Padmé, who is now a senator following her term as Queen of Naboo expiring. Anakin and Obi-Wan locate the assassin, but before they can board a ship, Obi-Wan hurls himself out the window and onto a droid. Fortunately, Anakin "borrows" an airspeeder and he is able to rescue him. With that, the two are able to chase down the assassin, but fail to learn her identity when she is shot by her own employer with a toxic dart that poisons and kills her in seconds. Being assigned to protect Padmé, Anakin travels with her to Naboo, where they fall in love. In the mix, Anakin has a vision of his mother in pain, and goes to Tatooine, where he learns that Shmi had been kidnapped by Tusken Raiders weeks ago. He goes to the Tusken camp, where he discovers his mother has been tortured beyond saving by the tribe; she dies in his arms. Heartbroken, Anakin flies into a violent rage and slaughters every single Tusken Raider; men, women, and even children.

Anakin's return to Tatooine.

He returns with his mother's body, and tearfully confesses his deed to Padmé, who comforts him and forgives him for acting upon his emotions. Soon after, Anakin and Padmé travel to Geonosis, hoping to rescue Obi-Wan from Jedi-turned-Sith Lord Count Dooku and his army of battle droids and Geonosians; instead, they end up in a droid factory and are captured and sentenced to death. Anakin and Padmé profess their love for each other before being transported into the arena. After fighting the Reek turned loose on him, Anakin and his friends are rescued by an army of clone troopers and Jedi. After fighting in a fierce battle, Anakin and Obi-Wan follow Dooku to a hangar and confront the Sith Lord, only to be electrocuted by Force Lightning. When he recovers, Anakin loses his right forearm in a lightsaber duel with him; it is later replaced with a prosthetic. Anakin and Padmé then marry in a secret ceremony.

The Clone Wars

During the Clone Wars, Anakin is knighted into a Jedi Knight where he encounters Ventress for the first time and meets fellow padawans Mill Alibeth and Vivert Stag. Yoda and Obi-Wan notice Anakin teaching Mill and decide to assign Anakin a padawan named Ahsoka Tano.

During the battle of Coruscant, Anakin and Obi-Wan lead an attempt to rescue Palpatine, who has been captured by Count Dooku and Separatist commander General Grievous and taken to the Separatist flagship, Invisible Hand. During the rescue, Anakin defeats Dooku in a lightsaber duel and executes him in cold blood at Palpatine's urging. When he returns to Coruscant, he meets with Padmé, who tells him she is pregnant with his child. That night, he has a vision of Padmé dying in childbirth; he fears it will come true, as it is similar to the visions he had of his mother before her death.

Meanwhile, Palpatine names Anakin his personal representative on the Jedi Council. The Council, suspicious of Palpatine's near-dictatorial power in the Senate, denies Anakin the rank of Jedi Master, and orders him to spy on Palpatine, whom Anakin considers a friend and mentor. Confused and angered by the perceived snub and the instructions to commit what he believes to be treason, Anakin continues to lose faith in the Jedi Order.

As a Sith Fall to the Dark Side

Twisted by the Dark Side, young Skywalker has become. The boy you trained, gone, he is, consumed by Darth Vader. Yoda to Obi-Wan Kenobi

Vader, now deeply immersed in the dark side of the Force.

Anakin found out that Palpatine is Darth Sidious, the Sith Lord who manipulated events regarding the Clone Wars to gain power. Palpatine promised him a way to save his pregnant wife Padmé, which was turning to the dark side, but Anakin decided to report him to the Jedi. Anakin reported him to Mace Windu, who went with three other masters to arrest Sidious. Anakin was ordered by Windu not to come, but after recalling Sidious' words about saving Padmé, he rushes to Palpatine's office, and arrives just as Sidious was disarmed by Windu. Windu decided to kill Sidious because he was too dangerous to be left alive, but Anakin, who felt he needed Sidious to save Padmé, pleaded him to let Sidious stand trial. Windu refused and prepared to deliver the killing blow. Desperate to save Padmé, Anakin betrays Windu by severing his sword arm, which allowed Sidious to kill the Jedi Master. While horrified that he betrayed and contributed to Windu's death, he had been manipulated by Sidious into believing joining the dark side to save Padmé. Anakin betrayed the Jedi and turned to the dark side to become Sidious' new apprentice, and was rechristened as Darth Vader. Palpatine ordered him to launch an attack on the Jedi Temple and then wipe out Viceroy Nute Gunray and the other Separatist leaders on the Mustafar system. Vader went to the Temple along with the 501st Legion clone troopers who had likely been under the influence of Order 66, the latter being Sidious protocol that forcibly compelled them to turn against the Jedi. After slaughtering all the Jedi in the Jedi Temple, including the younglings, as part of the Great Jedi Purge, Vader slaughtered the Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray and the other Separatist leaders in equally quick order, saving Gunray for last due to the numerous attempts the Viceroy had made on Padmé's life.

Physical Appearance

Anakin, 9 years old, slave on Tatooine (Star Wars Episode: The Phantom Menace)

Anakin’s face was round, still with the typical childlike fat in the cheeks. His chin was short and poorly defined. His head was proportionally large compared to his body, a common feature in childhood. The skull was well rounded. He stood approximately 1.35 meters tall. His weight was low, giving him a slim body, although he already showed visible muscle tone in his legs due to constant running and manual labor. His arms were short and hands small, but his fingers were agile. The joints, especially elbows and wrists, were thin and still developing. His feet were small, usually protected by rudimentary leather or suede shoes adapted to the heat of the sand. His hair was short, cut in a slightly uneven bowl style, dark blonde or sand-colored, reflecting the Tatooine environment. He wore a beige tunic made of rough fabric with a V-neck, wide sand-colored pants tied at the ankles, and a simple utility belt. Sometimes he carried a worn leather backpack.

Anakin, 9 years old, Young Jedi (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace)

Anakin’s face remained round, with the cheek fat still visible. His chin remained short and poorly defined. His head was still proportionally large compared to his body, typical of childhood. He remained approximately 1.35 meters tall, with a slim body and light muscle tone in the legs. His blonde hair was better trimmed. The main change was the beginning of the Padawan braid behind his right ear, still very short by the end of Episode I. His posture became more upright and his movements more coordinated due to physical training at the Jedi Temple. He replaced his slave clothes with the standard Jedi Initiate tunic, cream or light beige, consisting of overlapping tabards, a formal brown leather belt, and tall brown leather boots almost to the knees.

Anakin Skywalker, 19 years old, Padawan (Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones)

At this stage, during Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Anakin experienced a major growth spurt, and his features became much more angular and athletic. His face lost the roundness of childhood, becoming more square with a well-defined jawline. His nose was straight and his gaze more intense, sometimes dark or brooding. He stood about 1.85 meters tall and had a slim, athletic physique with broad shoulders, reflecting years of lightsaber training. His hair was dark blonde or light brown, cut short on the sides and back, with the top slightly longer and slightly spiked. He wore the long Padawan braid over his right shoulder, decorated with rings marking his progress. His arms were strong and hands large. His movements were precise and imposing. Unlike most Jedi, Anakin preferred darker tones. He wore a dark brown tunic with synthetic leather tabards over the shoulders, giving him a more imposing appearance. The belt was wide, with compartments for tools and a hook for his blue-bladed lightsaber. After losing his organic hand on Geonosis to Count Dooku, Anakin replaced it with a cybernetic prosthesis. This complex prosthetic had a predominantly gold and matte bronze coloration, evoking a brass or aged metal structure. The hand had exposed joints simulating human anatomy, with pistons and colored wires (red and blue) visible in the finger joints and palm. The forearm consisted of a central structural column surrounded by angular black protective plates, held with screws. The base of the forearm had a cylindrical section with horizontal grooves, resembling a damping system or rotary motor.

Anakin Skywalker, 19-20 years old, General Skywalker, Jedi Knight; Clone Wars Armor (Star Wars: Clone Wars; Ahsoka)

In the Ahsoka series, Anakin appears in live-action wearing the Clone Wars armor. His hair is light brown with golden highlights, medium length, voluminous, and wavy. The bangs are side-parted, falling softly on the forehead without covering the eyes. The sides and back are shorter and disciplined, maintaining movement and texture. Over his shoulders and chest, he wears dark gray matte armor pieces. On the left shoulder, the pauldron displays the red symbol of the Jedi Order, indicating his rank and affiliation. The rigid cuirass curves to protect the upper torso, connecting to the pauldrons. On the forearms, matching armor guards cover brown leather gloves. The belt is made of synthetic dark leather-like material, wide, with overlapping straps holding the lightsaber on the left, utility pouches, and functional metal buckles. Boots are tall, almost knee-high, brown leather with straps and firm buckles. The inner layer is a long-sleeved dark red shirt, overlaid by a sleeveless navy tunic reaching the knees, crossed at the chest and secured by the belt. Pants are dark red, completing the outfit. Hayden Christensen appears digitally rejuvenated. To cover his much-hated robotic arm, Anakin wears a long synthetic or matte black leather glove. The hand has reinforced stitching over the knuckles and a padded section with groove patterns on the back for protection. The distinctive feature is the forearm, with three horizontal straps equipped with silver metal "H"-shaped buckles, detailed and adjustable, giving a tactical and heavy look. The upper edge of the gauntlet is slightly widened with double stitching.

The primary physical difference between the two depictions of the character lies in the styling of the hair, specifically the presence or absence of the Jedi braid and the ponytail. In the first image, the character has shoulder-length light brown hair that is worn loose, with a section of hair from the side pulled away to form a distinct, long, thin braid that hangs down past the shoulder. In contrast, the second image depicts the character with shorter hair that is styled into a small, tight ponytail at the back of the head, and while the braid is still present as a thin strand falling from the side, the overall silhouette is more compact and controlled compared to the loose, flowing hair in the first image.

Anakin Skywalker, 22 years old, Jedi Knight (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)

In Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Anakin presents an angular face with a defined jaw and prominent cheekbones. His eyes were deep and originally light blue. Thick expressive eyebrows, straight medium nose, and firm mouth with a closed expression. A thin vertical scar over the right eye. At 22, his hair is brown, medium, wavy, voluminous, with long layered bangs falling over eyes and nose, sides covering ears and back in S-shaped waves. The hair looks rebellious and unkempt. He wears a chocolate brown inner tunic, dark brown wide-sleeved outer tunic, dark leather tabards, wide brown obi, wide brown pants, high leather boots with straps, and utility belt. His right mechanical arm is exposed, showing metal and visible gears. The gold and matte bronze mechanical arm evokes a brass or aged metal structure. The hand has exposed joints simulating human anatomy, with pistons and colored wires (red and blue) visible in the finger joints and palm. The forearm consists of a central structural column surrounded by angular black protective plates held by screws. The base has a cylindrical section with horizontal grooves, resembling a damping system or rotary motor. The glove is a long synthetic or matte black leather piece, with reinforced stitching over the knuckles and padded section with groove patterns on the back. The forearm has three horizontal straps with silver "H"-shaped buckles, detailed and adjustable, giving a tactical and heavy look. The upper edge of the gauntlet is slightly widened with double stitching.

Anakin Fallen as Knightfall Vader, 22 years old, newly anointed Sith Lord (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)

After falling to the dark side, Anakin retains Jedi Knight features but now has deep-set eyes with dark circles and yellow pupils, reflecting anger, hatred, and suffering. He keeps the blue lightsaber until confronting Obi-Wan Kenobi and losing both his body and the lightsaber.

Darth Vader, decades as Sith Lord (Star Wars Rebels; Rogue One; Episodes 4-6)

Without the helmet, Vader appears as a shaved-head man with pale facial makeup. Prosthetic injuries and burn scars simulate his suffered damage. In original editions, eyebrows are removed for consistency with the prequels. In 1983, Anakin’s Force ghost appears as an older man, short black hair with gray strands, wearing white robes and a chocolate brown cloak.