Anakin Skywalker " See also : Darth Vader " Anakin Skywalker is a Star Wars minifigure based on the character of the same name . He was first released in 1999 , and has had a total of twenty variations made to date . Description . Anakin ' s first variations were released in 1999 , making them among the first " Star Wars " minifigure s to be released , based upon his appearance in " " . His podracer variant featured plain tan legs with a matching torso . The torso was printed with a dark brown belt , black lines , and brown printing at the top depicting the tunic he wore . Anakin ' s head piece had simple black printing for his eyes and mouth , along with brown printing for eyebrows and freckles . This variant also had a light grey helmet piece with dark grey goggles . Also released in 1999 was Anakin ' s first pilot variant in the set 7141 Naboo Fighter . This variant was the same as the first , except for the helmet ; this one was instead brown with black goggles . No new variants of Anakin were made until three years later , when sets were made to accompany the release of " " . This time around , the minifigure was based on Anakin when he was about ten years older as a Jedi Padawan . The Episode II version had plain brown leg , along with a brown torso piece . This printing of the torso was black to show lines in Anakin ' s Jedi tunic , but also to reflect the colour of his leather tabard . White was also used at the top of the torso to show some of the inner tunic . A brown Padawan ' s braid was printed on the figure ' s top right side of the torso . The head had black printing on it for Anakin ' s eyes and mouth , and brown for the eyebrows . The accompanying hair piece was Nougat - coloured . Accessories for this version of Anakin were a blue - bladed lightsaber with a shiny silver hilt , and in the 7113 Tusken Raider Encounter , Anakin also came equipped with a brown cape . In 2005 , three more variants of Anakin were released as a part of the début of the fourth " Star Wars " subtheme , " " . The most common of these variants was one which depicted Anakin as a Jedi Knight in his starfighter , which was included in a total of four sets ( two of them being co - packs ) . This variant of Anakin featured black legs with a black torso piece with brown printing to represent the Jedi robes Anakin wore at the time . The right hand was black , representing the glove Anakin wore over his mechanical hand , and the left was flesh - coloured , due to the decision to change the skin colour of licensed minifigures from yellow to flesh in 2004 . The head piece was also flesh - coloured , with black printing for eyes and the mouth , which for the first time is unsmiling . Other printing includes small marks to show scars on Anakin ' s face , and shiny gold printing is used on the right side in the shape of a headset comlink which Anakin commonly wore in space battles . A Nougat hair piece was also used on this variant which is longer than the hair on previous versions , and once again , Anakin came equipped with a blue - bladed , shiny silver - hilted lightsaber . A figure almost identical in appearance was also released in the 7257 Ultimate Lightsaber Duel , except it was in light - up lightsaber form , this figure being one of the first of its kind . Light - up Lightsaber figures are different in that their head piece is not removable from the torso , and they do not possess a right hand . Instead a lightsaber hilt is moulded onto where the hand usually is , and when the head is pushed down , the lightsaber lights up . Another difference in this variant from the previous is that there was no headset printing on the face , and Anakin also had a black cape . The final 2005 appearance of Anakin was in the 7251 Darth Vader Transformation , where the torso and leg pieces were identical to the Jedi Knight variant . The difference in this version was that it depicted Anakin after he had fallen into lava on Mustafar , so while he retained the same printing for the eyes and mouth , he had red printing in several places to show facial burns . This figure also lacked a hair piece , to reflect the fact that it had all been burnt off . Anakin ' s next appearance was in 2007 , this time as a redesigned " Episode I " figure , in the set 7660 Naboo N - 1 Starfighter and Vulture Droid . The torso piece was very similar to Anakin ' s original " Episode I " variants , though the brown printing was a darker shade , and the hands were updated to a flesh colour . The leg piece was tan and was a shorter , immobile leg piece , making the minifigure shorter than a standard minifigure . The head piece had larger - than - usual black eyes printed on , along with a mouth , eyebrows and freckles . The hair piece was sand - coloured and covered a large amount of the head ( this piece is probably most well - known as being used for ) . The following year , " " subtheme was launched , which resulted in a " Clone Wars - " style Anakin Skywalker . This figure had black legs and a black torso piece with printing on it to represent the lightly - armored Jedi robes Anakin wore at that time . The arms were brown in colour , and the hands were both black . The printing on the flesh - coloured head piece consisted of the eyes being white , with blue irises and black pupils , and there is also printing for eyebrows , a mouth , scars and other facial features . The hair piece is brown in colour , with it being parted on the right side and swept back . This hair piece in Reddish Brown has remained exclusive to " The Clone Wars " Anakin minifigures , except for it being used on Mon Mothma in the 7754 Home One Mon Calamari Star Cruiser . Like most of his Jedi appearances , Anakin came equipped with a blue - bladed lightsaber , though the hilt was not shiny silver like before . In the first few releases of this minifigure , the hilt was plain grey , but in later appearances it was changed to a chrome silver colour . In the first wave of 2010 , a " The Clone Wars " Anakin was released in clothing appropriate for cold areas . This Anakin had grey legs with a dark blue hip joint and a dark blue torso with white hands . Printing on the torso included a brown belt with black outlining , and black outlines for pockets and other details . A Republic insignia was also printed in white in the top - left corner . A double - sided , flesh - coloured head piece is used - - one side depicted a face similar to Anakin ' s standard " The Clone Wars " face but not smiling , and the other side showed his face covered in grey cloth and wearing goggles . Accessories for this figure included a blue - bladed lightsaber and a dark blue parka piece with grey printing on the front resembling fur , and a white Jedi Order logo present on the bottom left . In the second half of 2010 , the set 8096 Emperor Palpatine ' s Shuttle was released , which contained a new Anakin figure . The figure once again depicted Anakin after he had fallen into lava on Mustafar , though this variant differed in many ways from the original . The figure had a black leg piece and the torso was primarily black , with printing for the belt and other lines for the tunic . However , the tunic was burnt in several places , with skin darker than the normal flesh - colour , representing burnt skin , showing through the holes . The right arm and hand were black , while the left maintained the burnt skin colour . The head piece also has this colour , with printing on it for burns ( in dark red ) , and printing for the face to give the figure a pained expression . The eyes were black dots as usual , but with white dots inside them , a common practice for minifigures which began at around 2010 . This minifigure came with a red - bladed lightsaber with a chrome silver hilt , and also with a black Darth Vader mask . The second wave of 2011 saw see three new Anakin Skywalker variants - two from " Episode I " and one from " The Clone Wars " . The two " Episode I " variants had clothing in common - - short tan legs and tan torso with a new printed design . This design featured black lines for the shape of the tunic , a light brown belt , printing at the top to show an inner tunic , and flesh - coloured printing to join the torso to the head piece . The starfighter pilot variant had a flesh - coloured face with white - pupiled black eyes and printing for eyebrows and mouth . This variant also had an interchangeable hair piece ( the same as the previous " Episode I " pilot variant ' s ) and brown helmet with black or dark grey goggles . The podracer variant had a double - sided head , with one side being the same as the pilot variant . The other side had a determined expression , with goggles covering the eyes . Also included with the podracer variant was a grey helmet with gray , red , and black printing to depict the helmet that Anakin wore with his podracer . The 2011 " The Clone Wars " variant had a design somewhat in between Anakin ' s first " Clone Wars " variant and the clothing of his original " Episode III " variant . The leg piece and torso were both black . An inner tunic was printed down the centre of the torso , and some flesh printing was present at the top of the torso . The figure had dark brown arms and black hands , while the head piece was the same as the original " Clone Wars " variant . The hair piece also shared the same design as the original " Clone Wars " figure , but was Dark Brown rather than Reddish Brown . As is typical with Jedi Anakin , a blue - bladed lightsaber was included with this figure . 2012 saw the release of two new " Episode III " versions of Anakin . The first version of Anakin had brown legs , with black printing on the legs and the top of the leg joint . The torso piece was primarily black , with brown , gold and silver printing for detail of an inner tunic and belt . Anakin had a flesh - coloured left hand and black right hand , representing the glove he wore over his mechanical hand . The flesh - coloured head piece was double - sided . Both sides included dark flesh printing for scars and sunken eyes and black printing for eyebrows . One side had black eyes with white pupils , with black and white printing for a snarling mouth , while the other side had black printing for a closed mouth , but yellow eyes with black pupils , representing Anakin ' s turn to the Dark Side of the Force . Anakin ' s hairpiece was identical to the hairpiece used on the latest " Clone Wars " version . This variant once again equipped Anakin with a blue - bladed lightsaber and a silver hilt . The other 2012 variant was released in 9526 Palpatine ' s Arrest . In this variant , Anakin had the same torso , leg and hairpiece , but a different headpiece was used . One side of the head depicted Anakin with a smiling face , while the other had an angry expression . In this variant , Anakin also had a brown cape and a blue - bladed lightsaber . In 2013 , a redesigned version of Anakin as a Padawan from Episode II was released , and was included in the set 75021 Republic Gunship . He had Hawkeye ' s hairpiece and a face with orange eyebrows , black eyes with white pupils and a black mouth with cheekbones printed on the sides . He had a dark brown torso with reddish brown arms and flesh - coloured hands . The torso had printed brown Jedi robes with a Padawan braid printed on the right upper corner , as well as a utility belt printed with a silver buckle . Anakin had dark brown hips and reddish brown legs , both of which were printed to show the continuation of his robes . Anakin also had back printing showing the back of the utility belt and some markings on his tunic . This variant was released with a green - bladed lightsaber rather than the typical blue , as Anakin had lost his and was given a temporary replacement at the time in the film depicted by the set . < nowiki > < / nowiki > In 2014 , a slightly redesigned version of Anakin from Episode III with his pilot headset was released in the set 75038 Jedi Interceptor . This variant was exactly the same as other Episode III variants , except with slightly different cheekbones that are more rounded . This new head piece also had a golden headset that wraps around the forehead and has a microphone that covers part of Anakin ' s right cheek and mouth . The headpiece had a double - sided head with both a concerned expression and another that looks more happy and excited . This variant didn ' t feature a cape , but did include a blue lightsaber with a chrome hilt . In the Video Games . Anakin has appeared in every " LEGO Star Wars " video game to date . In 2005 ' s " " , Anakin appeared with three different variants : Anakin Skywalker ( Boy ) , Anakin Skywalker ( Padawan ) , and Anakin Skywalker ( Jedi ) . The Anakin Skywalker ( Boy ) character has the same appearance as his first " Episode I " Pilot variant in physical form , except with flesh skin instead of yellow . This character was able to do a single jump and could crawl through vents . The character unlocked in the " Episode II " section of the game , Anakin Skywalker ( Padawan ) , was identical to Anakin ' s first Padawan minifigure , except for once again , the flesh colour replaced yellow for the skin tone . The Padawan character could double jump and use the Force and has a blue - bladed lightsaber , except for Chapters 3 and 5 in " Episode II " , where his lightsaber had a green blade . Anakin ( Jedi ) was based upon the unburnt " Episode III " variants , with no headset present on the face . Like the Padawan character , Anakin ( Jedi ) could use the Force , double jump , and attack with a blue - bladed lightsaber . The year after , " " was released . One new form of Anakin was released in this game : Anakin Skywalker ( Ghost ) . He was much like Anakin Skywalker ( Jedi ) in the previous game , but was transparent blue in colour . This character retained all of Anakin Skywalker ( Jedi ) ' s abilities , but additionally was unable to be killed and was invisible to enemies . If save data from the original game is present on the console , all unlocked characters from " LEGO Star Wars : The Video Game " can be played on " LEGO Star Wars II " , meaning that a total of four Anakin Skywalkers can be used in Free Play on the game . 2007 saw the release of " " , which was a combination of the previous two games into one . The four Anakins from the previous games could all be unlocked and played in this game , and the abilities stayed the same . " LEGO Star Wars : The Complete Saga " also adds a new Anakin Skywalker ( Dark Side ) variant exclusive to the tablet version of the game , based on his appearence in the set Darth Vader Transformation , but with a brown cape . In 2011 , " " was released , with two Anakin Skywalker characters . Anakin Skywalker ( Geonosian Arena ) was present in a mission based on the Battle of Geonosis in " Episode II " , and the appearace of this character was based upon his " Episode II " minifigure . The hair and head pieces , however , were based on his physical " The Clone Wars " variants . However , the eyes on this character were eyes which are usually seen on characters which do not appear in the " The Clone Wars " sub - theme - - black dots with white inner dots . This variant wielded a green - bladed ligthsaber . In addition to the standard Jedi abilities in the previous games ( use of the Force , double jumping , attacking and deflecting with a lightsaber ) , Anakin had the ability to throw his lightsaber at objects and enemies , was able to perform certain actions such as cutting a hole in walls and destroying certain enemies whenever a blue Jedi Order logo appears , and could use his lightsaber to jump up certain walls . This variant , while playable , was not able to be accessed through the character menu . Anakin ' s main character in the game ( which is named simply " Anakin Skywalker " ) is based upon his first " Clone Wars " physical variant , except once again the eyes were not in the typical " The Clone Wars " style . This Anakin had a blue - bladed lightsaber , but possessed the same abilities as the Geonosian Arena variant . In 2016 , For , Anakin Had 2 Versions : His Episode III Look and his Podracer Look . The Episode III Variant had the Same Abilities as previous games , except he can use the force in blaster battles . Background . From an early age , Anakin Skywalker lived on Tatooine as a slave to Gardulla the Hutt , then later to Watto . At the age of nine , Anakin encountered Qui - Gon Jinn , Padmé Amidala , Jar Jar Binks and R2 - D2 at Watto ' s shop , where they were looking for a hyperdrive motivator . Qui - Gon attempted to purchase one from the shop with Republic credits , but was unable to make a deal with Watto due to the currency not being accepted on Tatooine . Anakin later discovered that they were on a mission to Coruscant , but their star cruiser suffered heavy damage during the escape from Naboo and they needed to purchase some parts and repair their hyperdrive to continue the journey . Anakin then offered to enter the upcoming Podrace for the stranded party , so that Qui - Gon could bet on him and get the required parts of Watto if he won . The day of the race came , and despite being sabotaged by his rival Sebulba at the beginning of the race , Anakin managed to win the Boonta Eve Classic . Qui - Gon got the required parts from Watto , and also informed Anakin that he was no longer a slave , due to another bet made by Qui - Gon of which Anakin was not aware . As Qui - Gon and Anakin returned to the ship , Qui - Gon was attacked by Darth Maul . Following Qui - Gon ' s orders , Anakin continued to the ship , and told them to hover near the lightsaber duel . Qui - Gon leapt onto the boarding ramp , escaping the Sith Lord . Anakin travelled with the others to the Republic capital of Coruscant , where Qui - Gon and his Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi took him to meet the Jedi Council and asked them for him to be trained as a Jedi , his strong connection in the Force being a major reason as to why he was able to win the Podrace . The Council denied Qui - Gon ' s request due to Anakin being what they felt was too old to begin the training . When the Queen decided to go back to Naboo to fight for the planet ' s freedom , Anakin once again accompanied her , Jar Jar and the Jedi on the journey . On Naboo , a battle ensued , which resulted in Anakin hiding in the cockpit of a Naboo starfighter . When trying to help Padmé and the Naboo soldiers with some Droidekas , Anakin inadvertently turned the ship ' s engines on , and the ship ' s autopilot system took him and R2 - D2 into the space battle above Naboo . Anakin ' s ship was hit by a Vulture Droid in the battle , and he crash - landed inside the control ship ' s hangar . Eventually , the systems rebooted , and Anakin fired proton torpedoes into the ship ' s reactor , causing an overload and destroying the ship as he escaped . Back on the planet , Anakin learned of Qui - Gon ' s death at the hands of Darth Maul , and also discovered that the Council agreed to let the newly - knighted Obi - Wan Kenobi train him as a Jedi . Ten years later , Anakin and his Master Obi - Wan were ordered by the Council to act as bodyguards to now Senator Padmé Amidala after a recent failed assassination attempt . Not long after they began their duties , another attempt on Padmé ' s life was carried out . Anakin saved Padmé from two kouhuns , while Obi - Wan grabbed onto the hovering courier droid which deployed the venomous insects , hoping it would lead him to whoever sent the droid to Padmé . Meanwhile , Anakin commandeered an airspeeder to catch up to Obi - Wan . Obi - Wan dropped off the droid as it was destroyed by its owner - - bounty hunter Zam Wesell . Anakin flew underneath Obi - Wan and caught him in the speeder . They then chased Zam Wesell through Coruscant . Anakin leaped out of the speeder and landed on Zam Wesell ' s speeder , while Obi - Wan took over flying the speeder . Anakin began to cut through the speeder cockpit , but dropped his lightsaber . However , Zam ' s speeder was damaged and crashed , causing Anakin to fall off . Zam escaped the wreckage and entered a nearby cantina . Anakin and Obi - Wan followed suit after Obi - Wan returned Anakin ' s lightsaber which he caught . The pursuit ended with Zam attempting to kill Obi - Wan , only to be defeated by the Jedi . Obi - Wan and Anakin took Zam outside the cantina and attempted to interrogate her , but before she could reveal any important information , she was killed by a toxic dart , fired by Jango Fett who escaped with his jetpack . Following these events , Anakin was ordered to escored Padmé back to her homeworld of Naboo and protect her from any assassination attempts . Some time after the two arrived on Naboo , Anakin began dreaming that his mother , Shmi , was in danger . So , Anakin and Padmé then travelled to Tatooine in search of her . Anakin soon discovered from Watto that his mother had been freed by Cleigg Lars , whom she soonafter married . Travelling to the Lars homestead , where he met Cleigg , his son Owen and Owen ' s girlfriend Beru , Anakin learned that Shmi had been taken by Tusken Raider s . Taking the Lars ' speeder bike , Anakin set out on a journey to find her . Anakin eventually located his mother , finding her in a Tusken camp , arriving just as she died . Following her death , Anakin destroyed the entire village of Tusken Raiders before returning the the Lars homestead with his mother ' s body . After recieving a distress call from Obi - Wan on Geonosis , Anakin , Padmé , R2 - D2 , and C - 3PO travelled there to rescue him , but soon found themselves captured as well . After escaping from his chains and defeating several squads of droids with the help of a Jedi strike team , Anakin participated in the Battle of Geonosis and fought Count Dooku alongside Obi - Wan , but lost half his right arm in the duel . Following Dooku ' s escape , Anakin married Padmé in a private wedding ceremony . The newly - Knighted Anakin would then fight in several battles in the Clone Wars alongside his new apprentice Ahsoka Tano . Ahsoka never became a Jedi , and left the Order after being unjustly accused of bombing the Jedi Temple . Three years into the war , Anakin went on a rescue mission with Obi - Wan to save Chancellor Palpatine , who had been abducted from Coruscant by General Grievous . In this , Anakin had a rematch with Dooku and defeated him . Palpatine goaded the young Jedi to kill the Sith , which he did . Then Palpatine recommended Anakin to become a member of the Jedi Council , which arose Jedi suspicions . They gave him a seat , but denied him the Master title . Angered , Anakin met with Palpatine who expressed his disapproval , planting in him distrust of the Jedi . He then told him " an old Sith legend " about Darth Plagueis and his power to prevent people from dying , before revealing that he himself was Darth Sidous , Dark Lord of the Sith . Anakin relayed the information to Mace Windu who then organized a strike team to arrest the Chancellor . But he had second thoughts and arrived at Palpatine ' s office to find the Sith being held by Windu at bladepoint . Palpatine fired Force Lightning at the Jedi Master and both combatants pleaded for his loyalty . Anakin then panicked and drew his lightsaber , cutting off Windu ' s hand . Palpatine then killed the Jedi Master with Force Lightning and Anakin , now irreversibly involved in the conflict , had nowhere to go . Sidious then convinced him further to join the Sith and Anakin then complied . Sidious then gave him a Sith name and at this point , Anakin Skywalker was no more and Darth Vader was born . The true Anakin Skywalker would not later surface until approximately 23 years later when Palpatine tortured his son , Luke Skywalker , with Force Lightning . Vader was torn between his loyalty to the Emperor and his love for his son . He feared the Emperor , but his love for his son was stronger , rebirthing Anakin Skywalker and destroying Vader . Anakin then grabbed Palpatine from behind , hoisted him into the air , and threw him into the reactor shaft of the Death Star II , killing him . But the Emperor ' s lightning short - circuited Anakin ' s life - support system , mortally wounding him . At his shuttle , Anakin requested that Luke remove his mask so that he could see his son with his own eyes . Luke complied and Anakin died , telling Luke to " " tell your sister . . . you were right " . " Following his death , Anakin had a spiritual meeting with Obi - Wan Kenobi , turning into a Force Ghost before appearing with the ghosts of Obi - Wan and Yoda to Luke , Leia and the other victorious Rebels at the celebrations on Endor . He was later worshiped by Kylo Ren , who was unaware of his redemption .