Chosen One The Chosen One was the central figure in the Jedi prophecy that foretold the coming of a being who would destroy the Sith and restore balance to the Force . During the final years of the Galactic Republic , Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn believed he had found the Chosen One in the form of Anakin Skywalker , an exceptionally powerful Force - sensitive who ascended the ranks of the Jedi Order before falling to the dark side of the Force . As Darth Vader , Dark Lord of the Sith , the former Jedi Knight became a key figure in a systematic purge that all but annihilated the Jedi . Two survivors , Obi - Wan Kenobi and Yoda , sought to train Vader ' s son , Luke Skywalker , in the hope that he would defeat the Sith . However , Luke endeavored to redeem his father , believing that there was still good within him . With Luke ' s help , Vader destroyed his Sith Master , Darth Sidious , at the cost of his own life , but ultimately died as Anakin Skywalker . With the prophecy fulfilled , Anakin ' s spirit was reunited in death with his former mentors , Kenobi and Yoda . History . Origin . As foretold in a Jedi prophecy , the Chosen One would bring about the destruction of the Sith and the restoration of balance in the Force . However , the Sith were all but destroyed by themselves , leading the Jedi Order to believe that their ancient rivals no longer posed a threat to the galaxy . But in the aftermath of the Sith ' s near destruction , Darth Bane emerged as the last survivor and ultimately chose to pass his knowledge to a single apprentice , thereby forming the Rule of Two that would limit the Sith ranks to two — a Sith Master and an apprentice — for the next thousand years . Apart from the Jedi prophecy , the legend of the Chosen One was connected to three ancient Force wielder s — the Father , the Son , and the Daughter — who resided in the ethereal realm of Mortis . The Father maintained balance between the Daughter and the Son , who embodied the light and dark side of the Force , respectively . In the event of his death , however , the Father sought to recruit the Chosen One as his successor , believing that only he would have the power to preserve the balance on Mortis . The rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker . Qui - Gon Jinn ' s discovery . Forty - one years before the Battle of Yavin , Shmi Skywalker gave birth to a son named Anakin Skywalker . Though she could not explain it , there was no father involved in her child ' s conception . In the first decade of Anakin ' s life , both he and his mother lived in slavery on the Outer Rim world of Tatooine . Originally the property of Gardulla Besadii the Elder , the Skywalkers traded owners after the Hutt lost them in a Podracing bet with the Toydarian junk dealer Watto . During his service to Watto , Anakin befriended Qui - Gon Jinn , a Jedi Master who took an interest in the young slave due to his inherent strength in the Force . After Jinn learned of Anakin ' s unique birth from his mother , a blood test revealed that he possessed an unprecedented quantity of midi - chlorian s in his cells — over twenty thousand — surpassing the midi - chlorian count of every Jedi , including Grand Master Yoda . Such revelations led Jinn to conclude that Anakin Skywalker was a vergence in the Force ; the Chosen One who would fulfill the Jedi prophecy . As a result , Jinn brought the now former slave with him to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant where he presented his findings to the Jedi High Council . Following a series of initial tests and questioning , the Council declined to authorize Skywalker ' s training due to his age and the fear within him . Despite the Council ' s judgment , Jinn remained adamant in his belief that Skywalker was the one foretold in the prophecy . After sustaining a fatal wound during the Battle of Naboo , Jinn implored his Padawan , Obi - Wan Kenobi , to become Skywalker ' s mentor . With Jinn ' s death , the Council reversed its position and confirmed Skywalker ' s new status as a member of the Jedi Order in 32 BBY . Path of the Jedi . As Skywalker ascended the Jedi ranks , the Jedi Council observed his progress with a degree of concern . While the Padawan possessed exceptional skills , as acknowledged by Mace Windu , Skywalker ' s own Master noted that his apprentice had grown arrogant because of his advanced abilities . Although Windu himself remained skeptical about Skywalker ' s status as the Chosen One , he affirmed his belief in the prophecy , stating that — if it was true — only Kenobi ' s apprentice could bring the Force back into balance . Following the outbreak of the Clone Wars , Skywalker became a Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic , having achieved the rank of Jedi Knight by the time of the Battle of Christophsis . During the war , he unwittingly undertook a mission to the realm of Mortis alongside his former Master and Padawan , Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano , respectively . Upon their arrival , the Father sought to gauge Skywalker ' s strength in the Force , ultimately to determine if he truly was the Chosen One . By using his powers to bring the Son and the Daughter to heel , Skywalker convinced the Father that he was indeed the one destined to bring balance to the Force , as only the Chosen One could tame the Father ' s children . With his stewardship of Mortis nearing its end , the Father invited Skywalker to remain in order to preserve the balance between his children . Skywalker declined the Father ' s offer , however . Like the Father , the Son became intrigued by the power of the Chosen One . In his desire to leave Mortis , the Son endeavored to turn Skywalker to the dark side of the Force . His plan succeeded , albeit for a short time , when Skywalker saw his own future through a series of Force vision s imparted to him by the Son . After discovering his Son ' s actions , the Father erased the visions from Skywalker ' s mind . Following the deaths of all three Force wielders , Skywalker returned to the galaxy alongside Kenobi and Tano , where they discovered that no time had passed in their absence . Fall of the Chosen One . During the waning days of the Clone Wars , Anakin Skywalker was caught in the middle of an increasingly strained relationship between the Jedi Council and Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine , leader of the Senate of the Galactic Republic . His friendship with the chancellor , as well as his appointment to the Council ' s ranks by Palpatine ' s request , caused the Council to become more wary of Skywalker . Through it all , Kenobi remained confident that his former student would fulfill his destiny as the Chosen One by destroying the Sith and restoring balance to the Force . By then , Yoda warned that the prophecy may have been misinterpreted . By the end of the Clone Wars , Skywalker turned against the Jedi Order and embraced the dark side of the Force as the Sith Lord Darth Vader . Though wracked by grief over the fall of his former apprentice , Kenobi confronted Vader on Mustafar and emerged as the victor of their lightsaber duel . Before leaving Vader to burn on the edge of a lava bend , Kenobi reiterated his belief that Skywalker was the Chosen One , even though he ultimately joined the Sith . In the years that followed the Republic ' s reformation into the Galactic Empire , Kenobi watched over Vader ' s son , Luke Skywalker , whom he came to believe was the Chosen One . In 2 BBY when Kenobi fought and killed his old rival , Darth Maul , he still held the belief that Luke would bring balance to the Force and told Maul when the dying Zabrak asked who Kenobi was protecting . With his final breath , Maul declared that Luke would destroy the Sith and avenge him and Kenobi . Prophecy fulfilled . During the Galactic Civil War , Luke Skywalker began his training in the Jedi arts . By that time , the Jedi were all but extinct as a result of the purge that began with Order 66 . His mentors , Kenobi and Yoda , hoped that Luke — as a fully - trained Jedi Knight — would bring an end to the reign of the Sith . However , after learning of his father ' s true identity , Luke resolved to bring Anakin back to the light side of the Force . Ultimately , it was Anakin Skywalker who restored balance to the Force by destroying both himself and his Sith Master , Darth Sidious , in order to save his son during the Battle of Endor . Having fulfilled his destiny , Anakin joined Kenobi and Yoda in death as a Force spirit . Legacy . The Jedi prophecy foretold the destruction of the Sith , but it never predicted the end of the dark side . Although Anakin Skywalker brought the Force back into balance , the Jedi Order was decimated by his actions as Darth Vader , leaving Luke Skywalker as the last of the Jedi . Despite the fall of the Sith and the restoration of balance in the Force , the dark side endured as remnants of the former Galactic Empire reorganized into the First Order under Supreme Leader Snoke , a Force - sensitive being who was strong with the dark side . In addition to the First Order , the Supreme Leader was served by the Knights of Ren , an order devoted to both Snoke and the dark side of the Force . Approximately thirty years after the Battle of Endor , Kylo Ren — the grandson of Darth Vader — oversaw the destruction of a new generation of Jedi trained by his uncle Luke . Having discarded his former life as Ben Solo , Ren became Snoke ' s apprentice and endeavored to grow as strong as his grandfather . Luke disappeared after losing his nephew to the dark side , leaving only fragments of a map that revealed the location of his self - imposed exile . As the First Order grew in strength , Leia Organa — the mother of Kylo Ren — sought to bring her brother into the Resistance ' s conflict with the Imperial - inspired military junta . To that end , Lor San Tekka — a member of the Church of the Force — provided the Resistance with the last missing piece of the map to Skywalker . While he was not Force - sensitive , San Tekka was a believer in the ideals of the Jedi Order . Moreover , he believed that the Jedi were essential to maintaining balance in the Force . Behind the scenes . Though there was some debate that Anakin Skywalker ' s son , Luke Skywalker , was actually the Chosen One since he caused his father to destroy Darth Sidious , the debate was settled when George Lucas himself confirmed in an interview that Anakin , even after becoming Darth Vader , was still officially the Chosen One and not Luke . " " , a canon reference title , also states explicitly that " Anakin had fulfilled the destiny of the Chosen One . "