Anakin Skywalker

* Jedi
* Sith
* Redeemed

## Biography

Thousands of years ago, there was a prophecy that a force sensitive born to a virgin mother will destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force. In 41 BBY, Anakin Skywalker was born on Tatooine to Shmi Skywalker with no father. Throughout his childhood he and his mother were slaves to the Hutts and dealers on Tatooine. He was a child of many gifts-a great pilot, technician and ability to use the Force.

In 32 BBY, he was met by two Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, former whom which freed him from slavery. He agreed to go with them to Coruscant and train to become a Jedi Knight. There he learned of his destiny to destroy the Sith. After Qui-Gon was killed in the Battle of Naboo, Obi-Wan took it upon himself to train him.

As Anakin grew, he grew stronger in the force, but also began to be pulled to the dark side. He was traumatized by his years as a slave, longing for his mother, and intoxicated by a Naboo senator named Padmé Amidala. He also grew close with the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, Sheev Palpatine. Little did he or most people know that he was the Dark Lord of the Sith-Darth Sidious.

Soon after the Clone Wars began, Anakin became a Jedi Knight. He would become a hero who won the Republic many battles. He also took on an apprentice named Ahsoka Tano, who eventually left the Jedi Order. During this time, he also married Padme, and continued to grow close with her,

Three years into the Clone Wars, he found out Padmé was pregnant, and was overjoyed. He then began to have convincing nightmares of Padmé dying in childbirth. He also began to grow distrustful of the Jedi as he grew closer to Palpatine. At one point, Palpatine revealed himself to Anakin as Darth Sidious, and said he could teach him to stop Padmé from dying. After an internal struggle, he pledged himself to Sidious, who named him Darth Vader.

Vader's first task was to lead a massacre in the Jedi Temple while Order 66 was enacted. He then went to Mustafar to kill the Separatist leaders, which brought an end to the Clone Wars. As he walked back to his ship, he was confronted by Padmé, who begged him to return to the light side. After he saw Obi-Wan behind her, he assumed she brought him there to kill him. In a fit of rage, he knocked her unconscious, a decision which he regretted. Soon after, he engaged in a lightsaber duel with Obi-Wan over the lava rivers of Mustafar. Minutes later, he was cut down by Obi-Wan and fell to the lava. As he raged, he caught on fire, and was left with third-degree burns. As Obi-Wan walked away in anguish, Anakin crawled to safety, and was met by Darth Sidious and some clone troopers. He was then taken into a facility on Coruscant and transformed into a terrifying and powerful cyborg. As he rose, the first thing he asked was where's Padmé. Sidious then lied to him, and told him that he killed him out of anger. As Vader broke out of his chains, he yelled in shock and horror. His transformation to the dark side was complete.

For the next two decades, Vader would serve as Sidous' right hand man. At this point, the Republic was dead, and transformed into an empire with Sidious as its emperor. His task was the hunt down remaining Jedi and anyone who opposed the Emperor. Later on, he began to fight the Rebel Alliance. Meanwhile, he took on an apprentice named Darth Talon, and planned to use her to overthrow the Emperor.

At one point, he came across a Force-sensitive male named Luke Skywalker. Fascinated with his power, he wanted to turn him to the dark side. Three years later, he found out that he was his son. He was then instructed by the Emperor to bring him before him. Soon after, he abandoned Talon on Coruscant. After a duel on Cloud City, Vader revealed to Luke that he was his father, leaving him utterly shocked.

Six months later, Luke came to terms with the situation, but also the wanted to turn Vader back to the light side. During this time, a second Death Star was being completed over the forest moon of Endor. While Luke’s friends and allies were fighting to destroy the Death Star, Luke tried to convince his father to rejoin the light side. Meanwhile, Vader tried to convince Luke to join the dark side, which he resisted. As he continued to resist, the Emperor struck him with his Force lightning. As Vader watched his son suffer the same way Padmé and the Jedi suffered, he threw the emperor to his death and saved his son’s life. Now, he was Anakin Skywalker once more.

Unfortunately, Anakin himself began to die as he was struck by the Emperor. Luke carried him to his ship where Anakin asked him to remove his mask so he could look at him with his own eyes. As Luke removed the mask, he saw the face of his father, still bearing the injuries on Mustafar. Anakin smiled affectionately at his son, and then died.

Seconds later, he woke up in the netherworld of the Force. His cybernetics were replaced by flesh, and his handsome features from the Clone Wars were restored. He then saw his former master, Obi-Wan. He told him that Talon was still out there, waiting to strike revenge. He also told him a truth about the prophecy he learned from Qui-Gon, it didn’t just talk about Anakin. It also talked about Luke.

After the Battle of Coruscant, and the restoration of the New Republic, Anakin spoke to Luke through the force. He told him about Talon, and about the prophecy. He also told him that she formed the Sith Despotate of Eriadu, and wanted to restore the Sith Empire of old.

Eventually, Luke faced Talon in a lightsaber duel on the volcanic moon of Plutos. After disarming Talon, she struck him with her Force Lightning. Fortunetly, Luke was able to get up and block the lightning with his lightsaber. The ghost of Anakin then appeared behind him and used the Force to push Luke until he struck her down. The prophecy was now fulfilled.