Once the heroic Jedi Knight named Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force. Forever scarred by his defeat on Mustafar, Vader was transformed into a cybernetically-enhanced Sith Lord.
Even when Anakin turns into Darth Vader, he is still the Chosen One."Hayden Christensen spoke about Darth Vader's role in the six-film saga: "He believes that he's the Chosen One.
Palpatine Used Vader's Name To Strip Him Of His Humanity
In Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine's very first act upon converting Anakin is to bestow the title of Darth Vader upon him. It's beneficial for Palpatine that Vader think of himself as disconnected from Anakin.
Anakin Skywalker is the son of Shmi Skywalker, born without a father through the Force. He is the secret husband of Padmé Amidala, the father of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, the father-in-law of Han Solo, and the maternal grandfather of Ben Solo.
"Ani" was the childhood nickname of Anakin Skywalker; it also alludes to the musical Annie and the rock opera, Tommy.
Like his mother and Watto, Amidala took to calling Anakin by the more informal Ani.
Anakin and Padmé met when Anakin was still just a young boy in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Though he was already infatuated with her then, it was a boyish crush — one that Padmé could not reciprocate at the time.
Master Yoda has risen above all others to claim the top spot as the most powerful Jedi of all time and the true chosen one according to IGN's audience. He won pretty handily as well, as he was victorious in 89,756 of his 95,243 battles and had a win percentage of 94.2%.
She had always behaved older than her age and had recently become the youngest Queen of Naboo, but she too was still fairly young in years. Padmé was born in the year 46 BBY on Naboo, and Anakin was born five years later, in the year 41 BBY. That makes Padmé five years older than Anakin.
Anakin, whose very existence was influenced by the Sith, became Darth Vader, one of the most feared Sith Lords in history. His son Luke eventually took his father's place as the Emperor's apprentice as a hoax for a short while.
Unwilling to see his son die, Vader gave his life to save Luke, thereby dying as Anakin Skywalker. Anakin ultimately fulfilled his role as the Chosen One and brought balance to the Force, fulfilling Qui-Gon Jinn's belief in the prophecy that foretold Anakin's destiny.
"Vader" is the Dutch word for "father" (the Dutch word is instead pronounced "fah-der"), and the German word for "father" (Vater) is similar. However, in the earliest scripts for Star Wars, the name "Darth Vader" was given to a human Imperial general.
The Answer: According to George Lucas, "Darth" is a variation of "dark," while "Vader" means "father." (The Dutch word for "father" is "vader," but is pronounced differently; the German "vater" has a closer pronunciation to the name.)
Anakin Skywalker went from the Jedi to Sith Orders in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, both in the pursuit of obtaining the ability to conquer death. Anakin Skywalker is the heart of the Star Wars saga, and his ascent to Jedi Knight and subsequent fall to Sith Lord is motivated by the same reason.
Anakin is a masculine given name usually given in reference to the Star Wars character Darth Vader, a hero turned villain whose original name was Anakin Skywalker. The name was first used for five or more boys in the United States in 1995 and has been among the 1,000 most common names for American boys since 2014.
Ani is the childhood nickname that Shmi Skywalker (Anakin's mother), Watto (Anakin's slave master) and Padme Amidala (Anakin's love interest) use for Anakin in Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
That said, Anakin/Darth Vader wasn't as old as some might expect in "Return of the Jedi," and the character died at the ripe age of 45.
*According to sources published at the time the prequels came out, Anakin was 20 in Episode II, but 9 in Episode I, which took place ten years earlier.
Yoda found himself overpowered in battle against Darth Sidious, who would become Emperor Palpatine, but his wise retreat gave him time to mentor a new hope before ultimately succumbing to old age and passing into the Living Force on the planet Dagobah.
Yoda will most likely win in a fight against Darth Vader because he is more skilled with a lightsaber and has the experience and feats that allow him to trim whatever size and strength advantage Darth Vader has over him. In fact, Yoda nearly defeated Palpatine, something that Vader could never do.
He knows it's Anakin, and the events in this week's episode of The Clone Wars, "A Distant Echo," prove it. And I think Padmé is savvy enough of a political operator to let people think that Clovis could have been the person who fathered the child, if only to avert suspicion from her relationship with Anakin.
At least partially, Padmé is experiencing a kind of Stockholm Syndrome or more specifically, the idea of equating affection with crime, a disorder known as hybristophilia. Anakin confesses his crime of killing the Sand People to Padmé, and later, she totally tells him she loves him.
Senator Padmé Amidala of the planet Naboo became pregnant during the Clone Wars with her husband, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, as the father. She gave birth to twins, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.