What is the age gap between Anakin and Padmé?

Padmé was born in 46 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin) and Anakin's miraculous Force-created birth came in 41 BBY, so Padmé is five years older than him. They do not meet until Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, which takes place in 32 BBY.

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How much older was Padmé than Anakin?

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.

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Why did they make Padmé older than Anakin?

He wanted her to be the Queen of Naboo, while also making that an elected position. He could barely justify Padme getting that job as a teenager much less as a child. Simply put, he made Padme as close in age to Anakin as he could without screwing up the backstory he made for her.

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How old was Queen Amidala in Episode 1?

Padmé Amidala makes her first film appearance in The Phantom Menace. She is introduced as the recently elected 14-year-old queen of Naboo, dedicated to ending the planet's occupation by the Trade Federation.

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How was Padmé Queen at 14?

She devoted herself to civic duty, and was elected Queen of Naboo at age 14. Padmé adopted Amidala as her name in office. During the Trade Federation siege of Naboo, the scheming Neimoidians tried to force the strong-willed Amidala to sign a treaty that would legitimize their illegal occupation.

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What If Padme Amidala DIVORCED Anakin Skywalker During the Clone Wars

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Why is Padmé no longer queen?

In 25 BBY, Amidala ended her second term as queen. Though some on Naboo suggested amending the constitution to allow her to serve a third term, she stayed true to her belief that "popular rule is not democracy." Hereafter, Amidala gave up the throne to her elected successor, Queen Jamillia.

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Why did Kenobi age so fast?

Thanks to that scene, there are now two possible explanations for the sudden jump in Obi-Wan's physical age: it was a result of the Dark Side of the Force being used against him, or it was a result of the burns he suffered.

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Who is Anakin's dad?

The Emperor is Officially Anakin's 'Father'

Yes, Star Wars fans, Darth Vader #25 confirms that Anakin Skywalker was the result of Dark Side/Midi-chlorian manipulation inside of Shmi Skywalker's womb - performed personally by Emperor Palpatine.

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Did Darth Vader love Padmé?

Did Anakin still love Padmé as Darth Vader? Even as a Sith Lord, Anakin still loved Padmé very much, but felt great guilt for his actions against her.

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Did Padmé love Anakin as a kid?

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.

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Did Padmé actually love Anakin?

The two do whilst being transported to their seeming execution on Geonosis, however, with Padme believing they're almost certainly dead, and thus have no need to protect themselves. When they survive, Padme decides that she can't hide her love for Anakin, and the two marry despite the risks.

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How old was Anakin when he died?

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.

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How old was Anakin when he became Darth Vader?

Anakin Skywalker fell to the dark side and became Darth Vader on 19 BBY when he was just 22 years old. He eventually died on 4 ABY, meaning he spent more years as Darth Vader than he ever did as Anakin Skywalker. That is why Vader had almost forgotten that he was Anakin.

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Is Anakin older than Han Solo?

Anakin is a decent bit older than Han. It's stated that Han was born in 32 BBY on Corellia, while Anakin was born in 41 BBY on Tatooine. This makes Anakin about 9 years older than Han.

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How many kids did Han and Leia have?

Han Solo marries Princess Leia and they have three children: twins named Jacen and Jaina, and a younger son named Anakin. Luke reestablishes the Jedi Order, marries a non-movie (but fan favorite) redheaded Force-wielder named Mara Jade, and they have a son, Ben Skywalker (named in honor of Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi).

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Does Luke know Anakin is his father?

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He is Force-sensitive and skilled with a lightsaber. In Return of the Jedi, a dying Yoda confirms to Luke, that Darth Vader (formerly Anakin Skywalker) is actually his father, despite Luke's belief that Vader's claim to fatherhood in The Empire Strikes Back was a ruse to pull Luke to the dark side.

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Who is the strongest Jedi?

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%.

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How old was Yoda when he died?

Yoda claims to have been training Jedi for 800 years. The second time Yoda mentions his long life is in Return of the Jedi, when he tells Luke, “When you reach 900 years old, you will not look as good as you will.” If we take Yoda at his word, that means the Jedi Master died at the ripe old age of 900.

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Who is older Obi-Wan or Luke?

That means Luke Skywalker will be 9 or 10 years old when the series begins. Obi-Wan, meanwhile, will be about 48 years old, just nine years after his death in A New Hope.

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Who became queen after Padmé died?

Queen Jamillia served as the successor of Queen Amidala as the elected sovereign of Naboo. It was Jamillia that convinced Padme Amidala to serve as senator for the system, and spoke with Padme about the political realities of war as the Senator hid on Naboo just prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars.

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Who succeeded Padmé?

After serving the maximum two 4-year terms, Padmé Amidala was replaced by Queen Jamillia (24–20 BBY).

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Could Padmé use the Force?

Padme didn't have any force powers and she was too old to become a Jedi. She may have had some kind of force powers whilst pregnant with Luke and Leia but being with Anakin could have caused some force sensitivity at the time.

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