What made Anakin evil?

The story is Anakin was manipulated to the dark side by Palpatine based on fears of losing Padme and appeals to his desire power and agency, over his life and the galaxy as a whole. Part of me wonders why he believed/ trusted Palpatine to begin with.

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Why did Anakin turn into Darth Vader?

The Identity of Darth Vader is a Result of Betrayal

In a fit of his own rage, Anakin inadvertently contributes to killing his own wife through her heartbreak during childbirth. His consent to becoming Darth Vader was in exchange for Padmé's guaranteed survival.

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Was Anakin meant to be evil?

Not evil in a huge or defined way, just sort of evil generally. He was brought up as a slave and had to lose his mother at a young age. Given his longing for and obtaining for power he always had a contempt for democracy.

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Is Padme the reason Anakin turned evil?

Padme Amidala

Padme Amidala's secret marriage with Anakin Skywalker was one of the biggest reasons he eventually turned to the dark side. His emotions and love for her often clouded his judgment, and sometimes led him to be violent.

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Why did Anakin betray the Jedi?

Well, the most obvious answer as to why he betrayed the Republic and the Jedi Council is because he had force visions that his wife Padme Amidala would die in childbirth, the Jedi Council did nothing when he tried to ask for help, and so he pledged himself out of desperation to avoid potential abandonment because this ...

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How Anakin turned evil

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How did Anakin become so evil so quickly?

Although the decision to turn to the Dark Side was Anakin's alone, the choice did not come from thin air. His natural prone to impulsivity and emotion without the support systems he needed in place made it easier for Anakin to stumble down a path of darkness.

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Did Anakin think Padme betrayed him?

Padmé was repulsed, and with the appearance of Obi-Wan (who had stowed away on her ship), Anakin assumed his wife had betrayed him, and he Force choked her.

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Did Vader regret killing Padmé?

Anakin does not have even the slightest bit of remorse. By the end, he feels nothing but anger. Although he feels regret for killing Padme, he still helps the evil Emperor. The film ends with Anakins standing side by side with the man on whose behalf he has committed all his crimes.

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Did Anakin really love Padmé?

However, when they next met in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Anakin and Padmé's feelings for one another grew into something resembling love, and their wedding at the end of the film solidified their relationship as one of the most important romances in Star Wars history.

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Did Padmé know Anakin turned evil?

What Padmé knew about Anakin's previous dark deeds. Padmé was well aware that Anakin had committed dark crimes that would've started his fall to the dark side. He even confessed to her that he had massacred an entire Tusken Raider village to avenge his mother, leaving no one alive.

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Did Darth Vader forgive Obi-Wan?

He slays Sidious and returns to Obi-Wan, begging for atonement by execution, only to be met with true forgiveness instead. But just as this fantasy Obi-Wan refuses to strike his former friend down, Vader refuses to turn his back on the dark.

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Why did the Jedi hate Anakin?

The Jedi Council was too passive when it came to Anakin's education, and it fostered a toxic relationship with him. He knew that they did not trust or approve of him, and as a result, he lost trust in the Council.

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Was Anakin The Chosen One or Luke?

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.

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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 did Anakin lose his legs?

During his confrontation with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar, Anakin Skywalker was first maimed by lightsabre cuts. He lost both legs around the knees, and much of his left arm. He fell onto a slope of volcanic sand, and slid helplessly to the edge of a lava river.

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Did Darth Vader regret turning to the dark side?

The short answer is yes, without a doubt, Vader regretted becoming a cybernetic monstrosity. First, there's the constant pain and discomfort from his suit. Worse, however, is the psychological pain. Vader destroyed everything he had ever known for a chance to save Padme.

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What is Padmé's mental illness?

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.

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Why couldn t Padmé marry Anakin?

The marriage, witnessed by the droids C-3PO and R2-D2, was kept secret due to Amidala's place as a prominent Senator in the Galactic Republic and because of Skywalker's membership in the Jedi Order; the Jedi Code prevented Jedi from falling in love and forming attachments such as marriage.

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Why was Anakin afraid of losing Padmé?

Letting her go just might have saved her life and the Jedi Order. So, clearly, Anakin never actually loved Padmé. He was simply afraid of being alone and losing the one that loved him, and that is only greed, attachment and selfishness, not love. Yoda was right all along: Anakin's fear led him to the Dark Side.

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Who did Darth Vader hate the most?

As he turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader, Anakin came to hate Obi-Wan, but never stopped respecting him. In the end, it was Vader who would take Obi-Wan's life, but it was Obi-Wan who would set up the path for Anakin to be redeemed.

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Would Padme still be alive if Anakin didn't turn?

Had Anakin not converted: Padme would have been killed by the Emperor before childbirth, and before Anakin and Obi wan returned from the mission to destroy general Grievous. Regardless: order 66 probably still would have happened since the army was under control of the dicator in Palpatine.

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What was Anakin's tragic flaw?

Anakin is a tragic hero at its finest, a man who turns evil and loses sight of what he was fighting for once his anger became too high, even choking Padme with his force abilities out of anger and pain, believing she didn't trust him after what he did to the young Jedi padawans.

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Why did Anakin turn evil after Padmé died?

His only reason for turning to the dark side was a need to protect the ones he loved and to learn the secrets of preventing death. From Anakin's point of view, becoming Palpatine's apprentice was simply a way of becoming more powerful, and all the evil tasks he had to complete were to bring him closer to his goal.

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Why Anakin hates Obi-Wan?

For years, Vader hated Obi-Wan, having been struck down by his mentor and left for dead while also believing the Jedi had worked to turn his true love Padmé against him.

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Did Obi-Wan sleep with Padmé?

Originally Answered: Did obi wan and padme have an affair? No, they did not. In the original writing for the prequels, there was talk of making Padme a romantic interest for Obi Wan, so that his conflicts with Anakin would not only be about his interpretation of the Jedi way, but there would be a subtext of jealousy.

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