Why did they give Anakin a scar?

So around 6 months before ROTS Ventress and Anakin duelled on Coruscant: Ventress scars Anakin just to mock him. She hated him and wanted him to suffer thus scarred him just to let him know she could have killed him.

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What caused Anakin's scar?

His unbalanced rage allows the calmer Ventress to play with the Jedi Knight, ultimately landing a face blow with her saber that produces Anakin's scar. The pain of the scar, while not posing much of a threat to Anakin, does reveal how far to the Dark Side he is slipping.

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How did Anakin get his scar canonically?

Origins of the Scar

In the comic, Anakin fights a lightsaber duel with Count Dooku's apprentice, Asajj Ventress. She eventually gets the upper hand but decides to show off her precision. Instead of killing him, she swipes the tip of her lightsaber over his right eye.

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Do we see Anakin get his scar?

The scar officially appeared at the beginning of the feature-length Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated movie, which means Anakin received it fairly early in the Clone Wars. The 2D Clone Wars microseries that inspired the later 3D animated series depicted Padme's reaction to it, but not the incident itself.

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Does Anakin regrow his arm?

Anakin's new arm connected to the remainder of his limb via a synth-net neural interface, a complicated piece of technology that allowed Anakin to register feeling in his mechno-arm.

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How Did Anakin Skywalker Get His Scar? - Star Wars Explained

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How many limbs is Anakin missing?

As a young Jedi Knight, Anakin lost a hand in a battle with Count Dooku, which received a robotic replacement. He later returned the favor by removing both of Dooku's hands. Eventually, he lost both his legs and his remaining arm in the climactic duel on Mustafar between both he and Obi-Wan.

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What is left of Anakin's body?

The majority of Anakin's/Vader's body suffered a rather fiery engulfment after his battle with Obi-Wan on the Mustafar system. It left him nothing more than a limbless charred torso on the edge of a lava bank, only to be stuffed into an uncomfortable suit to torment him for the rest of his life.

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Why did Anakin's skin turn white?

This lack of sun exposure, as well as lack of exposure to all light, would cause the skin to become very pale over time. Considering the severe burns he sustained on Mustafar, it's also possible that his skin simply turned white as it healed.

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Why does Padme have a scar?

The Top Chef host was in a brutal car accident when she was 14.

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What was Anakin's fatal flaw?

89-90). Thus Othellos actions directly lead to his downfall. In Revenge of the Sith, Anakin is also responsible for his own downfall. His pride and anger cause him to kill his superior and betray everything he has sworn to protect.

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Why did Anakin's eyes keep changing?

While George Lucas has never officially commented on it, it's agreed upon that when someone's eyes turn yellow, it means they are fully immersed in the dark side of the Force. They've lost control of emotions such as hatred, letting the dark side take over momentarily.

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How did Anakin's mom get pregnant with him?

In The Phantom Menace, when Qui-Gon Jinn meets tiny Anakin Skywalker and his mother, he goes on about how the Force is like, crazy strong with Anakin or whatever, and then asks his mother about Anakin's dad. Shmi Skywalker is pretty clear in her answer: There isn't a father. She was impregnated by the Force.

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Who impregnated Padmé?

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.

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Who was Padmé supposed to marry?

The wedding of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala took place in 22 BBY by way of secret ceremony at the Varykino lake retreat in Naboo's Lake Country. The ceremony was officiated by a Pontifex of the Brotherhood of Cognizance named Maxiron Agolerga. The only witnesses to the marriage were the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO.

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What illness did Padmé have?

The stress reaction impacts the heart's ability to pump blood, and that can lead to heart failure. It's easy to see how Padmé might have had "broken heart syndrome" in Revenge of the Sith. She was clearly distressed Anakin had become Darth Vader, extremely upset the good man she loved was now a power-hungry Sith Lord.

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Was Darth Vader's suit painful?

The armor encased Vader completely, creating a seal to protect his charred skin and lungs. It was also uncomfortable to wear.

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Why did Darth Vader age so badly?

The obvious explanation comes down to poor overall planning. While James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader and David Prowse played the villain in costume, Lucasfilm brought in Sebastian Shaw for the unmasking scene. At this point, the English actor was already 78 years old.

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How does Vader eat?

Lord Vader was able to chew food, which he could consume while in his meditation chamber. While in the chamber, Vader could remove his helmet and consume regular food, which he preferred. Consuming food orally was the way he preferred eating.

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How badly burned was Anakin?

In the duel, Anakin lost both of his legs, his one remaining organic arm, and suffered (possibly up to) fourth-degree burns across what was left of his body that were severe enough to damage his internal organs.

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Why can't Darth Vader breathe?

Dark Vader cannot breathe without his mask because his mask is connected to a life support system. His famous black armor suit covers this life-sustaining system.

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Why did Darth Vader take off his mask?

His life support was shot and his respirator was failing. Vader/Anakin Skywalker was going to die no matter what. Therefore, he asked Luke to remove his helmet for a more merciful death and an intimate moment with his son.

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Why did Obi-Wan cut off Anakin's legs?

Because Anakin, a Sith Lord by this point, was supposed to be dead. It was Yoda's wish that the two of them—Obi-Wan and himself—would defeat the two deadly Sith Lords (both Sidious and Vader). Many have already answered - it was 2 strikes, first the arm, then the legs.

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Who is the Jedi with no arms?

Oppo Rancisis was a Force-sensitive Thisspiasian male Jedi Master who served on the Jedi Council during the High Republic Era, Invasion of Naboo and the Clone Wars. He was known to be one of the wisest members of the Council.

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Who cut off Darth Vader's hand?

There are several parallel hand removal scenes in the Star Wars saga, but Luke cutting off Darth Vader's hand in "Return of the Jedi" is the most obvious.

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Why was Padmé buried pregnant?

After her death in childbirth on Polis Massa, Amidala's body was returned to Naboo for the proper funeral rites. In order to hide the fact that Amidala's twins survived, her body was prepared to still appear pregnant.

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