Star wars story group member debunks palpatine and anakin. Dec 20, 2018 anakin skywalker was created by manipulating the dark side of the force, as many fans have suspected, but the identity of his father guarantees that fans will never see the star wars saga the same way again. So he was born completely out of force and has no father according to star wars. Plagueis learn that a young boy named anakin skywalker, a former slave. Could palpatine have really manipulated the force into creating. So, according to this, neither darth plagueis nor darth sidious are anakin skywalker s father, the midichlorians really conceived him without any outside direct intervention. During the clone wars, his accomplishments as a battlefield commander earned him the hero with no fear moniker. According to the star wars canon, anakin skywalker had no father.
It will change your outlook on the prequel trilogy. The father of anakin skywalker has been revealed and the fans. We take a look at the events surrounding the chosen ones mysterious birth. Darth plagueis by james luceno, narrated by daniel davis.
The final issue of marvels current darth vader run, however, finally sheds light on who exactly is anakin s father, and its a very familiar face. Some 9 years before the events of episode 1 the phantom menace, plagueis and palpatine performed int. Well, shmi skywalker mightnt have been able to explain anakin skywalker s conception, but marvel comics star wars. Contrary to popular belief, anakin skywalker wasnt born from a virgin birth as the movies implied, and he certainly wasnt the result of darth plagueis s dying forcepowered wish as we heard in the books. The father of anakin skywalker has been revealed and the. A lot of fans have always theorized that palpatine was the father of anakin, ever since star wars. Marvel reveals the identity of darth vaders father in comic. Star wars fans have, and theyve long thought that it may hint at darth sidious, a. The films and books disagree star wars the last jedi is all about the skywalkers but did darth plagueis really manipulate the midichlorians to create. But anakin skywalker, the courageous hero, was not truly dead. Several years before hego damask ii s birth, his father, a forcesensitive muun named caar damask, who worked as a middleranking banking clan agent, met renowned starship designer rugess nome by chance on high port space center. I believe snoke is the missing link in the thread of this.
And when he said this, he looked sideways at anakin. Although the book is titled darth plagueis, it is really about both plagueis and sidious. We know that the way the sith use the forcedark side is not natural. Darth plagueis vs anakin skywalker battles comic vine. The knowing looks at anakin were all the evidence fans needed, and in the darth plagueis novel by james luceno, the story was laid out, but cloaked in vague details and presumed connections. And for those who might wonder how anakin would actually be able to learn such an earthshattering. The rise of skywalker book changes a few things we thought we knew about the movie. Galactic emperor sheev palpatine, being the true father of anakin skywalker, later the dark lord of the. Palpatine, meanwhile, sees in hego damask the father figure he never. However, he did use plagueis story to seduce anakin skywalker into becoming vader. Darth vader is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. The mystery surrounding anakin skywalkers birth has now been solved, and this as confirmed who had been responsible for the characters mothers pregnancy, and this has also changed the star wars mythology. What if darth maul trained anakin skywalker trilogy.
I purchased from itunes the ep iii audio book to gain an expanded perspective of revenge of the sith, although since the star wars disney takeover, the book has probably been deemed nonecannon. I think it is a reasonable possiblity that palpatinesidious was anakin s father. But for now, he and his sister are just 9yearold children. Eventually, palpatine reveals his secret sith identity to anakin. One last time, prepare yourself for this major spoiler. He was created by the force, possibly as a reaction to the tamperings and growing dark side powers of darth plagueis and darth sidious.
Star wars is darth plagueis anakin skywalkers father. There was no father, shmi skywalker confesses to quigon jinn in the. Darth vader parts written by darth plagueis the wise. The phantom menace, shmi skywalker pernilla august as luke and leias grandmother told quigon jinn liam neeson that there was no father, suggesting anakin was the product of a virgin birth that just came out of the force. Remember when qui gon theorized that anakin s birth was the result of the force itself andor of the midicholrians it was before the jedi were fully aware of darth sidious. Serenity is the twin sister of anakin skywalker, the same boy who will father luke skywalker and become known as darth vader. Could palpatine have really manipulated the force into creating his strongest apprentice. Read or listen to the book darth plagueis by james luceno. Anakin skywalker vs darth plagueis battles comic vine. Oct 11, 2017 the question is not who are reys parents, but who was anakins father. He is a primary antagonist in the original trilogy, but, in his birth identity as anakin skywalker, is a main protagonist in the prequel trilogy. This revelation had landed in the darth vader comic book and had proven a longheld fan theory true. Anakin skywalker is a human jedi knight and the chosen one destined to bring balance to the force. What vader sees here resembles the legend of the sith lord darth plagueis, a story that palpatine, then chancellor of the republic, told to anakin in revenge of the sith.
Star wars comic finally reveals anakin skywalkers father. Darth tenebrous, the sith lord behind the birth of darth plagueis. Why did anakin skywalker accept a starter position of darth sidious apprentice when. In legends, anakin was believed but not confirmed to be the result of the force itself lashing back against the machinations of darth plagueis. The mystery of anakin skywalkers birth has finally been solved, confirming who was really responsible for his mothers pregnancy changing the star wars mythology forever the revelation has arrived in the pages of the canon darth vader comic book, proving one longheld fan theory mostly true in its claims that anakin skywalker was designed, or engineered not conceived naturally but. Anakin skywalkers father revealed in official darth vader comic anakin skywalkers father has been revealed in an official darth vader star wars comic. The grand experiment was conceived by the sith lord darth plagueiss desire. Rupee was 3 when the clone wars ended, and when her mother gave birth to twins, and died. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force.
No, instead poor little anakin skywalker was the son of the filthy junkyard buzzard, watto. Within the series fictional universe, the skywalkers are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the force. In addition, although darth plagueis did attempt to influence the midichlorians to create the ultimate sith weapon alongside darth sidious, the experiment was ultimately a failure, and the midichlorians, sensing the siths inherent malevolent intention. Darth plagueis does not make any appearances throughout the current film canon, but is mentioned when palpatine explains his story to anakin skywalker about how darth plagueis could save those he loved from death with his knowledge of midichlorian manipulation. The tragedy of darth plagueis the wise, palpatines sith legend, told of plagueis abilities to create and preserve life. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the. Material from ultimate star wars confirms his canonical relationship to sheev palpatine. So, according to this, neither darth plagueis nor darth sidious are anakin skywalkers father, the midichlorians really conceived him without any outside direct intervention. Contrary to popular belief, anakin skywalker wasnt born from a virgin birth as the movies implied, and he certainly wasnt the result of darth plagueiss dying forcepowered wish as we heard in the books. Anakin is more powerful in the force tmk, but hes weak against force lightning due to how. Its a doctor manhattans deal, he knows how the book ends, no matter what. The mystery of anakin skywalkers birth has finally been solved, confirming who was really responsible for his mothers pregnancy changing the star wars mythology forever. After turning to the dark side of the force, he became known as darth vader, a dark lord of the sith and apprentice to emperor darth sidious. New star wars comic might reveal darth vaders true father.
He says every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Anakins father finally revealed in canon star wars theory comics. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Vader killed roan lands before ferus olin could even react. As darth vader, anakin spread fear throughout the galaxy and acted as the emperors dark enforcer. Anakin skywalkers father finally revealed screen rant.
The father of anakin skywalker has long been debated among star wars fans. Is there somewhere, canon or not, that this is explained. The identity of anakin skywalker s father or lack thereof has been a point of contention ever since it was first brought up back in the phantom menace. Jun 22, 2016 why darth plagueis is anakin s real father star wars explained duration. Star wars au the triumph of darth plagueis chapter 1, a.
The final issue of marvels darth vader comicis out, and it has a lot to say about who might be the father of anakin skywalker. That story suggested that darth plagueis and darth sidious reached out through the force, to try to create a child that they could use as an ultimate weapon. Star wars anakin skywalkers father is sheev palpatine. Could sidious have messed with the midichlorians to create anakin. Hego damask, secretly known as the current reigning dark lord of the sith darth plagueis, had just survived an assassination attempt by his traitorous apprentice darth sidious. Darth plagueis is murdered by his apprentice darth sidious in 43 bby anakin skywalker is born in 42 bby. Jedi master quigon jinn and 15yearold padawan obiwan ke. In the third film of the prequel trilogy, he becomes a main antagonist alongside the maniacal palpatine.
Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. It shows why naboo and tatooine were critical in sith plot. Marvels darth vader finale reveals the identity of anakins. Discovered by jedi master quigon jinn and his padawan. He can match anakin s speed and ferocity that the latter demonstrated when he tore dooku apart, but hegos also a very experienced and masterful duelist in fairness, so was dooku. Ok, so this is pretty obvious but i am going to say it.
Dec 23, 2019 the way the images are laid out, they seem to imply that palpatine was directly involved in anakin skywalker s creation, which sent some star wars fans hunting for more clues. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. When we learned of darth plagueis, also known as the wise, in revenge of the sith, his apprentice palpatine darth sidious told anakin that his mentor could manipulate the midichlorians the. The skywalker family is a fictional family in the star wars franchise. Hego damask darth plagueis works archive of our own.
However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. Luke skywalker, his twin sister princess leia, and their father darth vader are central characters in the original star wars film trilogy. Marvel reveals the identity of darth vaders father in. The mystery of anakins father has finally been revealed. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. But theres a deeper lineage question in the star wars universe that has remained, at best, murky. Here are 10 things the novelization adds to the story. His tale implies that darth plagueis manipulated the midichlorians to create anakin.
When palpatine tells anakin about darth plagueis the wise, this was the point where fans began to believe that palpatine may be anakins father. Darth plagueis, that supposedly answer this question. Marvel s final issue of darth vader reveals the answer to a longstanding star wars mystery surrounding the birth of anakin skywalker. Marvels darth vader finale reveals the identity of anakin. Jun 11, 2019 the identity of anakin skywalker s father or lack thereof has been a point of contention ever since it was first brought up back in the phantom menace. The question assumes that anakins birth was planned by plagueis and that shmi was chosen by him this is not the case. Anakin skywalker, also mannequin, annie, ani, waaanikin, the emo one, the chosen one who cries or allah gold aka the peaceful is willing to was a legendary, very tall, very whiny hippie jedi. They bend and twist it to do their bidding, which is why they needed to be destroyed. Anakins father finally revealed in canon star wars theory. When palpatine tells anakin about darth plagueis the wise. Plagueis could influence the midichlorians to create life. Born to a slave on tatooine through darth plagueis manipulation of the force, anakin was gifted with unprecedented potential in the force. The rise of skywalker states that rather than palpatine having been the apprentice of darth plagueis the wise, the sith lord actually was plagueis himself.
He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. Its easily the most famous line in the entire star wars saga, spoken by darth vader aka anakin skywalker to luke skywalker in 1980s the empire strikes back. The mystery of anakin s father has finally been revealed. In rots, when palpatine was telling anakin about plagueis the wise, the first sentance he said was. According to the darth plagueis novel, he tried to create new life about 10 years before ep i, and he was so surprised when heard the info of anakin from dooku.
Star wars fans have often questioned who is the father of anakin skywalker, leading to theorizing palpatine created him through immaculate conception with shmi skywalker. Dec 22, 2018 marvel s darth vader finale reveals the identity of anakin s father. Even if anakin possesses a measure of palpatines skill, it will pale in comparison to plagueis. Feb 22, 2007 rewatch it and listen carefully before you disagree. Unless my weak mind just cant wrap itself around the ways of forceimpregnation. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. According to sheev palpatine, his sith master darth plagueis had figured out how.
If plagueis caused anakins birth, why shmi skywalker. In canon, darth plagueis is a figure in a convenient story that was told to anakin to lure him to the sith. Dark lord of the sith, there is a panel in which we see emperor palpatine behind a pregnant shmi skywalker. After battling his son luke skywalker in the presence of the emperor, the young jedis compassion for his father awakened the longdormant good in the sith lord. In the now noncanon plagueis novel, plagueis and sidious put a great deal of stress on the galaxy in their attempts to shift.
Marvels final issue of darth vader reveals the answer to a longstanding star wars mystery surrounding the birth of anakin skywalker. Revenge of the sith, the emperor palpatine tells disillusioned jedi anakin skywalker the story of the legendary sith lord, darth plagueis, who sought to master the force to control the power over life and death. Dec 26, 2018 well, shmi skywalker mightnt have been able to explain anakin skywalker s conception, but marvel comics star wars. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Palpatine manipulated the midichlorians inside of shmis womb to create anakin. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Palpatine tells anakin the story of darth plagueis, a powerful sith lord who was able to manipulate life and death but was killed by his own apprentice. Dec 21, 2018 the mystery surrounding anakin skywalkers birth has now been solved, and this as confirmed who had been responsible for the characters mothers pregnancy, and this has also changed the star wars mythology. Anakin skywalker, a forcesensitive human male, was a jedi knight of the galactic republic and the chosen one of the force. Being able to use the forcebut was never at the jedi academy she teaches luke, her younger brother, what o.
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