A teenaged Anakin Skywalker with Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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Anakin Skywalker is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. In the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Anakin is a Jedi Padawan, and later a Jedi Knight. more...

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As revealed in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, he is the father of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher).

In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, after he falls to the dark side of the Force, Anakin becomes known by the Sith name Darth Vader. In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Anakin (as Vader) is the central and iconic villain. Ultimately, he is a modern tragic hero, swayed to the dark side by his fear of loss, hubris and the machinations of Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), the series' main villain, who ultimately manipulated the paternal feelings Anakin had for him to turn him into the twisted, dark lord Vader.

History

Childhood and Discovery of Anakin Skywalker

Events described in this section occur in the film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. More information is available in the plot summary.

Anakin first appears as a selfless nine-year-old boy (played by Jake Lloyd). He and his mother are slaves in the service of Watto, a curmudgeonly junk dealer. A child prodigy, Anakin excels at engineering; even at his young age, he can build or repair nearly anything, evidenced by the creation of his own protocol droid, C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), and podracer, each from salvaged parts. He is also a remarkable pilot with quick reflexes.

Anakin is found on Tatooine by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), who is convinced that he is the Chosen One foretold by the Jedi prophecy to bring balance to the Force. His mother, Shmi (Pernilla August), says that he has no father, and that she simply became pregnant with him. Qui-Gon discovers that Anakin has the highest known number of midi-chlorians, a measure of Force-aptitude, and theorizes that the boy is a creation of the Force itself. He attributes Anakin's piloting talent to the Force, which he thinks allows Anakin "to see things before they happen." Anakin forms a strong bond with Queen Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), whom Qui-Gon and his padawan apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), are guarding.

After winning Anakin's freedom, Qui-Gon brings the boy to Coruscant and requests that the Jedi Council allow him to train Anakin. This request is denied, as the Council thinks that Anakin's future is clouded by the fear and anger he exhibits from his days as a slave and his separation from his mother. Ultimately, Anakin helps to win the final battle against the Trade Federation in the Battle of Naboo. A dying Qui-Gon, slain in a fearsome duel with Darth Maul (Ray Park), urges Obi-Wan to train Anakin, and the Council reluctantly approves. Palpatine, newly-elected as the Republic's Supreme Chancellor, befriends the boy, promising to "watch his career with great interest."