Talk:Anakin Skywalker

The Clone Wars
How much of the info from The Clone Wars TV sereis needs to be added? Just major battles and life changing events? Matt Seay (talk) 03:58, July 31, 2014 (UTC) He does appear as a the star of many of the Episodes in the series. So there is a lot more from the series that needs to be added. Matt Seay (talk) 04:18, August 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * The Layout Guide for characters would be a good place to start.-- Richterbelmont10  R2 sig.jpg( come in R2! ) 04:16, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
 * I would say this page is quite lacking. I would try to implement far more material than what is currently on the page. AV-6R7 User talk:AV-6R7 05:10, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
 * User:Brandon Rhea is currently working on it in his sandbox. --Alientraveller (talk) 07:37, July 31, 2014 (UTC)
 * If Anankin stars in a Clone Wars episode and has an adventure, then what he did should be included in the article. If Anakin only has a couple of lines of dialogue in the entire episode, then that doesn't really need to be mentionned.-- Richterbelmont10  R2 sig.jpg( come in R2! ) 17:20, July 31, 2014 (UTC)

Adding Canon info
I hope I am adding Canon info correctly. If I am making mistakes I do not mean to. Let me know if I am doing anything wrong. Matt Seay (talk) 02:02, August 3, 2014 (UTC)

Force Spirit
Did Anakin learn to be a Force Spirit when he was a Jedi/Sith because it was never told that Anakin learned te Force Spirit. Durim Shehu (talk) 10:15, August 3, 2014 (UTC)Durim Shehu


 * Anakin's selfless sacrifice allowed Yoda and Obi-Wan to preserve his spirit in the Force, thus allowing him to become a Force spirit. - Brandon Rhea (talk) 10:21, August 3, 2014 (UTC)

Info not showing
I added more info from the Clone Wars film but it won't show up in the article. Matt Seay (talk) 13:53, August 20, 2014 (UTC)
 * Well now the Malevolence info is mixed with the movie info. Matt Seay (talk) 14:29, August 20, 2014 (UTC)

My Personal Mission
While it seems to be my personal mission to add info regarding the Clone Wars TV Series to the article, I could use a little help with it as well. In the words of Jar Jar, "Any help here would be hot." Matt Seay (talk) 22:47, August 21, 2014 (UTC)

Clone Wars info
Anything before Mortis and after needs to be added. 67.140.236.248 23:05, October 15, 2014 (UTC)
 * Work on the article is underway by me. As the tagging on the article states, please leave it alone as work is being done to improve it and get up to snuff. ProfessorTofty (talk) 16:58, October 16, 2014 (UTC)

Alright then. 67.140.230.78 18:43, October 16, 2014 (UTC)

The Citadel
I don't know what it is but the information on the Citadel seems to be messing up the article when I go to add it. Skywalker2255 (talk) 21:40, October 20, 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, without being on your end, I can't really say for sure why that would be happening. I would suggest two things. First, if you're using what's known as the "Visual Editor," kill it. It only causes problems. Second, you can create a sandbox like I have and try out any testing you want to do there until you're satisfied that it's going to work. ProfessorTofty (talk) 02:57, October 22, 2014 (UTC)

Alright cool. I have been using Visual Editor and it is a pain, I have used it on other wikis and it is just terrible sometimes. I will try to kill it and use source editor, it works a lot better. Skywalker2255 (talk) 22:12, October 22, 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm guessing you're copying and pasting from a word processor? If you're using the older rich text editor, copy/pasting doesn't always work due to formatting differences. The new VisualEditor (which will replace the old rich text editor) should allow that though. If it's not, please send a report to Special:Contact/bug. Thanks! - Brandon Rhea (talk) 22:41, October 22, 2014 (UTC)

I have been typing the info in Wordpad and copying it to the article, I used visual editor to do this and it went all screwy. Skywalker2255 (talk) 10:01, October 23, 2014 (UTC)

In need of more Clone Wars
It would seem, as I have stated before that this article needs more major info from the clone wars. Notably Season five and most of the other seasons that Anakin does anything of importance in. Skywalker2255 (talk) 14:04, December 10, 2014 (UTC)
 * Missing links, sub par writing. We have to fix this. AV-6R7 User talk:AV-6R7 14:14, December 10, 2014 (UTC)

I can understand that you would want to fix the info that is already there before adding new stuff. Skywalker2255 (talk) 14:20, December 10, 2014 (UTC)

In Need of Canon Comic Information
Star Wars 2 & Darth Vader 1 information lacking. Someone needs to update History and Powers & Abilities.

Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker
I was recently reading the Star Wars Databank and noticed that Anakin and Vader have two separate pages, illustrating the fundamental differences that exist between the two iterations of the character. I'm aware that this has been brought up in the past, but since the main canon encyclopedia considers Vader and Anakin to be separate enough to warrant individual pages, perhaps we could consider doing the same, especially considering that the Databank was used to warrant Palpatine's page being renamed "Darth Sidious". In addition, having two separate pages would be a great help in streamlining the information and providing a less clunky synopsis of the character's life and personality. -- Cyrannian  22:41, February 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * It was decided long ago by the community to have one page. It would take a huge consensus to change it, and that consensus isn't here. And from my point of view, despite how the Databank has chosen to do it (I'm unclear as to their reasoning for that), Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader are one character and so should have one page. - Brandon Rhea (talk) 22:48, February 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * Remember, Darth Vader redeemed himself and became Anakin Skywalker once again. No reason to change the name or make a separate page. --Marcuspearl (talk) 05:34, February 18, 2015 (UTC)

Changes for Darth Vader comics sections
I have recently been doing changes to the section on Darth Vader as covered by the comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader (Marvel) and I have found that someone has reversed my edits to reintroduce the old ones which practically follow the comics' conversations to the letter. I don't know if I am the only one but I find this form of editing particularly disgusting and not at all in line with any other articles in Canon articles on Wookieepedia. Besides, as a fan and having read the series myself, I am not afraid of spoilers but I do hate spoilers which spoil every little detail of a story like this; basically, these edits are like a transcript of Vader's conversations with the other characters. I hope I am not offending anyone by saying this, least of all the writer, but I intend to continue editing this page until they are considered presentable by my standards and the standards that are apparently upheld for Wookieepedia, that is a complete retelling of the story in a Wookieepedia article but not a litteral transcript of the comic. I hope I am not the only one who feels like this --Bad&#39;Wolf (talk) 09:11, March 26, 2015 (UTC)

Marvel Comics
Just a heads up, I'll be writing and adding images for Vader's page for both the Star Wars (Marvel 2015) series, and Star Wars: Darth Vader (Marvel) series. Calvin Schubert (talk) 04:50, March 17, 2015 (UTC)

We need more info on Darth Vader 3. Jedi Knight Fett (talk) 20:25, March 30, 2015 (UTC)


 * Yup, working on it now, and Tarkin information. :) Calvin Schubert (talk)  04:09, March 31, 2015 (UTC)

Main Photo
Is there a reason the current photo is used rather than a picture of the unmasked, redeemed Anakin Skywalker from RotJ? Thanks in advance :) 104.193.153.174 01:39, May 22, 2015 (UTC)
 * This is a question that's been debated a lot over the years here. Ultimately I believe this one was chosen because it's the most representative of Anakin Skywalker as a character. This is how most people know Anakin Skywalker, and it's also how he looked (facially, at least) when we last saw him - as a ghost, rather than as the disfigured old man. Canonically, this is the true face of Anakin Skywalker. That's why George Lucas added Hayden Christensen into the end of Return of the Jedi. - Brandon Rhea (talk) 01:45, May 22, 2015 (UTC)

New Quote
I think it'd be better if this page had a new main quote, one that reflects much better on Anakin. Would anyone happen to know of any quotes that are far more positive and supportive of Anakin in canon? Cevan (talk) 20:00, May 31, 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree. I went ahead and added the one that I had been using as the main quote in my stalled rewrite of the page. - Brandon Rhea (talk) 20:41, May 31, 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks Brandon; looks great! Cevan (talk) 20:49, May 31, 2015 (UTC)

Lords of the Sith Content?
I noticed a complete lack of information in regards to the novel Lords of the Sith, which had Vader featured in a major role. Can someone who has read the novel be able to add some of the events of it into this article? HanYOLO (talk) 00:42, June 22, 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm going to add said info after I finish with adding info from Tarkin. Writing from novels is very time consuming, and sometimes very difficult. Nivlacanator (talk)  03:47, June 22, 2015 (UTC)

Much appreciated. I completely understand that new novel info is a pain to write in, especially if you use audiobooks like I do. I look forward for the content. HanYOLO (talk) 22:50, June 22, 2015 (UTC)

Partnership With Tarkin
This really irritates me. There is an entire paragraph that starts off that section that does not even mention Vader. That paragraph is all about TARKIN. It does not belong in Vader's biography. If you claim it does, it should be greatly reduced as that describe's Tarkin's biography and not Vader's. Vader only enters the story when Tarkin arrives at the Court, that is where details affecting Vader's biography come into play. --Mr. Youtube (talk) 01:01, October 11, 2015 (UTC)

Comic Info Getting Behind
I've noticed that the information in the comics has gotten far behind, as the last info seems to be when Boba Fett reports back to Vader. Also, Lords of the Sith content is missing.--Number1superdog (talk) 04:05, October 11, 2015 (UTC)

Mystery of Utapau
The mystery of Utapau section is incomplete. I have only seen the first of the story reels so I don't have all the information. Can someone help with this? Skywalker2255 (talk) 08:31, October 23, 2015 (UTC)

Images
This article could use more images. Skywalker2255 (talk) 09:29, October 24, 2015 (UTC) Yes, I am doing what i can to update this article with information but I can only do so much. Can you help with the Utapau section? Skywalker2255 (talk) 09:57, October 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * I think everyone is perfectly aware of that. However, there are relatively few really productive editors and, as you've seen, truckloads of new canon material keep getting released. --LelalMekha (talk) 09:55, October 24, 2015 (UTC)

Dark Disciple
Can anyone add the info from Dark Disciple? I do not have that book. Skywalker2255 (talk) 12:42, October 24, 2015 (UTC)

Legacy section
Should there be a section called Legacy, that explains about Kylo Ren carrying on Vader's work 30 years later? JediMaster1987 (talk) 19:37, October 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * I added the legacy section but I am wondering if it should be merged with the info of Aftermath section or is the Kylo Ren stuff far away enough to have it's own section? JediMaster1987 (talk) 18:25, October 28, 2015 (UTC)

Work in progress I take it
This article still seems a little rough around the edges. Is someone currently editing it? I would like to help but the article is locked so I can not do anything to it. JediMaster1987 (talk) 15:38, October 28, 2015 (UTC)

Relationships Section
I have noticed that this section has been removed from some articles. Should this one been removed as well? JediMaster1987 (talk) 04:19, October 30, 2015 (UTC)

Too much detail?
Is it just me or is there an overabundance of detail regarding the information from the new Marvel comics? Most Legends pages cover these events in broad strokes detail in order to preserve readability. Chronicling the minutiae of individual moments and conversations may not serve this page in the long run. --Rebelsofshield (talk) 06:35, November 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * Personally, I agree; however, according to the Layout Guide, "the level of detail in this section is up to the individual author." Cwedin (talk) 06:45, November 13, 2015 (UTC)

heres something for making a TL;DR http://pastebin.com/v7FAeW8P

Aerospherology (talk) 17:54, January 16, 2016 (UTC)

Infobox image
Shouldn't Anakin's appearance in Return of the Jedi be used? Given the fact that this wikia uses up to date images for virtually everyone else. --Mandon (talk) 00:44, March 5, 2016 (UTC)
 * Please see the discussion "Main Photo" earlier on this page. ProfessorTofty (talk) 00:46, March 5, 2016 (UTC)

Grammar Mistakes
Hey guys. I just wanted to say i was looking on the page and i noticed some grammar mistakes that i was trying to fix above the biography section. Here is the quote "Before he died, Vader learned he also had a daughter, Leia Organa. She subsequently married the smuggler Han Solo and had a son named Ben. Ben became obsessed with his grandather(?) and also turned to the dark side, becoming Kylo Ren, master of the Knights of Ren, and apprentice to Snoke, the Suprme(?) Leader of the Empire's successor, the First Order." And i tried changing it but i don't have the permission too as it's protected from editing i was just trying to bring this to the attention of the group so it can be resolved. By the way i'm new here so i don't know how everything works so.

Darth Plagueis
Before you read this, I know that there's no canon info about Darth Plagueis creating Anakin, but could there be something in the "Behind the Scenes" section or somewhere else stating that it's possible that Plagueis had created Anakin? Or is that too off-topic? --LoLuX12 (talk) 15:09, March 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * No, all material on Wookieepedia must be attributed to a reliable source. The Layout Guide outlines allowed Behind the scenes content. 1358  (Talk)  15:53, March 12, 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks --LoLuX12 (talk) 16:01, March 12, 2016 (UTC)

CW end
I personally would have really liked to see that the continue clone Wars to the point where Episode 3 Stars...so maybe that the last scene of CW would be that Anakin and Obi-Wan would be called because the chancellor has been kidnapped....its sad that they dont continue CW ):

what do you think ?

Obi Wan Knoblauch (talk) 06:39, April 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually, talk pages are meant fr the discussion of the article itself (sections needing expansion, what pictures to use, etc.) If you wish to discuss the characters, TV series, films or other things that are part of the brand but not the wiki than your better off going to a forum. Ive heard frequent recemendations to the Jedi Council Forums. Overlordjeff (talk) 07:41, April 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * The final arc of The Clone Wars actually would have dealt with the Siege of Mandalore. Anakin and Obi-Wan would have been there, with Ahsoka and Rex, but then they would've left to go fight in the Battle of Coruscant. Although we presumably would not have seen the Battle of Coruscant, Ahsoka and Rex would have been fighting in the Siege of Mandalore at the same time as the Battle of Coruscant. You'll see hints of this in articles here, like the Anakin article, because a few bits of info from that have been acknowledged through Star Wars Rebels and other behind the scenes sources. - Brandon Rhea (talk) 16:16, April 24, 2016 (UTC)

Battle Pod
What exactly needs to be added from Battle Pod? I looked at the talk page and it seems its canonicalness is ambiguous at best.--D9328 (talk) 12:55, August 15, 2016 (UTC)d9328

I believe that information from the level "Vader's Revenge" should be added. Anything that doesn't contradict canon and fits in well. The Falcon is destroyed in it, but maybe the rest is canon? I have no idea. Someone should contact a Star Wars official. (Number1superdog (talk) 03:13, August 24, 2016 (UTC))
 * See Talk:Star Wars: Battle Pod. Corellian Premier Jedi symbol.svg Force will be with you always 12:37, August 24, 2016 (UTC)
 * In Lost Stars, Ciena Ree had to pick up Vader because his TIE was heavily damaged in the main battle. This, along with the fact that I can confirm that you do, in fact, destroy the Millennium Falcon while playing pretty much deconfirms the canonocity of the actual gameplay. As such, I am removing the update template.--D9328 (talk) 13:59, August 24, 2016 (UTC)d93328

Year of birth
In the Star Wars Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide it has Vader's year of birth at 41 BBY, whereas Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know has it at 42 BBY according to the note on Anakin's page. Given that Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know has been wrong a few times, I feel the newest source (written by Pablo Hidalgo) should be used as the year of birth. Anyone disagree? --Lewisr (talk) 02:08, December 16, 2016 (UTC)
 * I say yeah. If that's been wrong before and Pablo has more credence, then we should go with it. It matches up with TPM, at least.

Image
The image of Anakin's page is not a good idea. If it was the image of Darth Vader it would do much better
 * Vader was "redeemed" and became Anakin before he died, so an image of Vader wouldn't make sense. Plus, a face is better than a helmet. -- Dr. Porter Resistance starbird.svg ( Talk | Contribs ) 23:34, December 20, 2016 (UTC)

Seperate Character Infoboxes for Vader and Anakin?
Do you think we have separate character infoboxes for Anakin and Vader, separated by different tabs, with a tab for Anakin Skywalker, and a tab for Darth Vader? I tried out a basic quick test and took some images, and I'm curious if you think, with a bit more refinement, could work for this page? I've linked both images to imgur mostly because I wasn't sure if the wiki would allow it as obviously they are not sourced and are not meant for a wiki page. Anyways, the link to both images are here: They are small samples that I did in a few rushed minutes, and could obviously use some work, such as the fact that the tabs are all the way to the left instead of to the right.
 * - Image1
 * - Image2

So should we do this? --Nerdman3000 (talk) 11:24, December 22, 2016 (UTC)


 * No, despite a name and costume change he is one character. Both infoboxes would contain the same information. Overlordjeff (talk) 20:26, December 22, 2016 (UTC)
 * Well what about at least providing two different image tabs, one showing an image of him as Anakin, and another an image of him as Vader? -- Nerdman3000 (talk) 19:12, December 23, 2016 (UTC)
 * I have to agree with Overlordjeff because Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader are definitely the same person. Also, you can argue that Darth Vader "became" Anakin at the end of his life, so you would have to create a third tab entitled "Anakin Skyalker: After Becoming Darth Vader". AdamSci-Fi (talk) 19:15, January 2, 2017 (UTC)

The Beginning of the Clone Wars
Pablo Hidalgo recent mentioned on Twitter that there is a 4-month gap between AOTC and The Clone Wars movie.70.75.229.71 19:01, January 13, 2017 (UTC)

Moving to Tatooine

 * Is there anything in canon that suggests the Skywalkers were moved to Tatooine like they did in Legends, rather than already living there? The article is written as if they were moved but I'm not aware of anything. Minomelo (talk) 06:50, January 29, 2017 (UTC)


 * In Episode I Anakin has this exchange with Padmé: ******** PADME : How long have you been here? ANAKIN : Since I was very little, three, I think. My Mom and I were sold to Gardulla the Hutt, but she lost us, betting on the Podraces ********* Anakin and Shmi presumably arrived at mos espa when he was 3. atlas_er (talk)
 * Material from the upcoming Backstories: Star Wars – Darth Vader: Sith Lord states that "It is uncertain where Anakin was born. Some records say Anakin was born on Tatooine; other sources says Anakin and his mother, Shmi Skywalker, arrived on the remote planet of Tatooine when Anakin was very young." As for what's said in the film, I guess he could have moved from somewhere else on Tatooine. ProfessorTofty (talk) 00:46, February 15, 2017 (UTC)

Removing Anakin as being the Chosen One
I would like to bring into question the validity of Anakin being the chosen one and fulfilling the prophecy. A prophecy is something that is foretold to happen only once. This prophecy of a chosen one to come and bring balance to the force was around for thousands of years, and not once before Anakin had there ever been a chosen one. It seems to be clear, to me at least, that when TFA takes place, the force is at an imbalance. So had Anakin been the chosen one and the prophecy (that had been around for thousands of years) was actually fulfilled, why has it not even lasted 30 years? I really think that anything in legends that states Anakin had fulfilled the prophecy should be removed, or at least moved to Legends material (as I think that this is only a matter of opinion).

I would like to expand on this thought to explain more as to why saying the prophecy was fulfilled by Anakin should be removed from this article, as well as others that say it. We don't know the exact origins of Anakin, and the same goes for Snoke. There is no canon material that I am aware of that would say that it wouldn't be possible for Snoke to actually be Plagueis, who survived the attack from Sidious just like Ventress did when Obi Wan thought she was dead. When Sidious told Anakin about Plagueis, he told the story as he knew it since it was him who attacked Plagueis. If Sidious only thought Plagueis was dead, then Plagueis could very well have been in hiding all this time waiting to rise again after Sidious's death. Now granted he would be a couple hundred years old at this point, which can be explained if his species was able to survive that long, or like other dark force users he had siphoned the life force from others to extend his own life. I say all of this because it also leaves the opportunity for Plagueis to have actually used the force to influence the midichlorians to create Anakin, and since he would have used the dark side to do this, this dark side would have been within Anakin all of this time, explaining why he was so easily persuaded to the dark side of the force. Plagueis would have done this in order to create a false prophet for the Jedi to believe that the prophecy was about to be fulfilled. So if it is possible for Plagueis to have created Anakin as a false prophet and the prophecy seems to have only been fulfilled for a matter of a few years, It really seems that the prophecy was never fulfilled and the chosen one has not yet come into existence (or at least not before The Battle of Endor). TonyPettengill (talk) 04:53, March 1, 2017 (UTC)TonyPettengill
 * All media indicates he was the choosen one, so maybe if new source indicates that he wasn't we could remove it --DarthRuiz30 (talk) 04:58, March 1, 2017 (UTC)