Anakin Skywalker

"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!"

- Obi-Wan Kenobi, to the fallen Anakin Skywalker

Anakin Skywalker was a Human male who served the Galactic Republic as a Jedi Knight, and later the Galactic Empire as the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Skywalker was the Chosen One of Jedi prophecy, destined to defeat the Sith and bring balance to the Force. After the First Battle of Geonosis, Skywalker secretly married Senator Padmé Amidala. As the war progressed, Skywalker saw very little of Padmé but often came into contact with her which often caused suspicion on behalf of Obi-Wan and Skywalker's Padawan, Ahsoka.

Towards the end of the war, Skywalker was blessed with the news of pending fatherhood when Padmé announced she was carrying their first child, but this joy became sorrow when Skywalker became plagued with nightmares of his wife's demise in childbirth. His desire to protect those he loved drove him to the dark side of the Force.

Childhood on Tatooine
Conceived by midi-chlorians, the symbiotic organisms that allowed individuals to touch the Force, Anakin Skywalker was born to the slave Shmi Skywalker on the desert world of Tatooine. Anakin and his mother were originally owned by Gardulla the Hutt until she lost them to the Toydarian Watto in a podracing bet. Even at a young age, Skywalker exhibited exceptional piloting and engineering skills, creating the protocol droid C-3PO. When he was ten, Skywalker encountered the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, Padmé Amidala, Jar Jar Binks, and R2-D2, and he helped them secure the parts they needed for their starship by winning the Boonta Eve Classic podracing event&mdash;only to learn that he had also won his freedom in doing so.

Battle of Naboo
Reluctantly leaving his mother behind, Skywalker accompanied Jinn and his group to the Republic's capital of Coruscant and participated in the Battle of Naboo, helping to free Amidala's homeworld from the armies of the Trade Federation. Anakin hid in the cockpit of a Naboo starfighter, and, in an attempt to destroy three droidekas, inadvertently engaged the autopilot. This resulted in Anakin's starfighter, along with the astromech droid R2-D2, launching into space to attack a droid control ship orbiting Naboo. After R2 helped Anakin regain control of the ship, Anakin was shot by a droid starfighter and flew it into the hangar of the droid control ship. Inside the ship, he fired two proton torpedoes which hit the main reactor. This started a chain reaction which destroyed the ship shortly after Anakin's Naboo starfighter had left, killing Daultay Dofine and the crew and causing all droids on Naboo's surface to power down.

During the Battle of Naboo, Jinn was killed during the battle by Sith apprentice Darth Maul, Jinn's student Obi-Wan Kenobi followed Jinn's wishes and took on Skywalker as his Padawan, and much of the Jedi Council believed that Skywalker was the Chosen One of Jedi prophecy.

Return to Tatooine
Ten years later, as the Separatist Crisis threatened to tear the Republic apart, Skywalker was reunited with Amidala when her life was threatened by assassins. After two foiled assassination attempts, Amidala was put under the protection of Anakin, and the two went back to the planet of Naboo. While on Naboo, Anakin revealed to Padmé his love for her, but she refused since Anakin was not supposed to form attachments as a Jedi. While on Naboo, Anakin began to have dreams about his mother suffering, and he decided he needed to go rescue her on Tatooine. On Tatooine, Anakin and Padmé located Watto, who told them that he had sold Shmi to a moisture farmer named Cliegg Lars. Anakin and Padmé visited the Lars farm only to discover that Anakin's mother had been abducted by Tusken Raiders and was feared dead. Anakin took his brother-in-law Owen Lars' swoop bike and went looking for Shmi. He found her in a Tusken village, and she died in his arms. As a result, Anakin allowed his anger to consume him, and he slaughtered the entire village of Tusken Raiders - men, women, and children.

Battle of Geonosis
After Shmi's funeral, Anakin received a message from Obi-Wan Kenobi telling him of the Separatist presence on Geonosis. Padmé and Anakin then went to Geonosis where they were subsequently captured and placed with Obi-Wan Kenobi into the Geonosian arena to be torn apart by beasts. Anakin managed to gain control of a Reek, but before long the three heroes were surrounded by droidekas. However, a Jedi task force arrived, led by Mace Windu. A battle ensued in which the Jedi began to lose, but then Master Yoda arrived with the clone army. Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padmé were safely loaded onto a gunship, and they soon caught sight of Separatist leader Count Dooku. Anakin and Obi-Wan dueled with Count Dooku, but both were defeated. Obi-Wan suffered minor wounds, but Anakin lost his right arm. Yoda soon arrived and fought with Dooku until the Sith Lord made his escape. Skywalker received a cybernetic replacement for his lost arm, and he and Amidala were secretly married in the days after the battle, in violation of the Jedi Code.

The Stealth Ship
Sometime after the Battle of Geonosis, the Republic was fighting the Separatist blockade of the planet Christophsis. Anakin was tasked by the Jedi Council to assist senator Bail Organa on the planet's surface. During the battle, Anakin was on the losing end. Obi-Wan contacted Skywalker and told him to retreat from the battle for he had a new ship for him. Anakin was surprised to learn that the Republic had a Stealth ship. Kenobi tasked Anakin with flying it past the Blockade. Anakin thought the ship would be too small to take on the whole fleet but was told by Kenobi that he would not be taking an offensive stance. He was instead to go on a mercy mission to send supplies to Organa. Admiral Wulff Yularen accompanied Skywalker because he had knowledge of who was leading the blockade, Trench, whom Yularen had long thought dead. Impatient at the Republic's refusal to act, Trench sent Hyena Bombers to the attack the planet's surface. Yularen feared that they would hit the ship but they went right past. After being contacted by Obi-Wan to continue his mission, Skywalker decloaked and played a game of "cat and mouse" with the Admiral. He launched torpedoes at the ship but Trench used the thermal shields. Anakin de-cloaked before Trench could trace its magnetic signature and sent a message to the stealth ship. He warned Anakin that he had faced this kind of ship before, and that he should retreat before he was killed. Anakin pursued Trench and used his tracking torpedoes to destroy the bridge with Trench inside. Anakin, after defeating the Trench, sent the supplies to Bail and the relief effort. Bail thanked Anakin and Yularen complimented him on his flying skills.

The Traitor
After sending the aid to Organa, Obi-Wan and his troops defeated most of the blockade and landed on the planet with battalions of clone troopers. They watched for the droid army until they attacked Kenobi's position. Anakin, Rex, and his troops broke some glass in the building they occupied and zip lined down to the south tower to help Obi-Wan. Anakin called Hawk to come to their position. Obi-Wan, Anakin, Cody, Rex, and the rest of the clone troopers took an elevator to the roof, where a tactical droid and battle droids were waiting for them. As Hawk landed, one clone troopers grabbed the head of the tactical droid to take in for analysis. Skywalker was confused by the fact that the droids knew where they were going to be at that particular time. Obi-Wan and Anakin saw no evidence in the droid, they took BARC Speeders behind enemy lines, with hundreds of battle droids watching them. Anakin and Obi-Wan finally arrived at the Separatist headquarters, When they reached the library, they met Asajj Ventress. Ventress spoke of a traitor and clashed with the two Jedi. Anakin and Obi-Wan pursued the Sith until she jumped out a window revealing her large army. The three dueled on an Octuptarra droid until Anakin and Obi-Wan knocked two droids off of STAPs and flew to their command center, just in time to discover that Slick was a traitor to the Republic. Anakin stated even with the traitor captured that they still had a war to win.

Receiving a Padawan
After capturing the traitor Slick, the battle raged on. After being able to repel the enemy forces for a while, a shuttle landed. Anakin believed the shuttle to be carrying supplies and Obi-Wan thought it would bring a new Padawan for him. A young Togruta girl named Ahsoka Tano stepped out and greeted the Jedi. She informed them that she was the new Padawan learner assigned to Skywalker. With no time to argue, Skywalker allowed Tano to come along. Trouble started again when an expanding deflector shield was activated for the Droid Army, allowing them to advance through the city. Anakin, along with his new apprentice, sneaked through the shield by hiding under a box and then made their way to the shield generator. Despite having to fight a few droids that protected the generator, the two managed to destroy it, allowing the Republic to finish off the droids and win the battle.

Rescuing a Huttlet
After the battle, Skywaker, Kenobi and Ahsoka met with Jedi Master Yoda, who informed them that Jabba's son Rotta had been kidnapped. Yoda sent Skywalker and Tano to Teth to look for the Huttlet. Kenobi was sent to Tatooine to speak with Jabba himself. When Skywalker and Tano got to Teth, they were informed that they only had one planetary rotation to deliver Rotta to Jabba. When they landed they were flanked by battle droids. Fighting their way up a cliff side, Skywalker and Tano made it a race to see who could get to the top first. After making it to the top, they made their way into the monastery. Once inside they discovered that it was Asajj Ventress who had kidnapped the Huttlet. After fighting their way through the monastery, they reached a cliff. Rotta noticed a ship on a landing platform across the jungle. Anakin and Ahsoka jumped down onto Can-cells to fly over there. They got the ship up and running and took off. They saw that help had arrived and planned to take the Huttlet to one of the Jedi Cruisers for help, as he had gotten sick. Unfortunately, the cruiser was blown up, forcing them to take Rotta to his father on their own. Upon arriving on Tatooine, they were attacked by Magna Guards in starships. They defeated them, but then crashed, forcing them to travel through the desert. Choosing to split up, Tano took Rotta to Jabba the Hutt's palace, while Anakin was confronted by Count Dooku. After a brief lightsaber duel, Anakin sped off on the speeder bike that Dooku rode in on, knowing his Padawan was in trouble. At Jabba's Palace, he was told that Rotta had not been delivered and that he would be killed. Just then, Senator Amidala contacted Jabba and informed him that his uncle Ziro was involved with the kidnapping. Ahsoka arrived with Rotta, resolving matters to Jabba's satisfaction.

The Malevolence
Later in the Clone Wars, Anakin and Ahsoka rescued Jedi Master Plo Koon and three other clones after their fleet had been destroyed by a new Separatist superweapon, the Malevolence, which was commanded by General Grievous. After narrowly escaping the ion cannon of the Malevolence, Anakin led a squadron of bombers to destroy the superweapon and kill Grievous. Because too many bombers were destroyed or incapacitated, Anakin was forced to change the plan, and the bombers dropped their payload on the ion cannon, forcing it to overload and the Malevolence to retreat from its attack on a Republic medical station. While making his escape, Grievous captured Senator Amidala, and Anakin and Obi-Wan boarded the Malevolence to rescue her. While on the ship, Anakin sabotaged the ship's navigation system to cause the ship to crash into a nearby moon when the hyperdrive was engaged.

A Friend in Need
After suffering defeat at Falleen, Skywalker attempted to ambush the Separatist forces as they were passing through an asteroid field. Revealing his plan, placing AT-TEs on the nearby asteroids, he managed to destroy the Separatist frigates. This forced Grievous to retreat, taking off in his fighter, resulting in a pursuit by Skywalker. However, debris from the destroyed Separatist frigates damaged his ship, leaving him to be rescued by clone captain Rex, but leaving his droid R2-D2 lost in the battle. Skywalker was supplied with a new astromech droid, R3-S6, but was saddened by the loss of his friend and did not take to the idea of a new droid. He launched a search, scouring the battlefield but was unable to find R2. He took to looking aboard a nearby scavenger ship, unaware that its owner, the Trandoshan Gha Nachkt had promised Grievous the droid.

With all hope lost, Skywalker attempted to continue life without the droid, until R2 sent a message revealing his location at the Separatist outpost of Skytop Station. Upon arrival, Skywalker ordered Tano and Rex to fulfill the mission objectives: to destroy the station, while he went to find his lost droid. He engaged several IG-100 MagnaGuards and found R2-D2, meeting up with clones Rex and Denal. He learned that Tano had gone to engage Grievous alone and sent the clones to complete the mission. As they were leaving the hangar, R3-S6 revealed himself to be a spy for Grievous and activated several Vulture Droids and called for a squad of Super Battle Droids, which Skywalker engaged. Tano then rejoined the group, only to be scolded by her master for engaging the droid general alone, and sent R2 to open the hangar doors. After defeating the droids, R2 opened the hangar doors and dueled and defeated R3 before being retrieved by happy Skywalker, delighted to have his long-time friend back safe.

The Capture of Count Dooku
After the Malevolence crisis, Anakin got was captured by a Munificent-class star frigate, commanded by Count Dooku in an ice field near Vanqor. He had put up a fight to make his capture seem convincing, though the capture was actually a ruse. He was defeated and taken to a prison cell. Sometime later, Obi-Wan Kenobi came to his rescue. After spotting Count Dooku, the Jedi gave chase, but Dooku escaped in his solar sailer with the two Jedi on his tail in a Sheathipede-class transport shuttle. After taking direct hits to their shuttle, they were forced to crash on the planet. In a nearby cave, the two Jedi began to hunt for Dooku, but the Dark Lord of the Sith ambushed them by causing a sudden collapse in the cave ceiling, causing Anakin to lose his lightsaber, which Dooku retrieved. Obi-Wan tried to help Anankin by using his lightsaber as a flashlight, but it was malfunctioning due to damage sustained from the collapse. Meanwhile, Dooku escaped the cave. The ruckus woke up the "Mother of all gundarks, which they rendered unconscious, only to nearly succumb to poison gas released from a trapped pocket in the cave. They were saved just in time, as Ahsoka Tano and a detachment of clone troopers uncovered the cave entrance.

Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine and his representatives received a message from Hondo Ohnaka concerning a reward for the capture of Count Dooku. At the suggestion of Senator Padmé Amidala, the Jedi Council assigned Anakin and Obi-Wan to verify their custody of Count Dooku, agreeing to the pirates' condition to arrive unarmed. The Jedi were met at gunpoint in the Twilight and escorted to Hondo, who arranged a meeting with their prisoner. The Jedi mocked Dooku's imprisonment, but the Count warned them that the Weequay were "devious and deceitful, and most importantly...stupid." Despite this, he felt that the Jedi "underestimated them at their own peril." After leaving Dooku's cell, the Jedi were invited to a "party" by the pirates. Even though the Jedi switched the drinks they believed to be spiked, they wound up passed out in a cell with Dooku, chained together with him.

With no choice but to work together, the two Jedi and the Sith tried to escape to the hangar, but were caught and re-incarcerated. Obi-Wan used a Jedi mind trick on one of the guards to get him to go out drinking with his friends. They then again attempted escape, pole-vaulting over a wall, but Dooku was shot. Obi-Wan grabbed him, with Anakin forced to hold on to both, only for them to be re-captured by Hondo hanging from the wall. Eventually the Jedi were escaped, along with Dooku. Hondo was confused as to why the Jedi didn't kill him and the other pirates afterwards, but Obi-Wan explained "Jedi don't hold grudges. But, the Sith do and Dooku knows where you live."

The Lurmen
Anakin, Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex were sent in as reinforcements for Jedi Master Aalya Secura and Captain Bly during the Battle of Quell. The Jedi attempted to land on the Jedi Cruiser and called for an evacuation of the ship, however heavy Separatist fire caused an inferno that raged throughout. Skywalker sacrificed himself to save the lives of his fellow Jedi and the remaining clones. Wounded by the blast, Ahsoka dragged her injured master onto the evacuation frigate, where Skywalker was given medical treatment for his injuries. As they prepared to dock with the Resolute, an ambush by several Vulture droids caused the ship's hyperdrive to activate, sending them into deep space. After narrowly avoiding an incoming star, Tano managed to crash land the ship on the inhabited planet of Maridun. Leaving Skywalker in the care of Captain Rex; Secura, Tano and Bly set out to find the natives and to ask for medical support. It was then discovered that the planet was also the home of several vicious Mastif Phalones which were fended off by Rex until Tano arrived back with Bly and native healer, Wag Too before another final attempt to fend off the vicious attackers.

Soon after the Jedi's arrival, Separatist forces touched down on the planet with intentions to test out a new superweapon, the defoliator, on the native Lurmen villagers. Accusing the Jedi of bringing war to their peaceful planet, the Lurmen ordered them to leave immediately. However, the Jedi took a shuttle back to the Lurmen village after learning about the Separatists' sinister objective. The group set up a shield generator to protect the village from the blast of the weapon, as well as protect it from incoming waves of battle droids. However, the second wave of droids managed to destroy the shield as the weapon was being reloaded for another shot. Fortunately, Skywalker managed to disable the defoliator weapon along with several droids before capturing the Separatist General Lok Durd. The Jedi then left the planet, now peaceful again, on several Jedi cruisers sent out by Admiral Yularen.

Orto Plutonia
Anakin, along with Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2, Rex, Senator Riyo Chuchi and Chairman Chi Cho, went to investigate a Republic outpost on Orto Plutonia following the mysterious death of clone troopers. Anakin and Obi-Wan deduced that all the clones had been killed, but not by battle droids. Anakin and Obi-Wan went to investigate and met the native Talz, who explained that they were only trying to protect their home. Obi-Wan proposed a peace meeting between the Talz and Chairman Chi Cho. At the meeting, Chi Cho refused to share the moon with the Talz and a battle broke out amongst the clone troopers and the Talz. The battle came to an end when Chi Cho was killed and Chuchi gave a proposal to the Talz to share the moon with them.

The Lab
After hearing word of a Separatist lab has been established on Naboo, Anakin arrived with his Padawan Ahsoka and Obi-Wan Kenobi. After learning that Padmé Amidala had gone to the investigate the claims without the Jedi and had been captured, Skywalker became more determined than ever to infiltrate the Separatist laboratory. Captain Typho informed them that before they had lost contact with Amidala she had informed them of the lab's location and that Separatist-allied Dr Nuvo Vindi was plotting to release the dangerous Blue Shadow Virus back into the galaxy. Tano led an attack on the southern entrance, providing a distraction for Kenobi and Skywalker to enter through the hatches undetected. Upon arrival, Skywalker was confronted by Vindi, who was electrocuting Amidala and Jar Jar Binks, and forced the group to lay down their weapons to save them. Vindi gave Skywalker a choice: to save his friends or capture him, and he made his escape while the Jedi destroyed the remaining battle droids and saved the Senator. Vindi activated his virus bombs before Skywalker and Kenobi found him and engaged him. Upon their arrival, the doctor threw down virus capsules, forcing the Jedi to stop the attack and retrieve them. Despite the doctor's maneuever, Skywalker defeated him with the help of native Gungan Peppi Bow.

The Antidote
After capturing Vindi and preparing to take him to Theed for his trial, the alarms went off in the lab. Skywalker contacted Tano and asked what was going on. Tano told him that Vindi's servant droid had set off a virus bomb, liberating the virus before he contacted Amidala. Amidala told him that she would hunt down any remaining droids and stop them from escaping to the surface. Skywalker interrogated Vindi into telling him the location of the antidote, a Reeska root, only found on the planet of Ieago. Vindi laughed, telling them that it would be suicide trying to retrieve it. Skywalker, however, ignored his warning and set off alongside Kenobi to rescue them.

Upon arrival, Skywalker and Kenobi were greeted by a group of disfigured battle droids that had been reprogrammed to do the bidding of a local boy, Jaybo Hood. Hood told the Jedi that the planet was protected by a deity known as 'Drol' who would not let any who arrived on the planet leave again. They began to scale the cliff to retrieve the root of the plant, which subsequently attacked them to prevent them from attacking the root. After retrieving it they bid farewell to Jaybo before taking off, however they were forced to turn back after encountering a laser web, which Kenobi concluded was the work of the Separatists. On their second attempt, however, Kenobi managed to shoot the laser generator, destroying the laser field and liberating the inhabitants of Iego. Skywalker and Kenobi then arrived in time to rescue their friends on Naboo.

The Space Battle
Anakin gave his Padawan Ahsoka command of a squad of clone fighters to fend off Mar Tuuk's blockade, giving her encouragement to overcome her nervousness about leading her first squad. During the battle she disobeyed her master's orders and lost many men. When she arrived back at the Resolute she was repremanded by Skywalker. Anakin then had to report his losses to Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi. He gave her some time to recover, but then met her in the hangar, informing her that they need to proceed with the attack on the blockade. As alarms sounded, Ahsoka saw everthing being loaded onto the Resolute. Skywalker piloted the Defrender back to the Ryloth system and offered himself, the ship, and its crew to Tuuk, in exchange for the passage of food and medical supplies to the Twi'lek people. Turk accepted, fueled by his eagerness to capture the famed General Skywalker. Only after a complete scan of the Defender did Tuuk realize that there was only one life form aboard. As Skywalker piloted the Defender full speed at the Procurer, Tuuk ordered the incoming ship destroyed. The cruiser could not be stopped and the Defender smashed directly into the Procurer's central sphere, shortly after Skywalker and R2-D2 fled in an escape pod. After Tano destroyed the Confederate fleet, Skywalker was rescued from the escape pod he was in.

The Liberation
After Wat Tambor sent in Hyena Bombers to bomb a villiage, Anakin and Ahsoka came in the nick of time to destroy them in their Jedi Starfighters. Ryloth was free at last.

The Heist
On Felucia, Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan were evacuated, Anakin ordering Ahsoka to retreat because the group she was chasing was regrouping. Ahsoka, however, disobeyed, forcing Anakin to save her. The group reported to the Jedi Council and, for her transgression, she was relegated to duty at the Jedi Archives.

After sensing that thieves would arrive at the temple, Anakin and Obi-Wan inaccurately deduced that their enemies were after their transmission codes and went to secure their location. They discovered the real plan when the sensors for the fans began to fail. When Todo entered a room with Mace Windu, Yoda and Aayla Secura, Mace noticed that the droid had a bomb used the Force to push it back into the vent. Anakin and Obi-Wan were able to escape the blast. They were then contacted by Tano, who informed them that Cad Bane was after the Holocron Vault, but by this time he had already completed his objective. Tano was able to get one more clue, that Bola Ropal was the keeper of the Kyber crystal. It contained a listed of all known Force-sensitive children in the Republic.

The Pursuit
After the heist at the temple, Skywalker's fleet arrived at the Devron System, cutting off the Separatist fleet that was assisting bounty hunter Cad Bane. Unfortunately, Bane had already captured Jedi Master L:Bolla Ropa and the Kyber memory crystal. Captain Rex, Skywalker, and Tano, came up with a plan to infiltrate the frigate with three AT-TEs providing fire support. After killing Ropal, Bane was in need of another Jedi to open the Holocron. As he returns to the bridge, he noticed Skywlker, Tano, and their clones preparing to board his frigate through a viewscreen. Tano and the clones stormed the bridge and destroyed several stationed battle droids. Skywalker's astromech droid, R2-D2, then accessed the ship's computer to locate Ropal. After an explosion rocked the ship, the Jedi spotted Bane. They chased him and, after a duel, Tano was stun-cuffed and taken hostage. Skywalker entered, and faced with Tano's captured, was forced to bow to Bane's demands and open the holocron. Bane then made a distraction by opening the airlock on Tano and escaped. Anakin saved his Padawan and left for a shuttle. The Jedi and the clones aboard a shuttle saw what appeared to be a cloe. They shot Bane and the "clone" entered the shuttle, which they returned to the Resolute.

After returning to the Jedi Cruiser, Anakin notices some Duros blood in the shuttle. Bane reveals himself after being pestered by Tano and takes off in a fighter. Skywalker attempts to stop him by jumping onto the ship, but Bane swerves the ship and he falls off. Skywalker then helplessly contacts Admiral Yularen and tells him to deactivate the hyperdrive docking rings, but he, too, is not in time, and Cad Bane escapes.

Skywalker and Tano return to the Jedi Council to report their failure. Anakin, Obi-Wan, Mace Windu and Yoda meditate in hopes of finding the children that Bane is after before he gets to them. Skywalker and Tano go to Naboo. There a plan is set in motion for Bane. Thinking he is getting Roo-Roo Page he picks up a doll and is confronted by Tano and Skywlker. The child is safe. Ahsoka takes back her padawan braid, Bane is taken to a Venator-class cruiser. Anakin, Mace Windu and Obi-Wan use The Force to try and get information out of the Duros bounty hunter. He gives them some coordinates. Skywalker reports to Palpatine the plot.

After taking a look at the Jedi Starfighter than Bane was flying Anakin deduces that from the ashes on and refueling record, he must have been to Mustafar, a lava world. Skywalker and Tano leave for Mustafar. Once there, Ahsoka uses the Force to sense the presence of the children. They find them while one of the droids there has set the building to go into the loava on Sidious's command. Skywalker and Tano save the children and return them to their homes. When they return to Coruscant, Skywalker admits to the Council that they were unable to find out who was behind the kidnappings. Yoda advises caution in the path ahead.

The Farmers of Felucia
After coming out of Hyperspace, the shuttle carrying Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano is forced to crash on Felucia. After searching around for a while they come across a small farm. They look around the farm and find the farmers and the bounty hunters who have been protecting them, Embo, Rumi Paramita, and Seripas. The village elder, Casiss informs them that pirates have been threating them and taking they crop. These bounty hunters have been protecting them. After much debate amongst the Jedi, they decide to help the farmers take care of themselves. That night they are visited by pirates, Hondo Onaka's gang, whom Anakin and Obi-Wan have had run-ins before. Hondo tells the group that he will be back. Anakin teaches the farmers how to fight with staffs. They are slow to learn but do end up learning the craft.

The pirates return just as promised. A skirmish ensues between the factions. Anakin attacks Hondo, knocking him off a cliff and begging for mercy. Anakin pulls him up. Hondo shouts that this effort is no longer profitable and the pirates leave. The farmers thank the Jedi and they leave the planet.

The Zillo Beast
Skyalker, along with Mace Windu and Palpatine, via hologram, discus the effects of the new electro-proton bomb in defeating the battle droids on Malastare. If succsessful this would allow the Dugs to give the Republic fuel. After the bomb is dropped a crater is created. Anakin goes to investigate. When down there he notices a large creature. His lightsaber will not cut through it. He leaves the crater. The Dugs inform the Jedi that the creature is a Zillo Beast, thought to be all extinct. They want it killed. After discussing with the Dugs and the Chancellor, they decided to make it look like the Beast is killed to make the Dugs happy and still get the fuel they need and the republic can take it off planet to be preserved. After knocking the creature out, Urus signs the treaty, and Malastare joins the Republic. Palpatine orders the Zillo Beast to be shipped to Coruscant for study, a matter for which Windu expresses concern.

After the Zillo Beast has been brought to Coruscant, Obi-Wan and Padme ask Anankin to speak with Palpatine about the fate of the Zillo beast. Reluctantly, Anakin agrees. When both he and Padme meet with the Chancellor, the latter and Mas Amedda try justifying that killing the beast is for the greater good. Padme objects to their claims, Anakin however stays neutral in the matter. Some time later the Beast escapes from Dr. Bol's lab. Anakin, Padme, Palpatine and R2-D2 evacuate to the Chancellor's escape shuttle. As they take off they are grabbed by the beast. Anakin comes up with a dangerous plan to free them by slicing off the front part of the shuttle, while Yoda and Aayla Secura distract the beast. But when the front half splits off, Anakin, Padme, R2 and C-3PO fall out. At this time Palaptine and a senate commando fall a level below. Anakin saves Padme from falling off the edge of the building. As the gunships begin to fire the gas at the beast, all the Jedi present in the area block the others from the gas by using the Force.

A Bounty Hunter Trap
Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu were asked by the Clone Youth Brigade to train the clone youths about battle and combat, and the two agreed. They joined Admiral Kilian on the Endurance to meet with the transport. Anakin and Mace introduced the cadets onto the ship, but Commander Ponds interjected and said General Kenobi needed to speak with them. Anakin sadly replied they'll have to do it another time. A few minutes later, Anakin heard that someone bombed Mace's quarters, and the two Jedi went to investigate. Anakin then thought someone was out to get Mace, so he and Windu briefed Ponds and his troopers to keep their eyes out. While walking in the hall with Kilian, the cruiser suddenly started breaking apart and a few troopers got sucked into the vacuum of space. Anakin hit a button that activated a door which prevented them to go outside in space. Anakin then rushed to the reactor where the accident happened and told the troopers to evacuate. Seeing the ship wouldn't last, Anakin and Mace tried to convince Kilian to abandon the ship, but Kilian refused, saying he'll go down with it. Anakin and Mace got in their fighters and flew off. Sergeant Crasher reported one of their cadet escape pods were missing, but luckily the two Jedi found it floating and rescued the cadets.

The Senate Spy
After returning home to his wife Padme, Anakin is called in by the Jedi Council. They belive they need someone to spy on Rush Clovis, they believe he is a separatist supporter. The next day, Anakin met Padme in the senate and asked her about Clovis. She admited that they were close in the past but have not seen in each in some time. They both went to the Jedi Coucil where the Masters encouraged her to find out about his possible treachery. After learning that he plans to go to Cato Neimoidia, Anankin dresses himself as the pilot of Padme's starship and takes them there. After seeing Clovis try to get close to Padme, Anakin jerkws the ship making Clovis land in a seat away from her. After Padme gave Anakin the disk she had stolen from Clovis, the effects of the poison Lott Dod had given her began to set in. Anakin rushed Padme back to her ship to be taken back to Coruscant for care, Dod was forced to give Anakin the antidote and they left.

Second Battle of Geonosis
The Republic was forced to return to Geonosis after the Geonsosians had built new droid factories. In order to take down the new droid foundry, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ki-Adi-Mundi each led a group of clone troopers. The three groups were separated, and only Obi-Wan's group managed to arrive at the landing zone. Anakin, Ahsoka, Captain Rex, and troopers of the 501st Legion were forced down by enemy fire, and they made their way to Obi-Wan's position by foot. On the way, they met up with Ki-Adi-Mundi's forces. After uniting their forces, the Republic forces were able to destroy the shield generator protecting the droid factory.

Anakin and Ahsoka then met up with Jedi Master Luminara Unduli and her Padawan Barriss Offee. Barriss and Ahsoka were sent into the Geonosian catacombs under the factory in order to plant bombs to destroy the factory, while Anakin and Luminara distracted the droid army. Poggle the Lesser, archduke of Geonosis, foiled Ahsoka and Barriss's plan. As a result, Ahoska and Barriss were forced to use a tank to destroy the factory, burying themselves under the rubble of the factory in the process. Anakin, confident Ahoska was still alive, attempted to remove the rubble, but Luminara told Anakin their Padawans were dead, and that he needed to let go of his attachment to her. It turned out Ahsoka and Barriss were alive, and both were rescued.

Luminara left in search of Poggle, but she was captured by Queen Karina of Geonosis. Anakin and Obi-Wan, along with clone troopers, rescued her and captured Poggle. In the process, they discovered parasitic brain worms were controlling undead Geonosian warriors. After the Queen's lair was destroyed, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Luminara brought Poggle into Republic custody. Unfortunately, some brain worms acquired clone hosts on a Republic ship containing Ahsoka and Barriss. Anakin found out about the parasites and interrogated Poggle the Lesser for answers on how to defeat the worms. When Poggle was unwilling to talk, Anakin gave into his anger and began to Force choke the Geonosian leader. Poggle told Anakin through a translator droid that the worms hated the cold. Ahsoka was able to defeat the worms, and she and Barriss were rescued.

Rescuing Eeth Koth
After the Jedi Council recieved a message from General Grievous that he had Eeth Koth hostage, Anakin, Obi-Wan and Adi Gallia went on a mission to rescue him. After Obi-Wan's fleet blasted out of hyperspace, Adi Gallia and Anakin Skywalker arrived in a Jedi Ambassador Shuttle and boarded Grievous' Separtist cruiser. Skywalker and Galia made their way to the back of the cruiser. Once there they encountered a Tactical Droid with a group of commando droids. Adi Gallia and Skywalker destroyed all the droids and rescued Jedi Master Koth. Later, Anakin took the injured Koth back to the shuttle, when Kenobi reported that Grievous had defeated him and escaped. Gallia left Skywalker and Koth in order to find and help Kenobi, flank Grievous and capture him once and for all. Kenobi and Adi were unsuccessful and Koth was taken by Adi Gallia to a medical station, while Anakin and Obi-Wan started a search mission for General Grievous.

Protecting Duchess Satine
Anakin joined Obi-Wan aboard Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore's ship the Coronet, to help escort her to Coruscant. While there, Anakin's droid R2-D2 picked up readings in the cargo hold. The clone troopers there with him helped search the area. They discover and are attacked by assassin probes. Anakin informs Obi-Wan that there may be a traitor on board the ship. After Obi-Wan's trick to lure the traitor out, they figure out it was Tal Merrik who is the traitor. Anakin and Obi-Wan chase after him. After fighting many droids, Anakin kills Merrik while he has the Duchess held hostage, while he was distracted by giving a monologue to Kenobi about his plan. Obi-Wan and Satine do not approve of Anakin's actions to which Anakin responds, "He was getting annoying." When arriving on Coruscant, Anakin tells Obi-Wan that Satine is in fact a "very remarkable woman".

Witches of Dathomir
After the supposed death of Asajj Ventress after the Battle of Sullust, Masters Yoda and Windu presented Obi-Wan Kenobi with some video footage of the massacre on Devaron which showed a Zabrak eliminating Republic forces including Jedi Master Halsey and his Padawan Knox. Skywalker accompanied Kenobi to Dathomir to find the one responsible for the massacre who was believed to be a relative of the Sith Lord, Darth Maul. During a brief skirmish with the warriors of the village, Skywalker managed to capture Brother Viscus and hold him hostage until the Zabraks informed him that Mother Talzin could tell them about the attacker and his whereabouts. Upon arrival, the Jedi bombarded Talzin with questions who tried to avoid giving them a direct answer before giving the Jedi his name and his current location. From Talzin's information, Skywalker and Kenobi tracked Savage Opress to Toydaria where they witnessed his attempted capture and eventual murder of King Katuunko. They followed the Sith Apprentice to Dooku's flagship where they briefly dueled him before he overpowered them and escaped, leaving Skywalker and Kenobi to destroy the remaining battle droids and retreat.

Revelation on Mortis
After receiving a 2,000 year old distress signal, the Jedi Council sent Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan to investigate. After reaching the location of the distress signal and finding nothing, all three were somehow brought to land on a strange world called Mortis. There, they met three force-using beings: the Father, the Daughter, and the Son. It was revealed to Anakin by the Father that he was the Chosen One, and only he could balance his two children, his daughter (the light), and his son (the dark). Anakin demonstrated his ability to control both of the beings. After the Son, in trying to kill the Father, accidentally killed his sister with the Dagger of Mortis, he later showed Anakin the evil that he would do as Darth Vader. Anakin, horrified at the things he would do, submitted to the Son who said that if Skywalker joined him, then his future would be different. The Son wanted Anakin to join with him so that he could use the Jedi's starship to escape Mortis and wreak havoc on the galaxy. The Father erased Anakin's memory of the future, saying that the Son broke a rule by showing Anakin his future. The Son came, but to his surprise, the Father stabbed himself with the dagger. The Son ran to his father, but according to the plan, Anakin stabbed the Son in the back with his lightsaber. After the Son died, the Father explained to Anakin that he had restored balance to Mortis, and that he now needed to do the same for the galaxy. Before dying, the Father told Anakin to beware his feelings as they might lead to his downfall. After this, the planet seemed to break apart, and Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan found themselves back in the shuttle in outer space.

Turning to the Dark Side
Throughout the Clone Wars, Skywalker's anger and sense of loss pushed him ever closer to the dark side of the Force. While rescuing Supreme Chancellor from the Separatists during the Battle of Coruscant, Anakin defeated Count Dooku, stealing his lightsaber and cutting off both of his hands. Palpatine insisted that Anakin kill Dooku, but Anakin refused as it was not the Jedi way. Nevertheless, Anakin beheaded Dooku, and after Obi-Wan regained conciousness, the two Jedi and the Chancellor were captured by General Grievous. Anakin and Obi-Wan freed themselves, and confronted Grievous who broke a window on the bridge of the Invisible Hand and escaped out into space. Anakin was forced to crash land the Invisible Hand on the surface of Coruscant. After this, his wife Padmé told Anakin that she was pregnant. Anakin began to have dreams of visions of Amidala dying in childbirth. This made him desperate to find a way to save his wife.

Supreme Chancellor Palpatine met with Anakin, telling him he wanted him to be his eyes and ears on the Jedi Council. The Council allowed Anakin to sit on the Council, but they refused to grant him the position of Master. This angered Anakin, and he was further angered by learning from Obi-Wan Kenobi that the Council asked him to spy on Palpatine. Later, Palpatine revealed that he knew the dark side of the Force, and Anakin realized Palpatine was a Sith Lord. Palpatine told Anakin that if he turned the Chancellor over to the Jedi, then he would be unable to save Padmé from certain death. Nevertheless, Anakin told Mace Windu, who went with Kit Fisto, Saesee Tiin, and Agen Kolar to arrest Palpatine. Palpatine killed three of the four Jedi, but was still fighting with Windu when Anakin arrived in his office. Anakin told Mace Windu he was not allowed to kill Palpatine, but Windu insisted Palpatine was too dangerous to leave alive. Anakin cut off Mace Windu's hand, and Palpatine attacked him with Force lightning and pushed the Jedi out the window. Anakin then submitted himself to Palpatine's teachings and he became a Sith apprentice called Darth Vader. Palpatine told Vader to kill all of the Jedi in the Jedi Temple. Vader and the 501st Legion carried out this order, and Vader himself killed younglings. Afterwards, Vader was sent to Mustafar where he killed Nute Gunray and the rest of the Separatist leaders. Amidala followed Vader to Mustafar, with Obi-Wan as a stowaway on her ship. Vader, convinced that his wife had sided with Obi-Wan, began to force choke her until Obi-Wan told him to let her go. The two former friends dueled until Obi-Wan cut off Vader's remaining natural limbs and left him for dead. Palpatine found Vader and put him into a life-sustaining black suit of armor. Vader asked Palpatine what had become of Padmé, and he told Vader that he had killed her in his anger. Believing his wife to be dead, Vader embraced his role as the Emperor's right hand and enforcer.

Searching for the Stolen Death Star Plans
When the Galactic Civil War erupted between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic nineteen years later, Vader captured Princess Leia Organa, attempting to find stolen plans to the Death Star&mdash;the Empire's greatest superweapon. Leia had hidden the plans inside R2-D2, and Vader was unable to retrieve the stolen plans. Vader attempted to interrogate Princess Leia without effect. When he brought her before Grand Moff Tarkin, he asked her for the location of the Rebel base. He told her if she would not comply, then he would use the Death Star to destroy her home planet of Alderaan. Leia lied saying that the Rebel base was on Dantooine, and Tarkin destroyed Alderaan anyway. Later, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Obi-Wan (Ben) Kenobi, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 were pulled into the Death Star on the Millennium Falcon by a tractor beam. Luke and Han rescued Leia, while Obi-Wan shut down the tractor beam. Darth Vader felt Obi-Wan's presence, and confronted him. The two dueled, and Darth Vader defeated Obi-Wan, who vanished as he died, leaving behind only his cloak and lightsaber. The Millennium Falcon escaped, but a homing beacon was placed on board, which led the Empire to the secret Rebel base on Yavin 4. In the Rebel attack on the Death Star, Darth Vader boarded his TIE Advanced starfighter and shot down several fighters including the X-wing of Biggs Darklighter. With the help of Han Solo piloting the Millennium Falcon, the Death Star was then destroyed by a young rebel pilot named Luke Skywalker. Vader escaped the destruction of the Death Star in his Tie Advanced. Following its destruction, Vader became obsessed with discovering the pilot's identity, only to learn that it was Luke Skywalker: his own son, born before Amidala's death.

Revelation to Luke
Vader continued to pursue both Skywalker and the Alliance over the next three years. He discovered a secret Rebel Alliance base on Hoth, but was unable to capture any of the Rebel leadership. Vader hired bounty hunters to track the Millennium Falcon, and the bounty hunter Boba Fett led Vader to the mining colony of Cloud City. He captured Han Solo and Leia, and he froze Han Solo in carbonite. He used Luke's friends as bait to lure him to Cloud City, where the two dueled. Vader revealed his identity to Skywalker, though his son refused to join him and escaped. When Darth Sidious learned of Skywalker's existence, he set in motion his own plans to recruit Skywalker and thereby replace Vader, but Skywalker surrendered himself to Imperial forces on the forest moon of Endor in hopes of swaying him back to the Jedi.

Fulfillment of the Chosen One Prophecy
In a final duel on the Death Star II as the Battle of Endor raged around them, Skywalker and Vader fought each other, and Vader refused his son's attempts to redeem him, learning that Skywalker had a twin sister named Leia in the process. Skywalker defeated his father but refused to kill him, and when Sidious attempted to kill the young man, Vader&mdash;moved by his son's love&mdash;abandoned the dark side and sacrificed himself to destroy the Emperor, fulfilling the prophecy of the Chosen One. Mortally wounded, Anakin made peace with his son and became one with the Force.

Personality and traits
"Cavalier? You're cavalier all the time and no one says anything about it.''" "''I'm just better at it, that's all."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi to Anakin Skywalker

As a child, Anakin showed kindness and generosity despite being a slave. In one instance, he extended himself to help Qui-Gon Jinn and his friends get off-planet when they were stranded on Tatooine, even risking his life in a podrace for them. He was not shy to express how he felt and showed a reluctance to leave those he loved behind. However, Anakin did have a deep-seated fear of loss, especially in regards to his mother, which Master Yoda sensed when he was being tested by the Jedi Council. This fear of loss would follow Anakin throughout his life and eventually lead him down the path of the Dark side.

As he grew older, Anakin became more reckless, cocky and sure of himself which Obi-Wan often commented would one day become his undoing. Upon the return of his old friend, Padmé Amidala, Anakin found himself struggling between his love for her and his duties to the Jedi Order, which forbade attachment. Anakin chose to secretly marry Padmé and continue to perform his duties as a Jedi. Despite seeing little of Padmé during the Clone Wars, Anakin often worried when she became involved in the war and often found himself struggling to keep his emotions in check whenever she was around in order to keep their marriage a secret. Also, his protectiveness of her often became obvious to many, especially Obi-Wan and his Padawan, Ahsoka and to rival suitors like Rush Clovis, an old flame of Padmé's.

As a general within the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic, Anakin was renowned for his leadership skills and admired by clones, Jedi and politicians alike which would brand him as a poster boy for the war effort which would earn him the title of "The Hero with no Fear."

As Anakin's journey as a mentor to Ahsoka Tano continued, he, much like his Padawan, matured becoming more responsible but this didn't stop him from acting reckless at times which eventually lead him to the Dark Side.

Shmi Skywalker
Born to solely his mother, Anakin loved his mother dearly and was sad to have to leave her when Qui-Gon Jinn freed him from slavery and invited him to live the life of a Jedi.Ten years later, Anakin suffered nightmares that showed him of his mother's death at the hands of Tusken Raiders. Shmi's death left him devastated which led him to massacre the entire village of Tuskens. A couple of years into the Clone Wars, Anakin travelled to Mortis with Ahsoka and saw a vision of his mother. He didn't believe it was her but found himself bending to its will and admitting his guilt over having to keep his marriage to Padmé a secret.

Obi-Wan Kenobi
"You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them. You were to bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness.''" "I hate you!" "You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker

Anakin met Obi-Wan Kenobi at the age of nine and came to form a very close bond with him after the death of Obi-Wan's master, Qui-Gon Jinn. For ten years, Anakin was taught the ways of the Jedi by Obi-Wan as his Padawan. Despite their closeness, Anakin knew of ways to push Obi-Wan's buttons much annoyed Obi-Wan who would often comment that Anakin's reckless ways would get him and everybody around him killed one day. Despite their differences, Anakin and Obi-Wan loved each other like father and son and later formed a very brother-like relationship which Obi-Wan often referred to during the last days of their friendship. Obi-Wan was very much aware of Anakin's attachment issues and tried at times to help him to break them but to no avail. Because of this, Obi-Wan often came suspicious when Anakin would put everyone's necks on the line whenever Padmé became involved in their missions. Obi-Wan was also Anakin's main source of reason as seen when Padmé is thrown from their ship during the Battle of Geonosis in which Obi-Wan tells Anakin to consider what Padmé would have done in his position. Over the course of the Clone Wars, Anakin and Obi-Wan still partnered up on missions and often teased each other over trivial things like Obi-Wan's attraction to Duchess Satine which Obi-Wan attempted (and failed) to repel from being so obvious. Anakin's annoyance often came when Obi-Wan failed to understand what he was going through and displayed jealousy towards his master and believed that Obi-Wan was jealous of him and was holding him back. Upon Anakin's fall to the Dark Side, Anakin, now Darth Vader, held Obi-Wan personally responsible for turning Padmé against him and fought him only to be defeated and left for dead. Vader and Obi-Wan would meet 19 years later where Vader extracts his revenge by killing Kenobi in a short lightsaber duel for leaving him for dead on Mustafar.

Padmé Amidala
"I don't know who's in there sometimes. I just know that I'm not happy anymore. I don't feel safe. "But Padmé..." "I think it's best if we don't see each other anymore, at least not for a while. I'm sorry, Anakin."

- Padmé is shocked by Anakin's propensity for violence.

Like Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon and Jar-Jar, Anakin met Padmé at the age of nine on Tatooine. Even as little boy, Anakin was in awe of her beauty while the young queen was disguised as a handmaiden. They become extremely close with Anakin giving her a Japor Snippet as a keepsake. After Padmé revealed herself to Gungan leader Boss Nass as being the real Queen Amidala, Anakin was surprised and a little disappointed that he'd been lied to. After the Battle of Naboo, Anakin and Padmé said their goodbyes but this would not be the last time they saw each other.

Ten years later, Padmé, now Naboo's senator, is targeted for assassination. Anakin, now 19 and Obi-Wan are assigned to protect her. Padmé quickly recognizes Anakin and comments on how much he has grown since the last time she saw him. He in return comments on how beautiful she has become, but the comment comes off as awkward. Anakin vents his annoyance to old friend, Jar-Jar Binks, saying that Padmé has forgotten him completely. Obi-Wan and the Jedi Council assigns Anakin to go with Padmé back to Naboo as a safety precaution. As time goes on, Anakin's love for Padmé becomes obvious to them both which results in them sharing a kiss. They realize that they must maintain a professional relationship and that nothing can come of it. However, their love is pushed aside momentarily when Anakin's nightmares of his mother's pending death intensify. Unable to push the visions aside any longer, Anakin, with Padmé in tow, head to Tatooine where they are told by the Skywalkers' former owner, Watto that Shmi was freed by a moisture farmer named Cliegg Lars and his family. Travelling to the Lars Homestead, Anakin and Padmé are reunited with an old friend: Anakin's now completed yet grubby looking protocol droid, C-3PO who takes them to the Larses. Inside the homestead, Cliegg reveals that Shmi had been kidnapped by Tusken Raiders and that search parties had been unable to find her. Padmé is saddened to hear this but Anakin, refusing to give up on his mother, goes in search but not before sharing a moment with Padmé who warns him to be careful. Upon Anakin's return with Shmi's body, Padmé comforts him when he breaks down, confessing his massacre on the Tusken Raiders that killed his mother. After Shmi's funeral, Padmé and Anakin are summoned back to the ship only to learn that Obi-Wan has been taken captive on Geonosis. Anakin is then told stay on Tatooine with Padmé by Mace Windu only to argue with Padmé who insists that they go to Obi-Wan's rescue. On Geonosis, Anakin and Padmé with 3PO and R2 in tow, enter the droid factory but become separated. Anakin and Padmé become captured and are sentenced to death in the arena. Before being led out into the arena, Padmé finally admits her true feelings to Anakin which leaves him surprised and questions her before they share what they believe to be their final kiss. Upon the opening battle of the Clone Wars, Anakin and Padmé share a private joke before they board the gunships. When Padmé is thrown from the ship, Anakin panics and orders the ship be put down but is scolded by Obi-Wan who asks what Padmé would do if she were in Anakin's position. After Anakin and Obi-Wan's fight with Dooku, Padmé arrives and tends to him. After the battle, Anakin is assigned to take Padmé back to Naboo but unbeknownst to the Jedi Council, Anakin has other plans. Upon their return to Naboo, Anakin and Padmé marry with only 3PO and R2 as witnesses.

During the war, Anakin and Padmé saw very little of each other but did come into contact a number of times. Each time often saw Padmé in some type of trouble which worried Anakin. The couple's attraction didn't go unnoticed by Obi-Wan or Anakin's Padawan, Ahsoka who would come to forge her own bond with Padmé. Whenever Anakin got time off from the war, he would spend his time trying to persuade Padmé to go away with him so that they could act more like husband and wife, attempts Padmé almost always turned down much to Anakin's annoyance. However, their marriage hit several snags with the reappearance of Rush Clovis, an old frame and friend of Padmé whom she had broken things off with several years before which Anakin had no idea about. He later mentioned it to Padmé who brushed it off, saying that she broke it off and that it was years before she and Anakin were even together. Anakin's over-protectiveness of Padmé didn't go unseen by Clovis who was still very much in love with Padmé. When Padmé was poisoned by Lot Dodd, Anakin with Clovis' help, was able to get the antidote but left Clovis to deal with Dodd. Later, things turned ugly when Clovis made another unwelcome appearance after becoming the leader of the banking clan. Padmé became involved with this matter much to Anakin's desire to keep her out of it. He begged and then demanded as her husband that she stay out of it. She told him he needed to trust her and she knew what she was doing. After several attempts to stop her, Anakin found himself enraged when Clovis attempted to touch her and Force choked him. Padmé horrified that her husband's jealousy and temper had gotten the better of him, yells at him to release Clovis. Anakin does as she requests. Padmé tells him that their marriage is nothing but secrets and lies and that she no longer feels safe around him and that they should take a break from each other for a while. Later, they forgive each other. When Ahsoka is framed for murder and the bombing of the Jedi Temple, Anakin asks Padmé to represent his Padawan in court while he hunted down who was really responsible for the crime.

After Anakin returns from the Outer Rim Sieges after having rescued the Chancellor, Padmé shares with him that she is pregnant with their first child. Overjoyed, Anakin then helps Padmé plan the future for their child. However, Anakin becomes plagued with visions of Padmé's death in childbirth. Terrified for the life of his wife and unborn child, Anakin begins to search for a way to save them. Padmé dismisses Anakin's visions and reassures him that she and their child will be all right. However, Anakin's closeness to Palpatine becomes noticed by Padmé who asks him to get Palpatine to end the war. This angers Anakin who tells her not to say that. Padmé startled, begs him not to shut her out and that she only wants to help him. As time goes on however, Anakin's increasing desire to protect her and their child becomes obvious and Padmé begins to worry. Upon Anakin's slaughter of Jedi Younglings, a fearful Padmé questions him when he arrives at the apartment to make sure that she and the baby are fine. They share a private moment before Anakin departs for Mustafar. The next day, Obi-Wan pays Padmé a visit and lies about Anakin's whereabouts, fearing for her husband's life. Obi-Wan then tells her that Anakin has turned to the Dark Side. Padmé refuses to believe it. Obi-Wan, knowing that Padmé is pregnant realizes the truth and asks whether Anakin is the father of the child. Padmé does confirm, nor does she deny it in which Obi-Wan apologizes before he leaves. Padmé decides that the best course of action is to ask Anakin himself if Obi-Wan's accusations are true and heads to Mustafar but unbeknownst to her, Obi-Wan has hidden himself in a compartment on her ship. Anakin and Padmé meet up on Mustafar and Anakin doesn't deny the accusations. Padmé begs him to leave with her and they can raise their child the way they had planned. Anakin, too far down the dark path, says they don't have to keep running and that they can rule the galaxy. Padmé, horrified, backs away. Anakin's gaze becomes enraged when he spies Obi-Wan emerge from the ship. Believing Padmé to have bought Obi-Wan to Mustafar and to have betrayed him, Anakin force chokes his heavily pregnant wife into unconsciousness. he only stops when Obi-Wan orders him to let her go. While this is the last time Anakin and Padmé see each other physically, Padmé on her dying breaths tells Obi-Wan that there is still good in her husband, a belief that her and Anakin's son, Luke would later use to turn his father back to the Light Side of the Force. After his life saving surgery, Anakin now in encased in his black armor, asks Palpatine of his wife's whereabouts in which the Emperor responds that his anger killed her which greatly upsets Vader. Before his final duel with Luke, Vader would see Padmé in him as his son attempted and later succeeded in returning him to the Light Side of the Force.

Ahsoka Tano
Several months after the Battle of Geonosis, Anakin and Obi-Wan were assigned to the planet Christophsis. Anakin came to develop a strong bond with his Padawan learner and was devastated when she choose to leave the Jedi Order. Later, on a mission with Obi-Wan Kenobi, he suggested calling in for her help, only to then recall that she was no longer around. He expressed his profound belief that the Jedi Order had made a mistake in not standing by her.

Sheev Palpatine
"I pledge myself to your teachings. To the ways of the Sith.''" "''Good. Good. The Force is strong with you. A powerful Sith you will become. Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth... Vader."

- Anakin Skywalker swears himself to service under Palpatine.

Like with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, Skywalker met Palpatine when he was just nine years old. The man, at the time a Galactic Senator, took an immediate interest in Skywalker. Though he seemed to Skywalker to be a kindly man, he was actually already plotting how to best use the boy who had been named as the Jedi "Chosen One." As Skywalker became a Jedi Knight, he formed a close friendship with Palpatine, able to tell him his darkest secrets that he could never tell the Jedi. Meanwhile, in his position as Supreme Chancellor, Palpatine manipulated the lives of Skywalker and those around them. The time came when Palpatine chose Skywalker to be his personal representative on the Jedi Council. He informed Skywalker that he felt that the Jedi were plotting against him. When Skywalker informed him of the defeat of General Grievous and the Jedi Council's desire that he return control to the Senate, Palpatine revealed that he was secretly a Sith Lord named Sidious and that he could help him with his greatest fear by providing him with the means to save his wife. Skywalker informed the Jedi of what he had learned, but when Mace Windu was about to execute Palpatine, he attacked, slicing away Windu's lightsaber hand and allowing Palpatine to blast him with dark energy. He then swore himself to service under Palpatine and aided in the destruction of the Jedi Order, taking the name Darth Vader. He continued to serve Palpatine under the newly formed Galactic Empire, but ultimately saved his son, Luke Skywalker, when Palpatine tried to kill him.

Luke Skywalker
Initially unaware of him, Anakin, as the Sith Lord Darth Vader, pursued Skywalker across the galaxy after the destruction of the first Death Star. After revealing himself to be the young man's father during their duel on Bespin, they would not meet again until they met on board the second Death Star. They had a shaky relationship with Luke having to come to terms with the fact that his father was once a powerful Jedi who had lost his way many years ago and it would be him to bring him back.

Powers and abilities
At the tender age of nine years old, Anakin demonstrated a great aptitude for piloting, mechanics, and use of the Force. He built protocol droid C-3PO. Qui-Gon Jinn remarked that he must have the reflexes of a Jedi in order to compete in the podraces in the manner that he did. When Jinn tested Skywalker's blood to check his midi-chlorian count, he learned that his reading was off the scale, even greater than Master Yoda's.

In his later teen years, Skywalker's Force training progressed to the point where he was able to manifest various abilities. Using the Force, Skywalker was able to sense what was happening in another room, and to sense when Padmé was in mortal danger from the poisonous Kohouns, at which point he burst into the room and deftly killed the creatures with his lightsaber. Skywalker showed aptitude with telekinesis, being able to lift small objects such as fruit or a lightsaber. Also manifesting affinity to animals, Skywalker was able to calm a raging Reek and eventually ride it during the Battle of Geonosis. Skywalker also had the ability of premonitions, as was the case when he foresaw the deaths of both his mother and his wife in dreams. Even at a young age, Skywalker dreamed of someday becoming a Jedi, despite his status as a slave and the lack of Jedi presence on Tatooine. Skywalker had a tendency to use Force choke, a dark-side Force power, especially when angered. Skywalker would go on to use this power to deadly effect when he assumed his Sith persona, Darth Vader.

Skywalker's lightsaber training progressed to the point where he was able to duel with the likes of Sith apprentice Asajj Ventress as well as Sith Lord Count Dooku.