Chosen One

"You refer to the prophecy of the one who will bring balance to the Force. You believe it's this…boy?"

- Mace Windu

The prophecy of the Chosen One was a Jedi legend that foretold the coming of a being who would bring balance to the Force. Some Jedi, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, also referred to the prophecy as predicting the Chosen One would destroy the Sith. Yoda cautioned at one point that the prophecy might have been misinterpreted.

In the decade before the Clone Wars, the Chosen One was believed to have been born in the form of Anakin Skywalker. The son of Shmi Skywalker, Anakin's mother would reveal to Qui-Gon Jinn that there was no father involved in her son's conception. In addition, Anakin had the highest known concentration of midi-chlorians in his cells, leading Jinn to theorize that he may have been conceived by the midi-chlorians.

Although Anakin would later turn against the Jedi Order, joining the dark side of the Force and becoming the Sith Lord Darth Vader, he ultimately sacrificed his life by killing his master, Darth Sidious, in order to save his son, Luke Skywalker. In doing so, Anakin fulfilled his destiny by bringing balance to the Force.

Behind the scenes
Though there was some debate that Anakin's son, Luke Skywalker, was actually the Chosen One since he caused his father to destroy the emperor, the debate was settled when George Lucas himself confirmed in an interview that Anakin, even after becoming Darth Vader, was still officially the Chosen One and not Luke.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
 * Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Darth Vader 1: Vader
 * Darth Vader 24: End of Games, Part V
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Darth Vader 1: Vader
 * Darth Vader 24: End of Games, Part V