Father (Mortis)/Legends

"I am neither Sith nor Jedi. I am much more."

- Father

The Father was a being who was part of a family of powerful Force-users on Mortis during the Clone Wars. When the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Ahsoka Tano visited the planet, the Father attempted to stop a confrontation between his children, the Son and Daughter. While attempting to keep peace between them, the Daughter was impaled by the Son, who had the Dagger of Mortis found in the Altar of Mortis. She sacrificed herself to save the Father, bringing unbalance to the Force.

Biography
When Anakin approached the Temple of Mortis, the Father offered him a place to stay the night. But when the Son visited Anakin in the form of his mother that night, he assumed it was the old man. Accusing the Father of being a Sith Lord, Anakin held his lightsaber to him. Father merely grabbed the blade and deactivated it. He then discussed the matter of Anakin being the Chosen One. He suggested a test, to which Anakin agreed. Anakin would find out that the test was soon. The Son and Daughter had taken Ahsoka Tano and Obi-Wan Kenobi, respectively. Father had ordered them to kill the Jedi Master and Padawan, and told Anakin to choose who to save. When Anakin defeated them both, Father declared only he and the Chosen One could control both his children. It was then that Father revealed his true purpose: he wanted Anakin to replace him. He revealed that he was dying and only the Chosen One could contain his children when he died. Anakin refused and Father said to him that his selfishness would haunt him and the galaxy. But Father respected his decision and allowed for him to leave Mortis with his friends. Unfortunately, the Son boarded their ship while they were in flight, kidnapped Ahsoka, and forced the ship downward.

Notes and references
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