Anakin Skywalker (G)

"He is the Chosen One. He will bring balance to the Force. Despite how dark things may seem now, he will. The Force wills it."

- Qui-Gon Jinn

Anakin Skywalker, later known under his name Darth Vader, was a   from Tatooine, born into, who later was a pivotal figure in the  and Galactic Civil War, as a  and later the Galactic Emperor. Skywalker was born to Shmi Skywalker on Tatooine in 22 BTE, a slave to Gardulla the. The two Skywalkers were bought by the Toydarian Watto, and later Skywalker met  Qui-Gon Jinn and Padmé Amidala, who were escaping the Trade Federation on Naboo. Jinn believed Skywalker was the Chosen One of prophecy, who would bring balance to.

As such, Jinn took Skywalker to to meet the Jedi High Council, who would determine if he would be trained by the, for he was considered old to enter the. The Council did not approve of his training, however he ended up falling under the tutelage of Jinn's, Obi-Wan Kenobi, after Jinn was killed by Darth Maul on Naboo. Kenobi and Skywalker had a shaky relationship at the start, but grew closer by 3 BTE. In that year, Skywalker was re-acquainted with Amidala, whom he hadn't seen in a decade, and prevented an ation attempt on her life. Skywalker was then chosen to escort Amidala to her homeworld of Naboo, where they were secretly married&mdash;against the Jedi Code. Amidala and Skywalker then went to Tatooine to find Skywalker's mother, but she had been sold to the Lars family and captured by.

Enraged, Skywalker slaughtered a village of the Tuskens after witnessing his mother's death, and recalled the story to Amidala, who comforted him as they left Tatooine for Geonosis, to save Obi-Wan Kenobi from Dooku. The marked the start of the Clone Wars, and early on Kenobi and Skywalker were considered the Jedi Order's dynamic duo, where Skywalker was given the moniker of the "Hero with No Fear". During the Clone Wars, Skywalker was given a padawan of his own, Ahsoka Tano, of which he also formed a close bond with. The three Jedi had many battles during the war together, but in 0 BTE, near the end of the war, Tano was framed for a of the 's. Despite being cleared of charges, Tano chose to leave the Jedi Order, and Skywalker would not see her again until the Siege of Mandalore.

At the end of the war, Skywalker fell to the, influenced by the , Sheev Palpatine, who was secretly Darth Sidious. Palpatine told Skywalker he had the power to save his wife and unborn children's lives, as Skywalker had been receiving visions of his wife's death during childbirth. Palpatine attempted to kill Amidala to further bring Skywalker to the dark side, but his attempt failed and Palpatine was killed in the process. With the Republic having been to the, Skywalker assumed the mantle of  and Galactic Emperor. Amidala gave birth to twins, Luke and Leia, who Skywalker cared for greatly, despite his growing hatred.

Skywalker eventually gained possession of the Muur Talisman and attempted to influence his former padawan Tano to kill his former master Kenobi. However, Tano broke free of the mind control, traveled to Coruscant and took the talisman for herself, with the help of Amidala in secret. Skywalker, further angered by none of his plans working, proceeded to obliterate Aldera City, the capital of Alderaan. Most of the Jedi hiding on Alderaan, as well as Bail Organa, escaped to form the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Appearances

 * Blood of the Forgotten
 * Chapter I: Admissions
 * Chapter II: Stairways
 * Chapter III: Leaders
 * Chapter IV: Demons of the Past
 * Chapter V: Plans for the Future
 * Chapter VI: Taken
 * Chapter VII: Searches
 * Chapter VIII: Alderaan
 * Chapter IX: Dead and Alive
 * Chapter X: Welcome to the Unknown
 * Chapter XI: The End to the Beginning