Star wars anakin skywalkers father is sheev palpatine. It is also believed by many that anakin was created by either a ajunta pall, one of the first three dark jedi, b freedon nadd, before exar kun dealt with his spirit, or c that his father was a fallen but not dark jedi, living as a space miner. Star wars story group member debunks palpatine and anakin. The force is anakins father as it was the will of the force and the prophecy which impregnated shmi. In addition, although darth plagueis did attempt to influence the midichlorians to create the ultimate sith weapon alongside darth sidious, the experiment was ultimately a failure, and the midichlorians, sensing the siths inherent malevolent intention. Dec 26, 2018 well, shmi skywalker mightnt have been able to explain anakin skywalker s conception, but marvel comics star wars. The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the titular character, darth plagueis, and his dual efforts to conquer the galaxy and achieve immortality through manipulation of the midichlorians. On tatooine, the slave shmi skywalker had given birth to a child more powerful in the force than any other in history the apparent product of forbidden research initiated by darth plagueis and taken up by darth sidious.
New star wars comic might reveal darth vaders true father. Darth plageuis, with the help of his apprentice darth sidious, attempt to. There was a hint in rots that either palpatine or his mentor darth plagius may have been behind anakins conception. The father of anakin skywalker has been revealed and the. The rise and fall of darth vader disney junior novel ebook kindle edition by windham, ryder. Sep 15, 2014 george had a big question mark next to anakins father. Published on dec 17, 2019 in star wars the phantom menace, darth plagueis and palpatine were devising their plans to chancellor of the senate. Galactic emperor sheev palpatine, being the true father of anakin skywalker, later the dark lord of the. Star wars fans have, and theyve long thought that it may hint at darth sidious, a. Palpatine said that his mentor had become so powerful, so wise, that he could manipulate the midichlorians themselves to create life thats close to an exact quote. Particularly if all that reylo art depicted brother and sister, or even cousins. Marvel reveals the identity of darth vaders father in comic.
Jan 26, 2015 okay so it s been speculated that darth plagueis was the father of anakin, via manipulating midichlorians to create life. Several years before hego damask ii s birth, his father, a forcesensitive muun named caar damask, who worked as a middleranking banking clan agent, met renowned starship designer rugess nome by chance on high port space center. The same attempt to massage the story of darth plagueis back into canon could be at work here, even if the comic book shows that emperor palpatine had a far. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory the stupendous wave. But seriously, he was created by the force as an answer to plagueis and sidious asserting dominance over it in the non canonical book plagueis. Ok, so this is pretty obvious but i am going to say it.
What if palpatine never killed darth plagueis star wars explained. Jan 10, 2012 darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith who was so wise and so powerful that he could influence the midichloreans to create life. I dont think hed leave that closed, if he eventually had a story to tell with it. During the clone wars, his accomplishments as a battlefield commander earned him the hero with no fear moniker. The rise of skywalker hinting at the return of a certain someone longpresumed dead, this twist is a pretty big deal. Well, shmi skywalker mightnt have been able to explain anakin skywalkers conception, but marvel comics star wars. The final issue of marvels current darth vader run, however, finally sheds light on who exactly is anakins father, and its a very familiar face.
Marvels darth vader finale does not confirm the identity of. From the anakin skywalker wookieepedia article in addition, although darth plagueis did attempt to influence the midichlorians to create the ultimate sith weapon alongside darth sidious, the experiment was ultimately. Years later they heard anakin s existence from dooku and plagueis was horrified, wanted to stop anakin from becoming a jedi. Is it fair to say that darth plagueis created anakin. Star wars comic finally reveals anakin skywalkers father. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis real name hego damask ii, over a.
Oct 15, 2015 star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory the stupendous wave. So it s safe to say he s the father creator of anakin. Lit darth plagueis and anakins birth jedi council forums. This contains spoilers for the most recent issue of darth vader. I only said that watto having force powers and being anakins. Darth destructis is a fanfiction author that has written 57 stories for one piece, naruto, family guy, batman, dc superheroes, batman, teen titans, dragon ball z, xovers, american dad, cleveland show, high school dxdd. Marvel reveals the identity of darth vaders father in. Its easily the most famous line in the entire star wars saga, spoken by darth vader aka anakin skywalker to luke skywalker in 1980s the empire strikes back. I believe snoke is the missing link in the thread of this. In legends, anakin was believed but not confirmed to be the result of the force itself lashing back against the machinations of darth plagueis. Plagueis influening midchorlians and having the force striking back to create the chosen one, would be interesting to see and learn about how. Marvels darth vader finale reveals the identity of anakin. Well in the plagueis novel, he finds out about it from palpatine that jedi quigon jinn found a boy on tatooine who was concieved by the force.
Anakins mother is no one and he doesnt have father, that is not connected to that anakin has many midi chrolians and he is super strong. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. This revelation had landed in the darth vader comic book and had proven a longheld fan theory true. Darth tenebrous, the sith lord behind the birth of darth plagueis. According to the darth plagueis novel, he tried to create new life about 10 years before ep i, and he was so surprised when heard the info of anakin from dooku.
Star wars books about darth vader youtini reading guide. Anakin skywalker vs darth plagueis battles comic vine. I listened to the audio version of darth plagueis, read by daniel davis random house audio, 14 hours and 49 minutes. According to sheev palpatine, his sith master darth plagueis had figured out how. Its a doctor manhattans deal, he knows how the book ends, no matter what. D, seven mortal sinssin, dragon ball super, star wars. Darth plagueis is a star wars expanded universe novel by james luceno set during the final decades of the old republic beginning approximately 67 years before the battle of yavin in a new hope. That, in turn, strongly suggests that plagueis had nothing directly to do with anakins creation, and it was an unanticipated side effect of his manipulating the force. If rey were a skywalker by blood, then reylo would be troubling. The darth plageuis legends novel has such a better version of events. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Okay so its been speculated that darth plagueis was the father of anakin, via manipulating midichlorians to create life.
Dec 20, 2018 this step in the mystery of anakins birth, or the identity of his father is going to be controversial, even difficult for some star wars fans, since it relies upon the intervention of the midichlorians. The father of anakin skywalker has long been debated among star wars fans. George had a big question mark next to anakins father. In the galaxies theatre, anakin skywalker is the guest of the chancellor palpatine. So he was born completely out of force and has no father according to star wars. Star wars story group member debunks palpatine and anakin theory.
If rey is palpatines grand daughter, then reylo is still. In all honesty, these microscopic beings responsible for a creatures sensitivity to the force are only as much of a problem as. Later in the film, palpatine as sidious tempts anakin to the dark side by promising to use this power to prevent. The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the titular character, darth plagueis, and his. Abhinandan pande, have read more than 100 star wars legends books. Dec 22, 2018 marvel s darth vader finale reveals the identity of anakin s father. Star wars au the triumph of darth plagueis chapter 1, a star. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star wars. If plagueis caused anakins birth, why shmi skywalker. The films and books disagree star wars the last jedi is all about the skywalkers but did darth plagueis really manipulate the midichlorians to create. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise.
The films and books disagree star wars the last jedi is all about the skywalkers but did darth plagueis really manipulate the. We take a look at the events surrounding the chosen ones mysterious birth. Hego damask, secretly known as the current reigning dark lord of the sith darth plagueis, had just survived an assassination attempt by his traitorous apprentice darth sidious. Palpatine, meanwhile, sees in hego damask the father figure he never. Possible sure but like others have pointed out the book makes it pretty clear that anakin was created by the force as a counter measurement against plagueis experimentsrituals. The mystery of anakin skywalkers birth has finally been solved, confirming who was really responsible for his mothers pregnancy changing the star wars mythology forever the revelation has arrived in the pages of the canon darth vader comic book, proving one longheld fan theory mostly true in its claims that anakin skywalker was designed, or engineered not conceived naturally but. Could sidious have messed with the midichlorians to create anakin. Why plagueis went to meet anakin in the phantom menace.
Could palpatine have really manipulated the force into creating. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. A new incanon star wars comic book reveals that fatherfigure, and if you follow this stuff, its exactly who you think it is. And for those who might wonder how anakin would actually be able to learn such an earthshattering truth, without suspicion of it being further. He can match anakins speed and ferocity that the latter demonstrated when he tore dooku apart, but hegos also a very experienced and masterful duelist in fairness, so was dooku. Anakins father finally revealed in canon star wars theory. The final issue of marvels darth vader comicis out, and it has a lot to say about who might be the father of anakin skywalker. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise he could. The force is anakin s father as it was the will of the force and the prophecy which impregnated shmi. Plagueis learn that a young boy named anakin skywalker, a former slave. The elite of coruscant have gathered to watch the graceful movements of a female mon calamari soloist. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Marvel s final issue of darth vader reveals the answer to a longstanding star wars mystery surrounding the birth of anakin skywalker.
Nome, in his capacity as reigning dark lord of the sith darth tenebrous, had been searching for the right. This boy, anakin skywalker, had seemingly not been conceived by a human father, but by the midichlorians themselves. It did, however, end up printed in the films companion book. The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the titular character, darth plagueis, and his dual efforts to conquer the galaxy and achieve immortality through manipulation of the midichlorians that. Oct 11, 2017 the question is not who are reys parents, but who was anakins father. Is there any explanation at all for anakins high midi count, and lack of father. Some 9 years before the events of episode 1 the phantom menace,plagueis and palpatine performed int.
Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith who was so wise and so powerful that he could influence the midichloreans to create life. The grand experiment was conceived by the sith lord darth plagueiss desire. Darth plagueis, that supposedly answer this question. Marvels darth vader finale reveals the identity of anakins. The mystery surrounding anakin skywalkers birth has now been solved, and this as confirmed who had been responsible for the characters mothers pregnancy, and this has also changed the star wars mythology. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. In canon, darth plagueis is a figure in a convenient story that was told to anakin to lure him to the sith. A lot of fans have always theorized that palpatine was the father of anakin, ever since star wars. What if luke joined vader when he said i am your father star wars theory. The phantom menace, shmi skywalker pernilla august as luke and leias grandmother told quigon jinn liam neeson that there was no father, suggesting anakin was the product of a virgin birth that just came out of the force. When palpatine tells anakin about darth plagueis the wise, this was the point where fans began to believe that palpatine may be anakins father. In relying on palpatine as his father figure, the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise is the tease he needed to tempt anakin to the dark side as he desperately desires to save padme from meeting a similar fate as his mother.
Anakin skywalkers father finally revealed screen rant. The book is not 100% certain one way or the other, but the reactions read. Darth plagueis is one of the best star wars books that ive read. The history of darth plagueis from the star wars franchise. Dec 24, 2019 star wars fans have, and theyve long thought that it may hint at darth sidious, a. The rise and fall of darth vader disney junior novel ebook. When we learned of darth plagueis, also known as the wise, in revenge of the sith, his apprentice palpatine darth sidious told anakin that his mentor could manipulate the midichlorians the. He says every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Darth plagueis, that jossed the darth plagueis is anakins father fan theories.
Several years before hego damask iis birth, his father, a forcesensitive muun named caar damask, who worked as a middleranking banking clan agent, met renowned starship designer rugess nome by chance on high port space center. But theres a deeper lineage question in the star wars universe that has remained, at. The mystery of anakins father has finally been revealed. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. In the darth plagueis book of the expanded universe its explained that anakin is the result of palpatine and plagueis experimenting with the force and the force reacting to their experiments, so anakin actually has 2 fathers. But theres a deeper lineage question in the star wars universe that has remained, at best, murky. Darth plagueis is a star wars legends novel by james luceno set during the final decades of the old republic beginning approximately 67 years before the battle of yavin in a new hope. Anakin skywalker, a forcesensitive human male, was a jedi knight of the galactic republic and the chosen one of the force. Darth plagueis was killed by his apprentice, darth sidious. The final issue of marvels current darth vader run, however, finally sheds light on who exactly is anakin s father, and its a very familiar face. So, according to this, neither darth plagueis nor darth sidious are anakin skywalkers father, the midichlorians really conceived him without any outside direct intervention. Marvels darth vader finale finally reveals the identity. The father of anakin skywalker has been revealed and the fans. Anakin skywalker wasnt born from a virgin birth as the movies implied, and he certainly wasnt the result of darth plagueiss dying forcepowered wish as we heard in the books.
Darth plagueis master was darth tenebrous,who had secretly trained an apprentice. After turning to the dark side of the force, he became known as darth vader, a dark lord of the sith and apprentice to emperor darth sidious. Dec 27, 2018 new star wars comic might reveal darth vader s true father. But if reylo is a palpatine, then its still problematic. I saw headlines like darth vaders father confirmed and marvels darth vader finale reveals the identity of anakins father show up all over. He didt feel anything was created, his lab s creatures suffered disease so he thought he failed. He can match anakin s speed and ferocity that the latter demonstrated when he tore dooku apart, but hego s also a very experienced and masterful duelist in fairness, so was dooku. But in his attempt to find love after losing his mother, anakin has fallen under the influence of a sith lord. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force.
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