Talk:Anakin Skywalker

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Article milestones Date Process Result 29 September 2005 Featured article candidate (as Anakin Skywalker) Failure 9 October 2005 Featured article candidate (as Darth Vader) Success 21 October 2005 Improvement drive candidate (as Darth Vader) Success 23 October 2005 Improvement drive (as Darth Vader) 27 November 2005 Featured article (as Darth Vader) FA status of Darth Vader uncertain after merge 1 January 2006 Failed featured article candidate (as Anakin Skywalker) 18 April 2006 Featured article candidate (as Anakin Skywalker) Failure 15 June 2006 Failed featured article candidate (as Anakin Skywalker) 12 July 2006 Featured article candidate (as Anakin Skywalker) Failure 15 October 2006 Failed featured article candidate (as Anakin Skywalker) 8 November 2006 Improvement drive candidate Success 12 November 2006 Improvement drive 10 March 2007 Featured article candidate Failure 25 March 2007 Failed featured article candidate
Current status: Failed featured article candidate

Contents 1 Sidious is not Anakin's father 2 Hair Color 3 Clone Wars Pic 4 height and age 5 Lightsabers 6 Sith 7 Redirected from Vader 8 Subpage 9 The Birth of Anakin 10 Expanded universe 11 Tao Part Canon? 12 Clone wars space station? 13 1 hand fighting style 14 Fighting style 15 Darth Vader 16 New main quote? 17 Ahsoka 18 Behind the Scenes - WWII? 19 Article too long 20 "Adherence to the Hero Cycle" section 21 Article Introduction 22 Ahsoka Tano 23 a call to seperation 24 a call to seperation 25 merchandise 26 The Last of the Jedi Update Needed 27 Dark Lord: The rise of Darth vader 28 Updating and getting rid of that content tag! 29 Vector 30 Editing and Revisions 31 Jedi Knight 32 Move to Darth Vader? 33 He is the chosen one 34 Coruscant Nights 35 Apprentice

[edit] Sidious is not Anakin's father

To quote from Dark Lord, near the beginning of Chapter 21, p. 133 in the hardback:

"He recalled thinking: What if Anakin should die?

How many years would he have had to search for an apprentice even half as powerful in the Force, let alone one created by the Force itself to restore balance, by allowing the dark side to percolate fully to the surface after a millennium of being stifled?"

Two sentences later:

"Sidious would have had to discover a way to compel midichlorians to do his bidding, and bring into being one as powerful as Anakin."

It's very clear: Sidious neither knew how to do the midi trick, nor did he create Anakin, and he personally believed Anakin to have been made just by the Force. I'm removing the speculation that it could be Sidious, and I'll ask that no one re-adds it without addressing this. - Lord Hydronium 08:58, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

• Sidius is not anikans father.it's stated in episode 1 that there was no father(shmi skywalker is the mother)Thire 4477 01:03, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
  • We know that Sidious wasn't Anakin's father. The father was likely Plagueis. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 12:00, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Nor need Plagueis be his 'father' in the traditional sense of the world. To be clear, he almost certainly didn't have sex with Shmi Skywalker (unless we include mind-wiping or other such things, but that's taking fan speculation to the brink.) Technically speaking, he'd no more be the father than the clinician who deals with in-vitro fertilization treatments, though his role in the creation would be greater. 68.228.89.148 02:32, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
      • If Anakin was "The Chosen One", as defined by the Jedi Code,It can be proven the force works in mysterious ways. If he was the Chosen One he would have to be created somehow so maybe the force naturally created Anakin to fufill this prophecy. The other Masters did not deny that Anakin was the prophecy but felt he had come to late and already let his emotions control him. From this, if he is "The Chosen One" then he has no father and was naturally birthed by the Force itself.Darth Kannon 02:47, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hair Color

Blonde ! Anybody with half a brain can see he has brown hair, who's with me ! —Unsigned comment by 74.123.169.110 (talk • contribs).

• And anyone with two-halfs of a brain can see that his hair isn't brown in the eyes of the NEC. Jasca Ducato ^{(Talk to the Dark Lord)} 18:18, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
  • <sigh> It's brown, not blonde. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 20:29, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

screw you assca ducato —Unsigned comment by 74.123.169.110 (talk • contribs).

• You're getting banned for that one. Go to hell, you damn anon. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 11:30, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Don't feed the trolls. Atarumaster88 13:02, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • You dudes are crazy KKR 20:19, 21 May 2007 (UTC) KKR
    • If you're talking to me, no. Sticking up for a friend is not being crazy. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 00:14, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
      • Spending time under the sun -let alone two of them- can bleach the color out of most fine-haired types. That's where the term 'sun-bleached' comes from.Tocneppil 06:43, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
        • Anakin had blond hair as a little kid and a teenager. Once he got a bit older, his hair got darker, but it should still be classified as blond. Even though it looks brown. Revan211 16:58, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Clone Wars Pic

I just got this pic off a website. It is from the trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: The Clone Wars series and I was wondering if we should use it.

Any Thoughts? Vezz801 18:02, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

• The image is a bit too dark. Besides, I don't think there's enough room for images during that time period in the article. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 22:50, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] height and age

Is it really needed to put the height of when he was 9 and when he was 20? Sappose we did that for Obi-wan and Mace Windu, It wouldn't look right. I think we should just put it at when he was done growing. 24.208.55.168 00:56, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

• I agree. I'll remove it. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 15:17, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lightsabers

Shouldn't we remove some lightsaber pics? Personally, I find some really plasticky-looking, no offense to anyone.

[edit] Sith

Has anyone but me noticed that Vader, although making frequent notes about the power of the dark side, never called himself a Sith?

• Yeah. He does a lot in books though. Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 19:52, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Redirected from Vader

Shouldn't "Vader" have a disambiguation page, rather than directing straight here? It could refer to Darth Vader, I'm certain there were posessions or perhaps even a starship named after him and, in terms of other characters, it is also a call-sign of Wedge Antilles. 67.101.248.246 03:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, what about 'lady vader', and 'the glove of darth vader'?

[edit] Subpage

OK, I'm working on getting this article to FA status, though I'm doing it on a subpage. Namely, User:Thefourdotelipsis/Anakin. I'm going to need some help in areas, though, so when I come to a trouble spot, I'm going to list the sources I need info from here. If anyone has any of the sources and is willing to help, please, don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page, or on IRC. Thefourdotelipsis 11:20, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

• Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children
• Episode I Adventures 6: The Hunt for Anakin Skywalker
• Episode I Adventures 7: Capture Arawynne
• Episode I Adventures 8: Trouble on Tatooine
• Episode I Adventures 14: Podrace to Freedom
• Episode I Adventures 15: The Final Battle

For those, I think I need info from both the storybooks and the game books. Also, if there are any other books from that series that Anakin is either mentioned or appears in, it'd be a great help if...well, if someone told me about it. Thanks in advance to anyone that might decide to lend a brother...or at least an unliked cousin, a hand. Thefourdotelipsis 11:20, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Birth of Anakin

I'm a Star Wars novice, relatively speaking, but here's a question - possibly a discussion question:

If Darth Plagus was able to influence the force to create life, and if Anakin Skywalker had no father, then is it assumed that Darth Plagus influenced the force to impregnate Shmi Skywalker with Anakin, making Plagus Anakin's defacto father? 71.198.62.92 14:31, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

• Er, not really. I'm also not an expert in Star Wars, but I don't really consider myself a novice, but there is no solid proof that I know of that shows that Darth Plagus is Anakin's father, de facto or de jure.

[edit] Expanded universe

I think the expanded universe portions of this article should be put under a seperate heading. I think the first part of the article should be about what is in the movies. Wondering if others will join me in putting expanded universe information in a seperate section after the information included in the movies. Things like Anakin's scar while fighting Ventress and Cato Neimodia and Quinlan Voss are all in the movies, so that should be included. The article needs serious editing. —Unsigned comment by 55Andromeda (talk • contribs).

• Sorry, but that's not going to happen. Here at Wookieepedia, we don't differentiate between movie and EU information. But yeah, the article needs a good edit. A rewrite is currently being worked on by one of our most productive editors. --Imperialles 15:52, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Yeah I see. You are even pathetic enough (sorry) to include EU-stuff like Fosters Splinter of the Minds Eye although it is completely outdated for DECADES (at least since TESB). Yeah of course, vader fights against his known son with the clear intention to kill him. Don't care about canon just stuff anything in thats available. Why don't yur drop outdated sources which completely contradict the movies? I think it is time for a EU-crap-free alternative SW-wiki, this one became really annoying. —Unsigned comment by 85.178.66.191 (talk • contribs).

• If we didn't care about canon, we'd be following your suggestion and dismissing valid sources solely because of personal dislike. -- I need a name (Complain here) 13:24, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

To the OP and everyone else who doesn't like EU, last time I checked, Expanded Universe was cannon. Therefor totally valid. If George Lucas says EU is cannon, then it's cannon. Fans don't decide whats cannon, the creator does.

68.34.156.49 05:03, 21 January 2008 (UTC)Ryan

• Cannon go boom! Jasca Ducato _{Sith Council} 12:11, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay, yeah, sure, Splinter of the Mind's Eye is definitely outdated - Luke and Leia sexual tension, eeeeeeeeeew! - but it is definitely canon. Try actually reading the article on the book you want tossed out next time. Lucas and the book's author - Alan Dean Foster - worked together on the early books and Lucas himself stated that the plot elements in the book - the insipid crystal, the aforementioned-yet-still-icky incestuous sexual tension, Vader ready to take down his own son, et all - were plot elements that Lucas approved of. 65.161.0.75 15:57, 21 March 2008 (UTC)Cybrarian 15:56, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tao Part Canon?

I don't know about you, but this part with Tao doesn't seem canon. I mean, a tusken beating Vader? Vader upset about this kids death (he should be, but he's a sith)? Is there a source for this?Maxi6 01:09, 11 December 2007 (UTC)Maxi6

Anyone can be hurt bad if the element of suprise is against them, and the evershifting variables of the universe give them no resources.

[edit] Clone wars space station?

In the game Clone Wars, in a cutscene, the Jedi are on a space station snd Mace Windu mentions something to ani about Mergisheer. What is Mergisheer? And what is the space station they are on?67.72.98.109 22:49, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

• Galactic Republic space station. Jasca Ducato _{Sith Council} 09:41, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1 hand fighting style

"Vader developed a personalized version of Djem So[14][15], battling with one hand only while keeping the other slack at his side[16], a style that included elements of Ataru and Soresu[17]. It was resoundingly effective, both as a practical fighting style and a psychological weapon."

Is that really the case? It seems that Vader fought Luke with only 1 arm because Luke was so inexperienced. As soon as Luke started to improve his swordplay and became more aggressive, Vader began using 2 hands to counter him. Watch Empire Strikes Back again if you don't believe me. 68.34.156.49 02:55, 21 January 2008 (UTC)Ryan

Yar, true that, but does it mean that Vader fought Luke using both hands on the saber (funny phrase, that) because Luke had gained more experience as a swordsman, or because Luke's potential with the Force was beginning to approach or even match Vader's and Vader had to use a tad more concentration in duels with his son? Perhaps none of Vader's opponents who came before Luke even matched Luke's Force potential (which IMHO will affect your abilities with the lightsaber, experience regardless), thus Vader was able to use his "one hand tied behind my back" Ataru/Soresu hybrid style with little to zero difficulty. 65.161.0.75 16:00, 21 March 2008 (UTC)Cybrarian

[edit] Fighting style

Dear 68.34.156.49, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

• Gee I don't know. Maybe I'm talking about the quote I took from Anakin/Vaders page under lightsaber training. Right under the pic of him and Luke dueling on the Death Star, is that quote. Why don't u read it before u make out like I don't know what **** I'm talking about, u asshole! 68.34.156.49 20:30, 22 January 2008 (UTC)Love Ryan
• Calm down or you guys will receive a short ban. No personal attacks. Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 00:07, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Darth Vader

Why doesn't Darth Vader have his own article. I would have thought he would because he was a different character. Also, what's up at the top of the page?--UESPA 22:30, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

• Used to be on a different page but got merged after several arguments on the subject. And if you mean the funny blue URLs, they should be little icons but it isn't working at the moment. Green Tentacle ^(Talk) 22:38, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
  • I agree with UESPA, I reckon there should be a different page for Darth Vader. I mean, Anakin is a powerful Jedi, and the romance with Padme makes the character very sweet, and I don't think the horrors of Darth Vader should be on the same page, seriously. They are really two seperate characters. It would be much more sympathetic to Anakin.
    • No, they were the same person, which means there should be only one article on them. Sorry, but your opinions don't really mean much when it comes to this topic. Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 16:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Then who's does? Just because Anakin and Darth Vader were the same person doesn't mean that they are the same character.

• They were the same person, and that warrants only one article. Palpatine was obviously a different person before becoming a Sith; we don't have a separate article for his pre-Sith self, do we? Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 01:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New main quote?

How does this sound? Lalala la 10:29, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

• It doesn't really tell us anything about the character. Nothing about his personality or talents. Still, the current one's not great, and we'd welcome a change if someone can find a good quote (though I doubt it, I'm sure people have already checked all the sources for quotes). Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 20:54, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Er, what about "Skywalker is arguably the most powerful Jedi alive, and he's still getting stronger", said by Mace Windu in Ep 2 or 3?

• • Mace never said that. He did say that "the boy has exceptional skills" but that's it. leandar 21:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
    • He did say it, in the Episode III novelization, but it doesn't really fit. Drewton ^{(Drewton's Holocron)} 22:58, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure he said it in a film, i think the third one, but let's not argue. perhaps it doesn't fit, maybe it does, but I'll leave it to you guys to decide. I've only been into star wars for just a bit over a year.

• No, not in the movie. Probably in the novelization. The dialogue is certainly different enough in the book. leandar 12:04, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

• What about "He is impatient, strong willed, very opinionated, but truly gifted."? Said by Obi-wan in the RotS. - Kingpin13^{Cantina Battle Ground} 09:04, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
• Not in the movie. Probably in the novelization. leandar 12:04, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
  • No, Obi-wan does say that in the film, he says it when he's talking to Padme, I can't be bothered to find out exactly where at the mo but I can if I need to - Kingpin13^{Cantina Battle Ground} 15:38, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
    • If you're talking about the scene where he went to talk to Padme because he was worried about Anakin and he tells Padme that he knows that she and Anakin love each other but he won't tell the Council, that scene was deleted and is not in the movie. It is in the novelization and the script. When he went to see her the second time, he was only interested in Anakin's location because he was going to confront Darth Vader. leandar 20:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Couldn't we use the Mace Windu quote even if it is just in the novelization? Does it have to be in a film?

• Nope it doesn't have to be in the film, personally I like the "He is impatient, strong willed, very opinionated, but truly gifted." one, maybe a vote is in order? - Kingpin13^{Cantina Battle Ground} 08:04, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Okay, let's vote. I vote for the Mace Windu quote, "Anakin is arguably the most powerful Jedi alive, and he's still getting stronger"

I still think it's in a film!

[edit] Ahsoka

• Shouldn't there be a mention that Ahsoka Tano was his Padawan while Anakin was still a Jedi Knight? Possibly under "Knighthood"? 63.64.127.15 22:44, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

That's what I was wondering. Ahsoka Tano was his Padawan, according to the Clone Wars 3D or whatever the hell it's called. Could someone add that? I haven't done enough research, and I don't think unregistered members are allowed to edit this article.

• I imagine that there probably wouldn't be much to tell until we get to the movie and the series and see how long she lasts with Anakin. Something tells me, and I have no idea what's happening in the movie beyond the trailer, that she won't be with him for too very long. leandar 01:58, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Behind the Scenes - WWII?

• There's a paragraph in the Behind the Scenes section that seems rather wildly speculative "Anakin also shows symmetry with several people in World War II..." etc.

TO me, this sounds like one contributor's personal speculation and does not seem terribly well researched (there's no outside source on any of these ideas, and seems rather dubious to begin with) not to mention that his helmet is modelled after a japanese style, not a nazi helmet. I'm going to pull it off the page...if someone's very attached to it and can make a good case why this is so then by all means revert it back. Jett Windar 06:48, 15 February 2008 (UTC) Or maybe not. I guess the page is locked. SO much for working on those clean-up tags. Jett Windar 06:51, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article too long

I don't want to incite a riot, but this article is really long. I think it should be split up into Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader articles because it is currently the second longest article on Wookiepedia. While the Palpatine and Luke articles may be harder to trim down, this one is a no-brainer (at least in my eyes). Sorry for opening old wounds, but this is probably the easiest way (but not the only way) of reducing the file size. BocoROTH 20:05, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

• Sorry, but it's not going to happen. Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 21:21, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree but it is too long--Ryal 17:40, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

It's not too long! I like juicy articles.

• Yeah, me too! leandar 23:00, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Adherence to the Hero Cycle" section

Is it just me or this section is pure OR? Stake black ^msg 19:51, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

• It is to a degree, but it's a well-known character model. The things mentioned are self-sourcing, and while I guess it depends on your interpretation, it's pretty obvious they fit that trait. I personally think it should stay. What do others think? Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 15:18, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Some parts aren't that obvious, and require interpretation, such as these:
    • 5.3. Crucifixion—Anakin's and Obi-Wan's lightsabers perfectly crossed above Anakin's chest during their duel on Mustafar.
    • 6.1. Imprisonment in whale's belly—Capture in the "belly" of Invisible Hand and in the "belly" of the Geonosian arena.
    • 6.3. Petrification—Anakin immolated on Mustafar; electrocuted by Palpatine aboard the second Death Star. Stake black ^msg 16:48, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

• And...? Stake black ^msg 12:50, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Your points make sense for those events. I think removing them would be okay. Anyone else have an opinion? Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 13:59, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

• Well I think it's kinda cool that George Lucas refers to that, it's not needed in the Anakin Skywalker page, infact I don't think it rally needs that much space because every one knows Anakin turns into a true hero in the end. Plus since it only contimplates to Anakin it shouldn't refer to Luke. Mecenarylord 18:23, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

• I'll give it a few days, if no one objects it, I'm removing it, all right? Stake black ^msg 21:02, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Just those things, or all of it? Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 22:42, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
  • I'm thinking of removing it all. Stake black ^msg 13:03, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
    • I recommend removing only the ones like those listed above. The non-obvious ones only should go. Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 18:44, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article Introduction

The introduction to this article really needs a rewrite. It seems to be more a list of anakin's decendents, than a summary of his life and there is almost nothing in it about the "Darth Vader" period of his life, which is like the most significant bit of his life. --Tom rules 16:26, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

• I'll rewrite it soon, unless someone else does. Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 23:37, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Check it out. Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 22:42, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ahsoka Tano

In the infobox about Anakin it says that Asoka Teno was his Jedi Apprentice, but its never mentioned anywhere else in the article as far as I could tell. I know the article's long already, but if there was information about that, it would certainly help me know who that was, as well as a bunch of other people probably. Or am I just totally stupid for not knowing who Ahsoka is. Aqua Unasi 19:34, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

• • Its not that ur totally stupid its that you probably haven't seen the new clone wars trailer. You'll pretty much get everything after that -—Unsigned comment by Steves490 (talk • contribs).
    • Right. Ahsoka Tano is going to be a character in the upcoming Clone Wars TV show. Since the show hasn't come out yet, there isn't much info about the actual things she and Anakin do. -LtNOWIS 22:56, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] a call to seperation

darth vader and anikin are basicly two different also if you say want to look at darth vader info you have to scroll all the way down lets vote to return the page as it used to be--Ryal 03:08, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

please learn how to spell!

[edit] a call to seperation

darth and anikin are seperate it is very inconveinient to scrool down almost an entire page lets bring this up and vote --Ryal 03:13, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

• I'm sorry, but people are not going to want to separate this. Even the possibility of a vote would be shot down quickly. Chack Jadson ^(Talk) 13:28, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
  • If you're saying the Anakin and Vader articles should be split, I disagree. Anakin was Vader, and he had turned to the dark side. If it was really not just Anakin who turned to the dark side, Episode III was not tragic at all, but pointless and Anakin would be blameless. It shouldn't be changed simply because it is inconvenient.

Drewton 01:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC) but the databank seperates them--Ryal 17:35, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

• But this isn't the Databank. This is Wookieepedia and we have a right to do things our own way instead of being a carbon copy of the Databank. Darth Anakin 17:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

I think that there should be seperate articles for Anakin and Darth Vader. Anakin is a powerful Jedi, and the whole romance with Padme makes the character very sweet. It would be much more sympathetic to Anakin to make a separate page for Darth Vader.

I'm kind of repeating what I said at the top.

[edit] merchandise

On the merchandise wiki, i think we should merge Anakin and Vader together.I ask here as theres no one on the merchandise wiki.Please reply to User:Sgtcook, thanks.217.44.210.237 13:22, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I have decided to merge them as you have on this wiki.If you just agree, just tell me.Sgtcook 20:11, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Last of the Jedi Update Needed

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that this article needs an update for The Last of the Jedi: Master of Deception. Would it be at all possible if somebody else would do it??--71.237.226.3 20:04, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dark Lord: The rise of Darth vader

The timeline seems to be missing all of what happened during the Novel, "Dark Lord: The rise of Darth Vader" Which shows his transformation from a tragic hero to the Dark lord of the Sith. The book shows his change of attitudes for the remaining Jedi, his change of fighting style, and the beginning of his suspicions about whether or not Sidious truly was on his side. These events seem to be important to the overall character development of Vader. The lack of information about this time period should probably be fixed. I'd do it but I'm not registered and I cannot write in the various wiki standards that need to be upheld. 76.115.211.185 04:38, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• I have Rise of Darth Vader, so I will add content from it this week. Drewton 12:25, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Updating and getting rid of that content tag!

For petes sake, that content tag has been there for months now! Someone update all the necessary parts already! 202.69.170.163 07:23, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vector

Shouldn't Vader's part in Star Wars: Vector be added to the article? 72.141.203.84 19:00, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

• Exactly my point. There is so much content out there right now with Vader, yet there doesn't seem to be updates... 210.4.126.119 01:36, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Editing and Revisions

• I've started editing and revising this page where I can, but I am not all that familiar with the EU sections of Anakin's life, so it's hard to do any real revision and still keep the necessary information. I've been working on the movie sections, which I am familiar with (obviously), so I was wondering if anyone could work to bring the other sections into line? AngelQueen 15:55, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
  • I'll hopefully have some time this week to add information from Rise of Darth Vader. Drewton 16:36, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jedi Knight

The Databank[1] now says that Anakin became a Jedi Knight and a general at the BEGINNING of the Clone Wars and not at the END. That retcons the previous Clone Wars series, most of the Republic series and the novel Jedi Trial ! Dreossk | 19:51, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• That's very, very silly (that they retconned that)... Drewton 21:43, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Yes and I'm sure they are doing this only to allow Anakin to have that padawan sooner... Dreossk | 21:59, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
    • I REALLY hope this doesn't come to pass.... it bodes ill for whats gonna happen when the Live Action Series starts (although granted theres less EU to tred on in that era, but still), I don't care if it IS Lucas running the show, have some respect for the stories that have come before hand, he DID let them write those stories after all.Jedi-Sith 15:39, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Move to Darth Vader?

There's been alot of talk on the site recently with regards to moving articles, and the general consensus is that articles should be named based on what name the characters were known most by. Most recently it has been about Darth Caedus/Jacen Solo, and there is currently a talk going on about whether the Kreia article should be moved to Darth Traya or not. That said, I think it is time we came to have a look at this article once again. Now, before anyone starts with the whole "we're not splitting the articles!!", that is not why I am writing. I am simply recommending that the article be shifted to Darth Vader. I am proposing this for a couple of reasons.

1. He spent most of his life under the name Darth Vader (23 years as Vader compared to the 21 as Anakin Skywalker)
2. He was known as Darth Vader to more people in the galaxy then he ever was as Skywalker, which is not surprise considering he effectively ruled an entire galaxy under the name of Vader.

So there you go, those are my reasons. Now, please; lets discuss this in a civil way. Jasca Ducato _{Sith Council} 13:13, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

• Valid reasons, both, but if I'm remembering correctly, we go with the "final status" so to speak. Skywalker was unambiguously redeemed at the time of his death, and died as Anakin Skywalker, not as Darth Vader. It's like if a character suddenly turns Sith or suddenly turns Jedi or whatever...we immediately change the infobox. The same principle is applied here, but extended to the name. Traya...used that name in the same way that Dooku used Tyrannus, that is, in secret, so I wouldn't agree to that usage either. As for Solo, I haven't read Invincible, but apparently spoiler period isn't over, so I can't really say anything there. Thefourdotelipsis 13:21, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

• I think people need to decide which one to go with, the final status approach or the best known approach, because currently its really messy, in the final status approach Dooku should be Darth Tyranus and Kreia should be Darth Traya, Anakin should be Anakin Skywalker, Palpatine should be Darth Sidious and Jacen should be Darth Caedus, in the best known approach, Kriea and Dooku and Palpatine are appropriate, but goodness knows what you would argue for Anakin and Jacen's cases. Jedi-Sith 15:36, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Actually, Jedi-Sith, the last known names of those examples are (in order): Dooku, Kreia, Anakin, Palpatine, and Darth Caedus (which is why all those articles are where they are now). Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 15:41, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Actually the galaxy never knew Anakin lastly as Anakin, they knew him as Vader... however if you go by what Anakin considered himself in his final state then he is indeed Anakin (which is why I say final state for the others would be Tyranus, Traya, Sidious and Caedus). Even with your argument Traya is definately Traya... check the game put your cursor over her in the final battle - sure enough, says Darth Traya... not Kreia. Quite honestly I don't really mind what standard people choose, I'm just saying at the moment its not very clear, nor are people sticking to a standard properly Jedi-Sith 15:17, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
      • But Dooku never really used his Sith name. When he died, he used Dooku. When Palpatine died, he used Palpatine (having not used Sidious since around 19 BBY). Caedus died as Caedus. As for Traya/Kreia, I'm leaving that debate to be handled on Talk:Kreia, where I'm involved in it. Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 16:41, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Dooku only used Tyranus with a small group of people, not even his Dark Acolytes as I understand it. He was known by most of everyone as Dooku. As for Traya, well I don't know much about her, but weren't there two Trayas? Then Anakin, well I don't recall him saying "No, its Anakin now.", before he died. Maybe when he came back, but otherwise I only remember him saying "That name no longer has any meaning for me." And as I understand it, an article is named after a character or location's true given name, despite what they were known by (in the case of Thrawn and Mon Calamari), unless they give it up, as in the case with Grievous, Caedus, etc. This seems to be the case with Anakin.--Mitth'raw'nuruodo^{(Imperial HoloNet)} 16:41, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
    • You're confusing me. Are you saying that this should be moved to Darth Vader? If you are, then no, because he died as Anakin. Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 17:42, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
      • I am saying that the move should be made to Darth Vader. Vader, like Grievous, forsook his real name for another. While his ghost might have gone back to Anakin, that would have only been after he died.--Mitth'raw'nuruodo^{(Imperial HoloNet)} 18:00, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
        • No. When he killed Palpatine, he ceased to be Vader. He was redeemed, and therefore died as Anakin Skywalker. You have seen Return of the Jedi, right? Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 18:03, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
          • Actually Tranner, all those articles are titled by which name the character was most well known. You cold say that, as jaina believed Jacen had redeemed himself jst before he died, the article should be under the name Jacen Solo, but it's not. By that point he was known as Darth Caedus. It is the same for this article, the only person who knew Vader as Anakin was his son, even for years afterwards he was still called Vader by most people in the galaxy, including the vast majority of the New Jedi Order. Jasca Ducato _{Sith Council} 18:57, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
          • Regardless of how he was known, whether or not he could be considered Anakin, since he was redeemed and all, is irrelevent. He abandoned his old name in preference of Darth Vader, just because he turned at the last moment doesn't mean he accepted his name again. There is no proof of that, just your speculation. One could theorize that just prior to Dooku's death that he realized he had taken the wrong path, afterall his last thought was "Treachery is the way of the Sith." But does that mean that he wasn't a Sith at the moment of his death? No. The same goes for most Sith and other such "wrong doers". Ysanne Isard realized just before her death that she had failed the Empire, does that mean she ceased to be an Imperial? No. Vader was still a Sith Lord at the time of his death so his name is still that of the Sith when he dies.--Mitth'raw'nuruodo^{(Imperial HoloNet)} 19:28, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
            • Ducato: And they are all under the name by which they were last known. Mitth'raw'nuruodo: A redeemed Sith does not still go by his Darth name. In killing Palpatine to save his son, Darth Vader rejected the way of the Sith and became Anakin Skywalker again. That is not speculation. I direct you to the Return of the Jedi novel, written by James Kahn and published in 1983, page 176: "With that, he closed his eyes, and Darth Vader - Anakin Skywalker - died." Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 20:11, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
              • It still says Darth Vader, not just Anakin Skywalker. This may be a childish comment, but I might add that Darth Vader's name came first in that excerpt. Not much of a point but it was worth mentioning. Once again I feel I need to point out that a redeemed Sith is a Sith nonetheless. Besides, one could make a case that Darth Vader killed Palpatine out of revenge (I mean Palpatine did admit before Vader himself that he wanted Luke to replace his father, don't you think Vader could have had a "Treachery is the way of the Sith" moment?) But I'm not saying that this was definitely the case, just that we can't assume that Vader's actions were completely selfless. I mean Vader was a mass-murderer for 23 years and he's 100% good again in the blink of an eye? I don't think so.--Mitth'raw'nuruodo^{(Imperial HoloNet)} 20:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
                • Let me point out the flaws in your comment: Saying a "redeemed Sith is a Sith nonetheless" is 100% wrong. A redeemed Sith is a Jedi. He killed Palpatine to save his son, not out of revenge. And the fact that Anakin Skywalker is specifically mentioned in that quote shows that he was redeemed and became Anakin before he died. If it would have said "Darth Vader, once the man named Anakin Skywalker, died," then I would agree with you. But alas, it doesn't, so I don't. Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 20:34, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
                  • A redeemed Sith is not automatically a Jedi. It could be one of many things. The Jedi and the Sith are not the only groups that comprise Force users. To assume that a redeemed Sith is automatically a Jedi is an incorrect and arrogant assumption. Besides while Vader almost certainly killed Palpatine to save Luke, there still remains the possibility that it was due to an additional reason, but "killed Palpatine" does not equate to "saved Luke so he must be a Jedi again". Also the presence of Darth Vader in the above excerpt prevents it from being used as evidence that Vader had totally become Anakin again. If it had said "Anakin, now redeemed, closed his eyes" then yes, sure, I'd agree with you. But it didn't, therefore we'll need better evidence that Vader accepted his old personna before he died.--Mitth'raw'nuruodo^{(Imperial HoloNet)} 20:42, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
                    • Okay, you're right in saying that a redeemed Sith isn't automatically a Jedi. However, a redeemed Sith would not go by his "Darth" name. Also, Anakin does say as he dies that Luke was right about him, assuming that's in reference to one of Luke's earlier comments about feeling the struggle inside of his father while on Endor. Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 20:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
                      • That still doesn't mean that he gave up being Darth Vader. I'm still not quite convinced, though your argument has substance. I want to see what others think about this before making a descision.--Mitth'raw'nuruodo^{(Imperial HoloNet)} 21:13, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
• Luke believed that Vader was Anakin Skywalker once and could become Anakin Skywalker again. Before he dies, Anakin says that Luke was right about him; he did become Anakin Skywalker again. In conclusion, he dies as Anakin Skywalker and his page should reflect that. Darth Anakin 21:52, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Though as you said, if a Sith is redeemed he doesn't automatically become a Jedi, Vader definitely died as Anakin, and a redeemed Sith wouldn't call himself by his old Darth title. Drewton ^{(Drewton's Holocron)} 22:14, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Okay, I'm here to settle this at last. The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader, page 207: "And in that moment of awareness, he was Darth Vader no more. He was Anakin Skywalker." Further on, the book mentions that Palpatine's lightning "electrified Anakin's organic remains;" "Anakin collapsed;" "Anakin knew;" "Anakin thought;" "Anakin said;" "Anakin's scarred features were exposed;" "Anakin smiled;" and "Anakin Skywalker had every reason to believe that he was finally about to embrace perpetual darkness. Not for the first time, he was wrong." Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 14:19, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] He is the chosen one

Acording to Lucas Anakni destroyed the sith by killing himslef(Since he became a sith lord) and the emmperor to save his son's life-207.241.247.30 16:57, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

• We all pretty much know that. And please learn how to spell. Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 17:00, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Coruscant Nights

I have yet to read the book as it's not published yet in Australia or I would update this myself. I have only a vague idea of what Vader does in this book, but I know it involves Nick and Vader's speaking like in ESB. Please update someone! Katana Geldar 09:39, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Apprentice

In the upcoming game: The force unleashed is revealed that Darth vader had an apprentice.

• We know that. Jasca Ducato _{Sith Council} 11:27, 5 July 2008 (UTC)