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Even though theStar Warsprequels were a mess , they did giveDarth Vadera complex and difficult background . His life as Anakin Skywalker was occupy with great pleasure , darling relationships , and terrible tragedy . He made wrong choices that all helped change by reversal him into the evil Sith Lord he became .
However , it ’s hard for fan not to try on to envision what kind of person Anakin could have been if he had n’t lose himself to darkness . Particularly , when it became to his nestling , Luke and Leia . Fan favorites themselves , what would their lives have looked like if Anakin had n’t been corrupted?Here are 5 reasons Anakin could ’ve been a capital pop ( and 5 reasons he was n’t ) .
Love For His Family (Could’ve)
As the boy of a exclusive mom , Anakin always had a very cryptical bond with family . He was absolutely dedicated to his mother and loved her with everything he had . Most padawans are take younger , so they do n’t have as mysterious a joining as Ani did . That contributed to his worked up problem , but as a father ? He would have always have sex his child with his whole gist . He remembered what it was like to be secretive to his female parent , and would have want that for his own kids .
ignore the Jedi and shadow causing him conflict , the family would ’ve stand for so much to Anakin . Leia ’s middle name also definitely would ’ve been Shmi .
Paranoia About Loved Ones (Wasn’t)
Anakin had every rightfield to be upset about his nightmares of Padme ’s alive ending . That ’s an upsetting matter for any married woman and expecting founder .
However , becoming threatening and turning into a violent nut of paranoia is not a healthy elbow room to respond . It culminated in literally choking her and trying to chop his good friend in half . That ’s just not a enceinte thing , family .
Even if he had n’t gone that far , it ’s clear Anakin copes very badly with care about loved ones . To think of him worry about kids ? He ’d lose his judgment and possibly do something awful and traumatic to them . Yikes .
Adaptive Thinker (Could’ve)
One of Anakin ’s outstanding strengths as a Jedi was his power to adapt to any position . Sure , he was unregenerate , but face with a program decease completely haywire ? He stand out at fancy out how to make things work . Few Jedi salvaged almost as many so = called failed missions as Anakin did .
As a parent , that ’s an important skill . Kids can contrive anything at a parent and Anakin ’s personality style would fit big with that . He would be quick for any wild thing Luke and Leia did .
He might grumble about it , but he would roll with every puncher .
Thought Of Himself First (Wasn’t)
Even though Anakin did love people affectionately and deep , he still put his thoughts and feelings first . He take his concern about Padme over her own imperativeness she was okay and he needed to focus on his own moods . His ceaseless decision to respond to his own fluctuating emotions over think them through caused him and his bonk ones a sight of pain . It even lead to his beloved wife authorise away , threaten her rather of talking .
Not only is that why Anakin turned into a Dark Lord rather of a father , but even if he was one , it would write doom . Kids are n’t there to cater to your wishing and feelings . Anakin would have greatly struggled with that .
Knowledge of The Force (Could’ve)
TheStar Warsuniverse has made it clear that force abilities are very transmitted . In that case , Anakin was always bound to have some really brawny children .
Even though attachments are glower upon in the Jedi , having a sire equal to of guiding his child in the strength ? particularly from a unseasoned age ? That would have been very powerful . Moreover , it would have meant that , even if he and Padme feed aside together , he could have been a reasonably seemly instructor to his own kids . After all , he was one of the most powerful Jedi .
With his strength in the Force , he could have imparted some great wisdom onto his children .
His Theoretical Dedication To The Jedi Order (Wasn’t)
If Anakin did n’t become to swarthiness , and if the Jedi Order survived Palpatine , there was still one huge obstruction in the way of his felicitous family : The Jedi Order . Anakin still broke their rules on attachment in every possible sentiency . He descend in passion , get hitched with , and had child . That ’s a majestic flush of attachments .
The Skywalker family would have had to abandon their lives to the other side of the galaxy to be whole . If not , he probably could n’t be a genuine father to his children for years . After all , it ’s hard to win over a bambino not to call his father " daddy " in public just because he was a Jedi Master .
Either he would ’ve had to leave everything behind or impart his kids behind .
Protected His Loved Ones At All Costs (Could’ve)
Even though it is hardly the Jedi way of life , Anakin always was unforced to pay great prices to protect his loved one . Anakin slew an full small town of Tusken Raiders to avenge his mother . He injure innumerable masses to protect Padme . In the ending , he turned to dark to seek to salve her and their burgeoning sept .
Tough his willingness to turn to violence utter to the darkness in him , it would make him a much more knock-down father if he survived those enticement . He would have gone above and beyond to give his children their estimable lives .
That ’s what parenting is all about . Anakin had many flaws , but his great capacity to have intercourse was not one of them .
Mistrust Of Their Mother (Wasn’t)
During the time Anakin started panic about Padme , he also start distrust her . He started to deal her like a warring china doll , one he keep telling to go back in the storage locker . But since she was a person and an sovereign woman , she would n’t .
The man eventually win over himself that choking his married woman was a good idea because she was confiding in their mutual friend .
While he could ’ve pivoted aside from the dark , the path he treated Padme would ’ve caused a rift between them that he might never have been fix . If he could n’t swear her with existing , how would he deal with two ( in all likelihood very disaffected ) fry ?
Understood The Temptation Of The Dark Side (Could’ve)
There were so many Jedi that get by with the enticement of wickedness , but few speak about it and honestly helped their fellow Jedi with it . It was talked about like a disease , not a natural part of being a military force - user . No wonder people like Quinlan Vos terminate up turning from the club .
If Anakin had exist his enticement , his receptiveness with his feeling could have made him an understanding parent when it came to those struggles . He could have told his children how hard it can be , balancing serenity , ordering , and the emotions that take people .
He could have raise his kids into heady , powerful Jedi with a more nuanced view of the dark within .
Turned To The Dark Side (Wasn’t)
At the end of the day , Anakin Skywalker ruined all shots of having a real bond with his family when he turned from the light and became Darth Vader . Not only did that include cut down a bunch of sinless people , but also the execution of younglings , like his future nipper , would have been .
He lost his way of life at this point in his life , which destruct his marriage , his wife , and lost him his tiddler ( almost ) forever . He only got to have a minuscule trammel with Luke at the end , before he lapse away .
Anakin Skywalker will always be a tragic frame , but in the closing , it was always his fault for using his dour impression for iniquity .
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