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anakinskywalkerdarthvaderstar · 4 months

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Aww Luke Skywalker with both of his Star Wars parents Anakin Skywalker & Padme Amidala.

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memyselfandtheemperor · 1 year

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sticks-and-souls · 8 months

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Anakin & Letting Go

I always found it to be a little skeptical that Anakin could become a force ghost after it took Yoda, Qui Gon, and Obi-Wan learning and training how to do it, and I always thought “really? Anakin? Finding that level of peace and letting go?” But after this episode, seeing the care and lesson that he imparts upon Ahsoka that he learned so painfully, I understand it from him so much better. Vader was so stuck in his complete self-hatred that he allowed nobody who had known him before as Anakin to reach him (most notably Obi-Wan and Ahsoka) because of the overwhelming extent of his shame. It took his son, who had never known him and yet who still stood before him and believed in him, loved him, sacrificed himself for him, to call Anakin back from the depths of Vader. And this Anakin, let everything go to save his son and to allow his son to save him.

And it felt so impactful to get to see this mature post-Vader Anakin reaching out to Ahsoka to teach her this very hard-earned lesson that he took the very hard road to get. Because she has Vader in her. She is everything Anakin taught her, and we saw the behaviors that led Anakin to becoming Vader—the fear of losing his most cherished relationships—reaching out of Anakin very early in the clone wars (and before) and the two of them are both very aware that he imparted those lessons on her. And then we've seen across this season—and overtly in her clone wars flashbacks—that she believes she is inextricable from these traits.

I’ve always loved Anakin as a fictional character, getting to see his earnestness, his flawedness, and his intensity (to borrow Huyang’s very accurate adjective), but this episode brought a level of humanity to him that has moved me so deeply. Life is HARD, loss gets forced on all of us no matter what, and the lessons that we learn through mistakes that we made can be extremely painful because acknowledging and taking responsibility for hurting people is actually really painful for humans (not owning up to our actions is the emotionally easier choice and George Lucas has stated time and again that the Dark Side is about taking the short-term easier choices). But it ultimately means that learning from your mistakes is an actual choice you have to MAKE. And this is the core of Anakin’s lesson. He is teaching Ahsoka that she has to choose which lessons he has taught her that she will live by, but more than that, that she is empowered to be able to choose. Yes, she has everything that he taught her—the good and the bad—but she is not condemned to live out all of the lessons.

And the beauty of it isn't just the lesson, but that Anakin gets to be the one to teach it to her. The betrayal that she experienced in discovering his fall, the taintedness that she has been portraying that she feels about herself, gets specifically addressed because if he figured it out, then she definitely can too. If he is more than just Vader, then she is too. And THAT is what the "Is that what this is about?" line is actually about. It's so so important that we get to see pre-Vader, Vader, and post-Vader across her vision because the point is that yes, Vader is a part of him, and that brilliant shot of the two of them glaring Sith eyes across the blade at each other did it's job in conveying that Ahsoka is capable of that darkness too, but you are not only the darkness. You get to choose. ("You're more than [death and destruction] because I'm more than that"). And more to the point, you have to choose. Because if you don't specifically choose to fight the dark, then you're ultimately choosing to fall into it. "Fight or die."

So for Anakin to be able to reach out to her one more time, to be able to love her the way he, as Vader, had refused to the last time when they met on Malachor, and to open with “you’re never too old to learn”, because god if he didn’t learn that the hard way too. And to be able to pass on to Ahsoka how to actually let go because he himself had only just finally been able to learn it as well, feels so powerful and poignant.

And that look of pride and wistful sadness that he gives her at the end? That both she and Luke were able to learn so quickly what took him so long? And that maybe, he may have helped save her from the worst traits that he imbued upon her? That’s him having let go of his own shame. He feels grief, he feels guilt—we can see it on his face—but what has happened has happened and he has accepted that, and finally learned that letting go doesn't mean it didn't happen, it means it doesn't have to define your actions going forward.

And finally, it’s also him letting go of ahsoka. By teaching her that she will choose her destiny, he has to accept that he cannot control it either. And he has. “There’s hope for you yet.”

So yeah, Anakin learned to let go, and getting to see him here, in this headspace of acceptance and peace, practicing and understanding what it means to be a Jedi, was so unexpectedly cathartic and revelatory for me as viewer.

#listen this lesson IS HIS APOLOGY. he didn’t get it then but he gets it now so please ahsoka #here are the tools to break the cycle of fear and violence #i love you snips i love you snips i love you snips #i love anakin as a character but I never thought I would feel as proud of him as I do now #say what you will about filoni but to me this episode proved he actually gets the ethos at the core of star wars #I also finally feel like the show has earned the emotional sucker punch of an end credits score that kevin kiner gifted us with #ahsoka series #ahsoka meta #ahsoka show #ahsoka spoilers #anakin skywalker #snips and skyguy #ahsoka tano #darth vader #dave filoni #kevin kiner #my meta #ahsoka shadow warrior #man this was so much longer than i expected. let me tell you im a victim of parental abuse without telling you im a victim of parental abus #writing this out had me SOBBING y'all #ahsoka gets the reparation we all deserve

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girlrandomstuff · 1 year

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No I don't think a lot of people understand when I say Bail and Breha Organa are criminaly underrated.

This two knew the freaking most important and dangerous secrets in the entire galaxy. They BOTH knew about the rebelion, knew about important imperial figures that supported the rebelion in secret, they knew about the Alliance plans and next steps, they were SO DEEP into it. And they BOTH knew about Vader, they knew that he was once Anakin Skywalker, that he had a relationship with Padme and had two children together, they knew what happen on Mustafar, they knew the location of the other twin, they knew about Palpatine being a Sith, and they hide Leia from Palpatine and Vader for 20 freaking years, and they did it like it was nothing, like it was another family thing.

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avisisisis · 2 months

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Something I love about Star Wars is how Luke didn't fix Anakin, he gave him the courage to save himself.

Anakin Skywalker is both a villain (and an abuser. I mean he tortured his own daughter and cut off his son's hand, come on) and a victim, that much is obvious. He is, most importantly, a slave. There has never been a single moment of his life where he wasn't/hasn't felt like he was a slave to something. Watto, the Republic, Palpatine, maybe even himself — you name it. He has never been free.

When Luke goes to the second Death Star, he is going to his father, to the suffering Palpatine is putting Anakin through (he is the main victim of Sidious's abuse and torture, something many people tend to forget). To the suffering Anakin is making himself go through, because, while it was heavily influenced by Palpatine, Anakin's choice to never leave was his own.

He Fell, and that wasn't his fault, but he chose to stay there. Many people — namely Padmé — gave him second chances. Padmé gave Anakin the chance to leave and stay together, but he didn't take it. He did all of it to save her, and it the end, he ends up believing he was the one who killed her (he 'destroys' his goal, because that's what the Dark Side does. You may begin as a noble person looking to save someone, but the Dark Side isn't good, and you will lose track of yourself along the way.)

And now here he is, inside a prison that is seen as his own suit. A prison he was put in, a prison he chose to stay in. By the time of ROTJ, he truly believes that it's over for him. That nothing can save him. That there's no hope. Anakin, the lifelong slave, is resigned to his fate. “It is too late for me, son,” he tells Luke, who willingly came to him wearing shackles.

And Luke, still believing that there is some humanity in Darth Vader's armor, doesn't deter. He doesn't let his father's words stop him. He shows that he's willing to give himself away, to die, just to save him.

Luke Skywalker, son of Padmé and Anakin and the last Jedi Master left, shows a man turned monster that he loves him unconditionally. He shows him that no, it's not too late for him, not now and not ever. And this — his selflessness, his compassion — is what finally gets through Anakin. Someone loves him, and he loves them back. And he would do anything to keep them alive, including killing his own Master and breaking his chains.

It's Luke's own sacrifice that inspires Anakin to give up his life. It's Luke's undying hope that motivates Anakin to finally break his own chains. It's Luke's trust in him that gives Anakin the courage to save himself, and in that single act, he saves the entire galaxy.

The light comes to him in the form of one Luke Skywalker, extending his hand for the last time — the light comes to him when he takes it.

The Prophecy is fulfilled when Anakin kills Palpatine and leaves the dark. The galaxy is saved when a father dies for his son.

#star wars #original trilogy #sw ot #anakin skywalker #darth vader #luke skywalker #emperor palpatine #chancellor palpatine #darth sidious #sw meta #star wars meta #i think that's what it's called?? idk #tw slavery #just in case :)#avis' post #anakin is freed in death and i will forever be sad about it #luke deserved to grow up with his parents :(( anakin you took everything from us #w ur stupid ass choices and bad decisions

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uptoolateart · 11 months

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Amiright? Been saying this for years and I love that they just went for it. I'm totally doing a Star Wars AU.

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simpleslugs · 7 months

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Obi Wan Kenobi was basically a teen father. He was young, the youngest to become a jedi master. He loved Qui Gon, but he was totally unprepared to raise Anakin. He tried to parent him the same way that Qui Gon parented him. He jumped on every imperfection he saw, he stuck as close as he could to the rules, he even tried to make Anakin respect the council as much as he did. However, I don't feel that he should be blamed for Anakin's fall. He did his best under the circumstances. Even as inexperienced as he was, he gave Anakin a real home.

Edit: I now know that Obi Wan was 25 when he took on Anakin. I pretty much agree with everything else I said, but sorry for the slip up lol. ;)

#padme amidala #star wars #anakin and padme #anakin skywalker #star wars fandom #darth vader #obi wan kenobi #kenobi show #ben kenobi #clone wars #dave filoni #george lucas #star wars prequels #sw prequels #beautiful words #trauma #parenting #trying my best

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mmelolabelle · 11 months

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Occasionally I ponder the heartbreak of Anakin Skywalker; who even as a child only ever wanted to use his abilities to help, from whom the universe kept asking more and more, taking and taking and taking when he was much, much too young, until he broke and proceeded to break the whole galaxy along with him. Then the ruined shell of him still kept going as Darth Vader, not because he was particularly enthused by Palpatine or the cause, but because Anakin Skywalker was a creature of sheer will and impossible power and there was nowhere left and nothing to do but go on and on and on - until Luke. Unstoppable force meet immovable object.

Then after Anakin comes Leia Organa, who is Anakin Skywalker’s daughter in her very bones, who even as a child only ever wanted to use her abilities to help, from whom the universe kept asking more and more, taking and taking and taking when she was much, much too young. No matter what happened there was nowhere and no way for Leia to break because the galaxy was already broken. Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t because she knew what would happen, what she would become if she did (Vader). Because Leia Organa was a creature of sheer will and impossible power and even as her family and the New Republic crumbled around her there was nowhere and nothing else left for her to do but go on and on and on.

#they are my tragic parent-child duo and i love them #those solo shots of OT Vader staring out across space alone #vs ST General Organa doing the same thing #my HEART #the difference between their outcomes is less that leia is an inherently stronger person #but because she was raised by people who were in a position to both protect her as long as they could and knew that they had to do so #and supported and loved her unreservedly #anakin was taken away from his mother (and Shmi bless her could only do so much)#and the jedi didn’t even realise that they needed to protect him #much less TRY #idk i get emotional #anakin skywalker #darth vader #leia organa #leia skywalker #princess leia #sw #star wars

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beeftendergroin · 1 year

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obi-wan and his pruny boy

#obi-wan nomnom that bitch #yes it is ivan the terrible and his son #a new hope ended like this trust me #obikin #obikin fanart #obi wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #vaderkin #darth vader #i do believe though vader should be the one holding obi-wan #idk i am an obi-wan evangelist #all his wrongdoings while parenting anakin were alluring so they're all pardoned #made this for my tumblr header so no thoughts were used while doing this #except for that theseus father quote in midsummer's night dream #church indulgences for sale

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livingjoke · 7 months

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We talk a lot about how Anakin's fall affected Ahsoka and Obi-Wan but I never hear anyone talking about how it affects Luke

He's only 22. He spent his entire life thinking his father was a hero who died tragically young. Hell, Anakin is probably the reason he took up piloting in the first place.

But then... in his lowest moment, he finds out that the father he's been idealizing in his head is false and that his true father is the man who has just brutally beaten him and destroyed countless other lives.

Can you imagine the turmoil it must cause him? The scream of anguish he gives upon learning the truth should be enough to churn anyone's stomach.

To find out your father is the right hand man to the most ruthless fascist dictator the galaxy has ever seen... shit dude it's like finding out your dad is Hermann Göring

That's gotta take a toll on a kid, yanno?

#star wars #luke skywalker #anakin skywalker #darth vader #this is an anakin skywalker hate blog #fuck bad parenting #me and my homies hate shitty fathers

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constellation-skirmishes · 8 months

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l: you killed my mother you bastard

v: she was dead the moment she stood against my master

#luke skywalker #darth vader #anakin skywalker #cloud city #bespin #vader vs luke #force ghost padme au #star wars fanart #something about father vs son. light vs dark. with luke fighting for both his parents against their perceived killer #thinking about how luke knowing padme is his mom changes this fight #but still not knowing vader is his dad #reveal coming up soon. maybe. <3 #luke and vader #lukka's workshop #happy 100th post yippie

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creativitycache · 1 month

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Does anyone have any fic recs where Anakin realizes Qui Gon is deeply flawed?

Also I have incredibly vivid dreams and sometimes I dream I’ve read a fic that doesn’t exist. Did I invent this or did I just lose this: Darth Vader tried to prove everything would have been better if Obi Wan had died and Qui Gon had raised him. He ran it through some Force doohickey to project different timelines, and starts angrily/frantically flipping through them when he sees how much worse it is if Qui Gon raises Anakin.

I remember a cave of kyber crystals being by very important and each alternate timeline reflecting off a different angle of the crystals.

I can’t find it and I’m starting to suspect my subconscious once again had me dream that I was on my laptop reading AO3, a sure sign I do it way too flipping often given that I’ve had multiples of these types of dreams. If I didn’t dream it I want to read it again very badly lol

#fic rec #fic search #Star Wars #obi wan kenobi #darth vader #qui gon jinn #Qui Gon jinn’s a+ parenting #anakin skywalker

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r0gerr0ger · 9 months

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Master-padawan relationships are so fascinating in their uniqueness.

Specifically in how unique each relationship is based on age difference between master and padawan.

Obi-Wan is 13 when he becomes Qui-Gon’s padawan, compared to Anakin’s 9. But Qui-Gon is in his late 30s compared to Obi-Wan’s mid-20s as a master. This means Obi-Wan’s relationship is closer to a father-son with his master, versus brotherly with Anakin.

Anakin and Ahsoka are even more like siblings, being so close in age (seriously, how was Anakin allowed a padawan at 19)

So some padawans are growing up with a parental figure. Others with more of a sibling.

The way this would change each Jedi is fundamental. We see this clearly with Obi-Wan compared to Anakin.

Undoubtedly, I also believe it would have impacted Anakin’s fall to the dark side.

It wouldn’t have prevented it (very little if anything could have; it’s what makes the prequels a tragedy) but with a father-figure- someone to reprimand him, to be more authoritative, etc.- perhaps he would have lent less heavily on Palpatine.

Perhaps he would have been guided more openly through his relationship with Padme (here I feel Qui-Gon would have been happy to actually talk about it)

Perhaps Anakin would have felt he could get away with less leading up to his fall. He would have tried harder to stick to the Jedi way- to emulate a father, rather than out-compete a brother.

And yet, equally, I think it could have made his fall all the more terrible.

Often, bitterness for a parent is so much heavier than for a sibling. Anakin would have killed Qui-Gon. He would have levelled so much blame on him. From a slightly different perspective, may even have fallen to the dark side sooner- driven there by resentment, by a need to prove himself.

Obviously, there are so many other factors at play that shaped the way Anakin turned out versus Obi-Wan, but I think their differing master-padawan relationships from an age perspective are hugely important.

What do you think?

(also, how would Ashoka’s life have been different if, say Obi-Wan, was her master?)

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anakindoodles · 1 year

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“What if Ben Solo met Anakin’s force ghost instead of hallucinating Han” - requested from instagram

#sw #star wars #my art #anakin #vader #darth vader #kyle ron #kylo ren #ben solo #sequel trilogy #force ghost anakin #digital art #artists on tumblr #what if #fan art #alternate universe #hey im backish now that i have refound my tablet pen i left at my parents house for a good 3 months

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kylo-skywalkerr · 8 months

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One of my favorite things to come from the early sequel fandom days were the Vader and Kylo posts. Not the one where Vader's like "wtf are you doing, dumbass" (too easy), but the ones where he understands Kylo. Where he reaches out to him in pity or sympathy for a path his grandson has mistakingly glorified. The mutual understanding that even if they're forgiven, they've harmed and killed too many innocents to ever truly be redeemed. They're a duo with a lot of potential.

I also loved the art where they were chaotic together. Vader being all.. well. If Luke doesn't want to rule with me, his nephew is obsessed with me and willing to do anything to reach my legacy, so why not? It pains me that we didnt get that type of interaction anywhere but the lego special, and even then Vader had no idea who Kylo was and assumed him to be some crazy random guy who thought he was Vader's grandson.

I miss the art of it and I miss the bond between two irredeemable and broken members of the same blood.

#I know kylo got his eyes from his parents #which leia got from padme #but deep down i know those eyes in both leia and kylo would remind him so much of padme #i dont think he'd meet them with scorne like the fandom so wants him to #it's a weakness.#darth vader #kylo ren #ben solo #star wars #ky rambles #also since im tagging this as star wars in general please dont argue with me about how bad the sequels are #or your personal distaste for kylo #I've heard enough of that from the second the sequels dropped and this post isnt for that #star wars sequel trilogy #star wars sequals

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starr234 · 4 months

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#my fic #sw fic #October prompts 2023 #luke skywalker #darth vader #luke skywalker has a bad day #darth vader's a+ parenting #prompt: safety net #how many of my stories include a serious conversation happening while Vader carries an injured Luke somewhere for medical attention #don’t answer that #it’s a lot

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