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Anakin Skywalker

Mirrored Mentors
Palpatine's mentorship of Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith closely mirrors Obi-Wan Kenobi's mentorship of Luke Skywalker in A New Hope.
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Timothy Lawrence
Anakin Must Choose
In the third episodes of the prequel and original trilogies, there is a three-way confrontation in the room from which Palpatine rules the galaxy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Geonosis and Ghorman
Several symbolic, thematic, and narrative parallels link the planets Geonosis and Ghorman.
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Timothy Lawrence
Andor Season 2 Mirrors the Prequel Trilogy
The first three arcs of the second season of Andor mirror the three episodes of the prequel trilogy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Fire and Eyes
In the first, second, and third acts of Revenge of the Sith, a villain's eyes are affected by a fiery defeat.
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Timothy Lawrence
Revenge of the Bounty Hunter
In Tales of the Underworld, Colby's transformation into Cad Bane parallels Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader.
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Timothy Lawrence
Abandoning Attachment
In the third episodes of both the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy, the Jedi and the Sith both tell a Skywalker to abandon his attachment to a…
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Timothy Lawrence
Let Go!
At the climaxes of both Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi urges a Skywalker to "let go."
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Timothy Lawrence
Andor Season 1 Mirrors the Original Trilogy
The four arcs of the first season of Andor mirror sections of the original trilogy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Becoming More Powerful
In Revenge of the Sith, after Anakin Skywalker turns to the dark side, he faces his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the lava planet Mustafar.
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Timothy Lawrence
Final Duels
The final lightsaber duels of the three trilogies of the Skywalker Saga are linked in a poetic pattern.
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Timothy Lawrence
Obi-Wan's Enemies
In each film of the Prequel Trilogy, Obi-Wan Kenobi crosses lightsabers with a pawn of Palpatine: Darth Maul, Count Dooku, and General Grievous.
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