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Anakin Skywalker

An Angel from the Sky
A New Hope begins with a battle in space above the desert planet Tatooine.
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Timothy Lawrence
Fortress Inquisitorius
In “Part IV” of Obi-Wan Kenobi, it is revealed that Fortress Inquisitorius, the headquarters of Darth Vader’s Jedi-hunting Inquisitors, is located on…
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Robert Brown
Focusing on Anger
In The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon Jinn teaches Anakin Skywalker that he should “be mindful,” because “your focus determines your reality.” The finale of…
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Robert Brown
Reek
In Attack of the Clones, Anakin Skywalker faces a violent, unruly creature called the Reek in the arena on Geonosis.
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Timothy Lawrence
Burned Stepbrothers
In Episode III and Episode IV, two stepbrothers – both sons of Shmi Skywalker – are burned.
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Timothy Lawrence
Recruiting a New Apprentice
In both Revenge of the Sith and “Reckoning” (Andor 1.3), a duplicitous old man who has been waging a long shadow war against his enemies seeks out a…
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Robert Brown
Conversations with Palpatine
In Revenge of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker has five conversations with Palpatine leading up to the point where he pledges loyalty to him and becomes a…
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Robert Brown
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
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