In Star Wars, kinship is not only an important theme, but often also a mystery. While we know who Anakin Skywalker’s mother is, we never find out who his father is. However, there is an official explanation from a comic.
Kinship is a central theme in Star Wars. Already in the original trilogy, kinship was an important theme in Star Wars. The question of Luke’s father was a central plot twist of Episode 5.
Curiously, we never learn in the films who Anakin Skywalker’s father is. We meet his mother, Shmi Skywalker, already in Episode 1, but the father is never properly mentioned. However, since 2018, it has actually been known who Anakin’s father is, and it has even been officially confirmed by Disney.
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An Absurd Story
In Episode 1, Shmi explains to Qui-Gon Jinn that Anakin actually has no father, as she gave birth to him alone. As Jeuxvideo reports, the official comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith tells stories about Darth Vader. It also provides some background information about the character.
In issue 25, the true
father of Anakin Skywalker is discussed. As it turns out, Anakin’s birth was part of Palpatine’s plan, who manipulated the Force to impregnate Shmi. This fits with the almost biblical role that Anakin is said to have in the prequels and is basically the story of the birth of Jesus.
This also reminds us of the origin of Rey Skywalker. She is the daughter of a clone of Palpatine (via Wookieepedia). This admittedly absurd explanation has caused a lot of angry fans, who have long been dissatisfied with Disney’s direction. Recently, Star Wars: The Acolyte caused trouble with the fans.
Unlike some old books and comics that are categorized under Legends, this comic is canon, thus recognized by Disney as official story.
Star Wars and new backgrounds are always a matter of contention. Often something is retconned later, meaning original rules are changed. With Rey, it was previously said that Palpatine was her grandfather. Later, that was changed with the clone story. But if one just wants to enjoy the movies, one can ignore such background information. Since Disney bought Lucasfilm, George Lucas no longer works on Star Wars, which he finds regrettable: George Lucas was very disappointed when Disney did not want him for Star Wars 7 – he compared it to a breakup
