What makes anakin go bad

The true tragedy of Anakin Skywalker is that, throughout his entire life, he had wanted to love and to be loved — so much so that his emotions were used as a weapon against him. The Jedi used him to some degree, believing him to be the Chosen One who was supposed to bring balance to the Force. In a way, he did. The Emperor malevolently used that trait against him — so much so that he all but obliterated any trace of the man Anakin was before he became Vader.

The act of him removing his mask did not merely allow him to look at his son without the aid of a machine, but he likely wanted Luke to see the man behind the mask.

He was a man who was burnt and broken, but a man who wanted to be loved and understood even after decades of darkness. In the end, he loved and was loved in return. Email address:. A random repository of pop culture and personal musings, Delightfully Dysfunctional is where author Lana Cooper dumps her non-fiction word vomit.

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Pure villainy. Probably the first time we truly see the darkness within Anakin is when we witness his slaughter of not just the men but the women and children too. But, it is also perhaps the first time we feel really badly for Anakin, save for his leaving his mother. Seeing Anakin hold his dead mother is an essential image in the franchise, as it is a crucial factor in Anakin's eventual turn.

The very first lightsaber duel in all of Star Wars is one of the most iconic, and all the much more impactful with all the content to come after the original movie. When Obi-Wan sacrificed himself to let the heroes escape, it is one of the original heroic acts of the franchise. In killing Obi-Wan, Vader murdered one of the most beloved characters in the franchise.

After three movies, Vader's redemption is one of the most emotional, and brilliant moments of the original trilogy. When he asks to see Luke with his own eyes and tells him he was right, it is powerful and an emotional end for such a tragic character, a tragedy that is exemplified in this scene. The turn everybody was waiting for from Anakin was immensely emotional, particularly following the events of The Clone Wars , and was as frustrating as it was sad to watch.

The young Skywalker is in a frail state, fighting the growing darkness and anger inside of him. He is conflicted with his Jedi teachings. His final step towards the dark side is when he kills Mace Windu.

When he had the opportunity to kill Palpatine when member of the Jedi Council go to arrest the Senator , Anakin says that he needs Palpatine alive. Palpatine led the Jedi Knight to believe that the Sith can prevent death. She was going to die, and he needed to save her. Skywalker was willing to do anything to save her, even if that meant giving in to the enemy that he trained most of his life to combat. His attachment solidified his embrace of the Dark Side. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.

Consume you, it will. He was stuck in a state of self-hatred. The Fallen Jedi must forgive himself before he can redeem himself. He stays in the Dark Side, because he lets regret, hatred, self-hate, murder, and rage consume him. Share on Facebook Share. Share on Twitter Tweet. Share on Pinterest Share. Share on LinkedIn Share.