Disney Just Changed Anakin FOREVER...Do You Accept This?

With Anakin's return in Ahsoka in the world between worlds, what did Dave Filoni just do to his legacy and prophecy? It's pretty profound, how do you feel about it?
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[@marcusdixon8274]

I really hope we get to see more of Hayden as Anakin not just in the Ahsoka series but in other content as well. I don’t think it diminishes his importance at all because he is the main character of Star Wars and Hayden is finally getting the recognition he deserves

[@donhoover23]

Hell yeah. Hayden is badass.

[@TheLoneLander]

I enjoy all his scenes in Kenobi and Ashoka.

[@neoncantaloop]

No hood story’s done, move on

[@stephencarroll9935]

​@@neoncantaloopno

[@holyflame2]

@@neoncantaloop I rather they show more Anakin then more Rey "Mary Sue" Soywalker.

[@duh650dumcity]

For me, his role as The Chosen One is a continuous thing. He brings balance to the force at the end of his life, reconciling the light and the dark within him & now his eternal role is as guardian of that balance or harmony.

[@optimaltime]

Letting Anakin retain mastery of both sides of the Force is a stroke of brilliance. What they did even better was showcasing it by making Anakin have to internally meditate to calm down from his Sith forward self, where you see him take deep breathes to collect himself before letting his eyes return blue. It's not a sudden shift, he has to pull back to let his true self shine through. It's not something that can easily be done, but the Chosen One with his training can overcome and retain his consciousness within the Force. It's magnificent and I love it.

[@donaldtrumplover2254]

Ye it also shows that vader was just as much a part of Anakin as his light side self was and that he has embraced that

[@amacoutdoors2076]

Yeah its interesting but Anakin is supposed to have turned back to a light side Jedi. Not Sith. That's how Geore wrote it. So thats my only problem with it. He isn't half sith

[@jhinabloomingflower807]

@@amacoutdoors2076 Anakin lived half his life on the light side and his other half on the dark side,he BECAME a true and real Sith lord embracing and feeling at the highest potential his dark side.But anakin always was sympathetic/empathetic cared about others and was a hero many times. He is part of a balance so it means both light and dark with control this time

[@amacoutdoors2076]

@jhinabloomingflower807 I get what you're saying, I just don't think that was the intent in 1-6. And the balance being referred to was because the Jedi were literally losing their strength in the force and the dark side was more powerful. They couldn't sense Sidious and Yodas' visions were clouded. Mace Windu said they should inform the Senate that there power to use the force was diminished. This "balance" between light and dark is a new age Disney concept which isn't how it was written. Lucas had good guys are Jedi, bad guys are Sith. Of course our weird culture wants to change that. Either way I get how some of you guys like it, it's interesting and intriguing, I just still believe we need Anakin to by just a Jedi now, or that kinda craps on the original trilogy and the prequels. Just as the sequeals have done.

[@davidkrapensits4367]

To me it's just retcon he would've been just a close with obi wan but nooooo he all the sudden cant then sure man lol

[@thepedestrian0]

Anakin being an active force ghost means 1. The prophecy could still be proven to be true and 2. The sadness around Anakin's story may have a stronger purpose, resulting in him having true balance. It adds such a great aspect to his story. If he does become the balance keeper, it would not be completely out of left field. Obi wan said in the first movie that "if you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" something like that. As we learn more, maybe some force ghosts are more than just passive entities in the universe. Maybe some are like Gods.

[@brandenmarcum430]

That’s exactly what they are. The Disney sequels are bad, but they do actually explain things. We can see both Yoda and Luke in their ghost forms able to interact with the physical realm. Yoda used lightning to burn down the archives. Luke lifted the X-Wing and caught Anakin’s lightsaber with his hand. They’re low-tier gods, but Anakin should be even more powerful. His father is the Force itself, so he should be able to manifest a physical form at will, or possess someone or a cloned body. Palpatine was able to transfer his consciousness to a cloned body before he died, which is how he “somehow returned”. Qui-Gon Jinn, not yet being able to create the “ghost form”, was able to lift Yoda and other objects in his room, as well as talk to him, and that was with minimal training. The thing is, the Force Ghosts have to be light side, they can’t use the dark side because the Force hates the dark side. The dark side is corruption. The Force Ghosts HAVE to obey the will of the Force. The Jedi teach this. Anakin used the dark side, which tells us HE controls the Force. There’s no way the Force would have allowed a ghost to use the dark side. Anakin is different. He was born to maintain balance, to control the Force. He should be a high-tier god.

[@hectorsilva401]

he might as well be more powerful than the father and his whole family. @@brandenmarcum430

[@zillva]

Isn't the entire point of The Phantom Menace to show that Anakin would be unable to fulfil the prophecy? "Duel of the Fates" is named as such for a reason, no? Anakin lost the teacher he needed, and therefore he lost his opportunity to fulfil the prophecy. Palpatine won.

[@Christommyfmx]

Absolutely. This version of Anakin just enriches all of The Prequels and The Clone Wars for me, and I am so happy with it. The show can do whatever now, I will always love those scenes.

[@chrisval04]

I would say OT too, for me at least, because this is Anakin post-Vader.

[@isthatajojoreference.]

Nobody hates or loves Star Wars as much as Star Wars, so them bitching again doesn’t surprise me at all

[@1918BARsam]

Well, Filoni either disregards the sequel trilogy, or he's just dumb. Because Anakin owning this kind of power in afterlife is something completely incompatible with the events of the sequels.

[@almightysaitama770]

I hope Disney do something like Marvel and make second line where Anakin doesn’t kill Windu.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@1918BARsam why are you commenting this under every comment?

[@samuelanders7597]

Idk if id say this really changes Anakin or the prophecy so much as it enhances it. Like he has, in death, in the force, become the perfect Anakin as it were. He brought Balance to the galaxy and now embodies that balance in the force

[@S0L12D3]

I certainly have the feeling that the Mortis gods story arc is not complete yet

[@mikeE997]

This. He's part of the force. He is at the will of the force. But, because he's the chosen one, he is a strong part of the force.

[@1918BARsam]

Well, Filoni either disregards the sequel trilogy, or he's just dumb. Because Anakin owning this kind of power in afterlife is something completely incompatible with the events of the sequels.

[@sebastianzdravlje9373]

@@1918BARsam you are commenting this on each post. Who cares the damn crused "sequels" crap trilogy

[@mar_speedman]

@@1918BARsam You know this is a theory right? For all we know none of it is true. For all we know Anakin didn't actually summon Ahsoka at all. She made it there herself and Anakin showed up to help her. This doesn't necessarily has to contradict the sequel. It can, and I'd love if it retconned it, but I don't think Disney's self aware enough to allow him to do that, considering they're making a sequel to the sequels And that's debating if Dave wants to do so or not. I think, at the very least, he doesn't care too much about it and will do what he wants in service to a better story, whether it contradicts the sequels or not. He's shown the same level of care to other canon material. It's dumb of Disney to not let anyone work to one vision, but at this point it's too late and I think I'd rather follow Dave's side of Star Wars over the rest of the mess. I definitely wouldn't care if he retconned Kenobi for example. As fun as that show was, it was dumb as heck.

[@RobynLeSueur]

I love this theory, Anakin finally gets what he wants, to help people, and he does it by achieving balance and mastering both sides of the force.

[@Ublivion01]

@@DM_StarWarsTheory.FAKE!!! FAAAAAAKE

[@OswinPond]

Except according to Lucas that's not what balance is. Balance is all light side

[@richrodz711]

When did he master the dark side? He was never the number 1.

[@varrusironfist4335]

​@@OswinPondand that statement made no sense back then either.

[@diogutierrz]

@@nickf.6027….. so you’re saying that Anakin, who is literally Darth Vader, has not mastered the dark side of the Force?

[@willthewild1]

I think this is the perfect way to sum up Anakin as the chosen one! It’s the best wrap up to the prophecy, and it makes me happy to know that Anakin still holds purpose

[@suzannecontant]

When I watched episode 5 and saw him go from Anakin to Vader and then back to Anakin my first reactions was , "YES! He's found the balance and proven he's the Chosen One". Anakin has found the means to control his powers and emotions and use them together. I love that they've done this.

[@irrumnaaz]

Same. Made me damn emotional too, I mean finally.

[@Hravngrimm]

And now he’ll sit back and watch his son try to murder his nephew while the emperor still lives…makes sense.

[@Alpulus]

​@@Hravngrimmjust pretend the sequel nonsense garbage not happened...

[@anthonychurch1567]

Well why wouldn't he. He probably can't interfere with the living to that extent. My theory is that the force created Rey as a reaction to Palpatine's return similar to Anakin but the force kind of adopted her. TROS Anakin clearly can provide support in that moment indirectly through her... @@Hravngrimm

[@anthonychurch1567]

Well it happened so that's that@@Alpulus

[@youtubeAlex1993]

For me this is one of the greatest set of scenes of the whole franchise. Anakin’s reaction after being told ‘I choose to live’ is incredibly powerful. You can see the pain and regret of someone aware of making a terrible choice as a consequence of mental grooming from an evil psychopath. This initial reaction changes into one more ‘selfless’ when recognising his apprentice made the choice he himself wishes he had made. Ahsoka’s ‘I choose to live’ comment corresponds with her eye colour changing from Sith red back to blue- the way of evil is the antithesis of what it means to live. As Vader in various scenes throughout (but most notably in ‘Obi Wan Kenobi’) Anakin describes himself as ‘gone’ (I.e. dead). In many ways I see at as a compact depiction of his entire story, an ambitious, fundamentally kind hearted but troubled individual who falls into darkness but through guidance of others is shown the way back to the light. The tale of Anakin is, in my opinion, one of the saddest I’ve come across in story telling, for a whole load of reasons. But ultimately, an utterly brilliant narrative!

[@mccleandazza4618]

Behave 😂 greatest 😂😂😂 it's pure jangling keys for the filoni sexuals to screech at while he destroys more of George lore

[@youtubeAlex1993]

@@mccleandazza4618 To be fair I did say ‘one of’, and reiterate this to be just an opinion I have. No real fan of Feloni, nor the rest of the Ahsoka series in general, but enjoyed this scene involving Anakin for the reasons specified originally! Plus was great to see Hayden doing his thing again :)

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@mccleandazza4618 dude are you okay? why you so mad?

[@mar_speedman]

@@youtubeAlex1993 Don't bother with him. He's been consumed by his hate long ago.

[@mar_speedman]

Well of course it's sad. Anakin's tale is a tragedy. The Tragedy of Darth Vader the Compassionate you could say lol Anyone who looks past their subjective hate of the prequels will realize how sad and tragic, not just Anakin's story is, but the story of the entire Republic. The story of the Galaxy. The Original Trilogy shows us a dark time, and it shows our heroes freeing the galaxy of that darkness. The Prequel Trilogy shows us a peaceful time and how it slowly falls to darkness. It does so brilliantly, too. So much nuance a lot of people refuse to see.

[@jedimario22]

Vader literally means Father. So I agree he is the balance now. I think he also taught Ahsoka this in this episode, she used both the light side and the dark side in her battle against Anakin in the world between worlds. He was teaching her you can use both, its the intention that determines if its good or bad.

[@brandenmarcum430]

Yes! The dark side is corruption of the Force, but it can be used as long as you don’t let it corrupt you. Luke, Mace Windu, Yoda, Anakin, and Obi-Wan are great examples of Jedi who used the dark side lots of times. Obi-Wan used it to defeat Mail, Windu used it to enhance his dueling(it’s how he beat Palpatine even tho some will argue Palpatine let him win), Luke casually used the dark side the choke enemies and crush things. In my opinion, Luke is the prime example of the perfect Jedi. He used the dark side almost as much as the light side, and still was more pure than even Yoda.

[@MiguelMedV]

@@brandenmarcum430 What do you mean "more pure than Yoda"? Did I miss something? I'm curious! 😄...

[@Henry-iz7iv]

The Vader meaning father is a common misconception for a number of reasons. 1. Vader’s name comes from the word “invader.” Palpatine follows this trend, as his name, Sidious, comes from “Insidious.” 2. A New Hope was originally conceived as a single movie, it was unsure if it would make enough revenue or gain enough popularity to create multiple movies, so Vader being Luke’s father most definitely was not the original plan, as evident by really analyzing the dialogue in New Hope. That said, it is really cool to interpret this common misconception in this whole new way, and how i plan to go on interpreting this lmfao!

[@leonellinger7167]

Vader means in thats father

[@brendens.6604]

Vader is commonly confused with Vater( the german word for father) . “Vay-der” vs “va-ter”

[@Hohrd]

I also noticed something meta with the dialogue between Anakin and Ahsoka. “You don’t have much to offer””I haven’t taught you everything yet” and “this isn’t what I trained for” “we must adjust to the times”. Sounds a lot like this renewal of full power Anakin is a well thought complete character arch and a beautiful way to pass the legacy of his knowledge to Ahsoka as she has become what he himself in the living, could not.

[@ZuhairGalaxy]

I don’t think the Chosen One prophecy is changing, I think it’s getting more depth. Thank you Dave Filoni.

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

Agreed.

[@Spider-Man647]

This idea sucks. Get off your knees

[@Hravngrimm]

More depth? Leading to what? Anakin standing idle as his son try’s to murder his nephew while the emperor is still alive? This fixes nothing and changes nothing.

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

@@Hravngrimm the sequels never happened.

[@dublion_dnb]

Anakin spoke to Rey as a force ghost. He was supporting her still

[@michaelpollot4365]

Think about this. The Bendu was neither light nor dark, but controlled them both and was massively powerful being with yet untold abilities. I think Anakin Skywalker is now like a Bendu type being. The Bendu taught and enlightened Kanan, Sabine, Ashoka and Thrawn. Yes, all three learned valuable lessons from the Bendu. Now, it is possible that Anakin has become a force entity like the Bendu.

[@mar_speedman]

I wouldn't go *that* far. The Bendu, as well as the father, exist as living creatures. Anakin's existence is that of a force ghost. His state in the force might be different, but 'physically' he's just the same as Obi-wan and Yoda. He's a force ghost. His amazing powers that we've seen are only limited to the world between worlds (And terrible writing from Disney ala Last Jedi force ghost Yoda)

[@echo5327]

@@mar_speedmanmaybe he’s now representative of the cosmic force while the bendu was of the living force

[@mar_speedman]

@@echo5327 That's plausible.

[@kadefrost218]

He's above the bendu no?

[@TheRealNeonwarrior]

Apparently you can't count to four.

[@Hohrd]

I 100% love this and feel like this was Dave’s intent for Anakin all along. To give him a proper send off and place as the chosen one. Personally I feel like the WBW isn’t necessary jedi exclusive and a place Or crossroads where Anakin acts as the perfect balance in the force. I absolutely love where this series is going and am invested! Thanks Theory

[@TheArrowedKnee]

@@starwarsTheory6632-..__discord A Star Wars theory scam account, now i've seen it all

[@crispybatman480]

Eh, Anakins story was pretty much done, now they are cannibalizing it because Disney literally has nothing else and KK won't let them rehab Luke. They managed to turn an interesting new original character, like Ahsoka, into a wet piece of paper. It just feels like hollow key jangling again, like Kenobi, because nothing really happened in the story leading up to that episode, and Ahsoka's demeanor is exactly the same from before and after. It's at best a sloppy way of re-telling the guilty conscience story arc we have already seen Ahsoka go through twice during the Clone Wars tv show and once during Rebels. BuT iTs gOoD cUz AnAkIn HaD a ReD sAbEr aNd dId tHe tHiNg, sO i DiD a HaPpY. Doesn't matter if he had a red saber lol, when lightsabers are non-lethal weapons now. I just want a SW production that is better than a CW quality show, but I'm well past the denial phase of grief for the franchise tgat I was in during the Kenobi release.

[@kangerer8886]

Anakin has the highest midi chlorian count so this story fits and coincides with Anakin as the chosen one as this story makes since from the point that's he's not a normal human or jedi or sith he was specifically chosen by the force and the universe to bring balance to the world which makes Anakin something unique and special@@crispybatman480

[@cheriselaron6193]

I love this set up on Anakin being able to have that balance. I believe it only enhances his character growth and gives his story a continuation.

[@GrandJr]

I think Anakin's potential and power is just beyond what The Father, The Son and The Daughter all together have WHOOO 45 LIKES. TYSM GUYS

[@brittney5771]

Just finished watching that episode

[@eds1942]

The Mortis arc showed us that Anakin could’ve been effectively the same power as the Father. The whole point was to see if Anakin could find the peace needed within himself to take over for the Father while he presumably would rest as to regain his strength. Anakin eventually found it, and within the testing circle, tamed both the Son and the Daughter just as the Father was able to do. The problem was that the Ones presumably died, Anakin fell to the Darkside, losing over half of his potential in the process. We have no idea what that meant for Anakin in the realm of the Force after death.

[@kadefrost218]

@@eds1942 I believe this new anakin arc will be about replacing the ones and restoring balance once again, there always needs to be 3 to balance the force, and if the ones no longer exist, they gotta be replaced. Anakin as the father, ahsoka as the daughter, and someone as the son, this is what it looks to be building up to. It'll be interesting to see who the son will be, I've seen theories saying Ezra, maul, starkiller. Starkiller would make sense if he existed in canon, cause anakin as the balance would've trained ashoka in the light and starkiller in the dark

[@eds1942]

@@kadefrost218 That’s a possibility. And probably Ezra. If that is the case. Though they’ve never explained what the Ones are yet. Being that the Force has been in and out of whack since around 7,000 bby, I feel that the Celestials must’ve created this as a test to evaluate if whether Anakin had what it took to balance his metaphorical inner angel and devil on his shoulders, which manifested as the anthropomorphized Ones; the Father (the balance, or wisdom), the Daughter (the good or innocence) and the Son (the bad or ill will). Which he did balance for a time while in the circle, which showed that he could find inner balance if he set himself to it. Or possibly meaning that he could replace the Father. But then again the Ones all died while he was there and then the Mortis pyramidal ship gave Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka the boot. And they haven’t said much more about it. So it’s ambiguous. It should be noted though, that while she had previously been to Mortis’ World, the World between Worlds is a different place, a place where she cheated death. And here she was facing life or death. Also, I think that we should take into account the things wearing on her, mentally. As Baylan pointed out before knocked her off the cliff, was that she was Anakin’s Padawan. Anakin, who he rightfully blames for everything that had transpired since Order 66. So he sees her as being tainted by him. Meanwhile, what Ahsoka experienced here was Anakin and her time during the Clone Wars. Anakin was forged in war. And war was where he was the most confident and competent. There was a war on, and so he trained Ahsoka as a warrior. He was great at war, but “war do not make one great”. War corrupted him and blinded the Jedi. Though he was instrumental in ending the Clone Wars, through his choices, he merely replaced that war with a long series of suffering, destruction and wars. That and her part in the war has been weighing on her, holding her back. She wasn’t just being presented with a choice between life or death. This “Anakin” was also presenting her with the choice to either embrace her and Anakin’s legacy, become the warrior and risk falling to the Darkside or blinded to the real threats, either that or to accept her past and grow from it to be a guardian and consular, to help heel the Galaxy from the scares of war and advert a new war from ravaging it again, and either that OR to let the past continue to eat away at her and die. From the start of the series, she had been wearing a grey cloak (meaning that the path that she was on was unclear), and by the end of the episode she was wearing a white cloak (meaning she chose to follow the path of the light), but she very easily could’ve took up the black cloak like Anakin did (but she’s not Anakin). This “Anakin” gave her a chance to chose her path and life or don’t and die. In this way, I guess you could say that Anakin was not the Father, but her conscience and her guide being presented to her as her old teacher who resided at the heart of what burdened her.

[@jamesnoonan2009]

If Anakin became the balance between the light and dark than I am perfectly fine with this....I never thought about him becoming the balance in death and since he was able to save Ahsoka from death makes a lot of sense....I think Anakin took over as the father I mean he was able to switch between Anakin and Vader at will so maybe he did fulfill his destiny once he died

[@JohnDean16]

He finally learned what he always wanted to. I’d say that’s the perfect way to wrap up his character arc.

[@zechschweitzer2492]

If it’s really him, I love this for 2 reasons. 1.) I love how he is truly the balance of the light and dark, having complete control over both. 2.) The prophecy of The Chosen One has more weight to it not just looking at it from a living force perspective, but cosmic. When we hear him say bring back the balance as I did to Rey in TROS, I mean anyone I feel like has the potential to bring balance, sure whatever, but NOBODY has the potential to be The Chosen One. The universe chose him. This makes his role in the SW universe bigger than anyone could imagine!

[@LordVespuria]

Yeah, I prefer this a lot, his connection to the force now is the strongest its ever been and being composed between the light and dark side of the force is something I've always wished for Anakin to have and to see it on screen was crazy. I hope they further expand it and include Anakin in future things.

[@eylam90]

The problem with giving Anakin such powers is that it makes it even harder to get why he wasn't involved in the sequels more.

[@Steven-sd2zi]

Well, we all know why he wasn't. At least now, Star Wars is in the hands of someone who cares about the lore. At least for the time being

[@SC-dm1ct]

The force is timeless. Past, present, and future all playing out at the same time. So obviously Anakin saw what a clusterfuck the sequel trilogy was, said "fuck this" and noped out.

[@cole5953]

@@Steven-sd2zi "Cares about the lore" You do realize Kathleen's pet project "The acolyte" is coming out next right? The one that takes place in Kathleen's high republic and the one that has the showrunner that shit on George? Nobody that cares about the lore is in charge. Mark this and come back once the acolyte comes out. Its still the same Disney Kathleen crap.

[@Steven-sd2zi]

@@cole5953 I was referring to Dave filoni because he's working on Ahsoka. That's why I said for the time being because I know what's around the corner

[@sebastianzdravlje9373]

@@cole5953 If "The Acolyte" is a pile of crap like the sequels, I will not watch it and I will not care about it. Like I dont care the garbage sequels, they are just that, garbage, and dont deserve any attention at all. But I will enjoy the things well done, despite that.

[@revengeofthesixth8498]

The mystery is a part of the lore, and so far so good. I like what Filoni has done with Anakin.

[@Corey313]

Yeah I don't mind what Filoni is doing. He's doing a great job imo especially with Anakin. And I like the fact that Anakin can change between the dark side and Jedi. And this could be Anakin fulfilling the prophecy. It makes sense to me

[@1918BARsam]

Well, Filoni either disregards the sequel trilogy, or he's just dumb. Because Anakin owning this kind of power in afterlife is something completely incompatible with the events of the sequels.

[@revengeofthesixth8498]

@@1918BARsam what are the sequels?

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@revengeofthesixth8498 episode 7-9 of the Skywalker Saga. And canon. Imagine if Rey got to meet Anakin like this one day!

[@1918BARsam]

@@revengeofthesixth8498 oh you don't want to know.

[@arkaven8716]

I love this. I think that while his quest in life was to prevent those he loved from dying, I perceived this experience with Anakin as not having that hang up. He was there to help Ahsoka in this moment to choose whether to commit to life or accept her death. Thus she set the scenes, her traumas and fears. That episode of the Clone Wars where she disregarded an order which left many clones dead and wounded was a huge turning point in Ahsoka's story. I loved that they revisited this as her fear. Anakin, from my understanding, was playing whatever role he needed to be for her to face her fears and heal or fail. So he imparted the Jedi ideals when appropriate and when she said, 'if the master and apprentice line is so important, then all I have to impart to my apprentice (Sabine or Jacen) is war and I don't like that. What if I fail, what if I turn into you, what if they falls to the dark side?' and so he went dark and had her face his darkside and instead of failing, she chose to fight him. To face down the darkside if it came up and in confronting this fear she chose to live. Absolutely inspired. This wasn't just Anakin in control of the light and dark.. this was an Anakin that was who Ahsoka needed him to be without his ego or power or skill.. Just her Master. It wasn't about him and this was the wisest image of a Master Apprentice relationship I have seen in Starwars to date.. and the beautiful part is.. it may not have been Anakin.. could have been her subconscious taking the form of him. Real or subconscious, it was is both irrelevant and another mystery of the Force.

[@TimDaco]

Awesome Video!!! I actually Love this. As a Huge Anakin Fan, I think it really enhances the concept of Anakin being The Chosen One that He not just brings Balance to The Force while He's Alive, But also in The World Between Worlds and once He's become One With The Force.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

I think he could be some sort of Guardian as penance for his crimes. What Disney has done here is find a way to keep Anakin as involved as he possibly can be. Yet at the same time, they've allowed themselves an out for why he you know, might not have shown up in the ST. or try and stop Ben from turning. As someone who could be the guardian of TWBW, he's like the guardian of the timeline itself. Like how He Who Remains was a time keeper. It's super fascinating, and they can do so much with this.

[@1918BARsam]

Well, Filoni either disregards the sequel trilogy, or he's just dumb. Because Anakin owning this kind of power in afterlife is something completely incompatible with the events of the sequels.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@1918BARsam Not really. We don't know anything about how force ghosts or how they work aside from what they look like and the fact that they don't have lightsabers. Anakin already broke that by having his. It makes sense then, that to me at least, he could be like a guardian. Why else would he have a saber? Unless this is all in Ahsoka's head...but even if it IS in her head...it doesn't make it any less real.

[@mar_speedman]

Eh, I disagree. There's no one to punish him for his crimes. Also he's already been seen appearing as a force ghost. Also what you said doesn't really explain the gaping plot holes of the sequels, because that still leaves Obi-Wan and Yoda who never bothered to show up. You could say they wouldn't have made a difference as just guides, but then Yoda did seem capable of great power even as a ghost No, what Disney seems to be going for, at least according to Kenobi, is that force ghosts can only appear to those willing, who are not clouded by the dark side. As for Anakin, he could've just gone over to the world between worlds to help Ahsoka for that one instance. Actually, Anakin could've been by Ahsoka's side the entire time and she just couldn't see him. He seemed to know what had happened to her. We really don't have enough to say, but I don't think Anakin is being punished by being locked to the world between worlds. Any bad deeds he's commited as Darth Vader, they balance out with the good deeds as Anakin Skywalker anyway

[@herculesleonardo2802]

Punish for his crimes ? leave the poor men alone he already Suffered enough 😂, let him be just simple powerfull force ghost to guide other jedi.

[@1918BARsam]

@@TheRibottoStudios he's become more than a force ghost now

[@Pillshere31]

this is good, it also further develops his character as he now truly is at peace with who he is. he is anakin but he is also vader, theyre the same person. he is in complete control now, finally reaching his full potential. maybe he has new duties now, duties that go far beyond just the galaxy we know in star wars today.

[@JenniferClark24]

it's a perfect illustration of what Obi-Wan really meant when he told Vader on the 1st Death Star "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

[@CRlMZlN]

Wow thanks for the shoutout! Beautifully extrapolated upon, Theory. Can't wait to see what Dave has in store for us.

[@EmpyreanDreamer]

While I do think there's a lot of issues with the show I can't deny Dave did a good job with this aspect. It's very smart to add or expand on Georges original vision in a way which doesn't change or diminish anything. I like the idea that bringing balance in his life was only half of Anakin's destiny and he also becomes the literal balance of the force itself in his death. It could even be implied that he needed to experience the dark side in order to become the balance. Something which I always wondered about with the mortis arc was if Anakin is so important why would the father give him the choice to leave. He knew it was a matter of time before his son killed him. But time clearly behaves differently there and it makes sense if he knew Anakin would ultimately end up there in death to do his duty regardless.

[@adacoo1046]

I think he has now taken the mantle as the God within this realm. As you mentioned, he has now truly learnt how to save the ones he loves.

[@TheLudusGames]

Hey, just wanted to say thanks for the videos; great content. For the most park I agree with your assessment, however, storytelling in the world between worlds is precarious. That being said, as a fan of SW I would love to see/understand this new place in the story. I am concern though... Characters could potentially never die, Disney can spoil characters, refer to the Obi Wan D+ series, and the fandom can be a tad bit sensitive. I should state my bias on Ahsoka: I am really enjoying every episode; two thumbs up. My thinking on the WbW is thank goodness it is in Dave Filoni's hands. As a fan I cannot expect that he will write the story exactly as I would have like it, still, as long I feel like I am in the story, the SW universe, all will be good. Dave has the best chance to make that happen for the story and for the fans. Let's hope he has a good apprentice under his wing to always make SW feel like SW. Cheers.

[@MarcoAspaas]

Did you notice the titles of the Mortis arc? "Balance is found in the one who faces his guilt"; "He who surrenders hope, surrenders life."; "He who seeks to control fate shall never find peace." -They all relate to Anakin's lesson in Ep.5 to Ahsoka. I mentioned on Josh's channel that I think Filoni is carry Anakin's arc further (theme of his upcoming movie?) and may be setting up how Anakin will finally bring balance to the Force. IMO, maybe he had to learn lessons in the living world of the Light and Dark in order to understand how to Balance them from the afterlife. Mortis was a kind of WBW itself and since it was destroyed at the end of the arc, the WBW is where Anakin ended up.

[@Dr_Delirium]

Dave is the bridge between the visions of Disney and sticking to George’s ideas of Star Wars. I think George would be happy with Anakin fulfilling his destiny this way, and I think Dave has a greater idea of the universe from working so closely with George, more so than we as viewers ever could. I just wish that Dave had input on EVERYTHING Star Wars in the Disney era because of that!

[@mccleandazza4618]

He's a hack and will destroy anakin and lukes legacy and push his simp love ahsoka and it all leads to rey He's fully on board kennedys agenda but you filoni weirdos don't see it

[@Dr_Delirium]

@@mccleandazza4618 I don’t like the sequels and as far as I’m aware, he has no part to play in them either? I would love for George to come back but Dave is literally the best chance we have at keeping Star Wars grounded in his vision instead of it being run a mockery of by Disney. I definitely don’t like some of what Filoni does but it’s better than the Rey garbage we had from a bunch of people who don’t really understand the universe.

[@cole5953]

@@mccleandazza4618 Yep. This all ties into the sequels PERIOD. The end game is still Rey skywalker and her new movie. Kathleen is still the head of Lucasfilm and she still hates star wars lol. Delusional to think anything has changed when the Acolyte is the next show coming out and the showrunner for that JUST SHIT on George only a few months ago. So tired of the delusional cope.

[@cole5953]

@@Dr_Delirium This ties into the "Rey garbage" dude, they just announced that movie a few months ago lol the sequels arent going anywhere and Kathleen's Lucasfilm still hates George's work

[@mccleandazza4618]

@@Dr_Delirium he's on record saying he supports the direction starwars has gone ..he supports the sequals and his work will destroy anakins and lukes legacy He isn't anyone's last hope ..it cracks me up when people say this 🤣 he isn't going to go against lucasfilm , the story group, Kennedy or disney he will make all his stuff connect to the sequals , he will legitimse Rey . He isn't going to "save " star wars

[@darkpharaoh542]

You went deeper in thought than I did, but I agree. I feel like he has stepped into the role the father wanted him to. I hope Dave expands on that journey for us. Maybe in a Star Wars short or Mini series. That would be awesome.

[@Sovjetski-]

@@starwarsTheory6632-.__discord How many have you managed to suck money from?

[@garrettoliveto7483]

20k live is huge. well done

[@thrashernunya5714]

The lesson was also about balance and control, you can see Ahsoka's eyes go yellow for a second before she throws the red saber off the ledge and chooses to live. I think it was a lesson about balance and being able to use both sides of the force when necessary, while staying in control, much more like the Grey Jedi she is, just like Balen and Skhal

[@ericlane3256]

Really well put Theory. I love the idea that Anakin's redemption arc is continuing by actually saving the ones he loves that are still alive. just wonder where he would've been when Luke projected himself on Crait. But we know how Disney puts thought on Star Wars stories (or lack thereof)

[@ADHDBookneRd]

Why would Anakin not still have command of the dark and light side? Becoming a force ghost doesn't negate who he was in life just shows him as he was when he was in the light. I've never seen 7,8,9 they dont exist to me. So I all ways thought if Anakin did anything as a force ghost he'd know how to use both sides of the force.

[@mrdeflok4044]

If Anakin is now the father it fills me with great joy. This is the perfect ending for him beyond his redemption in ROTJ. Anakin feels almost like a personal friend to me so to know he is at peace with the Force and himself makes me really happy.

[@bigbird2240]

Reyboy

[@SinCityVillain]

Your theory got me thinking about when Obi Wan told Vader, if you strike me down i shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. He went on to mentor and guide Luke to Yoda and they both became mentors. Well, what if now Anakin having died has also become more powerful than anyone could have imagined? He can mentor Ahsoka and perhaps others. Maybe his "Chosen One" role is to wander the WBW and test fallen Force users to see if they are worthy of passing on or if they have unfinished work (or are needed/choose to) and are sent back. Remember: in the WBW he's had access to Qui Gon, Yoda, Obi Wan and could have completed his own training and now, as you say.. he's the perfect embodiment of balance in the Force. He can save or destroy depending on the situation and needs /desires of the person he's speaking to? So many cool and interesting twists and turns it could take. But.. i'm SO F-IN HAPPY seeing Hayden in a bigger role and seeing him as Ani is epic and what we all deserved!

[@Kayla_Atreides]

Your channel has gotten me through some rough times. I just wanted to say thanks

[@arthurwulfrun]

No, it hasn’t. You got yourself through it.

[@soot.mp3]

Alongside these notes on how the prophecy has been expanded and fulfilled, I personally enjoy the theory that Anakin has finally taken the mantle as 'The Father' to oversee the balance of the Force, with the potential for Ahsoka to be the Daughter, and for the Son?... Who better than Starkiller?

[@AdrianGarcia-wz7kd]

Would be good. And Sam Witwer is already the Son and Galen Marek.

[@thejustinjustin1233]

I was done with Disney Star Wars and then I saw the asohka vs anakin fight. It brought me back into why I love this series and that scene was what I was always wanting to see.

[@danielcasas8582]

Bro, I freaking love that theory! One of the best analysis I have seen from this channel. I think it gives a lot more weight to the Chosen One prophecy

[@richroll9894]

There’s an entire chapter of the recent ROTJ “From a Certain POV” from the perspective of Anakin as he goes into Ghost mode and it was super neat timing with this show

[@jzglazier8999]

This is something I absolutely love and I hope the way it’s explained in this video is what’s going or close to how Anakin is being handled. I absolutely love him being able to flip between light and dark I think it’s so badass and works so well.

[@axiosspark9183]

I love this explanation and i REALLY think this is where Dave is headed. The prophecy never made all that much sense to me with the idea of Balance being just goodness and no evil. But with this idea it means bringing balance to the force is more about being in control.

[@Benagorn]

Nailed it again, Theory. Incredible stuff as usual.

[@StarWarsUpdate]

INCREDIBLE theory, this changes a LOT for me. The prophecy of "the chosen one" is something I always thought of as within the parameters of life and when he died at the end of ROTJ, that's where it was over, and becoming a Force Ghost was the end of it. But I've always felt like once he became a Force Ghost, he was now just on the same level now as Obi-Wan and Yoda, i.e. just another Force Ghost, and in the end I had a hard time connecting to him being "special" over them. The only difference as "the chosen one" I felt is the journey he had to go through, i.e. that he fell to the darkside after being a Jedi, and became this powerful Sithlord and was then able to get back and ultimately become a Force Ghost. But now I'm thinking that he had to go through experiences of the light side of the force, and then the dark side of the force, and endure pain and suffering, sacrifice and death, and when appearing as a Force Ghost at the end of ROTJ, he STARTED his journey to fulfil the prophecy of the chosen one (Obi-wan, and Yoda by his side as Force Ghosts, now knowing that the prophecy was REAL and their beliefs and faith had paid off), and everything in his life was just preparation, necessity, and a part of the prophecy. And now from a position of supreme being in this "heaven", more surpreme than the other Force Ghosts, he can now save people, and who knows what else, as The Chosen One. Now I feel there are parallels to a CHRIST figure in this (earthly good deeds as a young man, then the downfall / destroying the temple / villainized, suffering, ultimate sacrifice, redemption, and then eternal life in Heaven, a SAVIOUR). I'm not religious by the way, but this really brings a new perspective to what "the chosen one" could have been all about (or at least, newly imagined in this era). What we were seeing in Episode 1 - 6, was merely Anakin's preparation as a living being to becoming the Saviour / Chosen One in the afterlife, which now (HOPEFULLY) we will see in more live action TV shows. Now I'm thinking, in the beginning, is Qui Gonn fully aware that Anakin would have to go through all of this suffering in his life in order to fulfil the prophecy of the Chosen One? That his turn to the darkside and death was an unavoidable and necessary part of the prophecy? And he took him from his mother and insisted on ushering Anakin toward it? Such a powerful theory. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO.

[@GeographyGeek]

Sick theory. I’d love for Dave to fix what was done to the prophecy in the sequels.

[@Steven-sd2zi]

I really am not the biggest fan of there, even being a prophecy, but the sequels really did shit all over that idea, and nobody buys Rey as the chosen one

[@bigbird2240]

Reyboy

[@ultimatehobo1054]

If he truly embodies both the light and the dark, it makes the most sense. Him being able to tap into both at will represents the balance he now created (within the force at least). Idk if it changes anything tbh, but I see what ur getting at. As always, good video Theory :)

[@tomblack7128]

I think that he can embody both the light and dark because even though he definately deeply regrets what he did, he still nonetheless found peace and balance within himself by embracing all he is, both good and bad.

[@CallTheCousins]

Bruh this whole theory has blown my mind! I love the idea of this being the actual meaning of the prophecy and him being the one to teach force users important lessons to help keep balance in the force. If its true it would be awesome to see him do what he did in ashoka to someone that doesnt know him!

[@OzzyIyzzO]

Since Palpatine didn’t die until Episode 9, does that mean Anakin never fulfilled the prophecy? If that’s the case, Dave doing this is making up for what Episode 9 messed up.

[@grandmasteryoda6357]

Not necessarily. Palpatine did die, but he was just a clone by the time the ST rolled around.

[@Josephine-lw3go]

His essence or whatever was left. He did not completely die. If you go by the Clone Wars/Prequels, the chosen one is Rey. Which is obviously nonsense.

[@QuiGonJinn1993]

It had to be before the sequel trilogy cause Palpatine created Snoke.

[@grandmasteryoda6357]

@@Josephine-lw3go who said the chosen one was Rey? The chosen one is Anakin and is widely known to be that way

[@Josephine-lw3go]

@@grandmasteryoda6357nobody did but she destroyed the Sith. Maybe the chosen one is more and Filoni is fixing their mistake now.

[@DavidPerry-ui2qz]

Obiwan already told you this in A New Hope. “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine!” Anakin is now demonstrating just how powerful this is, and how powerful you become when you become one with the force.

[@Sovjetski-]

@@starwarsTheory6632-.__discord How many have you managed to suck money in from?

[@T1Top]

Yea but Anakin is diffrent

[@zachrobinson6801]

Could be but it could also be that Anakin might be different that the typical force ghost. Just got to wait and see.

[@Toxic.gaming27661]

This is a vast improvement to the original concept it dave has literally taken the idea of the chosen one to a whole new level its not like all the other disney changes when it contradicts everything this was never really spoken about i dont think eny one really new what it meant so i love this idea so respect to you dave filoni

[@adamoakes5928]

I've been thinking this since seeing the episode. Like him fulfilling a similar role as the Father was something that the force already willed, but there would be no reason for him to take the role on Mortis until he fully understood the dark side

[@peanutler104]

This just blew my mind! I saw the lat episode just yesterday and didn't really have time to think about the Anakin thing but DUUUUDE! I like to think, that Dave Filonie finally tells us the vision George Lucas had about Anakin Skywalker and shines the light on the fact, that Star Wars IS the story of Anakin Skywalker. It's just beautiful.

[@bigbird2240]

Shut up reyboy

[@CRlMZlN]

Fully agree. 😉

[@BranakinSkywalker]

He finally achieved the power that Palpatine “promised” him

[@Scirollo]

I actually love that theory. It makes a ton of sense and really adds breadth to anakin's turn to the dark side. It's almost like closure. Like all our childhoods got the closure it needed.

[@americantrash593]

Those scenes were great! We’ve been wanting this for years

[@primal1233]

May the Force be with everyone who's watching this

[@ralathasnir4987]

This would be a really neat concept and I don't think I'd mind it being canon. Anakin being some sort of gatekeeper to the other side and helping those who are struggling and dying would be pretty awesome. And yes, it would be a way for Anakin to do what he always desired to do when he was young. I'm curious how this will turn out.

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

I feel like that was set up during the mortis arc.

[@ultronthetechnologicaltyra2081]

@@SGTRandleOneOneI think this is an expansion of that arc.

[@Pub2k4]

7:58 I picture that as being similar to how The Ancient One in Dr Strange was stretching time out at the moment of her death.

[@TreeFolkDruid]

I love how Anarkins fightingstyle goes very slow strong devastating swings as he did as vader.

[@nightprince8641]

When I watched the dual I loved the fact that they found the perfect balance between Anakin's style of lightsaber combat from the clone wars and his style of lightsaber combat as Darth Vader

[@Naddabeht]

I think this idea is awesome, it would let Hayden come back for other shows and movies. I think we have to watch rest of Ashoka to understand where this idea is going. I have a feeling we will get more answers in next 3 episodes

[@ronhartley1155]

This event would be the greatest thing to happen in SW in a long time. Yes I fully support this theory, and hope it becomes reality. There is so much that goes on in The Clone Wars that I'm reluctant to call the Mortis arc my favorite without giving it some thought. It's definitely very close to the top. I know I find myself going back and watching it over again and again. It's just so very epic to see Anakin tap into the force that deep. Also the few times he lets anger and frustration get to him. Clovis hitting on his wife really set him off. His loyalty to Ahsoka through her whole attempted framing. There's just so much to his character. To see his journey to becoming the full on ultimate force user. Man, this could satisfy so many fans. Why wouldn't they do this? Makes perfect sense. When I read the title of this video I didn't want to watch it, because I figured it was bad news. Quite the opposite. Thank you for giving me something to hope for.

[@aaronhoes]

Wow this would be such a great way to weave the originals and prequels together. Out of all Theory’s theories, this is the one I wish most to be true. The weight of “the chosen one” always fell flat with me, but this would totally bring it to a new level of importance.

[@ThePatman1980]

Technically, Han Solo isn't really a loner as he has Chewie and Lando as friends and eventually befriends Luke. But I believe George originally described him as the cynical loner who learned to join a group for the greater good. I think what happened was Han was originally supposed to be Luke's sidekick but Harrison is so charismatic and who got all the best lines, George ended up creating a sidekick for the sidekick which was Chewie that Han was his own Batman. Han also ended up with the girl at the end considering Luke and Leia were twins but the audience doesn't know this until the end of Empire. And you really can't call Han a sidekick when he's the one saving the main hero twice. Man, George's Alaskan Malamute was really awesome. He inspired Chewbacca and Indiana Jones' name. George's dog and Chewie are the best friends we all need.

[@mar_speedman]

I don't think that part about Harrison being the reason for Chewy's existence being true, because Chewbacca was part of the script, and they would've hired the actors after the script was written. Han was definitely a loner, though, even with Chewbacca. At worst, you could say Chewbacca was more like a pet. At best, you could say he was the only real friend he had (Lando was more like a work partner he had a falling out with) He wasn't a loner in the sense that he was alone, but he was in the sense that he didn't care for social interactions. Until he learned to get along with Luke and Leia, at least. Also, Luke and Leia being siblings wasn't planned until Return of the Jedi. I think Han and Leia were always meant to be together though, because we've been having this love triangle since A New Hope, with Leia showing no interest toward Luke and a very strong chemistry (though antagonistic) with Han. She kissed Luke twice, but both times was to prove she didn't like Han. Of course eventually she admitted that she did love him in Empire Strikes Back. Also, Leia has been a subversion of the damsel in distress from the get go, so for George to have planned to subvert the idea that the hero gets the girl from the very first movie is a plausible theory.

[@andrewwebborn5643]

I love the idea of Anakin becoming the “embodiment” of balance in place of the Father and I think this is definitely what Dave is depicting with Anakin’s control over his light and darkness in these scenes. My question is: if Ahsoka (the White) has within her the life-force of the Daughter who represented the Light, does this now make the Force unbalanced? Who will represent the Dark? I’ve heard a theory that Ezra may take this role but this seems like a stretch… any thoughts?

[@ivanaugustan196]

It could be, don't know. But I think that replacement of the Son should be someone pure evil, pure dark side... Like what Daughter was pure light side (now that would be Ahsoka). But I would really like if Disney would go in that direction, to get in depth of making Anakin, Ahsoka and someone else The Ones

[@hayzmo4138]

This just blew my mind man. Thank you for your explanation man. Just wow.

[@sebastianwhite4715]

Just noticed but that place is shown in the Star Wars Rebels, which is a place that is an nexus of time, so that may be the force ghost of Anakin far from the future, where he has learned the ability to switch at will. I remember that place because it got an episode towards the end of that series, and we see Ezra save Ahsoka, from the past, and that place looks extremely similar to it. So it makes me think that place is next door to the nexus of time, where time does not apply to those who have become force ghosts.

[@chrisnkarismiller8558]

Hey Theory, I think I've observed something that nobody else is talking about it. End if episode four with subtitles says, "Vader (father) theme". That begins the world between world scene. Episode 5 at the end of world between world set when ahsoka is baptized there is music. When you turn subtitles on it says, "Celestial music". Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't the Father, son, daughter celestials? This could be Filoni hinting that Anakin is now the new father since the whole world between worlds set is bookended by "Vader (father) theme" and "Celestial music". What do you all think?

[@manuelcaycedo561]

no

[@chrisnkarismiller8558]

@@manuelcaycedo561 you can say no to the theory. However, what i said about the subtitles is absolutely true. It literally uses the word "celestial".

[@chrisnkarismiller8558]

Around minute 26:18 is where celestial music shows up in subtitles

[@irohyes]

I am okay with whatever Dave does with Anakin as I trust his vision 😎

[@zacg8975]

Same

[@CommanderBohn]

Dave is a Judas and backed Kennedy instead of Jon. I will never trust him anymore.

[@joel5135]

​@@CommanderBohn lmao you are insane 😂

[@irohyes]

​@@CommanderBohnor maybe he's playing both sides and slowly but surely securing his position until he is completely indispensable, and takes over as emperor of star wars. Have faith my friend 😎

[@mafiagrim]

@@CommanderBohnnice bait 🤣

[@johnathanw2565]

I think it's actually quite amazing and fits perfect to the point it seems to have been an option from the start. It really fleshes out Anakin the character even more...especially with him being able to actually control both sides of the force since control was his biggest downfall.. He really had to train and dedicate his ENTIRE natural life to the art. Really good!

[@Posttrip]

With all the turmoil going on at Disney and LucasFilm, would it be the move of the century if Filoni, who up till now, seems to has been on Kennedy’s leash, did have a plan to have an ace up his sleeve through Ahsoka??? This was a rumor we heard a year ago and since, the first episodes of Ahsoka seem crafted in Kennedy’s hands. Being on the scene, did Dave have some ‘insider trading’ that said ‘lay low for now?’ What’s waiting in the outer rim that Filoni had use to retcon the sequels, if not actually in Ahsoka, but in the reported upcoming movie??? Is it so that Favreau and he are just waiting? We’ll see.

[@VoteSaxon99]

Doesn't really matter, someone's always gonna be unhappy. There's plenty of people who view the prequels the same way most of us view the sequels. My own father and my uncle on my mother's side wouldn't even watch anything more after seeing Episode 1. It is what it is, Hayden is a great Anakin and I'm happy seeing what they're doing with him in the new canon so far

[@BSM-vw6cf]

There's also some people who hate Disney Star Wars simply because it's Disney Star Wars. I agree that Star Wars would be better off without Disney but they did some good things with Star Wars and had some good moments.

[@bacaawesomerorie2788]

What if tony stark was captured by the galtic empire instead ten ring multiverses cross over

[@geviesanta3631]

Bruh, he will probably be going off at some imperial soldiers with the pop culture reference, basically trolling them in the process. 😂😂😂

[@armandogonzales2812]

I loved that he want here to let go of all the negative and when he fell to the dark side .. but now I think he trying to tell her to live for both of them .

[@NCC-72545A]

I like it. You're Description of everything mirrors. Some comments that I've copied were pasted several times on KZbin channels, reactions, and reviews of this episode. Which reminds me. You said that you didn't like it when Hera was able to hear the Lightsabers. Well, I think I got 2 points. That will help you rectify that. First point, Jason is Force Sensitive, and Force Sensitives can band with people like a Jedi Master and Apprentice Can bond to a point where each of them knows immediately when the other endanger. Like when Anakin felt Ahsoka's electrifying capture by Bain during the Clone Wars Second point. mother's bonds with their children. I believe that the familiar bond between Hera and Jason. That somehow enabled Jason to subconsciously allow Hera to hear the Lightsabers clash. May the Force be with you.

[@Tricksforlifethebest]

I hope they cancel the Daisy Ridley sequel movie

[@TheDarkNet-.-]

Yes, just let it die for the love of everything that is holy and good.

[@DragonGoddess18]

Yeah. Daisy is better off doing something else

[@mafiagrim]

Yeah no hate to daisy Ridley but Rey is a mid character

[@geviesanta3631]

​@DragonGodess18 Yeah, I really hope that Daisy does move on into doing other roles bc she definitely deserves better.

[@thedroid4681]

I hope they decanonize the sequels and let Dave make new ones with the same actors. Not their fault disney sucks

[@Tores444]

I do really like the idea of Anakin now being able to "control" his emotions to a point where he can channel Vader and go back and forth at will. Like he can tap both light and dark sides to show what he needs to show.

[@jdubz1502]

I legit thought this the other day. That in order for him to the chosen one he had to be both light and darkness in his life to fully understand the force. And then boom you made a video. Vindication! Thank you!

[@L.Oswald]

I like the idea that the force ghosts can command how they present themselves since they are in sync with the force and how Anakin can revisit his peace and his anger because that's a lot of how force powers come out and affects the body of the user, is the intentions. I don't think he's a Heimdall, but just a spirit like yoda or Obi-Wan that can, and do visit the last remaining force users due to how powerful they were in life with the force. Especially with how Asoka turned out as an adult, his abilities, his service during the clone wars, and his overall impact prior to Order 66; Anakin really was/is an unrecognized Jedi Master.

[@isaiahthomas6744]

This would actually be a wonderful theory if done right and honestly can blend well with the sequels as bad as they are. It really does enhance the character imo. I really hope we get to see anakin talk to Luke somehow tho

[@joel5135]

I think Ahsoka was only there mentally. or force ghost Anakin created this "illusion" in order to make contact. That would explain why Jacen could sense it. He did the same thing as Baylon and just felt what was going on in Ahsoka's head. Anakin wanted Ahsoka to move on with her life and not spend it grieving. he wanted her to stop thinking about him becoming Vader. he wanted her to stop thinking she was just death and destruction. because she is more than that. that was his whole lesson

[@marilinemonteiro3336]

I agree with you, either it was force ghost anakin inducing this dream while she was down or it was just straight up the force

[@joel5135]

@@marilinemonteiro3336 To be honest it reminded me a little of a Christmas Carol

[@andrewherrera5180]

I love it because it finally gives more meaning to anakin and also provides us with a deeper understanding of why the jedi and sith couldn’t really control him afterwards of his time alive and he found how to wield the force in different aspects to teach he became the ultimate master!

[@nickolausturbide1804]

The way I instantly took it was that he has either replaced the father or is some sort of equal in terms of power. From what we know in SW he is more than a force ghost and has powers equivalent of a Mortis God. Not only did he switch between light and dark on a whim but he bent space and time in the WBW to his will. He embodies the balance he was supposed to bring

[@frname7665]

I thought it was inferred that it wasn't Anakin "switching back and forth" between light and darkness, but just Anakin as a light side entity "modifying" his appearance to teach Ahsoka the lesson. To trigger her into feeling in danger and having to fight back. George never wanted Anakin to be "dual" when becoming one with the force, he wanted him to be fully, wholly good, purged from the evil within.

[@EmpyreanDreamer]

He''s not dual. He's the balance. It makes absolute sense that he would be able to wield both sides while being neither. He's also not good or evil. Though given he retains his individuality you could argue in this case he's leaning more toward good given his connection to ahsoka.

[@frname7665]

@@EmpyreanDreamer In George's canon he is good, and there's an end to it.

[@TisDansk]

Yeah I agree, think people are looking at it the wrong way. I dont think he röly even did any dark side stuff, just hit her with more powerful strokes and blocking her

[@isthatajojoreference.]

Well technically, you can look at it this way anakin and, Darth Vader are two different people inhabiting the same body perhaps he was meant to bring balance but not In the way the Jedi intended, perhaps he was meant to wipe out the current Jedi order and the Sith order, and the force would recreate the two orders again and start the loop again and again

[@afrinaut3094]

I also think it significant that the series is basically telling you that Ahsoka is Anakin’s successor. She is his, and has always been his official Padawan. Luke and Leia are his children, but Asoka is his official apprentice (& little sister “snips”). That means a lot for Anakin, but especially for Ahsoka. “You possess all my knowledge…. & you are more. Legacy”.

[@jarebearart8926]

I think that the force is kinda like the "cosmic wheel" it keeps everything spinning but it's machinations are beyond mortal comprehention. It eternally seeks to ballance and unballance itself. Keeping the eb and flow of life in movement. Anakin now exists as a conciousness in that wheel making sure it spins properly.

[@thunderbirdmcfly8657]

I totally agree with you, it was a perfect tough. He had a mission to learn all the aspects of being under, on and part of the force. How affects a being in all possible ways. Now he fully understands how it feels to be on both sides. The perfect master

[@bob-1980]

I’m so confused is Disney the one changing Anakin or is it Dave Filoni who is changing Anakin make up your mind theory.😂

[@katerbiller04]

This sadly is bittersweet to me. I like that Anakins' character is being given far more in-depth exploration, yet it is at the cost of once more delegating the OT characters into obscurity.

[@zachrobinson6801]

How does this hurt the OT? If anything it makes the sequels a little more watchable, although that doesn’t say much.

[@WrathMania32]

huh

[@ethanmorganti6232]

I love this channel and I love the theories. I’ve been following you when you were just around 20k subs. I just think your giving Disney and them to much credit for what they are planning(even with Dave Behind it) Even if Dave pitched Mortis they wouldn’t go for it.

[@crispcoffee7958]

I like your choices and your breakdowns help me sleep at night haha

[@owenscott6159]

What if anakin Skywalker had venom symbiote in revenge of the sith

[@geviesanta3631]

But then, that would cause him to go off against Emo Peter, aka Bully Maguire, in an effing fight. 😂😂😂

[@marilinemonteiro3336]

I think this wasn't actually force ghost Anakin, or real anakin. I think it wasn't anakin at all. I think this is like Rebels when the temple guard granted Kanan the Jedi Knight tittle but in reality it was just the force, somesort of force vision. So to me it makes sense for this to be just some sort of force magicness while Ahsoka is unconscious, like a dream provided by the force

[@josephrowlee]

I like this! Thanks for the great idea!

[@xenonmorphs]

I accept this and it also makes a lot of sense.. Well done Theory, I really appreciate your work, your the guy I go to when I have a bad day at school. So thank you for what you do.