Why Anakin's Force Ghost is Young - Star Wars Explained

In Star Wars Return of the Jedi we see Anakin Skywalker's force ghost return, but this time as his younger self. Why was this? Could it be that Darth Vader never was Anakin Skywalker (as discussed in many other episode)? Could it be that the Return of the Jedi was really Anakin Skywalker and not Luke Skywalker?
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[@StarWarsTheory]

Ani...Ani is that you?

[@obscurerefference7954]

Star Wars Theory no lol

[@masterrserch3971]

poor shmi...

[@turbo111777]

FATHER?

[@russellkramer7226]

Star Wars Theory nah

[@huntermacleod1529]

Yes

[@michaelmythology]

I like young Anakin. He wants to show his son the person he once was, the person that Padme loved.

[@noti7510]

If you're not with me, you're my enemy.

[@Sixrow]

Sample Text Only a sith deals in absolutes.

[@NepPuddingBrain]

@@Sixrow Do or do not. There is no try.

[@shadowthehedgehog3113]

Also, Sebastian Shaw was too old to play ANY iteration of Anakin. At least Christiansen has the excuse of being the Anakin before he turned evil.

[@Pink-vh9hf]

This brought a tear to my eye I like this thank tou

[@jamessillas3026]

When I saw young anakin i was tripping out for a second because I was like how tf did they put him in here if Hayden wasn't even born yet

[@yofiesetiawan]

Cant help to search for explanation on youtube..

[@microwave_corporation]

he was born in 1981 the movie is from 1984

[@martinchuma]

@@microwave_corporation Ya know what he meant :D

[@MikeWood919]

@@microwave_corporation 1983*

[@chanlatt2083]

@@martinchuma That means he's destined to become the Chosen One

[@camerongalloway518]

I like both. Sebastian Shaw's smile warms my heart and his appearance is Papa-like. But Hayden Christensen lifting his eyes to his son with a look of honor and thankfulness, brings me to tears. Seeing that young good man return from the dead is the meaning of redemption. It's the essence of family. I love both, but Hayden is canon for me.

[@Tabth3778]

yeah same, I love both of them but the new version is better imo

[@JakeClark-xw4xz]

Beautifully said.

[@BonnieThebunny7051]

Same

[@ImaJENationMenagerie]

Ditto!

[@silklavender]

Hayden actually said he didn’t know that shot was going to be added to this scene and he was just told to stand there and smile for a quick random shot and that if he’d known it would be for this he’s have acted differently

[@cxvqa]

So many Anakins and Obi-Wan Kenobis in the comment section, there is.

[@darthsidious9492]

hello, my green little friend. wanna taste some UNLIMITED POWERRRR?

[@cxvqa]

@@darthsidious9492 Getting too old for this, I am

[@danielpryor2532]

Hmmm

[@davidsalinas9]

Anakin in comment section, many there are

[@qeox1988]

@@cxvqa ayo yoda

[@DefecTec]

I prefer Hayden because that's what he looked like when Anakin died and Vader was born

[@sungodra1409]

Defec Tec facts

[@McDonut1st]

Sheev Clade chill

[@sylviaoconnell3622]

Defec Tec but when he died he became aniken again. He was returning as a Jedi, therefore, he came back to the light side. It's not a one way door.

[@sylviaoconnell3622]

Sheev Clade no aniken died as a hero that saved the galaxy from the empire. Then he wanted to see his son when he died.

[@sluttyvergin69]

What if they just make Hayden look like Sabastian? To please everyone?

[@anakinskywalker9137]

Cuz I look better young

[@okaywhatever3577]

2:19 oh yes you are ani !

[@AgentMacklinFBI]

I'm not gay but I'd totally Anakin the Skywalker if ya know what I mean...

[@leehayes5648]

Is that yousa ani??

[@finforrester4922]

DAD?

[@RobiinH00D]

I thought we already did a clone wars movie... then who's this dude

[@richiboy6546]

Luke: And who tf are you? Anakin: Im your father but younger

[@s.s9544]

Someone said “I’m ur father but the sexy version”

[@beyondthecamera333]

Luke: Eh Ben, who's the dude next to you, are there more secrets you've been keeping from me!

[@mohza1890]

Hahaha

[@Cheyenne_Cheyi22Oficial]

@@s.s9544 Yam

[@jonson856]

Anakin: search your feeling. Luke: Noooo! I mean yeeees!

[@flagflow1232]

Anakin was only 45 at the time of his death, while Sebastian Shaw was 70 when he played him. Now considering the fact that currently Hayden is only 4 years younger than Anakin was at the time of his death, and still looks as young as he did two decades earlier, we can safely say that Anakin's appearance is accurate by all means.

[@rodclarke8957]

Yes, Hayden is CURRENTLY 4 years younger than Vader’s age at death… but he wasn’t when the scene was remastered… they should redo it when he turns 45 or so, and let him look older. I wish they would edit Hayden into Vader’s unmasking death scene too.

[@maxreinaa]

@@rodclarke8957 I think editing him into the unmasking scene would be much harder, what with lip-syncing and making it look "realistic". It would also probably be seen as (and would be) disrespectful to Sebastian Shaw's performance as Vader.

[@rodclarke8957]

@@maxreinaa I’m sure they would just superimpose over it and not use a deepfake, because we have the actual actor, and don’t need CGI for this. Also, Sebastian had 2 short scenes in the entire series, and was already replaced in the 2nd one. Sidious was replaced by the prequals actor, and I think that was a vast improvement. But I respect your opinion.

[@snakeeyes8678]

@@rodclarke8957 no, Sidious was replaced after episode 5, they didn’t edit Ian mcdiarmid in episode 6, he acted on set, they only edited him in episode 5

[@TheMail518]

well the thing that made it reasonable was that wearing the suit and his burns made him look way older

[@Amir-fm8tg]

The old one looks like he loves sand

[@ot7isbest557]

Anakin Skywalker we don’t like sand in this house😔🤚

[@frostygx7125]

Lol

[@lightningamer1204]

I dont like sand, its coarse and rough, and it gets everywhere

[@blakeworthvv]

I dont like sand either.

[@jonathann.1433]

Sebastian Shaw looks like he loves everyone.

[@DavidPineda_]

Obi Wan: should we tell him that palpatine didn't die? Yoda: no lmao

[@TheMagicat]

Red Tomato 🍅 yes

[@xuffy153]

bruh 😂

[@johnsmith-yj2cn]

last 3 movie are not real forget they exist

[@spidermanfan4568]

@@johnsmith-yj2cn yahhh the Disney star wars movies suck

[@evangelinerosales3055]

I saw that comment from someone else

[@bittermin3148]

To me, it still makes more sense for him to appear as what he looked like at the time of his redemption. He was a Jedi again when he died.

[@georgiag0829]

Exactly! I agree with you. He was redeemed at the end.

[@dannysmith9537]

Unfortunately SW stopped being logical around the time of the first special edition release

[@jandm4ever716]

But he never got the chance to grow into being that old man, it doesn’t make sense for him to be old.

[@ryantheanimator1156]

@@jandm4ever716 Well, you see both Yoda and Obiwan force ghost look just like before their death, so Anakin's force ghost should still look as old as the time he died, except the force ghost form took away all the burn and dismemberment.

[@OracleandCormac]

EXACTLY, LUCAS IS A WANKER

[@AnimePlusUltrah]

They should've brought Anakin's ghost back in some of the newer movies.

[@stopmotionpro233]

Nha then the movies would be to good for Disney standards

[@AsharpVocalAcademy]

They should have completed a script before starting to film. And they shouldn’t have ditched George lucas’s story ideas. Lots of this Kathleen should have done, but she chose to ruin it instead. :)

[@mugge1922]

Exsactly my thoughts as well

[@jcraft2805]

Yeah, noy only that ghost but many ghost others.They are literally unstoppable as force ghosts,force ghosts can lift "tiny" ships,pick up lightsaber that was yeeted by padawan lol and use lightsabers.

[@kasam0308]

If its Anakins Ghost then its the Sebastian Shaw version not the Hayden Christianson version

[@kristiansantiago9808]

I like young anakin skywalker because that is his last face and body when he was a good jedi

[@darthmegan]

Kristian Santiago Agree

[@steveleeart]

Kristian Santiago ...but he became good again when he hucked the emperor down the reactor shaft. When the mask was taken off, he was old but no longer evil.

[@tylerslagel5485]

@@steveleeart Maybe force ghosts can choose what appeareances they take on, or how old they appear? Maybe Anakin's got a little vanity going on lol

[@LucidVision138]

@@steveleeart Yes but his entire body and face was damaged, he had no idea what he would've looked like as an older man if he had not been burned.

[@steveleeart]

Lucid Vision doesn’t matter what his body looked like. He knew what his face looked like. Not all his face was burned to a crisp. We know he could see himself as he was able to take off his mask and see himself. But maybe he hated that. But I still argue he was a Jedi again once he threw the emperor down the reactor shaft. Or maybe he learned so much had he lived he would have been able to balance the dark and the light?

[@gillylaw2139]

I prefer young anakin because it’s so emotional seeing Hayden and its the last face we saw of Anakin as a Jedi.

[@davidlopez5859]

GillyLaw yeah agreed, I admit I shed a tear just thinking about all those moments and what he could of become if not choosing the dark side.

[@geekyradical4985]

@Tom AcM Yeah, Anakin should have been as old as he was in his final moments like Obi-Wan and Yoda. I find the special edition change to be pretty unnecessary.

[@ktkiller12]

Tom AcM you are incorrect young anakin is the final image of a Jedi once he died Vader was born

[@geekyradical4985]

@@ktkiller12 Well, he looked like Hayden Christensen when he first became Darth Vader, while he looked like Sebastian Shaw during his last moments as Anakin Skywalker after he was redeemed and renounced darkness.

[@sirmang9032]

The last face of Anakin as a Jedi that you saw was when he died in Luke's arms. The entire first 6 films as it turns out, are really Anakin's story. His rise, his fall and his redemption. Changing the force ghost from Shaw to Hayden makes no sense as it completely disregards the redemption.

[@miguelangelbuonarroti3250]

Why does people keep asking how did Luke recognize him? They’re not idiots like the rest of us, they can feel everything. We are the ones who needs glasses to recognize someone from the distance😅

[@TheItalianoMafiosi]

Yeah true. Plus who the fuck would Luke think that is apart from Anakin anyway? Even if he couldn't feel it, if he gave it a few seconds of thought it might occur to him like "Oh yeah, that must be mmy father who just died and became a force ghost like Obi-Wan and Yoda". I think it's pretty obvious.

[@jandm4ever716]

Also, Anakin was deformed when Luke removed his mask.

[@godaininja]

I like the idea that the force ghosts look how the Jedi view themselves, perhaps this is the version of himself he admires and remembers fondly and so that’s why he’d appear this way.

[@fikfuk410]

But vader become anakin after he kill the emperor but why they change him to young anakin after all anakin has turn to light side at age 45 not 22

[@dancorneanu9144]

@@fikfuk410 He prefers and looks like the last image of his body as a Jedi. As for the rest...The body he inhabited when he saved Luke was that of Vader. Vader deformed it. Think ghost posesion. The spirit does not look like the body it inhabits. Anakin died as Hayden. He posesed the body stolen from him.

[@averageanimeweeb9748]

Long story short it’s because his Jedi spirit died young so it’s his young ghost

[@vistel6695]

Tyren Hadlow short story shorter

[@paulomendes4248]

Long story short it's because young Anakin makes no sense. He died as a Jedi.

[@TheFrankyMoon]

@@paulomendes4248 exactly when took that mask off he was a jedi since he had came back to the light side of the force. He died old as a jedi. I would had made more sense to if when every jedi died on the lightside you come back as young when you were on your prime. Then if young anakin was there it would had been nice replacing alec Guinness with ewan McGregor. That would had tie in all the movies better and the clone wars series.

[@abseiduk]

So who's spirit did the old guy have when he said 'let me look at you with my own eyes"..? ??

[@lerigoureux6474]

Which isn't even correct... The whole movie is literally how his Jedi spirit never died but ok...

[@alfredvejar7769]

I always liked sebastion shaw , he's the one who passed away on the Death Star

[@Nacho-Mamma]

I don’t know about anyone else. But, in part 6, when the Ewok is killed in the forest and the other Ewok tries to wake it up, that just kills me everytime.

[@obi-wankenobi4650]

I don’t care as long as I still have the high ground.

[@Ronnie.Raymond]

Obi-Wan Kenobi we did it guys! It’s the real Obi Wan Kenobi!

[@PS-sp1mv]

Y didnt you kill vader?

[@greaterforce3981]

He must of been too weak.

[@moretonbay_emergencyresponses]

Obi-Wan Kenobi hello my padawan

[@ussatuck229]

Qui-Gon Jinn YOU ARE ALIVE? YAY, QUI GON YOU ARE AMAZING

[@meta1518]

The most painful scene was when Padmé died on the table so did Anakin when he got the suit.

[@wittysparrow]

@Arya M , I love how stories go like that but it’s also very heartbreaking.

[@kimberlyhaines107]

Plus that theory bumping round that perhaps the Emperor found a way to take Padme’s life force to make sure Vader lived. Hence saying why he felt her, but the Emperor saying he killed her. Or dying of a broken heart. Or both. Depressing scene all way round.

[@Floydthefuckbag]

The most painful scene to me is easily Obi-wan saying "You we're my brother, I loved you."

[@jeremynelson5311]

Palpy is a real dick.

[@spktr_6075]

@@jeremynelson5311 after all he is scrotum face

[@kingchickensandwich9858]

Seeing his force ghost as his prequels self brought a tear to my eye. The symbolism of him being back to his old self was awesome. Only awkward part is that Luke is about the same age as his father now

[@dianacortes1478]

Young Anakin it makes the character deeper, more human

[@foodreacts837]

I love it

[@Tigerheiress]

agree

[@spartanforce7]

I'd prefer nine-year-okd anakin as a force ghost. "Now THIS is podracing!".

[@mgway4661]

Yes, if I come back as a force ghost i want to be a two year old with a full diaper

[@overdose956]

Yes while he holds turbo man in his hand

[@Antyla]

Yes! That'd be wizard

[@sirjerkey9347]

I feel like the Hayden Christensen ghost is just more recognizable

[@BigOunce91]

Cal3banimates 101 why does his force ghost wear different robes

[@ratboy3000]

Colin bc he’s a jedi now i think

[@BigOunce91]

The Thotslayer he was a Jedi back then

[@ratboy3000]

Colin but didnt mace windu say that he didnt rank him the rank of master?

[@BigOunce91]

The Thotslayer yes but he is still a Jedi. Just not a Jedi master

[@Zach-jz4rr]

I cried so hard when analin smiled at luke 😭

[@leopardgeckoonsteroids7012]

Yes analin scywalceer is my favorite star wars character 😂

[@leopardgeckoonsteroids7012]

Well actually...no.

[@ohwhenthesaintsgomarchingin]

Anakin*

[@ohwhenthesaintsgomarchingin]

@@leopardgeckoonsteroids7012 Skywalker*

[@leopardgeckoonsteroids7012]

@@ohwhenthesaintsgomarchingin that was a sarcastic reference to the guy/ gal above misspelling Anakin.

[@MichaelMedici61W2]

I’m glad they did it . Having Hayden I mean. I know this is an old video and you’ll probably never see this comment but just in case I wanna say thank you for all your content and the knowledge you share about this world . I learn more and more new and cool things every time I go your channel and today is no different. I had no idea the “Return of the Jedi” was actually Anikin’s return. That makes everything so much better in my mind. Good stuff bro.

[@Jere746]

I am sure he saw it, I can feel it.

[@dakotathompson8095]

Honestly, even if Sebastian Shaw was the original, I would still rather have Hayden Christensen as the force ghost of Anakin. It just seems like a better quality.

[@alexharrison260]

No Haden was an aknakin originaly but when he became earth Vader the other guy took his spot

[@--.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.2508]

@@alexharrison260 lol

[@alliii51]

I prefer Hayden, it makes me feel emotional tho when I watch him appear lol

[@cuddlesrox77]

agreed, i teared up when i saw him reappear

[@halamadrid4077]

Same

[@theechosenone4471]

Me to lol and i didnt even watch them in episodic order i saw it in release order but watching Luke's father appear right in from of him happy next to obi and Yoda made me y Tear up

[@mike197714]

Striking and grand, taking life with a wink. That's how we should remember Anakin.

[@jtatum6900]

I down wanna ne emotional tho I look younger anakin because it's more enjoyable

[@PeeNidsCold]

Old Anakin looks peaceful and happy while young Anakin looks intimidating

[@jandm4ever716]

Anakin never got to grow into that old man tho, so it makes sense for him to be younger. And I disagree, young Anakin looks happy

[@TorahObservantUnitarian]

Yes

[@zemxxi2765]

Old Anakin looks wise and sagely. Even though e He didn't have the prerequisite beard. I see him as what Anakin would have become. The only reason it doesn't work now is because Vaders age was ret conned. He (and Anakin by proxy) was originally supposed to be a little closer to Obi-Wans age.

[@jacobcastillo9182]

Personally i favor Sebastian over hayden. I like the older look, it shows he has grown emotionally, but the reasoning for Hayden is better. It makes sense that Anakin would see himself as his younger self since he died when he became Vader. That being said, its weird to imagine a young Anakin talking to a young or older luke while he looks like a young 20 year old

[@TzviAntal]

I like Hayden more because it ties up the story and really brings a tear to my eye

[@Oldcheetohs]

Bro shit brought a tear to my eye for sure lmao

[@sam.k2501]

I totally agree man.

[@litsic1477]

That's Not Hayden

[@litsic1477]

NVM

[@nik3rpg854]

Dude I flooded my room with tears and you say he brought a tear ți your eye? LOL.

[@darthblacc4421]

Was the old Anakin supposed to be what Anakin would of looked like if he didn't burn or turn to the dark side

[@ht_sheehan]

lavender town rocket commander yes. Pretty much.

[@user-xg8yy7yl1d]

Basically My question though is what if Anakin didn’t turn to the dark side but still ended up burning say in this alternate time palpatine escaped to mustafar after being exposed and Anakin tracked him there and fought him but lost and got burned. What would a life sustaining suit built for a Jedi look like? For one I think it would be comfortable in order to allow him to be at peace and meditate properly on the light side the same way Vader’s suit caused him pain to cause him rage which fueled the dark side It would probably be white or maybe the tan colour that Jedi robes are

[@user-xg8yy7yl1d]

@This Dude Yeah in that same idea of the suit being agonizing to fuel his rage and dark side id think a jedi suit would be made very comfortable to allow the wearer to rest and meditate properly and increase the connection to the light side maybe going as far as to have temperature control

[@NativS2002]

lavender town rocket commander Yes. Which is why it was there. To show that Anakin sees himself as an old man and a proud father. Not as a Teenager.

[@Asconisti]

He wouldn't look so old, he was just 45 years old

[@DerekJohn]

While I agree with you I kind of like the fact that in the original he finally gets to just be a dad looking at his son without any longer having to be darth vader. He finally gets to rest as his old self could’ve been in life if it hadn’t been for his turn to the dark side and everything finally feels complete or full circle. Like you said, with the younger ghost it kind of reverts it back and leaves the book open, I think part of the oomf is that feeling of completion. I suppose you could still argue for it even with the young ghost, but I kind of like the sentimental value of “my journey is finally done, I’m at peace, now it’s your story” kind of fatherly feel

[@beyondventurous]

I loved this scene. It was like Anakin was finally free from his tomb full of hatred and anguish.

[@riybtl1]

Luke: who are you? Anakin: I’m your father but a more sexy and younger version Luke: obi why didn’t you become a younger version of yourself Obi wan: (thinks of that hello there moment)

[@ZubairKhan-bg7ey]

Because i think the ghost image will be that face when a jedi died. Aniken died as jedi when he was young. And Obi wan died when he was old. Personally I saw pre-qual trilogy first so it was more emotional n touching for me.

[@ayreseatsdubia]

Zubair Khan lol this is a joke

[@MichaelJohnson-bl2hs]

jefivefive he’s right

[@ayreseatsdubia]

JKRapids yea he’s right but i’m saying the original comment is a joke lol

[@MichaelJohnson-bl2hs]

jefivefive gotcha

[@googleisinvasive5067]

Yeah I like Hayden, I think he got a lot of unnecessary hate, I believe his acting was well and he portrayed Anakin exactly as George asked him too.

[@sylviaoconnell3622]

Nathan4059 No google I wont give you my last name nobody hates him they are mad at George for making him the force ghost!

[@footloosemongoose9760]

Shadow Of Sundered Star I agree 100 per cent!

[@googleisinvasive5067]

Zachary O'Connell I'm guessing we go to different parts of the internet and star wars fandom, because I've heard some vile and just plain mean insults against the guy.

[@colvert9053]

I agree to that too

[@googleisinvasive5067]

Oh my god, now Im imagining Shia labeuf and Mark Walberg as Anakin and its awful, thank god we have Hayden

[@helena-kalliopefranke6446]

it was such a great thing bringing Anakin back there. It made me squeal and cry with joy.

[@aaronb6316]

3 years later, and we finally have news of Anakin coming back in live action

[@noahreyna76]

Awesome huh!

[@lillyjustice3632]

so excited

[@aaronb6316]

@DeeJayDiam0nd Obiwan series coming on Disney plus

[@gottmituns7159]

Do u think padme is coming back too?

[@aaronb6316]

@@gottmituns7159 that would be awesome

[@ulster-scot935]

I prefer young anakin. Old anakin doesn’t make sense, anakin was 20 something in revenge of the sith. It’s only been 20 years, so anakin was in his late 40’s

[@geekyradical4985]

Well, Hayden Christensen didn't look like he was in his forties.

[@loco323rhythm]

Conor Stack yeah but he means that Sebastian made Anakin look like he would of been in his 60s-70s which doesn’t look right. I didn’t notice that until now. At least Hayden’s version is the last time Anakin was a Jedi. Even if he died in his late 40s, he becomes a Force Ghost with the last image when he was good.

[@geekyradical4985]

@@loco323rhythm Well, he looked like Hayden Christensen when he first became Darth Vader, while he looked like Sebastian Shaw during his last moments as Anakin Skywalker after he was redeemed and renounced darkness. It would make more sense for Anakin to have been as old as he was in his final moments like Obi-Wan and Yoda. I consider the special edition change to be pretty unnecessary.

[@laneneely1077]

It's not the years, it's the mileage.

[@deadpro2020]

sema 50s

[@bowenb233]

I seem to be the only human in existence who likes the prequels... Plotholes, this, that. Honestly, it all made perfect sense to me. There was not a single point where something took me out of the film.

[@mind-blowing_tumbleweed]

well, prequelmemes has 800 000 subscribers with a million more well on the way, so you are not only one.

[@SalazarStormcrown]

Bowen B you are not the only one I love the prequels especially revenge of the sith

[@Brick_One_A_Lego_Story]

I love them too

[@MegaTadzz]

Idk why people don’t like the prequels. They were pretty clear.

[@justinb3609]

Nope i love the prequels

[@SLICE_y0]

I’ve wondered about this for years. Thank you for the clarity!

[@JuanEnriqueBernalLeal]

In my opinion he’s young to represent his “previous life” before he became Darth Vader

[@polish_filipino]

If I saw the old version of Anakin as a kid I would be like "Who's that old guy next to Obi-wan and Yoda? Wait, is that suppose to be Anakin?"

[@Antyla]

We prequel-ers aren't able to see anyone but Hayden as Anakin

[@mr.saxkyapaxk]

Polish Filipino that’s cause your a little kid bitch

[@jacobcreech4415]

Huey Freeman I bet you are a small child

[@mr.saxkyapaxk]

Ronald Reagan nah only bitches like you like the new one instead of the og

[@BrokeBot]

Huey arguing with Reagan? accurate

[@NBWDOUGHBOY]

When you put it in the context that "Return of the Jedi" is actually Anakin's story and not Luke. It makes alot of Sense. Young Anakin is necessary for that plot in my opinion

[@ayman4307]

In German its "Die Rückkehr der Jedi Ritter" Its in plural

[@fatimah12323]

Ayman lol well it’s not wrong 😂! The returned Jedi DID die 😆

[@iuyosBeatz]

NBW DOUGHBOY I’m not gonna get mad but the whole title says it buddy lol “RETURN OF THE JEDI” he turn to good side ?

[@ayman4307]

The title is so because of the Force Ghosts at the end.

[@PatrickOMulligan]

Alot?

[@The_Chameleon]

After watching all 6 movies in chronological order it would make no sense to keep the old Anakin in even though that's how it was originally, out of all the changes Lucas made to the original trilogy (many good, some bad) the added subtitle 'A New Hope/Episode 4' and Hayden Christensen as Anakin are the most important and the only two changes we can not do without.

[@subooking]

Yeah but don’t forget about changing the original emperor

[@daytonbradley3336]

Wasn’t Vader only in his mid forty’s when he died that’s really not that old

[@magiv4205]

@Ethan Hebert 45

[@ryansmith-jr4gn]

@@magiv4205 I would've thought closer to 50 than 45.

[@dylanart__2177]

50, he’s the same age as grogu

[@dfhdshdshdrf6714]

Lets think about this in episode 1 he was 9. Then between 1 and 2 it had passed about 10 years. Which means he was 19. Then its kinda generally known it had been 4 years until episode 3. So he was 23. Luke when he took down Vader was about 20. So yes around 40 years old.

[@geekyradical4985]

Star Wars characters don't tend to age well.

[@logangrubbss]

Young Anakin all the way. That’s what he looked like when he a Jedi

[@Stickmancentral]

Darth Vader alao changed back into a Jedi right before he died hense the name of the movie

[@logangrubbss]

Quint Starkey idk he didn’t really turn into a Jedi at the end just helping Luke

[@Stickmancentral]

@@logangrubbss true but the title is return of the Jedi it is referring to darth vader not luke

[@TheMarksman0415]

Yeah the young one is the best one to put because Anakin died when order 66 happened.

[@geekyradical4985]

@@logangrubbss Yeah, he did. He no longer has yellow Sith eyes when Luke removes his mask, and he wouldn't have been able to become a Force-spirit if he died as a Sith. They make it pretty clear that Luke succeeds in redeeming his father and bringing him back to the Light Side of the Force.

[@glow2590]

The only thing with young Anakin that raises a question is how does Luke recognize him when he only saw him as an old man?

[@LukeDP1203]

He'd feel it. Also if you go back to the original with Sebastian Shaw, Luke only saw him deformed, and when he appears as a ghost he is normal again but still recognises him so, he'd surely know that when young Anakin appears, that it is his Father.

[@zoronius2275]

He was able to recognize his father's force from thousands of miles away during the movie. It's no stretch of the imagination to say he was able to recognize the force of his father who was standing right there next to him.

[@VinVonVoom]

@@zoronius2275 It's also pretty basic logic, all the Jedi are dead and none of them have showed up to help him earlier so it's probably the Jedi that just died, Anakin Skywalker.

[@AzureVoltic]

The actual bigger question is how did Anankin learn to become a force ghost. Vader wouldn't have learned it because sith can't.

[@swade2108]

@@AzureVoltic I believe there is a source that says Obi-Wan told him how before he died or something.

[@TheItalianoMafiosi]

I prefer the original, both from a practical and a story-related point of view. First, for the sake of continuity, you can see Shaw in Vader's final moments alive, so to me it always made sense that you would see him as Anakin's force ghost. Second, and more importantly, Vader redeemed himself and became Anakin again when he killed the Emperor. I can see why people argue that Anakin died in Episode III and became Vader, hence it makes sense that you see him at that age. Plus you just know young Anakin better through the prequels so having him there feels like a more rounded experience from an artistic point of view, I'll give you that. But IMO, Anakin came back in Episode VI and thus can be seen as an old man in this scene.

[@jbabie04]

I've been on my Star Wars marathon. I've always loved Episodes 1-3. So seeing Hayden in Episode 6 through me off and I actually got excited. And had to look up why he was there. I understand now.

[@petesahad3028]

The better question is, why does Ani's force ghost wear traditional jedi robe and not his black one?

[@omegaproductions6667]

because they just stuck hayden's head onto seb's body

[@og2tone39]

Because Anakins black robes were meant for during the clone war and those robes were battle ready but these ones seem more like in the Jedi temple type of robes

[@Sxnemi-]

@@og2tone39 yeah the black leather was more resistant to blaster fire than normal Jedi robes and it also just suited anakins personality he was always ready to fight even his fighting style was an aggressive style

[@jordanglasper1064]

Bcuz the lighter robes symbolize the epitome of the “ultimate good” Anakin transformed into overcoming his innate Darkside. At least from the perspective of the original lore.

[@lukecretzmeyer4905]

Brian Chadwix I’m only upvoting because of “battle ready robes”

[@JulleMandenDK]

But how does Luke know how anakin looks like when he was “normal”??? Would like be “who tf is thst”??

[@ricardoalves9605]

He could probably assume tho

[@JulleMandenDK]

Ricardo alves theres so many jedies who died ahahahah. Could have been any1

[@jobenhadjasia5905]

Well they have the way of the force, they luke can feel it even though luke doesn't know what the young vader looks like. Hello.

[@ricardoalves9605]

@@JulleMandenDK Yeah but why would a random jedi come up to him, Obi yoda and Ani were literally the only jedi Luke ever met (Original triology only)

[@cookiesncream7237]

The force allows the user to sense many things about the energy of all living things around them. Alive or dead. This is similar to how throughout the series, force users could tell when a character of importance was in close proximity to them, or in some cases, powerful force users could sense death.

[@haileydurovick3846]

It’s so emotional when you watch the saga in order, seeing Hayden’s version of anakin as the spirit/ghost. I grew up watching more the remastered and original. I remember seeing Revenge Of The Sith in theatres when I was 10 years old. I knew what to expect but I still cried and I still do as a 28 year old 😂😭

[@thepaleohunter7115]

So heres my take on the matter: When Anakin had officially became Darth Vader and was put into his suit by Sidious, that was the day Anakin died. The suit essentially served as a coffin with a trapped soul. Now that he has past and has realized his mistakes, he is immortalized as the person he was before he was confined to a suit.

[@jacobquackenbush2981]

I like Hayden, revenge of the sith is my favorite Star Wars

[@JjAlexanderr]

Jakey Quackk me too

[@Trequilly]

same here man

[@dawsonmorgannn1041]

ROTS was my first Star Wars movie I’ve watched

[@toyotasupraboi2142]

Wut...

[@fritz709]

Same

[@pro-gamer7391]

Young Anakin was better in my opinion because you get more of an idea who it it, and you never saw the old Anakin in any of the movies.

[@despaceto1152]

Pro-Gamer 73 ...did you space out when he said that the old Anakin was shown at the Death of Vader?.. I mean, it was only 2 minutes yes, but still

[@mathgasm8484]

could use cgi old vader for a sith half of a ghost.

[@PBxFuture]

Good comment.

[@headcase96]

Pro-Gamer 73 darth vaders face was old Anakin

[@GovnaBuckingham]

well its not like you ever saw the young anakin in the original movie releases LOL

[@EmmaWilliams2]

ive only just watched The Return Of The Jedi today (I put off watching them before because of the graphics) and the fact that it was Hayden as Anakin at the end made me cry, he was himself again when he was good and I liked that, it's like after everything he's done the 'force' or whatever has forgiven him and he can join the other jedi in the 'afterlife' ... or something like that lol

[@WhiteJarrah]

It makes more sense with Sebastian Shaw. I can understand the logic that Hayden Christensen's likeness of Anakin's last appearance before turning to the dark side, but did he not turn back to the good side just before he died? It makes more sense to have the older Anakin appear as a force ghost.

[@generalgrievousgaming416]

Everyone gangsta till we see boomer anakin.

[@generalgrievousgaming416]

@Maria McClaughlinim actually trying to be a stereotypical 12 year old so thanks!

[@olezka_dostoevsky]

@Maria McClaughlin you really had to jump to reach that conclusion

[@marqezdominik1]

😂

[@generalgrievousgaming416]

@Живко Калин general kenobi

[@leKeyon]

General Grievous you're shorter than I expected

[@sydniematteson4714]

I literally cried when they showed this scene

[@danielschonberger179]

that makes no sense to me that its younger me appears as ghost. Anakin didn't die, he lived on as Darth Vader until Luke had turned him back on the good side. shortly afterwards he died therefore his older me should appear, not his younger me

[@ivohorvat6130]

Makes no sense he never looked like Sebastian Shaw

[@cableprime]

I remember when I was a kid and watched the updated return of the jedi and being so confused as to how Hayden was in that film! 😂

[@daniel90876]

CALEB I searched up why and then I realized they updated the film

[@jon00769]

Yeah the only issue with making the force ghost the young Anakin is that it’s confusing to people who haven’t watched Star Wars before. Because you have to watch the original before the prequels to not spoil the story.

[@Metztii]

Same

[@lightokamii]

A bit late but this exact thing jus happened as i recently got into the films and didn't understand how he was there. Was like "How old is this man?!"

[@x-x-X-B.r.o.o.m.L.o.r.d-X-x-x]

Me too.

[@Aizya]

as someone who grew up during the prequels i got to see the star wars series in timeline order and hayden was and imo will always be the best Anakin... i mean if hayden wasnt cast as anakin just imagine how different the clone wars series woulda been, because you can tell they took most of haydens anakin characteristics to potray anakin in the series. idk might just be that anakin is my favorite but owell lol

[@greendeist7174]

Hayden is da best Anakin.

[@dylantruong897]

No, Jake Lloyd was the BEST Anikan.

[@prestongarvey4415]

Either Hayden or Matt Lanter

[@catamonga3837]

Aizya ya

[@ryanc4433]

Dylan Truong no

[@arsimdreshaj9837]

This scene always gives me goosebumps

[@nadyaal-attas947]

Well-explained .. The appearance of the young Anakin Skywalker at the end of Return of the Jedi took me by surprise. I think both actors playing both young and old Anakin Skywalker did a great job. May the force be with us!

[@LazyLizzy706]

I remember back in 2005, every girl had a crush on Anakin. Good times...

[@dudicalbob6454]

Daryl Lander Yeah lmao

[@smashandburnyt6938]

Also obi wan

[@LazyLizzy706]

@Darth Vader Yup. Before you received your injuries...

[@samanthashaw151]

Bruh. Still do lol.

[@justarandompolarbearwithin640]

True...Rn its john mayor or something lol.

[@jouchsscarylibrary2637]

The young anakin looks better, because the old one is theoretical. He was never shown like that in the original trilogy as a flashback or anything.

[@Ronnie.Raymond]

mr.8s Scratchy yeah, not including the unmasking scene. that obviously doesn’t count. lol

[@aydensalisbury7072]

A Bum In Glasses he didn’t look like that tho, he was all burnt up and white and he also never saw what he looked like so he wouldn’t know what to imagine it as

[@PALADN_]

Eat your cereal

[@geekyradical4985]

@@aydensalisbury7072 He did, but he didn't have injuries as a Force-spirit.

[@DeadlyMnM]

This has aged fantastically. This popped up in my feed today. Now things will go on as it should be. 😍

[@ILfarmgirl1970]

Thank you for creating this video. Even though I recall seeing one of the movie for my birthday party in the early '80's, I have not watched the films. It is too hot in Illinois to do anything, and since my daughters and nephew often reference the films, I thought I should catch up. Have watched them in order, placing Solo and Rouge I after movie III. Just finished VI, and I turned to my husband and said, "They did an excellent job matching the Anakin actor in I,II, and III with this actor from the past!" I truly thought that. Can not imagine Lucas changing his original art. It would be like thinning out the Mona Lisa's eyebrows. However, since these are not my passion, and now I understand it was a fixed job, it was good to see Anakin as a healthy, young man again.

[@darianmccants]

I prefer young Anakin, because in the way I see it, he continued as Anakin where he left off as Anakin

[@atakina]

I've put this on like 3 other comments by now but anakin didn't actually see himself as an old man so

[@sylviaoconnell3622]

Stay Sick exactly

[@sylviaoconnell3622]

Bear Grillz you don't need to see yourself! Nobody looks in the mirror to make sure they maintain their form when going to heaven!

[@cuentatablet236no7]

Jeffrey White that would be The big plot hole of my favorite fable, there is still the genocide... but dont ruin my childhood. He was all psychotic and he kill the empire so... he's reedemed...? Idk, dont ruin my childhood

[@pizamogaming3538]

Darian Mccants this is most logical theory

[@RedFoxReviewer]

I grew up watching all Six Star Wars movies and from my perspective I prefer the younger Anakin because I think it ties up everything very nicely. I'm hoping to see Hayden come back to the role in episode 8 as a force ghost.

[@slavpowered912]

no he'll not i think you already know)))

[@Baalicho]

hope he appears in episode 9 (yn)

[@RedFoxReviewer]

Baalicho88 same here

[@legendgamer676]

RedFoxReviewer it would be cool to see him as Vader in the Obi Wan movie

[@ioannislelou6437]

RedFoxReviewer same here

[@thesunsnameissol]

Said “Sebastian” at 0:06 and I looked around to see who was calling me

[@thelants8569]

I never knew that Return of the Jedi referred to Anikan, although it makes a lot more sense to me now and I'm ashamed that I never thought of it that way.

[@jaygon8656]

So the title Return of the Jedi is literally a spoiler

[@gautiermilewski4322]

Not if you don't get it right, it's more like an easter egg, a hint. Especially if you expect it to mean something already so you interpret it as meaning that thing (namely the return of Luke who is now a Jedi) and only after watching the movie ten times and then randomly watching a KZbin video mentioning it offhandedly do you realise that it had this double meaning. Hard for it to spoil the movie in these conditions!

[@jaygon8656]

I get what your saying. Its definitely not as "on-the-nose" a title as 'Return of the King', but I thought it was funny that the third installment of both trilogies have that kind of a spoilerific title to them.

[@gautiermilewski4322]

Yeah, I know what you mean.

[@bingpot3141]

No,it's not a spoiler. When I watched the movie for the first time,I was wondering who is the Jedi that returned. It might be Luke.. But if you watch the movie,you would know who the Jedi that return and that is Anakin

[@mathewdaly8515]

No. The director had no clue what he was doing. He didn't have any plans

[@qwertyMrJINX]

I prefer Hayden being there. Just makes more sense. That older Anakin was never a version of Anakin who actually existed, and it does tie back to what Obi-Wan said about Vader killing Anakin nicely. That said, I don't particularly like the way it looks. I wish they had filmed Hayden's entire body, and just completely replaced Sebastian, rather than this odd looking hybrid of Hayden's head on Sebastian's body.

[@JohnHoward-zd5no]

Anakin Skywalker Vader likely never looked into a mirror post black suit, which means the youthful man of Hayden Christensen would’ve been as he last saw himself. Also, Shaw as a force ghost looks to be somewhere around retirement age and Skywalker didn’t even die that old. Vader’s bare face is just messed up and dry because of the burns and time spent under a vacuum sealed suit. Using the last legitimate Jedi Knight image of Anakin Skywalker is the right move

[@geekyradical4985]

qwertyMrJINX It doesn't make sense. Anakin Skywalker was redeemed, before his death.

[@whythatspreposterous]

@Anakin Skywalker I'm with you all the way. In my eyes there was always some of Anakin alive all along inside that suit, otherwise redemption would not have been possible. The love for his son had him wavering through Ep 5 and 6. Replacing his face (age appropiate or not - because neither options really are) overlooks all of that OT character development.

[@jordanglasper1064]

It doesn’t look like Sebatian’s body, it actually looks like Hayden’s. Gotta find out if they had Hayden in Revenge Of The Sith where a lighter Gi to re-edit this final cut. What I loved most is that it conveyed Anakin Skywalker was the only Jedi who could have obtained “Immortality.”

[@MrSkullHead1250]

He should look like he was the last time he was on the light side. So he should look like Shaw. He was on the light side when he died. In my opinion that would make more sense.

[@chloeandcarter6182]

your videos are the best

[@DJordz85]

Your theory of a anakin dying when becoming death Vader so makes perfect sense to have young Ani return in return of the Jedi 👌🏾👌🏾

[@mick1189]

I like young Anakin the most, because that's the face we see him with in the majority of the saga.

[@grzetim]

It's actually one of the changes that made sense to me. My take on it was that only light side users could becomes Force ghosts. I like the idea of it being their image of themselves more.

[@Animemusiclover_]

I honestly never had a problem with either one, I Love the Young snaking though as that’s what I grew up on, I was a kid watching both the vhs and DVD’s thanks to my dad. The fact that prequels were coming out when I was like 4 to 9 years old in theaters, this was a perfect touch in my young eyes and still holds strong today

[@moniminion6401]

With the new obi-wan kenobi show out they pretty much answer this question. When darth Vader tells him that obi did not kill anakin, he himself (vader) killed anakin. So it ties in with anakin staying a young force ghost instead of the age he would be as vader.

[@jaskegoffii1694]

Of course as a Star Wars fan that was born in the late 90's, this is kinda biased, but I prefer Hayden returning as Anakin. Because tbh, Hayden looked so the part and acted his ass off in character that him and Anakin are synonymous to me, like Daniel Ratliffe and Harry Potter. For a lot of new generation Star Wars fans like myself, I was lost when seeing Sebastian Shaw because I had watched the movies in chronological order, and I was so confused as to who that was, as his face hadn't got enough screentime to be instantly recognizable. I do however think that it makes sense for the ghost to be of the person's own best representation of themselves. Ben and Yoda were proud of their age, for they brought wisdom, trained students, and lived in peace. Anakin hated his years as Darth Vader, he felt trapped, pained, wronged, and robbed of everything dear to him. He did nothing in that form that he was proud of until literally the very end, why would he want to be represented as what was actually the guy underneath the suit? His fondest days were in his youth, brimming with confidence, in love and excited for his children, adored by the galaxy as a hero.

[@starrynights467]

no

[@mangodip2170]

Darth Cash I actually agree with you

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

Darth Cash ya, cuz if he survived he'd be 76 in episode 7. It didn't make sense for him to look so old as a supposed 46 year old, so I think it was a good change

[@DeepForestRex]

Rahat Actually, I feel like your point is the best of all the ones I’ve read :)

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

DeepForestRex thanks :D

[@mikeoxlong1407]

it wouldve been dope to see young obi wan too

[@rebeccaluis1223]

Ikr

[@marni432]

No. Obi wan got old. Anakin didn’t necessarily.

[@brandonv8786]

ayyy lmao yes!!!!

[@Jedimaster-Macewindu]

And CGI Yoda

[@TheWolfDude91]

No because logic, obi wan died as a good man still a jedi in his old days reason he appears older, anakin died young in spirit as a jedi ... reason hes young as a force ghost...

[@tombehling1567]

I think young anakin just makes more sense, his force ghost would be of when he was at his best jedi wise not sith wise. The fact that Luke would've never recognised him is a minor annoyance but I can get over it by saying he presumed or something.

[@jandm4ever716]

He has the force. He knows. Plus Anakin was deformed when he removed the mask. He wouldn’t know what he would look like normally, old or young

[@neverware767]

watching this as I see the new series and hearing you mention them maybe bringing Hayden back for future things is crazy

[@cgroot6504]

Every person will like the character from their own generation. I like Hayden, my dad likes the original Vader, and my little brother thinks kylo ren is even cooler then his fidget spinner.

[@soulofcinder4222]

Connor Groot I was born after episode three was filmed and I LOVE the original trilogy way more than the new one

[@chadkingoffuckmountain970]

SWamShark SkiDog I liked this comment so far until I saw that fidget spinner reference

[@alapekuttaja7222]

You're the same generation as your little brother, man

[@zorionsarabia6846]

Aron May Not necessarily

[@leafyisnothere9070]

I was born in the late 90s and love the originals so much I did not like the prequels after I got older.

[@richardched6085]

I love this channel. It actually made me like the Prequels a little more now that I have new perspectives from all of these various channels. Star Wars Theory goes into depth and really makes the good parts of the Prequels shine with Greatness. It's a Haven for all Star Wars fans. Original or Prequel. Sand is course rough and irritating. You have taken your first step into a larger world.

[@oli7893]

Couldnt Have Said it Better Myself

[@stardustpan]

Exactly. Before this I was taught as well to hate the prequels and seek out the "mistakes", and I even didn't watch them for some time whenever doing Star Wars marathons. But now I love to watch them as well. Another good channel for that is CinemaWins :)

[@jackj9816]

Kimmo Juntunen i hate when people just point out the mistakes in the prequels because the originals where not perfect yes they where better but they had some flaws as well such as there being two human woman and like barley any lightsaber action and of cause they killed off baba fett so shit

[@richardched6085]

Jack J those weren't mistakes. You had to invent a mistake where none existed. Just like this SE change.

[@nathanmorais7336]

Richard Ched s

[@emilywhitson5443]

I’m totally OK with it it makes so much more sense besides young Anakin is really hot lol 😂

[@Tigerheiress]

exactly

[@Kbienmmb]

Young Anakin!! It’s trippy and that is how I remember him as a Jedi too

[@tobeymaguireisthebestspide2695]

I prefer Hayden

[@whipblaze]

why?

[@greendeist7174]

I prefer Hayden Christensen. If it was that other guy, then compairing the prequels to the originals with anakin would be hard to understand.

[@ordinaryhouseplant8094]

Me to

[@ctxx24]

Odd. You prefer Pedo Smile?

[@ancientmesopotamian1699]

Black Suited Spider-man then you are lost!

[@ll-ih2kg]

Because I am obsessed with my own appearance...

[@MazzyBoyo]

Anakin Skywalker You're sexy... As a straight man I can say that

[@DumbBunny5328]

Honestly, his ghost being old is much more touching as if Anakin was always still there even if Vader was dominant.

[@maegryan3518]

I definitely like seeing the ghost of young anakin, it really ties the whole thing together

[@Geek_Chorus]

Young Anakin all the way

[@assenbotev8388]

i think so too

[@georgiakokavec8621]

for sure

[@geekyradical4985]

Geek Chorus Why? It doesn't make any sense.

[@lorenzocataldi3142]

@@geekyradical4985 It makes more sense than the other version...Anakin Skywalker died when was replaced by Darth Vader, that's the moment when he stopped living. The dark side of the Force transform you in another being completely different. And from the moment Hayden Christensen was Anakin in the prequels, they had to use him for the ghost.

[@geekyradical4985]

Lorenzo Cataldi Well, he looked like Hayden Christianson when he first became Darth Vader. He looked like Sebastian Shaw during his final moments as Anakin Skywalker after he was redeemed and renounced darkness. Anakin should have appeared as he did during his last moments like Obi-Wan and Yoda. The special edition change is pretty pointless and doesn't really make sense.

[@ChristopherNorrisOfficial]

Absolutely love Hayden as Anakin I grew up during the prequel era and got to see the film's 1-8 in order and I grew a strong connection to Anakin as a child and seeing his turn to the darkness tore my heart in two so seeing his force ghost return as he was before he left us was just amazing to me I cried my eyes out and still do that scene is so powerful when you have an emotional connection to the character

[@rachelprighel4409]

Exactly my master general skyguy sir

[@joshuaguylancurtislegrange9778]

I thought it was just me but I remembered it being Mr Shaw but this explains alot

[@revibe6298]

For a person that grew up with both the prequels and the OT it was really cool to see revenge of the Sith Anakin.