What If Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) SURVIVED In Return Of The Jedi

Thoughts on todays fan fiction? I hope you enjoy, and have a great day!💚💙
#darthvader #starwars #anakin #anakinskywalker #revengeofthesith #clonewars #ahsoka #starwarswhatif #georgelucas

[@epicgamerman1015]

What if palpatine droped his lightsaber during a senate hearing during the clone wars

[@skull6400]

Lmao

[@seangallagher5695]

Lol, good luck explaining that!

[@scotthenson7340]

Would have landed on my foot and I’d be screaming so loud Jabba could hear me atw from Mos eisley

[@aminfthebaby6851]

@@scotthenson7340 A lightsaber is not heavy

[@scotthenson7340]

@@aminfthebaby6851 referring to the blade lol

[@ericlondon2663]

Every "What if" is better than everything Disney came up with.

[@fancytracy]

Because Disney is a corporation, and these videos are made by fans that actually know and care about the lore

[@ericlondon2663]

@@fancytracy Wow....thanks Captain Obvious, without you I would have forever wondered why the "Magic Kingdom" didn't have UN representation.

[@alexthedemon2203]

@@ericlondon2663 Jeez no need to be a jackass about it

[@andrewhite4431]

​@@ericlondon2663 "Fear leads to anger … anger leads to hate … hate leads to suffering.”

[@Stokes498]

@@bigbruh299🤓

[@RyanTheDark]

I have to say Thrawn's death was perfectly done. I hate when people have him reduced to pleading to be spare. Thrawn is a very honorable gentleman and he would never do such a thing. That aside, Anakin being given a chance for atonement this time around was amazing. I love how much this feels like Heir to the Empire.

[@thestarwarsgalaxy]

Thanks! I was really wondering how people would like thrawns end. He was bested, and he accepted it with honor

[@scotthenson7340]

I agree. This is the way 😝

[@vandarik5766]

well said and to say anyone could beat the strategic mastermind Thrawn is literally not possible. Anakin rarely lost a battle in the clone wars and had the same natural intuition for strategy coupled with battlefield condition experience as a front line commander even single handedly winning some battles using his troops as a defensive distraction. Even Thrawn's prowess is not enough to account for such an anomaly as Anakin Skywalker. Some fans also tend to forget Anakin's most powerful unique gift was Greater foresight an ability Palpatine clouded and took advantage of increasing his visions stimulating his fear of loss, however now that the galaxy is rid of palpatine Anakin can use this power freely, clearly and his ability of precognition in combat is extensively increased. This is an uncommon somewhat rare power some jedi have but considering his midichlorians his is far more powerful, while some only get vague messages Anakin will have vivid visions of the future.

[@jamesreynolds4272]

I loved how you incorporated the original Thrawn trilogy death - that was spot on.

[@LainK1978]

I guess because I only know thrawn from the original books, I don't think that this was a fitting in for him. He was not out strategized or done in with tactics. It was just Anakin. For it to be a fitting death he should have legitimately lost because of a mistake be made rather than something he had no reason to have considered. After all apparently there were only four people in the entire galaxy that knew Anakin was alive.

[@lorenzoesquivel1454]

Dude i almost cried when he said "this is where the fun begins" and R2 came to his ship, this is absolutelly amazing! Such a great job man

[@thelosersside5622]

I fckin shouted when that happened

[@ChrystalWind]

Y'all almost cried? I'm stuck cryin, help, how do I stop this

[@LCBK]

Same the “just like old times little buddy.” I had such a big smile on my face

[@GoldenHelmet12]

Ok when I saw Anakin and Rex back together, I was happy. When I saw Anakin and R2-D2 back together, I f***ing cried. Beautiful story

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Beep Boop.

[@DawzeyJ]

I won’t lie, the idea of a Anakin returning to fight along side Luke and Ashoka in a Jedi Starfighter never crossed my mind. But this was beautiful - the added touch of Rex and R2 really did create a moment I didn’t think would hit me that hard but it did. It was like the completion of the redemption arc.

[@Ratelau]

Rex being there brought a lump to my throat

[@TheHartonGroup]

This would have been so much better than the 3 most recent movies.

[@lynseybostock5226]

What if Vader and Luke won every fight of sith

[@MrOlaf1972]

This "what if" is a 1000X better than the drek Disney has been churning out! I'd go see this at the theatre over and over!

[@benjaminparker671]

What If Ahsoka went with Obi-Wan to save Satine

[@kylescanlon9167]

Yes!

[@juanambriz5194]

That's good

[@dankcraft7386]

LET HIM COOK! Lol this is an amazing idea!

[@RipCityBassWorks]

What if Anakin went with Obi-Wan? Obi-Wan even borrowed Anakin's ship and Anakin already knew about their relationship.

[@Richtshn06]

Yeah I like the idea of Anakin going. Who knows it might have pushed him all the way to the dark side sooner though! Like if obi wan died or something like that

[@tired_and_stressed]

"Somehow Anakin was alive" earned a smile.

[@ZerMetalFight]

I love what anakin survived the return of the jedi please continue

[@ZerMetalFight]

Oh there is no part 2

[@ShadowOfAnEpicSaxmanExclusive]

How is it a that a fan with limited funds could write a excellent story better than Darth Mouse!

[@Dedu1214]

U dare to grant this mouse the title of darth? That just puts shame on the legacy of it

[@northwestheathen8021]

That’s how it works the best creators are never known or heard cause they poor or they not known, yet a war billionaire and their clicke will always be known.

[@crystalthelover4494]

This is so sad I love it. I feel bad for anakin All he wanted to do was help his family and be with his wife.❤🥺

[@Hitoshishinsoscvmsock]

Please do what if maul and vader teamed up to fight palapatine 🎉

[@mikem4748]

This was well done and thought out. Good job. Unfortunately in our world...he most likely would have been written off in a way that did no justice for his character or his struggle for redemption at all with his entire existence being trivialized. Oh wait, they already did that.

[@Zebojr2kool]

If they were honest his story would have ended with him being put on trial for all the crimes he committed. Probably have to be executed. His redemption wouldn’t have absolved him of his crimes

[@Whazzupie]

@@Zebojr2kool Yeah, the philosophical and 'spiritual' redemption wouldn't hold a candle to the very physical crimes he's done lol

[@Torterra625]

@@Zebojr2koolUm, because it doesn’t. He literally murdered defenseless children in cold blood.

[@kevincalgta]

I believe that the story that we got in Star Wars, it was perfect, but I also believe that if Anakin Skywalker had survived, it would’ve continued Anakin Skywalker story in this way, as a beacon of light, and hope in order to fight and vanquish the darkness

[@williamwest9204]

And to show that nobody was beyond redemption if hope remained, and that hope came in the form of love.

[@soularprimestudios5930]

Luke has to play a role in the Ahsoka show....Luke is also what's left of Anakins legacy along with Ahsoka..

[@kevincrosby2582]

Nicely done. I love how you did not over complicate it. Well structured tale of redemption for Anakin.

[@thestarwarsgalaxy]

Thank you!!

[@The_Texorcist]

Idealistically I would want him to be accepted by Leia and help Luke rebuild the Jedi order. Realistically though the most likely thing would be Leia never really accepting Anakin because of his part in destroying Alderaan and also being in charge of her torture on the first Death Star, imprisoning Han in carbonate… basically all the atrocities he was part of. On top of that likely the rebellion/new republic wouldn’t care about his redemption and would instead imprison him for war crimes. Edit - this just came to me as well Leia would either try to keep the fact Anakin is her father a secret because of the political implications of a rebellion hero and potential senator being the daughter of Darth Vader OR she would retire from politics all together instead of having this potential scandal rock the very shaky foundations of the New Republic.

[@carolynmcmaster7280]

It sounded like a wonderful, deeply moving fairy tale, which is no insult. George Lucas built the chronicles of the galaxy far, far away out of fairy tales and archetypes that have the power to move the human heart greatly.

[@jonbonda1917]

In Legends/novels after Return of the Jedi, when the New Republic claimed Coruscant, Luke went to Palpy's palace which was the old Jedi Temple. Inside he found an opened Carbonite slab that felt his mother used to be imprisoned in it. It's likely Palpy cloned Padme or he recovered her original body&revived her using the Dark Side of the Force and then essence transfer her to a cloned body if he didn't keep her original body. This dark side essence transfer technique had been used before during KOTOR even on those who had died if their corpse was available. Considering that Padme had twins that are strong in the force, Padme should had become force sensitive when she got pregnant. That was enough as Palpy might be interested in her children's DNA. So in later novels, Luke's been tracking Padme's trail but lost her trail at the Crystal Star novel.

[@AlohaJade808]

Im crying 😭 it’s So Good!! 😊 Star Wars needs to contact you for this script to make it a movie!! I can see this as way better than what we got after the change instead of Vader dying, he was given another chance at life. I’d say from the hanger scene forward is how this saga should look.

[@Wallaroo23]

They need people that love Star Wars

[@Pheonix8p]

“This is where the fun begins” gave me chills 🔥

[@johnboyd2801]

This would make an absolutely EXCELLENT episode of Visions.

[@drsavage3262]

That scene where Luke divided the waterfall is so badass! That's great Star Wars right there! 💯

[@charlieray4289]

Someone at Disney, PLEASE give dude a screen writing contract!

[@MasterChiefNumberOnE]

A really good and very detailed video, only one thing strikes me...Thrawn having a super star destroyer built with a super weapon? Palpatine, yes, but Thrawn who knew the best way to fight the rebels was with better starfighters? Sure, he's fighting the New Republic now, but I suspect their tactics, which rely more on starfighters, haven't changed much. And yes, Thrawn will use whatever means are available to him, but that one point.... I don't know! At least in Star Wars Legends, Thrawn hated superweapons, like the Death Star, and also dreadnoughts, like super star destroyers. I haven't watched Rebels or read any new books about Thrawn, so I don't know his current opinion on it, but I guess not much has changed there?

[@OriginalMomo]

Very nicely written, sir. As a die hard Star Wars fan since day 1, this hit me in the feels man. Great job.

[@Saintpeter9]

This was so incredibly well done! I watch Star Wars fan videos on KZbin because I find them entertaining like everybody else, but this one might just be my favorite. You’re a gifted writer.

[@wedgeantillies66]

Another very interesting and compelling enthralling gem of a new alternate history story if Vader survived the second death star. However, my one major quibble with it, is that Thrawn doesn't use superweapons as he doesn't need to as his own military genius and prowess and fleets at his command were totally sufficient to achieve his end goals, with a few technical boost and enhancements along the way.

[@jammonkey6249]

this was definitely amazing, I think all the characters were done very well and well thought out, although I think Anakin probably could have defeated the inquisitors all on his own with ease

[@alexmacdonald7586]

This this phenomenal! Gave me goosebumps head to toe "this is where the fun begins" you're an amazing story teller

[@andy2200]

Damn good story, and it sticks to the lure of him being the chosen one.

[@Skywalker67897]

I have to say that this brought tears to my eyes and wished the writers at Disney would come anywhere near as good as this was. This was a proper story and in my opinion, would be every bit worthy of a movie interpretation. But Disney in their infinite wisdom won’t come within a parsec of this level of writing. Pity!

[@gregharn1]

I feel like this exact thing has been done before. It seems like the Empire would've collapsed faster than it already did (a solid 8-17 years, depending on where 1 draws the line). With that, the Imperial Remnant likely wouldn't have even been worth Thrawn's time. He'd probably have just been like, "welp, guess I'll take this tech & intel back to the Ascendancy". To be fair, that probably would drastically change the trajectory of the Chiss' interactions with the New Republic. Likely wouldn't have given rise to the Fel Empire so an altogether different arc for the One Sith too.

[@secla_SC]

All of the dead Jedi: “You did well Anakin, you brought balance to the force. You slaughtered many innocent people along the way, destroyed a planet, and you know… enslaved the galaxy for nearly 3 decades… but you did well.”

[@chasetauscher9544]

What if Dooku became a Jedi Lord? What if Nute Gunray became a Sith Lord? What if Padme Amidala was saved by the Separatist Council? What if Thrawn joined the CIS? What if the Separatist Council discovered the truth about Palpatine? What if Tarkin joined the Separatists?

[@ericcrabtree7075]

What if Padme was a Sith Lord What if Jango Fett was a Jedi

[@unclebozo9845]

#4 would be like, what if the Chiss Ascendancy secretly supported the CIS?

[@SewingMink160]

What if Qui Gon bought Anakin?

[@chasetauscher9544]

@@unclebozo9845 Considering that the Separatists already had two Chiss in their military.

[@jammonkey6249]

what if jar jar was a Jedi Master

[@Tigerke1986]

Really enjoyed this story. The 1 thing I missed was a heart to heart moment between 3PO and Anakin since he did build him. I know 3PO’s memory banks got wiped at the end of revenge of the Sith but there could have been a inaccessible back up drive to all those memories only known and accessible by Anakin in case someone would ever delete the droids memory.

[@henhepeikko4178]

Literally this is a WHAT IF no one can say "that makes no sense" because it's YOUR theory YOUR vision of what would have happened! Loved the video btw!

[@yumallah]

I cried.

[@Bulletking2k23]

This Is A Sick Awesome What If Dude May The Force Be With You Always

[@thestarwarsgalaxy]

Thank you! And you as well!

[@Bulletking2k23]

​@@thestarwarsgalaxythanks for the response my friend Also Will you do a what if star wars multiverse, type of video which it will be weird but will you do it if you want

[@dianesinger9729]

Sound Great, I loved the story it was so fun. I loved Anakin with his classic line this is where the fun begins. I am glad he got his redemption. Thank you, thank you

[@jeffjenkins7976]

This was SOOOO GOOD!!! This is what 7-9 should have been! Rise trilogy 1-3, fall trilogy 4-6, redemption trilogy 7-9. This was brilliant!

[@thomasweber3402]

Incredibly well done!!!! It was like I was watching it play out in my head as you narrated it with such vivid detail.

[@mikepeter8561]

I never comment on videos and I have watched many similar to this. However, I had to comment on how outstanding and exciting this story is. Very well done! Thank you for sharing this!

[@Outline97]

Man you had me tearing up on this one. Well done.

[@nicholaslutze7659]

Great job writing this, I definitely enjoyed it!

[@paulklein2940]

I enjoyed that. Thank you for taking the time to put it together.

[@nicholaslewis9338]

Definitely gives a better swing to him being seen with the force Jedi.

[@jacobbryar7794]

I would pay mad money to see your writings turned to films, Lucasfilm's chosen one, bring balance to the storytelling lol fr amazing work

[@swoodly69]

This was really enjoyable. As you say, very fan servicey but...so what? It was cleverly done and stayed true to each of the characters. It was entertaining and felt very much in the spirit of the many novels that featured the characters in the 'post jedi' timeline. Thanks for sharing what was obviously a labor of love for you, as I found it highly entertaining and left me thinking of the many other ripples this series of events would have caused. Well done! And...may the force be with you.

[@robcampbell67]

should've added some dialog between rex and ani like "general skywalker nice to have you back" rex said ani replied with an overwhelming sense of joy he said "great to see you again rex" or something like that but either way this was masterfully well done

[@markpetersonsr.7713]

Thank you!! This was awesome!!! I appreciate your hard work and energy!!!

[@simpleride5751]

Disney needs to hire this guy. Lol

[@SkylerDraike]

I've watched a lot of what if storylines over the years, but this is the first one that brought me to tears. Well done!

[@jamesreynolds4272]

That was great. Keep ‘em coming. This is Star Wars - you can never have enough fan service!

[@letemknowjulio6798]

21:51 Fan service at its FINEST ❤

[@jeremiahthomas2050]

This was Epic and truly well told. Thank you for this.

[@ussmc1]

This is the best one you’ve done!

[@jakedavidheilemann1208]

The end was beautiful. Thank you

[@Redemptor777]

Honestly, if SWG had followed the old books/EU timeline, I would've really enjoyed it even more. Even so, well done again.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Man, Anakin meeting Thrawn again would be quite something.

[@havesomeculture]

Hmmm…Carrie fisher.

[@ttlghosty]

This has to have been one of your best yet!

[@davidholdsworth2681]

that was awesome bro thank you

[@lilynanswort5090]

The spacefight was so beautiful, I teared up at the "this is where the fun begins" and ref's reaction was OMG ❤

[@thestarwarsgalaxy]

Thank you!!

[@bizarreabomination]

For a moment I thought Vader was wearing sunglasses.

[@mikelightowler5220]

I am so happy I stumbled upon your channel. Thank you for coming up with these stories. The writers at Disney could learn a lot from you. Very well done.

[@nifficence]

That was great! Hit me all in my “feels”!!!

[@spyeye126]

Thank you. I needed this.

[@chrismckercher9879]

This is the best one I’ve ever seen. Beautiful

[@PmmGaMeRs]

i actually thought that anakin would have stood up in space and would have crushed the whole fleet with his hands like a true god of the force

[@spencerhoff7599]

Mike sounds good and may the force be with you. :)

[@SewingMink160]

"somehow Anakin was alive" I see exactly what you did here

[@mmarus]

That was brilliant! Thank you, the story as it should have ended, would have made for an amazing TRUE trilogy after ROJ....

[@CherryMosley]

That ending was so good like the last sentence especially

[@Rider0neShot]

wow thank you for this, awesome watch!

[@blake1701grogu]

Ya killing it, brother. Please keep it up!!!

[@johncardinal5534]

Well done! This might be your best work to date! 😊

[@predatorbrokentusk]

It was just perfect May the Force be with you, always ❤

[@slimjim4554]

That was awesome bro 🤘

[@melinaz3385]

Loved this What If story, thank you!

[@jacobhargiss9909]

this was freaking awsome, could you imagine if this was animated in the clone wars style?

[@donkykong1823]

What a beautiful story 😢 thank you... The force is with you.. always...

[@sosaix3545]

Bravo! Well done, sir. Consider the fans properly and well serviced, as they should be.

[@mrj4841]

This is freaking phenomenal!

[@GothRailfan]

I really love this 💜. This is canon now.

[@felicity7841]

Really enjoyed it! 🥰

[@markshahevans]

It was awesome thank you. I was entertained the whole time

[@davidmarsden192]

Great job! Well done! I enjoyed that very much.

[@donbrunodelamancha1927]

That was some superior writing the storytelling. Congratulations very well done‼️✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

[@rcanderson4328]

I will say, this story brought a smile. Good job👍.

[@CommanderElmen18]

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[@thestarwarsgalaxy]

Will likely be streaming tonight

[@CommanderElmen18]

​@@thestarwarsgalaxy yes thank you but do you rember me

[@thestarwarsgalaxy]

Yes I sure do

[@dredgenrur3190]

Great story and video, this may be the best what if about Anakin coming back that I've seen. Although I would've made a little change, and said change would be Rex saying "Just like old times, right general?" on comms so that Anakin could hear him, only for him to smirk and answer with "You know me".

[@zandis2229]

Great story as always, again one of my favorites to listen to

[@sweatincowboy4692]

This is by far my favorite star wars what if!

[@dontuspowerus1093]

I can only see that Lightsaber duel as Anakin eating a Hotdog with Obi Wan's force ghost talking with each other about Luke's training with a side quip of him saying he can officialy sit on the council while the two watch and see the fruits of Anakin's labor in training Luke, while coaching both him and snips. Asoka has two sabers, she can 2 v 1 while Luke, with more training, subdue one of the inquisitors.

[@thestarwarsgalaxy]

Haha yeah. I wanted the duel to last a bit long, but you’re probably right

[@dontuspowerus1093]

@@thestarwarsgalaxy Also, it's a bummer when you just finished it. Was hoping for Abeloth vs Annie because he would know how to beat her as Grand Master Luke in Legends can't. Dunno what Disney's stance is in the clone wars, but they made the ones cannon. To me, Her Death is where Anakin's true destiny lies.

[@markday6853]

Now, this is what the new trilogy should have been.

[@The_Wise591]

What if the Malevalence attacked Kamino? (Not sure if I spelt the Malevelance right)

[@alexsantiago3181]

How much I wanted for Luke and Ahsoka to fight Thrawn together... Adding Anakin would be OP

[@jonasheller5300]

Great Video, i found your channel just a few hours ago and i watched some of your What Ifs, and they are very great:D. Keep up the great work m8