What if Anakin Skywalker Never Trusted Palpatine

[@DarthTheorist]

Happy Veterans Day to my fellow brothers and sisters in arms 🙌🫡 P.S. Again, we're not AI hahaha

[@desperado8605]

You as well brother

[@DarthTheorist]

@@desperado8605 make sure you get those free veteran's day meals. Just got mine this morning haha

[@desperado8605]

@@DarthTheorist lol I'm working. Got free lunch at truckstop today

[@TonyShumway-hc8qj]

Happy veterans day to you as well Darth Theorist nothing like honoring the soldiers who gave their lives up in something like war so we could have liberty instead of tyranny amen.

[@idontcare9355]

I slept through Veterans day so no meals for me lmao

[@zackcross7190]

Obi-Wan: The Council wants you to report on all the Chancellor’s dealings. Anakin: Say no more, I have disk drives in my quarters of potential dirt. I was waiting for just this opportunity to arise.

[@paulmann8570]

Anakin: *I’m going to do what’s called a Pro Gamer Move.*

[@spiderbow4599]

Thats basically saying. What if Anakin knew palpatine was the sith lord, but said nothing about it

[@UNSCPILOT]

​@@spiderbow4599 maybe "knew something was fishy" but couldn't be sure, in this instance if he new Sheeve was a Sith he'd rat him out before they even started asking

[@xLordDreadx]

It’s so infuriating seeing Anakin fall for his manipulations for so long. Like in one instant when he revealed himself as the Sith Lord Anakin should’ve thought about all the assassination attempts on Padme and all the other things he was plotting🤦🏾‍♂️

[@davidordaz5251]

Yeah like i dont see why he didn’t see that palps attempted to kill padmae a couple times during the war

[@xLordDreadx]

@@davidordaz5251 exactly, he just ignoring that fact, I’m guessing because the dreams he planted in his head

[@joshuamerriweather2861]

​@@xLordDreadxI don't know. Palpatine tellss Anakin to use his knowledge to save his wife from dying. After he said that Anakin should have put the pieces together about the vision he's had

[@xLordDreadx]

@ exactly 😩

[@AdeptKing]

I think part of the problem was that Palpatine had wormed himself too closely to him over the years.

[@randomdudewholikesmusic1640]

"What if Anakin was wearing a wire when talking to Palpatine?"

[@UNSCPILOT]

"Do you know the tale of Darth Plaugus the w-..." Meanwhile, back in the council's chamber listening in "oh, oh crap he's deffinitly a Sith, Anakin you need to GTFO, fake food poisoning or something!" Sheeve, watching Anakin running surprisingly fast "huh, funny, didn't think he had a shellfish allergy, oh well, I'll tell him later after he gets back... weird, when did it so cold in here..."

[@toddkurzbard]

"Anakin, have you ever heard the Tragedy of Darth Plaguis The Wise?" "No. But, then, how do YOU know it, when nobody ELSE seems to? And why do you call it a 'tragedy'?" "Anakin, you're REALLY not supposed to be using thinking, intelligence and logic. It's REALLY not your strong point. Just go with the flow here, Dude."

[@zackcross7190]

“If he could be killed his apprentice in his sleep he couldn’t have been THAT wise or powerful if he couldn’t see it coming.”

[@iiDTC]

​@@zackcross7190Anakin, the power of being drunk is far more powerful than whatever the Jedi are teaching you.

[@jotheunissen9274]

Such a dichotomy

[@0099009969]

@@iiDTC 'Drunken Force Fist' Anakin??

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

Anakin: But this really does remind me of my thesis...

[@Godzilla00X]

Anakin: Jeez, idk sheev, that's a little suspect dont you think? Im a little worried about you

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

Them being on a first name basis tho

[@dakotalange2858]

What if Palpatine was not a Sith Lord but a insanely good politician that tried to do the same things he did in cannon

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

The Jedi would have likely been able to notice it in such a scenario. Could make for an interesting video, though.

[@Omnipulsar]

@@MatthewJamesKalasky very true, palpatine was heavily reliant on the darkside for his plans to work without his force sensitivity the jedi would be able to sense his intentions and motives

[@debutriah2854]

He wouldn’t have lasted long

[@AdeptKing]

Well in that case when the Jedi showed up to remove him from office after Grievous was killed(assuming everything went normally) then he wouldn't have been able to fight them off unless he had something to stop them.

[@IanHarrison-n9m]

​@@MatthewJamesKalaskysith artefacts seem to be able to do basically anything dark side related so it wouldn't be hard to write some backstory that either palpatine or his family had sith contacts and had worked together before, leading palpatine to get a powerful amulet that basically put a shroud over him that grew with the extent of the impact his choices have And doesn't actually rely on being force sensitive. Maybe it's the final key component of the mass shadow generator that caused the destruction of Malachor 5 and birthed a living wound in the force. If it's the last part necessary to activate the machine makes sense that the backlash of using it steeped both the planet and the weapon that cracked it in utter darkness. A sharow that could extend as far as the reach of the torch casting it so to speak So like an assassin would use it to cloak themselves but a skilled Jedi could still sense danger just not what. Small scale, individual level influence and cloaking. A sith lord would have their power and presence shrouded along with whatever events under their direct influence being clouded. For example Dooku could use it to shroud everything CIS fleet movements to long term high impact strategy. A non force sensitive like this hypothetical palpatine, working in league with the dark side in the most powerful position in the galaxy would drop a veil of darkness over the galaxy same as cannon, just from one evil old man and a spooky necklace, not like, 2 evil old guys.

[@williamwhitney7395]

If Anikin hadn't been an Idiot, he would have realized that Palpy had been the one trying to kill his wife all along.

[@axelnilsson5124]

They did first know each other when he was 10 so it makes sense he’d trust Palpatine while the council earned Anakins distrust

[@goatkiller666]

I mean… he’s “The Chosen One. He never really trained on anything except saber and crushing things. But still, you’d think the guy with more Midichlorians than Yoda could tell something was up. I guess he kind of did, but then Siddious planted the idea that it was the council

[@RandomYT05_01]

Really fooled him.

[@sw-rs]

Really happy I suggested this one, never imagined you'd be able to go so far with it. Really good stuff Theorist!

[@RicardoLuciano-q5z]

Soooo what if Anakin was smart?

[@anordinaryfellow6977]

ig smarter. dunno if he's more matured here

[@jiltedensign7479]

Yeah, pretty much.

[@Fulgoneto_CT_5555]

Yep, what if he wasn't a dumbass

[@dillonroberts9945]

Well I mean he was 9 years old when the manipulation started so I can't really blame him for not seeing it

[@lordkilljoy9652]

Hey Anakin's a genius! Have you heard his thesis!?

[@ultrasonic4220]

Canon Anakin watching this: Dang it!

[@aelinalice9194]

The voice work in this is so freaking good!!

[@DarthTheorist]

glad you liked it!!

[@mentalist7772]

What if in an attempt to push Anakin and the Jedi apart Palpatine leaked the information that Anakin and Padme were married, but upon seeing how Padme is what links Anakin to the Light Side they give him permission to be married?

[@brianwilliams9431]

Anikan actually using his brain made my day

[@BigRuss77]

It’s always a good day to watch a darth theorist video especially in college.

[@a.j.501st]

Right here 🙌🙌

[@steel58836]

My Lord Theorist. Your channel is one of my favorites since i started listening to Star Wars Fanfics. Use your imagination, my Lord, let the Fics flow through you

[@salvatorediangelo453]

@Darth Theorist continues to write the best Star Wars Fan Fiction on a regular basis! The back and forth between Palps and Anakin was very entertaining to say the least.

[@DarthWinterMadness]

I love these What Ifs in which Anakin never turns to the Dark Side, or he turns back earlier. Don't take this wrong, my favorites are the Murder-Yoda hijinks blackmailing Council Members. But any What If in which, as mentioned, Anakin never turns or comes back early from the Dark Side are my favorites. Keep on making interesting What If scenarios. Especially crossover videos, I'm loving them. This last one with Freddy and Jason was amazing, and so were your other crossover episodes. Keep it on man. Cheers from France! 🍻 *Edit* I feel I really need to add that: Even though I love the Yoda on drugs hijinks from StarWarsQuill, YOU'RE THE BEST WHEN IT COMES TO CROSSOVERS WITH OTHER FRANCHISES. Sorry for the caps, but I want you to know how much I love your brand of What Ifs. Y'all have a different flair, and I love all of you. Only Disney's suck.

[@DarthWinterMadness]

I feel like an a**hole now...

[@theseekerofancienttruth3873]

@@DarthWinterMadness The Best "Force-user on Drugs" What-if is "What if Palpatine did Death Sticks." It shows how Narcissistic Palpatine is, and lets him Show it to the Galaxy in his Drug-fueled Mania that is Perfect for Repeat Listens. It is Comedy Gold!

[@DarthWinterMadness]

@@theseekerofancienttruth3873 I need to rewatch it, it's been a long time. Thanks for the reminder man

[@UNSCPILOT]

Anakin getting a more Revan like redemption arc would be interesting

[@dakotalange2858]

What if count dooku didn’t fall to the dark side but still made the Cis

[@MonkeyDBoomE]

Good one!

[@UNSCPILOT]

Double Agent Dooku would be neat, though maybe he'd need to dip into Grey-Jedi territory to pull it off and still keep Sheeve out of the loop

[@madfingers]

The Anakin we all deserved.

[@dat_1_loki670]

But didn’t get

[@a.a.o.t-1213]

Would very much like to see you tackle a theory where palpatine is a good guy in some form. Be it Jedi or noble politician. I know the idea was done before but I feel like you always have a great spin on these ong

[@28467Vanus]

I'd really like to see something like this as well. I think there are a lot of ways one could go about it. I'm not such a fan of Palpatine as a Jedi just because it's been done so often, though I'm sure Darth Theorist would do his own excellent take on it, and I'd certainly watch it. I'd rather see something like what if Palpatine was a well-intentioned politician and 'grey' (secret) force user, or even a so-called 'light Sith' you know not so much pure evil but rather a social darwinist using the dark side but still capable of empathy and kindness. Light Sith, from what I understand, are hated by purer evil 'true' Sith and killed by them when they encounter each other. It would be interesting to see a what-if scenario where Palpatine was what he presented himself as, that being a principled leader and fatherly mentor to Anakin...

[@a.a.o.t-1213]

@@28467Vanus also a really great idea, I think that’d be the best option as there could be so many layers to his political and friendly relationships

[@alexander.tahtadjian]

Why do I have the feeling that the mere idea of Anakin never trusting Palpatine would not only give the Sith a run for their money but is also a very bad thing for everyone involved…specifically his enemies and those that threaten the balance. Plus it’s nice to see Anakin not trusting Palpatine in this ‘what if’ because for some reason Anakin not trusting Palpatine just makes sense (also he would be a very powerful and formidable individual) and the whole concept of Anakin not trusting Palpatine and staying loyal to the Jedi would fit perfectly well within the SW universe. Anakin is one of my all time favourite SW characters and it was nice to see you include him in this amazing ‘what if’ story. Also, Anakin’s show of power was just beautiful. Plus the voices for Anakin, Ahsoka, Yoda, Windu, Obi-Wan, Palpatine, Ventress, Trace, Kix, Jessie and Phiff were just amazing. Also happy belated 🇨🇦Rememberance Day🇨🇦

[@nestorsifuentesaguirre2722]

Let's hope Anakin doesn't become too bitter and paranoid ala God Killer Vegito. Let alone loving a lot to fight and to laugh at their opponent's defeat or death

[@28467Vanus]

What if Mace Windu left the Jedi Order instead of, or with, Count Dooku? What if Shaak Ti trained Anakin? What if Palpatine saved Shmi Skywalker as a way to bind Anakin even closer to him? What if Ahsoka was with Anakin when he pledged himself to Palpatine and became Darth Vader, and she chose to join him? What if Palpatine desired both Mace Windu and Anakin as his (rival) Sith apprentices and spent years manipulating both of them to that end? What if Count Dooku ordered an unaltered clone of himself to be his apprentice and heir? What if Illum bestowed a naturally red kyber crystal on Anakin? How would the Jedi react? What if Palpatine created the Imperial Knights as a light side counterbalance to the Inquisitors personally loyal to him? What if the Republic lost the First Battle of Geonosis? What if General Grevious was made of beskar? What if Anakin was not the Chosen One as the Jedi believed but was instead destined to be the Sith'ari? Just a few what-if ideas...

[@toddkurzbard]

I'm sure Anakin was shocked by the story of Darth Plaguis The Wise. After all, it was not a story the Jedi would tell him.

[@timkarlsson1750]

This is one i have asked for several times, tho in my head it was that he never trusted him from the first time they meet.

[@bobsyme3118]

Aye thats how i thought it would go as well

[@APetRock687]

Can you do what if Mace Windu went after Sidious alone? So he’d leave Kit, Saesee and Agen at the temple

[@zombieslasher134]

Like "masters stay with Skywalker while I confirm these accusations but if I don't return I need everyone including you Anakin to defend the temple."

[@APetRock687]

@@zombieslasher134Pretty much but I’d have Mace die in his 1 vs 1 with Sidious to make it more interesting

[@zombieslasher134]

@@APetRock687 yeah order 66 still happens but Anakin is super on board with kill palps

[@reckszkingzactivitiesrkat.4134]

Even though this is another "What If Anakin" story I like the way that Darth Theorist actually puts this together because its a totally different take 👏🏾✅

[@TheZamaron]

Danm, I just find so many great “what ifs” for Ep3 alone, but goes to show how so much changes ave how much extra detail there is around it. It’s the richest movie for this potential.

[@dakotalange2858]

What if Anakin’s mother survived the tuskin raider camp

[@803bucho]

Caught this one under 10 minutes. Hell yes!

[@kingMalcolm23]

Absolutely love your work bro!

[@DanielFincannon]

What if the New Republic continued to use Clone Troopers

[@TonyShumway-hc8qj]

Amen Darth Theorist that was a well done video of Star Wars God bless you for it amen.

[@dijilama8518]

Dude your theories are so creative and interesting. Keep it up BTW,can you do What if Qui gon married shimi and they had their own children who are obi wan and anakin

[@AngelsandWolves1]

This would have been an insane idea in canon. Amazing job!

[@jsavage9229]

Best one I’ve Hurd. *What if anakin had common sense*

[@cherrytonshawty9120]

Basically, Anakin has some common sense, and says "f-ck no I'm not joining no Council until I've damn well and earned my way to being ready to." Haha.

[@killuafanboy3812]

This was so good! ❤

[@Intrepid_A]

What if the various special forces of earth were trapped in the star wars galaxy especially during the original trilogy?

[@DragonBornClan4]

I would love to see this.

[@abrakadabra6364]

amazing voice acting

[@bobablackfly602]

[@LVD3NS]

A good fanfiction exploring this through an evil obi-wan lens is called Shadow of Vader

[@Kavarris]

This is almost the whole opening plot line to my Star Wars D&D game the only difference is Palpatine gets away

[@davisouzaferreira7894]

What if Darth Vader found project shadow and the space colony ark (sonic adventure 2 crossover)

[@Quickstein]

That'd be fun

[@RicardoLuciano-q5z]

I'd be so on board with that

[@mobster503]

I don’t think the world is ready for Shadow with a Lightsaber Thats just too much power

[@Quickstein]

Like bending time and space on a whim isn't already super cracked by Star Wars standards?

[@wolffang471]

Another great video!

[@ChrisMcElroy-k9n]

I liked how you used the martez sisters

[@tamaramanchester9931]

What if Thanos snap effort hit the Star wars galaxy.

[@eugenelau3927]

Fantasy folklore covered this!!

[@dianesinger9729]

I liked Anakin's resolve to not turn.

[@joekauffman9690]

This is the video I wanted to hear, this was a brilliant talk, Anakin would had gained the Jedi’s trust, could you do what if Anakin discovered Carrie White

[@darrellhall6622]

What if Anakin also had some of Spider-Man's abilities. One being a spider Sense. Or Superman's abilities. Super hearing and could hear person's heartbeat? That's how he would know if someone was telling the truth or lying.

[@theseekerofancienttruth3873]

@@darrellhall6622 The "Spider-sense" would make him Extremely Resistant to Manipulation, especially if it Merged with Anakin's Force-based "Danger-sense," (also known as "Battle Precognition") it would make him nearly Untouchable to Any Influence, and warn him about the Jedi making Stupid Mistakes. This Also Means that Anakin would Know of things like Kenobi Faking his Death, and be able to Play Along Without being informed. It would also most likely Warn Him Every Time Palpatine even Considers Manipulation of Anakin.

[@HestiaVesta]

I'm glad the Martez siblings were used this Story

[@darrellhall6622]

7:42 During this fight, a federation officer appears. Raising her communicator to her mouth, she calls to her ship. "Darkstar, this is Commander Wilson. I need you to beam one from this location to 25 meter off the port of the ship. The hostile is extremely dangerous. Log on to my combadge in 12 seconds then execute. Now." Throw the badge, it land on the sith lord and he disappeared. "It's over, Jedi Skywalker. Palpatine is dead." Where's he? ask Anakin. "He is floating in space. 25 m off my ship's port side. Nothing can survive in the vacuum of space."

[@owenscott6159]

What if Toby maguire spider man had wing or power to fly in spiderman trilogy

[@eacalvert]

Guess I'll watch when I get home since my lunch is almost over 😢

[@djnexes861]

Very good stuff

[@itz.Voidzy]

15:08 proof that he isnt ai? atleast im pretty sure. i truly appreciate the effort u put in ur vids these are all super interesting. its like a whole star wars what if documentary each of ur videos. ❤

[@DarthTheorist]

Do it on purpose haha an AI cant take a breath can it ?

[@itz.Voidzy]

@ exacltyyy

[@TheRealMaxdestroyer]

there is a missing segment here can you fix it? 2:54

[@Odinfang]

Good stuff as always bud. I hope someday you do: what if the umbrella Corporation joined the CIS?

[@126644]

Palpatine: Have you heard of the tragedy of darth plaguis Anakin: Sounds intriguing but no thanks, :) i got a handle on my nightmares now. They're just bad dreams Palpatine: *angry face Credits roll

[@iamhector24]

This is the Ventress we need!

[@cunningsmile4166]

Huh. Thinking if his full name, did it come from Sleeve Pantaloon? Or am i just off the mark?

[@chasetauscher9544]

What if the Jedi built the Death Star?

[@dakotalange2858]

What if Obi wan secretly married Satine and Korgi was his son WE ALL KNOW HE IS!!!

[@nukaquantum7]

The council letting Anakins and Padmes marriage slide is something i can definetly see to happen. They have other members allowed even more due to specific circumstances. Only thing that bugs me a bit is, why didnt anakin give the order 65 to remove the chancellor of his seat by the clones? Or would order 66 giving after that override order 65?

[@SJHFoto]

2:55 Did you leave something out here?

[@ninja9567]

Great idea for the what if here, and it’s not bad. My only criticism is I want to see what caused Anakin to not trust Palpatine in the first place so that it validates the story. It’s hinted at here, but I really want to help show what sparked this change in Anakin in the first place in this story, and it’s a little unclear in a few stories, like the one with Revan a few stories back, but they’re good stories all the same.

[@DavidWhittle-x8w]

Palatine would destroy Anakin at this point of progression.

[@DavidWhittle-x8w]

2 years from then and Skywalker would defeat him

[@midknightforever]

His eyebrow should have raised when his secret wife kept being a topic of conversation

[@Davidofthelost]

“Mama Shmi told be not to trust weird old men taking interest in me.”

[@paulturcotte1977]

That was very good but lord Sidis clones not gone how many he made or payed for if clones had army could he have him take places of real one like Amodla ? Sorry for spelling. Ty

[@RicardoLuciano-q5z]

Just one thing: Kix had already been captured by the Separatists at this point. Buuut this is a what if, so maybe events played out differently.

[@christopherlopez4087]

Damn this would be a great show lol

[@TenkoBerry]

This quite Interesting 👍

[@JustSomeDude848]

Are there not any cameras or something in palpatine's office?🤔

[@SirJakeus]

well that was a good story was listening to this in the background whilst playing black ops

[@ThePlaidman-]

What if flying out of the Trade Federation ship wasn't like Pod Racing?

[@MXFoX408]

Is the narrator the Animated Anakin voice actor?

[@immaoriginal7094]

A more befitting title: What if Anakin was never groomed by Palpatine since his childhood?

[@Miguel_Santos1311]

What if The Republic Use Trooper With Armor Of Clone Trooper?

[@rex-qo1eu]

ok replace all the movies from disney for this, this is how it should have ended, anakin vs palpy

[@malcolmhead6333]

What if Anakin was denied a seat on the Jedi Council

[@dakotalange2858]

What if the empire went to war with the Hutts

[@relmofvoid8646]

this one is more funny but i hope you consider it....what if starwars but instead of Jedi with lightsabers...the Jedai were all monks and everyone was just throwing hands.

[@TemplarLux]

15:06 Wait a minute I was under the impression these videos were AI generated. Are you actually voicing these videos yourself? I think we just found Matt Lanter's secret alt lol

[@DarthTheorist]

I've been trying to tell yall we're not AI

[@TemplarLux]

@@DarthTheorist We?

[@DarthTheorist]

@@TemplarLux My team and I

[@bobablackfly602]

@@TemplarLux

[@LucioRodriguez-m2b]

What if the Jedi created their own Empire

[@LicvinTrol]

10:23 A sith lord?

[@isaacdavis7979]

Is this a New Video ?

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

What if Obiwan the Negotiator trained Anakin with the dark side due to the pain of losing Qui Gon?

[@stantoncarroll5760]

What if anakin cut anakin in 2 on geonosis like kenobi did to maul on naboo

[@Kidapawan_45]

This is An Amazing Alternate Story of Star Wars if Anakin Skywalker is Clever and never trusted Chancellor Sheev Palpatine An Early Bloody War in Episode 3 Because of Order 66 and Ahsoka Tano will Proof to The Senate that Chancellor Palpatine is The Sith Lord

[@LordofHistory-wq5wq]

What if Asgard from MCU, was in Clone Wars

[@toasega]

What if Padme was strong in the Force What if Yoda was Sidious What if Anakin built HK-47 instead of C-3PO as a child What if Anakin was born knowing how to use the Force What if Anakin lost the Podrace What if Obi-Wan didn't think blasters were uncivilized What if Maul was the Chosen One

[@JCardo2502]

Alternate title: If Anakin was smart

[@cunningsmile4166]

What if Hondo held Palpatine hostage for a CIS payment?

[@Quipen248]

I’d like to see a theory regarding Ben Solo / Kylo Ren and Rey and Finn. What if Rey died in front of Finn (on starkiller base). What if Finn became a Knight of Ren. What if Rey joined Ben Solo. What if the resistance stopped Starkiller from destroying the core worlds.

[@TakeawayArtist]

This is good but is Anakin rlly strong enough to take the chancellor? He has the potential to absolutely. But at the time I don’t think so.

[@LionElJonson-i6n]

if he never did, Papa Palpatine were sad

[@Joe-Przybranowski]

'what if aniken had a three digit iq'

[@alexandre7060]

What if Obi-Wan shows Anakin thé force heal?

[@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441]

it would save u like episode 4-9 movies if anakin just gave palp death lol