The Rise of Skywalker's Palpatine twist was undoubtedly controversial, but it did make one aspect of Palpatine's Anakin plan ...

In the book, Palpatine told Anakin: "Perhaps I should study the Sith, Anakin, to better understand the threat you're facing. All I ask, my friend, is that you be careful.

With Palpatine set to return in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, an intriguing new theory tackles what the Force imbalance is, and makes a case for Anakin’s return. Warning! Speculative ...

Redditor FlyingDutchman9977 suggests that the first act of the film, where Obi-Wan and Anakin are sent to save Palpatine from his “kidnapping,” didn’t quite go as Palpatine wanted.

While Palpatine is not the father, he did possibly have some impact on Anakin’s birth. During the Grand Experiment, Sith Lord Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious tried to create life through the ...

The Clone Army Would Have Slaughtered Anakin Regardless. When Palpatine issued Order 66, Anakin’s world collapsed further, because the Clone Army was mandated to kill all Jedi without exception.

Anakin is over the moon because he believes he’s ready to take that next step, but Mace Windu and Co. don’t trust Palpatine and believe he has ulterior motives.

Rewatching Revenge of the Sith 20 years later, you notice more than ever Palpatine's deviously masterful gambit to lure Anakin to his personal ruin and Sith baptism-by-fire: a dagger through the ...

But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more. One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the ...

Ultimately, while Palpatine may not have contributed his actual DNA to Anakin Skywalker, he was responsible for creating him. So, the answer to who Anakin Skywalker’s father is in Star Wars is ...