The mystery of Anakin Skywalker's father has finally been solved, with Star Wars seemingly confirming a major fan theory.

Emperor Palpatine Manipulated Anakin Skywalker, Turning Him To The Dark Side. Throughout his political climb, Sheev Palpatine had been interested in one person’s parallel rise to power: ...

The conception of the Force-sensitive twins is reminiscent of how Emperor Palpatine created Anakin by manipulating the ...

Why Anakin Should Return for ‘Star Wars: ... This is evident by Emperor Palpatine’s return as the primary villain of the film, reaffirming his place as the one true evil across all three sagas.

If the Emperor HAD found an apprentice, then Anakin would have dueled with them, mirroring Return of the Jedi, with the new apprentice in the Vader role and Anakin in the Luke role.

Along with chronicling Anakin’s transformation, “Revenge of the Sith” explains how Palpatine took on the emperor’s gnarly face and froggy voice, which McDiarmid developed while rehearsing ...

Could Anakin Skywalker Be Alive Again in the Star Wars Universe? ... While the Emperor couldn’t enter the dimension himself, he did still attack Ezra and Ahsoka inside of it.

Thrawn and Anakin Skywalker Teamed Up During the Clone Wars. ... Thrawn was in a power struggle with Director Orson Krennic as they competed for the Emperor’s favor regarding their pet projects.

Anakin obviously is very rational at this point, ... Still fueled by the dark side, Darth Vader attempts to convince Luke to join him so they can overthrow the Emperor together.

Hayden Christensen returned as Anakin Skywalker in this week’s episode of “Ahsoka” — yes, we mean Anakin, not Darth Vader — fulfilling the hopes of fans who hoped to see a live action ...