How old is Anakin in Episode 1?

They do not meet until Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, which takes place in 32 BBY. This makes Padmé 14 years old during the events of the movie, while Anakin Skywalker is just 9 years old.

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How old was Padmé in Episode 1?

Padmé Amidala makes her first film appearance in The Phantom Menace. She is introduced as the recently elected 14-year-old queen of Naboo, dedicated to ending the planet's occupation by the Trade Federation.

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How old is Anakin in Episode 2?

In Episode II: Attack of the Clones, which takes place 10 years after The Phantom Menace, 19-year-old Anakin is still Obi-Wan's Padawan apprentice. Over the years, he has grown powerful but arrogant, and believes that Obi-Wan is holding him back.

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How much older is Padmé than Anakin?

Padmé was born in the year 46 BBY on Naboo, and Anakin was born five years later, in the year 41 BBY. That makes Padmé five years older than Anakin.

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Why does Anakin age faster than Padmé?

Anakin's age was changed to make his sudden separation from his mother more impactful. A lot of Anakin and Padme's romance was thus cut, leaving only platonic moments, particularly on Padme's part.

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What is the age gap between Han and Leia?

Fun facts also worth mentioning: Han Solo happens to be 10 years older than twins Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa.

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Did Anakin know Padme was pregnant?

While their affection had to remain hidden, the two kept in frequent contact, even throughout the Clone Wars. But despite this, Anakin found out that Padme was pregnant only a couple of weeks before the twins were born.

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Who is Anakin's dad?

Anakin Skywalker is the son of Shmi Skywalker, born without a father through the Force. He is the secret husband of Padmé Amidala, the father of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, the father-in-law of Han Solo, and the maternal grandfather of Ben Solo.

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Was Anakin's hair a wig?

They used natural hair and combined it with Hayden's hair. I love the hairstyle very much and it's very iconic. I'm pretty sure that the resemblance between Anakin's hairstyle in ROTS and Kylo Ren's in TFA was no coincidence and was fully intended.

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Who was Yoda trained by?

Biography. Legend had it that Yoda—a Jedi who became Grand Master—was trained by N'Kata Del Gormo. A Force-sensitive Hysalrian, N'Kata Del Gormo was trained in the ways of the Force and achieved the rank of Master within the Jedi Order.

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How old is Anakin when he dies?

Even though Luke tried his best to protect him, Anakin accepted his fate and expressed his love for his son and daughter, Leia, whom he learned about before dying. While it seemed like Anakin had lived a long life, his choices eventually led to his demise at 45.

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What age did Anakin become a Jedi?

As a result, although Anakin only joined the Jedi Order when he was nine years old, he became a Jedi Knight just ten years later.

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When did Padme get pregnant?

Senator Padmé Amidala of the planet Naboo became pregnant during the Clone Wars with her husband, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, as the father.

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Why was Padme Queen at 14?

What Palpatine wanted was to replace Veruna with someone far younger, probably because a teenage girl is easier to manipulate than a fully-grown man, and Padmé fit the bill. Padmé went through formal training, from a Legislative Youth Program to becoming an Apprentice Legislator at eleven.

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Who played the fake Queen Amidala?

Knightley was chosen to play Queen Amidala's decoy in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace because of her close resemblance to Natalie Portman, who played the Queen. Many people (including their mothers) had trouble telling them apart during the filming of The Phantom Menace.

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Was Anakin's suit painful?

In addition to causing content pain and itchiness, the suit is so constricting that it causes him to suffer from claustrophobia. He can only find relief by meditating in specially-constructed pressurized chambers where he can temporarily take off his suit and survive.

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What mental illness did Anakin Skywalker have?

Abstract. Anakin Skywalker, one of the main characters in the "Star Wars" films, meets the criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD).

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Is Anakin technically a Palpatine?

Palpatine is not Anakin's father in either Canon or Legends. In Legends, Plagueis and Palpatine tried to manipulate the force for their own desires but the Force didn't like that and so it retaliated and created Anakin, the Chosen One.

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Who was strongest Jedi?

Master Yoda has risen above all others to claim the top spot as the most powerful Jedi of all time and the true chosen one according to IGN's audience. He won pretty handily as well, as he was victorious in 89,756 of his 95,243 battles and had a win percentage of 94.2%.

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Who is the greatest Jedi ever?

#1 – Yoda. Yoda is widely considered to be the greatest Jedi of all time, and with good reason. He is a master of the Force, a skilled warrior, and has an unmatched wisdom that comes from centuries of experience. He is the embodiment of what it means to be a Jedi, and his legacy lives on long after his death.

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Who was the most powerful Darth?

1 Darth Sidious

There has been no Sith, as powerful, meticulous, nor as evil as the Emperor himself, Darth Sidious. As previously mentioned, Sidious trained in the Dark Side by Darth Plagueis before Sidious killed Plagueis in his sleep, making Sidious a Sith Master.

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Why did Padmé look pregnant at her funeral?

Overview. After her death in childbirth on Polis Massa, Amidala's body was returned to Naboo for the proper funeral rites. In order to hide the fact that Amidala's twins survived, her body was prepared to still appear pregnant. Her maternal grandmother, Ryoo Thule, oversaw Amidala's funeral, as per Naboo custom.

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Did Padmé know Anakin killed Younglings?

This is confirmed later in the movie when Obi-Wan informs Padme that Anakin killed them. Both are torn apart with hurt and confusion, trying to make sense of something so terrible.

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Why couldn t Padmé marry Anakin?

The marriage, witnessed by the droids C-3PO and R2-D2, was kept secret due to Amidala's place as a prominent Senator in the Galactic Republic and because of Skywalker's membership in the Jedi Order; the Jedi Code prevented Jedi from falling in love and forming attachments such as marriage.

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