Who turned Anakin evil?

Palpatine. Palpatine was grooming Anakin for over a decade to become his newest Sith apprentice. Not only could Palpatine identify the uncertainty and darkness that resided within Anakin, but he actively used it to turn him toward the dark side.

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What made Anakin evil?

The story is Anakin was manipulated to the dark side by Palpatine based on fears of losing Padme and appeals to his desire power and agency, over his life and the galaxy as a whole. Part of me wonders why he believed/ trusted Palpatine to begin with.

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Why did Anakin suddenly turn evil?

Fear. In Revenge of the Sith, Yoda tells Anakin, “The fear of loss is a path to the dark side.” This statement, meant to be a warning to him, sadly becomes prophetic instead. Most Star Wars fans will say that Anakin's turn can be pinned down to his desire to save his wife Padmé.

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At what point did Anakin become evil?

He is plagued by nightmares of her and visions of her fate. When he eventually saves her from a group of Tuskens on Tatooine, his blind anger at her dying state consumes him. Focused on revenge as he murders an entire Indigenous tribe, Anakin has begun the path to the Dark Side.

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Who taught Anakin the dark side?

As Anakin's confusion and anxiety grew, Palpatine told him a Sith legend that spoke of the ability to stop people from dying. Entranced, Anakin was desperate to learn this power. Palpatine revealed himself to be a Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, and promised to train him in the ways of the dark side.

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How Anakin turned evil

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Who is the 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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Did Anakin make Padme fall in love?

She was already the youngest Queen of the planet of Naboo, and one of the youngest senators within the Republic senate, during the time of the Clone Wars. That is one of the reasons the mind trick theory can be proven as false. Padme falls in love with Anakin after spending much time with him during Naboo.

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Did Padme know Anakin was evil?

Padmé was well aware that Anakin had committed dark crimes that would've started his fall to the dark side. He even confessed to her that he had massacred an entire Tusken Raider village to avenge his mother, leaving no one alive.

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Is Padme the reason Anakin turned evil?

Padme Amidala

Padme Amidala's secret marriage with Anakin Skywalker was one of the biggest reasons he eventually turned to the dark side. His emotions and love for her often clouded his judgment, and sometimes led him to be violent.

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Does Darth Vader remember Anakin?

Yes, he remembers everything about his past (just not based on reality), but he probably doesn't spend a lot of time thinking about it, and when he does, his memory of things is clouded and twisted by the lies of the sith, the dark side, and his own flawed thinking and character.

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Did Padme cheat on Anakin?

Short answer: no. Her little run-through with Clovis was during her early Senatorial days, before Anakin came along and fell head-over-heels in love with her. Any feelings she exhibited for the former on Scipio were purely out of respect or for business (since he was a powerful member of the Banking Clan).

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Who kills Palpatine?

Having covertly turned Kylo Ren—Anakin's grandson and Luke's nephew—to the dark side, Palpatine orders Ren to find and kill Rey, the last remaining Jedi and Palpatine's paternal granddaughter. Palpatine is ultimately defeated and destroyed by Rey.

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Who kills Padme?

Right after Anakin dons the Darth Vader mask and takes his first mechanical breath, Padmé takes her last breath and passes away. Darth Vader awakens, and his first question is about the whereabouts of Padmé. Palpatine tells Darth Vader that in his anger he killed her, placing the blame for Padmé's death on Vader.

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Why did Anakin betray Padme?

By sacrificing his ideals, his identity as a Jedi, and the Republic itself, he betrayed her. Padme would have rather died than support the Sith or create a dictatorship (indeed, she did die rather than live in such a place).

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Who was Yoda trained by?

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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Who does Anakin hate?

Star Wars: Darth Vader #5 confirms why Anakin Skywalker truly hated Obi-Wan Kenobi, and it was far more than professional jealousy. During their Star Wars rivalry, there were many contentious moments between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker that led to the fracture of their relationship.

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Did Vader regret killing Padmé?

Yes, his entire character since then was a self loathing tragic monster who has little reason to care about anything. Betraying Mace Windu instantly made him regret his act of impulse, Padme's death and rejection of his actions later on made it stick.

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Who betrayed Padmé?

However, when Palpatine destroyed the Republic, Panaka sided with him. Though he never acted against Padme, his support of Palpatine included the support of a stronger military presence, which was a betrayal of her ideals.

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Did Anakin ever regret killing Padmé?

Did Anakin regret choking Padme? Oh yeah. He pushed the memories out of his mind for a couple of decades. But after he faced his son, Luke, in Empire Strikes Back, it was all he could think about.

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Does Darth Vader know he killed Padmé?

Darth Vader was aware that Padmé Amidala died. That's because Palpatine told him what happened to Padmé after he saved Anakin on Mustafar. In fact, there was a big funeral held for Padmé on Naboo. But Vader didn't know that Padmé died of a broken heart as he thought she died by his hand.

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Why did Anakin not save Padmé?

Anakin's awareness of (and inability to use) Force healing to save Padmé only fueled his desperation, which ultimately resulted in his conversion to Sith in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.

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Why did Anakin hate Padmé?

So, clearly, Anakin never actually loved Padmé. He was simply afraid of being alone and losing the one that loved him, and that is only greed, attachment and selfishness, not love. Yoda was right all along: Anakin's fear led him to the Dark Side.

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Why was Padmé not allowed to 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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Who did Padmé love the most?

However, when they next met in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Anakin and Padmé's feelings for one another grew into something resembling love, and their wedding at the end of the film solidified their relationship as one of the most important romances in Star Wars history.

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Did Padmé sleep with Obi-Wan?

There is no evidence that Obi-Wan and Padme had an affair, and it is highly unlikely given their close relationship. They were friends from childhood, and they had a deep mutual respect for each other. Any speculation about an affair between them is nothing more than fan fiction.

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