Would Padmé be alive if Anakin stayed good?

Short answer? No. It's been clear that the main issue had to do with Anakin's mental state. If Anakin just got the help he needed and stayed loyal to the Jedi Order, overcoming Palpatine's evil temptations, Padmé would've survived.

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Would Padme be alive if Anakin didn't turn to the dark side?

Had Anakin not converted: Padme would have been killed by the Emperor before childbirth, and before Anakin and Obi wan returned from the mission to destroy general Grievous. Regardless: order 66 probably still would have happened since the army was under control of the dicator in Palpatine.

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Could Padme have been saved?

So overall, it seems highly likely that the answer is no, Palpatine didn't have the power to save Padmé's life. He hadn't even begun learning the power when Anakin became Darth Vader, and the idea of saving lives was of no interest to him.

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Could Vader have resurrected Padme?

Once inside the spiritual realm, Vader went through various trials, but eventually, he found Padmé. All indication was that Vader could have brought her back to life just like Momin did with his body. But Padmé refused to come.

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Did Anakin feel remorse for killing Padme?

Anakin does not have even the slightest bit of remorse. By the end, he feels nothing but anger. Although he feels regret for killing Padme, he still helps the evil Emperor. The film ends with Anakins standing side by side with the man on whose behalf he has committed all his crimes.

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What If Padme Survived? Star Wars Explained

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What was Anakin's tragic flaw?

Anakin is a tragic hero at its finest, a man who turns evil and loses sight of what he was fighting for once his anger became too high, even choking Padme with his force abilities out of anger and pain, believing she didn't trust him after what he did to the young Jedi padawans.

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Did Padme 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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Did Darth Vader see Padmé's grave?

At some point after his transformation into the armored Darth Vader, Amidala's husband, the fallen Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker came to visit the mausoleum, stricken by grief and remorse for his part in her death.

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Did Darth Vader mourn Padmé?

Padme's death is the moment that solidifies Darth Vader's fall to the Dark Side, and expanded Star Wars media has often shown him mourning her when not serving The Empire.

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Does Darth Vader blame himself for Padmé's death?

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. Vader denies it, saying he sensed Padmé was still alive, which the audience knows she was as Obi-Wan escaped on the ship with her.

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Why didn't Vader go to Padmé's funeral?

After all, keeping Anakin as Darth Vader relied on him believing he killed Padme, so the Emperor needed to make sure no part of the funeral suggested otherwise.

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Why did Anakin need Palpatine to save Padmé?

Padmé was pregnant, and the thought of losing his wife and his child terrified Skywalker. Chancellor Palpatine was in truth, Darth Sidious, a Dark Lord of the Sith. Sidious promised to show Anakin paths to Force powers that could cheat death. With this ability, Anakin sought to save Padmé's life.

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What if Anakin never betrayed the Jedi?

We go for the more simple answer, further considering the details of the question itself. If Anakin didn't go into that chamber as the Jedi confronted Palpatine, then Mace Windu would have defeated Palpatine, killing him. If you remember, Mace had him. He was ready to kill him.

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Why was Anakin still evil after Padmé died?

After Padme died, Anakin had already fully committed to the dark side. Even if he still desired to do good, his anger had corrupted him to the point of no return.

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What could have stopped Anakin from the dark side?

Qui-Gon Jinn is seen by many as the best of the Star Wars prequel era's Jedi, and there is evidence that he could have even stopped Anakin Skywalker from falling to the dark side of the Force.

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Did Padmé ever love Anakin?

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 give her life force to Anakin?

Theory: Anakin Subconsciously Took Padme's Life Force, Facilitated By Padme's Will To Help Him. The ending of Revenge of the Sith tugged at our heartstrings on a certain level.

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Why did Anakin choke Padmé if he loved her?

Anakin Skywalker Force choked Padmé on Mustafar due to the fact that he had become so blinded by hatred and rage after embracing the dark side of the Force.

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Who is buried next to Anakin's mom?

She was recovered from the Tusken Raider camp by her son, Padawan Anakin Skywalker, who returned her body to the Lars farm after slaughtering the Tuskens within the camp. Shmi was buried at the farm with a gravestone marking her grave. After her husband Cliegg Lars died, he was buried next to her.

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Why doesn t Darth Vader show his face?

If he were to take his mask off, the Sith Lord would soon suffocate. So it's the most crucial part of his armor. He can only breathe without the need for his mask when he is in one of his meditation chambers seen in The Empire Strikes Back.

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Did Vader know Leia was his daughter?

During the iconic opening moments of Star Wars: A New Hope, Darth Vader has a tense confrontation with Princess Leia, an adversary who, unknown to him, is actually his daughter. Despite participating in Leia's interrogation, the Sith Lord doesn't uncover his familial connection with the rebellious royal.

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Why was Anakin crying on Mustafar?

“The tear [on Anakin's face] says that he knows what he's done, but he has now committed himself to a path that he may not agree with… but he is going to go on anyway. It's the one moment that says he's self-aware that he's rationalizing all his behavior.

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Did Anakin turn evil because of Padmé?

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.

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Did Anakin regret turning to the dark side?

Yes, he did. He regretted it everyday. But he had no choice.

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