In Star Wars, family is not only an important topic, but often also a mystery. For example, we know who Anakin Skywalker’s mother is, but we never find out who the father actually is. However, there is an official explanation for this in a comic.
Kinship is a central theme in Star Wars. Even in the original trilogy, kinship was an important theme in Star Wars. The question of Luke’s father was a central plot twist in Episode 5.
Curiously, we never find out who Anakin Skywalker’s father is in the films. We meet his mother, Shmi Skywalker, in Episode 1, but his father is never really mentioned. Since 2018, however, it has actually been known who Anakin’s father is, even officially by Disney.
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In episode 1, Shmi explains to Qui-Gon Jinn that Anakin doesn’t actually have a father because she gave birth to him alone. As Jeuxvideo reports, the official comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith tells stories about Darth Vader. There is also some background information about the character.
Issue 25 is about Anakin Skywalker’s real father. As it turns out, Anakin’s birth was part of Palpatine’s plan, who manipulated the Force to impregnate Shmi. This fits with the almost biblical role that Anakin is said to have in the prequels and is basically the story of the birth of Jesus.
This also reminds us of the origin of Rey Skywalker. She is the daughter of a clone of Palpatine (via. Wookieepedia). This admittedly absurd explanation, however, caused many angry fans who have long been dissatisfied with the direction Disney is taking. Most recently, Star Wars: The Acolyte caused anger among fans.
Unlike some old books and comics that are classified as Legends, this comic is canon, meaning it is considered an official story by Disney.
Star Wars and new backgrounds are always a thing of their own. Often something is retconned later, meaning the original rules are changed. With the Rey thing, it was previously said that Palpatine was her grandfather. This was later changed with the clone story. But if you just want to enjoy the films, you can ignore such background information. Since Disney bought Lucasfilm, George Lucas has no longer worked on Star Wars, which he finds a shame: George Lucas was very disappointed when Disney did not want him for Star Wars 7 – compared it to a breakup