Anakin Skywalker/Relationships

The relationships of Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars universe.

Shmi Skywalker
Shmi was Anakin's mother.

Anakin was very close to Shmi, after being told by Qui-Gon that he was no longer a slave, he was very reluctant to leave his mother on Tatooine while he went to Coruscant to chase his dreams of becoming a Jedi.

Years later, as an adult, Anakin started to sense there something wrong with Shmi, at first, he brushed it off, however after having a vision of his mother, he could no longer ignore this, unfortunately, it was too late, as Anakin only arrived in time to see his mother alive one last time before she succumbs to the injuries inflicted on her by the Sand People, he becomes so devastated and enraged by her death, that he wipes out the entire tribe of the Sand People that tortured his mother to death. This was what caused Anakin to develop a fear losing the ones he cares about, and to find a way to stop them from dying.

Luke Skywalker
Luke is Anakin's eldest child and only son.

In Revenge of the Sith, after Anakin returns from a battle, Padmé informs him that she is pregnant, he becomes happy that he was going to be a father, however, when he sees a vision of child apparently dying in childbirth he becomes concerned for both his wife and unborn child (unaware that he had fathered twins at the time), desperate to find a way to prevent both Padmé and his child from dying, this fear was ultimately one of the main reasons that leads him to fall to the Dark side of the Force.

Anakin would not meet Luke until until nineteen years later as Darth Vader.

Leia Organa
Leia is Anakin's youngest child and only daughter.

In Revenge of the Sith, after Anakin returns from a battle, Padmé informs him that she is pregnant, he becomes happy that he was going to be a father, however, when he sees a vision of his child apparently dying in childbirth he becomes concerned for both his wife and unborn child (unaware that he had fathered twins at the time), desperate to find a way to prevent both Padmé and his child from dying, this fear was ultimately one of the main reasons that leads him to fall to the Dark side of the Force.

Anakin would not meet Leia until until nineteen years later as Darth Vader.

Qui-Gon Jinn
Qui-Qon was Anakin's close friend and unofficial mentor.

Anakin first met Qui-Gon on Tatooine, he believed him to be an outlander, however, when he saw Qui-Gon's lightsaber, he realized that he was a Jedi, however, he believed his rank was Jedi Knight in the Jedi Order, although Anakin was later correct by Qui-Gon that his rank was actually Jedi Master.

Anakin help Qui-Gon and his friends get the money they needed repair there starship, despite the fact that he barely knew Qui-Gon at the time, the two quickly became close friends.

He had a great degree of respect for the Jedi Master, having a lot of concern for him when he barely escaped from Darth Maul during an ambush. He also was not willing to disobey Qui-Gon, at least in terms of the letter of the law; this was most evident when he, in response to R2-D2 asking whether he should return to Naboo, refused as Qui-Gon had earlier told him to "stay in the cockpit" (even though Qui-Gon actually meant to keep hidden). Qui-Gon's death had cearly devastated him; even years after his death, Anakin still missed his close friend.

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan was Anakin's former mentor, best friend and father/brother-figure.

Anakin first met Obi-Wan on the Naboo Starship, he was the second Jedi that he had encountered, during his early years as Obi-Wan's apprentice, he displayed little to no respect for his mentor, likely because he was aware that like the rest of the Jedi council, didn't believe that he should be trained, and only trained him because it was dying master's, Qui-Gon's last wish to train Anakin as a Jedi, whom he partially viewed as correctly inferior. Despite this perception, he stated that Obi-Wan was like a father to him, and claimed that Obi-Wan had the wisdom of Master Yoda and the power of Master Windu. This praise, however, may have been just another expression of Anakin's overconfidence, as he amended that he himself was "beyond" Obi-Wan in many ways, and felt Obi-Wan was holding him back from his true potential, which was partly correct. His relationship with his master remained complicated and contradictory, partially due to Obi-Wan's doubts about whether he had the ability to train Anakin, something Anakin did not need, especially during that critical time in his life. Frustrated, Anakin would turn to another mentor for advice; Palpatine. Slowly, but surely, master and apprentice formed a special bond throughout Anakin's teenage years.

As an adult, despite their special bond, Anakin still had a strained relationship with Obi-Wan, despite this, Anakin was willing to disobey the Jedi council's orders, and go to Geonosis to rescue him, when he was Count Dooku's prisoner. partly because the Jedi council ordered him to protect Padmé.

There relationship became much better, after Anakin was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight, they had a joking relationship, like when Anakin said, "I'll deal with the droids you go and save your girlfriend" (Satine Kryze), much to Obi-Wan's annoyance, Anakin had great respect for Obi-Wan, and considered him an equal in wisdom only to Yoda, and an equal in power only to Mace Windu. However, his righteous and prideful attitude clashed with Obi-Wan's more patient and peaceful ways. They would often disagree and engage in verbal jousts about the Jedi Order and the politics of Coruscant, they would argue, sometimes violently, despite his respect for Obi-Wan, there was a few things he disliked about him, he did not like the fact that Obi-Wan, criticize and lectured him, he did not like the fact that Obi-Wan was arrogant, a hypocrite, rarely did the right thing, and he did not like the fact that Obi-Wan never defended him to the Jedi Council, when he was in there presences, even when he was right about the Jedi council, treating him unfairly, however, unknown to Anakin, Obi-Wan did defend him to the Jedi council, after he would leave the Jedi council chamber.

During the Clone Wars, Anakin's relationship with Obi-Wan became more and more strained due to the latter, constantly lying to him, deceiving his, and keeping secrets from him. Near the end of the Clone Wars when Obi-Wan asked Anakin to spy on Palpatine (on the orders of the Jedi council, it is unknown if he was aware that his former mentor, was the only member of the Jedi council that was against that decision), Anakin loses complete trust and respect for Obi-Wan after this. Although they did say goodbye to each other on good terms, before going to Utapau to kill Grievous, (unknown to either of them) this would be the last time they would see each other as friends.

Ahsoka Tano
Ahsoka Tano is Anakin's good friend, and former apprentice.

Anakin initially had a rocky start with Ahsoka, due to the fact that he did not want an apprentice, as he told Rex that he had no intention to train her, he became annoyed when Ahsoka referred to him as "Skyguy", in retaliation he called her "Snips" and "youngling".

After the Christophisis incident, he finally accepted Ahsoka as his apprentice and two quickly became good friends, Anakin would not give up on saving Ahsoka after she got caught in an explosion of a droid foundry that she destroyed with a tank, having no other method. Greatly relieved that Ahsoka was still alive, he told her that he hadn't doubted her, after she told him that she knew he would save her.

Anakin’s desire to keep his padawan safe went beyond the battlefield into his teachings to her. Though she was skilled in the classic Shien, Anakin began teaching her Ataru and Djem So, two aggressive forms he was greatly skilled in, being mastered in the latter. Wanting Ahsoka to be prepared for any opponent, he also trained her to protect herself against enemies wielding a double-bladed lightsaber, such as Asajj Ventress, whom he'd faced before and barely defeated.

Ahsoka was as great as his attachment to his mother and his wife. When Obi-Wan told him it was Ahsoka who had saved the day, Ahsoka "felt a rush of pride" and boasted that she was his apprentice. That pride was evident in his trust in her to command in his stead, such as during the Battle of Ryloth. Though Anakin was usually reckless and impulsive, Ahsoka’s presence seemed to soften these tendencies. Despite the fact that when he was Obi-Wan's apprentice, he occasionally disobeyed him, he did not like it when Ahsoka disobeyed him.

Nearing the end of the Clone Wars, Anakin also held a great degree of trust in her, being one of the few people to correctly believe that Ahsoka had actually been framed. However, he also realized that he could not help her directly as it would have made her seem even more guilty than she was already suspected to be by everyone else. He also managed to track down the actual guilty party, Barriss Offee, and expose her after defeating her in a lightsaber duel. Unfortunately his efforts were in vain as Ahsoka resigned from the Jedi Order. Despite knowing that he also harbored an intent to leave the Jedi Order, Anakin was very sad to see his friend and former apprentice, leave. Unknown to either of them, this would be the last time they would see each other as friends, before Anakin finally fell to the dark side and became Darth Vader.

Ahsoka's departure was one of the main reasons why Anakin turned against the Jedi Order, as he correctly blamed the Jedi Council for creating the conditions that led to his friend and former apprentice leaving.

Yoda
Anakin first met Yoda when he was brought to the Jedi Temple by Qui-Gon Jinn. Yoda was a firm believer in following the protocol of the Jedi Code and thus believed Anakin too old to begin training as an apprentice. When Anakin was brought before the Jedi Council, he was secretly terrified of Anakin, not because of what he was, but because of what he could become in the future.

Yoda's refusal to allow him to become a Jedi was overruled by the Jedi council; particularly by Mace Windu, the latter who was leader of the Jedi Order, and head of the Jedi council at the time, prior to the start of the Clone Wars, by the time of the events of Attack of the Clones, Yoda had outgrown his fear of Anakin.

Throughout Anakin's years as a Jedi, Yoda, unlike Mace, correctly believed Anakin was the Chosen One from the prophecy, also unlike Mace, he never judged him by age, but by his skills, experience and maturity, he was the very Jedi who promoted Anakin to the rank of Jedi Knight.

Yoda was one of the few members of the Jedi council, if not one of the few members of the Jedi Order that Anakin had respect for, throughout the Clone Wars, Anakin and Yoda were civil towards each other, and were friends, but they secretly did not trust each other for different reasons; Yoda mistrusted Anakin simply because he was sometimes unpredictable. Anakin, on the other hand, secretly did not trust Yoda completely because the latter constantly lied to him and deceived him, and continually kept secrets from him, unknown to Yoda, Anakin was aware that the latter did not trust him.

Anakin's respect for Yoda became strained, when at Ahsoka Tano's Judgement meeting, Yoda coldly stripped her of her status as a Jedi. Anakin Skywalker, realized the meeting was just a formality to disguise how the Jedi council was casting Ahsoka out to suit the political interests of the Republic, he was enraged/disgusted by this, although he successfully proved his apprentice's innocence, she still left the Jedi Order due to the fact that most members of the Jedi council had refused to believe in her, Anakin blamed Yoda, along with most members of the Jedi council for creating the conditions that led to his friend and former apprentice leaving.

When Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine appointed Anakin to the Jedi council as his personal representative, like all members of the Jedi council, Yoda reluctantly agreed, but hoped to use him as a means to spy on Palpatine. Yoda, along with the Jedi council did not grant Anakin the rank of Jedi Master. Angered by the insult, Anakin criticized Yoda, along with all members of the Jedi council, on the absurdity of occupying a seat on the Jedi council devoid of the rank of Jedi Master - although Anakin apologize for his behavior, he was not sorry for what he said to Yoda and the other members of the Jedi council.

When Obi-Wan asked Anakin to spy on Palpatine (on the orders of Yoda and the Jedi council), he became even more angry that Yoda was trying to use him as a pawn, as well as the fact that those orders to spy on the Supreme Chancellor were treason, he loses complete trust and respect for Yoda after this.

Yoda's mistrust of Anakin as well as Yoda constantly lied to him and deceived him, and continually kept secrets from him, was one of the main reasons that caused Anakin to turn against the Jedi Order.

Mace Windu
Anakin first met Mace when he was brought to the Jedi Temple by Qui-Gon Jinn. Mace was a firm believer in following the protocol of the Jedi Code and thus believed Anakin too old to begin training as an apprentice. When Anakin was brought before the Jedi Council, like Yoda, he was secretly terrified of Anakin, not because of what he was, but because of what he could become in the future.

Qui-Gon requested that Anakin be tested - but Anakin failed the Jedi council's test, due to the fact that he was distracted by his concern for his mother. Despite Anakin's unusually strong connection to the Force and the fact that he had the potential to become the most powerful Force user in the history of the galaxy - Mace stated that he would not be trained.

Mace agreed to allow Anakin to be trained by Obi-Wan Kenobi, mainly because Obi-Wan had made it clear that he intended to train Anakin with or without the approval of the Jedi council, as it was Qui-Gon's dying wish but also because the Sith Order had come out of hiding and Anakin's potential made him someone who could one day defeat them. Throughout Anakin's years as a Jedi, Mace remained skeptical of whether Anakin was truly the Chosen One from the prophecy and repeatedly judged him because of his age; instead of by his skills, experience and maturity. However, he did show faith in the boy's skills and encouraged ObiWan to have faith that he would choose the right path.

Throughout the Clone Wars, Anakin and Mace were civil towards each other due to respecting each other. This civility and mutual respect came to an end after Ahsoka was accused of being a traitor and a murderer. Anakin saw right away that Ahsoka was being framed and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time due to him knowing her well enough to know she would never commit the crimes she was being accused of but Mace refused to even see this due to his emotional attachment to the Republic and, after Wilhuff Tarkin demanded that Ahsoka be expelled from the Jedi Order to stand trial as a Republic citizen, urged the Jedi council to do so. During the Judgement meeting, Anakin was enraged when Mace repeatedly accused Ahsoka of lying and saw right away that the meeting was just a formality to conceal the fact that the Jedi council was throwing Ahsoka out of the Jedi Order for the sake of self-intrest due to knowing the Jedi council didn't have any actual evidence to support their claims and was disgusted when this was confirmed. After Ahsoka left, Anakin developed an intense dislike for Mace, and blamed him, along with most members of the Jedi council for creating the conditions that led to his friend and former apprentice leaving.

When Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine appointed Anakin to the Jedi council as his personal representative, like all members of the Jedi council, Mace reluctantly agreed, but hoped to use him as a means to spy on Palpatine. Mace, along with the Jedi council did not grant Anakin the rank of Jedi Master. Angered by the insult, Anakin criticized Mace, along with all members of the Jedi council, on the absurdity of occupying a seat on the Jedi council devoid of the rank of Jedi Master - to which Mace coldly instructed Anakin to sit down. Although Anakin apologize for his behavior, he was not sorry for what he said to Mace or the other members of the Jedi council, and this incident served as yet another in support of his growing disdain for Mace.

When Obi-Wan asked Anakin to spy on Palpatine (on the orders of Mace and the Jedi council), he became even more angry that Mace was trying to use him as a pawn, as well as the fact that those orders to spy on the Supreme Chancellor were treason. When Grievous was located on Utapau, Anakin stated that Palpatine wants him to lead the campaign to kill Grievous. However, Mace undermined the former, instead sending Obi-Wan to do so.

When Anakin discovered that Palpatine was in fact Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith, he informs Mace of this discovery. Though Mace did not immediately believe Anakin, he quickly accepted the truth, but refused to allow Anakin to accompany him in confronting Palpatine.

Mace's mistrust of Anakin and attempted murder on Palpatine, was one of the main reasons that caused Anakin to turn against the Jedi Order. When Mace resolved to execute Palpatine, an unarmed opponent, after the latter had surrendered, Anakin stopped Mace by cutting off the arm wielding his lightsaber. This left Mace vulnerable and gave Palpatine the opportunity to use Force lightning to shove Mace out of a broken window, sending him falling to his death. Despite his sore dislike for Mace, Anakin was horrified at what he had done and showed at least some remorse over his part in Mace's demise. He realized that there was no going back at this critical point as the Jedi would never forgive him for this crime against Mace.

Padmé Amidala
Padmé was Anakin's wife.

Anakin first met Padmé on Tatooine, she was so beautiful he asked her if she was an angel. However, later when he found out she was the Queen of Naboo, he became embarrassed, but at the same time disappointed that she lied to him about who she really was. After he became a member of the Jedi Order, Anakin and Padmé did not see each other for 10 years, however, he never forgot about her as he thought about her every day since they separated.

Years later, as an adult, Anakin's crush on Padmé turned into love, when he was assigned to protect her from a unknown bounty Hunter (Jango Fett) on Naboo. When he confessed his romantic feelings for her, Padmé seemingly turned him down, even going as far to point out, because he was a Jedi, it would be impossible for them to be together, however, in truth, Padmé also had romantic feelings for Anakin, as she fell in love with him during the time they spent together on Naboo, as she did not want him to give up his position as a Jedi for her.

However, when they were captured on Geonosis, believing they going to die, Padmé confessed her romantic feelings for Anakin; after this they could not deny their romantic feelings for each other, so they secretly got married on Naboo. They had a very good romantic relationship. However, Anakin and Padmé's relationship was sometimes strained do to him being away from long periods as he was a general within the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic, fighting in the Clone Wars.

In Revenge of the Sith, after Anakin returns from a battle, Padmé informs him that she is pregnant, he becomes happy that they were both going to be parents, however, when he sees a vision of Padmé dying in childbirth he becomes concerned for both his wife and unborn child (unaware that he had in fact, fathered twins), desperate to find a way to prevent both Padmé and his child from dying, this fear was ultimately one of the main reasons that leads him to fall to the Dark side of the Force.