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 who murdered his mother in cold-blood, this was what caused Anakin to develop a fear losing the ones he cares about, and to find a way to stop them dying.

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 meant to keep hidden). Qui-Gon's death had devastated him, even years after his death, Anakin still misses his close friend.

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan was Anakin's former mentor, 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 padawan, 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 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 (correctly) "beyond" Obi-Wan in many ways, and felt Obi-Wan was holding him back from his true potential. 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 Master Yoda, and an equal in power only to Master 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 on everything he did wrong when he didn't know any better, he did not like the fact 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 the same room with them, even when he was right about the Jedi Council, treating him unfairly.

During the Clone Wars, Anakin's relationship with Obi-Wan became more and more strained due to the latter, constantly lying to him, 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 master, was the only member of the 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 relationship with Ahsoka, do to the fact that he did not want an apprentice, as he told Rex of no intention to not train her, he became annoying when Ahsoka referred to him as "Skyguy", (after he told Rex he had no intention to not train her) 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 she'd faced before.

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, 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 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 sad to see his friend and former padawan, leave, (unknown to either of them) this would be the last time they would see each other as friends, before he became Darth Vader.

Ahsoka leaving was one of the main reasons that would eventually caused Anakin to turn against the Jedi Order, as he (correctly) blamed the Jedi Council for his former apprentice leaving.

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 (later revealed to be 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.