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The mystery of Anakin Skywalker's father has finally been solved, with Star Wars seemingly confirming a major fan theory. SPOILERS ahead.
Anakin Skywalker was one of the most powerful Jedi and Sith in galactic history. The Force was especially strong in the Skywalker bloodline, which culminated in Anakin's grandson, Ben Solo, Organa's son who was born by the end of the Galactic Civil War in 5 ABY.
Anakin Skywalker is the son of Shmi Skywalker, the secret husband of Padmé Amidala, the father of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, the father-in-law of Han Solo, and the maternal grandfather of Ben Solo.
We know that according to Star Wars canon and a 2007 interview with George Lucas, Anakin Skywalker’s father is the Force. In an earlier StarShips post, we explored the religious and mythological roots of a virgin birth brought about by a deity or spiritual entity.
Who was Anakin Skywalker's father? Some have theoriized Darth Plagueis was responsible for his creation - but the truth is very different.
Who is Anakin’s father? Anakin was actually the result of immaculate conception, so he doesn’t have a father. His mother, Shmi Skywalker, conceived her child without a male partner, and instead Anakin was created through the Force. Yes, that’s right, Anakin Skywalker is basically Jesus Christ.
Although he had a mother, the slave Shmi Skywalker, the truth about his parentage was that Anakin had no father—leading Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn to suspect that Skywalker's conception was the work of the midi-chlorians.
Darth Sidious. One of the most popular theories is that Darth Sidious is Anakin's father. He could well be his actual biological father, which would go some way to explaining the connection they have, but another interpretation is slightly more complicated. In this theory, the Force is still responsible, just differently.
From a certain point of view, Emperor Palpatine is Anakin Skywalker’s father, and, at the very least, he willed Anakin into being. That’s heavily hinted at in the prequels and ultimately cemented...
Anakin was born to his mother Shmi Skywalker on the planet Tatooine in 41 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin). In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, she later told Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, “There was no father. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him, I can’t explain what happened.”.