Was Anakin always destined to fall to the dark side because he was the Chosen One? No. Let's review that prophecy: A Jedi will come To destroy the Sith And bring balance to the Force.
The theory of Darth Vader being Anakin's destiny comes from the prophecy of bringing balance to the Force. The prophecy foretold that the Chosen One would destroy the Sith and bring the Force back into balance, but there were only two Sith at any time during Anakin's life.
Anakin Skywalker's transition to Darth Vader is something that feels inevitable in Star Wars history. It is, after all, the catalyst of the action of the original trilogy and the root of the conflict throughout the galaxy. Without Vader, there is no Empire and there is no redemption through his son, Luke.
Summary. Anakin Skywalker's future as Darth Vader was foretold in The Clone Wars, but a key moment prevented any change in fate. The Mortis Gods revealed Anakin's potential future as a Sith Lord, but erasing his memory ruined any chance for change.
I Will Change Your View of Anakin's Turn to the Dark Side in 3 Minutes
Was the prophecy about Anakin wrong?
George Lucas himself has stated that Anakin is the Chosen One and that the prophecy is true, although it had been misinterpreted by the entire Jedi Order.
The short answer is yes, without a doubt, Vader regretted becoming a cybernetic monstrosity. First, there's the constant pain and discomfort from his suit. Worse, however, is the psychological pain. Vader destroyed everything he had ever known for a chance to save Padme.
Palpatine led Anakin Skywalker to the dark side and gave him the name of Darth Vader. The Emperor always knew the truth, and seems to have been the one who decided it should remain a closely guarded secret.
Despite being the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker was not the most powerful Jedi in Star Wars, as that honor goes to Ahsoka Tano. The Star Wars prequel trilogy focused on Anakin's desire to become the most powerful Jedi, and while he became very strong in the Force, his lust for power drove him to the dark side.
Obi-Wan would always blame himself for Anakin's fall and, though he attempted to stop the rising Sith Lord from realizing his true potential in the ways of the Dark Side, he was unable to keep Anakin from becoming the villainous Darth Vader.
While there were certainly less bloody ways for the shift in power to occur, Anakin's downfall expedited the process. Had he never become Darth Vader, the Republic may have gone on to become more and more corrupt until, over time, it became just as heinous as the Empire itself.
Slaughtering The Tusken Raiders. Anakin's infamous slaughter of the Tusken Raiders is a critical moment in his life and his fall to the Dark Side of the Force. It follows the death of his mother and shows us his first real cinematic flurry of anger and hatred. It was a massive mistake by Anakin.
In an early Revenge of the Sith draft, Palpatine confirmed that Darth Plagueis used the Midi-chlorians to start the cell division that created Anakin Skywalker.
There are two components to the Chosen One prophecy; their origin, and their mission. The Chosen One is a specific individual who shall be "born of no father." Rey's father may have been a failed clone of Palpatine, but he was a father nonetheless, and thus Rey cannot meet the criteria to be called the Chosen One.
Return of the Jedi establishes that Yoda was aware that Anakin Skywalker had fallen to the dark side and become Darth Vader. When questioned by Luke Skywalker, he confided that Anakin was Darth Vader. Later, Obi-Wan Kenobi's Force ghost confirmed that Anakin had indeed fallen to the dark side and become Darth Vader.
R2-D2 was present when Padmé gave birth to Leia and Luke, so he knew Luke was Anakin's son – but what he didn't know was that Anakin became Darth Vader. In addition to that, Anakin's fall was surely a painful event in R2-D2's life, one that he definitely wouldn't like to remember or even talk about.
Sidious always said that Anakin—well Vader—would become more powerful than him and anyone in the galaxy. He said this to Yoda prior to their duel and he continued to say it.
And he's already murdered Mace Windu at Palpatine's behest, more or less by stabbing the Jedi in the back. The canonical comic Star Wars: Darth Vader #7 confirms the younglings' deaths caused Anakin grief, self-loathing, hatred, and pain, fueling his descent even further into the Dark Side.
Undermined by constant infighting and ruined by the last war against the Jedi, the Sith were rendered all but extinct with the exception of one; Darth Bane survived the ancient order's destruction and passed his knowledge to a single apprentice, Darth Zannah, before being entombed on Korriban, which became known as ...
Anakin Skywalker wasn't simply a Jedi who had fallen to the dark side; he was actually the Chosen One, destined to bring balance to the Force. The Jedi, understandably, believed this meant he would be the one responsible for destroying the Sith.
Anakin Hated Obi-Wan Because of an Imagined Relationship With Padme. Although Padme and Obi-Wan's affair couldn't have been further from the truth, Anakin apparently built up a scenario in his mind, which was only heightened by the Jedi Council's obfuscation in other areas.
Though there was some debate among the fans that Anakin Skywalker's son, Luke Skywalker, was actually the Chosen One since he caused his father to destroy Darth Sidious, the debate was settled when George Lucas himself confirmed in an interview that Anakin, even after becoming Darth Vader, was still officially the ...
