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Anakin Skywalker is a fictional character and a protagonist/antagonist of the Star Wars franchise. The original and prequel trilogies follow Anakin's rise as a vessel of The Force, his fall to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption. In the prequel films, Anakin is a Jedi Padawan, and later a Jedi Knight of legend. As revealed in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, he is the father of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa. Sebastian Shaw portrayed Anakin in Return of the Jedi. In the prequel trilogy, he is portrayed by Jake Lloyd in The Phantom Menace and by Hayden Christensen in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Stock footage of Christensen appears in the 2004 DVD release of Return of the Jedi, replacing actor Shaw in the movie's final scene. Lucasfilm considers this to be the canon version. A character named "Annakin Starkiller" appears in an early draft of Star Wars playing a role similar to Luke Skywalker's... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by ejt_bot Jun 25, 2008

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