Star Wars: Anakin Would Have Still Fallen Even If He'd Left the Jedi Order
Even though Anakin Skywalker almost left the Jedi Order when he was just a Padawan, he would have still fallen to the dark side just the same, meaning the Star Wars saga would have remained a tragedy. Born on the desert-world of Tatooine, Anakin Skywalker was destined to bring balance to the Force. It's unclear how much of that destiny is fixed; the prophecy of the Chosen One is millennia old, but its wording is unspecific and leaves a lot of room for interpretation. It's quite possible that, at certain key moments in his life, Anakin could have chosen a different path.
One such moment is told in Charles Soule and Marco Checchetto's Obi-Wan & Anakin miniseries, set a few years after the events of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. In this comic Anakin has already constructed his own lightsaber, but in his heart of hearts he doesn't feel like he fits in with the Jedi. A conversation with Chancellor Palpatine reinforces this sense, and he declares his intention to quit the Jedi Order — even handing over his lightsaber to Obi-Wan in a deeply symbolic act. Anakin reconsiders after one last mission, which means he never learns the truth: that Obi-Wan has decided to follow Anakin if he leaves the Jedi. As far as Obi-Wan is concerned, his vow to Qui-Gon Jinn to train Anakin, come what may, supersedes even his oaths as a Jedi.
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All this naturally raises the question of just what would have happened if Anakin and Obi-Wan had indeed left the Order. The galaxy would certainly have been different, for the pair were destined to become two of the greatest heroes of the Clone Wars, even if their story did have a tragic end. But, surprisingly,
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