Star Wars Prequels Theory Links Each Villain With Anakin's Dark Fate
Each of the Star Wars prequels had a different villain, and one fan theory connects all of them with Anakin Skywalker's tragic journey. Unlike the original trilogy, which saw only Darth Vader and the Emperor as significant villains, the prequels expanded the world and the type of antagonists the Jedi would face. While none of those villains managed to be as remarkable as Darth Vader, the Star Wars prequels allowed George Lucas and his team to come up with creative new designs and backstories for Sith, droids, and even cyborgs.
Although Palpatine was the mastermind behind all the prequels' conflicts, it was up to Darth Maul, Count Dooku, and General Grievous to face the Jedi while Dark Sidious remained hidden. The Sith apprentice Darth Maul was introduced in Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the separatist leader Count Dooku started the Clone Wars in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and General Grievous was the final pawn in Palpatine's Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith plan. However, all of those villains were only part of a setup for the arrival of Darth Vader.
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As a consequence of the prequels' episodic nature and of the time jumps between each film, there is not too much of a connection between Maul, Dooku, and Grievous – at least not in the movies. In Star Wars: The Clone Wars, on the other hand, the stories of these three characters often intersect. Still, one fan theory (via Reddit) was able to link the stories of Darth Maul, Count Dooku, and General Grievous with Anakin's fall to the dark side. According to this theory, each of the three main prequels villains foreshadowed something about Anakin's fate, whether
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