#about anakin

[brownskinandlemon]

looove a fic about unhinged rabid emotionally stunted anakin im afraid.

like yes make him cry MORE make him INSANE about keeping obi-wan’s attention at ANY and ALL costs idc 🙂‍↔️🫦

(ofc obi-wan is weird and indulges everything)

[ignobleknight2]

Anakin desperately wanted the Jedi to be his family, but they weren’t. Not in a way that he could see or feel. Not enough. I think it’s very fair to say that the Jedi on the whole were not a good family to Anakin in particular. It’s impossible for him to feel secure in that environment when his first impression was “you have seeds of the dark side for missing your mother.” and “no. he is not to be trained. he’s too old.” Then, it was years and years of “let go of the past. get over it.” Blaming Anakin for having too many emotions and being unable to simply “let go” of the fact that he was enslaved, his mother was enslaved, and nobody seems to give a fuck about it? ... Naw. For ten years, he didn’t even know what happened to his mother. He left her enslaved. He left her. He thinks about this every day. It eats away at him. And all the Jedi have to say is, “let it go”? Never. 

[cienie-isengardu]

Alpha & Cody and how they addressed or talked about Anakin in Legends sources (2002-2005/6)

Back in the old days (2002-2005/6), the books and comics did not focus that much on clone troopers. Of the few named that interacted with Generals Kenobi and Skywalker,

ARC trooper Alpha was introduced in Star Wars: Republic comics series (#50-52, 55, 60, 62, 2003-2004) and later showed up in Obsession (2004-2005)

Cody was introduced in Labyrinth of the Evil (January, 2005) and included in Revenge of the Sith (April, 2005).

The source material was limited, and so direct interaction between Cody or Alpha and Anakin. In the case of Alpha, he and Anakin knew each other almost from the start of war and worked on various occasions, from Defense of Kamino (2 months after Battle of Geonosis) to Battle of Boz Pity (5 months before RotS). Cody took part in campaigns such as “Aargonar, Praesitlyn, Paracelus Minor, Antar 4, Tibrin, Skor II, and dozens of other worlds from Core to Outer Rim”. The Battle of Aargonar (Republic #59: Enemy Lines) and Praesitlyn (Jedi Trial) were two battles that Anakin took part in without Obi-Wan Kenobi. Which means both Alpha and Cody have ties to Anakin when he was still a padawan (commander). 

One of the funny things from Legends is how in the limited source material Cody and Alpha addressed / talked about Anakin Skywalker - a Jedi General, their superior - in-between battles.

During a mission on the enemy territory (LotE), Cody did follow the standard protocol and used military ranks and a polite “sirs” to both Kenobi and Skywalker. Similarly, Obi-Wan addressed him back as commander, while Anakin seemed to not bother using rank whatsoever: either addressed the soldiers as “you” (which I suspect may sounds now rude, maybe even impersonally since beside Cody no clone was named in the text) or calling Cody just by name ("Where did you say Obi-Wan and Cody are?")

But then there is RotS and this moment:

"I can keep them distracted for quite some time," Obi-Wan had told Cody on the flight deck of Vigilance. "Just don't take too long."

"Come on, boss," Cody had said, smiling out of Jango Fett's face, "have I ever let you down?"

"Well-" Obi-Wan had said with a slim answering smile, "Cato Neimoidia, for starters ..."

"That was Anakin's fault; he was the one who was late ..."

"Oh? And who will you blame it on this time?" Obi-Wan had chuckled as he climbed into his starfighter's cockpit and strapped himself in. "Very well, then. I'll try not to destroy all the droids before you get there."

"I'm counting on you, boss. Don't let me down."

"Have I ever?"

"Well," Cody had said with a broad grin, "there was Cato Neimoidia . . ."

In which Kenobi is called the “boss” while Anakin is referred to by name by Cody. No general, no master, not even Skywalker. Just Anakin. And the fact that Cody doesn’t use any military rank to address both Jedi shows the informal aspect of their relationship. Which is even more interesting considering how the scene played in the movie.

In the film, to my despair, the mention of Anakin and Cato Neimoidia was cut off from full dialogue but Cody talked with Obi-Wan about General Skywalker with a few other clones around, like he was talking about their mutual friend rather than the most famous Jedi General who saved Chancellor and killed Dooku not so ago.

Then, we have Alpha. 

Frankly, Alpha from the start had a more informal relationship with Anakin which was influenced by several factors - including the fact that when they met they were more or less on equal ground and most likely because of that ARC trooper nor Anakin addressed each other by rank even in later stage of war (in contrast, Alpha usually referred Obi-Wan as General Kenobi). Which is fine, because despite a rocky start, a mutual respect developed between them so it makes sense they allowed themselves to act less informal in their own (and Kenobi) company. 

But then we have Star Wars: Obsession #4, and room full of Jedi Masters - the generals

talking between each other about the mission

with Alpha adding his own input

and calling Anakin Skywalker - Jedi Knight and higher rank - the kid in front of dozens of other generals / Jedi Masters.

(In all fairness, Alpha called Anakin the kid on a few occasions which in itself is hilarious considering the fact Skywalker was older than him by 10 years).

The source material related to Clone Wars released around Prequels gave little examples of direct interaction between Anakin and those two named clones. Yet, even with so limited materials to work with and different types of media (books and comics), old canon at least imply that Anakin were on good terms with both Alpha and Cody, to the point both could and did address or talk about him in less formal (no military rank) way and were called by him in similar fashion, by their names.

Which is a true shame the relationship between Anakin and Cody or Alpha is so often underrated or worse, not acknowledged.

[clone-bar-79s]

Who's your favorite character and why are they your fav?? :)

omg omg omg. Insanely tough question because every rewatch of every trilogy and series brings something about someone to my attention and I have to re-evaluate everything.

But the one character I have loved from day one and still do is Anakin. I love the depth that tcw gives him because while i love the prequels the time jump doesnt do us any favors. I love that we repeatedly see Anakin shift between right and wrong. How he fails to apply a single rule to himself because he believes he is right in almost every situation. How he knows what's right because he apologizes and gets sad and hurt. Or how he fights Obi Wan and is right at times because Obi Wan can be an idiot (im not okay with the rako hardeen arc and never will be :)) And how he could have chosen to move past the trauma but didnt. And how he really did love his mother. And how he slaughters without thinking because as much as you want to blame the dark side maybe nine year old anakin was filled with enough anger to do just that without any hesitation. And how maybe Vader was a much bigger part of Anakin and on Mustafar he really did die to let Vader out and how maybe Obi Wan was right when he told Luke that his father had died that day.

[destinydone]

Anakin is a Hufflepuff.

[thepurpman]

I'm sorry but Anakin hating sand made perfect fucking sense.

Y'all are just mean.

[ignobleknight2]

ANAKIN: The Chancellor is not a bad man, Obi-Wan. He befriended me. He's watched out for me ever since I arrived here. - Revenge of the Sith

Grooming is when someone builds a relationship, trust and emotional connection with a child or young person so they can manipulate, exploit and abuse them.

[ignobleknight2]

Anakin is not a crybaby, nor does he cry often.

This idea that he cries too much is a misconception, because we see him cry on screen, while most characters never cry. But to be clear; he cries over grief and death. Every single instance is completely valid and not "whiny." I am sick of this toxic idea that he's whiny for crying over his mother's horrendous murder and the brutal murders of the Tuskens at his hands. Yes, he was the perpetrator in that, yes he is allowed to feel grief over his own actions. None of this is weakness of character. I maintain that Anakin does not have a weak character, but was ultimately pushed too far. That's another essay though.