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Did Palpatine use the Force on Anakin?
There, Palpatine explicitly stated that he had “used the power of the Force to will the midichlorians to start the cell divisions that created [Anakin].” This became part of the old Expanded Universe courtesy of James Luceno’s Darth Plagueis novel, but was rendered non-canon when Disney started its own plans.
Why did Sidious save Anakin?
Because Palpatine had been cultivating Anakin for many years and he thought that he had potential as his Dark Side apprentice. And although Anakin was badly injured on Mustafar medical droids were able to save him with the use of prosthetics [his powered armored suit] he was almost as good as new.
Did the force create Anakin?
No, in Old Canon. Seeing in Old Canon, Anakin was born as a indirect result of Plagueis experiments with the midichlorians and his attempt to create a lifeform entirely from the Force. So it was Plagueis that created Anakin and not Sidious.
Did Palpatine give Anakin Skywalker his life?
Star Wars fans were recently thrown for a loop when the final issue of Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith hit newsstands. The story within the pages of the comic book seemed to imply that Emperor Palpatine was the one responsible for giving Anakin Skywalker life.
Is Palpatine back in the Star Wars canon?
The Star Wars canon has been setting up the possibility of Palpatine’s return for years – and nobody noticed. The first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ended with a shocking twist. Luke Skywalker’s words had seemed so very reassuring, as he reminded Rey – and, through her, viewers – that nobody is ever truly gone.
Did Darth Sidious have anything to do with Anakin’s birth?
He showed that Sidious had at least some role to play in Anakin birth. If we are to take Sidious words to the letter, then he had everything to do with Anakin being born. Seeing in his story of Darth Plagueis The Wise, he did said Darth Plagueis could use the Force to influence midichlorians to create life.
How did Palpatine survive Return of the Jedi?
In the old Expanded Universe, that was the very method Palpatine used to survive Return of the Jedi; he had clone bodies created, and his consciousness eventually found its way into one. Tom Bacon is one of Screen Rant’s staff writers, and he’s frankly amused that his childhood is back – and this time it’s cool.