Star Wars: Anakin Skywalker Could Have Been Saved By Only One Person

We already know that Anakin Skywalker would eventually become Darth Vader but it looks like there was one person who could have prevented the boy's descent into the Dark Side. Could things truly have been different if one Star Wars character continued to watch over Anakin as he trained as a Jedi?

A post on Reddit suggests that Anakin Skywalker could have been saved by Qui-Gon Jinn. After all, the Jedi Master has always been one of the most respected characters in the Star Wars Universe but the theory purports that it was more than that. It is pointed out that Qui-Gon understood what it truly meant for Anakin to bring Balance to the Force in the comic book Star Wars: Age of Republic - Qui-Gon Jinn #1.

"Qui-Gon didn't fail to notice the Dark Side boiling up inside of Anakin Skywalker: he believed that darkness was exactly what was needed to bring balance to The Force. Showing once and for all that Anakin could have brought peace to the galaxy... if Qui-Gon Jinn had trained him," the post reads.

In the comics, Qui-Gon actually communed with the Force amidst the Jedi's crisis of fate and made a surprising discovery. In his vision, he senses the Light Side and the darkness that it meant to balance it. Interestingly, the darkness was driven back when Qui-Gon awoke from the vision, confirming that the Light will triumph and could only return true "balance, but through a means beyond conflict."

"While Qui-Gon's encounter with The Force has shown 'balance' to be the acceptance of darkness so that light might overcome it. The Council senses the potential for the Dark Side in Anakin and views it as a threat. Qui-Gon would have sensed the same, but understand Anakin's potential for darkness was the entire point of The Force's lesson (and by extension, the prophecy).

"If Qui-Gon had lived to train Anakin himself, that lesson would almost certainly have proven true. Because by that point, even Qui-Gon had come to realize what Anakin eventually would: that the Jedi had lost their way," the post concludes.

It certainly makes sense and although it is too late to save Anakin, there is still a chance for Rey and Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. After all, both have a certain darkness in them. Perhaps although Qui-Gon was never able to guide Anakin, there is still hope this December.

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