STAR WARS Fan Art Imagines What Anakin Skywalker Would Have Looked Like As A Heroic Jedi Master

Anakin Skywalker fell to the Dark Side in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, but a newly revealed piece of fan art imagines what he would have looked like as a heroic Jedi Master instead of Darth Vader...

By JoshWilding - Oct 15, 2022 10:10 AM EST

Filed Under: Star Wars

Anakin Skywalker always had some darkness within him, but between that, the machinations of Darth Sidious, and the lack of faith the Jedi Council had in his abilities, his fall was arguably inevitable.

The former slave becoming a Jedi Master wouldn't have necessarily "saved' Anakin, but it might have helped him realise that his fellow Jedi weren't conspiring against him. Ultimately, there were mistakes on all sides, though it was his desire to save Padme that resulted in Anakin embracing the way of the Sith.

Palpatine made him believe that doing so was the only way to save the woman he loved, though we now know the future Emperor was twisting Anakin's nightmares from the shadows. Even without that villain manipulating events to his liking, the Jedi showed his darker side when he murdered those Tusken Raiders on Tatooine, proving he was always conflicted within.

The Star Wars franchise has rarely dealt with Marvel-style "What If...?" scenarios, but this amazing piece of fan art reveals how Anakin might have looked as a Jedi Master.

Being welcomed into that group would have surely changed a lot for the fallen hero, and had he struck down Palpatine instead of Mace Windu, Anakin and Padme happily bringing Luke and Leia up on Coruscant seems vastly more likely. The Galaxy would have likely been spared from decades of darkness, though another evil could have always risen elsewhere.

We spent more time with Anakin as Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi earlier this year, and it was apparent that, while still conflicted, the Dark Side kept a firm grasp on him. Well, until his fateful meeting with Luke helped the villain see there was another path open to him.

Anakin eventually found some redemption when he killed the Emperor, and the hope among fans is that we'll get to see his Force Ghost in Ahsoka, explaining what came next for the former Sith.

Check out this incredible Star Wars fan art below:

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Spoken - 10/15/2022, 10:01 AM

Pathogen - 10/15/2022, 10:08 AM

@HWestRE420 - I don't get it

DeadClunge - 10/15/2022, 10:08 AM

@HWestRE420 - LMAOOOOO

TheMandalorian - 10/15/2022, 10:07 AM

Nah, it be more black.

DarthOmega - 10/15/2022, 10:07 AM

Comicbookmovie.com

Origame - 10/15/2022, 10:45 AM

@DarthOmega - as someone who has been critical of the choices made in terms of what subjects get on the site, star wars is fine. Star wars is very much in line with the interests of the cbm fanbase.

Besides, the franchise has extended into comics, with plenty of the movies addressing the comics. So it's technically a comic book movie franchise if you think about it.

DarthOmega - 10/15/2022, 10:46 AM

@Origame - This is a fan "what if" drawing tho. Hardly news. Kinda cool tho

Origame - 10/15/2022, 10:52 AM

@DarthOmega - hardly news is still news. And it's not like they're hiding what it's about, nor are they doing this continuously instead of actual legitimate news of upcoming movies. It's mostly just there for slow news days when they think a cool piece of fan art might garner discussion.

DarthOmega - 10/15/2022, 10:55 AM

@Origame - Dude, I'm not going to argue about this. But sharing fan art about Star Wars isn't.... You know what nevermind dude. Sure whatever it's news.

MasterMix - 10/15/2022, 10:27 AM

It's just like imagining the Skywalker family that never was.

LilJimmy - 10/15/2022, 10:29 AM

Would love to see a “What If” series for Star Wars.

What if Darth Vader didn’t die at the end of ROTJ

What if Anakin killed Obi-Wan at the end of ROTS

What if Darth Vader told Luke that Obi-Wan killed his father in ESB

Origame - 10/15/2022, 10:54 AM

@LilJimmy - the way star wars works in terms of fate, that'd be pretty dark.

bkmeijer1 - 10/15/2022, 10:55 AM

@LilJimmy - there is already a comic series (Legends I think it's called) that did the for the OT.

Would love to see a nine episode show that does that for all the Skywalker Saga movies though.

Arthorious - 10/15/2022, 11:04 AM

@LilJimmy - What if Anakin killed the Emperor with Mace instead and was able to raise his kids with Padme?

What if Mace survived?

Just a few more what ifs to throw in there

CassianAndor - 10/16/2022, 11:29 AM

@LilJimmy - What If Darth Maul didn’t kill Qui-Gon in TPM?

I think that’s the one most likely to lead to a non-fallen Master Skywalker like in the fanart.

IronGenesis - 10/15/2022, 10:52 AM

It’s too bad because

McGregor, Portman and Christensen are all PERFECT ages now to tell some really good prequel stories.

Would sign up now for a whole series or films of a WHAT IF or screw it jaut create a star wars multiverse

Arthorious - 10/15/2022, 11:01 AM

Cool but must be a slow news day if we’re posting fan art.

JonAwesome - 10/15/2022, 11:43 AM

Would love a “what if” style movie about this!

TheSuperMex - 10/15/2022, 11:43 AM

A what if animated series would be cool for Star Wars.

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STAR WARS Fan Art Imagines What Anakin Skywalker Would Have Looked Like As A Heroic Jedi Master

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