The story of Anakin also echos the story of the Republic as a whole. Anakin Skywalker traded his soul to a Madman just for a sense of security that he won't lose any more people he loves. The same way the Republic voluntarily gave away their freedom for security in the war to the same Madman.

I don't care what anyone says..... I like the prequels

I like how Jedi and Sith are two polar opposites of the same philosophy: don’t give af. Jedi: “Having things you care about will lead to corruption. Sith: “Idgaffffff lmao”

All they needed to do was to raise a kid... So arrogant and unchanging in their ways that they allowed a Sith Lord raise their own

Thanks for answering this request Sage Rain. Anakin is one of the deepest characters ever written. Anakin experienced so much loss and pain, he eventually just snapped from the immense pressure. Also like how you compared Obi-wan’s relationship with Anakin to that of brothers. Your analyses are always spot on!

I hate when people say the prequels are trash. The story behind them are Shakespearean. Anakin’s story is nothing but a pure tragedy

Anakin is one of the best star wars character of all time

"Have you heard the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One?"

One thing I love about Anakin is that his fatal flaw was always that he cared too much. A flaw usually associated with a Mary Sue. But unlike with a Mary Sue, that flaw was used and led to his downfall.

Until he met the high ground

Genuinely upset your channel doesn't have more subscribers

Anakin didn’t fail the Jedi........ The Jedi failed anakin

It puts a tear in my eye every time I’m reminded of the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker, as always keep up the good work

One of my favorite fictional characters.

Sage of the rain, our master of knowlegde

"Those who are heartless once cared too much." That quote just summarizes Anakin too perfectly.

Any one of us could end up a Skywalker. Someone who cares deeply about his friends and allies so much that he or she will use the evil means to make it happen.

I am glad you recognize the beauty of the prequels, and the tragedy of Anakin's arc in them.

I can relate to Anakin Skywalker:(

I always felt that, had Qui Gon Jinn survived the Battle of Naboo, he would have better helped Anakin with his fears/ emotions. Once he died, Anakin’s path into becoming Darth Vader was set. Anakin Skywalker to me has always been a fascinating character to watch, seeing his compassion for others mixed with his burgeoning fear of loss makes his story so painful to watch, you just hope he finds happiness, but it’s constantly taken away from him.

Qui-Gon would have also been referred as the father Anakin never had, having the traits and means to show Anakin to become a true Jedi and the prophet but most of all to not suppressed his emotions and be a good person... if not for Maul.

Yeah…Anakin’s just the embodiment of tragedy…if I were a Jedi master, I’d certainly accept him for who he is and support him as best I could

When you deprive someone of love from day 1, they will eventually fall down a dark path. That hopeful young boy will eventually lose all hope, and then rely on only himself.

Lots of people that disagree with the stoic and detached philosophy of the Jedi blame the fall of Anakin on that philosophy, but when you get into Legends continuity and the extended universe, you start to see that the reason Anakin was destined to fall from grace was because of his status as "The Chosen One." The vast majority of Jedi initiates don't even make it to Padawan, and even less of them actually become Jedi Knights. The Jedi know that the kind of detachment being a Knight or a Master requires is not particularly healthy and that few people are actually capable of doing it. That's why they try to turn Anakin away at the very beginning, because although embracing your emotions is a perfectly valid way to live, it is incredibly dangerous for a force user. Fear, Pain, anger, when you channel the force using those emotions, it breaks granting you with extra power, but slowly eroding your mind until you cannot escape your reliance of the Dark Side. Sith Lords before the rule of two used to capture Jedi Padawans and torture them into loyalty. In a more practical sense, being the unbiased arbiter of disputes for the entire galaxy requires some degree of detachment, because small attachments will worm their way into the minds of the Jedi and created biases that will compromise their ability to arbitrate fairly.

Anikin chose to keep his heart; no matter how burdensome it became; until his heart left him.

He lost his mother, his would be mentor, his actual mentor/brother, his fellow padawans and countless clones he saw as brothers in arms during the war, someone he viewed as his sister, his lover, at the time his unborn child(ren), and in the end, he lost his free will both physically and mentally as he was confined to a metal suit for the rest of his life...all in the pursuit to protect and save what he could because of his care for them. He was manipulated by a man of false promises that led him down to his path of darkness, only to be redeemed by his son whom he thought he had lost long ago...Anakin is and remains one of the most flawed and tragic characters in the Star Wars universe.

I really think the saddest part about it all is that he feels as if he can control it because he was able to get vengeance for his mother. Because he was able to end those tusken raiders lives I feel as if he thinks he can end whoever tries to hurt padme and his power is a addition to the confidence of knowing he would be able to stop anyone. But he just never thought he would hurt her himself.

Amazing analysis of Anakin's relationships and struggles with his emotions that affected him and resulted into becoming Darth Vader. Sage's Rain, you should more of these videos (Star Wars and/or not) more often. Can you do that?

Ironic how his love for his wife was selfish, while that for his children was selfless, truly demonstrating the difference between the Sith and the Jedi

If Qui-Gon didnt die on Naboo, Anakin wouldve never fallen to the dark side

Let go of your feelings. Do not feed them, do not restrain them. This is the one true path of the chosen one.

damn i fucking love prequels don't get this wrong no one loves cheesy writing and bad acting but the ideology behind these movies and behind Anakin is very smart and amazing

I didn’t exactly look at the prequels but at the ending when I heard Obi-Wan talk to Anakin it sounded like he was pleading with his life it sounded strong sound like he was talking with his heart and emotions

How come you always amaze me with these videos bro

One critique in Anakin and Obi-Wan’s relationship (feel free to correct me if I’m wrong) - Obi-Wan didn’t try to save Anakin on Mustafar. He just called Anakin out on what’s he done, like becoming the thing he swore to destroy. There was no dialogue during their pre-fight debate that hinted Obi-Wan wanted to save Anakin. Though the lines that did hint at this before Mustafar were.... “He’s like my brother. I cannot do it.” “You’re going to kill him, aren’t you?” “....he has become a very great threat.”

I didn't have so much grief for Anakin until now. Thank you so much for this

Honestly the Jedi got what they had coming to them

No way Obi-Wan tried to bring him back to the light. He'd already decided Anakin was irredeemable and came in berating and infuriating him, rather than trying to de-escalate the situation. Great vid though!

The Jedi didn’t care about Anakin... They took him in at a young age and left his mother as a slave. They never let him visit her and essentially told him to be emotionless, when he sought their guidance. They told Anakin to let his loved ones die...

You know what the sad thing is? In order to bring balance to the force, Anakin needed to fall.

Yes. How can we master our emotions if we deny them.

I think one of the reasons i bawled my eyes out at the end of episode 3 for the 400000th time after completing the clone wars, is seeing what obi wan watched in anakin. What he could sense in him the whole journey, and i think a piece of obi wan when he saw the holo footage of anakin turned, he knew that he had responsibility and could completely believe deep down that anakin could fall. When he shouts at anakin as he burns, i think hes shouting at himself. Seeing the anguish on obi wans face is seeing him realizing he should have talked to him after he lost his mother, he should have been there after ahsoka left, how he should have let him know truly about how he felt about the duchess and how he lives with his pain, and worked throught it. All i can see in obi wans face is "why wasnt i there for him when he needed me." You can even see it how obi wan wasnt there for ahsoka, in the counsel room he expressed doubts but didnt take the hard stance he and master plo did. He didnt talk to anakin about how he was expressing his own doubts about the counsel using him to spyp on palpatine. Not permitting the chosen one to be a master but giving him a little "oberver seat." Thats why he lived with such pain and misery, and why when he knew he was alive he was eaten by guilt. Because he wasnt there for his brother when his brother needed him most.

As a big fan of Anakin's character, this is a terrific video - keep it up!

People like to give the prequels shit but there is a lot more to them than many people may realize. They were far from perfect but not as bad as they are made out to be. I think they wouldn't have suffered as much if Anakin's actor had better direction and delivery.

thank you I'm watching all your videos

I agree with your statement, Obi-Wan and a Jedi Council could have saved Anakin's mother if they had really listened instead of just hearing him out. The flaws of the Jedi are truly Grimm. They're Jedi Code demand that you suppress your emotions and leave them on the back burner and never act on them, and only act on stoic knowledge alone and to follow the Jedi code to the letter, never compromise. But that's impossible, we as humans are driven by our emotions, it gives us to drive that we need to succeed. The Jedi Council believe there is a light side and dark side of the force, but to me and probably Qui-Gon Jinn, the Force is just the Force. What you said really makes perfect sense. At the Jedi Order practice on controlling their emotions instead of suppressing it they would have become more powerful than the Sith, able to do what they can do only more controlled and disciplined. If people don't agree with me then they can look at the Force Unleashed where are protagonist is clearly using both aspects of the Force and was able to match which would even the most strongest of adversaries including Darth Vader himself. But that's just my opinion. PS, I like your videos, I feel I'm able to understand more about the characters every time I click on your videos so thank you.😀

Idk if you are going to read this, Sage, but I feel that ahsoka also deserves a video from you, along side her master in this video. Especially since we have the entire clone wars story, how she survives the war (also in her book) and years later, encountering her former master, now darth vader. Hope it can become a video. Hope this comment speaks to you for a video.

The empathy that anakin felt from palpatine should have come from a wise jedi master, not from a Sith that subtly lead him in the wrong direction... If the Jedi masters had so much wisdom, why didn’t they know how to handle emotions with empathy? That would have been able to save every Jedi from the dark side...

Please do one on Lelouch from code geass and John Locke from Lost

Keep doing a great job, I believe in your work!!!!!

You did great job of doing Anakin skywalker 😇

Deep and nice music I'm amazed there isn't more to witness this

Jolee Bindo - "Controlling your passions while being in love; THAT is what the Jedi should teach. Love, in the end, will save you, not condemn you!

If only he was helped after the loss of his mom, maybe things would have been different but yeah, watching all of the Clone Wars episodes of Anakin and Obi-Wan together makes the ending of their fight so much more impactful.

This channel is highly unrated

God damn his voice is so smooth

Do one on Obito uchia

The Jedi and the Sith were two sides of the same force. The Jedi believed that perfection and enlightenment came through controlling ones emotions and actions, subjugating them firmly beneath ones own will. To act in spite of what one was feeling. The Sith believed that perfection and enlightenment came from embracing ones emotions and subsequent actions. To act because one was feeling. Over the course of thousands of years and dozens of wars, these two sides drifted further and further apart, until they both became extremely warped and twisted entities. The Jedi taught that all emotion should be suppressed, purged from ones very being. The Sith taught that Emotion and feeling was all there was. Pain and rage and the power they brought was all that mattered. For the Jedi, droidlike emotionlessness was all there was, any feeling was wrong. It was this extreme warping that led to a force that was so out of balance on both sides that the only option was to wipe the slate clean and start over again, which is exactly what Anakin did.

Clone wars adds so much to his character

See I think the thing about the Jedi Council is that they don't really care that their way is flawed Some people are better at adapting to it than others, and that's the kind of person they want on the council because that kind of person generally assumes that everyone can adapt to it, and so they don't change it. It's a perfect system to keep the cult going - because that really is what the Jedi are Some people won't be able to adapt to it at all, and they're okay with that too. It's tragic but unavoidable in their eyes. Because again this system has been in place for so long that the leaders think it's right. Those that can't adapt (Skywalker, Dooku, Quinlen Voss) are just labelled troublemakers and either kicked out of the order, choose to leave on their own and are killed, or just kept away from important assignments. Most people will be able to adapt moderately well - they won't preach the Jedi Code like it's doctrine, like the council does, because they do know that it's flawed. But they also know that it works to keep this army stable and that's the most important thing to them. And normally all of this is okay with the Jedi - maybe they'll lose a Jedi or two now and then, but it helps them better control the rest. But when that Jedi or two that they lose are Dooku and Skywalker, that's where the problem arises. Really, if it had been any other who had "fallen", they would've been fine and just continued with their way of life. So really, everyone views Skywalker as a bad guy for wiping out the Jedi, but I actually do think it was for the greater good

Anakin never truly was on either side of the force. He is a true grey Jedi The man that endangered Patme & the man that protected Luke are one in the same being. I argue there was no change of character simply a change of circumstances The tragedy is that neither side truly followed Anakin as the Chosen One If given the position he deserved , he would have brought balance to the force

Please do an analysis of the “Flavors of Youth” netflix anime. It’s an amazing anime with the characters wanting to taste the feelings and experiences of their youth.

Anakin just needed to be treated like family , to stop being belittled By senior members of the Jedi , shown understanding , to top being overly judged , constantly criticised for his unconventional methods of wining & the most important one was TO HAVE A DIFFERENT MASTER THEN OBI-WAN KENOBI BECAUSE THAT GUY WAS A TERRIBLE MENTOR FOR HIM OVER EVERYTHING ELSE! 🤷🏾‍♂️⛔️. Without all that then Anakin would have been ok & would have never needed the DarkSide stuff.

Zuko is Anakin in reverse. Thoughts?

Your video essays are great, thank you for making them.

That music is from the Cinderella Phenomenon!!!!!! I love you Sage, you're such a nerd and I love it

The halo music goes so well with Star Wars

I love your vids, and your voice. Soothing and philosophical, you have much wisdom!

I’ve been waiting for some Star Wars content from you. Thanks Sage😎

Been subscribed for around 7 months now and I have rewatched your videos over and over, they are so well put together and informative. Your channel is truly something special Sage.

This is great I’ve been looking for a video like this for awhile! Thank you!

As always, awesome work.

Honestly never stop making videos you have so much passion with each one

Your videos quality as well as content are top notch, sage. Your videos make me seek more knowledge about said topic. Keep up the great work

Another great video. Yours is easily one of my favorite channels on KZfaq. It's definitely the one I watch any new notification videos first on.

Sage's Rain I love your content man Your deep dives and voice are just amazing

Yes thank you, I appreciate this so much

Words cannot describe how happy I am to see this in my subscription feed!

Wonder if it would be possible for you to analys the conflict within Gundam 00 and it's characters. That would be amazing!. But Sage great job on breaking down Anakins character. Orginally I wasn't the biggest fan of him but now that his background has been made more clear I have found a new light in him.

Great video,you never cease to amaze me

Amazing video like always, please keep them coming I look everyday to see if there is any new content

Another amazing video. I love the detail and effort you put in each video, each one a unique gem. Wish more people saw the greatness I already see. Keep striving man. You deserve it. I don’t know if you take requests, but if you could do an analysis of Psycho-Pass (justice, society, reality) I would be so happy. I think you’ll really enjoy it (if you haven’t already seen it).

I know i already gave a suggestion, but Dante from devil may cry or Vergil would both be amazing choices too. (Huge fan rain, keep up the good work!)

Keep doing what your doing bro I love your channel

Man your videos are damn great, promise me you’ll keep on uploading man

Perhaps if Anikin has been trained under Mace Windu Anikin could have learned to use his dark side inside him to help strenthen his light side and ultimately make him a stronger Jedi

THANK YOU SO MUCH! i dont know if my past comment helped get this video made but either way thank you, amazing video as always! :)

This is my favourite episode

love your work ! big fan ! best wishes

Bro, your videos are always so goddamned amazing. Quality over quantity every single time. Thank you for this awesome analysis

Dude I don't even watch star wars but I had to watch this. Amazing as usual.

Beautifully done again, Sage!! I haven't seen the full Clone Wars series, but I must check it out now. Really looking forward to your next subject ^-^

A great video again man. Cheers.

I think Revenge of The Sith is the beast film in all of Star Wars

looking at it now Anakin from Star wars and Obito from Naruto are very similar

I've already liked this video the only regret I have is that I cannot like it multiple times lol keep on going my dude more star wars videos the philosophy of Darths maul and malgus would be awesome

how ironic, it was raining when I was listening to this Sage's Rain video. Good video overall.

I love these videos.

Do analysis on the arrow Oliver Queen

Love your videos bro