Kor of Memory
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So just before Force Awakens came out, my wife and I decided to get into Clone Wars. It was great. So great that I no longer see Hayden Christiansen as Anakin, but instead I see his clone wars model.
Now, just two weeks ago we finally got around to watching Star Wars Rebels, and on top of that my wife read "Lords of the Sith".
Basically, we're both kind of wondering at what point does Anakin actually become evil?
His character through II and III, as well as Clone Wars seem to be about doing what he thinks is the right thing. Maybe breaking/bending some rules, but for a greater good kind of thing. Usually in an effort to save lives.
Now, obviously some shit went down with Padme, and Sheev tells Anakin that he killed her, and this fucks him up.
So what exactly happens here? Does he figure, "Oh, guess Palpatine was actually Evil, but he's all I've got, so I'll be evil to?"
By the time he shows up in Rebels, he's very willing to burn an entire shanty town to the ground in an effort to get the Rebels to react to it. He obviously knows at this point that he's not fighting the good fight. He's using ruthless evil tactics to win a small conflict. He shows no mercy, even deflecting a laser shot straight back at one of the main characters faces (Super dissapointed she just shrugged this off, btw).
I guess I'm having a hard time understanding the switch. Sure there are still 15 years of unknown there (I should read Lord of the Sith), but from what my wife has said Lords of the Sith doesn't really answer this question. In fact, you get to see some of his brutality here as well.
Is it really just a "Well, Padme is dead, and she was his anchor, so now he's in Fuck the entire Goddamn universe mode?
Now, just two weeks ago we finally got around to watching Star Wars Rebels, and on top of that my wife read "Lords of the Sith".
Basically, we're both kind of wondering at what point does Anakin actually become evil?
His character through II and III, as well as Clone Wars seem to be about doing what he thinks is the right thing. Maybe breaking/bending some rules, but for a greater good kind of thing. Usually in an effort to save lives.
Now, obviously some shit went down with Padme, and Sheev tells Anakin that he killed her, and this fucks him up.
So what exactly happens here? Does he figure, "Oh, guess Palpatine was actually Evil, but he's all I've got, so I'll be evil to?"
By the time he shows up in Rebels, he's very willing to burn an entire shanty town to the ground in an effort to get the Rebels to react to it. He obviously knows at this point that he's not fighting the good fight. He's using ruthless evil tactics to win a small conflict. He shows no mercy, even deflecting a laser shot straight back at one of the main characters faces (Super dissapointed she just shrugged this off, btw).
I guess I'm having a hard time understanding the switch. Sure there are still 15 years of unknown there (I should read Lord of the Sith), but from what my wife has said Lords of the Sith doesn't really answer this question. In fact, you get to see some of his brutality here as well.
Is it really just a "Well, Padme is dead, and she was his anchor, so now he's in Fuck the entire Goddamn universe mode?