Anakin Skywalker was a vergence in the Force, born on the desert planet of Tatooine in the Outer Rim Territories to Shmi Skywalker. He was conceived through the Force and had an exceptionally high midi-chlorian count. Qui-Gon Jinn, the Jedi Master who discovered Anakin during the invasion of Naboo, believed that Anakin was conceived by the midi-chlorians, although this theory was later found to be incorrect. Anakin would not learn the true nature of his origin until he met the Father on Mortis.
Despite concerns about his age and emotional state, Anakin was accepted into the Jedi Order as the padawan of Obi-Wan Kenobi. During the Clone Wars, he served as a Jedi General, led the 501st Legion, and trained Ahsoka Tano.In 22 BBY Anakin grappled with his feelings for Padmé Amidala, ultimately choosing his duty as a Jedi over romance. After the arena incident, Anakin was promoted to the rank of Knight and took on Ahsoka Tano as his Padawan. During this time, he matured greatly. Even after Ahsoka left the Order, he maintained his loyalty to the Jedi and began to grow suspicious of Palpatine's influence.Two years (21 BBY) before the Jedi Purge, Anakin began to uncover Palpatine's deception. He approached Master Windu with his findings. Mace instructed Skywalker not to share this information with anyone else and started to guide him on how to cope with being around the Chancellor to obtain proof of his status as a suspected Sith Lord. During this time, Anakin also sought counsel from Grandmaster Yoda, confiding in him about the long-standing pain he felt over his mother's death but omitting the details of the slaughter of the Tusken Raiders. Through Yoda's mentoring, Anakin finally learned to let go of his past. This growth was reflected in his overall demeanor, but it was replaced by a desire to control his destiny.During a mission, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka encountered the Ones in Mortis. during the second year of the Clone Wars after a transmission containing a Jedi distress signal—unused for over 2,000 years—was received by the Jedi High Council. The three Jedi investigated and were drawn into the mysterious Mortis monolith, where they encountered the Ones: the Father, the Son, and the Daughter.
The Father, realizing that he was dying, sought someone to maintain the balance between the Son, who embodied the dark side, and the Daughter, who represented the light side. After Anakin successfully passed the test by subduing both the Son and the Daughter, the Father recognized him as the Chosen One, destined to take his place as the warden of the children.Ultimately, the Ones met their demise, but before that happened, the Father presented Anakin with a choice: to embrace the Dark Side and create balance through pain, or to remain in the light. However, the Father withheld the details of the second option, which would lead to Anakin's exile to Sriluur. In this moment, Anakin chose not to succumb to the Dark Side and discovered his true origins as a celestial being connected to the Ones. While he remembers the explanation, he does not recollect the choice given to him because the Father erased the memory to ease the burden.Before the Jedi Purge occurred, Anakin was separated from Obi-Wan because he was sent to pursue Grievous. This was part of Palpatine's plan to fully turn Anakin to the dark side by revealing his true nature. However, Palpatine's plan ultimately failed when Skywalker confronted him and heeded the teachings of Obi-Wan and Mace Windu. Anakin informed Master Windu about Palpatine's deceit and rushed to the council chambers to assist him despite being instructed to stay behind.In the Chancellor's chambers, Anakin faced a clone created from his DNA, who would later be known as Vader. The two fought, and Anakin barely managed to escape alive. Injured, he made his way to the Jedi Temple, only to find smoke and witness his fellow Jedi being attacked by the clones.Anakin managed to escape with a few younglings and went to Sriluur to lay low after hearing the lies surrounding Darth Vader, who was falsely claiming to be Anakin Skywalker. Two years later, Qui-Gon Jinn appeared to him while he was busy teaching the younglings, and Anakin learned the ways of the balance. He built a homestead near a town plagued by the Black Sun crime syndicate. Gradually, he drove out the thugs, earning the loyalty of the townspeople. Anakin then changed his name to Jaxxson Turner and crafted a new lightsaber with a purple kyber crystal