Saga Who IS the Chosen One?

Now, I know the obvious option is Anakin...but is it really Luke? Could it even be Luke? I believe George Lucas may have confirmed Anakin is but what's your opinion?

 

The way the story unfolds for me it's Luke.

 

Exactly how I see it anakin brought terror to the galaxy while luke brought love compassion and peace.

 

The prophecy states that the Chosen One was conceived by the midi-chlorians and will bring balance to the Force by destroying the Sith. Seems pretty damn clear cut just from the movies. Luke simply does not fit the description from the prophecy. This is a separate question from whether or not you prefer Luke as a character. Luke is just not the Chosen One.

 

Anakin was the start of a long plan. It may be that Luke isn't even the endpoint of the Plan, and we/they are still waiting for the final Super Jedi to be born to Save us all from our sins.

Or maybe the those damn microscopic Jedi just screwed it up and Anakin was it, and they botched it.

 

Exactly. It's not even up to debate.

 

anakin no question.

 

The way I see it and following the introduction of the symbiotic relationships as a recurring theme in TPM, Leia and Luke´s destiny (especially the latter) is tied to Vader in the same way Padmé´s was to Anakin. When Padmé and Anakin died, Luke, Leia and Vader were born renewing this particular symbiotic relationship. Luke, like his mother before him, is the only one that can see the good in him and the compassionate love for his father makes Vader reflect about his choices in the past and that brings back Anakin from his dark side confinement. So Luke is just a catalyst that helps the Chosen One (Anakin) to fulfill the prophecy.

 

The third stage in the midichlorians' plan?

 

I'M SPARTACUS!

 

They can just do it and still be chosen (wether they know it or not). And per the movies, being the chosen one has certain requirements which only Anakin fullfills. It is what it is, regardless of personal preferences.

 

We have to infer those requirements from what Jedi say though.

"I believe he was conceived by midi-chlorians"
"You are referring to the prophesy of the One Who Will Bring Balance To The Force. You believe that it is this boy."

Inference - The One Who Will Bring Balance (AKA The Chosen One) has to be "conceived by midichlorians".

 

Well, if the Chosen One had children, say twins, for example, wouldn't the probability of one of them also being the 'Chosen One' exist via genetics and heredity? Don't get stuck on the term 'One', of course.

 

We don't know exactly how the prophesy was phrased to tell whether it would be excluding the possibility of it being grandparent rather than parent that conceived them without benefit of partner. Or who first prophesied it, how reliable they were, and so forth.

So, if one wants the Jedi to have "misread it" specifically by thinking it referred to Anakin instead of his offspring - then I suppose that's a possible interpretation.

 

Some fans love things being left ambiguous and open to interpretation while others hate the uncertainty...I am definitely in the first camp.

 

No one knows because Lucas did such a poor job explaining what the prophecy was in the prequels. Though he probably was referring to Anakin.

 

He left it ambiguous so that he could introduce uncertainty as to whether it really referred to Anakin, or whether the Chosen One was a force for good or for evil. He does this in Episode III when he has Yoda cast doubt on the accuracy of the Jedi's interpretation of the prophecy.

But this is simply a dramatic device so that a viewer watching episodically won't anticipate the climactic twist where Anakin returns to the good side and proves the Jedi's interpretation of the prophecy correct. And we know perfectly well what the Jedi's interpretation was through dialogue about it in the films. The prophecy refers to one who was conceived by the midi-chlorians and will bring balance to the Force by destroying the Sith.

 

Well, yes, just like we have to infer the existence of a prophecy, and that life goes on off-screen.

 

Part of the tragedy of ROTS was that Anakin failed to fulfill the prophecy.

In a way, the Force redirected Anakin back onto the prophesied path through Luke.

In fact, through this process, Anakin faces the exact same situation as in ROTS: Palpatine is attempting to kill a Jedi with Force Lightning, and it is his choice to intervene. It is as though the Force wanted him to retake the test.

In addition, it decided to make the test even easier this time around by making the victim his own son.

 

This guy seemed pretty sure it was Anakin. I trust him.

 

That beard is pretty authoritative.

 

I figured he'd know a thing or two about the prophecy.

I also assumed that the Jedi didn't quite have it right. They thought the chosen one was supposed to destroy the sith. (Which logically doesn't make sense as far as the word balance goes.)

The Father just wanted the Chosen One to take his place and keep the light and the dark in check on Mortis. And anakin's selfishness messed that up. Anakin was the chosen one and shirked his responsibilities.


(Also The Father is the narrator for History Chanel's old Modern Marvel's show. )

 

OBI-WAN: "You were the Chosen One. It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them. Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness."

Who destroys the Sith in ROTJ?

 

I agree there's no ambiguity as to who the Chosen one is based on the information provided on-screen.

It's Anakin.

BTW, the PT actually changed the Hero's journey. Before the prequels, the OT was all about Luke's journey from a farmer in small planet in the outer rim to overthrowing the Evil Galactic Empire. The PT changed everything and now the OT is actually about Vader's redemption story arc through the eyes of his offspring.

With the new ST, I fear that this may change again and it could go beyond Anakin. He may become just another part of a larger "Plan" where Anakin was Part 1, Luke is Part 2 and XYZ is Part 3.