The Life and Times of Anakin Solo

The Life and Times of Anakin Solo

This character is essentially the oldest of the "modern EU characters." (Those existing after 1991) His conception extends further back than characters like Mara Jade, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Talon Kardde and well before characters like Corran Horn. His roots go all the way back to 1988 and the story concept for Dark Empire - Leia's original pregnancy slated to happen just after Return of the Jedi. However, due to the will of the Force, we know he actually wasn't born until Dark Empire II #6. So, let's see what we know of this character - this character with such a long, rich history within the Star Wars universe.

Anakin Solo, by way of his namesake is the ultimate redemption of Anakin Skywalker. He is living, breathing proof of his grandfather's redemption and his mother's acceptance of it. He is both the literal and figurative heir to the Chosen One - the one who brought balance to the Force. He is the son of one of the Jedi's two hopes for the galaxy, Princess Leia Organa.

And in the New Jedi Order, he is virtually the only main Jedi who is a true Jedi. A walking conflict - he is substantially a New Jedi, but adheres to the Jedi way. He is the perfect synthesis - the living transition between the old and the new.

Let's follow his story...

Ten Years After Yavin
The Destiny of a Jedi (Dark Empire #1)
Anakin's life begins. Leia is found to be pregnant with Anakin Solo.

Devastator of Worlds (Dark Empire #2)
Duel on the Smuggler's Moon (Dark Empire #3)
Confrontation on the Smuggler's Moon (Dark Empire #4)
All appearances are as Leia's unborn child.

Emperor Reborn (Dark Empire #5)
As the Imperial World Devastators continue to savage the Alliance, Princess Leia and Han Solo succeed in freeing Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 from the clutches of the evil Emperor Palpatine who has claimed Leia's unborn child as a future vessel for himself. During the rescue, Leia captures one of the Emperor's most prized possessions: an ancient artifact called the Jedi Holocron. The Holocron is a legendary source of Jedi teaching believed lost for over six hundred years.

The Fate of the Galaxy (Dark Empire #6)
Despite Han's protest, Leia goes to the Emperor's command vessel to free Luke from the clutches of the dark side of the Force. The Emperor, desiring two items of Leia's: the Jedi Holocron and her unborn child, receives neither as the child briefly stuns Palpatine with the Force. Through the Force, Leia is able to clear Luke from the dark side and once free, he defeats the Emperor in a lightsaber duel. Although beaten, the Emperor's rage grows in the form of a darkside force storm which rends the fabric of space itself and begins to destroy the Rebel fleet. Although the darkside force storm is an extension of the Emperor's own will, Luke knows through his studies of the Dark Side, that the storm is not invincible. By combining his Jedi powers with Leia and her unborn child, the three are able to turn the Emperor's force storm against him and it begins to consume the Emperor's vessel.

Operation Shadow Hand (Dark Empire II #1)
On Byss, Executor Sedriss, awaiting the resurection of the Emperor into a new cloned body, Sedriss confronts two of the Emperor's two closest aids who are in the midst of destroying the Emperor's clone tanks to ensure that the Emperor's demise is permanent and that they might take over as rulers of the Empire. As Sedriss kills the two betrayers, Emperor Palpatine, once again again young and resurrected, instructs Sedriss to bring him Leia and her unborn child to him and to set all of his forces against Luke.

Return to Nar Shadaa (Dark Empire II #2)
Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia and her unborn child arrive at the spaceport moon Nar Shaddaa, hoping to find the old Jedi woman Vima-Da-Boda. Once there, they are stalked by bounty hunters, Gank killers, and warriors from the Emperor's new Darkside Warriors. After a vicious confrontation with the

 

a well written and interesting piece. thankyou.

 

If there's one line I'd love to see...

Luke (or Corran or some other arrogant "older Jedi"): Anakin, you've got to understand that I've been fighting the Dark Side since before you were born.

Anakin: I have accepted that. But, you need to accept that I have also been fighting the Dark Side before I was born.

That would rock!

 

So only Anakin Solo embodies everything it means to be a "true jedi" huh. A very informative piece but so biased against Luke, Corran or Jacen, I do not accept its essential message. That is, Anakin Solo is the NEW "chosen one" and everything he does or says is correct.

** SPOILER ALERT **












This piece sounds more like a eulogy than anything else. I'm convinced Anakin will live in some shape, way or form after SbS.
















** END SPOILER **

 

LOL Genghis12!

 

Nice post, Genghis. Though you left out a few books in which Anakin also plays a prominent role, most noticeably the Corellian Trilogy, which are some of the first books to really show just how powerful in the Force Anakin is (at age seven, no less). But otherwise, that was great. Very well-written... so much that I'm not even going to comment about that Jacen comment.

 

Balance_Point...
"Very well-written..."

To be sure, several of the NJO summaries were taken from TF.N book reviews section. (Of course the offending Jacen comment was an addition to that.) I will not claim to have written all of the story summary portions. Several others are taken from summary files sitting on my hard drive, whom I have no idea who to credit.

 

All right then, how about "very well put-together?"

 

THANK YOU!!! Finally, someone who gives Anakin the respect, and acknowledgment he deserves. Again, I thank you.

 

Wow another riveting piece of insperational work by Genghis. I thought it was well written and correct.I think anakin really is a true jedi and I think he WILL definetly accomplish a major feat inn Sbs.

 

i heard the SBS excerpt has the spoiler in it, but that we don't actually see it happen. . .. . . vergere said he might live. i think we'll see him stick around.

 

We'll just have to read if he lives or dies on Oct 30, Why do I have to have a test and WORK and holloween? WHY!?

 

Vergere,

No offense, but I think that it is you who are biased against Anakin, because you do not like him, thus you will discredit any good said about him. While you are entitled to your opinion, I do not think that you have to flame anyone whom sees the good qualities in Anakin Solo.

As far as the character itself, I think that post (by the originator of this thread) perfectly describes Anakin. He is a person, whom is brave, and whom does things for the better of others. He represents the Jedi of the future, as well as the Jedi of old. IMO, he is what a Jedi should be. Yes, he is not perfect, but he is a warrior in every sense, which is what Jedi are, warriors. This does not discredit Luke, Jacen, and Corran in anyway. Luke is the greatest Jedi ever, Corran is a great Jedi Knight, and Jacen is also a good Jedi Knight, whom is also one of the Jedi of the future, besides Jaina and Anakin. Jacen is a complex character, whom is also destined for greatness.

At the same time, Anakin is also a leader, a role model, and he has the ussentials to becoming a great Jedi. He is still young, but he has the potential to be one of the best Jedi ever. He is a complex character, whom is a good person, and that is why I like him so much.

God bless

 

I do not think that you have to flame anyone whom sees the good qualities in Anakin Solo.

GS335, must you see everything I say as a flame? Are you so sensitive you cannot accept an opposition opinion for what it is and otherwise label it a "flame?"

Look, GS335, I simply said what I feel. It is YOU who has no right accusing me of flaming. There is no need to take criticisms personal. Get over yourself, man! No doubt, you will probably take that as a flame, too.

All I said was that it's biased against Luke, Corran and Jacen and the author of the piece feels only Anakin knows what it means to be a "true jedi." I feel this is baseless and incorrect. I will say it again and again if you want. Having said all that, I do feel Anakin has said and done all the right things in NJO. Anakin has never made a mistake and never found himself in serious trouble.

 

Ghengis-

While i do not agree with you on many things, (BIIIG surprise there ) such as your defining Anakin as the "true jedi," thank you for such a well put together summary. Its been a while since i had read the Dark Empire stuff and i had forgotten what the plots of most of them were. Thanks again for the summary, it was very helpful.

PS-I like how you changed the title of the thread from The LIfe and Times of Anakin Solo to the life and times of the Star by Star spoiler. Very clever.

 

I think DL changed the topic name...

 

A whole lot of odds and ends (I apologize if this thread spoiled anyone. I don't think I had anything in here which would've done that, unlike my extrememly lengthy essay this morning which got whacked about 5 min. after it got posted. ) But anyway, enough babbling...

-Vergere-
"So only Anakin Solo embodies everything it means to be a "true jedi" huh."

I didn't think it worth the time to list individual names like Tionne, Kam Solusar. Of the New Jedi, yes - he is the only one.

"A very informative piece but so biased against Luke, Corran or Jacen, I do not accept its essential message."

Of the three you have mentioned, none embody the essence of what it means to be a Jedi. Luke shows that on a daily basis - allowing evil to flourish by inaction as well as his embracing of the Force in anger in Rebirth for purely selfish reasons (however, embracing it for any reason is bad). Corran, of course proved he lacks what it takes in Ruin. Jacen, like Luke proves it on a continual basis. However, I freely admit this piece was biased towards Anakin. This thread is about the life and times of Anakin Solo. If I had wanted to talk about the others, I would create a thread about them. As such, this thread has a bias against anyone who is not Anakin, because it is about Anakin.

"That is, Anakin Solo is the NEW 'chosen one' and everything he does or says is correct."

I think Rebirth did an excellent job in carrying forward the Dark Empire II vision which Luke had (more on that later). After all, it is Anakin who holds the Chosen One's name. It was Ikrit's vision in Conquest which established Anakin as the new "Chosen One." It was Conquest which established Anakin as the Shamed Ones' Messiah. It was Rebirth which confirmed all of this:
"You may not know it, but all of the younger Jedi and a lot of the older ones look up to you. The buzz is you're the next Luke Skywalker, at the very least...They're starting to emulate you. Tahiri, back on Eriadu and on Yavin Four - classic Anakin. On Yavin Four, Sannah and my son, Valin, were trying to be like you when they pulled their foolish stunt. All the candidates want to be like you, but the fact is, most of them can't. They don't have the raw strength or talent to pull themselves out of the kind of scrapes you get into.."

Let's dissect this...
1. All of the younger Jedi... Anakin Skywalker is therefore the "leader," the "master," the "example" out of all of the New Jedi.
2. And a lot of the older ones... Not only do the New Jedi look up to him, but a lot of the older Jedi do as well. That is, he is a New Jedi who embodies the spirit of an old Jedi.
3. The buzz is you're the next Luke Skywalker... Anakin Solo quite simply is the next Luke Skywalker. He is both the literal and metaphorical heir to the "Chosen One" - his namesake, Anakin.
4. ...at the very least Holy asteroids. Not only is Anakin the next Luke Skywalker, he is the next Luke Skywalker at the very least! That means, he most likely will very easily surpass the glory of Luke Skywalker, and to a great level at the very most.
5.They're starting to emulate you... Pretty much a large portion of the Jedi - both the New Jedi (all of the younger ones) as well as the old Jedi are pointing to Anakin as their example to follow.
6. but the fact is, most of them can't Anakin is special. Out of all of the Jedi, including all of the younger ones as well as a lot of the older ones, none of them can ever be like Anakin. None of them can do the things that Anakin can do.
7. They don't have the raw strength or talent to pull themselves out of the kind of scrapes you get into.. There. A clear parallel to his namesake. Anakin Solo, like Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One - is essentially "off the scale." The others do not have the raw strength or talent that Anakin Solo does.

The sum total of that - Anakin Solo is the real Jedi.

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Vergere,

When you say that a post is biased, than to me, that is an attack towards another poster, and that is not necessary. I am sorry if I sound harsh, but when I see another person get attacked for no reason, I think that I have a right to defend him. So with that said, can you please tone down your posts.

With all due respect, your confrontational attitude is very unnecessary. And, can you please think before you post? Again, I am not trying to be mean, but the way you came across (towards the originator of the thread) was a bit confrontational, and you have to remember that some people may take what you say the wrong way. I am just giving you a friendly piece of advice, thats all. You do not have to like or agree with everything that I say. But, you can take what I say into consideration.

I am sorry if I came across as too confrontational, but I admit that I was a bit offended by your previous post, and that is why I said what I said before, and just now (in the previous paragraph). However, I've gotten over it now, and it is now behind me.

So, no hard feelings? I have none at all

God bless

 

GS335...
"So, can you please think before you post?"

 

I did, which is why I edited my post. Sorry for the arguing.

God bless

 

Everyone...lets just calm down and stay nice and friendly, ok? We dont want trollers or flamers or anything like that in these boards...they ruin the fun!
I agree with -Vegere-, actually. I think that the attitude that some people have towards the solo kids is stupid, (you know all those posts about the "solo brats") i have never really liked anakin. He just always seemed really, really, arrogant to me. In Conquest, it seemed like he often took a really better-than-thou attitude towards the people he was dealing with. (Ex: Vua Rapuunng) And in Rebirth, yes, he does help them all escape from Yag'Dhul, but he gets them into that whole mess in the first place. While i can sympathise with his feeling like all adults look down towards him, he tends to look down to all non Force-using adults. Just my two cents.

EDIT: Your thing about Anakin being the REAL JEDI...I agree with you in that Anakin has probably the most raw power among his peers. he is very skilled at the fighting and impressive displays of the Force. However, I do not believe that he is the REAL JEDI because I do not believe that there IS a "real jedi." I think that everyone is skilled in their own areas, and those who are skilled in one area are less skilled in others. ALL the Jedi, new and old, put together, form the "real jedi." EVeryone is needed to act together to be stronger. Remeber Luke's little speech to Tekli in the beginning of Balamce Point where he tells her that everyone needs to do what they are capable of and they will do the best they can? I agree with that one. Wow, that was a long edit...

 

I do not think that it is wrong for people to call the Solo kids "solo brats." Its their choice whether or not they like them, and its their right to express their dislike. Remember, we are talking about fictional characters here, not real people. Just a food for thought for you. No harm intended .

As far as Anakin being a true Jedi, I agree with that 100%. I know that they are a lot of Anakin haters out there, just like ther are Anakin supporters...but, I just feel that Anakin represents what a Jedi should be, a warrior...he proves that when he takes action, and uses the force as his ally, just like any other Jedi would do. Sure he is not perfect, but he fights for the greater good, and his actions, while not always wise, are pure. He is a very brave person, whom puts the needs of the many ahead of the needs of the few, meaning: he puts the well-beings of others before himself. He is a very complex character, whom is a nice overall guy, but is just naive and a little brash, thats all. That is to be expected, because Anakin is only 17. To me, he is a typical teenager, who thinks that he knows it all, when he is really just learning.

However, he does everything with the right intentions, but those choises may not always be the right ones. That is just his youth getting in the way, thats all. He may be a Jedi, and he may've experience some things which has forced him to grow up some, but he is still just a kid. He still has a lot to learn about life.

And, I do not think that he is arrogant. I just think that he is too brash at times, which is not always the wisest thing. He is a take charge person, whom is very direct in what he does. While he may not be a deep thinker like Jacen, he does everything with the right intentions. He is human, who makes mistakes like we do.

God bless

 

Good post Genghis, but I'm forced to disagree with you on one small point. That being Leia found to be pregnant with Anakin in DE issue #1. Yes, we the reading public first learned of the pregnancy in this issue. Yet your post reads as if you were doing a bio for the upcoming New Essential Guide to Characters. Since the newer essential guides read as if they are being written for folks in the Star Wars galaxy, I think this matter would put your point a bit mute. It would have been known prior to the trip to Coruscant to rescue Luke, Lando, Wedge, and the rest of their surviving crew that Leia was pregnant. In fact, this could appear in a kinda prequel to Dark Empire.

Yes, I know that you use book and comic titles to point out what your saying, which would not appear for folks in the SWg. But the way you wrote it does remind me of the style used for EGs. So it just seems to make sense to put the notice that he has been concived just prior to DE issue #1. That's all I have to say.

 

Confrontational attitude? Is it confrontational because it doesn't coincide with yours? I will say this again. I do not accept Genghis' essential message. I feel it is biased against Luke, Corran and Jacen.

What you said is much more confronational GS335. Your comments about me were very personal and meant to disqualify anything I say simply because you assume I do not like the character of Anakin Solo. Think about it. Now who's being the confrontational one?

More to come in response to Genshis' rather lengthy post in response to my opinions, not confrontational attitude...

No hard feelings taken here, btw