In Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Anakin is rescued from slavery by Obi-Wan’s mentor, Qui-Gon Jinn. Forced to leave his mother behind, he goes with Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon to the planet Corescaunt, where he is tested by Yoda. After being denied formal Jedi training, Anakin goes to Naboo to help Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan in protecting Queen Amidala, where he unknowingly helps to save the planet. Unfortunately, Qui-Gon is killed in a battle with the evil Darth Maul.

            In Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Obi-Wan has taken Anakin as his apprentice, and they are once again needed to help in protecting Padme Amidala. However, in an attempt to capture the bounty hunter trying to kill Padme, Obi-Wan is captured by the evil Count Dooku. Anakin and Padme come to his rescue, but they are captured as well. In the battle with Dooku that follows, Anakin loses his right arm (can we hear an ick?), and is given a prosthetic one in its place. At the end of the film, Anakin and Padme are married in secret, for love is forbidden to a Jedi. Then again, Anakin has never been one to follow rules…

            In Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Anakin and Obi-Wan are on a mission to recue the captured Republic leader, Chancellor Palpatine from Count Dooku. Dooku is killed by Anakin, and the two manage to land the ship safely, if not very easily. Shortly after this, Anakin is granted a position on the Jedi Council. He is not, however, granted the rank of Master. Soon after this series of events, Palpatine reveals that he is actually the feared Sith Lord Darth Sidious, and tricks Anakin into becoming evil. Twisted by the Dark Side, Anakin and Obi-Wan duel in an epic battle. The movie ends with the birth of twins Luke and Leia, Anakin’s children.

            In Episode IV: A New Hope, Anakin’s son Luke discovers that his father was a Jedi. He also learns that Leia is held captive. Leaving his home behind, he goes to Alderaan with Obi-Wan to rescue Leia. Held by Vader on the dangerous Death Star, Luke is aided by the mercenary pilot Han Solo, the Wookiee Chewbacca, and the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO. He does not know, however, that his father is the one who put C-3PO together, or that R2-D2 often helped Anakin on his adventures. After Luke rescues Leia, Obi-Wan faces Darth Vader, and is killed by the Sith Lord. After their escape, Luke and Han help in the destruction of the Death Star.

            In Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Luke continues his Jedi training with Yoda. Han and Princess Leia, in the meantime, are being pursued by the feared bounty hunter Boba Fett. On the planet Bespin, Han is betrayed by his friend Lando Calrissian and is trapped in a material called carbonite. In order to rescue his friends, Luke goed to Bespin and confronts Darth Vader. In the battle that follows, Vader tells Luke that he is his father. Luke’s hand is cut off in the battle, and he is rescued by Leia.

            In Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Luke leads an attack on the Empire’s secret base. He turns himself over to Darth Vader in order to have a final confrontation with his father. During the battle, the evil Darth Sidious is killed and Vader turns back to the good side. In the end, Vader dies, the galaxy is saved, and everyone lives happily ever after.