SPECULATION Anakin & Luke Skywalker

A lot of people assume Luke is the only one to see Force Ghosts, I think anyone in the Skywalker line can not just hear them but see them, because of their strength in the Force. Anakin could appear to any of his grandchildren and tell them what happened to him, teaching them the horrors of the darkside. That is why one of them would go after his helmet, to alter his legacy after his redemption and death.

 

A lot of people assume George does dumb visual things for re-releasing special editions of the OT just to cash in, but what if using Hayden as the force ghost of Anakin, instead of Shaw, at the end of Jedi was for a different reason? Good thread Marc!

 

Boy with Anakin, Yoda, and Obi Wan as force ghosts to guide Luke through life I find it implausible for Luke to embrace the dark side. I could seem him trying to understand it or even demonstrate some non traditional Jedi choices. I like the notion of him being the most powerful Jedi ever, and showcasing his force abilities. How awesome would it be to see him bring down a Super Star Destroyer by using the force. JJ is excellent at visual stimulation so I would expect something impressive like this.

 

would be great to see Anakin as a force ghost. If there is a force ghost of Yoda, so it is only logical there have to be Obi-Wan and Anakin...why selecting (if not just for the unavailability of the actors)...but I think there will be on Anakin, no Obi-Wan, just Yoda - and I´m looking forward for the explanation why only him

 

I don't want an episode III rehash, but hear me out.

If Luke can still talk to Anakins force ghost then maybe some of the other rumours we have heard come together. Specifically the Darth Plaigus and Luke as the grave robber ones. If say Luke had a vision/lost someone already(wife/sister) but didn't want to lose his daughter/neice then it would seem to me Anakin might be the guy to talk to!? It is a power only attained by one and not from a Jedi. And I'm sure Palpy and Vader talked about it more (probably for their selfish needs to keep power as opposed to the original need to save Padme) Maybe Anakin thinks Luke can do it without going full Sith. But they do need more Sith info or relics. And if the Sith remnants got word that Luke was close to discovering the secret, it would lead to him being hunted down by them as well as others. Maybe the ancient fear is a force wielder with immortality. Good or bad.

 

A theory, this is. But towards the end of Revenge of the Sith, prior to both Yoda and Kenobi going into hiding, Yoda mentioned to Kenobi that he would teach him how to commune with Qui-Gon Jinn -- who is dead at that point and who was the first-mentioned force spirit.

So I'm just going to assume that yes, it is a skill that requires one be taught. To what extent, however, I don't know.

Also, there are the scenes in A New Hope where force spirit-Kenobi vaguely guides Luke, and that contradicts it solely being skill to be taught.

But maybe a force ghost can be communed with more skillfully after having been trained how to.

 

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