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TheStar WarsSkywalker saga would have been completely unlike if Grandmaster Yoda had just exchange one decision aboutAnakin SkywalkerinStar Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace . The Skywalker family is at the heart of about all theStar Warsmovies and TV shows , as they have always been the independent character of every trilogy . They are so instrumental to theStar Warsuniverse that if one component of the story alter , it would alter the course of the integral extragalactic nebula .

InThe Phantom Menace , Yoda andthe Jedi Councilinitially spurn Anakin Skywalker . They knew he was potent in the Force , but his fear and anger scare them . They believe his emotions made him too vulnerable to the dark side of the Force . The only reason Anakin was trained was because Qui - Gon Jinn - and later Obi - Wan Kenobi - insisted upon it . However , if Yoda had settle that Anakin was too potent to be ignored , he might have take him on as hisJedi Padawan . If he had done so , things would ’ve been very different .

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Anakin Wouldn’t Have Fallen To The Dark Side

Yoda had experience with losing a Padawan to the dark side

Count Dooku was Yoda ’s Jedi Padawan , and shortly after Qui - Gon ’s death , Dooku turned to the dark side . Although this happened long after Dooku had achieved the social rank of Master , Yoda doubtlessly looked back on his time training Dooku to name what may have gone unseasonable . Further , he in all likelihood would ’ve think about what had led Dooku to turn on the Jedi after he had been a Jedi Master for years . This experience means thatYoda would ’ve been able to recognize the sign of the dark side in Anakin . If he had recognized them , he could have help Anakin .

Palpatine Would Have Lost During The Clone Wars

Anakin’s fall was instrumental to Palpatine’s Order 66

A big part of Palpatine ’s plan was having Anakin settle to the dark side . Asthe Chosen One , Anakin was the big threat to Palpatine ’s plan . Palpatine could n’t risk Anakin bring correspondence to the Force when he was specifically trying to stamp out the lightheaded side . This is why he worked so severely to turn Anakin to the dark side .

As such , even if Anakin was Yoda ’s padawan , Palpatine still would ’ve endeavor to inveigle him to the dark side . This means that Anakin would ’ve cypher out Palpatine was a Sith Lord just like he did in the movies . However , instead of helping Palpatine defeat Master Windu , he would have fought Palpatine with Windu and Yoda . Given Anakin ’s office as the Chosen One , he would have been able to defeat Palpatine .

Anakin Would Have Left The Jedi Order

Anakin would have left to be with Padmé

Given that Anakin had been infatuated with Padmé the present moment he met her , it ’s unlikely that he would n’t have married , even if he were Yoda ’s Padawan . However , with Yoda ’s top executive of perception , he would ’ve get onto the fact that they were together faster if he had been with him as often as Obi - Wan was . Also , unlike Obi - Wan who realized they had a mystical human relationship during theStar war : The Clone WarsTV show and did nothing , Yoda would ’ve confronted Anakin about it . He would ’ve given Anakin an ultimatum : be with his wife , or pull up stakes the Order . Anakin would ’ve chosen Padmé .

He would ’ve chip in Anakin an ultimatum : be with his wife , or go out the Order . Anakin would ’ve opt Padmé .

Alternatively , Anakin could have leave the Jedi Order voluntarily . After all , Yoda ’s more aristocratical nature and teaching vogue may have result him to prod at Anakin in soft and more insidious ways , letting Anakin know that he know and guiding him toward making the option . If this were the casing , Anakin would ’ve take to leave the Jedi Order on more positive term .

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Padmé Amidala Would Have Lived

Padmé wouldn’t have lost the will to live

Padmé ’s official cause of death was a broken warmheartedness . While there are other , perhaps more plausible fan possibility , Star Wars : Episode III - Revenge of the Sithstated that she expire because she gave up the will to live after Anakin turn to the dark side . If Anakin had not only not turned to the disconsolate side but also chosen to allow for the Jedi and be with her openly , she would n’t have died in childbirth .

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Anakin Would Have Raised Luke And Leia Himself

Anakin was excited when he found out Padmé was pregnant

If Anakin had left the Jedi Order and Padmé had lived , they would ’ve raised Luke and Leia together as a happy family . They would ’ve lived a well-situated life history on Naboo , keep going by Padmé ’s wealth from being at unlike times a faggot and a senator . Further , they would n’t have to worry about more fire on Naboo , because those were all orchestrate by Palpatine . With Palpatine defeated , Naboo would be peaceful . They also would be able to chatter their friend Jar Jar Binks more often .

Leia Would Have Become A Jedi Rather Than A Princess

She wouldn’t have been raised on Alderaan

Leia would ’ve been raised by her biologic parent rather than being adopted by Alderaan ’s imperial kinsperson . Since Anakin would be around to trail them , Luke and Leia would ’ve come out practise the Force at a immature geezerhood and been much more powerful far younger . Leia would ’ve strive her full potential as a Force - user because she would n’t necessitate to poise royal and senatorial duties with her Jedi training . Depending on whether Anakin left the Jedi on good full term , she and Luke may have even entered the Jedi Order right .

Leia Would Have Never Met Han Solo

Leia met Han Solo because of Darth Vader

Leia met Han because he was convinced to help deliver her from Darth Vader . If Darth Vader and thusthe Rebel Alliancedidn’t be , there would be no reason for their path to hybridise . Leia would be a wealthy woman on Naboo and Han would belike still be a moon-curser travel the Republic . Thus , the span would likely not have met , and one of the coltsfoot ’s most darling love write up would not have come to pass .

Ben Solo Wouldn’t Have Become Kylo Ren

There would be no Darth Vader for him to idolize

If Leia , by some miracle , manage to meet Han under different circumstances , marry him , and have Ben Solo , Ben would n’t have turned to the sinister side . If he had no Darth Vader and no Empire to emulate and idolize , there would ’ve been no reason the dark side would matter to him . Further , if he did have some seeds of the dark side , his gramps would discern it and be able to avail him through it .

If he had no Darth Vader and no Empire to emulate and revere , there would ’ve been no reason the dark side would interest him .

He also in all probability would ’ve been named Obi - Wan Solo - depending on if Obi - Wan still grew to be a family friend - since Obi - Wan would have had no reason to change his name . He may have even been diagnose Yoda Solo rather of Ben or Obi - Wan . After all , if Anakin get out the Order on salutary terminus , he would ’ve secernate his family about his previous master or perhaps even introduced them to him .

Emperor Palpatine laughing maniacally in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Rey Wouldn’t Have Been Born

Palpatine’s clones would not have existed, including Rey’s father

Rey ’s beginner , Dathan , was a fail clone of Palpatine who was born in 12 BBY - after the formation ofthe Galactic Empire . This means that Dathan would not have been create , and thus Rey would not have come into being , either . Should the Force still have leave Rey to be , then potentially Miramir could have had a gestation similar to Shmi Skywalker with Anakin , but this seems to be an extremely rare circumstance . It ’s fair to assume , then , that Rey would not have existed at all .

Even if Rey did still do into being somehow , the lack of Palpatine , the Empire , and the First Order , in addition to Luke , Leia , Ben , and Rey being raised by their families , means there would be no reason for Rey to run across Luke and Leia . She would have stockpile on her own family name , as it would n’t have been a risk for her syndicate to do so . Whether this was her female parent ’s last name or a likely don ’s last name , Rey would have felt that she had a family to call her own , and thus thisStar Warsstoryline would have been much different .

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Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker in Attack of the Clones looks off to the side as Master Yoda looks thoughtfully in the distance

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Leia wields a lightsaber in Star Wars comics and Luke wields his in A New Hope

Leia and Han Solo about to kiss

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Rey and BB-8 on Jakku in Star Wars The Force Awakens

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