Title: Anakin Skywalker’s Yellow Lightsaber Dreams: A Symbolic Preview of His Future?
Anakin Skywalker’s Yellow Lightsaber Dreams:
An Interesting Departure from Tradition:
Typically, Sentinels wield yellow lightsabers in the Star Wars universe, so the color of Anakin’s weapon in the one-shot is interesting. He uses the more common blue and green lightsabers throughout the rest of the prequel trilogy. Yellow is a bit harder to come by but can symbolize how the user has changed. Dreams can also mean more than they let on in this franchise, so perhaps Anakin is foreseeing how he would change from Jedi to Sith to back to the light side before his death.
Greg Pak’s Marvel Journey:
Regardless of any hidden meaning, writer Greg Pak was astounded to play a role in Anakin’s legacy. He spoke about the journey to StarWars.com: “I delved deep into the prequels when I came on board as the writer of Marvel’s ‘Darth Vader’ comics, watching and rewatching all of them. And I found myself dazzled by the long game George Lucas was playing in laying out the tragedy of Darth Vader.” The dream shows how far Anakin fell, as he had major childhood aspirations, only to succumb to the dark side’s temptations.
Foreshadowing with Rey:
Then again, maybe Anakin was looking even further into the future. After all, Rey (Daisy Ridley) gets a yellow lightsaber at the end of “Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker” while adopting the last name of “Skywalker.” Maybe he was seeing Rey redeeming the Skywalker name and continuing to be a force of good in the galaxy. Either way, fans can read the full issue once it’s available for sale on May 1.