Star Wars Prequels: 5 Times The Jedi Council Underestimated Anakin Skywalker's Powers (& 5 Times They Were Right)

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Summary Throughout the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the Jedi Council is constantly second guessing Anakin Skywalker's ability to make decisions and be a good Jedi. However, there are some instances where the Jedi Council was right. After all, Anakin did fall to the dark side, leading to one of the greatest massacres in the Jedi's history during Order 66 that all but wiped out the Jedi Order.

9 Right: They Knew Anakin Was Too Easily Swayed By His Attachments Anakin’s Attachments Led To His Downfall Close Something that the Jedi Council was worried about right from the start was the fact that Anakin would be ruled by his attachments later down the line. One of Yoda's earliest conversations with Anakin revolves around the fact that he is scared of losing his mother, unable to accept the fact that he might never see her again.

Anakin is left in the dark by all of those involved, as they believed they needed Anakin's response to be real in order to sell that Obi-Wan was really dead. This dealt a blow to Anakin's trust, as he was left to grieve over Obi-Wan's death. If the Jedi Council, and by extension Obi-Wan, trusted him with the knowledge that he was alive, Anakin could have helped them.

6 Underestimated: Obi-Wan Kenobi Was Allowed To Be Anakin’s Master Obi-Wan Was Too Young And Too Inexperienced To Train Him Close Before his death at the hands of Darth Maul, Qui-Gon Jinn was meant to be Anakin's master. With years of experience and a unique view of the Jedi and their connection to the Force, Qui-Gon would have made an excellent master and father figure for Anakin.

The Jedi Council was right to trust him with Ahsoka's training, but in the end they squandered any good will they once had. After building a familial bond between them, the Jedi Council eventually accused Ahsoka of the bombing on the Jedi Temple, something that was later discovered to be the work of Barriss Offee. This drove a permanent wedge between Ahsoka and the Jedi Order, and seeing his Padawan being so mistreated by the Jedi only further served to push Anakin away as well.

This consistent inaction by the Jedi Council was either due to their hubris, so sure of the strength of the Jedi in a world seemingly without Sith, or their blindness to the fact that Anakin was doing all of these things in spite of the Jedi way. They allowed Anakin to continue doing what he was doing unchecked, and they did not see or even sense his anger and resentment growing towards the Jedi.

 

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