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What if The Father From Mortis DIDN'T Erase Anakin's Memories? Let’s explore the depths of it in the video.
As Anakin watches Mortis fade away, the memories the planet left him continue to play in his head, the worst among them being the ‘gift’ left by the son. He closes his eyes and tries to shake the images away, but the screams of the younglings and the hateful cries of Obi-Wan continue to run through his mind.
He can still hardly believe everything he saw. How far he’s fallen, how far the Republic’s fallen and all at the hands of one man. One whose identity continues to elude him. Although there is something familiar about him, Anakin cannot put his finger on it.
Obi-Wan notices Anakin’s anxiousness and leans over.
Obi-Wan: You’ve been rather silent for this trip. Is something on your mind?
Anakin: Obi-Wan, I… I saw things on Mortis. Horrible things. Visions that… felt so real. Things that haven’t happened…but I’m worried things might come to pass.
Obi-Wan: What sort of things?
Anakin: (struggles to find the words, finally speaking softly) I saw the Jedi Temple burning. I saw… myself, surrounded… younglings. They were terrified, of me. And there was more… it was as if everyone around me became an enemy, even you, Obi-Wan.
Obi-Wan: Anakin, those were just visions. Shadows conjured by that place to confuse you, to feed your doubts. Mortis may have revealed things to us, but it also warped them. None of that was real.
Anakin: No, I felt Mortis’s visions. These were different, this was as if the Force itself was speaking to me. It mentioned a Dark Lord pulling the strings. I couldn’t see his face, but he felt familiar.
Obi-Wan: Pauses. A Sith Lord? Anakin… Dooku once told me there was a Sith Lord within the Senate itself. I dismissed it as manipulation, but if you think these visions are real, there might be more to it. Perhaps it is time we begin looking into it.
When they return, the trio try to keep the situation as quiet as possible, but discreetly report everything to the Jedi Council who shares their suspicions. They begin an investigation into the matter. With the war going on, they try to list down possible suspects based on their stances in the war and their positions in government.
Occasionally, they might send Anakin or another trusted Jedi to keep an eye on them and see if they might be the spy. This slowly allows them to eliminate suspects. Soon, the list of potential Sith Lords is reduced to Palpatine’s inner circle and a few others.
But things take a sudden turn with the trial of Ahsoka for the bombing of the Jedi Temple. Unlike before, this was a direct attack on the Jedi Order and many suspect it was fueled by the Dark Side. To their surprise, not only is Ahsoka innocent of these crimes, but the culprit, Barriss Offee did it as a stand against the Dark side. She asserts that the Jedi are no longer following the path of the Light and have allowed the Sith to manipulate them.
While they agree that these are unprecedented times, many Jedi still believe in their righteousness and refuse to believe Barriss. The Senate is more than ready to dismiss this as simply the work of a radical.
But as Barriss confesses to everything, Anakin watches from the shadows, frowning as he considers everything she says before disappearing down the halls. Not long after, he watches as Barriss is being led off to prison by a squad of clones led by Commander Stone.
Anakin waits for them until they are alone before stepping forward.
Anakin: Yes, Commander. I’ll take it from here. The Council has ordered me to handle her… interrogation personally. The chancellor has given his blessing.
Commander Stone: Are you sure, sir? I was ordered to personally escort her to the Coruscant prison.
Anakin: Stone, the chancellor has instructed me to oversee these efforts. You have my word, she’ll be kept secure.
Commander Stone: Very well, General. Stand down, men. The prisoner is in General Skywalker’s custody.
The clones step back, leaving Anakin alone with Barriss. The two of them board the gunship alone as they are taken to the jail. Once they are safely in the air, Anakin glares at Barriss.
Anakin: I want answers, Barriss. You said you attacked the Temple to open our eyes. Why? Why go to such extremes?
Barriss: Because someone had to. The Jedi have lost their way, Anakin. We were supposed to be peacekeepers, defenders of the Light, but look at us now—generals, soldiers in a war we never should have been part of. I tried everything I could to show the Council, but they wouldn’t listen.
Anakin: You think the Jedi are the ones falling to darkness?
Barriss: Not all of us, but enough that it worries me. And… there’s something else. Something much darker. I’ve felt ripples in the Force, like a shadow stretching out over everything
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