Darth Vader’s identity was a secret that he guarded with extreme secrecy. Known throughout the galaxy only as the Emperor’s dark enforcer, few people knew his true identity of Anakin Skywalker. Many thought the renowned Clone Wars general and decorated Jedi perished during Order 66, killed alongside the rest of the members of the Jedi. The secret of Vader’s identity would have granted him an air of mystery, though it was one that a handful of people managed to learn.The James Luceno novel Tarkin showed it was a topic subject to countless rumors and debates, with some people thinking that Vader was analogous to the Separatist Droid General Grievous. It was a secret that was tightly kept until 25 years after Return of the Jedi when the truth destroyed Leia’s political career. Despite this, some did know the truth beforehand, with many people figuring it out, though some were told. Ahsoka episode four teases that another person knew of Vader’s secret, the former Jedi-turned-mercenary Baylan Skoll.In episode four of Ahsoka, Baylan Skoll teases Ahsoka that he knows the fate that befalls Anakin Skywalker. When she approaches him on Seatos to take the star map, he tells her that Anakin spoke highly of her and that while he was the most well-known figure in the Jedi Order, few of them lived to see Anakin’s true fate. This implies that Baylan knows that Anakin became Darth Vader. How he came to learn this knowledge is unknown, but it highlights that Vader’s secret wasn’t as well-kept as he believed it to be.RELATED: Ahsoka May Be Preparing to Restore Star Wars Rebels’ Original EndingRELATED: Ahsoka: Marrok Shares a Similarity With These Two Star Wars Characters
Darth Vader’s identity was a secret that he guarded with extreme secrecy. Known throughout the galaxy only as the Emperor’s dark enforcer, few people knew his true identity of Anakin Skywalker. Many thought the renowned Clone Wars general and decorated Jedi perished during Order 66, killed alongside the rest of the members of the Jedi. The secret of Vader’s identity would have granted him an air of mystery, though it was one that a handful of people managed to learn.
The James Luceno novel Tarkin showed it was a topic subject to countless rumors and debates, with some people thinking that Vader was analogous to the Separatist Droid General Grievous. It was a secret that was tightly kept until 25 years after Return of the Jedi when the truth destroyed Leia’s political career. Despite this, some did know the truth beforehand, with many people figuring it out, though some were told. Ahsoka episode four teases that another person knew of Vader’s secret, the former Jedi-turned-mercenary Baylan Skoll.
In episode four of Ahsoka, Baylan Skoll teases Ahsoka that he knows the fate that befalls Anakin Skywalker. When she approaches him on Seatos to take the star map, he tells her that Anakin spoke highly of her and that while he was the most well-known figure in the Jedi Order, few of them lived to see Anakin’s true fate. This implies that Baylan knows that Anakin became Darth Vader. How he came to learn this knowledge is unknown, but it highlights that Vader’s secret wasn’t as well-kept as he believed it to be.
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