# Anakin fulfilling the prophecy in Star Wars

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**Created:** [June 22, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anakin-fulfilling-the-prophecy-in-star-wars/309451 "2005-06-22T22:37:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anakin-fulfilling-the-prophecy-in-star-wars/309451/21 "2005-06-24T16:50:05Z")

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I assumed “balance” meant that Anakin was good, then bad, then good again.

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**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anakin-fulfilling-the-prophecy-in-star-wars/309451/22 "2005-06-24T16:55:23Z")

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> [@cstamets](#):
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> While there was no formal ceremony or anything, Yoda did tell Luke he didn’t need anymore training, right before he died.

And then Luke said “So I am a Jedi”, or words to that effect, and Yoda replied “not yet”.

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**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anakin-fulfilling-the-prophecy-in-star-wars/309451/23 "2005-06-24T18:55:21Z")

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But then Yoda said “You must confront Vader,” implying that that was the final step (like a senior thesis). By the end of the movie I’d guess he’d be considered a Jedi, at least by Yoda.

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