> > But what is the prophecy? Balance returns to the force, and . . .
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> > Can anyone explain it to me?
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> > Thanks folks!
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> > te "raising a second-generation fan" ach
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> I think it was only previously mentioned in The Phantom Menace, and skimmed over there. Mace Windu says "You refer to the prophecy of The One, who will bring balance to the Force. You believe it's this boy?", but I can't think of a single other reference.
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> Having said that, I believe that Anakin (rather than Luke) is the Chosen One. In RotS, Mace Windu, Yoda and Obi-Wan all state definatively that the prophecy *does* refer to Anakin, but agree that it might have been misinterpreted.
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> Anakin is trained as a Jedi, becomes a Sith, and returns to the light side when he dies; he is balanced between both sides of the force, and is directly responsible for the tearing down of the old orders of both Jedi and Sith.
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> Luke cannot bring balance to the force as he has no balance; he is pure Jedi. His story is only a small part in the filling of Anakin's destiny.
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> wintermute

I read the Episode I book a couple years ago, and the book elaborates on the prophecy much more than the movie does. I seem to remember it had something to do with midiclorians, microscopic things that live inside our bodies and are responsible for the Force. According to the prophecy, the Chosen One was the offspring of midiclorians, which explains why Anakin's father is never mentioned in the movies (Evidently, his mother was somehow impregnated by midiclorians, which explains why the Force is so "strong with him.") So, yes, Anakin is the Chosen One; the books leave little room for argument as to that point.

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