Anakin Skywalker

Hero

"Padawan to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker became a Jedi Knight during the Clone Wars. Secretly married to Padmé Amidala, he was the biological father of Leia and Luke."

— In-game description

Anakin Skywalker is a Light Side hero for the Galactic Republic in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II. He arrived on February 27, 2019, as part of The Chosen One Update.

Overview

As the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker is a powerhouse. A largely offensive hero, Anakin channels his emotions and inner conflict into his Force powers and abilities, and despite still being on the light side, Anakin can momentarily tap into the dark side.

Anakin's Power Strike ability deals high damage to the enemy hit by it. The Power Strike also breaks an enemy's guard, allowing Anakin to deal damage to lightsaber heroes blocking him.

Anakin brings enemies to him with his Pull Dominance, where enemies fall at his feet and take some damage, allowing Anakin to finish them off with his melee attacks.

Anakin unleashes a massive burst of power all around him in a circular radius with his Heroic Might ability. Anakin can charge up Heroic might with the more enemy players damage him (though Anakin also takes less damage while charging up Heroic Might), allowing Anakin to maximize his power and deal more damage to enemies within his large range.

Finally, Anakin taps slightly into the dark side with his unique, fourth ability: Retribution. While he and nearby allies take damage, Anakin's Retribution charges up. When Retribution is used, Anakin uses the Force to grasp and choke all enemies around him, dealing a high amount of damage to those caught in his punishing grip.

Abilities

• Passionate Strike
• Pull Dominance
• Heroic Might
• Retribution

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Anakin unleashes a heavy strike, breaking his opponent's guard and dealing high damage.
Damage	250 (Non-heroes) 180 (Heroes)
Ability Cooldown	12 seconds

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Anakin pulls enemies in front of him to a center point, leaving them open for attacks.
Damage	100 (Non-heroes) 70 (Heroes)
Ability Cooldown	15 seconds

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Anakin is more resistant to attack while holding the ability. When released, he pushes enemies away from him, the range and strength of his attack being multiplied by the damage he would typically be susceptible to.
Ability Cooldown	14 seconds

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Anakin's powers intensify whenever he and any nearby allies are attacked, building towards the ultimate punishment of a swift and inescapable grip seizing all enemies around him.
Damage	150 (Non-heroes) 100 (Heroes)
Ability Cooldown	Ability charges while Anakin or his allies are hurt, or he deals damage to enemies.

Star Cards

Boost Cards

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Tenacious	Massive Strikes	Pressure	Control The Force	Reprisal
Fierce Fighter	Attraction	Raw Strength	All Of Them

Appearances

• Jedi Knight (default)
• Jedi Robes (Epic)

Victory Poses

• I Am Ready
• I'll Take You Now
• Onward
• Brace

Quotes

"This is where the fun begins."

— First emote

"You call this a diplomatic solution?"

— Second emote

"Obi-Wan's gonna kill me."

— Third emote

"A wise Jedi once said, 'Nothing happens by accident.'"

— Fourth emote

"My powers have doubled since the last time we met, Count!"

— Banter with Count Dooku

"General Grievous. You're shorter than I expected."

— Banter with General Grievous

"I will not give in to you. Ever!"

— Banter with Darth Vader

Trivia

• The Dark Side persona of Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader, is already playable in the game as a separate hero for the Galactic Empire despite being the same person.
  • It was at once believed by some that Vader's presence in the game meant that Anakin could not be in the game due to contradicting canon, but this theory was shot down by a developer.
• Anakin Skywalker's attack animations were datamined from the game's files after the Battle of Geonosis Update and leaked by dataminers.
  • After the Darth Tyranus Update, more of Anakin's animations were also datamined, including updated attack animations and his front-end menu pose animations.
• Anakin's emotes and their respective animations were also datamind prior to their official announcement. They were found to be called: "Fun Begins," "Diplomatic Solution," "ObiWanKill," and "A Wise Jedi."
• Anakin's ability names were also datamined prior to their official announcement. They were found to be called: "Retribution," "Pull Dominance," and "Heroic Impact."
• Anakin has the same walking and jumping animation as Darth Vader.
• Anakin is one of the first heroes to have four abilities instead of just three.

Updates

The Chosen One Update

• Added.

Gallery

A work-in-progress of Anakin's basic attack animations.

A promotional image of Anakin Skywalker on Geonosis.

A promotional image of Anakin Skywalker's default appearance, Jedi Knight.

In-game icon for Anakin.