[Luke nods and spreads his hands wide, pausing a moment before he speaks.]
I'll start at the beginning then. The real beginning, and I will be as thorough as I can. This may take some time.
[He begins with the simplest truths]
Before you were taken off Tatooine by Master Qui-Gon Jinn. The conflict between the Naboo and the Trade Federation had been all a manipulation by the Sith. I'm sure you know that. What you don't know is that there was Sith within the Senate, manipulating it from the inside, right under the Council's nose.
[Luke's voice suddenly turns very hard, his jaw setting.]
The Sith, the one you call Darth Sidious? Is Chancellor Palpatine. I'm aware of the fact that he's been very kind to you, perhaps even overly so, but I'm afraid he was trying to manipulate you as well. A few days before I was born, he revealed himself as a Sith to you. He presented himself in a benevolent way, claiming to have a way to save Padme from some dark future, a future you'd seen in visions. You became his apprentice, and took on a new name.
[Reaching onto his belt, Luke unclipped a lightsaber and tossed it on the ground at Anakin's feet. The crystal inside would clearly resonate with him, though...perhaps like a dark mirror.]
[Action]
I'll start at the beginning then. The real beginning, and I will be as thorough as I can. This may take some time.
[He begins with the simplest truths]
Before you were taken off Tatooine by Master Qui-Gon Jinn. The conflict between the Naboo and the Trade Federation had been all a manipulation by the Sith. I'm sure you know that. What you don't know is that there was Sith within the Senate, manipulating it from the inside, right under the Council's nose.
[Luke's voice suddenly turns very hard, his jaw setting.]
The Sith, the one you call Darth Sidious? Is Chancellor Palpatine. I'm aware of the fact that he's been very kind to you, perhaps even overly so, but I'm afraid he was trying to manipulate you as well. A few days before I was born, he revealed himself as a Sith to you. He presented himself in a benevolent way, claiming to have a way to save Padme from some dark future, a future you'd seen in visions. You became his apprentice, and took on a new name.
[Reaching onto his belt, Luke unclipped a lightsaber and tossed it on the ground at Anakin's feet. The crystal inside would clearly resonate with him, though...perhaps like a dark mirror.]
He named you Darth Vader.