[Luke stood there impassively, letting Anakin's anger swell up around him and break on the wall of his own calm confidence. When Anakin hit the ground, he took a seat not far away, legs folded in front of him in a relaxed posture. Looking right at his father, he held out a hand.]
You were betrayed. Palpatine used your fear of loss against you. But he'd been orchestrating things from behind the scenes for a long time. The Clone Troopers used during the Clone Wars had a hidden command hardcoded into their DNA. A switch, as it were. When Palpatine flipped it, the clones turned on their Jedi allies and murdered them. There were few survivors.
[He nods at the lightsaber.]
You dueled with Obi-Wan, and he defeated you. Palpatine recovered your body and replaced much of it with a cybernetic life-support system that kept you alive. And for twenty years you were his apprentice and enforcer.
[He closes his eyes a moment, still a model of perfect calm, despite the emotions surging in Anakin and in himself.]
Padme. Mother. She died in childbirth. Obi-Wan, Master Yoda, and Senator Bail Organa decided that Leia and I should be hidden away so that Palpatine could not find us. I was given to Owen and Beru Lars, and Obi-Wan stayed close by to keep an eye on them. Senator Organa raised Leia as his own daughter. While this happened, Palpatine consolidated his power, declared himself Emperor, outlawed the Jedi, and steeped the Galaxy in darkness.
Then, roughly fifteen years later, a rebellion began. Small at first, but it grew. Leia and I joined, and I was trained by both Obi-Wan and Master Yoda.
[Luke smiles grimly and holds up his right hand, peeling back the glove to reveal the synthskin beneath. He's being as thorough as possible, not holding back any details, because Anakin does deserve to know.]
We fought, and you defeated me. I managed to escape, though you took my hand. That was when I learned you were my father. And a year later, things changed again. I completed my training to be a Jedi, and confronted both you and Palpatine on a battle station above the forest moon of Endor. We fought again, and I...managed to break the hold Palpatine had over you. He lashed out at me with the Force, nearly killed me, but you intervened and threw him down a reactor shaft.
You died shortly after that, wounds from Palpatine's power having damaged your life support system. But you died a hero, you saved my life, you put an end to Palpatine's power and put the Galaxy on a path of peace and recovery.
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You were betrayed. Palpatine used your fear of loss against you. But he'd been orchestrating things from behind the scenes for a long time. The Clone Troopers used during the Clone Wars had a hidden command hardcoded into their DNA. A switch, as it were. When Palpatine flipped it, the clones turned on their Jedi allies and murdered them. There were few survivors.
[He nods at the lightsaber.]
You dueled with Obi-Wan, and he defeated you. Palpatine recovered your body and replaced much of it with a cybernetic life-support system that kept you alive. And for twenty years you were his apprentice and enforcer.
[He closes his eyes a moment, still a model of perfect calm, despite the emotions surging in Anakin and in himself.]
Padme. Mother. She died in childbirth. Obi-Wan, Master Yoda, and Senator Bail Organa decided that Leia and I should be hidden away so that Palpatine could not find us. I was given to Owen and Beru Lars, and Obi-Wan stayed close by to keep an eye on them. Senator Organa raised Leia as his own daughter. While this happened, Palpatine consolidated his power, declared himself Emperor, outlawed the Jedi, and steeped the Galaxy in darkness.
Then, roughly fifteen years later, a rebellion began. Small at first, but it grew. Leia and I joined, and I was trained by both Obi-Wan and Master Yoda.
[Luke smiles grimly and holds up his right hand, peeling back the glove to reveal the synthskin beneath. He's being as thorough as possible, not holding back any details, because Anakin does deserve to know.]
We fought, and you defeated me. I managed to escape, though you took my hand. That was when I learned you were my father. And a year later, things changed again. I completed my training to be a Jedi, and confronted both you and Palpatine on a battle station above the forest moon of Endor. We fought again, and I...managed to break the hold Palpatine had over you. He lashed out at me with the Force, nearly killed me, but you intervened and threw him down a reactor shaft.
You died shortly after that, wounds from Palpatine's power having damaged your life support system. But you died a hero, you saved my life, you put an end to Palpatine's power and put the Galaxy on a path of peace and recovery.