The Power of Two

Originally posted on March 23, 2007

We must take them somewhere where the Sith will not feel their presence. Obi-Wan, ROTS

Split up they should be. Yoda, ROTS

To protect you both from your father, you were hidden from him when you were born. The Emperor knew, as I did, that, if Anakin were to have any offspring...they would be a threat to him. Obi-Wan to Luke, ROTJ

Hello everyone out there in blogsville  It has been quite a while since I have blogged  , but I am back today!! Real life has its way of preventing one from spending time doing things that used to fit in one's schedule. I have been busy at work and with working on my costumes for CIV, but I could not pass up the opportunity to write an entry for Anakin Week

I noticed something not too long ago while watching the saga on HBO...and it sort of ties in with the lines mentioned above. It seems, to me, that Obi-Wan and Yoda were on to something when they discussed *splitting up* the twins after they were born. Could they have known that, if Luke and Leia were to remain together, that Anakin/Vader would be able to sense their presence and seek them out and do who knows what? And, when Obi-Wan mentioned that *the Emperor knew, as I did, that if Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him,* about whom was he speaking, really...Palpatine or Anakin? Was the *power of two* together greater than the *power of two* separated? And did this power help Anakin to feel the power of lost love and break the chains of the Dark Side and destroy all Palpating had worked for?

Throughout the OT, Vader was able to sense the presence of Force-sensitive/powerful beings (i.e. Obi-Wan on the first Death Star). However, when it came to sensing Luke and Leia, it appeared that he best sensed their presence when they were together. I am sure that, in ANH, that Obi-Wan's Force presence was so much more powerful than either Luke or Leia's that Vader was more in-tune with him than with the twins. Yes, he said *the Force is strong with this one* when Luke was about to destroy the Death Star...but Obi-Wan was also helping Luke through the Force.

As I continued to watch the OT through ESB and ROTJ, I started to notice something...Vader was most in-tune with sensing what he thought to be Luke's presence when he was with Leia. Think about it...both twins were on Hoth when Vader was in pursuit; both twins were together when escaping from Bespin; and both twins were together aboard the Imperial shuttle on the way to Endor. During the final battle between father and son aboard the second Death Star, Vader appeared to have a little trouble finding a hiding Luke...although Vader was using the Force at the time. If Vader was truly able to sense Luke's presence through the Force...why could he not have done it at that time? Only when Vader leaned of Luke's *twin sister* and taunted him with the idea of turning her to the Dark Side did Luke reveal his hide-out, lashing out at Vader with all his might.

Although I know that it was Luke's bravery that helped Anakin come forth once again and destroy the evil that was Palpatine, I cannot help thinking that it was the knowledge of having two children that helped Anakin break free. When Anakin, with his dying breath, said to Luke *tell your sister you were right...,* was he thinking about the love he shared so many years ago with Padme'? It would be nice to think so

I hope I made some sense today...I have been out of practice in writing. What do you all think...was the power of the twins together greater than that of them apart? And was it this power that helped Anakin realize that not all was lost when he turned so many years earlier? Or...am I just full of poodoo

Your thoughts and comments are welcome