Anakin Skywalker might not have met his daughter before becoming the evil Darth Vader, but one sweet fan art imagines their lives together if he’d been there to raise her. After Anakin’s apparent “death,” Leia was raised on the planet Alderaan by Bail Organa and his wife. The Star Wars movies only portray Leia as an adult, but the limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi explores young Leia’s childhood personality. The precocious princess is seen as an adventurous and brave 10-year-old, full of energy and constantly seeking purpose.
Inspired by a photo posted on X of Hayden Christensen with his daughter, artist @eggdrawsthings transformed the scene into Anakin and young Leia and posted the finished product to Tumblr.
Posing the two exactly like the real-life photo, Anakin is shown drinking the Jedi’s version of a coffee, presumably having waited in his chair for some time. A young Leia drapes over his leg in a typical childlike way, as if she’s become impatient with holding her energy in. The caption below reads, “Probably waiting on Padmé and Luke at the spaceport.”
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Leia Was Always More Like Anakin Than Luke Was
Luke might have the most hands-on relationship with his father in the Star Wars movies, but Leia inherited more of Anakin’s personality. Though the two don’t interact much in the original trilogy, leaving Leia without the moment of closure that Luke receives at Vader’s deathbed in Return of the Jedi, it’s easy to connect Leia’s mannerisms to her father. The prequel trilogy makes it clear that Leia’s brash demeanor is something she got directly from her father. Despite being a politician like her mother, Leia’s talent for confrontation is a direct reflection of her Jedi father.
Unfortunately, Leia would never quite come to terms with her father’s fall from grace. While Luke is able to have conversations with their father and witness his redemption firsthand, Leia carries Anakin’s crimes too heavily in her mind. But that in itself is another link between the two: Leia might have a hard time forgiving her father for what he’s done, but then, so does Anakin. Luke’s talent for hope echoes Padmé’s steadfast belief in Anakin, but Anakin and Leia share the same burning intensity.
