Star Warshas at long last unwrap the full text of the famous prefer One prophecy . The idea was introduce inThe Phantom Menace , used to explicate Anakin Skywalker ’s importance in the extragalactic nebula . After encountering the young son on Tatooine , Qui - Gon Jinnfirmly believed Anakin was the mythical design the prognostication talk of that would fetch balance to the Force . Even though Anakin was deem too old , Qui - Gon passionately pushed for Skywalker to be trained by the Jedi , and used his last moments of life to request Obi - Wan take Anakin on as an prentice .

The prognostication was periodically mentioned in the eternal sleep of the prequel trilogy ( most notably during Obi - Wan ’s worked up speech to Anakin following their affaire d’honneur on Mustafar ) , but the pic never let on what , exactly , it say . One of the benefits of theStar Warscanon reaching out into other mediums like TV , comics , and books is that it give Lucasfilm an opportunity to flesh out sure element and build on what ’s present in the films . The select One prophecy is a key beneficiary ofClaudia Gray ’s up-to-the-minute novel , Master & Apprentice .

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The Quran ( which get place several long time prior toEpisode I ) , delves into Qui - Gon ’s obsession with the ancient Jedi prophecies . He took a bully interest in them , consider each one intently to see what he could learn from them . This ( among other things ) put him at betting odds with other Jedi , since some believe look for out cognition of the future tense could lead to the dark side .   Several prophecies are covered in the novel , but one in particular will stand out for fan of the movies :

" A Chosen One shall hail , born of no don , and through him will ultimate balance in the Force be rejuvenate . "

The entire thing is just that single sentence , but it ’s clear why Qui - Gon became fascinated with Anakin upon meeting him . One of the big revelations inThe Phantom Menace , of course , is that Anakin was the product of a miracle nascency , get no biologic father . Because of this , Qui - Gon feel regain Anakin was"the will of the Force,“and it ’s well-situated to empathize his period of perspective . While Obi - Wan ab initio dismissed the boy as"another pathetic life form,“someone with intricate knowledge of the prophecies would be enamored by the discovery . What ’s more is that the young Anakin talk about a dream he had to release the slave , which Qui - Gon manifestly interpreted as a premonition from the Force . So , in multiple respects , Qui - Gon conceive Anakin was fate for majuscule thing .

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A later musical passage in the book confirms that"ultimate balance in the Force"means the light and dark would forever be equals , with neither side " winning . " Where it ’s vague is   how that would do aboutthrough this opt One . Anakin was the first in a line of herculean Force users , with Luke Skywalker and Ben Solo the next generations in this bloodline . It ’ll be interesting to see if there are any prophecy take inThe Rise of Skywalker , specially devote what transpired inThe Last Jedi . Luke seemed to lay the groundwork for a " grey Jedi " philosophy that contain aspects of both the light and blue sides to achieve balance . Perhaps the divination was n’t referring to Anakin exclusively , but his family in general .

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