"The Three Forceketeers?"

Okay, that title was a bit lame, but one of my prized Star Wars collectibles is this 3-pack holographic figures at the end of "Return Of The Jedi" when Anakin, Yoda and Obi Wan are gathered around the bonfire "celebration". What are they celebrating? Well, it depends on who you ask. For the Ewoks, they were just happy the Empire got off their peaceful planet. For Han and Leia, they were finally able to be together. And for Luke...well, knowing your dad changed his ways before it was too late made his day I'm sure.



Let's follow the path young Skywalker took as the years went on:


Here we see Anakin as a young boy. Not having a father ultimately led to his less-then-stellar treatment of Luke and Leia.


As a youngster, he meets Obi Wan Kenobi, an established Jedi warrior and mentor who tries his darndest to keep the boy in line, with ultimately futile results.


Once Anakin accepts his destiny to be a Jedi, he is turned over to Yoda who, as he would say it, "Do or do not. There is no try" Huh?


After a few movies and several tragedies, we see what Anakin has turned into: a bionic, respirator-dependent cybernetic being driven by hatred of the Rebellion. Plus, the love of his life Amidala died too...that probably has something to do with it.



Ahh, but all hope is not lost. After Vader finally gets it all turned around (i.e. tossing ol' Emperor down the garbage chute), he gets to join Obi Wan and Yoda in the great afterlife of Jedis...glowing, walking around, talking with everyone else...too bad this doesn't work in real life.

As the three most famous Jedis, they each gave their lives to protect someone else's. Too bad it's all make-believe. There's a lot of people who would like it to be real.