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star wars - Did Darth Sidious know that Anakin was supposed to be the Chosen One?



"You refer to the prophecy of the one who will bring balance to the Force. You believe it's this....boy?" ― Mace Windu to Qui-Gon Jinn



So, we know that the Jedi had theories/suspicions that Anakin was, indeed, the Chosen One.



Question: Were the Sith (more specifically, Darth Sidious) even aware of the prophecy in the first place? If so, did Sidious know that the Jedi suspected that Anakin would be the prophecy subject?



Answer




Question: Were the Sith (more specifically, Darth Sidious) even aware of the prophecy in the first place? If so, did Sidious know that the Jedi suspected that Anakin would be the prophecy subject?



The answer is yes on both counts.


The prophecy was very old and well known among scholars. As you can imagine, many people in the galaxy were fascinated by the Force, the Jedi and the Sith. There were rich collectors looking for artifacts and knowledge.


We have several instances of this in Legends: in Darth Bane: Rule of the Two , Hetton is a rich untrained Force sensitive who collects Sith artifacts. In Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil, Argel Tenn is a merchant specialized in Sith antiquities. In Jedi Quest, Murk Lundi was an university professor whose domain of resarch was the Sith order. He was looking for a Sith holocron. Granta Omega, billionnaire, and Jenna Zan Arbor, genius scientist, were also experts in Force lore. In Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, there is a Sith holocron on sale on the black market, and the price is colosale (in the end Sidious gets it for free....).


We have explicit proof that Jenna Zan Arbor knew about the prophecy of the Chosen One (she says so), and she knew that Anakin was rumored to be the One.


Darth Plagueis knew that Skywalker was the Chosen One (thanks to the Force), and knew that killing Qui-Gon was essential to ensure his fall to the Dark side.



In Jedi Quest, Palpatine hints to the Jedi Council that Anakin is a special case, to the furious denials of the Jedi.


To conclude, we have no direct proof that Sidious did knew, but the opposite would be unthinkable. The prophecy was well known among collectors, academics, scientists and other Force scholars, and was known by his own master. That a Sith Lord as powerful and learned as him was ignorant about it is nearly impossible.


P.S.: No quotes as I don't have the texts. Any help would be gladly appreciated.


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