definitly chancellor palpetine he was just sooo manipulative and sneaky stupid sideous

While everyone above had a hand in things, the fact remains that Anakin made his own choices, and he made selfish choices for selfish reasons. He sought power not to make the world better, but to make the world to his liking. that's the very definition of a dictator.

sorry agentcoop i disagree with you while anakin is responsibel for his own actions the only reason he went to the dark side was because chancellor palpetine made him believe that the only way he could save padme from dying is if he went to the dark side to learn the secret power of saving her. I can't say that i agree that is selfish just naive

You know I do believe Padmé had a HUGE factor in all of it. First of all, the dreams. Don't get me started about those dreams! Anakin became very frightened! So tech. Padmé did it

I would have to agree with agent cop. As for jedigal 1990 just because chancellor palpetine but those ideas in his head he did not physically turn Anikan to the dark side. You're right they were reasons, only reasons. He could have chose to stay good. It was all up to him doing what he thought was best for himself.

Everything had something to do with it!
I always say that Anakin is such a good guy that he turned evil because of it. He just cared TOO much about everything and everybody that it's not healthy anymore.
It began when his mother died, he was so frustrated that he couldn't save her that he promised that he wouldn't fail again.
So he wanted to save Padmé sooo badly. But can you blame her for that? No, because it's not her fault that he felt in love with her.
The counsil frustrated him even more when he they said that he wasn't ready yet to be a Jedi master yet. Do you blame them for that? No, cause they were right, he wasn't ready yet.
Anakin also thought that Obi-Wan was holding him back. But can you blame him for that? No, because he just was a great master.
Anakin was frustrated with himself and Darth Sideous took advantage of that! He was confused, hurt and the chancellor just manipulated him so hard that he didn't realize anymore what was right or wrong.

you all bring up excellent points i definitly get where you see it as everyone played a factor in it and i agree kinda but i still say that if it wasn't for darth sideous he probably never would of gone to the dark side sure the others didn't help matters but in the end i really think darth sideous is mainly to blame because he lead him to believe he could save padme if he went to the dark side

That's also true!
If Darth Sideous never existed, there also wouldn't be a dark side.
Cause he was the last one left.
So of course he's a really big part of the problem, but it's not the only factor.
If he should've tried to take another Jedi, let's say Obi-Wan, as his apprentice, it wouldn't have worked because he wasn't scared.
Like master Joda said: " fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering."
That's the way to the dark side.

excellent point once again

i totally agree with naley_james, you've made some very good points there and said everything i was pretty much going to say :)

Kinda everyone, but he mostly did it for Padme, so she would live forever. The Emperor did a little bit, but mostly he did it himself.

i see what your saying but the only reason he did it for padme was because the emporer tricked him into thinking that padme was going to die in childbirth and the only way to save her was to learn this power that he could only learn if he joined the dark side so in my opinon the main person at fault was darth sideous

yea i do c a point in tht he did care bout her and others a lot but its the kinda person he is buut i think the chancellor had a big ass part in it mostly because this one time i read tht captain panaka looked in the marrige scroll thingy and he saw padme and anakins name and he told the chancellor and he thot tht he wood wait til the rite time and trick anakin into goin to the darkside with it(at least thts wat i remember srry i have a terrible memory wen it comes 2 readin)

i agree chancellor palpatine/sideous had the biggest part in it if it wasn't for him anankin would have never turned he would have no reason to turn and everyone would live happily ever after (of course there would be no story either though lol)

yeah i agree palpatine manipulated anakin into becoming his apprentice by making angry and turning against his friends so it was all darth sideous's fault

I Think It's Darth Sideous And Obi Wan's Fault To Anakin's Dark Side

Jerk. why'd you tell him about saving loved ones and the power of it?

Everyone had a hand in it but I think when it comes right down to it, it's his own fault. After all his teachings and training from Obi-Wan, he still fell.

Mainly Palpatine, but that's true everybody was involve in it

I think everybody had a part in this, because without his dreams Anakin wouldn't have been vulnerable(or at least less) to Palpetine's offers and without the task and the council's choice and his anger about it he wouldn't have been that vulnerable to Palpetine's words about Jedi and Sith.
It would have been more difficult without Padme's love, but that is not fair so I leave it like that.

I think Palpatine/Sidious was mostly responsible for his turning. Anakin was at a vulnerable stage in his life having been fighting at the front in the Clone Wars for three years. Seeing so much death and destruction would send anybody over the edge. He also was still grieving for his mother and was worried about Padme dying. His pride in his abilities also added to his fall and the fact that the Jedi Council never trusted him. I think the council members should have been a bit more understanding of how bad his early childhood was.

it was his anger... and padme.

It was utter manipulation. Palatine used his Anakin's devotion against him.

I feel like it was mostly Palpatine and the council, but it was also his love for Padme (i.e. premonitions...not really Obi-Wan...but he did make his own choices, but he was confused and blinded by love and power...i feel like Mace Windu was a major factor in it as well...

There were multiple factors, but I think, ultimately, Sidious had the most influence. True, Anakin had his weaknesses, but Sidious knew what they were and how to use them against him. The Council were a bunch of douchebags, but Sidious only exploited their flaws. He knew Anakin loved him like a father, in ways that Obi-Wan couldn't quite fulfill, and he played it to the hilt.

Honestly, I don't think that Anakin's true flaw is anger or lust for power as Obi-Wan claimed (although those played their parts). I think it was naivetie/being a horrible judge of character/loving too much. I think, ultimately, Anakin was a good person undone by his own faults. Sidious just didn't help. #Prays she makes sense.

I think himself beceause he is the one who controles his actions

Palpatine/ Darth Sidious

Also himself but most of all is Palpatine.

beacause he had a dream about padme is gonna
die and anakin wanted to save her life also the
chancellor because the promised that they dave her
but they die and she died plus it was kinda of anakin
fault cause he strangled her 😭😭😭😭

Mostly Palpatine and himself... But also the council a bit.