Star Wars: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Anakin Skywalker

10. His Name Very Nearly Belonged To His Son

You've likely already stumbled upon the fact that George Lucas' first steps into this now global juggernaut of a galaxy far, far away involved a fair few ideas that ultimately weren't deemed suitable for the finished article.

Among them was the surname originally gifted to the farm boy who would become Lucas' main protagonist for his Original Trilogy. And while most are aware that Luke Skywalker was initially set to be known as young Starkiller in the early stages of A New Hope's development, many aren't as clued up as to what his original first name would've been.

The first draft of The Star Wars had a young Annikin Starkiller duking it out with Darth Vader, with that youngster being the 16-year-old son of a legendary warrior. Lucas would clearly keep elements of Annikin when it came time to shift the character towards the Luke we know and love today. But it's interesting to note that the previous first name of Vader once belonged to his eventual son years before it was officially incorporated into Star Wars lore, albeit with a slightly altered spelling.