Yoda: Destroy the Sith we must.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Send me to kill the emperor. I will not kill Anakin.
Yoda: To fight this Lord Sidious, strong enough you are not.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: He is like my brother. I cannot do it.
Yoda: Twisted by the dark side young Skywalker has become. The boy you trained, gone he is. Consumed by Darth Vader.
Where does this quote come from? (Source)
This quote is from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005), also known as Episode III. Produced by Lucasfilm, the film is a part of the Star Wars universe.
- Movie: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Movie Number: Episode III
- Production: Lucasfilm
Why we collected this quote
The distinction Yoda draws here – between Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader – is one of the most important pieces of philosophy in the entire saga. Obi-Wan struggles to accept it. Yoda’s “consumed by Darth Vader” is both tragic and precise. We think this conversation deserves its place because it’s where the original trilogy’s central question – is there still good in him? – is first explicitly raised and then apparently settled.
What does this quote mean? (Meaning & Context)
Obi-Wan refuses to go after Anakin. Yoda has to explain – gently but firmly – that the person Obi-Wan loved and trained no longer exists in the way Obi-Wan means. The boy is gone. What remains is Vader. That Yoda turns out to be only partially right is the arc of the entire original trilogy.
Fun facts & Trivia
Yoda’s framing of Anakin as “consumed” by Vader rather than simply corrupted was a deliberate choice – it positions Vader not as Anakin gone wrong but as a separate identity that displaced him. Luke’s eventual disagreement with this framing is what saves his father.
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