Anakin Skywalker was a Force-sensitive Human male who served the Galactic Republic as a Jedi Knight and served the Galactic Empire as the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Born to the slave Shmi Skywalker in 41.9 BBY, Anakin was conceived by mid-chlorians, the symbiotic organisms that allowed individuals to touch the Force, and he and his mother were brought in the desert planet Tatooine to be slaves of Gardulla the Hutt. They soon ended up as the property of the Toydarian Watto, Skywalker exhibited exceptional piloting skills and a reputation for being able to build anything at a young age. In 32 BBY, Anakin encountered the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn an