anakin skywalker does not use jedi mind tricks
not once in the films
do you think that’s a coincidence
not on your life buddy
anakin skywalker does not have it in him to overrule another being’s free will
he murders a bunch of children with a laser sword
The jedi took children from their homes with force. Those children had no more families because of the jedi and while yes, killing them was horribly wrong, so was taking them in the first place.
The problem about the prophecy of the force is that the jedi were so caught up in destroying the sith to bring balance that they never considered they may be part of the problem. The only way for there to be true balance is for the jedi and sith to be mutually destroyed. That’s where Anakin brought balance. He destroyed both the jedi and sith and left the future of the force in the hands of those who know there is no difference between light side and dark side.Reminder: Anakin’s life is FULL of failure. Imagine growing up and constantly hearing “You are the chosen one who will bring balance.” That’s a big weight, even on a bratty kid. Anakin grew up, convinced that because he was the hero, he needed to be flawless. Because that’s what he knows of the Jedi growing up in a desert town. He sees his mistakes as signs that he’s weak. He keeps taking on all the fault for things, because as a hero, he’s responsible for EVERYTHING.
These failures built up. He couldn’t even save his mother. Mind you, he couldn’t have done anything, but he took the blame anyway. His failure led to him murdering a group of sand people, which was another mistake as well. (The expanded universe even goes so far as to say that the scar in the force Anakin left that day is enough to drive any force sensitive mad if they go to that site.)
He was never evil. He was never doing things out of sick desire. He did it because he thought he was supposed to. Because he was the chosen one who had to do it right.
As for why Anakin never took away another’s free will… He was a slave. He knew how it felt to have his freedom taken away. His choice was to never be a slaver. As Vader, he still never used his powers to enslave others. He actually spent most of his time hunting Obi-Wan and overseeing operations.
As for the future of the force, it was left in the hands of luke who killed many people with the force and used tactics often associated with the dark side such as force choke. but he learned the cost of balance and that allowed families the choice of letting force sensitive people join the new jedi order. With no more jedi and no more sith, there was just the force to guide his teachings so he and his students aren’t jedi so much as force users. True force users.
