Talk:Anakin Solo

Fanfic gone amok?

To quote:" The very name "Anakin Solo" is a perfect example of fan fiction syndrome."

Since Anakin Solo appears in officialy licenced novels, can his name be a result of so called fan fiction syndrome? --Drhaggis 03:53, 15 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Of course not. Good thing that's been removed. --maru 01:12, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Oh, it's definitely true. A sixteen-year old badass warrior whom everyone in the universe admires and who has a hot blonde wanting to jump his bones? You can't get more Gary Sue than that. However, I agree that there's no real way to say that encyclopedically (unless there's a prominent-enough article talking about fan-fiction syndrome which specifically references him; I highly doubt that). Stilgar135 04:16, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Fan Fiction syndrome actually refers to the tendancy of fan fiction or any derivative works to be much more likely to propose new characters and situations that are similar to old characters and situations then the original authors would be themselves. For example, if there is going to be another worm character the author calls it "Zorba the Hutt, father of Jaba the Hutt" as opposed to simply doing an entirely unrelated worm character.

Expanding

I feel like we should expand his Yavin IV section. There're a lot of things that happened during the Junior Jedi Knight series. Jacen and Jaina have their own long childhood section splitting into the different books of the YJK series, why not do the same with Anakin (and Tahiri) as well? —Mirlen 18:09, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Clean Up

The Jedi Academy section needs a bit of clean up. It sounds like a 4th grader's book report to me. --Phoenix Hacker 00:16, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

The whole article needs a clean up, as well as a style rewrite. —Mirlen 01:07, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

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In-universe

Anyone seriously interested in improving the article should consider adding some real world related info, e.g. regarding the concept, creation, and/or function of the character within the Star Wars narrative etc. Please consult our writing about fiction guideline, which also includes a list of exemplary articles.

There are currently three featured articles on Star Wars characters: Palpatine, Padmé Amidala, and Jabba the Hutt. What sets them aside from most of the other SW character articles is the effort to write from the real world perspective. Pay particular attention to paragraphs like Jabba the Hutt#Concept and creation, Palpatine#Concept and creation, and Padmé Amidala#Characterization.

Also take a look at Darth Vader, which despite its lack of reliable, published third-party secondary sources features interesting sections on e.g. #Character creation and concepts and Darth Vader as a #Cultural figure.

Even though reliable sources may be tough to come up with, any effort to introduce coherently written real world aspects will be greatly appreciated, because it contributes to the depth of the article and accurate coverage of the topic, and thereby makes for an improved reading experience and increases the encyclopedic value of the article.

—AldeBaer 15:55, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

After looking at other articles on fictional characters, including some who've been featured articles, I've thought about adding a publication section to detail where the character appears throughout Star Wars publications and when he made those appearances. This will help start to give that "real world perspective." Jmulsers (talk) 15:31, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Looking to Expand

I just got done working on a publication history for Anakin. It's not well referenced but I plan to do more work on this over the next several weeks. Any feedback and contributions are welcomed Jmulsers (talk) 04:23, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Should we include a section on Anakin's portrayal such as his personality? I've included a brief one about his younger days in the Publication History and see a few pieces of it being discussed in the Plot Details. I think once I've got enough within the Publication history, the section might be placed after the plot details. Jmulsers (talk) 18:22, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Good idea, but please bear in mind that such info should still be put in the context of the narration as far as it relies on primary sources. Or alternatively, secondary sources and 1.5 sources (such as interviews) should be provided to make it clear that the section/info on the portrayal of the personality are being discussed in the context of the production rather than the narrative. Dorftrottel (complain) 11:01, March 31, 2008

Currently, I'm only looking at secondary sources. I've looked for primary and 1.5 sources but haven't come up with anything. Within the next week, I'll be looking into the New Jedi Order for portrayals like I've done with the references to the Junior Jedi Knights series. It won't go into too much depth like the plot history does, but if I do find good items too include, a subheading for what I've included so far on his portrayal may be helpful. Until then, I plan to keep the article the way it is and add to it from there. Jmulsers (talk) 13:21, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Added more to the publication history with Anakin's portrayal in the New Jedi Order. There are probably more details that could be found from the series but I think it's a good start for a general idea of the character. Jmulsers (talk) 01:18, 11 April 2008 (UTC)