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When the canon was rebooted in 2014, the only people who knew that Anakin Skywalker was Darth Vader were Obi-Wan and Yoda, as far as we knew. (And Palpatine, of course, but we’re not counting him because Sith happens.) There may have been others in the old Expanded Universe (now “Legends”), but not anymore. Over the last few years, though, the number of people in on the secret is growing again…
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Did I miss something? What about Palpatine, Luke Skywalker, Leia, Han, Chewie, Kylo Ren, Snoke? Great show
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Hi Scott! In retrospect, I should have clarified the parameters. I meant who knew about it during the “dark times” in between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. And I didn’t count Palpatine because the list was supposed to be about people who knew but weren’t supposed to know. Thanks for calling it a great show in spite of all that, though! 🙂