History NightmareFuel / AttackOfTheClones

** Even worse to those who only saw the movies and didn't know the Emperor's name: to them the scene was initially a moment of determination as the Republic prepares to fight the Clone Wars... And then [[WhamLine the Imperial March starts to play]] and [[WhamShot the kind Chancellor gets multiple close-ups]], informing them that they've been ''literally'' RootingForTheEmpire the whole time.

** The ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' continuity had it even worse, for a very simple reason: the Tuskens knew of the Jedi, as former Jedi Sharad Hett had lived with them and even led a coalition of tribes until killed by Aurra Sing. The Tusken know there's individuals with strange and extraordinary powers wielding blades of light out there... And one of them has just come out of a tent that was holding a prisoner, murder in his eyes, and killed the two guards in cold blood. [[YouShallNotPass The warriors attacking Anakin likely knew they were going to die but fought anyway to try and gain time for the rest of the tribe to escape]]... [[SenselessSacrifice Only, they failed]].

** That's not the worst part of the scene; when he declares his hatred of the Tuskens, ''[[{{Leitmotif}} the Imperial March]] [[OhCrap begins to play]]''.[[note]]Before that, [[{{Foreshadowing}} The Emperor's Theme]].[[/note]] That day ''was'' Vader's birth.
** Legends had it even worse, for a very simple reason: the Tusken knew of the Jedi, as former Jedi Sharad Hett had lived with them and even led a coalition of tribes until killed by Aurra Sing. The Tusken know there's some individuals with strange and extraordinary powers wielding blades of light... And one of them has just come out of a tent that was holding a prisoner, murder in his eyes, and killed the two guards in cold blood. [[YouShallNotPass The warriors attacking Anakin likely knew they were going to die but fought anyway to try and gain time for the rest of the tribe to escape]]... [[SenselessSacrifice Only, they failed]].
*** Worse still-Hett had a child from a Tusken-raised woman, A'Sharad'Hett, who was taken in by the Jedi. His interactions with Anakin, colored by Shmi's death, would be one of the factors that would eventually turn A'Sharad'Hett into [[ComicBook/StarWarsLegacy Darth Krayt]].

--->'''Anakin:''' Not just the men, [[WouldHitAGirl but the women]]... [[WouldHurtAChild And the children, too]]. [[SpreeKiller They're like animals! And I ''slaughtered'' them like animals!]] ''[[SuddenlyShouting I HATE THEM!]]''

*** Apparently, during that scene, you can hear Qui-Gon's disembodied voice yell "ANAKIN NO!!!" followed by the sinister breath of [[Foreshadowing Darth Vader]].

*** Apparently, during that scene, you can hear Qui-Gon's disembodied voice yell "ANAKIN NO!!!"

** That's not the worst part of the scene, when he declares his hatred of the Tuskens, ''[[{{Leitmotif}} the Imperial March]] [[OhCrap begins to play]]''.[[note]]Before that, [[{{Foreshadowing}} The Emperor's Theme]].[[/note]] That day ''was'' Vader's birth.

* The sequence near the end where Dooku lands on Coruscant (which occurs at [[RedSkyTakeWarning sunset]]). As his ship approaches Palpatine's secret lair in an industrial sector, the already-ominous music shifts into an absolutely ''haunting'' rendition of [[{{Leitmotif}} The Emperor's Theme]]. And then Palpatine himself (in his Darth Sidious guise) shows up to greet his apprentice, leading to this exchange:

'''Palpatine:''' Excellent. Everything is going as planned.

--->'''Anakin:''' Not just the men, [[WouldHitAGirl but the women]]... [[WouldHurtAChild And the children, too]]. They're like animals! And I ''slaughtered'' them like animals! ''[[SuddenlyShouting I HATE THEM!]]''

** That's not the worst part of the scene, when he declares his hatred of the Tusken ''[[{{Leitmotif}} Imperial March]] [[OhCrap begins to play]]''.[[note]]Before that, [[{{Foreshadowing}} The Emperor's Theme]][[/note]] That day ''was'' Vader's birth.

* In a more AdultFear variant, while you can forgive some of it because with his past of course he's going to be awkward, Anakin shows off his darker side with Padme, advocating dictatorships and trembling whenever she rejects him.

** That's not the worst part of the scene, when he declares his hatred of the Tusken ''[[{{Leitmotif}} Imperial March]] [[OhCrap begins to play]]''. That day ''was'' Vader's birth.

*** Apparently, during that scene, you can hear Qui-Gon's voice yell "ANAKIN NO!!!"

** Just before he starts his rampage, just after his mother dies in his arms...the ''look'' on his face. ''[[http://images2.fanpop.com/image/polls/368000/368967_1264932090302_full.jpg?v=1264932162 Darth Vader was born in that moment]]''.

** Considering that kid grew up to be [[BountyHunter BOBA FETT]], he probably was traumatized.

* Jango Fett's beheading is pretty graphic. There's no blood, of course (this being ''Star Wars''), but look closely and you can see his head go flying out of his helmet. Now keep in mind that his 10-year-old son just saw this happen. That would traumatize him for life.

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