Mustafar AU refers to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith fanfiction stories that diverge during or after the Battle of Mustafar. In the aftermath of his duel with Obi-Wan, Anakin Skywalker is gravely injured and abandoned on Mustafar. These AU stories are often fix-its and extremely canon divergent; Obi-Wan and/or Padme refusing to abandon Anakin on Mustafar a common storyline. However there are also extremely dark Mustafar AUs, where Anakin is victorious.
Common Tropes & Storylines
- Unburned Anakin - often overlaps with Anakin is victorious stories.
- Obi-Wan rescuing Anakin after he is injured.
- Anakin realizes the error of his ways and attempts to redeem himself.
- Darth Vader keeping Obi-Wan and/or Padme prisoner in the aftermath of his victory at Mustafar.
- Anakin's victory sometimes results in Obi-Wan's death, or Obi-Wan may suffer burns in his defeat.
- Obi-Wan dies and wakes up in the past - with knowledge of the future he is able to prevent Anakin's turn to the dark side.
- Changes on Mustafar result in a different origin for the Rebellion - often involves unburned Anakin.
- Anakin dies on Mustafar.
Example Fanworks
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Fanfiction
- Force's Tempest, Archived version by Elenothar - gen, posted 2009-2010
- Not Asking to Be Saved, Archived version by ThePartyPrince - gen, posted in 2013
- A Mouthful of Ash, Archived version by jcrowquill - Obi-Wan/Anakin, explicit, posted 2016-2017
- Higher Ground/Middle Ground, Archived version by HiNerdsItsCat (HiLarpItsCat) - Obi-Wan/Anakin/Padmé, posted in 2018
- A Treatise on Breaking and Repairing, Archived version by glimmmerglanger - Cody/Obi-Wan, explicit, posted in 2020
- What if Ahsoka Went to Mustafar, Archived version by siriusly_a_jedi - gen, posted in 2021
- Greater Than Their Hoarded Gold, Archived version by Quietbang - multi, posted 2021-2022
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