No, Star Wars hasn’t confirmed Palpatine was Darth Vader’s true father. Back in 1999, viewers were taken aback when George Lucas added a Messianic layer to the Star Wars saga. He revealed Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One, a being conceived by the will of the Force itself. The theme wasn’t really fleshed out in the prequel trilogy, with Lucas avoiding explaining it. Yoda even suggested the Chosen One prophecy had been misread, leaving everything up in the air.