c++ if else text program won't go to the pathway I want it to

I am trying to make a if else pathway with c++. What I want to happen is when I choose Anakin, then the bool "Anakin" will = true, then "if Anakin == true" it will output the desired code, and when I choose Heather, then "Anakin == false" and it will do the same. Except when I choose "Heather", it outputs the code as if I chose "Anakin":

bool Anakin;
char Name[25];
string choice;
int GameState = START;
int iRoomCounter[4] = {0,0,0}; // Used to determine if a room has been 
visited.
int main() {
cout << "" << endl;
cout << "\t\t\tNimbus Town" << endl;
                                cout << "What is your name?" << endl;
                                cout << "Name: ";
                                        cin >> Name;
                                cout << "All right " << Name << ", I will let you choose a friend that will be with" << endl;
                                cout << "you along the way, okay? Great." << endl;
                                cout << "Now choose your friend:" << endl;
                                cout << "• Heather" << endl;
                                cout << "• Anakin" << endl;
                                cin >> choice;
                                if (choice == "Heather") {
                                    Anakin == false;
                                    cout << "You chose Heather, good choice!" << endl;
                                }
                                if (choice == "Anakin") {
                                    Anakin == true;
                                    cout << "Anakin, what a great choice!" << endl;
                                }

while(GameState != DEATH)
{
        switch(GameState)
{
                case START:
                {

                    if (iRoomCounter[0] == 0) {
                        if (Anakin == true) {
                        cout << "\n'Hello, welcome to Nimbus town.'" << endl; cout << "You jolted awake as an older, white-haired" << endl;
                        cout << "man greeted you. He was in a white tuxedo." << endl;
                        cout << "'My name is Kieran. What about you?'" << endl;
                        cout << "My name is " << Name << "." << endl;
                        cout << "Well " << Name << ", it's nice to meet you." << endl;
                        cout << "\nsomething doesn't feel right about him, but it's probably" << endl;
                        cout << "because I'm new here, you thought." << endl;
iRoomCounter[0] = 1;
                        if (Anakin == false) {
                            cout << "Anakin is false." << endl;
                        }
                    }
}
                }
}
}
}

I'd appreciate it if someone told me what I'm supposed to do or give advice/code to help me. Thank you!