How did Darth Vader find out he had a son?

It's during these visions Palpatine realizes Luke - who he only knew as the Rebel who destroyed the Death Star - is Anakin's son. Three years pass between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, and Vader discovered the truth behind Luke shortly after the former.
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How did Darth Vader discover Luke was his son?

In this comic issue, Darth Vader is informed by Boba Fett that the Rebel pilot who destroyed the battle station (and briefly battled Vader on Cymoon 1 in issue 2) is named Luke Skywalker, who Vader immediately recognizes as his son.
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How did Darth Vader find out about Leia?

Vader discovers Leia is his daughter because of Luke.

Luke had only recently discovered the two were siblings and, even more recently, had revealed their connection to the princess. Vader likely sensed their emotional bond through the Force when speaking with his son.
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Does Darth Vader always know Luke is his son?

During the Battle of Yavin, it's fairly clear that Vader does not know that Luke is his son. Or at least, he doesn't sense a familial connection (and he doesn't sense one with Leia either, despite being in the same room with her at least three times).
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Did Darth Vader know he had twins?

At the end of ROTJ Vader senses out of Luke that he's worried about his 'sister', and deduces he had twins with Padme. They fight, Vader kills the Emperor, which in turn nearly kills Vader. At the end, after his mask is pulled off Vader says "Tell your sister, you were right."
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Who is the child in Padme's funeral?

The Little Girl

Honestly, I just couldn't figure out who she was or why she was even in the funeral procession. This also means that for the longest time I forgot I could just look up the credits of the film. Long story short, she is Padmé's niece, Pooja Naberrie, and was portrayed by Hayley Mooy.
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Why did Vader not sense Leia?

Leia was not using the Force or was currently Force-sensitive during her confrontation with Vader. She began training as a Jedi years later. All these reasons prove my point: Vader didn't know Leia was his daughter, and felt no presence of the Force in her, as she was not currently strong with the Force.
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Did Anakin know Padmé was pregnant?

However, she chose not to tell Anakin, presumably because he was about to go into a battle. Anakin was prone to letting his emotions affect him, and knowing that Padme was pregnant would've thrown him completely off the task.
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How did Palpatine know Luke was Anakin's son?

Instead of being in the life suit, Vader looks like an older Anakin who never received the devastating injuries, and Padmé and Luke (who struck down Palpatine) are by his side. It's during these visions Palpatine realizes Luke - who he only knew as the Rebel who destroyed the Death Star - is Anakin's son.
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Who is Luke Skywalkers son?

In the canonical universe, Luke never marries. (In the Legends universe, Luke marries fellow Force-wielder Mara Jade and has one son, Ben Skywalker.)
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Does Leia forgive Anakin?

Like others have said before, Vader didn't destroy Alderaan. Vader did torture Leia on several occasions though. Leia did eventually forgive Anakin and named her second son after him.
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Does Darth Vader know he is Anakin Skywalker?

In The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader revealed the shocking truth to Luke; that he was really Anakin Skywalker, Luke's father.
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Is Owen Anakin's brother?

In the old-school Star Wars “Legends” canon, Owen Lars was not step-brothers with Anakin Skywalker but instead Ben Kenobi's actual brother. Since Attack of the Clones in 2002, Star Wars canon has never touched this strange hiccup.
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Did Vader know Leia was his daughter?

While Vader didn't know the exact identity of the sister, he found out that she existed and was his daughter. By insinuating that he would turn Leia to the dark side, Vader angered Luke and brought their fight to a head. However, Luke laid down his weapon, and eventually Vader stepped in to save Luke from Palpatine.
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How did Luke know Leia was his sister?

Just imagine Luke after he realises that he actually was kissing his sister. Technically Luke would be realizing his sister kissed him multiple times... he didn't initiate any of 4 times they kissed.
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Does Darth Vader love Luke?

Because of this, Vader discovered (or admitted, or acknowledged) that he loved Luke as well, and sacrificed his life to save his son. In his last words, he made it clear that his love now extended to Leia as well. And finally, the expression on the face of Vader's Force-ghost is quite plainly one of love and pride.
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Did Darth Vader regret killing younglings?

Lucasfilm has released a new preview for the upcoming Marvel comic Darth Vader #7, by Greg Pak and Raffaele Iencowhich, which reveals the Dark Lord of the Sith never truly got over the slaughter of the Younglings.
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How did Yoda not know Palpatine was a Sith?

Yoda once sensed a void in the Force while meditating, but it did not lead him to suspect Palpatine. Yoda could not sense Palpatine despite this void because the Sith Lord used Force Stealth to block his sensitivity. Palpatine, able to render himself inactive with his Force Stealth, also did not have Sith yellow eyes.
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Why did Palpatine age so fast?

It's the intensity of reflected lightning and the channelling of such raw dark side power that are the catalysts for Palpatine's transformation. Perhaps the face that boils up to the surface is shaped by his dark side corruption, but the lightning is definitely the cause.”
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Does Padme cheat on Anakin?

The cheatin act was intentionally left unseen but is in the original script and removed scenes. The clear hints are seen and told, but there is need to see the truth in order to understand what Anakin felt in that situation. Anyone will get mixed feelings about this, so did he.
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How did Palpatine know Padme was pregnant?

The only ones who knew was Padme and Yoda (though he didn't know Padme was the person dying). Anakin kept this oddly, to himself. This means that Palpatine had to have created the dreams to have known who was dying in the dream and her dying in childbirth means he knew of the pregnancy.
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Why can't Vader use Force lightning?

Darth Vader can not use force lighting, because of his severed arms. Robotic hands can't summon the force lighting. However Darth Vader can still use other forms of the force, such as force choke.
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Does Vader recognize R2-D2?

Further in Empire Strikes Back, neither Yoda nor Darth Vader recognizes either droid. Luke travels with R2-D2 to the Dagobah where they find Yoda. Yoda's relationship with R2-D2 is not on the same level with the same characters. Perhaps, the old creature simply forgot.
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