Is Owen Lars Shmis son?

For other uses, see Lars (disambiguation). Owen Lars was a human male from the desert planet Tatooine who worked as a moisture farmer. He was the son of Aika and Cliegg Lars, and he became the stepbrother of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker when Cliegg married Anakin's mother, Shmi Skywalker.
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Is Shmi Owen Lars mother?

Undeterred, Amidala asked Sabe to continue her efforts to free more slaves on Tatooine. Luckily for Shmi, a moisture farmer named Cliegg Lars met and fell in love with her. Lars purchased but freed her, and the two eventually married. She also became a loving step-mother to his son, Owen Lars.
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Who is Cliegg Lars son?

Cliegg Lars was a human male moisture farmer from Tatooine. He had one son, Owen Lars, from his first marriage. In the years prior to the Clone Wars, he met Shmi Skywalker and freed her from slavery before marrying her.
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Is Uncle Owen really Luke's uncle?

Uncle and surrogate parent of Luke Skywalker in A New Hope, Owen and his wife, Beru, are killed by stormtroopers at their home on Tatooine. In the prequel films, Owen is the son of Cliegg Lars and stepbrother of Anakin Skywalker. He and his wife Beru take custody of Luke at the end of Revenge of the Sith.
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Is Owen Lars related to Obi-Wan?

Ironically, Owen is referred to as Obi-Wan's brother in the original novelization for Return of the Jedi. This was also referenced in the 1999 young adult novel Jedi Apprentice: The Hidden Past when Obi-Wan dreams about his life before joining the Jedi Order.
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Does Obi-Wan Kenobi have a brother?

Kenobi was born in 57 BBY and was trained as Jedi Knight from a young age. Little is known of his birth family, though Obi-Wan does remember a brother named Owen.
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Who is Owen to Luke Skywalker?

In 19 BBY, Beru convinced Owen to adopt Anakin's son, Luke Skywalker, as Anakin had turned to the dark side and become the infamous Darth Vader. Owen and Beru raised their nephew as well as they could, and Owen instilled into Luke the values of his own childhood.
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Is Aunt Beru related to Luke?

Beru Whitesun Lars, born Beru Whitesun, was a human female from the planet Tatooine. She was married to Owen Lars, the stepbrother of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, whose son, Luke Skywalker, they raised during the reign of the Galactic Empire.
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Did Owen Lars love Luke?

Owen came to love Luke, and feared the boy's parentage might lead him into danger. He forbade Obi-Wan from visiting, and told Luke his father had merely been a navigator on a spice freighter. But despite Owen's best efforts, Luke was no farmer – he yearned for adventure among the stars.
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Who took Luke Skywalker as a baby?

Beru and Owen Lars hold the infant Luke Skywalker and watch Tatooine's binary sunset. In 19 BBY, Lars and his wife were contacted by Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi Master who had trained Skywalker, and he tasked the couple with protecting Skywalker's infant son, Luke.
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Is Cliegg Lars Anakin's father?

For other uses, see Lars (disambiguation). Cliegg Lars was a Human male who was the widower of Shmi Skywalker, the step-grandfather of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, the stepfather of Anakin Skywalker, and the father of Owen Lars.
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Are Ben and Rey related?

Initially unknown to Ben, Rey forms a dyad in the Force with him. The dyad is an unbreakable Force-bond that makes them one in the Force, despite being born as two physically separated individuals. Thus, despite not being related by blood, Rey is Ben's other half, making her his "soulmate" or "twin of the Force".
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Does Luke Skywalker have a child?

In 19 ABY, Luke married Mara Jade. Their son, Ben, who was named after Luke's first mentor Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, was born in 26.5 ABY. Ben would later become the ancestor of brothers Nat and Kol Skywalker, as well as Kol's son Cade.
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Who impregnated Anakin's mom?

In The Phantom Menace, when Qui-Gon Jinn meets tiny Anakin Skywalker and his mother, he goes on about how the Force is like, crazy strong with Anakin or whatever, and then asks his mother about Anakin's dad. Shmi Skywalker is pretty clear in her answer: There isn't a father. She was impregnated by the Force.
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Who was Anakin's dad?

Anakin's father is The Emperor. Palpatine manipulated the Midi-chlorians inside of Shmi's womb to create Anakin.
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What did the Tuskens do to Anakin's mom?

But when he visited the Lars farm, he learned Tusken Raiders had kidnapped his mother. Anakin found Shmi, but she died in his arms. Giving in to his rage, he slaughtered the Tuskens who had taken her.
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Is Anakin older than Owen?

Yeah, Anakin was born in 41 BBY and Owen in 52 BBY so when the twins were born Anakin was in his 20s and Owen in his 30s.
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How did Owen Lars not recognize C-3PO?

1) The only reason Owen would not recognize C-3PO is if 3PO is, as suggested, one of a mass-produced series of droids. However... 2) C-3PO was not part of a mass-produced line, he was hand-built by Darth Vader.
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What does BBY mean in Star Wars?

Star Wars fans measure time in the universe relative to the Battle of Yavin, the clash that led to the destruction of the first Death Star in A New Hope. Events that take place before that battle are called BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), those after ABY (After the Battle of Yavin).
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How are Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen related to Anakin?

Cliegg's son, Owen, married a girl named Beru Whitesun. When Anakin Skywalker, the son of Shmi, became Darth Vader, his son, Luke Skywalker, was cared for by Owen and his wife, Beru Whitesun, whom he called "Uncle Owen" and "Aunt Beru." They were killed by Imperial stormtroopers in 0 BBY.
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Did Owen know Anakin was Vader?

This is more of an in-universe thing. Owen and Beru definitely know that Luke is Anakin Skywalker's son, but it's not common knowledge in the Galaxy that Darth Vader is Anakin Skywalker. In fact, it's probably safer for them (and Luke) if they don't know. Then again, Obi-Wan may have told them.
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Is Palpatine father of Anakin?

Confirmed: The Emperor Was Anakin's 'Father'

Yes, Star Wars fans, Darth Vader #25 confirms that Anakin Skywalker was the result of Dark Side/Midi-chlorian manipulation inside of Shmi Skywalker's womb - performed personally by Emperor Palpatine.
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Is Owen Lars force sensitive?

History. While Obi-Wan Kenobi was born to parents on the planet Stewjon, he was identified as Force-sensitive as an infant and was quickly taken to the Coruscant Jedi Temple for training in the ways of the Force by the Jedi Order.
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Is Uncle Owen Darth Vader brother?

Owen Lars is the son of moisture farmer Cliegg Lars and the step-brother of Anakin Skywalker. He married Beru Whitesun, and after his father's death, he inherited his job as a moisture farmer.
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