Who killed the Lars family?

It was the last day of Owen's life. Stormtroopers searching for C-3PO and R2-D2 tracked the droids to the Jawa scavengers who'd found them and learned to whom they'd been sold. They arrived at the Lars farm and interrogated Owen and Beru, killing them and leaving the homestead in flames.
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Who burned the Lars homestead?

Imperial stormtroopers searching for R2-D2 and C-3PO burned the homestead and murdered Owen and Beru, leaving Luke determined to learn the ways of the Jedi and fight the Empire.
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What happened to the Lars family?

In the aftermath of the Clone Wars, Anakin's infant son Luke Skywalker was adopted by his stepbrother, Owen Lars and his wife Beru Whitesun Lars. The son of Cliegg and his previous wife, Aika Lars, Owen worked to turn his father's homestead into a productive farm.
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Why was Uncle Owen killed?

Luke returns home from the Jundland Wastes to find the moisture farm in ashes, with the horribly charred corpses of Owen and Beru sitting lifeless in the sand. The empire had sent stormtroopers through the area and murdered Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen in their search for the rebel plans.
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Who killed Luke Skywalker's parents?

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.
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How Darth Vader Watched the Death of Uncle Owen and Beru - Star Wars Explained (Legends)



Is Owen Lars Shmis son?

Caution is advised. 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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Why did Beru burn Owen?

Owen forbade it, reminding Luke that he was needed on the moisture farm. Skywalker would eventually leave the farm, but under tragic circumstances. Imperials searching for missing droids razed the Lars homestead and killed Owen and Beru.
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Who is Obi-Wan Kenobi's brother?

In the original Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi screenplay, Obi-Wan did have a brother, and it was none other than Owen Lars (Joel Edgerton)—Luke Skywalker's step-uncle and Anakin's step-brother.
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Is Luke's uncle Anakin's brother?

However, the 2002 movie Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones revealed Luke's uncle as Anakin Skywalker's step-brother, rather than Kenobi's brother.
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What happened to Aika Lars?

While Owen was still young, Aika died, so Cliegg and his son returned to his family's farm on Tatooine.
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Did Owen and Beru 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.
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How did Uncle Owen not recognize C-3PO?

So Owen had no idea his "new" protocol droid's name was C-3PO. A counter to that might be asking why Owen didn't recognize C-3PO's distinct voice, but again, it's worth remembering Owen hadn't seen C-3PO in more than 20 years. It's possible Owen simply forgot what C-3PO's voice sounded like.
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Who killed the Jawas in Star Wars?

One band of Jawas was responsible for locating and reuniting C-3PO and R2-D2 after their escape pod crash-landed on Tatooine. The band subsequently sold the droids to Luke Skywalker's uncle, Owen Lars. The entire clan was later interrogated and then slaughtered by stormtroopers who had come looking for the droids.
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Did Anakin know Uncle Owen?

Owen and Beru Lars were seen in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, where they first meet Anakin searching for his mother. Owen reveals that they are step-brothers, but Anakin pays little attention.
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Was that Luke's house in Book of Boba?

Star Wars fans had their suspicions, and now the saga's official website has confirmed it: the stone building under construction in The Book of Boba Fett is indeed Luke Skywalker's Jedi Temple.
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Who is Obi-Wan Kenobi's son?

Korkie Kryze | Wookieepedia | Fandom.
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Did Obi-Wan have children?

The theory is that Satine's nephew Korkie Kryze, who bears a striking resemblance to Obi-Wan, is actually Satine and Obi-Wan's son. This has never been confirmed, so it seems likely to be only mere speculation, but there's no definitive proof that Obi-Wan didn't have a child with Satine.
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Is Owen Lars Luke's uncle?

Luke (Mark Hamill) is raised by his aunt and uncle, Beru and Owen Lars. In A New Hope, these characters are played by Phil Brown and Shelagh Fraser, respectively.
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What was the weak point of the first Death Star?

The first Death Star requires significant time to fully recharge its superlaser, and it is destroyed by the Rebel Alliance by taking advantage of its one weakness: an exhaust port which, when hit with a precise shot, triggers a chain reaction throughout the station's entire infrastructure.
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Who is Anakin Skywalker's father?

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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Did Boba Fett see Uncle Owen?

Though Star Wars previously debunked a Boba Fett fan theory that the bounty hunter killed Owen and Beru, the new Disney+ series may backtrack on that fact. According to Star Wars canon, Boba Fett only found Owen and Beru after the stormtroopers had murdered them.
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Is Anakins mom a virgin?

I'm not aware of any established canon stating that Shmi was a virgin at the time of Anakin's birth. However, in Episode 1, she claims that Anakin has no father, which leads us to the presumption of an "Immaculate Conception" of some form. QUI-GON : You should be proud of your son.
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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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How did Shmi Skywalker get pregnant?

Shmi Skywalker is pretty clear in her answer: There isn't a father. She was impregnated by the Force. Immediately after seeing this, I tweeted about it, because it is a genuinely strange decision that's really not talked about all that much.
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