Skywalker family/Legends

"The Force is strong in my family."

- Luke Skywalker

The Skywalker family was a Force-sensitive family whose first known member was Shmi Skywalker. Shmi's son, Anakin Skywalker, was apparently conceived by the will of the Force (though it possible that Anakin's miraculous birth may have been engineered by Darth Plagueis or Darth Sidious ) and raised on Tatooine.

As a Jedi Knight, Anakin married Padmé Amidala, who gave birth to twins, Luke and Leia. Luke was raised on Tatooine by his uncle and aunt, Owen and Beru Lars, while Leia was raised by Bail and Breha Organa on Alderaan.

Leia married Han Solo and had three children: twins Jaina and Jacen, and a younger son Anakin, who was named after his grandfather. Luke eventually married Mara Jade and had a son named Ben, named after Luke's first mentor Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi. Ben would later become the ancestor of Kol Skywalker and his son Cade, who lived during 130 ABY and was the last surviving Skywalker of his time.

The droids C-3PO and R2-D2 were both the creation and/or property of Anakin and Padmé respectively. Eventually the droids would later fall into the hands of their children. R2-D2 went under the possession of Luke Skywalker whereas C-3PO mostly remained with Leia Organa Solo and her family.

Descendants would all be raised on the Skywalker family histories in which Mara featured prominently. Family holos described the important events of her life to those who came after her.

Family tree
Conceived via the Force + Shmi Skywalker--+--Cliegg Lars (see Lars family) |                        |        (see Naberrie family) |                 |                 Anakin Skywalker--+--Padmé Amidala :        |                                                    :         |                    (Clone: Darth Vader clone) |                (see House of Solo) |                        |             (see Lars family)     |   (see House of Organa) | (adopted) +--+--+  (adopted)       | |     |             |      |           | Mara Jade--+--Luke Skywalker             Leia Organa--+--Han Solo |       :                                 |            |        :                        (see House of Solo) | (Clone: Luuke Skywalker) |     Ben Skywalker--+--Unknown female |  (possibly one or two generations later) |              Kol Skywalker--+--Morrigan Corde |                       Cade Skywalker

The Dark Side
Since the miraculous conception of Anakin Skywalker, Every member of the Skywalker family has fallen, or has struggled with the dark side. Anakin, whose very existence may have been influenced by the Sith. He later became Darth Vader, one of the most feared Dark lords of the Sith. His son Luke eventually took his fathers place as the Emperor's apprentice. Luke's sister Leia had 3 children. Her youngest son died at an early age sending his sister over to the dark side temporarily. Leia's oldest son, Jacen, Became Darth Cadeus. Luke married a former Emperor's hand/assassin. Their son, Ben was influenced by his cousin Jacen to commit assasinations and other questionable acts. Even 130 years after the time of Luke Skywalker, his descendent, Cade Skywalker was still dealing with his families attraction to the dark side. Cade became an apprentice to Darth Krayt, the new Dark Lord of the Sith. Perhaps the most fascinating thing about the Skywalker family is not how easily they tend to fall to the Dark side, but how the eventually return to the light. With few exceptions, every known member of the Skywalker clan who has fallen to the dark side has returned to the light and redeemed themselves. In the long history of the Jedi, this has been known as a very uncommon feat. Usually their redemption relies on the support and determination of their family members and close friends. The belief in redemption, originating with Luke Skywalker, is a powerful weapon the Skywalker use to battle the Dark Side from within and without.

Notes and references
Familie Skywalker Familia Skywalker Famille Skywalker