Owen Lars

Owen Lars was a Human moisture farmer living on Tatooine. The son of Cliegg Lars, he became the step-brother of the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker after his father married Shmi Skywalker.

After Anakin became the Sith Lord Darth Vader, Owen and his wife Beru were given custody of his son Luke by Anakin's Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Owen raised the boy cautiously, fearing that he could fall to the dark side of the Force like his father.

During the Galactic Civil War, Owen purchased the droid R2-D2, who unbeknownst to him, possessed the plans for the Death Star. Imperial stormtroopers came searching for the droid, who had disappeared searching for Obi-Wan, and they murdered Owen and Beru. Their deaths sealed Luke's decision to leave Tatooine and join Obi-Wan to become a Jedi.

Behind the scenes
Uncle Owen was played by Phil Brown in the original Star Wars film, and by Joel Edgerton in the prequel trilogy. Edgerton has expressed enthusiasm for reprising the role in a rumored Obi-Wan spin-off film. In A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD, Uncle Owen was voiced by Charles Howerton.

Owen struggling
A Korean web comic titled Star Wars: Story Before The Force Awakens features a short story of Owen Lars struggling in Luke's childhood. When Luke and his friend Windy went missing during a sandstorm, it was Obi-Wan who took the two back home, where Owen saw the Jedi again. Owen thanked him for bringing Luke back safely but told him to stay away from Luke; he didn't want to get Luke into any danger. In return, Obi-Wan said he was observing Skywalker and claimed that the Force was strong in him, and that he will leave the farm one day. Lars responded that the Jedi were gone since the Republic fell, warning him once again to never visit their homestead anymore.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars 7: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi: "The Last of His Breed"
 * Star Wars 15: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure
 * Star Wars 5: Skywalker Strikes, Part V
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 7: Shadows and Secrets, Part I