Beru Whitesun Lars/Legends

Beru Whitesun Lars was the girlfriend, and later wife, of Owen Lars.

Biography
Not much is known of Beru's early life, but it is known she did have a younger sister, Dama. Beru eventually met Owen Lars and moved in with his family.

Owen's stepmother Shmi Skywalker Lars would tell tales about her son Anakin, and how he was training to be a Jedi. Owen and Beru listened with interest, but never imagined they would actually meet Anakin. However, shortly after Shmi was captured by Tusken Raiders in 22 BBY, they got their chance when Anakin and Padmé Amidala arrived on Tatooine to try and rescue Shmi. While Anakin was out searching for Shmi, Beru confided to Padmé that she never wanted to leave Tatooine.

When Anakin arrived back at the Lars homestead with the body of his mother, Beru mourned the loss of a woman who became a like a second mother to her. The next few years would be a mix of tragedy and joy for the Lars family; Beru and Owen finally married, but the couple would also suffer the loss of Owen's father Cliegg.

In 19 BBY, Obi-Wan Kenobi arrived on Tatooine with an infant Luke Skywalker. He had explained to the Lars couple that Anakin had turned into the Sith Lord Darth Vader, and the boy had to be hidden. They took Luke into their home and raised him for the next 19 years, and to explain any inquiries as to why the boy had Skywalker as his last name, the couple said it was to honor Shmi.



Shortly before the Battle of Yavin, Owen and Beru were dining at the Lars homestead with Luke when he mentioned the name Obi-Wan Kenobi. The couple gave each other a knowing look, but while Owen dismissed Kenobi as a "crazy old wizard", Beru said nothing.

The next day, while Luke was out searching for the runaway droid R2-D2, Imperial Stormtroopers had barged into the homestead, also looking for the droid. When the couple refused to give any details on the missing droid, the stormtroopers killed the couple and burnt the homestead.

Behind the scenes

 * In the Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, Beru is played by Bonnie Marie Piesse.
 * In A New Hope, Beru is played by Shelagh Fraser
 * An alternate fate of Beru and Owen Lars is depicted in the fan film TROOPS. Beru was portrayed by Susan Hindshaw.

[[Media:Beru ANH.ogg|Hear Beru Lars]] (A New Hope)

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission
 * Old Wounds
 * Marvel Star Wars 17: Crucible (flashback)
 * Star Wars Empire: Darklighter
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
 * When The Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale
 * Tatooine Ghost
 * Union (dream)