Did Luke Skywalker know His Grandmother was Buried on Tatooine?

[@liamjeffers4280]

A lot of this seems like “George Lucas didn’t think that far ahead when making the original trilogy so he made something up” is the real explanation lmao

[@adumate6543]

no shit sherlock

[@DannyRicBobby]

And it’s actually good too.

[@Jack_The_Ripper-lb]

Congratulations for coming to that conclusion, took you long enough to figure that out in the first place.

[@StarWars_Insider]

True but it’s cool to see where the holes were filled in

[@Jader_OnWii]

thats literally how every movie/fiction works

[@notreallymyname3736]

Rey: "Well, time to bury more lightsabers in sand for some reason. What?! Theres a body here?! "

[@StarWars_Insider]

😂

[@codythefriendlyskunkboy1780]

Do not mention that..thing

[@notreallymyname3736]

@@codythefriendlyskunkboy1780 I was genuinely wondering if she was going to dig up Shmi during that scene. It would've given "Rise of Skywalker" a much more literal meaning.

[@TheGamingManiacDS]

You’ve made me realize that Anakin’s lightsaber is buried next to his mother.

[@terpgirl5]

😂😂​@@notreallymyname3736

[@jonathansayah9506]

This is true in canon as well. As a "Darth Vader (2020)" comic revealed, the tombstone was buried in the sand. Needless to say, Vader was quite pissed when he found out.

[@StarWars_Insider]

Good point

[@HamzaThegr8]

No wonder he killed them

[@jonathansayah9506]

@@HamzaThegr8 Nah, Vader didn’t learn that until way after they died.

[@HamzaThegr8]

Oh ok

[@jonathansayah9506]

@@HamzaThegr8 In fact, the comic I was referring to takes place after “The Empire Strikes Back.”

[@callmetae6627]

The more I learn about Owen, the more I dislike the guy

[@StarWars_Insider]

He was very secretive

[@zachbrown8421]

@@callmetae6627 yea he was a real jerk lol

[@HumanoidDerpling]

@@zachbrown8421 He wasn't a jerk, he was just overprotective. Losing family is one thing, but seeing one of them turn into a... thing like Vader is enough to break anyone. For him, no cost was too great to ensure Luke never turned out the same way.

[@Abcdefg25152]

@@HumanoidDerplingI 100% agree but he’s still a jerk

[@Cailus3542]

It was necessary. A headstone would have invited questions. Shmi's name leads to Watoo, which leads to Luke learning that his father was a Jedi. More: Anakin was one of the most famous and powerful Jedi who fought in the Clone Wars. That leads to new questions that attract the attention of the Empire.

[@random3263827]

I dunno guys. Say I was some random local farmer, and a well known member of my farm was kidnapped by these raiders. It's not an unheard of occurrence, but no one can do anything. Then her body is returned. Everyone is rightly sad and so she's laid to rest... then the stories come. An entire tribe of raiders slaughtered, down to the last child. People can figure out what happened, but what can they do? They couldn't even get back the woman that had been kidnapped by them. The other tribes of raiders see what happened but they're both slightly pleased a new patch of territory opened up but secretly terrified at the fate of an entire tribe. It becomes a cautionary tale, and they avoid that one farm run by humans. An uneasy status quo is established between the raiders and the farmers; you stay over there, we stay over here. In Legands, I think Owen was one of the few people that knew the true identity of Darth Vader. Not sure if it because Obi-Wan told him but I think he knew. A lot of the choices he made regarding raising Luke was to keep him from finding out the truth. That's why he wanted to delay him from applying to the Imperial academy and why when Obi-Wan had interacted with him as a boy, he chased him off, telling him not to come back (this is Legands mind you, so not sure if it was changed.) I think he removed the headstone for the same reason. Luke definitely grew up hearing the story about a woman taken from his family's farm and the fate of the tribe that took her. But since he never saw a headstone with his last name on it, that would keep him from looking deeper. I definitely don't agree with a lot of Uncle Owen's choices when raising Luke, but I can understand why he made them.

[@rasmusjensen6962]

Dude you need to watch the show Kenobi. It's literally confirmed in ep. 1, when Owen dis Kenobi's teacher skills.

[@random3263827]

@@rasmusjensen6962 Disney Star Wars isn't Star Wars.

[@RandomCabin3Camper]

That's Disney Canon as well

[@RandomCabin3Camper]

I read A new hope the life of Luke Skywalker like two years ago. Really liked the parts where Luke is a kid. I knew it was part of legends when I read it, but still wish it was canon.

[@fabianrolandoquirogatellez1148]

Now I get it why Anakin once he became Vader send troopers to mercilessly slaughter them, they not only disrespected Shmi’s grave but also make Luke be completely unaware of his legacy. And there’s no excuse like the roots Shmi have had with Vader, she was an independent individual. They could’ve easily lie to Luke about his dad’s death but it was unnecessary to do the same with Shmi. It just proves how bad of a person uncle Owen and aunt Beru were.

[@StarWars_Insider]

Yeah that’s another good reason

[@Cailus3542]

Shmi's name leads to Watoo. Watoo leads to the truth about Anakin. Luke's curiosity attracts the Empire. Owen had little choice if Luke was to remain secret.

[@MrAranton]

Luke never met Shmi. She never spoiled him with his favourite foods, never looked after him, never read him stories… with Luke having no such memories about her, to him her would be just like any grave of a stranger that died before he was even born. As for Owen‘s and Beru‘s relationship with Shmi: I remember how awkward it was when my father found himself a new girlfriend after my mom died. It took years to accept her as family. I can imagine that Owen and Beru never got to that point, due to Shmi being abducted not that long after Cliegg bought and freed her. In that case I see why having the grave of „that person“ on their farm wouldn‘t sit right with them. But that doesn‘t make them horrible people. Just humans with complex emotions.

[@Outrunwhistle]

I’m pretty sure there’s a legends novel where Luke speaks to some of the podracers who were a part of the Boonta Eve in TPM to learn more about his fathers childhood and ended up learning more about Shmi, too.

[@StarWars_Insider]

Possibly

[@RandomCabin3Camper]

A new hope the life of luke skywalker, I think. Read it a while back. Wish it was canon, at least some parts.

[@dijilama8518]

No offence but Grandma gone,carry on

[@Pvarryboing]

Alfox reference

[@denizplays1307]

Ahhhh I see you're a man of cultre as well!

[@BassMaster.454]

​@@PvarryboingYoung Skywanker!!! 😡

[@hunterkiller1440]

No wonder Vader ordered Owen and Beru to be incinerated.

[@tunnelofdelulu]

okay first off just having owen desacrate shmi's grave by removing the headstone to have her be nearly forgotten by her grandchildren and more despite for safety is actually unforgivable..it's one thing to hide his father..his grandmother however is not necessary.. i'd of made rotisserie chicken out of the lars homestead to..

[@stuart4341]

Its weird they decided to make anakin come from tattoine, why would obi wan send luke to anakins home planet

[@zachbrown8421]

It was probably easier to keep Luke somewhere where his relatives live to look after the boy. And also I think Yoda told obi wan to exile in Tattooine to look out for luke

[@kylerk343]

Too much trauma for Vader to handle I’d imagine. Or it’s so obvious that he’d be like obiwan wouldn’t be THAT dumb lol

[@Jack_The_Ripper-lb]

Because sand, duh.

[@StarWars_Insider]

One of the reasons why is because Obi wan thought Tatooine was a place Vader wouldn’t want to go back to

[@js3599]

The best place to hide something (Or someone in this case) is in plain sight... They didn't even bother changing Luke's last name...

[@cw7legionofpewrights596]

Their old roots of the Jedi that led to their demise still evident. Fear Heck count Dooku & qui gon jinn wouldn’t have approved it, Even maul or old republic Jedi. Proves how far they have gone off their ways during the lead up & during the clone wars.

[@TheChristianPsychopath]

Ugh... Denning. There was no reason to hide his grandmother's grave.

[@sinsidterongo]

Shmi was burried in sand; one big sandstorm and the corps is uncovered

[@notreallymyname3736]

@@sinsidterongo yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. I mean, for all we know, that happened and Owen just dumped the body out in a canyon or something.

[@Sly88Frye]

It might have been traumatizing for Luke to find out about that as a child

[@micheltessier2364]

I guess the Force wasn’t THAT strong with him😂

[@chaosuniverse8005]

And how his father slaughtered Tuskins

[@StarWars_Insider]

That too lol

[@markmarsh4570]

That is the sick and no respect 😢

[@Nucleararcher_2022]

this is why i never liked owen beru. hiding crucial information about someone's relatives to someone is so bad

[@stevencochran5301]

He says he tore through Tatooine!

[@InfiniteNaos]

Perhaps Luke finding out his grandmother was a slave on the very planet he’s lived on might’ve changed something’s about him.

[@Archi.x002]

Ah I hate this uncle owen.

[@ididntaskverified3663]

Why did they retroactively make Luke's foster dad worst?

[@Filotea.Atanasova]

I don’t like that. Owen should have kept up the head stone. It would not have interfered with the story even if Luke had seen the headstone. She wasn’t mentioned in the Original Trilogy because George didn’t think that far ahead but there wasn’t really a reason to mention her anyway, so Luke could have known.

[@Portermistakenchief]

What is the music from I’m trying to look for it

[@Tenebrous227]

Hope he didn't dance on the grave just being a kid

[@IshanSinghChowdhary-nf7jb]

Nice, that's interesting 🤔

[@StarWars_Insider]

Good brain scratcher

[@chriscummings4206]

Beru didn't age well. Yes, I'm being mean. Thank you.

[@colinmcdonald2499]

The prequels suck. Seriously "Shmi"?

[@flinten7485]

You lost me at "according to star wars legends". I don't care about EU fan fiction.