Why Didn't Anyone Change Luke Sywalker's Last Name? #starwars | Star Wars Explained

Report from the Holocron of Xela. Description: Why didn’t Yoda, Obi-Wan, Owen, Beru, or anyone think to change Luke’s last name to better hide him from the Sith? There are a couple of reasons for that. At the time it was thought that Darth Vader had died on Mustafar. Obi-Wan didn’t know Anakin had survived until ten years after their duel. It’s unclear if the Emperor knew Padme was pregnant, and even if he did, her funeral was staged to make it appear that she was still with child. So the danger of anyone looking for the Skywalker twins was already low. In addition, stories like Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising have stated that the name Skywalker was a somewhat common name in the galaxy. Obviously we haven’t encountered anyone else with that last name, because that would be confusing to the audience, but I assume the name was common enough the Lars family wouldn’t want to change it. Not to mention Owen and Beru may have wanted to honor Luke’s relationship with Shmi, who was a beloved member of their family.


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