Lars family

The Lars family was a human family that hailed from the desert world of Tatooine in the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy. For the two generations the family maintained a moisture farm, the Lars Homestead, near the town of Anchorhead, from the last years of the Galactic Republic to the reign of the Galactic Empire. The Lars family was related to the legendary Skywalker family through the marriage of Cliegg Lars and Shmi Skywalker Lars, the mother of the Chosen One Anakin Skywalker. In the aftermath of the Clone Wars and Anakin's fall to the dark side as Darth Vader, his infant son Luke Skywalker was adopted by his stepbrother, Owen Lars and his wife Beru Whitesun Lars. The son of Cliegg and his previous wife, Aika Lars, Owen worked to turn his father's homestead into a productive farm. Although he attempted to raise his nephew in the family business, Luke yearned to explore the greater galaxy instead of becoming a moisture farmer like his uncle and aunt, both of whom were killed by Imperial stormtroopers during the Galactic Civil War. With his home destroyed, Luke departed from Tatooine with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarking on a journey to become a Jedi Knight like his father before him.

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