From Inverse: "George Lucas didn't plan on making Darth Vader the secret father of Luke Skywalker. As much as fans have been told that Lucas had a massive plan for the Star Wars saga prior to 1977, the sources closest to that process say the opposite.

Was it planned for Vader to be Luke's father?

Of course, George Lucas' shocking plot twist was tightly under wraps during the movie's development, and Darth Vader being Luke's father was never in his original plans for the story.

Was Vader always meant to be Anakin?

A longtime Star Wars theory suggests that Anakin Skywalker was always destined to become Darth Vader, but the franchise has debunked this idea.

Who was supposed to be Luke Skywalker's father?

The point that Luke had to hammer home (which he learned from Obi-Wan Kenobi) was that Luke Skywalker's father was Anakin, not Darth Vader. Darth Vader's thought process was, “I may have destroyed Anakin Skywalker, but I'm still your father, Luke.”

Did George Lucas know that Darth Vader was Luke's father?

No one saw that coming. Not even George Lucas, who came up with the twist after A New Hope, in which Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke that Darth Vader killed his father. “All this energy and all this storytelling that proceeded it was aimed at this tiny spot,” screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan told EW.

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Did Leia ever know Vader was her father?

Alderaan's princess knew she had been adopted by Bail and Breha Organa after the Clone Wars, but she had no idea who her parents were. That was until Luke Skywalker told her the truth - that he was the son of Darth Vader, and that she was his sister.

Did Yoda know Anakin was the father?

Master Yoda knew that Darth Vader was once Anakin Skywalker - the boy he sensed too much fear in to train way back in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

Does R2D2 know Luke is Anakin's son?

R2-D2 was present when Padmé gave birth to Leia and Luke, so he knew Luke was Anakin's son – but what he didn't know was that Anakin became Darth Vader. In addition to that, Anakin's fall was surely a painful event in R2-D2's life, one that he definitely wouldn't like to remember or even talk about.

Are Kylo Ren and Rey related?

Finally, Rey is Kylo Ren's aunt through Anakin Skywalker. This means that Kylo and Rey's romance is just as genetically awkward as Luke and Leia's kiss on Hoth was. Granted, neither pair knew they were related at the time, but that's no excuse.

Did Yoda know Luke was Anakin's son?

Yoda. Yoda's knowledge of Luke Skywalker's true parentage was also confirmed in Return of the Jedi. As with Obi-Wan, Yoda believed that Anakin's fall to the dark side made him unsalvageable, with the Darth Vader persona being his only identity following his ascension to Sith Lordship.

Who knew Anakin became Darth Vader?

Very few people knew that Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker were the same person up to his death in 5 ABY. Imperials who knew in the current canon: Sidious (emperor), Grand Moff Tarkin, all or most of the Inquisitors, Grand Admiral Thrawn, various clones in the early empire.

What would happen if Anakin didn't become Darth Vader?

While there were certainly less bloody ways for the shift in power to occur, Anakin's downfall expedited the process. Had he never become Darth Vader, the Republic may have gone on to become more and more corrupt until, over time, it became just as heinous as the Empire itself.

Did Anakin regret Vader?

Anakin absolutely did regret many of his bad choices. After becoming Darth Vader, he pushed the regret down for awhile by dissociating himself from Anakin before the suit.

Why did Obi Wan say Darth Vader killed Luke's father?

The scene explains Obi-Wan's explanation to Luke that Darth Vader murdered Anakin Skywalker, because in a way, he did. The dark side of the Force is all-consuming. Once someone starts down the path to the dark side, it can be difficult to return to the light.

Did KYLO fall in love with Rey?

Kylo develops a close relationship with Rey and starts feeling genuine affection towards her, so when Snoke reveals that he had manipulated their bond and tortures her in front of Ren, he looks furious at his master. Thus, when Snoke orders Ren to kill Rey, he chooses to save her and kill his master instead.

Why did Rey kiss Ben?

The Rise of Skywalker novelization insisted the kiss was not romantic, explaining that it was “a kiss of gratitude, acknowledgment of their connection, celebration that they'd found each other at last”, but when looking at the context and what their connection was like since The Last Jedi, the kiss between Rey and Ben ...

Why did Kylo Ren hate Luke?

Kylo's Hatred Began With His Jedi Training

Not only did Ben care little for the Jedi, he also viewed Luke as the person keeping him away from his parents. And the strict rules of the Order only made matters worse, as Ben felt they limited his potential, and forced him to forgo attachments.

Why does Vader not recognize C3PO?

C3PO was clearly created from some sort of kit or existing prototype since every protocol droid aside from coloring looks the same. He didn't recognize him because again, they all look the same & it was decades until he saw him again. There was no reason to believe he or R2 even existed anymore.

Did C3PO know Anakin was Darth Vader?

The question being answered is: “Do R2D2 and C3PO know that Darth Vader is Anakin?” C-3PO? Definitely not. As many other have pointed out, C-3PO had his memory wiped at the end of Episode III, so it is almost certain that he does not know.

Did C-3PO know Luke was Anakin's son?

He did know what Luke was his son, once he knew that Luke's last name was Skywalker.

Does Ahsoka know Vader is Anakin?

At first, Ahsoka has no idea that Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader are one and the same. She discovers the truth in Star Wars Rebels when she encounters the Sith Lord in a space battle. What she senses is so shocking to her that she passes out.

Does Leia know Anakin is her father?

Leia may have initially trained as a Jedi, but she never desired a relationship with Anakin Skywalker's Force ghost. Claudia Gray's novel Bloodline established that Leia struggled with the knowledge that Darth Vader was her father, as her memories of the Dark Lord of the Sith were the stuff of nightmares.