Shmi holding her baby son Anakin. At some point, perhaps by the will of the Force, the very energy created by all living things that binds the universe together, Shmi mysteriously became pregnant. Without a man having fathering her child, it is believed to have been conceived within her by the midi-chlorians.
Qui-Gon Jinn believed that the Force itself created Anakin in Shmi's womb, making him the Chosen One who would bring balance to the Force. The revelation confirms that Emperor Palpatine personally manipulated the Dark Side of the Force to create Anakin, making him Anakin's true 'father'.
His vision of Shmi then disappeared, but not before briefly taking the form of the Son. In 19 BBY, Anakin's wife Padmé gave birth to Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa and died soon afterward, having lost the will to live, as a result of Anakin Skywalker, the man she loved, turning to the dark side of the Force.
The Tusken Raiders tortured, mutilated and starved Shmi Skywalker while she was their captive. She was also denied medical treatment and consequently died from her wounds. Her death affected Anakin Skywalker, who giving into his anger, slaughtered an entire village of Tuskens including women, children and animals.
In the final years of the Republic, Shmi Skywalker was a slave on Tatooine. Originally the property of Gardulla the Hutt, she and her son Anakin belonged to the Toydarian junk merchant Watto. Shmi taught Anakin to be kind to others, though she worried about his love of the fast, dangerous sport of podracing.
Hey Anakin, do you ever think about how your mom could have died a virgin?
Who is Darth Vader's father?
Despite everything, Anakin's creation has always been kept a mystery; until now. The new Darth Vader comic reveals that Midiclorians, microscopic Force-sensitive beings, were influenced by Palpatine inside Shmi Skywalker's womb, all to create Anakin in a very special way.
Jocasta worked in the Jedi Archives for decades, and Sidious believes that her precious knowledge will prove useful. A security robot in the Archives identifies Darth Vader as Anakin Skywalker within earshot of Jocasta, and she is shocked.
Shmi was not just kidnapped by the Tuskens. She was tortured on a daily basis over a period of several weeks. The novelization of Attack of the Clones goes into some detail, telling us she was beaten with Gaffi sticks, to the point that almost every bone on her body was broken.
She was recovered from the Tusken Raider camp by her son, Padawan Anakin Skywalker, who returned her body to the Lars farm after slaughtering the Tuskens within the camp. Shmi was buried at the farm with a gravestone marking her grave. After her husband Cliegg Lars died, he was buried next to her.
Following Palpatine's final defeat and her own resurrection, Rey adopts the name Rey Skywalker to honor her mentors and their family legacy and renounce her lineage. As the last remaining Jedi, she makes it her mission to rebuild the Jedi Order.
Han Solo marries Princess Leia and they have three children: twins named Jacen and Jaina, and a younger son named Anakin. Luke reestablishes the Jedi Order, marries a non-movie (but fan favorite) redheaded Force-wielder named Mara Jade, and they have a son, Ben Skywalker (named in honor of Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi).
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.
Although he couldn't free Shmi, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones reveals that she was sold to Cliegg Lars sometime after The Phantom Menace and freed. What the film didn't reveal, however, was that Qui-Gon Jinn contributed to Shmi's freedom.
Instead, the theory suggests that Padmé died because Palpatine killed her. By taking a closer look at how Anakin's transformation into Darth Vader is intercut with Padmé's death, a clearer picture emerges of how Padmé's death was more likely a planned-out murder as opposed to an accidental tragedy.
In The Phantom Menace, when Qui-Gon Jinn meets tiny Anakin Skywalker and his mother, he goes on about how the Force is like, crazy strong with Anakin or whatever, and then asks his mother about Anakin's dad. Shmi Skywalker is pretty clear in her answer: There isn't a father. She was impregnated by the Force.
Even though Luke tried his best to protect him, Anakin accepted his fate and expressed his love for his son and daughter, Leia, whom he learned about before dying. While it seemed like Anakin had lived a long life, his choices eventually led to his demise at 45.
Relationships were strictly forbidden in the Jedi Order, and all of them had to forgo their own parents. So with Anakin being a Padawan up to Attack of the Clones, there was never a chance for him to sneak off and go find Shmi, at least without Obi-Wan knowing.
Shmi holding her baby son Anakin. At some point, perhaps by the will of the Force, the very energy created by all living things that binds the universe together, Shmi mysteriously became pregnant. Without a man having fathering her child, it is believed to have been conceived within her by the midi-chlorians.
The deleted scene in Revenge of the Sith suggests that Palpatine had been monitoring Anakin's potential and orchestrated the tragedy of Shmi's death as part of his plan.
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.
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.
