Leia Organa Biography Gallery. It was common knowledge that Leia was adopted into the Royal Family of Alderaan, raised by Senator Bail Organa and the Queen of Alderaan. Kept secret was the fact that Leia was born to Anakin Skywalker, a Jedi who succumbed to the dark side and became Darth Vader.
The surname "Organa" represented Leia's position as part of Alderaan's culture and heir to the throne. Leia considered Bail and Breha her true parents, as they had raised her and shaped her morals, while she wanted nothing to do with her biological parents, Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala.
Leia wanted to lead and reshape the galaxy, but wielding the same power that had corrupted Vader would be too big of a temptation because she would have become a powerful Jedi. So, it was safer to choose happiness, marry Han and avoid becoming a Jedi.
Leia's Force abilities and her lack of awareness of her true identity also contributed to Vader's inability to sense their familial connection. Vader's denial of Anakin Skywalker's legacy and his fear of getting hurt again prevented him from realizing the truth about his children until later in the original trilogy.
Leia was a Princess because her adoptive mother was royalty. Luke was not a Prince because his adoptive parents were not. On the left is Queen Breha Organa, the ruler of Alderaan, and Leia's adoptive mother.
Darth Vader didn't learn he had a daughter until Return of the Jedi, when he stood before Emperor Palpatine. The Emperor's power probed Luke's mind, attempting to goad him to fall to the dark side, and he discovered Leia's existence. "Sister," the Emperor taunted.
While Return of the Jedi would ultimately reveal them to be siblings, A New Hope implied Luke's attraction to Leia throughout, while the two kissed multiple times in The Empire Strikes Back, with further romantic moments ending up on the cutting room floor, as seen in the movie's deleted scenes.
Now that she knew the truth about her parentage and her Force powers, Leia trained as a Jedi with Luke, honing her Force abilities and constructing a lightsaber. But she ended her apprenticeship after having a vision that her Jedi path would end with the death of her son.
Even though Leia was rather advanced for her age, having learned to speak and walk before the age of one, she did not show any signs of Force potential—much to the relief of her adoptive father, who knew that being a Force-sensitive in Palpatine's Empire would be a heavy burden.
Although Solo was the last of the Skywalker bloodline, Rey assumed the name "Skywalker" to honor their memory, repudiating her own heritage as a Palpatine.
This question is answered in the movies. In the scene involving Jabba and Leia, you can see that he dressed her in a skimpy outfit and chained her to his lounging pad. Later on, he was strangled by her, using the same chain.
Summary. Anakin Skywalker's birth mystery is solved - his mother, Shmi Skywalker, reveals that there was no father and she can't explain what happened. 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.
Leia and Han had three children, and they named their youngest son Anakin after Anakin Skywalker, Leia's biological father. Since Luke was the twin to spend more time with Obi-Wan in the old canon, it made sense that he, not Leia, was the one to honor Obi-Wan when naming his child.
Did Leia ever find out Darth 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.
It's important to remember that the Star Wars universe often relies on metaphysical elements, and real-world scientific principles do not fully explain the Force itself. The theory of Leia remembering Padmé could be seen as a blending of emotional connections, inherited traits, and the mystical nature of the Force.
Luke and Leia never sensed that they were twins until Return of the Jedi despite both being sensitive to the Force. Anakin Skywalker's twin children are the original Star Wars trilogy's driving force, having been separated after Padme's death.
