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Luke's adoptive uncle, Owen was once believed to be the younger brother of Obi-Wan Kenobi and, as such, was always expected to live up to his brother's greatness. Owen did not want that kind of pressure, so he and his young wife, Beru Weth, moved to Tatooine and set up a moisture farm. It was later revealed that Owen was simply the son of Cliegg Lars, with no blood-relation whatsoever to Obi-Wan. Owen was born on the planet Ator, but was quickly moved to Tatooine after the death of his mother, Akia Lars. His relationship to Obi-Wan Kenobi would emerge many years later, which Cliegg married the slavewoman Shmi Skywalker. This marriage made Owen and Anakin Skywalker half-brothers. Owen wondered about his distant relative, but never thought to actually meet him, given that Anakin was in training to become a Jedi Knight. Owen was a likable young man, a trait which endeared him to Beru Whitesun. When Anakin returned to Tatooine to locate Shmi, Owen and his father had to explain that she had been lost to the Tusken Raiders. Anakin was able to find her, but she passed away before returning home. Owen grieved with his father, and Anakin left Tatooine to rescue Obi-Wan on Geonosis. Obi-Wan showed up years later, asking Owen and his young bride, Beru Whitesun, to take in the infant Luke Skywalker. Owen refused, until Beru was able to convince him that it would be okay. Owen then raised Luke as he would his own son, instilling the values of honesty and hard work into the boy. He did his best to keep Luke from realizing his true identity, for he felt that the ways of the Empire would only corrupt the young boy. He masked this by saying that he needed Luke's help on the farm. Owen was a gruff and stern master, always chiding Luke for wanting to spend time with his friends and not at his chores. When Luke saved up enough credits to purchase a landspeeder, Owen went with him to make sure he didn't get taken. He also bought Luke T-16 skyhopper, and worked with Luke to keep it in flyable condition. When Owen purchased the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, Luke tried to talk him into submitting an application to the Academy early. Owen refused, sensing that Luke was about to continue his father's legacy of trying to save the galaxy through the use of some silly religious belief. He told Luke that he needed to remain on Tatooine one more season, and Luke stormed off. The rift between them never got any smaller, especially when Luke left early the next morning without giving him any warning. Owen was killed when a group of stormtroopers, tracking down the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, razed the moisture farm after not finding the droids.