Star Wars Plot Hole: Luke Skywalker's Name.

I love discussing the Star Wars Universe. A note about sources. If I speak about the films or comments in the commentary. .. .that is directly where I am taking them from. I will mention the film by name once, after that I will abbreviate to save characters. Here is a link to the six scripts. Everyone should remember the rules from my first statement that films take precedent. . http://scripts-onscreen.com...IntroductionThis debate will be on an alleged plot hole in the Star Wars films. This plot hole surrounds the name Luke Skywalker and the decision to hide him on Tatooine. As of yet I don't know what my opponent will bring into this debate. But for my first round I will focus on what typically is brought up on this subject. The first is that the Skywalker name would have been quite a recognizable name. I mean isn't that why they changed Leia's name? Basically everyone would know the name Skywalker. A kid named Luke Skywalker turns up. Why isn't this obvious to Vader, Palpatine, anyone in the Empire or Rebellion or pretty much anyone else? The second stems off the fact that Yoda and Obi-Wan decide to hide Luke on Tatooine. Really? The home planet of his father? My job here is to explain the actions. So let's hop to it. Why? Personally, I think the above arguments fall apart when you ask a simple question. Why? Readers may ask, "Why what? " Why would it be obvious to Vader, et al. that Luke Skywalker is the son Anakin Skywalker? At this point anyone reading this is probably asking about whether I have seen the movies or not. I have. Let's talk this out though. Who knew about the kids? Remember the movies portray that it is forbidden that Jedi marry. This can cause them to become emotionally attached. Anakin tells us that attachment is forbidden in Attack of the Clones (ATOC). Padme tells Anakin in ATOC that she will not let him give up his future for her. They marry in secret. In Revenge of the Sith (ROTS) we see that they are still keeping it secret. The knowledge that they were married was not common knowledge. Neither would the knowledge that Padme was pregnant with Anakin's child. I think the films are quite obvious on the fact that marriage is taboo for Jedi. Here are some other links on the subject. . http://starwars.wikia.com...http://starwars.wikia.com...http://starwars.wikia.com...At the end of ROTS Yoda,we see Kenobi and Bail Organa discussing keeping the children secret and safe. Organa also commands that Threepio's memory be wiped. So there is no reason to think outside of a small group of people that anyone knew the children were alive. Vader was told by Palpatine that he had killed Padme in his rage. It makes logical sense that Palpatine had heard that she had died and believed the children to be dead. If he even knew that there were children. Remember that Organa reacted with surprise at the announcement that they would have to hurry to save the children. Also during the funeral procession we see that Padme still looks pregnant (ROTS). In the script Yoda actually has dialogue that she must still look pregnant. . http://www.htmluser.com...http://www.debate.org...So there is no reason for the vast majority of the universe to know that 1. Padme and Anakin were married. 2. Padme was pregnant. 3. Padme was pregnant with Anakin's children. 4. The children lived. No place like home. Another argument is that Tatooine is obviously a bad place to hide Luke. It is Anakin's home planet after all. But is it really such a bad place? Tatooine is remote. Anakin refers to is as being in the outer rim in The Phantom Menace. The planet is near binary suns as seen in A New Hope. The entire planet is a desert. It is desolate. Luke says, "Well, if there's a bright center to the universe, you're on the planet that it's farthest from. " There are not many people on this planet. We know that the Republic did not extend to Tatooine. Watto says that he needs something more real than Republic money in TPM and that it is no good "out here. " There is no reason to think the Empire had extended that far in twenty years. They were at war with the rebellionThis lack of law made the planet hostile. Obi Wan describes Mos Eisley in ANH, "Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. " It is typical in sci fi movies, Star Wars included, for planets to be pretty much universal. That is the entire planet seems to have the same Eco system, climate, etc. This means that based solely off the films we can concluded that the entire of Tatooine is like this. Obviously it would be a burning desert given the two suns. But because of it being in the Outer Rims and an unforgiving environment, it will be mostly unsettled. Large cities would be dens for smuggler and criminals. There are Tusken Raiders (Sand People). We see them in ANH, TPM and ATOC. And at least one gangster in Jabba the Hutt, who we see quite a bit in Return of the Jedi. So the planet is hostile. If someone were out searching the galaxy for the the a child of Vader that they really have no clue exists in the first place. .. .. .Tatooine would not be a likely place to go searching. Once again, I would like to point out that there is no reason to think that a child of Vader's exists. So there is really no reason for anyone to think odd of Luke's name. I plan to cover this a bit more in my next round. But for now we keep going. We don't know much about Shmi Skywalker's past from the movies. There is a bit in the EU, but nothing to really add. But remember. She was a slave. Not very many people would remember her. And fewer would know details of her life life her past, her family, etc. But there is no logical reason to think that she would be remembered by many or that many would know anything about the details of her life. Evidence of this is that we are not given anything in the EU. Nor is there any reason to think that many would remember Anakin. I don't remember the names of class mates that I was best friends with in Elementary School. And that is with in the friendly confines of the US of A. I would imagine that in a hostile place like Tatooine, one made friends much like one does in war, that is one does not get to close. Luke comes with a false past. We have evidence that Luke has been told a false story about his past. How detailed that false story is we don't know. But we know that he thinks his father is dead and that he was a navigator on a Spice freighter. We also know that he is curious about his father. He shows immediate interest when his uncle mentions Kenobi and his father in the same sentence. All of this we see in ANH. He has probably asked other questions. This evidence indicates that most likely some kind of back story has been made up to explain to Luke his origins. There is also no reason for Vader to come back to this planet for any reason. He tells Padme in ANH about how much he hates the sand. And let's face it, those sand storms and the heat would be a killer in that suit. His mother is dead. So he has no connections to the planet. Aside from that he is pretty busy being the right hand man of the Emperor. ConclusionWe see clearly in the films that the marriage of Padme and Anakin is a secret. That the fact that she is pregnant with Anakin's child is only known to a few. The vast majority of the universe would not know that she was pregnant with Anakin's children. Therefore, there is no reason to think anyone would be looking for children. The remote planet of Tatooine is a perfect a perfect place to hide Luke. No one one think to look for him there. It is Anakin's home planet after all. It outside the control of the Empire. Kenobi is there to watch over Luke. And, as we see in ANH, there is easy access to ships traveling off the planet. It was quite possibly the perfect planet on which to hide Luke.