From: bxp1628@hertz.njit.edu (Brian Perler)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.starwars
Subject: Re: Anakin Skywalker & Obi Wan
Date: 6 Oct 92 04:41:28 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Oct2.214804.3046@wheaton.wheaton.edu> nnhill@david.wheaton.edu (Nathan N Hill) writes:
>	How did Vader and the Emporer discover Luke? I think Vader must have
>done some serious thinking after the Death Star battle. Someone had fought him
>who was slightly-trained Force-sensitive. (Untrained people, like Leia, are
>basically undetectable.) Since all of the Jedi had been exterminated, and
>probably their families as well, an interesting explanation arose . . .
>Thus Vader unraveled Kenobi's sheme, or at least half of it. Later, as Luke
>grew in skill, the Emporer detected "a grave disturbance in the Force",
>perhaps while observing the future.

In the Marvel Comics Star Wars series (I know, I know, they're not canon.
However, in this case, the stories seem to fit in with the other sources
rather well, and there's nothing to dispute it, so...), there was a
story line after ANH that involved Darth attempting to find out the
identity of the person who destroyed the Death Star.  Now, they didn't
cover him actually finding out (at least, not that I remember, but
it's been a while since I read these), but, when he did find out, he
probably put two and two together (i.e. a good pilot with the name
of Skywalker who had the Force... maybe it's not definite, but it
seems likely enough for Darth to take the chance, right?)

>	Why did Ben call Owen his brother? I don't know, but start to wonder
>if the guy was really related to anyone. Clearly Owen knew all about Luke's
>father, but I don't think he was a close relative of any Force-wielder, or
>he'd have more faith in them. (Not to mention having a little more luck when
>battling Stormtroopers.) In any case, he was Kenobi's confidant. Incidentally,
>though Luke knew his real last name and announced it to the princess, I can't
>help thinking he went by Lars (Owen's last name) back home. Can anybody
>disprove this?

No, not right now.  It might've helped if the fabled "reunion with Biggs"
scene was actually in ANH, there might be some clues THERE, but, as it
stands, that's it.  In fact, I think that the prison scene is actually
the only scene in ANH where Luke uses his last name.  Anyone else
remember any other times?

>	Tim Zahn has called Vader a "Dark Jedi", which doesn't seem quite
>right. Vader is not a Jedi of any kind, according to Yoda, and neither is the
>Emporer. Vader does have the title "Dark Lord of the Sith". The RotJ novel
>calls him a "Jedi-turned-Sithlord". I'd suggest that a Dark Lord of the Sith
>is a Jedi Knight's evil counterpart. 

I would say more that a Dark Lord of the Sith is a Jedi MASTER's evil
counterpart, while a Jedi Knight's evil counterpart is just a regular
Sith (or Knight of the Sith perhaps?).  IMO, of course.

>	Lucas has called the Emporer a sorcerer, but never a Jedi. No one ever
>said that Jedi Knights have a monopoly on the Force. I don't think Palpatine
>ever was a Jedi, either. Grand Moff Tarkin called Vader "all that's left of
>[the Jedi] religion". Palpatine kept his powers very secret, and may have
>trained himself. If he was taught by someone (such as C'baoth), he certainly
>never let this out. 

Well, if Palpatine kept his powers secret, it wouldn't be generally known
if he were a Jedi (or Sith, I guess), or just a sorcerer.  I'm not
saying that Palpatine is (or isn't) a Jedi, just that Tarkin probably
wouldn't know either way.

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