Skywalker family The Skywalker family was a Force - sensitive Human bloodline whose first known member was Shmi Skywalker . The clan contributed members to both the Old and New Jedi Order s , as well as the ranks of Sith Lords . Through several generations , the Skywalker family remained extraordinarily prominent in galactic affairs , having a significant impact on major historical events for over 150 years . History . Shmi Skywalker ' s son , Anakin Skywalker , was conceived by the will of the Force and raised on Tatooine . As a Jedi Padawan , Anakin married Padmé Amidala in 22 BBY . Three years later , Amidala gave birth to twins , Luke and Leia , passing away soon after . Due to Anakin ' s fall to the dark side of the Force and transformation to Darth Vader , Luke was raised on Tatooine by his uncle and aunt , Owen and Beru Lars ( Anakin ' s step - brother and step - sister - in - law ) , while Leia was raised by Bail and Breha Organa on Alderaan . Leia married Han Solo in 8 ABY and had three children : twins Jaina and Jacen in 9 ABY , and a younger son Anakin , who was named after his grandfather , in 10 . 5 ABY . In 19 ABY , Luke married Mara Jade . Their son , Ben , who was named after Luke ' s first mentor Obi - Wan " Ben " Kenobi , was born in 26 . 5 ABY . Ben would later become the ancestor of brothers Nat and Kol Skywalker , as well as Kol ' s son Cade . Cade lived during 130 ABY and was the last surviving Skywalker of his time , his uncle having abandoned the famous name and living as " Bantha " Rawk . Nat married the Kiffar Jedi Droo Rawk and adopted her biological daughter , Ahnah , and two other children Skeeto and Micah . The droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 were both the creation or property of Anakin and Padmé respectively . Eventually the droids would later fall into the hands of their children . R2 - D2 went under the possession of Luke Skywalker whereas C - 3PO mostly remained with Leia Organa Solo and her family . The family was unaware that they were related to the Naberrie family of Naboo until 36 ABY , when Luke discovered a group of holograms within R2 - D2 dealing with the final days of his mother ' s life . Soon after , Leia traveled to Naboo to meet with Pooja Naberrie and revealed their relationship . The dark side . Since the miraculous conception of Anakin Skywalker , the majority of the Skywalker family fell to or struggled with the dark side . Anakin , whose very existence might have been influenced by the Sith , became Darth Vader , one of the most feared Sith Lords in history . His son Luke eventually took his father ' s place as the Emperor ' s apprentice as a hoax for a short while . Luke ' s sister Leia had three children . Her youngest son Anakin died at an early age , sending his sister Jaina temporarily over to the dark side . Leia ' s oldest son , Jacen , became Darth Caedus ; unlike the other Skywalkers , Caedus did not want to be redeemed , having been led to believe that he could be a Sith and not be evil , only to end up doing " wrong things for the right reasons . " Luke married a former Emperor ' s Hand Mara Jade , and their son Ben was influenced by his cousin Jacen to commit an assassination and other questionable acts . Even 130 years after the time of Luke Skywalker , his descendant , Cade Skywalker , was still dealing with his family ' s attraction to the dark side . Cade became an apprentice to Darth Talon in service to Darth Krayt , the new Dark Lord of the Sith . However , he abandoned this position and escaped Krayt ' s grasp with the help of his friends . Perhaps the most fascinating thing about the Skywalker family was not how easily they tended to fall to the dark side , but how they eventually returned to the light . All known members of the Skywalker clan who fell to the dark side returned to the light and redeemed themselves . Darth Caedus returned to the light a moment before his death to save his lover and daughter . In the long history of the Jedi , this was known as a very uncommon feat . Usually their redemption relied on the support and determination of their family members and close friends . The belief in redemption , originating with Padmé Amidala , and continued on by Luke Skywalker , was a powerful weapon the Skywalkers used to battle the dark side from within and without . Behind the scenes . Several roads and locations in the real world were influenced by Star Wars culture and named after the famous Skywalkers , most notably the Skywalker Drive s . In the canceled novel Alien Exodus , the main character Cosmo Hender gets the ability to tap into the Force through a giant crystal , giving him telekinetic powers and the ability to levitate , causing the other slaves nickname him Skywalker because of his powers . This would have originated the founder of the Skywalker family .