During the iconic opening moments of Star Wars: A New Hope, Darth Vader has a tense confrontation with Princess Leia, an adversary who, unknown to him, is actually his daughter. Despite participating in Leia's interrogation, the Sith Lord doesn't uncover his familial connection with the rebellious royal.
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.
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.
In this comic issue, Darth Vader is informed by Boba Fett that the Rebel pilot who destroyed the battle station (and briefly battled Vader on Cymoon 1 in issue 2) is named Luke Skywalker, who Vader immediately recognizes as his son.
He did know what Luke was his son, once he knew that Luke's last name was Skywalker. After Vader sensed the strength of the Force in Luke, he spent time trying to find the identity of the young Force-wielder who had destroyed the Death Star.
While their affection had to remain hidden, the two kept in frequent contact, even throughout the Clone Wars. But despite this, Anakin found out that Padme was pregnant only a couple of weeks before the twins were born. So, why did it take so long for her to tell him?
Why didn't Darth Vader recognise Leia as his daughter in Star Wars: Episode IV? He didn't recognize her because he didn't know his daughter was alive, and he couldn't tell it from reading her mind because she wasn't aware of it herself.
In Legends they did talk, but they did not reconcile. Anakin approached Leia as a Force Ghost and apologized for what he did to her as Vader. She basically told him to go away.
Anakin, who has since become the Sith Lord Darth Vader, is unaware of his children's birth. The twins soon became part of the Rebel Alliance following the deaths of their adoptive families at the hands of the Empire.
It's hard to say for certain - but even if Vader was aware of Yoda's existence, chances are he probably did not know where Yoda was; being the Jedi Master that he was, he had an exceptionally strong connection to the force - and so, he could have easily hidden his location and energy in the force whilst on Dagobah, all ...
Yes. In the book 'Tatooine Ghost', Leia learns of Anakin's life prior to his evolution into the Darth Vader personae. This revelation leads her to forgive him. She even named her third child in memory of her father.
Reva knows that Anakin Skywalker is Darth Vader because she was one of his targets—a child—during the Order 66 killings that took place during the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
In Legends, Luke and Leia do eventually discover their mother's identity during the Swarm War Trilogy.
Star Wars Just Confirmed Darth Vader's Undying Love for Padme Amidala. Star Wars: Darth Vader #23 revealed just how much Anakin Skywalker loved Padme Amidala even after his transformation into the Sith Lord.
This is not because the Third Sister knows that Leia is Anakin Skywalker's child; it is because the Third Sister found a link between Obi-Wan and Bail Organa and she believed Obi-Wan would do anything to save Bail's daughter.
Leia doesn't get to reunite with Obi-Wan, and instead, just before escaping with Han and Luke, she sees his murder. Of course, Leia doesn't know Darth Vader is her father yet, either in A New Hope and certainly not in Obi-Wan Kenobi. But for the most part, the narrative focus of A New Hope is on Luke.
Did Vader know Padme gave birth? - Quora. No. The mortician who worked on Padme's body made her appear as if she died pregnant, on Yoda's (passed down) request. This was to ensure that Vader and Sidious could never find out about Luke and Leia.
Han Solo marries Princess Leia and they have three children: twins named Jacen and Jaina, and a younger son named Anakin. Luke reestablishes the Jedi Order, marries a non-movie (but fan favorite) redheaded Force-wielder named Mara Jade, and they have a son, Ben Skywalker (named in honor of Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi).
after his father, but his mother, Leia decided to name the boy after his maternal grandfather, Anakin Skywalker. She wanted to redeem her father's name, and she also thought she could overcome her fear of Darth Vader by seeing, through her son, what her father could have been.
And answers were finally given by Rey's actor, Daisy Ridley, who admitted that Obi-Wan was originally Rey's father. With the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it was clear the identity of Rey's parents was to be a major part of her story.
The Birth of the Skywalker Twins was when Padmé Amidala gave birth to Luke and Leia Skywalker. She died soon after, her last words saying that their was still good in Anakin, who had recently become Darth Vader.
He either didn't realize it was the same protocol droid or figured he'd been memory-wiped so FUNCTIONALLY wasn't the same droid and didn't care.
It's well known that Star Wars lead characters Luke Skywalker and Princess (now General) Leia are brother and sister. The estranged siblings didn't know about their familial relationship until "Return of the Jedi." They even shared a passionate kiss in the previous movie, "The Empire Strikes Back."
Assuming that the Empire would try to find the child of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan and Yoda decided that Luke was a prime candidate to be a lure for the Empire, and Leia would be the one trained to fight Vader and the Emperor. At the end of Revenge of the Sith, both children were placed into hiding.