I remember as a kid being under the impression that Owen was Obi-Wan's brother, like that was information I read somewhere (a book, magazine, something like that) but can't remember the source. Answer from dantoris on reddit.com
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January 9, 2026 - He was the son of Aika and Cliegg Lars, and he became the stepbrother of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker when Cliegg married Anakin's mother, Shmi Skywalker. In 22 BBY, Shmi was killed by Tusken Raiders, and Cliegg passed away soon after.
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January 9, 2026 - In the original scripts for Return ... This was later retconned in Attack of the Clones and in all other media that he is Anakin's step-brother....
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Reddit
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r/StarWars on Reddit: Before you saw the prequels did you assume that Owen was Anakins biological sibling?
September 28, 2023 -
Maybe I'm mistaken but it's never mentioned that they are step-brothers that I recall.
Original Trilogy
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The problem of Owen Lars - Original Trilogy
“Uncle Owen”, we learn in Star ... The PT clumsily explained his relationship to Anakin by giving them a weird half-brother relationship. His father was Cleigg Lars....
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Owen Lars was a young adult when ... stepmother, a Jedi Padawan arrived in search of Shmi. This was Shmi’s son Anakin, the stepbrother Owen had wondered if he’d ever meet....
Quora
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Was Owen Lars Vader/Anakin's brother in 'A New Hope '? - Quora
Answer (1 of 12): “Was Owen Lars Vader/Anakin's brother in "A New Hope "?” Simple answer: no, but it’s understandable why you might think that more or less by accident, once you see Empire Strikes Back. Luke calls Owen “uncle.” Therefore the assumption is that Owen was Luke’s father’s brother.
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Is Owen Lars Anakin’s maternal half-brother? - Quora
Owen Lars is the son of Cliegg Lars from a previous relationship (or is otherwise Cliegg’s son), making Owen the stepson of Shmi Skywalker after Cliegg married Shmi. Because Owen is Cliegg’s son and not Shmi’s biological child, he is Anakin’s stepbrother (through Shmi’s marriage to Cliegg), not a maternal half-brother.
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February 20, 2024 - In various non-canon Star Wars sources, Owen Lars was the secret brother of Obi-Wan Kenobi. One notable example of this comes from the card for Owen Lars in the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, circa 1996.
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January 9, 2026 - Owen was the perceived brother of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi seen through a vision from the Force. In reality, Kenobi was actually seeing Owen Lars, Anakin Skywalker's stepbrother.
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Did Uncle Owen Know Anakin Was Darth Vader?
March 13, 2022 - Owen and Beru Lars were seen in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, where they first meet Anakin searching for his mother. Owen reveals that they are step-brothers, but Anakin pays little attention.
Reddit
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January 12, 2022 - Since Obi-Wan and Anakin are like brothers, and Lars is Anakin’s brother, by association he’s also Obi-WAN’s brother ... Yeah, this is in the ROTJ novelization as well. It's a continuity error created by the PT's final story. My head canon for a while was that Owen was Kenobi's half brother, as Owen is younger and we never meet his mother.
Heroes Wiki
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January 9, 2026 - Owen Lars is a supporting character in the Star Wars franchise. He was the step brother of Anakin Skywalker and the step-uncle of Luke Skywalker. The elder Owen shown in A New Hope was portrayed by the late Phil Brown.
Reddit
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r/StarWars on Reddit: where did Owen Skywalker (uncle owen) come from?
June 8, 2022 -
One of the biggest plot holes I've found in starwars is Owen Skywalker relation to anikan. In the prequels he was no where to be seen, as well as anikan being introduced as an only child with no other family. Basically an orphan except for his mother. It's possible to say he's just referred to as "uncle owen" like a family friend is reffered to as an aunt or uncle. Except HIS LAST NAME IS ALSO SKYWALKER. SO WHERE DID HE COME FROM!?
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His last name isn’t Skywalker, it’s Lars. Clearly you didn’t watch episode 2. It is not a plot hole you are just not paying attention during the movie.
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Uhh… uncle Owen shows up in Attack of the clones. He’s Anakin’s stepfather’s son. The stepfather buys Anakin’s mother and frees/marries her making Owen Anakin’s brother-in-law. Also his name is Owen Lars not Skywalker. Edit: Owen is Anakin’s stepbrother not brother in law.
ScreenRant
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Who Is Obi-Wan Kenobi's Brother?
June 1, 2022 - In current Star Wars canon, no, Owen Lars isn't Obi-Wan Kenobi's brother. Thing is, the reveal in Attack of the Clones complicated what people believed of Kenobi's backstory. During his time as Qui-Gon Jinn's apprentice, Obi-Wan had dreams of ...
Reddit
reddit.com › r/starwars › vader/anakin may be luke's father, but owen lars was his daddy. with all due respect to "the conflict" inside vader, owen was the one to replace luke's dirty diapers. we don't talk enough about that.
r/StarWars on Reddit: Vader/Anakin may be Luke's father, but Owen Lars was his daddy. With all due respect to "the conflict" inside Vader, Owen was the one to replace Luke's dirty diapers. We don't talk enough about that.
December 16, 2023 - He's Anakin's step-brother... not Padmé's second husband. ... He’s the uncle that stepped up. ... I don't know why this is downvoted. Owen is literally Luke's Step uncle.
Quora
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Why does Yoda think Owen Lars is Luke's family in episode 3? He is a step brother Anakin met for a couple of hours. - Quora
Answer (1 of 2): Because George Lucas was stuck with what was written in 1977–1983, when the original trilogy came out. But he had in the interim changed his mind (probably several times) about things, including who Owen Lars was and how he was related to Luke (the script and a filmed but cut par...
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It was canon (for a while), not a mistake
In the 1983 ROTJ novellization, Obi-Wan tells Luke — after Yoda's death, when he's telling him about how Anakin is more machine now than man — that he took Leia to live on Alderaan and Luke to Tatooine:
"to live with my brother, Owen."
Based on this expanded universe information not being contradicted, as was LFL’s canon policy for many years, this information was then propagated throughout all of the official reference books that were published. For example, this also appeared in Star Wars: Essential Guide to Characters based on the expanded information from the novelization.
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This was introduced at least as early as the second draft of the script for Return of the Jedi. According to Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays (1997) (emphasis added):
It was decided during story meetings that Uncle Owen was in fact Ben's brother. Owen always resented Ben for imposing Luke on them, and now Ben is taking the blame for what is happening and is feeling guilty.
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In the second draft [...] Ben reveals to Luke that he has a twin sister and that they were separated; Luke was sent to stay with Ben's brother, Owen, on Tatooine, while his sister and mother were sent to the protection of friends in a distant system. The mother died shortly thereafter, and Luke's sister was adopted by Ben's friends, the governor of Alderaan and his wife.
(Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays, p 269-270)
ScreenRant
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Star Wars Reframes Anakin's Relationship With Owen & Beru Lars
November 4, 2021 - In her latest Star Wars novel, author E. K. Johnston explores Anakin Skywalker's relationship with his stepbrother, Owen Lars, and his wife, Beru.
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It is a character from the movie " Star Wars " series. Anakin Skywalker 's step-brother and Luke Skywalker 's step-uncle.
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4 days ago - Star Wars: Episode II – Attack ... Shmi later dies after being kidnapped and taken away by Tusken Raiders. Owen tells Anakin they are stepbrothers and later marries Beru Whitesun....