Why is Luke's last name "Skywalker"?

[ApocalypseCow2]

I was thinking about all the Star Wars movies today, and something occurred to me:

Why in the world is Luke's last name "Skywalker"?

If you were trying to hide the child of the biggest badass in the galaxy (Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader), wouldn't you at least give him a different last name? Especially if you know the kid probably has some latent force abilities and will be making a name for himself soon.

 

[Stud]

the bigger question is why do you care

 

[Prophett]

First off, vader and the emperor don't even know anakin had kids. Second of all, Luke grew up on tatooine, a barren planet where no one really cares bout his last name because they are too busy trying to keep their own secrets.

 

[PiHiPlaya]

He was safe on a faraway planet of tattooine under the protection and watchful eye of Obi Wan Kenobi.

They say in the Phantom Menace that the federation didn't have any rule on tattooine, so i'm assuming the Empire didn't either.

The stomtroopers did annihilate his Aunt and Uncle. Luke was out doing something.

 

[Julian]

First off, vader and the emperor don't even know anakin had kids.

yo i thought vader was anakin?

 

[eggnawgkid]

Originally posted by Stud
the bigger question is why do you care

Hahah I agree. And another bigger question is what genius decides to realise the third part of a six part series last?

 

[quest]

whenever someone asked a question you don't know the answer to. A wizard did it!

 

[the12thplanet]

Originally posted by ApocalypseCow2

Why in the world is Luke's last name "Skywalker"?

because you touch yourself at night.

 

[the12thplanet]

 

[the12thplanet]

Originally posted by quest
whenever someone asked a question you don't know the answer to. A wizard did it!

haha simpsons! :cheer:

 

[rgeere]

Actually, the origional script had luke skywalker as a guy named luke starkiller, and he was a criminal cyborge bounty hunter; not some innocent farmboy like they had typecasted him in the end script.

 

[familyguyfan]

Originally posted by Prophett
First off, vader and the emperor don't even know anakin had kids. Second of all, Luke grew up on tatooine, a barren planet where no one really cares bout his last name because they are too busy trying to keep their own secrets.

Vader is Anakin. He knew he had kids.

 

[A-Unit]

Re:

Precisely...but it's Anakin's wife who runs away, hides, and dies, so the children remain hidden.


Furthermore...when they re-emerge, Vader knows it. Remember the shocking scene...


"Luke I am your father."


How can one forget.


Actually, it's pretty intriguing that he did it backwards like this. Though it wasn't his intention, the special effects (according to reports I've heard), weren't sufficient to do the first 3 as he wanted, so he did the last 3.


Moreover, I'd heard reports its actually a 9 part series, and not 6. I mean, who'd have imagined that there was 3 more when the other episodes where done? When I was a young kid, watching them everyday, I never knew, and was perfectly happy with the last 3.


Especially since CGI fvcked up it all and it go so digital its more like a video game with robotic characters.



A-Unit

 

[diablo]

It's a movie, who really cares?

If you want my take on it though, in a galaxy with zillions of living things (if Earth has 6 billion, then its safe to assume that an entire movie galaxy would have more than that...) I'm sure you'd run into some people with the last same names who aren't related. If my last name was "Socksmeller", it doesn't mean that every Socksmeller out there young enough to be my son is my son. Plus, from what I saw in the movies its not like they had a Galaxy-wide phone book that Darth Vader could flip through to see if there were any children of his running around...

 

[quest]

Originally posted by diablo
It's a movie, who really cares?

If you want my take on it though, in a galaxy with zillions of living things (if Earth has 6 billion, then its safe to assume that an entire movie galaxy would have more than that...) I'm sure you'd run into some people with the last same names who aren't related. If my last name was "Socksmeller", it doesn't mean that every Socksmeller out there young enough to be my son is my son. Plus, from what I saw in the movies its not like they had a Galaxy-wide phone book that Darth Vader could flip through to see if there were any children of his running around...

what an odd choice of last name.

diablo, the man of mystery. kept that he liked smelling socks a secret for a very long time. i knew you'd slip up!

 

[diablo]

Nice try! I was going to put "pigporker" but knew that you'd see through it, so I put "socksmeller" instead - now you have no idea that I like to pork pigs!


erm...

 

[rgeere]

Originally posted by diablo
Nice try! I was going to put "pigporker" but knew that you'd see through it, so I put "socksmeller" instead - now you have no idea that I like to pork pigs!


erm...

Wow! I bet you can make one wicked pun or riddle or tounge twister out of that ...

 

[Vincent]

his uncles last name is skywalker.

My friend is a huge nerd for this, I can't stand it though.

 

[Prophett]

Actually vader didn't know he had kids. He thought whatever children he had were long gone when his wife, padme, died.

 

[familyguyfan]

Originally posted by Prophett
Actually vader didn't know he had kids. He thought whatever children he had were long gone when his wife, padme, died.

Then how did he know Luke was his son? Nobody told him.