Did Leia or Luke know about Padmé?
Posted: 2010-05-16 11:57pm
Did Leia or Luke know about Padmé?
There are several things to consider.
In RotJ, Leia says her real mother died when she was very young. She said she only remembers images and describes her as beautiful and kind but sad. I do know about the rest of you, but I imagined Leia standing up in her crib (maybe about two years at the youngest) with her and her mother living in secret. This is obviously contradicted in Rots where Padmé actually dies in childbirth, more or less giving Leia and Luke and equal opportunity to remember her.
Since neither Leia nor Luke could have remembered their mother from early childhood, pretty much the only way they could known if someone told them, and their was only a handful of people knew about Anakin and Padmé’s relationship and even less that she was pregnant and then again even less that she had twins.
Obi-wan: The most likely one to tell Luke. Even after Obi-wan’s death, they had the most consistent communication. Although he never told Luke in the movies, he very well could have anytime after Endor and when Obi-wan’s spirit leaves in Heir to the Empire.
Yoda: Like Obi-wan, the post-mortal Yoda could have told them, but I don’t recall Yoda ever doing so, even in the Expanded Universe which I think is odd since Obi-wan told Luke that Yoda would always be with him.
Anakin: Again, post-mortal. Anakin did visit Leia briefly in Truce of Bakua, but this is the only account I know of.
Bail Organa: This would likely be from where Leia would get most information about her birth mother, but it would also be very likely that her real name would never have been used. The Organa’s would have known that if either Palpatine or Vader knew that Padmé had a child, they would soon go after her.
Owen and Beru Lars: It is very clear that they did not tell Luke when they were alive, and they surely couldn’t post-mortally, unless you want to count the possibility that they left a prerecorded holo-message that survived the fires. I am not even sure if they knew Padmé was Luke’s mother from the beginning.
The staff of: Who knows what happened to this outpost? It was obviously chosen to because it was so remote that Palpatine wouldn’t know what happened there. They were clearly sworn to secrecy as were the crew of the Tantive IV.
Jacen: Another possibility. In the Legacy of the Force novel series, he uses Force techniques to see the past, but it is unlikely he would have told his mother or uncle.
This is pretty much what I know. The only parts of the Expanded Universe that I have read that takes place after RotJ and was written after RotS is Legacy of the Force, so I don’t know if there are any EU stories where they find out. If any one knows, please tell me. Otherwise give your input for the debate.
There are several things to consider.
In RotJ, Leia says her real mother died when she was very young. She said she only remembers images and describes her as beautiful and kind but sad. I do know about the rest of you, but I imagined Leia standing up in her crib (maybe about two years at the youngest) with her and her mother living in secret. This is obviously contradicted in Rots where Padmé actually dies in childbirth, more or less giving Leia and Luke and equal opportunity to remember her.
Since neither Leia nor Luke could have remembered their mother from early childhood, pretty much the only way they could known if someone told them, and their was only a handful of people knew about Anakin and Padmé’s relationship and even less that she was pregnant and then again even less that she had twins.
Obi-wan: The most likely one to tell Luke. Even after Obi-wan’s death, they had the most consistent communication. Although he never told Luke in the movies, he very well could have anytime after Endor and when Obi-wan’s spirit leaves in Heir to the Empire.
Yoda: Like Obi-wan, the post-mortal Yoda could have told them, but I don’t recall Yoda ever doing so, even in the Expanded Universe which I think is odd since Obi-wan told Luke that Yoda would always be with him.
Anakin: Again, post-mortal. Anakin did visit Leia briefly in Truce of Bakua, but this is the only account I know of.
Bail Organa: This would likely be from where Leia would get most information about her birth mother, but it would also be very likely that her real name would never have been used. The Organa’s would have known that if either Palpatine or Vader knew that Padmé had a child, they would soon go after her.
Owen and Beru Lars: It is very clear that they did not tell Luke when they were alive, and they surely couldn’t post-mortally, unless you want to count the possibility that they left a prerecorded holo-message that survived the fires. I am not even sure if they knew Padmé was Luke’s mother from the beginning.
The staff of: Who knows what happened to this outpost? It was obviously chosen to because it was so remote that Palpatine wouldn’t know what happened there. They were clearly sworn to secrecy as were the crew of the Tantive IV.
Jacen: Another possibility. In the Legacy of the Force novel series, he uses Force techniques to see the past, but it is unlikely he would have told his mother or uncle.
This is pretty much what I know. The only parts of the Expanded Universe that I have read that takes place after RotJ and was written after RotS is Legacy of the Force, so I don’t know if there are any EU stories where they find out. If any one knows, please tell me. Otherwise give your input for the debate.