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Skywalkers

Skywalkers is a fictional surname and family lineage central to the Star Wars franchise. The name is most closely associated with Anakin Skywalker, a Force-sensitive human from Tatooine who becomes a Jedi Knight and later the Sith Lord Darth Vader. The Skywalker family continues through Anakin's children: Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. Luke is a central figure in the original trilogy who trains as a Jedi and helps defeat the Galactic Empire. Leia, a princess, senator, and Rebel leader, is Anakin's daughter and Luke's twin sister, playing a key political and military role across the series. The Skywalkers' story explores themes of destiny, the pull of the Force, and redemption, culminating in Anakin's act of saving Luke in Return of the Jedi.

In canon, the Skywalker name is carried primarily by Luke (and, biologically, Leia, though she uses Organ

a
as
her
surname).
The
continuation
of
the
Skywalker
line
beyond
Luke
exists
in
Legends
(a
non-canon
extension)
with
Ben
Skywalker,
the
son
of
Luke
Skywalker
and
Mara
Jade;
in
newer
canon,
Leia's
son
is
named
Ben
Solo
but
uses
the
surname
Solo.
The
family
remains
a
focal
point
of
the
Star
Wars
narrative
due
to
its
connections
to
the
Jedi,
the
Sith,
and
the
balance
of
the
Force,
with
their
actions
shaping
the
fate
of
the
galaxy
across
multiple
films
and
works.