Luke raced to the moisture farm, only to find the charred remains of his guardians. However, he and Obi-Wan found that the Jawas who sold his uncle Artoo and Threepio had been slaughtered by stormtroopers - and they may have traced them back home. Obi-Wan implored Luke to come with him, but the farmboy refused. It was a holorecording of Princess Leia, stating that she had hidden stolen plans for the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the Death Star, in the memory banks of Artoo she asked that Kenobi deliver the plans to her father on Alderaan. Obi-Wan and Luke soon discovered that Artoo was indeed carrying a message after all. The old Jedi said that his former student, Darth Vader, turned to the dark side and killed him. Luke knew none of this, and asked how his father died. Obi-Wan said that he and Luke’s father were both Jedi Knights, strong with the Force, and good friends.

Ben revealed that he was indeed Obi-Wan Kenobi, and had something that belonged to Luke’s father: a lightsaber, the weapon of a Jedi. Before he could be taken captive, friendly hermit Ben Kenobi appeared and frightened off the Sand People. When Luke went looking for the lost droid, he was attacked by Tusken Raiders and knocked unconscious. Artoo, a plucky astromech droid, wandered off in his first night on the farm, telling C-3PO he had to deliver a message to someone named Obi-Wan Kenobi. With his Uncle Owen’s purchase of new droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, a chain of events was put in place that would change Luke - and the galaxy - forever. He knew nothing of the Force or Jedi, but longed for a more exciting life.

Raised by his aunt and uncle on a Tatooine moisture farm, Luke Skywalker never knew his mother or father.

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