Whitesun family
The Whitesun family was a family that lived on the planet Tatooine. For three generations as of the Clone Wars they had been moisture farmers and were known as the best of them in the area around Mos Eisley.
The Whitesun family bloodline included the siblings Beru, Dama, Haro, and perhaps Coolie.
When Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader, his son, Luke Skywalker, was cared for by Beru and her husband, Owen Lars. Owen and Beru, whom Luke called "Uncle Owen" and "Aunt Beru," were killed by Imperial stormtroopers in 0 BBY.
Family tree
| (see Lars family) | Unknown Male | Unknown Female | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen Lars | Beru Whitesun Lars | Dama Whitesun Brunk | Sam Brunk | Coolie (possibly) | Haro Whitesun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Behind the scenes
The name Whitesun originally appears in a similar form as the surname of Clieg Whitsun in the rough draft of the original film.[1]
Appearances
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones junior novel
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novel
- A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
- Tatooine Ghost
- Children of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
Sources
- The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
Lars, Beru in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Beru Lars) (Indirect mention only)
In other languages
Notes and references
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film