Cliegg Lars

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Cliegg Lars was the widower of Shmi Skywalker, the step-grandfather of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, the stepfather of Anakin Skywalker, and the father of Owen Lars. He was the son of Gredda and Lef Lars, and was the elder brother of Edern Lars.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 Notes and references

[edit] Biography

Cliegg's father was a kind moisture farmer on Tatooine,^[3] but the young Cliegg rebelled against the elder Lars and left Tatooine for the Core World of Ator. He married a young woman named Aika, and they had a son, Owen.^[3]

Aika died during Owen's youth, and a devastated Cliegg returned to Tatooine with his son, made amends with his father, and took over the family farm. He purchased the slave Shmi Skywalker from Watto and subsequently freed and married her. ^[3] Shmi often told her new family how much she missed her son, Anakin, who had been freed by a Jedi to join the Jedi Order years before.

Years later, he was visited on Tatooine by Anakin and Padmé Amidala, and told them that Shmi had been abducted by Tusken Raiders. Cliegg and 29 other settlers attempted to rescue her, but 26 of the settlers were killed and Cliegg lost his right leg from the midthigh down, due to a trap laid by the Tusken Raiders. This forced him to use a power chair in order to move around.

Anakin set off to rescue her, and eventually brought Shmi's body back to the Lars homestead, where she was buried alongside Cliegg's brother and parents.

Cliegg died shortly thereafter from his injury and a broken heart, leaving Owen and Beru to watch over the Lars homestead.^[2]

[edit] Behind the scenes

Cliegg Lars was played by Australian actor Jack Thompson.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novel (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novel (Mentioned only)
• The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
• The Last One Standing (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Empire: Betrayal (Appears in flashback(s))
• Tatooine Ghost (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• "Ask the Master" - Star Wars Insider 80
• "Ask Lobot" - Star Wars Insider 103
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 72 (LAR9-12, Cliegg Lars)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 113 (SHM9-10, Shmi Skywalker)
• The New Essential Chronology
• Star Wars Annual 2009
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  Cliegg Lars in the Databank

[edit] Notes and references

Owner of the Lars homestead
Either Gredda Lars or Lef Lars ← ?—c. 22 BBY Owen Lars →