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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.
Biography
Cliegg's father was a kind Human male moisture farmer on Tatooine, 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 five 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. He was 62 years old when he died.[4]
Behind the scenes
Some sources use an alternate spelling of "Cliegg", one of which is "Cleag".
Cliegg Lars was played by Australian actor Jack Thompson.
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 Last One Standing (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Empire 1: Betrayal, Part 1 (In flashback(s))
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
- A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker (Indirect mention only)
- Tatooine Ghost (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Illustrated Companion
- "Ask the Master" — Star Wars Insider 80
- "Ask Lobot" — Star Wars Insider 103
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 72 (LAR9-12, Cliegg Lars)
- "The Ultimate Return of the Jedi Insider's Guide" — Star Wars Insider 67
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 91 (MOI13, Moisture Farming)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 113 (SHM9-10, Shmi Skywalker)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 140 (FAM1-2, Skywalker Family Tree)
- The New Essential Chronology
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 3
- Star Wars Annual 2009
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "Family Tradition" — Star Wars Insider 130
- Cliegg Lars in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
- Cliegg Lars in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cliegg Lars in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Official Star Wars Fact File 140 (FAM1-2, Skywalker Family Tree)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New Essential Guide to Characters
- ↑ "Ask Lobot" — Star Wars Insider 103