Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Brief History Of Owen Lars
Now that it’s April, Star Wars fans can say with certainty (and excitement) that the next Disney+ series is set to release next month. The highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi is scheduled to debut on May 27, a slight change announced this week from its original May 25 slot, with subsequent episodes airing on Wednesdays after that date. This has been one of the most talked about and discussed Star Wars projects for years now, even long before it was officially announced, as an Obi-Wan movie was rumored long before it was announced as a show.
The first trailer for the title, which premiered last month, showed an array of characters that are set to appear. Obi-Wan himself was shown, a given of course, as were villains like Reva and the Grand Inquisitor, an antagonist previously seen in animation in Star Wars Rebels but now making his debut in live action. Besides Kenobi, one familiar face to fans was that of Owen Lars, played by Joel Edgerton as he reprises the role he took on in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Lars is an integral figure to Luke Skywalker’s journey and Anakin’s to a certain extent, and is more important to the Star Wars galaxy than some fans might recognize. Here are some of the highlights of the history of Owen Lars.
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The very first Star Wars film, A New Hope, showedOwen Lars as a very dedicated moisture farmer, much more so than Luke was to the family business. In the franchise’s canon, this mentality was always the case for Owen, who was said to have been intent on improving his homestead from a very early age, right from when he lived with his father, Cliegg. The younger Lars’ familial connection to the Skywalkers comes from Cliegg, as he married Anakin’s
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