Yeah, it's really making me scratch my head. I mean, I saw STAR WARS in it's original 1977 theatrical release when it was just that, STAR WARS. No Episode IV, no New Hope, just STAR WARS. And back then you knew who was who. Ben Kenobi was Obi-Wan Kenobi. Darth Vader was The Dark Lord of the Sith (of course back then we had no idea about Anakin Skywalker being Vader or that Luke and Leia were siblings and that Anakin/Vader was their father-and we were just fine with that, thank you)
So now I come to find that there is a whole slew of Skywalkers in the expanded Star Wars Universe. Now I read the awesome Heir to the Empire trilogy by Timothy Zahn and the follow-up Jedi Academy trilogy by Kevin J. Anderson, where Luke meets and ultimately falls in love with and marries his would-be assassin, the former Emperor's Hand, Mara Jade. They eventually have a child who they name Ben (after Obi-Wan)
From there it gets a little fuzzy.
Apparently in the Expanded Universe, in the following comics and novels, there is a new generation of Skywalkers. Now if you've read the outline/plot of a supposed new trilogy that would become Episode's seven through nine, Luke Skywalker lives to be around 100 years old. Mara has long since died at the hands of her nephew Jacen Solo (the second-born-by five minutes-he's a twin to his sister, Jaina-of the married Han Solo and Leia Organa/Skywalker. They also have a third child, Anakin; named after the children's grandfather, Anakin Skywalker) when he turns to the dark side of the force and becomes the Sith Lord, Darth Caedus.
I had no clue to any of this until recently. I thought I was caught up on the back stories, but with Del-Ray Books pumping out 10 books a week, it seems; how can anybody? For instance, it is well-established now that Chewbacca is dead. That's right, Chewie was killed in an apparant self-sacrifice to save Han and Liea's youngest, Anakin.
But, the biggest thing is that there are further generations of the Skywalker name that I also had no idea about. There is the grandson (or great-grandson-I'm still not sure) of Ben Skywalker-who's spouse's name is also still unknown-Cole, who, with a woman by the name of Morrigan Corde produced their offspring, Cade; who himself is purported to be the last remaining Skywalker.
Luke's sister, Leia Organa-Solo had three children as mentioned. One of them, Jacen/Darth Caedus met Tenel Ka and had a daughter, Allana. It seems that Jacen (who was later killed by his Jedi sister, Jaina) followed in his grandfather, Anakin's footsteps just a little too closely.
Are you with me so far? No? I don't balme you.
To add more confusion, if you read this interview from Supershadow.com (assuming it's even real) George Lucas has indicated three more movies to come. Or has he? (see follow-up below)Episodes seven, eight and nine, with the first due out in 2016. Awesome if true, but the confusing part is, the aforementioned deaths of little Anakin and Jacen Solo are ignored. That would put the whole "interweaving of book and movie storylines" right out of whack.
However this may be all for not because...
However the live-action television series that has been long-talked about and rumored may becoming closer to fruition.
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