Which family does Anakin meet for the first time when he returns to Tatooine as a man?

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Anakin meets his stepfather, Cliegg Lars, and stepbrother, Owen Lars, when he returns to Tatooine in *Attack of the Clones*.

Ten years after leaving Tatooine, Anakin returns with Padmé after having visions that his mother, Shmi Skywalker, is suffering. He learns from Watto that Shmi was bought, freed, and married by Cliegg Lars, a moisture farmer. At the Lars homestead, Anakin meets Cliegg, Owen, and Beru Whitesun, Owen’s partner.

This is Anakin’s first meeting with the Lars family, although the relationships are slightly unusual. Cliegg is Anakin’s stepfather because he married Shmi, while Owen is Anakin’s stepbrother because he is Cliegg’s son from an earlier relationship. Beru is not Anakin’s stepsister; she is Owen’s partner and later his wife.

A common mix-up comes from the later original trilogy. Owen and Beru eventually become Luke Skywalker’s guardians on Tatooine, but they are not Anakin’s biological parents. Anakin is Luke’s father, making Owen Luke’s step-uncle by marriage and family connection.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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