How Darth Vader REALLY Discovered Luke Skywalker Was His Son
You might think Darth Vader first learned Luke was his son in The Empire Strikes Back, when Palpatine tells him of the young Rebel’s identity. But canon tells a much deeper story.
In Marvel’s 2015 Darth Vader comic series, the truth is revealed—and it wasn’t Palpatine who told him.
After the destruction of the Death Star, Vader became obsessed with the Rebel pilot responsible. He quietly hired Boba Fett to hunt the boy down. Fett eventually tracked Luke Skywalker to Tatooine, confronted him, and failed to capture him. But when he reported back to Vader, he gave the Sith Lord a single name: “Skywalker.”
The revelation hit Vader like a lightning strike. The name reopened wounds he had buried—Padmé, her death, and Palpatine’s lie that he had killed her and their unborn child. In that moment, Vader realized the truth: his son was alive.
He didn’t say a word. He didn’t need to. Instead, in a rare emotional outburst, he shattered the viewport of his Star Destroyer with the Force.
His path was set. His son would be his—no matter the cost.
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