How Palpatine Knew Luke Was Vader's Son (CANON) 

Crazy how powerful Vader was that a mere dream sent shockwaves through The Force.

Palpatine probably saw a second chance to get the potential of The Chosen One.

Palpatine: I have no doubt this boy is the offspring of Anakin Skywalker. Vader: How do you know??? I never told you that Padme was pregnant. Palpatine: I saw him in a vision??? Vader: Really??? If he's Anakin's son, how can he be alive??? You said I killed Padme in my anger. Palpatine: Uhhh...

Well Palpatine's gamble backfired quite badly

He was raised by the family, in the same planet and kept the surname. The Force is note needed to know that. It's pretty obvious.

I read the Vader comic where Boba told him about Luke. It's an interesting one

I always thought Luke is the chosen one's backup lol

I loved this short story

Fascinating. Great video.

Never heard this before, great video!

The whole argument that Luke's last name was a dead giveaway, especially because he was on Tatooine, ignores the fact that there were obviously already "Skywalkers" on Tatooine before Anakin. Shmi had the Skywalker name and never married, so logically her parents (or at least father) were of the same name. Even though we don't see them, there had to have been a lineage on that planet. And in terms of the locals connecting Anakin to Luke, Anakin left Tatooine 20+ years before Luke showed up (except for one day when all he did was interact with Owen/Beru and Watto). Sure, he was probably famous for a bit for the podracing win, but then he was gone. It probably wasn't that hard to give Luke a plausible backstory to the name if there were other Skywalkers elsewhere on the planet, or at least people alive who remembered some. Leia, on the other hand, would have had to have a name change. A "Skywalker" showing up on Alderaan as the adopted daughter of a powerful senator who had multiple interactions with Anakin and Padme? That would have been much more unexplainable and more highly scrutinized, IMO.

Sidious had good reason to be concerned.

Luke Skywalker from Tatooine. How could he have known. ? Lol

Somehow, Palpatine knew. -writers from the sequels

Good work

A young man named Luke Skywalker, very strong with the force destroys the Death Star with the force helping, and there is question as to who he is?

Palpatine took one good look at his Hot Toys Skywalker next to his Hot Toys Vader and noticed the resemblance immediately

Palpatine probably felt a similar feeling in the force with luke that he did with Anakin so he knew the similarities led to knowing they had to be family

How was he hiding why is his last name Skywalker and lives with Anakins mother’s family 😂

Palpatine was able to more clearly see in the force with the Jedi gone. He once made a comment to Thrawn that something was calling to him in the unknown regions (Abeloth). Stands to reason he'd sense Luke as his powers awakened.

Skywalker isn't a common Sir name. It's pretty obvious he's his son.

This Remains an ancient historical right now

“What is thy bidding, my master?” “Some punk farm kid from a desert planet blew up our Death Star. Kill him.” “If he could be turned, he would be a valuable ally.” “Oh damn, didn’t think of that. Make it happen.”

Lukes surname and home planet never gave it away.

Not that hard, same last name both Jedis... he'd have to be a real tard not to know he's Vaders son.

The last name probably gave it away

Uh his name was skywalker?.. they didn’t really hide that.

Because he knew Dutch?

Ummm maybe because he had the name Skywalker and never tried to hide it

Perhaps it was his name. How many Skywalkers could there really have been in the phone book?

I always thought it was strange that Leia was adopted by the Organas and give the name Organa but Luke is raised by Owen and Beru Lars but keeps the name Skywalker. Would it not have been dangerous for him to have the name Skywalker. The same last name as the famed Republic General Anakin Skywalker. Now granted being on Tatooine granted him a lot more anonymity than Leia being a prestigious senator's daughter on Alderaan and of course Darth Vaders reluctance to ever set foot on Tatooine again would make it unlikely he would ever go there but still who knows what spies the Emperor had all over the galaxy.

Your idea of what constitutes canon is fascinating, the ultimate in subjective crowd sourcing...but fun nonetheless.

Last name maybe?

Palpatine had really bad diarrhoea that night

Probably the name skywalker was a give away

Imagine Palpatine had a vision he was destroyed by a Mary Sue

I always thought the emperor just learned lukes last name. Lol

It might have been his last name, it's not like the name skywalker was very common.

Could it be the last name

I never thought that much about this to be honest. I just thought Luke Skywalker's name became famous for destroying the Death Star.

Why did Palpatine have a other apprentice? (In new Canon)

Did Domino's deliver pizza to Palpatine in 30 parsecs or less?

I dont know how he knew, maybe because thier was only one other motherhumper named skywalker in the galaxy

Surprise? I don't see Vader acting surprised when Papaltine says the son of Skywalker.

Because his last name is Skywalker?

umm because his name was skywalker????

He googled it

George Lucas told him.

So the Emperor could “ see “ that Luke was Vaders son, but could not “sense” that Vader already knew this and was lying to him 🤨😵‍💫🤪

thas y in the seeing in his visoin he see wet is a unfamiller jedi in a black bor and hoodid colk with a red liet lightsaber bey the right side fo the hand fo his enemy me

Gee really?

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There is a much simpler way that the Emperor could have learned Luke was Vaders son. The Emperor knew that Vader's real name was Anakin Skywalker and he found out the name of the main character was Luke Skywalker. He knew that Anakin and Padema were getting very friendly and he put two and two together. On the other hand when the first Death Star was destroyed, the emperor used the force to try to figure out who did it and put two and two together that way.

Just saying "CANON" doesn't make it so.

The force isn't real you know?

That book is not canon.

Well he knew because his name was Luke Skywalker....

Probably bc they had the same last name. Idk