tmh (12/13/82)
If we're going to give way to wild speculation how about this? Luke isn't a clone at all, but has two natural parents. Proposition: Suppose that you can't hide ancestry through the force, but you can hide your sex (especially if your Jedi enough). This leading to... Tatata ta de da...... Darth Vader is really Luke's mother. Wipe that look of confusion off your face!!!!!! and read on. Plot to the first trilogy runs something like this: Young not so hot looking (in fact almost masculine) female Jedi trainee gets knocked up by young hunk type male trainee and leaves the Jedi in disgrace when young male refuses to marry her and the rest taunt her about her predicament and possibly even looks. She has the child and leaves him to be raised by her sister or brother (or whoever Luke's Uncle and Aunt were). Her brooding leads her to the dark side of the force and this leads her to vow revenge on Skywalker and the rest for her disgrace. Eventually during her revenge she comes up against her old teacher and the father of her child. She avenges her disgrace at Skywalker's hands only to be thrown into the volcano or whatever by OB1. Surviving but badly hurt she is repaired using modern military equipment (how many females have you seen in battle dress) including a voice synthesizer thing which is male. Realizing the power her appearance now commands she converts to being a male and continues her revenge (Clone or Colon Wars etc.). Afterwards few remember her original sex and everybody assumes she is male. When she and Luke finally meet she just normally concels the fact that she is female, but can't concel the genetic tie. Luke assuming she is a male just doesn't check to closely and realizes his kinship, but not her sex. Boy! doesn't this explain lots of things like Darth's mood changes, why she doesn't talk back to Boba Fett (they both being horrible mutilated are now lovers since only they can stand to see each other nude), the beauty parlor thing Vader sat in just before talking to the emperor and why her light saber is a different color. Just out of the Top of my Head, Tom Harris or is it just out of my head? Oh well, see ya at the funny farm.