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Ben Skywalker
Biographical information
Homeworld	Coruscant[2]
Born	26.5 ABY (61:6), Errant Venture[1]
Physical description
Species	Human[3]
Gender	Male[3]
Height	1.67 meters (roughly)[4]
Hair color	Red[4]
Eye color	Blue[5]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	New Jedi Order era Legacy era
Affiliation	New Jedi Order Galactic Federation of Free Alliances Galactic Alliance Guard (Formerly) The Colony (Formerly)
Known masters	Jacen Solo (Informal Jedi Master)[6] Luke Skywalker (Jedi Master)[7]

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Ben Skywalker was the son of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade Skywalker. He was also the grandson of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala and nephew of Leia Organa Solo and Han Solo, and was named after his father's first mentor, Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi. For most of his early life, Ben was sequestered in safeworlds so that his parents could fight the Yuuzhan Vong and keep him safe; however, the pain and suffering caused by the Yuuzhan Vong War caused Ben to withdraw from the Force. Later on, Ben began to open himself up to the Force due to the guidance of his cousin and informal teacher Jacen Solo.

With Jacen's guidance Ben grew confident in his use of the Force and became a powerful Jedi. During the Confederation-Galactic Alliance War, Ben joined the Galactic Alliance Guard against the Council's wishes, partly because of his desire to make a name for himself and escape his father's fame. On a GAG raid, Ben made his first combat kill, an event which shook him to the core, and shattered his once unblemished view of his master, Jacen Solo. The death of Ben's own mother, Mara, drove the cousins even further apart. It also gave Ben the desire to take vengeance on the murderer who killed her.