Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker
The Last Jedi (bottom)
First appearance	Star Wars (1977)
Created by	George Lucas
Portrayed by	Mark Hamill Other: Aidan Barton[a] Lukaz Leong[b] Max Lloyd-Jones[c] Graham Hamilton[d] Grant Feely[e]
Voiced by	Mark Hamill[f] Other: Fred Young[g] C. Andrew Nelson[h] Joshua Fardon[i] Bob Bergen[j] Lloyd Floyd[k] Tom Kane[l] Matt Lanter[m] Eric Bauza[n] Christopher Corey Smith[o] Anthony Hansen[p] Matthew Mercer[q] David Menkin[r]
In-universe information
Full name	Luke Skywalker
Nickname	Wormie
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Title	Jedi Knight[s] Jedi Master[t] Red Five[u] Rogue Leader[v]
Occupation	Apprentice Moisture Farmer Pilot Jedi Master
Affiliation	Skywalker family Rebel Alliance Rogue Squadron Jedi New Republic New Jedi Order Resistance Legends : Galactic Alliance Jedi Council
Family	Padmé Amidala (mother) Anakin Skywalker (father) Leia Organa (twin sister) Owen Lars (paternal step-uncle) Beru Lars (paternal step-aunt) Shmi Skywalker (paternal grandmother) Cliegg Lars (paternal step-grandfather) Han Solo (brother-in-law) Ben Solo (nephew) Legends: Jacen Solo (nephew) Jaina Solo (niece) Anakin Solo (nephew) Cade Skywalker (descendant) Luuke Skywalker (clone)
Spouse	Mara Jade (Legends)
Significant others	Nakari Kelen Tula Markona Legends: Callista Ming Gaeriel Captison Akanah Norand Goss Pell Shira Brie / Lumiya
Children	Ben Skywalker (Legends)
Master	Obi-Wan Kenobi Yoda
Apprentice	Leia Organa New Jedi Order students Grogu Ben Solo Rey
Homeworld	Tatooine (homeworld) Polis Massa (birthplace)

Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the

, in the sixth episode, released in 2022.

Originally a farmer on

. At the end of the film, the spirits of Luke and Leia give Rey their blessing to adopt the Skywalker surname and continue their family's legacy.

The character also briefly appears in the

Anakin Solo

.

Concept and creation

Series creator George Lucas considered various characterizations for the protagonist of the original Star Wars film. This included a 60-year-old grizzled war hero, a Jedi master, a dwarf, and a woman.^[2][3] In an interview about his early drafts, Lucas said:

The first [version] talked about a princess and an old general. The second version involved a father, his son, and his daughter; the daughter was the heroine of the film. Now the daughter has become Luke, Mark Hamill's character. There was also the story of two brothers where I transformed one of them into a sister. The older brother was imprisoned, and the young sister had to rescue him and bring him back to their dad.^[4]

Though Luke's surname was "Skywalker" in Lucas's 1973 treatment of The Star Wars,

Hamill was injured in a car crash in January 1977 (on his way to shoot pickups for Star Wars),

In an alternative ending pitched by Lucas for the

The backstory of

Hamill variously discussed a return to the franchise for a potential sequel trilogy, saying in 1983 that his return to the franchise would be "either be another plane of existence or not the same character".

After filming The Force Awakens, Hamill shaved his beard to portray

Appearances

Skywalker saga

Main article:

Skywalker saga

A New Hope (1977)

In a deleted scene preceding the character's first appearance in the film (preserved in

In the original 1977 film (later having the extended title, A New Hope), Luke lives at a

, but Luke declines his offer, feeling obligated to his family's farm.

Luke changes his mind when he returns home to find out that Imperial stormtroopers have raided the moisture farm, killing his aunt and uncle. He and Obi-Wan then travel to Mos Eisley, where they meet smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca at a cantina. They team up and travel on the Millennium Falcon to Alderaan, only to find out that it has been destroyed by the Death Star, the Empire's battle station. The Falcon is brought into the Death Star's hangar bay via tractor beam, where Luke and Han disguise themselves as stormtroopers and infiltrate the station. When they discover Princess Leia is there, Luke persuades a reluctant Han and Chewbacca to help rescue her. Obi-Wan deactivates the tractor beam, and he later sacrifices his life in a duel with Vader, so that Luke and his friends can board the Falcon and escape.

During the

's missile guidance system, instead using the Force to guide the missiles and destroy the Death Star. In the film's final scene, he joins Han and Chewbacca in receiving a medal of honor for his heroism.

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, Luke is now the commander of the Rebel Alliance's Rogue Squadron.

, but he is forced to retreat when his wingmen are overwhelmed. Escaping in his X-wing, he travels to Dagobah and meets Yoda. He undergoes rigorous Jedi training, quickly increasing his power in the Force.

During his training, Luke sees a vision of his friends in danger. Against both Obi-Wan and Yoda's advice to stay and complete his training, he travels to

one.

Return of the Jedi (1983)

One year later, Luke is a Jedi Knight,

.

Luke returns to Dagobah, and learns from a dying Yoda that Vader is indeed his father. Luke then learns from Obi-Wan's spirit that he has a twin sister, whom he immediately realizes is princess Leia. Both Jedi Masters tell Luke that he must face Vader again to finish his training and save the galaxy, but he is disturbed by the idea of killing his own father.

Arriving on Endor as part of a Rebel commando squad, Luke surrenders to Vader in an attempt to bring his father back from the dark side of the Force. Vader brings Luke to the second Death Star orbiting around Endor, where his master, Emperor Palpatine, tries to tempt Luke to the dark side, revealing his plan to destroy the Rebel fleet. Luke lashes out at the Emperor with his lightsaber, but Vader blocks his strike, and father and son once again duel with each other. Luke regains control of his emotions until Vader senses that Luke has a sister, and threatens to turn her to the dark side if Luke will not submit. Luke snaps and overpowers Vader, severing his father's mechanical right hand. The Emperor orders Luke to kill Vader and take his place. Luke looks at his own bionic hand and realizes that he is on the verge of suffering his father's fate. He casts his lightsaber aside, declaring himself a Jedi.

Furious, the Emperor tortures Luke with

, giving him a proper Jedi funeral. During the Rebels' victory celebrations on Endor, Luke sees his father's spirit appear alongside those of Obi-Wan and Yoda.

Prequel trilogy

Revenge of the Sith (2005)

In the prequel film

, wife of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, becomes pregnant with Luke and Leia. Anakin has a prophetic vision of Padmé dying in childbirth, and allows Chancellor Palpatine – secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious – to corrupt him to the dark side as Darth Vader.

After Vader uses the dark side to choke her, Padmé is taken to

Sequel trilogy

The Force Awakens (2015)

The Force Awakens

(2015).

In the first installment of the sequel trilogy, The Force Awakens (2015), the opening crawl reveals that Luke Skywalker had mysteriously vanished some time in the 30 years after the destruction of the second

by the young scavenger, Rey, who presents him with the lightsaber previously wielded by both Luke and his father.

The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi notes that Luke's exile is a reversal from his decision to help his friends in The Empire Strikes Back.^[22]

The Last Jedi (2017)

In The Last Jedi (2017), Luke throws the lightsaber away after Rey gives it to him. He then seals himself in his home, refusing to talk to Rey. However, when he sees Chewbacca without Han and that Rey came on the Millennium Falcon, he inquires about what has gone on with his family. Rey informs Luke about Solo's death at the hands of Kylo Ren and that the First Order has risen to rule the galaxy. Rey asks Luke to train her in the ways of the Force. Luke is initially reluctant to train Rey, telling her that it is time for the Jedi Order to end.

After some persuasion from R2-D2, however, Luke starts training Rey, but grows increasingly afraid of her power. Luke then tells Rey the history of the Jedi Order, how Darth Sidious rose to power and how the Jedi were partly responsible for his father's fall to the dark side. Luke also initially tells Rey that Ben was corrupted by Snoke, and destroyed the Jedi Temple he confronted his treasonous nephew. Ultimately, however, Luke tells Rey the truth: He had briefly considered killing the sleeping Ben after seeing a vision of the destruction he could cause, but immediately relented; Ben woke to see Luke with his lightsaber drawn and turned to the dark side because he felt betrayed. Upon learning this, Rey urges Luke to help her redeem Ben, but he refuses to participate in this nor help the Resistance. When Rey leaves, an embittered Luke tries to burn the Jedi temple, but fails. He is then visited by the spirit of Yoda, who assures Luke that he still has a purpose.

Luke appears on the planet

, as the Resistance are staging a standoff against the First Order, and he apologizes to Leia for allowing Ben to fall to the dark side. Luke steps in front of the First Order walkers, and unexpectedly survives an onslaught of blaster fire ordered by Ren. Ren charges at Luke in hand-to-hand combat, seemingly bisecting him with his lightsaber, but Luke remains unscathed; still on Ahch-To, Luke has sent a projection of himself to Crait, using the Force. This distraction allows the Resistance to escape the planet. Luke tells Kylo that he will not be the last Jedi before his projection disappears. On Ahch-To, Luke collapses then looks off in the horizon to see the planet's two suns setting before he becomes one with the Force and vanishes.

The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Luke appears briefly in The Rise of Skywalker, the ninth and final chapter of the main series.^[30] When Rey discovers her lineage as the resurrected Emperor Palpatine's granddaughter, she exiles herself on Ahch-To, just as Luke had. Meaning to isolate herself, she throws Luke's lightsaber towards the burning wreckage of Ren's TIE whisper, in which she had traveled to her new home. Luke appears as a Force spirit, and reprimands Rey for treating the lightsaber with disrespect. Luke then admits that he was wrong not to participate in the Resistance, and thanks Rey for helping him rediscover himself. Luke convinces Rey to not view herself as a Palpatine, but as the good person Leia saw her as when training her, and not to give up on her battle against the Sith. Luke lends Rey his old T-65B X-wing Red Five and tells Rey to combine his father's lightsaber with Leia's in her battle on Exegol. He also restrengthened Rey when she reached out to and heard the voices of the past Jedi to help her destroy Palpatine once and for all.

After Rey vanquishes Palpatine once and for all, she visits the moisture farm on Tatooine where Luke was raised. She buries Luke and Leia's lightsabers, revealing that she has constructed her own. A local asks Rey who she is. As Leia, who died earlier, and Luke appear as Force spirits, Rey names herself Rey Skywalker.

Television series

At the end of the Star Wars Rebels episode "Twin Suns", the silhouette of a young Luke Skywalker is seen from afar by Obi-Wan Kenobi.^[31]

Luke appears in the animated Disney micro-series

Luke appears in "

Din Djarin, as well as their companions. Luke then takes Grogu with him to train him as a Jedi, with Djarin's permission.^[34]

Luke appears in the sixth episode, "Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger", of the spin-off series

Great Jedi Purge. Djarin comes to visit Grogu, but decides against it after speaking with Ahsoka Tano, not wanting to hinder his training; however, he gives Ahsoka a gift to deliver to Grogu: beskar chain mail forged by the Armorer. Ahsoka gives the chain mail to Luke, who confesses that he is unsure whether Grogu is fully committed to the Jedi path and that he does not know how to handle the matter. Following Ahsoka's advice to listen to his instincts, Luke decides to let Grogu choose his own destiny by asking him to choose between the chain mail and the lightsaber of his old master, Yoda.^[35] In the seventh episode, "Chapter 7: In The Name of Honour", it is revealed that Grogu chose the chain mail, leading Luke to send him back to Djarin. He places him in his X-wing starfighter, which is then flown to Tatooine by R2-D2, where Grogu and Djarin are eventually reunited.^[36]

Video games

Luke is a playable character in Star Wars Battlefront II, and in the online multiplayer of Star Wars Battlefront.^[37]

He is a playable character in every

Lego Star Wars video game to date, except for Lego Star Wars: The Video Game

.

An older and wiser Luke Skywalker also appears in the

Disney Lucasfilm video game Star Wars Commander.^[39][40] Luke is also a playable character in Disney Infinity 3.0,^[37] and a playable character to unlock for a limited time in Disney Magic Kingdoms.^[41]

Literature

Luke is the main character of the novel Heir to the Jedi and the junior novel The Legends of Luke Skywalker (the latter of which was adapted as a manga).^[42] He is also a main character of the 2015 comic Star Wars, which takes place between the films of the original trilogy.^[43]

Heir to the Jedi

Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi was announced as one of the first four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015.

first-person perspective of Luke, and is only the second Star Wars novel to attempt this type of narrative voice.^[y][45]

Shadow of the Sith

Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith is a novel set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. The book follows Luke and Lando Calrissian on a mission to locate Exegol.^[46]

Legends

See also:

Star Wars expanded to other media

In April 2014, most of the licensed Star Wars novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars were rebranded by Lucasfilm as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise.^[47][48][44] The Legends-branded novels, comic books and video games detail Luke's exploits following Return of the Jedi.^[49]

Novels

In the novel

Ssi-Ruuk. Luke commands a task force, turning back the enemy army. He also meets Dev Sibwarra, a Force-sensitive human who had been captured by the Ssi-Ruuk, who is killed in the battle after turning against his captors.^[50]

In the novel

Jedi Academy, something he has been trying to do for six months before the start of the novel by finding old Jedi records and archives.^[51]

In the

Joruus C'baoth. Eventually, he and Jade fight against Luke's clone, Luuke Skywalker, C'baoth's creation. During the fight, Mara Jade destroys the clone and, with Leia's help, destroys C'baoth. This entire time, C'baoth has been obsessed with "molding" Luke and Mara to serve him, perhaps due to the fact that the Spaarti cloning cylinders he was made from have a reputation of turning people insane later in life. Nonetheless, C'baoth is defeated by Mara along with Luuke, and Mara's acts silences her curse and completes her reconciliation with the Jedi, whom she later joins.^[52]

In the

Massassi Temple on Yavin 4

, a decision some anti-Jedi politicians use against him. Luke becomes the New Jedi Order's leader. His students in the ways of the Force include; Gantoris, Kam Solusar, Tionne, Streen, Cilghal, Kirana Ti and others. He is forced to contend with the spirit of ancient Sith Lord Exar Kun, who lures one of his most powerful students, Kyp Durron, to the dark side.

In the

Ben, after Obi-Wan Kenobi's pseudonym

.

In the

Lomi Plo

, who became their Unseen Queen with her ability to become invisible by exploiting the doubts of inferiors.

One of the Myrkr mission survivors, Alema Rar, attempts to plant seeds of doubt in Luke's mind by suggesting that his wife, Mara, may be somehow responsible for the death of his mother, Padmé Amidala, which he almost believes because of Mara's previous role as the Emperor's Hand. This allows Lomi to escape from Luke, who discovers recordings of his father Force-choking his mother on

Mustafar

, his own birth, and his mother's death hidden inside R2-D2's memory drive. Because of this, he is able to overcome his doubts about Mara and defeat Lomi Plo in the final battle of the Swarm War, cutting her into four pieces.

Luke creates a New Jedi Council, and becomes the Grand Master of the New Jedi Order. He tells the Jedi to either follow his leadership, make the order their priority, or leave. Luke is also forced to exile the Padawans Tahiri,

Lowbacca

, and Tesar Sebatayne to Dagobah for divulging secret information to people outside the order.

In the Legacy of the Force series, Luke begins having visions of a figure cloaked in darkness destroying the galaxy and the Jedi. Luke is troubled that he has been unable to discern the identity of this figure, who seems to be much like Darth Vader. Complicating matters even more is the recent schism that has developed between Luke and his nephew, Jacen Solo. Already a tremendously powerful Jedi Knight, Jacen has begun adopting radical interpretations of the Force, causing a dramatic change in his personality. Luke fears that Jacen is pursuing the same path that ultimately led to Anakin Skywalker's fall to the dark side.

In

Invincible

, when Jaina kills Jacen in a final lightsaber duel.

In Fate of the Jedi novels, set about 40 years after the first film, Luke Skywalker, now in his early sixties, is deposed by the government from his position as Grand Master, and exiled from Coruscant. However, if he finds the reason of why Jacen Solo fell to the dark side, he can be allowed to return. Ben insists on coming with him. Together, father and son explore dangerous and little-known portions of the galaxy. Luke and Ben learn much about each other, about the Force, and about the great dangers threatening the Jedi. The great love the two surviving Skywalkers have for each other grows even greater as they repeatedly save each other's lives and explore the limits and powers and mysteries of the Force.

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor is a standalone novel that chronicles the Battle of Mindor, a fictional event in the

Star Wars expanded universe. The novel was written by Matthew Stover and released in December 2008.^[53]

The novel is set shortly after Return of the Jedi and the novel

Prophets of the Dark Side, with Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance attempting to stop Lord Shadowspawn and his "shadow stormtroopers", culminating in the Battle of Mindor.^[53] Matthew Stover has said on his personal weblog,^[54]

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor is my attempt to get the EU back to its pre-Zahn roots -- specifically, to evoke memories of my all-time favorite Star Wars books, Brian Daley's Han Solo novels.

— Matthew Stover

Comic books

Luke Skywalker appears in the

Darth Krayt

and his burgeoning Sith Empire.

Characterization

Psychoanalytic

Each of the Star Wars characters instantiates one of the archetypes in

Jesus Christ

. Luke's central dilemma is the ongoing war between good and evil, both externally and internally.

Religious

Some argue that Luke mirrors fundamental values of

Prodigal Son.^[57]

Reception

In 2015, Luke Skywalker was selected by

Soulcalibur.^[67] IGN also called the fight between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi one of the ultimate movie "boss battles".^[68] In a feature on speeches made by Luke Skywalker, IGN's Todd Gilchrist said that his favorite of Luke's speeches is "I am a Jedi, like my father before me".^[69] UGO Networks listed Luke as one of their best heroes of all time,^[70] and he was voted as one of the coolest Star Wars characters by UGO's readers.^[71] Inventor Dean Kamen has also code-named his new prosthetic arm system "Luke" in honor of the character.^[72] One indication of the character's impact on fans is an elaborate fan theory, developed on the Internet since 2015, that there are actually two different Lukes in the original trilogy: the normal one and a "bigger Luke" of a slightly larger build who appears in some scenes.^[73]

Mark Hamill was nominated a Saturn Award for Best Actor in for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars,^[74] and won the award for his portrayal in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Last Jedi.^[75]

In 1976, Hamill was in a serious car accident after filming Star Wars, which involved an operation on his face. It was speculated that the Wampa attack at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back was written in to explain his facial injuries, but George Lucas specifically disputed this in the DVD commentary of The Empire Strikes Back.^[76]

In regards to Luke's portrayal in The Last Jedi, many fans expressed disappointment in how he was depicted "as a grumpy old man whose failures had driven him into hiding" and the actions the character takes in contributing to Kylo Ren's backstory, a stark departure in how Luke was characterized in the original trilogy.

viral.^[79] However he noted that child actor Jacob Tremblay would be his top choice if the story were to be focused on a very young Luke.^[80]

In 2016, when asked about the character's sexual orientation and if Luke could be gay, Hamill said Luke's sexual orientation "is meant to be interpreted by the viewer." He added, "if you think Luke is gay, of course he is. You should not be ashamed of it. Judge Luke by his character, not by who he loves."^[81] Hamill later said that he considered the possibility that Luke could have found love between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.^[82]

Cultural impact

Luke Skywalker remains an American cultural icon. He is often used by

child psychotherapists to help children to project their thoughts and state of being in a way that is understandable to both the child and their therapist.^[83] Another way that therapists utilize Star Wars in sessions is to teach their patients that the Force represents the self-understanding that they achieve in therapy. Children are taught that they are Luke and their therapist is Obi-Wan, in that eventually, as Luke no longer needed his mentor, they will one day no longer need their therapist.^[84]

Star Wars has been related back to cultural events of its time, such as the Cold War and Nixon-era politics. The severing of Luke's hand and Darth Vader's bionic presence supposedly, according to space.com, symbolize the unity of the military and amputees.^[85]

Relationships

Family tree

Main articles:

Solo family

Skywalker family[86] tree
Aika Lars Ruwee Naberrie[n 2] House of Organa Breha Organa Luke Skywalker Leia Organa Han Solo Ben Solo Kylo Ren
Notes: ^ Appears in Pablo Hidalgo's Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (2016) ^ a b Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Mentorship tree

Main article: Jedi

Jedi Order master-apprentice relationship
Yoda Count Dooku Mace Windu Depa Billaba Younglings Obi-Wan Kenobi Kanan Jarrus Anakin Skywalker Luke Skywalker Ezra Bridger Ahsoka Tano Leia Organa Sabine Wren Ben Solo [n 1] Rey [n 1] Din Grogu
Notes: ^ a b Ben Solo and Rey are a Force dyad.

References

Footnotes

1. ^ infant, Episode III
2. body double, Episode IX
3. ^ body double, The Mandalorian
4. ^ body double, The Book of Boba Fett
5. ^ child, Obi-Wan Kenobi
6. Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett
7. ^ Star Wars Pinball
8. ^ Star Wars: X-Wing
9. Return of the Jedi
   audio drama and read-along storybook CDs
10. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, Star Wars: Battlefront II
    and Star Wars: Power Trip
11. Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, and Disney Infinity 3.0
12. ^ Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
13. ^ Star Wars: Smuggler's Gambit
14. Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles, Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales, Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, and Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales
15. ^ Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars^[1]
16. ^ Star Wars Battlefront
17. ^ Star Wars Battlefront II
18. ^ Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
19. ^ Episode VI
20. VIII
21. ^ Episode IV
22. ^ Depicted in Marvel's Star Wars #52
23. ^ Later titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
24. ^ Phil Szostak notes that Luke's lightsaber design reflects that of Obi-Wan Kenobi's.^[28]
25. Expanded Universe novel, I, Jedi
    .

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Further reading

• Dunk, Steve (December 28, 2017). "A Hero's Journey - Luke Skywalker". TheForce.net. Retrieved October 6, 2019.

External links

• Luke Skywalker in the StarWars.com Databank
• Luke Skywalker on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki
• Luke Skywalker on IMDb
• Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki

Notes