Luke Skywalker

"I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you."

- Luke Skywalker, to Leia Organa

Luke Skywalker was a legendary Jedi Knight during the time of the Galactic Civil War. The son of fallen Jedi Knight turned Lord of the Sith Anakin Skywalker and former queen of Naboo Padme Amidala. He was the twin brother of Princess Leia Organa whom were both born in 19 BBY.

Luke began as a simple farm boy with dreams of being something greater. A chance purchase of two droids would begin his journeys into a galactic hero.

Early life
"It's a boy.''" "''Luke."

- A medical droid and Padmé Amidala

A Human male, Luke Skywalker was the son of senator of Naboo Padmé Amidala and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and the twin brother of Leia Organa. Following the establishment of the Galactic Empire and her husband's fall to the dark side of the Force, Amidala was taken to a medical facility on the asteroid Polis Massa by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to give birth. Before dying in labor, Amidala named her twins Luke and Leia, respectively. To protect the children from the Empire and the now-Sith Lord Darth Vader, senator Bail Organa agreed to adopt Leia together with his wife, the queen of Alderaan. Kenobi took Luke and brought him to the planet Tatooine, where the Lars family took care of the infant.

Leaving Tatooine
"I want to come with you to Alderaan. There's nothing for me here now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father."

- Luke Skywalker to Obi-Wan Kenobi

The purchase of two droids by Skywalker's uncle changed the youth's life forever. With the discovery of a desperate message to Obi-Wan Kenobi contained within the astromech droid R2-D2, Skywalker soon found himself in the company of Kenobi after being attacked by Sand People. Kenobi then revealed to Skywalker that he had once been a Jedi Knight who served in the Clone Wars with Skywalker's father. He went on to inform Skywalker that his father was no cargo pilot, but a Jedi Knight struck down by Darth Vader.

Soon after, Skywalker and Kenobi came upon a group of slaughtered Jawas&mdash;the same ones who sold the droids to Owen Lars. Luke deduced from learning that Imperial stormtroopers were responsible that they might have looked into the sales records of the droids, and rushed home in the hopes of saving his aunt and uncle. Upon quickly returning home, Skywalker discovered that he was too late: his aunt and uncle had been murdered by Imperial stormtroopers looking for R2-D2 and C-3PO. With his family dead, he agreed to accompany Kenobi to Alderaan to deliver the astromech, who was carrying the plans for the Death Star, to Bail Organa at the behest of Organa's daughter, Princess Leia Organa. The two traveled to the Chalmun's Cantina to obtain passage off the planet and met Han Solo and his first mate Chewbacca. Skywalker nearly had a fatal run-in with Ponda Baba in the cantina. Obi-Wan brokered a deal to pay Solo two thousand credits up front plus fifteen more when they arrived on Alderaan. Luke sold his speeder to pay for the two thousand up front.

Death Star rescue
After departing Mos Eielsy Skywalker, Kenobi, Solo and Chewbacca set course for Alderan. While they reached the coordinates they came out of hyperspace into an asteroid field. The Empire had destroyed the planet. They approached what looked to be a small moon but was in fact the Death Star. "Luke, we're gonna have company!"

- Han Solo to Luke Skywalker

The tractor beam carried them toward the station, they had no choice but to cut power and let the Empire take them. They hid themselves in small smuggling compartments under the floor of the Falcon. They found out that the Princess of Aldrean, Leia Organa was being held on the Station so Luke Devised a plan to rescue her while Obi-Wan deactivated the tractor beam. Luke, Han and Chewie made their way to the detention area pretending the Wookiee was their prisoner. When they got to the cell blocks a fire fight ensued. Luke went to find Leia as Han and Chewie braced for the incoming troops. As Luke brought the princess out of her cell they were met with laser fire. After a brief argument over how to escape, Leia blew a hole in a wall. They all jumped down the chute. They all ended up in the trash compacter.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode VII