Luke Skywalker

"I am a Jedi, like my father before me."

- Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker, a Human male, was the son of fallen Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padmé Amidala, the grandson of Shmi Skywalker Lars, the step-nephew to Owen and Beru Lars, and the twin brother of Leia Organa. Born on the asteroid Polis Massa, his mother died in labor, and the twins were thought to never have been born by his father, the recently christened Sith Lord Darth Vader. Skywalker was separated from his sister and taken by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to the planet Tatooine to be raised by the Lars family, hidden from the Galactic Empire.

Growing up unaware of his origins, the young Skywalker's life changed forever with a chance purchase of two droids—R2-D2 and C-3PO—carrying plans to the Imperial Death Star superweapon. After his aunt and uncle were killed by Imperial troops searching for the plans, Skywalker embarked on a journey to deliver the plans to the Rebel Alliance, receiving training in the ways of the Force from Kenobi, and meeting Han Solo and (unbeknownst to him) his sister, Princess Leia Organa, a member of the Rebellion. Though Kenobi was killed by Vader, Skywalker participated in the Battle of Yavin alongside the Rebels with guidance from Kenobi's spirit, and managed to destroy the Death Star.

As a member of the Rebel Alliance, Skywalker and the Rebels evaded Imperial forces led by Vader, who hunted Skywalker relentlessly over the next three years. As the Rebels were forced to abandon their base during a battle on the snow planet Hoth, Skywalker flew to the swamp planet of Dagobah at the advice of his late mentor, Kenobi, where he received Jedi training from the exiled Jedi Master Yoda. However, Skywalker was lured into a trap by Vader at Cloud City on Bespin, where he engaged the Sith Lord in a lightsaber duel, discovering Vader's identity as his father in the process.

One year later, Skywalker fought in the Battle of Endor before surrendering himself to Vader, realizing he had to confront his father and the Galactic Emperor, Sheev Palpatine. Though Sidious attempted to convert Skywalker to the dark side of the Force, Skywalker declared himself a Jedi and successfully appealed to the good in Vader, who redeemed himself as Anakin Skywalker by destroying Sidious at the cost of his own life. Thanks to Skywalker, the battle ended in a Rebel victory, and he joined his celebrating allies on Endor.

Pre-birth
"There is another Skywalker."

- Serenity

During the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Yoda set out on a journey to discover the secrets of immortality. His journey took him to Moraband, the ancient Sith homeworld, where he faced visions of the future. At the end of his journey, the Force Priestess, Serenity, who guided his journey told him that there was another Skywalker, and Yoda heard his voice from the future say so as well. These events alluded to the birth and destiny of Luke Skywalker, as well as his twin sister Leia.

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

- A medical droid and Padmé Amidala

Luke Skywalker was born on the asteroid of Polis Massa shortly after the end of the Clone Wars and the newly established Galactic Empire's purge of the Jedi Order. He and his twin sister Leia, who was born shortly after him, were the children of Galactic Republic Senator Padmé Amidala, who died in labor, and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who had recently fallen to the dark side of the Force. To protect the children from the Empire and the now-Sith Lord Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi personally sent the infant Luke to live with Anakin's stepbrother Owen Lars and his wife Beru on the planet Tatooine, while Senator Bail Organa agreed to adopt Leia together with his wife, the queen of Alderaan.

Skywalker spent his youth on the Lars' moisture farm, where his uncle tried unsuccessfully to discourage all of his adventurous tendencies, telling him that his father had been "a navigator on a spice freighter" during the Clone Wars. Despite this, Skywalker became an adventure-seeking youth who demonstrated his father's natural piloting skills, as well as a knack for mechanical repairs, and a desire to leave Tatooine to join a flight academy. As more of Skywalker's friends left the planet to follow their dreams, he became increasingly frustrated that his uncle would not allow him to do the same, claiming that he still needed help with the farm. In truth, Owen was trying to prevent Skywalker from following in his father's footsteps.

When not helping his uncle, Skywalker would occasionally go bulls-eye Womp rats or go racing through the dangerous Beggar's Canyon in his T-16 skyhopper. He would also spend time at Tosche Station with his friends where some of them called him "Wormie".

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. Skywalker 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 Mos Eisley where in the Mos Eisley Cantina where they obtained passage off the planet and met Han Solo and his first mate Chewbacca. During their visit to the Cantina, Skywalker nearly had a fatal run-in with the alien criminal Ponda Baba. Kenobi brokered a deal to pay Solo two thousand credits up front plus fifteen more when they arrived on Alderaan. Skywalker sold his speeder to pay for the two thousand up front.

Death Star rescue
"Luke, we're gonna have company!"

- Han Solo to Luke Skywalker

After escaping stormtroopers and blasting off the planet in Solo's ship, the Millennium Falcon, Kenobi began Skywalker's instruction in the ways of the Force, much to the derision of Solo. This teaching, however, was soon interrupted by their arrival in the Alderaan system and their discovery of the planet's destruction. They then spotted a patrolling TIE fighter and, upon following it, found that it was approaching what appeared to be a small moon, which turned out to be the Death Star. Caught by the Death Star's tractor beam, they were brought aboard the massive space station.

Once on board, Luke and Han knock out two stormtroopers and steal their armor. Kenobi separated from Skywalker, Solo, Chewbacca, and the droids to deactivate the tractor beam. However, when R2-D2 discovered that Leia Organa was being held captive, Skywalker insisted on rescuing her. With Solo and Chewbacca's help, the trio made it into the detention area in the guise of Imperial stormtroopers escorting a Wookiee prisoner. They were able to rescue Organa, but had to jump into the garbage compactor in order to escape the pursuing Imperial forces. Later, Skywalker and Organa were separated from Solo and Chewbacca, but after swinging across a deep shaft, they were able to meet back up with their companions in the hangar bay.

Eventually, the group escaped the Death Star, but only after Kenobi sacrificed himself in a duel with Darth Vader. They traveled to the hidden rebel base on Yavin 4, even though the Death Star was tracking them. It was then that Solo received his reward for rescuing Organa and prepared to leave the group. Skywalker attempted to persuade him to stay and help them against the Empire, but Solo refused, deeply disappointing him.

Hero of the Rebellion
"There is a great disturbance in the Force.''" "I have felt it." "We have a new enemy: the young Rebel who destroyed the Death Star. I have no doubt this boy is the offspring of Anakin Skywalker." "How is that possible?" "Search your feelings, Lord Vader. You will know it to be true. He could destroy us." "''He's just a boy. Obi-Wan can no longer help him."

- Sheev Palpatine and Darth Vader confer about Luke Skywalker

Yavin
"Great shot, kid; that was one in a million!"

- Han Solo to Luke Skywalker after the destruction of the Death Star

It was at the Yavin Base that Skywalker first became a member of the Rebel Alliance, joining Red Group with the designation of Red Five. Shortly before boarding his T-65 X-wing starfighter, Skywalker encountered his old friend Biggs Darklighter. The two would be flying as wingmen just like old times in the upcoming battle. In a brief conversation, Darklighter promised Luke that the two would catch up on each other's stories when they got back.

Skywalker took part in the Battle of Yavin, witnessing the death of many compatriots, including close friend Biggs Darklighter. After the death of the two squadron leaders, he took it upon himself to lead the final assault. With the timely arrival of the Millennium Falcon and the guidance of Kenobi's spirit, Skywalker took a single shot and used the Force to direct his proton torpedoes to their target, destroying the station. For this action he, Chewbacca, and Han Solo were awarded medals for their bravery.

Cymoon 1
"My name is Luke Skywalker. And I'm here in the name of the Rebel Alliance. Anyone who hates the Empire...Follow me."

- Luke Skywalker to Imperial Slaves

Shortly after the Battle at Yavin, Skywalker, (along with Solo, Organa, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2) took part in the assault to infiltrate and destroy Weapons Factory Alpha on the moon of Cymoon 1. After infiltrating the facility, he kept a lookout for Imperial troops, using what little he knew of the Force to reach out and sense any nearby presence. The Force led him to a cage filled with Imperial slaves, where he was confronted by a guard. Skywalker attempted to use a mind trick to ward the guard off, but failed in doing so. Instead, Skywalker ignited his lightsaber and cuts the guard's hand off, allowing Skywalker to break the slaves out of their cage and lead them to the other Rebels.

When Skywalker found out that Darth Vader had arrived on the moon, Skywalker searched for him in the facility, as he still believed that Vader was the man who killed his father. As Skywalker approached the Dark Lord, he heard Kenobi's voice speak to him from beyond. Skywalker came face to face with his father's so-called killer (and Obi-Wan Kenobi's), and Kenobi told Skywalker to listen to him and run.

Despite Kenobi's warning, Skywalker briefly engaged the Dark Lord in lightsaber combat, but the young Rebel was quickly and easily bested. Vader used the Force to disarm Skywalker, and Vader recognized that Skywalker's lightsaber once belonged to Anakin Skywalker—Vader's former self—before falling to the dark side of the Force. He did not yet know, however, that Skywalker was his son or the Rebel who destroyed the Death Star.

As Vader was about to finish Skywalker off, Skywalker was able to escape from the Dark Lord when Solo brought a captured AT-AT's foot crashing down into the middle of the confrontation. The slaves Skywalker freed also rebelled against the Imperial forces, and Solo piloted the walker through the facility.

The slaves and Skywalker continued fighting against Vader and the stormtroopers, but the Dark Lord was able to kill many more slaves. Skywalker doubted his ability to protect the slaves, questioning whether a farm boy from Tatooine could be a Jedi, until he saw a speeder bike he knew he could pilot. He mounted the bike and sped towards Vader and his forces, taking out the stormtroopers in his path. Vader remained standing, however, and was confronted by the AT-AT. Solo, at Organa's urging, aimed the AT-AT's foot at the Dark Lord, but Vader used the Force to hold the walker's leg in place and prevent it from stepping on him. As the power Vader used began tearing the walker apart, Artoo and the Jawas successfully enabled the AT-AT's weapons. Organa fired on Vader's position, but the Dark Lord, although slightly injured, survived the encounter.

Skywalker retrieved his lightsaber from where Vader dropped it and sped towards the AT-AT, which exited the factory.

Hoth
In the three years following the Death Star's destruction, the Rebels were driven out of their base and pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader. Transferred to Echo Base alongside Rogue Squadron on the icy world of Hoth, Skywalker participated in regular patrols of the frozen perimeter. While reconnoitering the surroundings of Echo Base, Skywalker was attacked by a wampa. He regained consciousness in the creature's cave, severed its arm with his lightsaber, and escaped to find that he was far from Echo Base. After a long walk in the icy wind, he collapsed from exhaustion. Near death, he had a vision of Kenobi, who told him to seek the teachings of Yoda in the Dagobah system. He was then rescued by Han Solo.

Skywalker recovered from his wounds in a bacta tank, but did not have much time to recover as one of Vader's thousands of probe droids, launched across the galaxy in search of the Jedi and the new Alliance base, had reached Hoth and sent proof of Rebel activity to the Galactic Empire. In the ensuing battle, Skywalker led Rogue Group in an effort to counter the attack and buy time for the evacuation of Echo Base. Under his leadership, the speeders proved more effective in attacking the massive Imperial walkers than the Empire realized was possible. Furthermore, even after he was shot down, Skywalker demonstrated his formidable potential as a Jedi when he got out of his damaged speeder and proceeded to single-handedly destroy a walker with spectacular effectiveness. As Imperial forces breached the defenses, the last Rebel transport departed and Skywalker fled the planet aboard his X-wing.

Jedi training
"Will he finish what he begins?''" "I won't fail you. I'm not afraid." "''Oh, you will be. You will be."

- Yoda and Luke Skywalker

Skywalker then traveled to Dagobah, where he encountered Yoda. In their initial meeting, Skywalker was frustrated and confused about his surroundings and was thus rather short tempered with the diminutive Yoda, who did not initially identify himself. Skywalker gained a new appreciation for the small creature upon learning his identity, though Yoda agreed to train Skywalker only at the insistence of Kenobi's spirit. Skywalker's training proved to be difficult, as his adventurous past had shaped his mind toward action and emotional instinct. When Yoda asked him to enter a cave in which he was supposed to find only what he took with him, he was challenged by a vision of himself wearing Darth Vader's armor. Shortly after, he had a vision of Han Solo and Leia Organa suffering at Cloud City on Bespin. Despite Yoda and Kenobi's warnings and disapproval, Skywalker rashly departed from Dagobah to rescue them but not before making a promise to return to Dagobah to complete his training.

Vader's trap
"Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.''" "He told me enough! He told me you killed him!" "No. I'' am your father."

- Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker

Skywalker arrived at Cloud City and, with blaster drawn, moved in to rescue his friends. He was shot at by Boba Fett and ambushed by a group of stormtroopers and Imperial officers. He briefly spotted Organa being used as a human shield by a Imperial officer. As she was dragged away, Leia attempted to warn him that he was walking into a trap. While attempting to pursue them, Skywalker's path was diverted to the carbon-freeze chamber where Darth Vader awaited him.

Skywalker engaged the Dark Lord in a fierce duel. After severing Skywalker's hand from his body, Vader attempted to seduce the weakened Jedi to the dark side of the Force, offering Skywalker the chance to destroy the Emperor and "bring order to the galaxy." In his efforts to sway Skywalker from his defiant refusals, Vader then revealed his identity as Skywalker's father.

Faced with this shocking and horrifying claim, and the even more fearsome temptation to join Vader, Skywalker found the moral courage to choose death instead by throwing himself down a long shaft. He was sucked through an opening portal at the bottom of the chamber, then through another one which led out of the floating city. Skywalker grabbed onto a weather vane, preventing a fall to his death. Weak and helpless, Skywalker at first called out for Kenobi, but failed to contact him. He then reached out to Organa with the Force, and soon the Millennium Falcon, with Lando Calrissian, Organa, Chewbacca, and the droids onboard, arrived to rescue him. After reuniting with the Rebel fleet, Skywalker received a cybernetic hand on board a Nebulon-B Frigate.

Rescuing a friend
"I am taking Captain Solo and his friends. You can either profit by this or be destroyed. It's your choice, but I warn you not to underestimate my powers."

- Luke to Jabba the Hutt

Over time, Skywalker grew more powerful in the Force and constructed himself a new lightsaber. Nine months after the Battle of Hoth, Skywalker set in motion a plan to rescue his friend Han Solo from the Hutt crime lord Jabba. When Organa and half the rescue party were held captive by Jabba, Skywalker went to free them and Solo. Skillful use of the Force allowed Skywalker to get past Jabba's Gamorrean guards and his majordomo, Bib Fortuna, but the Hutt was not so easily swayed and attempted to feed Skywalker to his rancor.

Skywalker killed the fearsome monster, but Jabba was furious and sentenced all the captured Alliance heroes–including an unfrozen Solo–to death in the Great Pit of Carkoon. However, right before he was put into the pit, Skywalker escaped when R2-D2 shot his lightsaber to him and freed the other prisoners on the skiff. A skirmish ensued in which the aspiring Jedi massacred Jabba's guards, though he sustained a minor wound on his cybernetic hand. Skywalker, Solo, Organa, Chewbacca, Calrissian and the droids escaped through a menacing sand storm after destroying both Jabba's barge and the gangster himself.

Keeping the promise
Not long after, Skywalker returned to Dagobah to complete his training and received confirmation from Yoda and the spirit of Kenobi that Vader was indeed his father, Anakin Skywalker, a former Jedi Knight who turned to the dark side of the Force. The elderly and dying Yoda told Luke that his training was complete, but in order to be a Jedi, he would have to confront Darth Vader again, a notion that Skywalker found painful to accept. Furthermore, Skywalker realized that Organa was his sister and would be in peril if their father discovered her identity.

Endor's test
"Now, go, my son. Leave me.''" "No. You're coming with me. I'll not leave you here. I've got to save you!" "''You already have, Luke. You were right. You were right about me. Tell your sister&hellip; you were right."

- Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker

Skywalker nevertheless accompanied his friends on the mission to the forest moon of Endor to knock out the shield generator that protected the Death Star II in orbit, immediately upon arrival at the Rebel briefing. Upon approaching Endor, Skywalker sensed Vader's presence on the nearby Super Star Destroyer Executor, and realized his presence was endangering the mission. His companions dismissed his concerns, and proceeded on. However, thanks to Skywalker merely accompanying the mission, Vader was able to detect the presence of the Rebels in the shuttle in which they infiltrated the forest moon, but allowed them to land so he could deal with them himself. Upon arriving on the moon, the Rebel force was discovered by Imperial scout troopers, Skywalker and Organa pursued them on speeder bikes through the dense foliage and successfully prevented them from reporting the Rebels' presence. However, during the high speed chase, Organa became separated from Skywalker. Skywalker showed off his skill in the Jedi ways by leaping from one speeder to another while traveling at high speed and deflecting the laser fire of another, which he destroyed with a stroke of his new lightsaber. However, during the high speed chase, Organa became separated from Skywalker.

Upon learning of her disappearance, Solo, Skywalker, Chewbacca, and the droids went looking for her, but were captured by a tribe of Ewoks. Skywalker prevented a conflict with the small forest-dwellers and ingeniously rescued the party after the Ewoks, who thought C-3PO was a god, planned to sacrifice the Rebel heroes. He used the Force to levitate the protocol droid, convincing the Ewoks to release and aid the Rebels. However, Skywalker knew that he had to confront Vader. In the Ewok village, Skywalker revealed to Organa her true familial heritage and resolved to face Vader. Not long after, Skywalker surrendered to Vader in an attempt to bring the Dark Lord back to the light side, but he ultimately became a prisoner of the Emperor.

Once on board the Death Star, Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine and Vader attempted to corrupt Skywalker with promises to save his friends from their trap if he joined the dark side. As a backup idea, Sidious goaded Skywalker to strike him down to save the Rebel fleet, which was being decimated in the Battle of Endor. Skywalker, in a moment of weakness, lashed out, but Vader stopped his strike.

Despite the clash, Skywalker managed to keep emotional control and refused to continue the fight, much to the frustration of his enemies. However, that control was lost when Vader telepathically sensed the existence of Skywalker's sister and threatened to corrupt her instead. Furious at the threat, Skywalker viciously attacked and eventually cut off the Sith Lord's right hand, nearly killing Vader. Sidious then demanded he finish Vader and take his place at his side. Luke, however, threw his lightsaber away, realizing that he was becoming what he sought to destroy. He declared himself a Jedi, just as Anakin Skywalker had been before him. Enraged, Sidious unleashed Force lightning against Skywalker to torture and eventually kill the young Jedi.

Vader found himself in a similar position as he had twenty-three years earlier, when he made the decision to save Sidious from Mace Windu, allowing the Sith Lord to torture and kill his would-be executor with Force lightning. Sidious declared his intention to kill Luke, and Vader made the decision to act: he picked his master from the ground, and cast him down the reactor shaft to his death. In doing so, however, he turned Sidious's lethal Force lightning against himself, irreparably damaging his life-supporting suit of armor. In an act of self-sacrifice and love for his son, Anakin Skywalker re-emerged to destroy the Emperor.

On the deteriorating Death Star at the foot of an Imperial shuttle, Skywalker removed the former Vader's mask and looked upon his father's face for the first and only time before Anakin became one with the Force. Skywalker took his father's body on board the shuttle and escaped just before the Death Star's destruction. Back on Endor, Skywalker cremated his father's armor in the manner of a Jedi's funeral. He then joined in the celebration of the apparent defeat of the Empire, during which he saw the spirits of Kenobi, Yoda, and Anakin Skywalker appear. Thus, Skywalker came full circle both as a Jedi and as a person.

After Endor
Luke was known to be alive some thirty years after the Battle of Endor.

Personality and traits
In his youth, Luke was often impatient, looking ahead to the future with little regard for his present surroundings. Like his father, he was impulsive, reckless, and often had little regard for his own personal safety. According to Han Solo, his first impression of Skywalker was a naïve kid who needed to be taught a thing or two.

However, as his skills in the Force progressed and after losing a hand to Darth Vader, Luke became more patient and seasoned, and was often seen as having wisdom beyond his years. However, he still retained his idealistic worldview of his youth, believing that Vader was redeemable.

Padmé Amidala
"I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her."

- Luke Skywalker on his mother, Padmé

When Padmé Amidala died after giving birth to him and his sister, Leia, Skywalker was never able to form any memories of her or get to know her.

After learning that Leia Organa was his twin sister, Skywalker asked her if she remembered her real mother. Organa told Skywalker that she only had a little bit of memories of her because she had died when Organa was very young. When Skywalker asked Organa to tell him about her, Organa told him that she just remembered images and feelings. When Skywalker asked her, Organa described her mother as being "very beautiful. kind, but sad".

Biggs Darklighter
"Hey, Biggs, I told you I'd make it someday." "It'll be like old times, Luke. They'll never stop us."

- Luke Skywalker and Biggs Darklighter

Biggs Darklighter was a close boyhood friend of Luke's. The two both became pilots, and often flew through Beggar's Canyon. When they were young, Darklighter and Skywalker both dreamed of leaving their homeworld behind and attending the Imperial Academy. Darklighter eventually left Tatooine for the Academy, but Skywalker was left behind. Upon his graduation from the Imperial Academy, Darklighter returned to Tatooine to visit Skywalker and his friends at Tosche Station. When Skywalker arrived at Tosche Station, he claimed to have witnessed a battle in the skies over Tatooine. Darklighter was skeptical, however, and believed that it was just simply two ships sitting in orbit.

Skywalker also told Darklighter of his latest exploits racing skyhoppers through Beggar's Canyon. Darklighter listened to his friend's tales but warned Skywalker to be careful not to crash into a canyon wall. Darklighter eventually confided in Skywalker that he was planning to defect from the Empire and join the Rebel Alliance. The two parted ways, with Darklighter promising to keep an eye out for Luke..

The two eventually reunited on Yavin 4 but their reunion was cut short when Garven Dreis, the leader of Red Squadron, questioned whether Skywalker would be able to handle a X-wing starfighter, But Darklighter stuck up for his friend, assuring Dries that Skywalker was the best bush pilot in the Outer Rim Territories.

During the chaotic space battle, Darklighter continued to worry about his friend as they had to avoid turbolasers. During the final run on the Death Star, Darklighter guarded Skywalker's flank as they raced down towards the Death Star's thermal exhaust port. Darklighter raised some concerns that Skywalker wouldn't be able to pull out in time, but Skywalker reassured him that it would be just like Beggar's Canyon back home. Just before reaching the shaft, however, the trio of X-wings was fired upon by Darth Vader, who struck Darklighter's fighter and killed him.

After the Battle of Yavin, Skywalker continued to think of his late friend and his sacrifice. Skywalker consoled himself knowing that Darklighter was a strong believer in the cause that he died for, and hoped that each new mission would destroy the Empire and honor Darklighter's sacrifice.

Obi-Wan Kenobi
"Luke, I don't want to lose you to The Emperor, the way I lost Vader.''" "''You won't."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker.

Kenobi was present in the birthing room on the asteroid colony of Polis Massa when Skywalker's mother, Padmé Amidala, gave birth to him and his twin sister, Leia, and held Luke beside Amidala so she could see her son. After Amidala's death, and fearing the Sith would detect Skywalker and his sister, Kenobi, along with Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan and Yoda, decided to split up the twins. Kenobi would take Skywalker to live with Skywalker's aunt and uncle on Tatooine but also decided to keep an eye on the boy himself.

When Skywalker about to face Darth Vader in the weapons factory alpha on Cymoon 1, Kenobi communicated to Skywalker from beyond and told him to run.

Following the climatic Battle of Endor, Kenobi appeared to Skywalker one last time, standing next to the spirits of Anakin Skywalker and Yoda as they watched Luke and the other rebels celebrate their momentous victory, although Skywalker was the only one able to see them.

Leia Organa
"Who is she? She's beautiful."

- Luke on Leia after seeing her for the first time

Luke's first impression of Leia as he saw her in a hologram was "She's beautiful". During the escape from the Death Star Luke received a kiss from Leia "for luck". After the event, Han Solo made Luke jealous by asking him if he thought the princess was his type. Just before the Battle of Hoth, Leia kissed a convalescent Luke again, this time to make Solo jealous. During his second visit to Dagobah, Luke discovered that she was his sister.

Yoda
"Do, or do not. There is no try."

- Yoda to Luke Skywalker

Yoda was present on the asteroid colony of Polis Massa when Skywalker's mother, Padmé Amidala, gave birth to him and his twin sister, Leia.

When Skywalker met Yoda on the planet Dagobah, some twenty-two years later, Yoda decided to test Skywalker by not revealing his true identity and instead promised to lead him to Yoda; Skywalker's subsequent frustration and his age made the Jedi doubtful as to whether it was a good idea to train the boy, but Kenobi's spirit managed to convince him to do so.

Yoda proceeded to tutor Skywalker with a variety of exercises, including the telekinetic manipulation of objects in the area. As part of his training, he also sent Skywalker into a nearby cave, which was powerful with the dark side in order to demonstrate the dangers of falling to the dark side of the Force.

During his tenure with Yoda, Skywalker sensed that his friends were in danger in Cloud City on the gas giant Bespin, and headed there to confront Darth Vader in spite of Yoda's and Kenobi's persuasion to the contrary. Before leaving, Skywalker even promised Yoda that he would come back and finish his training. Although Kenobi was distraught by Skywalker's rushed departure, Yoda reminded him that there was still another offspring of Anakin Skywalker—Leia Organa.

When Skywalker returned to Dagobah, a year later to complete his Jedi training, he found that Yoda had become old and weak and was on the verge of dying. Before Yoda died, he told Skywalker that he didn't know any more training and that he knew everything he needed. Skywalker claimed himself to be a Jedi, but Yoda told him that he had to confront Darth Vader again for Skywalker to claim himself to be a Jedi.

When Skywalker asked Yoda if Darth Vader really was his father, Yoda confirmed Skywalker's suspicions. Before breathing his final breath, Yoda reminded Skywalker that a Jedi's strength flowed from the force and that he should be wary of feeling anger, fear and aggression, and that once he started down that path forever would it dominate Skywalker's destiny. Yoda also warned Skywalker to not underestimate the power of the Emperor or he would suffer the same fate as his father.

Yoda also told Skywalker that when he died, Skywalker would be the last of the Jedi and that the force ran strong in his family and should pass on what he had learned. With his final breath, Yoda revealed to Skywalker that there was another member of the Skywalker family before dying and becoming one with the force. With Yoda dead, Skywalker believed that he could go not go on alone but was reassured by the force spirit of Obi-Wan Kenobi that Yoda would always be with him.

Yoda, along with Kenobi and his redeemed father, Anakin Skywalker appeared to Skywalker as force spirits, during the rebel alliance's celebration of the destruction of the death star and the death of the Emperor.

Lightsaber abilities
"I see you have constructed a new lightsaber."

- Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker

Though he received little training, Luke Skywalker became an exceptionally skilled Jedi in combat, making him a powerful Jedi. Luke Skywalker's use of the lightsaber is probably as much instinctive as trained: on Bespin, Luke revealed that he was an extraordinarily gifted duelist after only one brief session with Obi-Wan Kenobi and a training remote on the way to Alderaan, and a short time of study with Yoda on Dagobah. Without a Master, it was Luke's unparalleled aptitude, which contributed in the impossible advancement of his skills. Skywalker showed is abilities in battle during the battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon, where a skirmish ensued in which the Jedi killed many guards aboard the execution skiff and Jabba's sail barge. Later, on board the second Death Star, Luke was finally able to duel Vader on an even footing, and defeated the experienced Dark Lord. Luke was proficient in using Shien, a defensive form used by Jedi to deflect blaster fire.

Force powers
"The Force is strong in this one."

- Darth Vader during the Battle of Yavin

Like his father, Luke possessed a strong connection to the Force. Darth Sidious believed that Luke was strong enough in the Force to destroy the Sith. While infiltrating Jabba's Palace, Luke utilized a number of Force powers such as Force Choke and Jedi mind tricks. When Darth Vader attempted to freeze him in carbonite, Luke was able to perform a force-augmented jump to escape, something that impressed the Dark Lord. In addition, Luke was adept at receiving Force Visions, something he demonstrated during his training with Yoda. Luke had an acute Force Sense, such as when he sensed Vader's presence when approaching Endor.

Lightsabers
Luke Skywalker wielded at least two lightsabers during the Galactic Civil War. The first was his father's former weapon, that was retrieved and given to him by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He wielded this weapon for three years before losing it in a duel against Darth Vader on the cloud city on Bespin. After losing his father's lightsaber, Skywalker built himself a new one that he used to rescue his friends from Jabba the Hutt and during his final duel with Darth Vader.

Behind the scenes
Luke Skywalker was portrayed by actor Mark Hamill in the films Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and will reprise his role in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. He was portrayed as an infant by Aidan Barton in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. In A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD he was voiced by Joshua Fardon, who also voiced the character in the radio dramatization of Return of the Jedi, which is now considered part of the continuity of Star Wars Legends and not canon, save for those portions which matched the material presented in the film.

Non-canon appearances

 * Epic Yarns: A New Hope
 * Epic Yarns: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi