Talk:Ben Skywalker

"A theory has developed among some Star Wars fans that Ben Skywalker's biological father may in fact be Luke's nephew Anakin Solo, who was training as an Apprentice with Luke and Mara at the time, and would have been sixteen at the time of his conception. This is based on a postmodernist interpretation of the novel Balance Point, rather than any clearly explicit indicators in the text: it can (as of this writing) be regarded only as a fan theory." Um. What? --SparqMan 05:28, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * That's one of Thrawn McEwok's crank theories from the TFN forums. (But then again, he once seriously proposed that Dooku = Jorus C'Baoth.) QuentinGeorge 06:02, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * I object to the term "crank theory", QG. Never mind, though. It's all fun, games and postmodernism... McEwok 19:06, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * I fail to see how a postmodern reading of Balance Point can produce that analysis. Care to link to your theory? Fan theory, regardless of its declared philosophical base, is just that: fanon. --SparqMan 21:42, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)
 * There's no full version of the theory up yet, though this thread contains some of it. Basically, the hypothesis combines (1.) the explicit characterization of Mara and Anakin as trying to help each other through the crisis with: (2.) Campbellian concepts like the "Encounter with the Goddess" and the uncertain/mysterious parentage of heroes; (3.) apparent disjunctures between narrative POV and deeper reality (for instance in the scene where Mara detects Ben for the fist time); and (4.) the wider context that there are places in the NJO text when we seem to be expected to read against the text (for instance, the moral ambiguity injected in the Coda of The Unifying Force by the use of phrases like 'new order' and 'final solution' to describe what the Alliance victors are trying to achieve). --McEwok 20:07, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Character template?
Do the later NJO books and the Dark Nest trilogy provide enough of a physical description of Ben to add a character template to his page? --Ace_ETP 23:14, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)


 * I suspect they do - from what I remember, he's reddish-blond, with grey eyes I think, and maybe freckles? --McEwok 00:24, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Eye Color

 * I've been wondering, should we put Ben's eye color as grey or blue? Cause in NJO, his eyes are grey, but in the Dark Nest Trilogy they are blue! So which one should we put? Divinity 06:24, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Gray = Blue. Gray eyes are just a type of blue.QuentinGeorge 06:32, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I guess it's settled on blue then. Divinity 06:46, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Homeworld

 * If I recall, he wasn't born on Coruscant, and since it was a wasteland for much of his early life it can hardly be his homeworld. Where was he born? Anyone know? QuentinGeorge 06:42, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, Anakin Solo wasn't born on Coruscant, and didn't live there for the begining of his life, yet it was still considered his homeworld. But perhaps we should consider Ossus his homeworld? -- SFH 14:48, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
 * Found it. He was born on the Errant Venture. -- SFH 15:09, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
 * I haven't even read Dark Nest and I was also surprised to see his homeworld listed as Coruscant instead of Ossuss. But I guess it's up to the readers to reach a consensus...what should the box read as his homeworld? --Ace_ETP 22:13, 27 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Image
We REALLY need to replace that main image. Isn't Ben 13 or nearing 13 by now? anyone have a more grown picture of him? Rod
 * We could use the one from his appearance in The Lost Lightsaber, except that's not a canon story...&mdash; Silly Dan 02:51, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I say use the Lost Lightsaber pic Eyrezer 08:05, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Well...I've tested it. It looks good, and does show him around Legacy age. I'm still concerned about it's canonicity though... QuentinGeorge 08:19, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd be up for changing his hair color to red if no one has a problem with it. The precedent's already been set with Rokur Gepta's robes. CooperTFN 08:35, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I like that idea. Go ahead and make a test run, and show it here first. QuentinGeorge 08:37, 20 February 2006 (UTC)