The Force Awakens Luke Skywalker - Mark Hamill

[DarthSkywalker]

Luke Skywalker. The greatest of all heroes.

 

[Octoberist]

I never liked his hair in ROTJ. In fact, everyone's hair kinda looked weird in that one except Leia's.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I never liked his hair in ROTJ. In fact, everyone's hair kinda looked weird in that one except Leia's.

The Space Hairdresser had off days.

In terms of look, I loved his Jedi uniform, but his overall look in TESB is hard too beat. When I think of Luke, him walking through Cloud City is the first image that pops into my head.

 

[Human Torch]

My favorite is the ROTJ costume.

I hope he wears the Jedi Robes in this one.Maybe a black outer robe instead of brown.

 

[Herolee10]

As others have said, I really hope that Luke gets at least a decent role throughout the tenure of this new trilogy.

And I hope he isn't the one to bite the dust by the end of Episode 7. If Luke HAS to die, I rather he died at the end of Episode 9.

Honestly, I was okay with the idea of him dying in Episode 7 but that was only because I thought that they would give him a child to carry off his legacy, one who would have the last name of "Skywalker".

But seeing as how that might not be the case, then Luke is the only character within this new trilogy that has the last name of "Skywalker" and even if Han and Leia's daughter has Skywalker blood in her as well, I still think it's important for there to be a leading character within the franchise that HAS the Skywalker name...thus I want Luke to survive for the remainder of the trilogy.

And honestly, I don't buy into the whole how a Jedi can't have a family of his own rule. As I recall, it was stated that even though Jedi were permitted from having families, it didn't necessarily stop them from having a lover here and there at times, ala Obi Wan with Satine and Anakin with Padme.

In fact, it's because of how the Jedi enforced this upon everyone that led to Anakin becoming so frustrated with the Order where it ultimately led to his downfall.

If Anakin hadn't broken this rule then there would be no Luke and thus the Sith would have remained in power forever.

So it seems counterproductive to go back to this rule for the new Jedi Order.

 

[Spider-Gnome]

There is one way they could bring him back since

Spoiler

it seems there will be Ghost Anakin scene Anakin could tell his Son about a new threat and tell him don't let the dark side take him over like it did him.

Also I don't know Mark Hamill character I like more Luke or Joker maybe Joker.

I think it's fitting that this character should make an appearance in this trilogy, even if it amounts to a cameo, but I think Abram's, um, aversion to the prequels makes it doubtful.

 

[Spider-Gnome]

And I too love the character of Luke (floats around between him, Yoda, & Obi-Wan as my favorite), but I can see him dieing in Episode VII. It "rhymes" with Qui-Gon in Episode I and Obi-Wan in Episode IV. But, don't forget, He would still be in the rest of the trilogy, just as Obi-Wan was...

 

[Octoberist]

Forget the 'rhyming' thing. I hope it's dead.

 

[Herolee10]

And I too love the character of Luke (floats around between him, Yoda, & Obi-Wan as my favorite), but I can see him dieing in Episode VII. It "rhymes" with Qui-Gon in Episode I and Obi-Wan in Episode IV. But, don't forget, He would still be in the rest of the trilogy, just as Obi-Wan was...

Personally, even if Luke was appear to technically return for future installments, it would only be as a ghost, and thus, that would limit on what the character can do.

If any major character has to die in Episode 7, I rather it be Han, especially since it would leave more of a emotional impact due to him actually having a wife and kid to leave behind.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I don't want Luke as a Ghost. He could be a much better version of Yoda from the prequels here, even more involved though. The one Jedi who can really do work.

 

[X Knight]

yeah.....I'd rather Luke stick around for the entire trilogy. the grandmaster/mentor doesn't always have to die.

and, if Han is the one to die in VII, and if Daisy is indeed his daughter, then Luke will play an even more important role in the following films, mentoring his niece and training her to be a Jedi Knight.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

yeah.....I'd rather Luke stick around for the entire trilogy. the grandmaster/mentor doesn't always have to die.

and, if Han is the one to die in VII, and if Daisy is indeed his daughter, then Luke will play an even more important role in the following films, mentoring his niece and training her to be a Jedi Knight.

I like the way you think Raven X.

 

[Spider-Gnome]

yeah.....I'd rather Luke stick around for the entire trilogy. the grandmaster/mentor doesn't always have to die.

and, if Han is the one to die in VII, and if Daisy is indeed his daughter, then Luke will play an even more important role in the following films, mentoring his niece and training her to be a Jedi Knight.

This is true. By the way, Raven X, I like a couple of other ideas you had about the new trilogy in the main news/speculation thread.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

yeah.....I'd rather Luke stick around for the entire trilogy. the grandmaster/mentor doesn't always have to die.

and, if Han is the one to die in VII, and if Daisy is indeed his daughter, then Luke will play an even more important role in the following films, mentoring his niece and training her to be a Jedi Knight.

 

[X Knight]

I like the way you think Raven X.

This is true. By the way, Raven X, I like a couple of other ideas you had about the new trilogy in the main news/speculation thread.

thanks, guys!! t:

oh, you mean this stuff?

Spoiler

what if......John has a sister. They are both Force sensitive orphans and were separated when they were very small children. John ends up being raised by Luke as a Jedi and looks up to him as a father figure ( and Luke sees him as a son he never had ).

His sister, however, was raised by the current Sith lord and is played by.........Lupita!!

Stripped of all emotions and trained to be a merciless Sith assassin ( think Ventress ), she is loyal to the Sith cause and loyally devoted to her master ( who she does view on some level as a father figure ). But, is her Master loyal to her ( or does he have his eyes on a more prized recruit )?

so.....one sibling was raised in the Light. and the other in the Dark. and now the fates of these siblings will collide, as the Sith make a resurgence and threaten the peace of the Galaxy once more. Can John's character stay true to the Jedi cause and destroy the Sith, even if it means killing his long-lost sister? Can his sister ever regain her humanity?

meanwhile, caught in the middle of the budding conflict is a young girl with the bloodline of Vader (Dark) and Skywalker (Light). Although her parents have tried hiding and shielding her from outside forces, they can't do it forever, and now she has become a prized target for both the Jedi and Sith. Will she embrace her destiny and lineage? Will she maintain the balance of the galaxy or threaten to destroy it?

 

[Spider-Gnome]

thanks, guys!! t:

oh, you mean this stuff?

Spoiler

what if......John has a sister. They are both Force sensitive orphans and were separated when they were very small children. John ends up being raised by Luke as a Jedi and looks up to him as a father figure ( and Luke sees him as a son he never had ).

His sister, however, was raised by the current Sith lord and is played by.........Lupita!!

Stripped of all emotions and trained to be a merciless Sith assassin ( think Ventress ), she is loyal to the Sith cause and loyally devoted to her master ( who she does view on some level as a father figure ). But, is her Master loyal to her ( or does he have his eyes on a more prized recruit )?

so.....one sibling was raised in the Light. and the other in the Dark. and now the fates of these siblings will collide, as the Sith make a resurgence and threaten the peace of the Galaxy once more. Can John's character stay true to the Jedi cause and destroy the Sith, even if it means killing his long-lost sister? Can his sister ever regain her humanity?

meanwhile, caught in the middle of the budding conflict is a young girl with the bloodline of Vader (Dark) and Skywalker (Light). Although her parents have tried hiding and shielding her from outside forces, they can't do it forever, and now she has become a prized target for both the Jedi and Sith. Will she embrace her destiny and lineage? Will she maintain the balance of the galaxy or threaten to destroy it?

Yes, that is exactly what I was talking about. When first reading your speculation on John and the possible other actress that may be cast, I wasn't too crazy. But, then you tied it in with Daisy, as most have speculated at her ties to the Skywalker bloodline and I like that. Like I said, this should be one continuous story. I think it works as each trilogy centers on a generation of Skywalkers: Anakin, Luke, and Daisy's character.

Also, were you the one who brought up following the original idea that the sequel trilogy would involve Luke's lost sister (who was not Leia), but now making it Luke's niece (Leia's daughter)? I like that idea as well.

 

[X Knight]

Yes, that is exactly what I was talking about. When first reading your speculation on John and the possible other actress that may be cast, I wasn't too crazy. But, then you tied it in with Daisy, as most have speculated at her ties to the Skywalker bloodline and I like that. Like I said, this should be one continuous story. I think it works as each trilogy centers on a generation of Skywalkers: Anakin, Luke, and Daisy's character.

Also, were you the one who brought up following the original idea that the sequel trilogy would involve Luke's lost sister (who was not Leia), but now making it Luke's niece (Leia's daughter)? I like that idea as well.

no. that wasn't me. I think it might have been Magnar.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Also, were you the one who brought up following the original idea that the sequel trilogy would involve Luke's lost sister (who was not Leia), but now making it Luke's niece (Leia's daughter)? I like that idea as well.

I brought up Nellith Skywalker from one of Brackett's early drafts to TESB. It was early an idea that was scrapped. Supposedly the idea was for her to become a Jedi.

I also brought up that Lucas said the original idea he had for the Indiana Jones 4 was for Indy to have a daughter that he didn't know about. But Lucas said (it's on my DVD and on Youtube) that Stephen Spielberg didn't like the idea until he and Koepp changed it to a son.

Lucas even toyed with the idea of Luke being a girl during the development of what became Episode IV. Lucas said this in promoting the The Clone Wars animated series:

Recalling that the character of Luke Skywalker had originally been drafted as a girl in one of the early scripts for A New Hope, we asked Lucas if Ahsoka emerged from a latent desire to finally explore the idea of a female Jedi apprentice.

"Well, in the first film, Luke was a girl," explains Lucas. "Then the girl got split into twins. So the girl actually stayed there, and it was Luke that was introduced. Ultimately, when you think about it, Episode IV is really about Princess Leia. It's her story. She's the one that's really the issue, in terms of the plot of that movie. She's the one that's got the mission, that's a leader of her people, that needs help to get all these things accomplished. It's told from Luke's point of view, though, because ultimately he's the one who's going to have to confront his father.

"But she's the one that's sort of carried on the family tradition," continues Lucas, "which isn't obvious until you go back and remember Padmé and her role -- she was a queen, she was a leader, she was the one that was motivating others, she's the one that finds Anakin -- so it's actually Padmé and Leia who are kind of the instigators of this whole thing even though it's told from Anakin and Luke's point of view. While it's really Anakin's fall to the dark side and Luke's redeeming him that becomes the dramatic story, the bulwark foundation of the whole thing is Padmé and Leia -- they have the political plot problem to overcome, which is, how to lead the Rebellion, how to bring freedom to the galaxy, all those sorts of things -- they're the ones doing that."

On the commentary to The Phantom Meance, Lucas said exactly the same thing about Padme Amidala, that she's the central character of that particular story.

I think Padme was at her best in Episode I, even though she, like everyone else, doesn't really stand out. Too much concern for toys and special effects in that movie instead of a tighter narrative, and a character like Padme would not work in the long term beyond Episode I as the central or main character anyway without massive retooling.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Lucas is so full of it. He always changes his interpretation of what the Star Wars movies are about and whom they are about.

 

[Spider-Gnome]

I brought up Nellith Skywalker from one of Brackett's early drafts to TESB. It was early an idea that was scrapped. Supposedly the idea was for her to become a Jedi.

I also brought up that Lucas said the original idea he had for the Indiana Jones 4 was for Indy to have a daughter that he didn't know about. But Lucas said (it's on my DVD and on Youtube) that Stephen Spielberg didn't like the idea until he and Koepp changed it to a son.

Yeah, I like this idea as well. I hope the themes that were suppose to be in the sequel trilogy Lucas had outlined get transferred into these three new films.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Lucas is so full of it. He always changes his interpretation of what the Star Wars movies are about and whom they are about.

This times a 1000. He is such a fibber to put it nicely.

 

[Jaxon]

How's Hamill looking at the moment, he was shockingly out of shape when he was announced as being part if the series?

 

[Young Superman]

Since it appears that Luke's green lightsaber was destroyed on the second Death Star. He could always have gone back to Bespin and got Anakin lightsaber, or made a new one, or both.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

If he made a new one, it probably look like the one he crafted. It was based on Obi-Wan's design, which would be the only designs Luke would have at least for awhile you'd think.

On another note, I'd love his saber in VII to be the V2 version. The one of the silver and black variety, without any hint of gold. So pretty. Also, I know they won't, but I would love if he went back to a blue blade. While I love the RotJ hilt, green never quite suited Luke for me.

 

[paladinryan]

Since it appears that Luke's green lightsaber was destroyed on the second Death Star. He could always have gone back to Bespin and got Anakin lightsaber, or made a new one, or both.

Actually, his green saber is supposedly visible when he's with Vader in front of the imperial shuttle.