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title: Luke Skywalker

text: Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas. Skywalker, portrayed by Mark Hamill, is a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. He is the twin brother of Rebellion leader Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, a friend and brother-in-law of smuggler Han Solo, an apprentice to Jedi Masters Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi and Yoda, the son of fallen Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) and Queen of Naboo/Republic Senator Padmé Amidala and maternal uncle of Ben Solo / Kylo Ren.

title: Luke Skywalker

text: was "I am a Jedi, like my father before me". UGO Networks listed Luke as one of their best heroes of all time, and he was voted as one of the coolest "Star Wars" characters by UGO's readers. Inventor Dean Kamen has also code-named his new prosthetic arm system "Luke" in honor of the character. WatchMojo ranked Luke Skywalker as #3 on their "Top 10 Star Wars Characters" list. Mark Hamill was nominated a Saturn Award for Best Actor in for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars", and won the award for his portrayal in "The Empire Strikes

title: Luke Skywalker

text: supernatural within this universe, but it's not the same thing as a personal god that Christians or Jews or Muslims might believe in. It's this impersonal force that is in some ways this neutral, impersonal energy that is out there to be used for good or for evil." Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas. Skywalker, portrayed by Mark Hamill, is a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. He is the twin brother of Rebellion leader

title: Luke Skywalker

text: that he will not be the last Jedi before his projection vanishes. On Ahch-To, Luke collapses then looks off in the horizon to see the planet's two suns setting before he disappears, having become one with the Force. Luke has been confirmed to appear in the of the series. At the end of the "Star Wars Rebels" episode "Twin Suns", a silhouette of Luke Skywalker is seen from afar by Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke appears in the animated Disney micro-series "Star Wars Forces of Destiny" (with Mark Hamill once again reprising his role). The episode "The Path Ahead" details him training

title: Luke Skywalker

text: of their favorite "Star Wars" characters. IGN's Jesse Schedeen also picked Luke Skywalker as one of the characters they most wanted to appear on the Wii, as well as listing Skywalker as one of their favorite "Star Wars" heroes. Schedeen also listed the character as one of the "Star Wars" characters they wanted to see in "Soulcalibur". IGN also called the fight between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in "Return of the Jedi" one of the ultimate movie "boss battles". In a feature on speeches made by Luke Skywalker, IGN's Todd Gilchrist said that his favorite speech made by Luke

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Luke Skywalker ultimately symbolizes Joseph Campbell's "Hero" archetype in Campbell 's "Hero's journey," meaning that Skywalker encounters the basic struggle between good and evil as other heroic characters such as Harry Potter, Bilbo Baggins, and Jesus Christ. Like most protagonists emerging from this storytelling formula, Luke is not raised by his biological parents. The Force is also relatively aligned with Sigmund Freud's Life Force. As so, Skywalker is a formulaic, relatable protagonist. Luke's central dilemma is the ongoing war between good and evil, both in his galaxy and internally. Luke also represents the hero in the Hero's Journey, and each

title: Luke Skywalker

text: of the Star Wars characters emulates one of Campbell's archetypes. Some argue that Luke mirrors fundamental values of Christianity and Abrahamic religion.The journey of Skywalker is also often compared to that of Jesus Christ. Scholars argue that Luke is a Christ-like figure, while Yoda represents a god and Darth Vader represents the temptations of evil. His struggle between good and evil is contrasted with his father's in a way that represents the story of the Prodigal Son. Luke Skywalker was initially called "Luke Starkiller" and went through multiple design changes. The character was at one point designed as a 60-year-old

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Luke also serves as a mentor to the protagonist of the new "Star Wars" trilogy, Rey. The now non-canon "Star Wars Legends" depicts him as a powerful Jedi Master, husband of Mara Jade, the father of Ben Skywalker and maternal uncle of Jaina, Jacen and Anakin Solo. Luke Skywalker appears in "Episode IV", "", "Episode VI", "", "", and briefly "" briefly as an infant (portrayed by Aidan Barton). Mark Hamil is slated to reprise his role as Skywalker in the upcoming "", which is set to premiere in the United States on December 20, 2019. Introduced in the 1977

title: Luke Skywalker

text: possibility of Luke finding love between "Episode VI" and "Episode VII". 40 years after his first onscreen appearance, Skywalker remains to be an American icon. In fact, Luke Skywalker is often still 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. 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 as eventually, as

title: Luke Skywalker

text: 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. An older and wiser Luke Skywalker also appears in the "" and "" video games at the rank of Jedi Master. In "Jedi Outcast", Luke helps Kyle Katarn in his fight against Desann and Empire Reborn by driving off Desann and his Reborn forces from Valley of the Jedi. In the "Hand of Thrawn Duology", Luke, now a Jedi Master, works again with Mara Jade, who has

title: Luke Skywalker

text: trying to do for six months before the start of the novel by finding old Jedi records and archives. In "The Thrawn Trilogy", Luke meets former Emperor's Hand Mara Jade, who is bound by Palpatine's disembodied voice that repeatedly commands "You will kill Luke Skywalker". Mara Jade is working with her boss, a fringe-of-the-galaxy smuggler named Talon Karrde, who also plays a crucial role in this era. Although she was ready to fulfill that order to stop the voice, circumstances force her to keep him alive long enough to have him help escape a mutual danger. Despite her threats, Luke

title: Luke Skywalker

text: if Luke will not submit. Luke snaps and brutally overpowers Vader, severing his father's mechanical right hand. The Emperor orders Luke to kill Vader and take his place. Luke glances 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 these words, "I am a Jedi, like my father before me". Furious, Sidious tortures Luke with Force lightning. In agony, Luke calls out to his father for help; unwilling to let his son die, Anakin Skywalker grabs his former master, and kills him by throwing him

title: Luke Skywalker

text: down a reactor shaft to his death. He is mortally wounded by the Emperor's lightning in the process. As Rebel fighters head toward the Death Star's main reactor, Luke removes Vader's mask and looks upon his father's face for the first and only time. The redeemed Anakin Skywalker assures Luke that there was good in him after all, and dies. On Endor, Luke cremates his father's body on a funeral pyre. During the Rebels' victory celebrations on Endor, Luke sees his father's spirit alongside those of Obi-Wan and Yoda. In the prequel film "" (2005), Luke and his twin sister

title: Luke Skywalker

text: stage directions. Abrams said it allowed him to remain involved and that his reading helped make a "better experience for everyone". In 2015, Luke Skywalker was selected by "Empire" magazine as the 50th-greatest movie character of all time. Empire also ranked him as the third greatest "Star Wars" character. Luke was also on the ballot for the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains". On their list of the "100 Greatest Fictional Characters", Fandomania.com ranked Luke at number 14. IGN listed Luke as their 4th top "Star Wars" character, and he was chosen twice by IGN's readers as one

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Leia are born to Senator Padmé Amidala. Following Padmé's death on Polis Massa and his father's turn to the dark side of the Force, Luke is taken by Obi-Wan Kenobi to the desert planet Tatooine, where Luke is adopted by his father's stepbrother, Owen Lars, and his wife, Beru. In the first installment of the sequel trilogy, "" (2015), the opening crawl reveals that Luke Skywalker had mysteriously vanished some time in the 30 years following the events of "Return of the Jedi". Luke went into hiding after his nephew and apprentice, Ben Solo, turned to the dark side and

title: Luke Skywalker

text: 1977–86. When Dark Horse acquired the license two years later, he appeared in numerous projects based on the franchise as well. In "", set 125 years after the events of the original films, Luke appears as a spirit in the Force to his descendant Cade Skywalker and persuades him to once again become a Jedi in order to defeat the evil Darth Krayt and his burgeoning Sith empire. Luke appears in the Disney LucasFilm video game "Star Wars Commander". Luke is also a playable character in "Disney Infinity 3.0" and "Star Wars Battlefront" and the game "" in a DLC.

title: Luke Skywalker

text: film "Star Wars" (later dubbed "Episode IV – A New Hope"), the character represents the hero archetype of "the young man, called to adventure, the hero going out facing the trials and ordeals, and coming back after his victory with a boon for the community". Luke Skywalker lives on a moisture farm on Tatooine with his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. Luke takes his first steps toward his destiny when he purchases the droids C-3PO and R2-D2. While examining R2-D2, he sees a message from Leia. When R2-D2 goes missing, Luke goes out to search for the droid, but is

title: Luke Skywalker

text: 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 appears in the Marvel-published "Star Wars" comics adaptations of the original trilogy, as well as an ongoing series that ran from

title: Luke Skywalker

text: "Revelation", Ben proves that Jacen killed Mara, but Luke is now reluctant to kill Jacen out of fear that he or his son will fall to the dark side in the process. (The decision is taken out of his hands in "Invincible", when Jaina kills Jacen in a final lightsaber duel). In this series of original 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

title: Luke Skywalker

text: learns of Mara's curse and vows to free her from it. Meanwhile, the rest of the New Republic is fighting against Grand Admiral Thrawn, and thanks to Leia's help, he is eventually defeated, although Luke tried several times to get near him and his ally, Joruus C'baoth. Eventually, the desperate pair fights against Luke's clone, Luuke Skywalker, the apprentice of Joruus C'Baoth. 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

title: Skywalker family

text: descendant of Luke Skywalker and is a Jedi master. He is the father of Cade Skywalker. The descendant of Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade Skywalker and Ben Skywalker, and the son of Kol Skywalker. He is a protagonist of the "" comic series. According to the comic book series from Dark Horse called "", which takes place 125 years after "Return of the Jedi", Cade Skywalker, son of Kol Skywalker and a direct descendant of Luke Skywalker, is the last surviving Skywalker of his time. It is shown that he has completely abandoned the Jedi way after an attack

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text: by the New Sith Order on the Jedi Academy on Ossus. Nevertheless, he still encounters other Jedi, as well as the ghost of Luke Skywalker. The character was voted the 84th top "Star Wars" character by IGN. Skywalker family The Skywalker family is a fictional family in the "Star Wars" franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force. Luke Skywalker, his twin sister Princess Leia, and their father Darth Vader are central characters in the original "Star Wars" film trilogy. Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is

title: Skywalker (horse)

text: Skywalker (horse) Skywalker (March 4, 1982 – February 25, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was best known for winning the 1986 Breeders' Cup Classic. Bred in Kentucky by Thomas P. Tatham's Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds Ltd., who also bred Sunday Silence, Skywalker was foaled on March 4, 1982 and raised at Arthur B. Hancock III's Stone Farm. Sired by Relaunch and out of the mare Bold Captive, he was named by Tatham's son for Luke Skywalker, a lead character in the "Star Wars" motion pictures. Skywalker was trained by Michael Whittingham and raced under the Oak Cliff Stable partnership

title: Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

text: Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker is the original title of the novelization of the 1977 film "Star Wars". Ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster, but credited to George Lucas, it was first published on November 12, 1976 by Ballantine Books. In later years, it was republished under the title "Star Wars: A New Hope" to reflect the retroactive addition of a subtitle to the film in 1981. Although the book contains some differences from the film, it also includes references to Palpatine and his rise to power in the prologue,

title: Skywalker hoolock gibbon

text: Skywalker hoolock gibbon The Skywalker hoolock gibbon ("Hoolock tianxing") is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of three species of hoolock gibbon and was first described in January 2017 in the "American Journal of Primatology". The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars franchise, as the scientists who described it are fans of the franchise. The specific name "tianxing" is the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese terms 天 ("tiān") meaning "heaven" and 行 ("xing") meaning "movement". The name is a reference to brachiation, the main locomotory mode of gibbons, and derived

title: Skywalker family

text: Skywalker family The Skywalker family is a fictional family in the "Star Wars" franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force. Luke Skywalker, his twin sister Princess Leia, and their father Darth Vader are central characters in the original "Star Wars" film trilogy. Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is a lead character in the prequel film trilogy. Leia and Han Solo's son, and also Luke's nephew, Kylo Ren plays a crucial role in the sequel trilogy of films. In terms of the series' internal chronology, the

title: Skywalker hoolock gibbon

text: from the text of the "I Ching", an ancient Chinese book of divination. The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is found in the tropical forests of eastern Myanmar and the Yunan Province in southwestern China. About 200 individuals are estimated to live in China and an unknown number in Myanmar. Skywalker hoolock gibbon The Skywalker hoolock gibbon ("Hoolock tianxing") is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of three species of hoolock gibbon and was first described in January 2017 in the "American Journal of Primatology". The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars

title: Luke Skywalker

text: the Jedi Order to end. After some persuasion from R2-D2, Luke starts training Rey but grows increasingly afraid of her power. Luke tells Rey that he had briefly considered killing the sleeping Ben after seeing a vision of the destruction he could cause, but relented; Ben woke to see Luke with his lightsaber drawn and turned to the dark side because he felt betrayed. Rey urges Luke to help her turn Ren back to the good side, but he refuses. When Rey leaves, Luke is visited by the spirit of Yoda, who assures Luke that he still has a purpose.

title: Luke Skywalker

text: young Luke. 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." Ryan Britt of "Inverse" noted that leaving interpretations aside, in all media Luke has only been portrayed as straight. In the original "Star Wars" films, he is attracted to Leia before discovering she is his biological sister. Deleted scenes from the

title: Luke Skywalker

text: 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 "Bloodlines", the situation worsens when Luke's son, Ben, becomes Jacen's apprentice. Luke must also battle his wife, who refuses to confront Jacen for fear of alienating Ben. In "Tempest", Luke determines that the dark figure from his dreams is Lumiya, a former Emperor's Hand now known as the "Dark Lady of the Sith". Luke and Lumiya had fought several times over the years, but when Mara is murdered in "Sacrifice", Lumiya deceives Luke into

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text: fell in love with Anakin Skywalker after he was assigned to protect her from an assassination attempt, and secretly married him shortly after the Battle of Geonosis, and died while giving birth to her children shortly after the first Empire Day. Obi-Wan and Yoda decided to separate the children in order to keep them hidden from Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker is the son of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Senator of Naboo, Padmé Amidala. He is taken in by his uncle and aunt, Owen and Beru Lars, after the death of Padmé and Anakin's fall to the dark side. He

text: by "Star Wars" conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie, who was commissioned by Ballantine Books executive Judy Lynn Del Rey while he was working on visualization work for Lucas's forthcoming film. The cover depicted Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, , and R2-D2 standing in front of an enlarged head of Darth Vader. On the back of the book was written, "Soon to be a spectacular motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox". In the United Kingdom, the novelization was published by Sphere Books, and featured cover art by John Berkey. Sphere reportedly paid $225,000 for the British publishing rights. By February 1977, still three months

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text: Snoke. The daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, Leia Organa was adopted by Bail and Breha Organa of Alderaan. At age 19 she is the Princess of Alderaan, and is captured by Darth Vader while in the Tantive IV blockade runner on a so-called "diplomatic mission". Leia is shown to be force sensitive. In "The Empire Strikes Back", Leia professes her love for Han Solo when he is put into carbonite stasis, although it is originally Han and Luke who compete for her affections. In "Return of the Jedi", planning to feed Luke, Han, and Chewbacca to the flesh

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text: of Owen. Owen tells Anakin they are stepbrothers. Owen later marries Beru Whitesun. As a Jedi Knight, Anakin secretly marries Padmé Amidala. In "" Padme gives birth to twins, Luke and Leia. Luke is raised by Beru and Owen Lars on Tatooine. Leia is raised by Senator Bail Organa and Queen Breha Organa on Alderaan. In "", Leia and her husband Han Solo, after marrying have a son named Ben Solo, who later adopts the name Kylo Ren. The family breaks apart following Ben's descent into the dark side, with Leia and Han separating. Shmi Skywalker is a fictional character

title: Luke Skywalker

text: believing that she killed her. They battle again, and Luke saves a weaponless Lumiya from falling to her death simply so that he can kill her himself. Luke returns to Coruscant where he is found by Ben, standing guard over Mara's body; upon speaking with his son, he realizes that Lumiya could not have killed her. Later in his private cabin, Luke breaks down over the death of his wife, knowing that her murderer is still at large. He does not realize that the killer is his own nephew, Jacen, who has now taken the Sith name Darth Caedus. In

title: Luke Skywalker

text: was later dubbed Kylo Ren. When Ren killed all of his fellow apprentices and ushered in the despotic reign of the First Order, Luke felt responsible, and disappeared. At the end of the film, the Resistance manage to reconstruct a map, which traces the location of the temple from the Empire's archives to his location, and he is subsequently found on the planet Ahch-To by the young scavenger, Rey, who presents him with the lightsaber previously wielded by both Luke and his father. In "" (2017), Luke is initially reluctant to train Rey, telling her that it is time for

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Han from the vile crime lord, Jabba the Hutt. Luke offers to negotiate with Jabba, but instead, Luke falls into a trap, battling against Jabba's Rancor. When Luke kills the Rancor, he is sentenced to death in the Sarlacc Pit. Luke escapes with R2-D2's help, saving his friends and destroying Jabba's sail barge. During his return trip to Dagobah, Luke hears a dying Yoda confirm that Vader is his father. Luke then learns from Obi-Wan's spirit that he has a twin sister, whom he immediately realizes is Leia. Obi-Wan tells Luke that he must face Vader again in order to

title: Luke Skywalker

text: invaded by the 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. In the novel "The Courtship of Princess Leia", set four years after the Battle of Endor, Luke travels to the planet Dathomir. There, he discovers a group of Force-sensitive witches called the Witches of Dathomir, banded into two separate groups: a collective of benign, matriarchal clans; the one he is in contact with being the "Singing Mountain Clan", and the

title: Luke Skywalker

text: save the galaxy. 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 (a.k.a. Darth Sidious) tries to tempt Luke to the dark side. Luke momentarily lashes out with his lightsaber, but Vader blocks his strike, with father and son battling again. Luke keeps his emotions under control until Vader senses that Luke has a sister, and threatens to turn her to the dark side

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Luke appears on the planet Crait, as the Resistance are staging a standoff against the First Order, and he apologizes to Leia for his part in allowing Ben to fall to the dark side. Luke steps in front of the First Order's AT-M6s and AT-ATs, 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

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text: is force sensitive and skilled with a lightsaber. In "Return of the Jedi", a dying Yoda confirms to Luke, that Darth Vader (previously Anakin Skywalker) is actually his father, despite Luke's belief that Vader's claim to fatherhood in "The Empire Strikes Back" was a ruse to pull Luke to the dark side. He also finds out from Obi-Wan's force ghost that Princess Leia Organa is his sister. In "The Force Awakens", as the last known Jedi, Luke is in hiding after failing to prevent his apprentice Ben (now Kylo Ren) from turning to the dark side to join Supreme Leader

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text: in the "Star Wars" universe, portrayed by Pernilla August. She appears in "" and "". She is the mother of Anakin Skywalker, paternal grandmother to Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa and biological maternal great-grandmother to Kylo Ren. Her first name is derived from Lakshmi, a Hindu goddess. In "The Phantom Menace", she and her son are introduced as slaves of junk merchant Watto on the desert world Tatooine. She welcomes Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) into their home, and tells him that Anakin has no father; she simply "became" pregnant with him. Qui-Gon helps Anakin win his freedom, but

title: Luke Skywalker

text: witches who have turned to the dark side, called the "Nightsisters". Discovering a prophecy in which it was told a Jedi would change the way of life on the land, Luke eventually realizes truly what the Force is for the first time in his life. While there, he destroys most of the Nightsisters (including their powerful leader, Gethzirion, and the galaxy's most powerful remaining warlord, Warlord Zsinj). Thanks to the help of the prophecy and witches, Luke recovers old Jedi records left by Yoda about 400 years prior. He decides to start a new Jedi Academy, something he has been

title: Luke Skywalker

text: original film show Luke's attraction to a female character from Tatooine named Camie, while in the novelization of "The Last Jedi" an older Luke dreams of how his life may have been had he married her. The novel "" shows Luke attracted to a female named Nakari Kelen, in the time before "The Empire Strikes Back". In the non-canonical "Legends" branded stories, Luke married Mara Jade, though these have since been separated from official "Star Wars" continuity. Later Hamill would say that he saw Luke as possibly celibate, noting the Jedi were forbidden to marry. However, he later considered the

title: Luke Skywalker

text: knocked out by Tusken Raiders in the process. He then encounters Obi-Wan Kenobi, an old hermit. Luke and Obi-Wan seek shelter, and R2-D2 plays the full message for Obi-Wan from Leia, beseeching him to help her defeat the Galactic Empire. Obi-Wan says that he and Luke's father were once Jedi Knights, and that his father was murdered by a traitorous Jedi named Darth Vader. Obi-Wan presents Luke with his father's lightsaber and offers to take him to Alderaan and train him in the ways of the Force, but Luke rejects his offer. Luke changes his mind when he returns home

text: wrote a novel called "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", which was originally commissioned by George Lucas for the purpose of being filmed as a low-budget sequel, as a fallback plan in the event that "Star Wars" did not do well. It was published in 1978, a year after the movie's release. This made it the first full-length original novel to be published in the Star Wars expanded universe. The next official novelization of a "Star Wars" movie was "The Empire Strikes Back" by Donald F. Glut in 1980. Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker Star Wars: From the

text: the cries of the people for justice did not reach his ears. Several other portions of the novel deviate from the film, including scenes that were filmed but not inserted into the final cut of the movie. Most notable of these are scenes with Luke Skywalker and his friends at Tosche Station on Tatooine. Also included is the scene with Jabba the Hutt that was re-inserted in the Special Edition of the film; however, in this novelization he is written as a fat biped with an ugly, "shaggy skull" and "jowels" that shake with his head, and he has scars

text: was merely expanding upon it. Not having my name on the cover didn't bother me in the least. It would be akin to a contractor demanding to have his name on a Frank Lloyd Wright house." Lucas, for his part, has been open about the fact that Foster ghostwrote the novel, noting this fact in his introduction to later editions of the book. The paperback book was first published in the US as "Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker" in December 1976 by Ballantine Books, six months before the theatrical release of the film. The cover art was

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text: Kenobi's estranged brother. To explain subsequent references, "Star Wars: Lone Wolf: A Tale of Obi-Wan and Luke" introduces "Owen Kenobi", a personification of the bond Kenobi feels toward Owen Lars. In the Expanded Universe book "Tatooine Ghost", Shmi's granddaughter, Leia, is given Shmi's old journal, which describes Anakin's childhood. Leia learns, through Shmi's love for Anakin, to forgive her father for his role in the destruction of Alderaan and for torturing her aboard the Death Star, as depicted in "A New Hope". Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade Skywalker's son. Named after Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, Jedi Knight. Former student of Jacen

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text: to people outside the New Jedi Order. In the "Legacy of the Force" series, Luke begins having visions of a figure cloaked in darkness destroying the galaxy and the Jedi Decree. In his dreams, this figure's presence is much like that of Darth Vader. Luke has been troubled by the fact that he has been unable to discern the identity of this figure. 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 and extreme interpretations of the Force, causing a

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text: somehow responsible for the death of his mother, Padmé Amidala, which he almost believes because of Mara's previous involvement as the Emperor's Hand. This allows Lomi to escape from Luke. Luke discovers recordings of his father Force-choking his mother on Mustafar, his own birth, and his mother's death hidden inside the protective memory archives of R2-D2. 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 also withdraws the Jedi from Cal Omas' Advisory Council, as he plans to create

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text: in danger. Against both Obi-Wan and Yoda's advice to complete his training, he travels to Bespin to save them, only to be lured into a trap, where he engages in a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader. As his mentors warned, Luke proves to be no match for Vader; the Sith Lord overpowers Luke and severs his right hand. Vader then reveals that he is Luke's father and offers him the chance to turn to the dark side of the Force, and rule the galaxy at his side. Horrified, Luke refuses, and throws himself into a deep reactor chasm. He survives,

title: Luke Skywalker

text: grizzled war hero, later as a Jedi Master, and as a woman. The last name "Starkiller" remained for the first few months of production, Hamill on-camera used the name 'Luke Starkiller" the sole time he referred to himself during filming. "Starkiller" was dropped due to what Lucas called "unpleasant connotations". An alternative ending pitched by George Lucas for "Return of the Jedi" was Luke assuming his father's role as Darth Vader after the latter's death and intending to rule in his place. Though Lawrence Kasdan favored the idea, Lucas ultimately declined, since the films were made for children. Another conclusion

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text: a New Jedi Council that will give aid to the Galactic Alliance when needed. He also becomes the Grand Master of the New Jedi Order to give the Jedi a clear sense of direction. He has told the Jedi to either follow his leadership or make the order their priority, or leave. Jedi Danni Quee and Tenel Ka have resigned because of their duties to Zonoma Sekot and Hapes, respectively, while Corran Horn tries to resign, but Luke talks him out of it. Luke is also forced to exile Tahiri, Lowbacca, and Tesar Sebatayne to Dagobah for divulging secret information

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text: cylinders he was made from have a reputation of turning people insane later in life. Nonetheless, C'baoth is defeated along with Luuke, and Mara's sacrifice silences her curse and completes her reconciliation with the Jedi, whom she later joins. In the "Jedi Academy" trilogy, Luke resigns his commission in the New Republic's starfighter corps to pursue his Jedi studies and rebuild the Jedi Order 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,

title: Luke Skywalker

text: with Yoda on Dagobah. He also appears in the episode "Traps and Tribulations", which takes place shortly after the Battle of Endor and shows him and Leia assisting the Ewoks in stopping a rampaging monster known as a Gorax. "" was announced as one of the first four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015. Set between "A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back", "Heir to the Jedi" chronicles the adventures of a young Luke. The novel is written from the first person perspective of Luke, and is only the second "Star Wars" novel to attempt this

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Obi-Wan's spirit, telling him to travel to the planet Dagobah and complete his training with the Jedi Master Yoda, before he is rescued by Han. When the Empire discovers the Rebel base on Hoth, Luke leads his squadron to battle a swarm of AT-ATs, but the situation turns out to be serious enough that he and the others participating in the Battle of Hoth have to retreat. 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

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Rebel Alliance in attacking the Death Star. In the trench leading to the Death Star's exhaust port, Luke hears Obi-Wan's voice, telling him to "trust his feelings"; he takes Obi-Wan's advice and switches off his X-wing's missile guidance system, instead using the Force to guide the missiles and destroy the Death Star. In "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), set three years after the previous installment, Luke is now a lieutenant commander in the Rebel Alliance. While on a mission on the ice planet Hoth, he is captured by a Wampa, but manages to escape. In the frozen wasteland, he sees

title: Luke Skywalker

text: to find out that Imperial stormtroopers have killed his aunt and uncle. He and Obi-Wan then travel to Mos Eisley, where they meet smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca at the 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. They board the Death Star and rescue Princess Leia. 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 Battle of Yavin, Luke joins the

title: Luke Skywalker

text: libraries that were mostly destroyed 4,000 years prior. Upon the Killik's invasion of Chiss space and the transformation of most of the Myrkr mission survivors into Killik Joiners, Luke determines that the Killik's collective mind is being unconsciously controlled by a hive called the Dark Nest. The Dark Nest is controlled by a former Nightsister named 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, attempted to plant seeds of doubt in Luke's mind by suggesting that his wife, Mara, may be

title: Skywalker family

text: the franchise, Han becomes a military leader for the Alliance, falling in love with and marring Leia Organa, with whom he has a son named Ben. Ben Solo is the son of Leia Organa and Han Solo. He initially trains to be a Jedi under his uncle, Luke Skywalker, before he falls to the dark side and becomes Kylo Ren, working for the First Order and under the influence of Supreme Leader Snoke. He is obsessed with the legacy of his grandfather, the Sith Lord Darth Vader, and aspires to finish what Vader started: the elimination of the Jedi. With

title: Skywalker family

text: her son from the dark side. Han's surname Solo, was not his birth name, with Han being given his Solo surname by an imperial officer right before Han joined the imperial flight academy, which he would leave three years after. Han Solo's first film appearance however was in 1977's "Star Wars: A New Hope" where he is played by Harrison Ford. He and his Wookiee co-pilot and best friend, Chewbacca are initially hired to transport Luke Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi. Han and Chewbacca later become involved in the Rebel Alliance and are committed to its cause. Over the course of

title: Skywalker family

text: senator of Naboo. The newly elected Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, Palpatine, also befriends Anakin, promising to watch the boy's progress "with great interest" and advise him. Torn between his loyalty to the Jedi and his drive for power, Anakin succumbs to temptation and becomes Darth Vader, wiling to protect his loved ones especially padme. The secret wife of Anakin Skywalker, and mother of Luke and Leia and maternal grandmother of Kylo Ren. She served as Queen of Naboo, and later as a Senator for her planet. Her closest friend in the Senate was Senator Bail Organa. She reconnected and

title: Skywalker Sound

text: stages, editorial services, and scoring stages are all located in a central 'Tech Building', with dining areas and living quarters in the vicinity but separate from the main work area. Skywalker Sound has won 15 Academy Awards and received 62 nominations. Any film with an asterisk means that though Skywalker Sound did not provide the sound, a creative worked on it. Skywalker Sound Skywalker Sound is the sound effects, sound editing, sound design, sound mixing and music recording division of the Lucasfilm motion picture group. Its main facilities are located at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio,

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Luke no longer needed his mentor, patients will one day no longer need their therapist. 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. Pastor Clayton Keenan talks about how Star Wars has been a unifying force worldwide for people of all religion, color, and creed, "Obviously, the spirituality of 'Star Wars' has to do with the Force. It's depicted as an impersonal — it's obviously something

title: Luke Skywalker

text: in how Luke was characterized in the original trilogy. Hamill originally stated that he "pretty much fundamentally [disagreed] with every choice ["The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson] made for this character," but that he had the utmost respect for Johnson and was willing to do his part to realize Johnson's vision. While regarding the possibility of a younger actor playing the role, Hamill expressed support towards Sebastian Stan, whose physical resemblance to a young Hamill went viral. However he noted, that child actor Jacob Tremblay, would be his top choice if the story were to be focused on a very

title: Luke Skywalker

text: to the film featured the character disappearing into the wilderness akin to "Clint Eastwood in the spaghetti westerns". During the filming of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, George Lucas informed Hamill that he would be needed to reprise the role when he was middle aged. Lucas further explained that his role as Luke would be handing "Excalibur to the next generation". Hamill had no reaction at the time, as he thought of making "Star Wars" films decades in the future as an abstract concept. Hamill learned of the sequel trilogy over the summer of 2012 at a "Star Wars" celebration

title: Luke Skywalker

text: male) and four others. In "", he spearheads the mission into the Unknown Regions during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion to find the mysterious planet of Zonama Sekot, a planet that creates living starships. After the invasion is defeated with the help of the new Mandalorian Warriors, a Sekotian fleet and a Galactic Alliance-Imperial Remnant fleet, Luke leads the New Jedi Order on Denon, the temporary capital of the Galactic Alliance and the site of the newly rebuilt Jedi Temple on Coruscant. In "The Swarm War", the New Jedi Order moves to Ossus, the site of former famous Jedi temples and

title: Luke Skywalker

text: learned to better her Force knowledge since her training at Luke's Jedi Academy. He falls in love with her and they eventually marry. Later, in "", they have a son whom they name Ben after Obi-Wan Kenobi's pseudonym Ben. In the "New Jedi Order" series, Luke creates a New Jedi Council. He idealises a new conclave, made up of Jedi, politicians and military officers. Included in this new Jedi Order are Tresina Lobi, Kenth Hammer, Kyle Katarn, Kyp Durron, Cilghal, Saba Sebatynee and himself. From the politicians and military came new Chief of State Cal Omas, Admiral Sienn Sovv (Sullustan

title: Luke Skywalker

text: type of narrative voice (the first being Michael A. Stackpole's 1997 "Star Wars Legends" novel, "I, Jedi"). 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. The "Legends" branded novels, comic books and video games detail Luke's exploits following "Return of the Jedi". In the novel "The Truce at Bakura", set one day after the battle of Endor, Luke and his friend Wedge Antilles recover a message droid from the titular planet, which was being

title: Luke Skywalker

text: but is pulled into a garbage chute to the underside of Cloud City, and left hanging onto a weather vane. Leia, flying away from Cloud City in the "Millennium Falcon", senses Luke's peril, and turns the ship around to save him. Aboard the ship, he hears Vader telepathically, telling him that it is his destiny to join the dark side. Luke's severed hand is replaced with a bio-mechanical one. In "Return of the Jedi" (1983), Luke is now a Jedi Knight, and has constructed his own lightsaber. He returns to Tatooine to help Leia, the droids, and Lando Calrissian save

title: Skywalker family

text: Heartbroken and enraged, Anakin slaughters every single Tusken in the camp, including the women and children. His mother's death ignites a strong anger in Anakin, and sets him on the path to becoming Darth Vader. Anakin Skywalker is the son of Shmi Skywalker and no apparent father. Anakin is discovered on Tatooine by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn who is sure that the boy is the "Chosen One" of Jedi Prophecy, who will bring balance to the Force. After the death of Qui-Gon, he becomes the Padawan of Obi-Wan Kenobi. He also forms a close bond with Padmé Amidala, the young

title: Skywalker (horse)

text: four-year-old Skywalker had his best year in racing when he won the Longacres Mile, Mervyn Leroy Handicap, San Diego Handicap, and Breeders' Cup Classic run at California's Santa Anita Park. Ridden by Laffit Pincay, Jr., he defeated the heavy favorites Turkoman and Precisionist, who finished second and third respectively, as well as the European star Triptych, who finished sixth. Sent back to race at age five, Skywalker was second in the Arcadia Handicap and third in the Goodwood Handicap. Retired to stud duty at Cardiff Stud Farm in Creston, California, he sired Bertrando, the 1993 Eclipse Award winner for American

title: Skywalker Sound

text: Skywalker Sound Skywalker Sound is the sound effects, sound editing, sound design, sound mixing and music recording division of the Lucasfilm motion picture group. Its main facilities are located at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio, California. Skywalker Sound was founded as Sprocket Systems in San Anselmo, California. While located in San Anselmo, Sprocket Systems came into contact with the local residents from time to time. For instance, Kentfield resident Pat Welsh was "discovered" while shopping at a camera store and went on to provide the voice for E.T.. During the sound recording of "Raiders of the

title: Skywalker (horse)

text: Champion Older Male Horse. Another notable son is Sky Terrace (2002 winnings: 16 starts: 4 - 1 - 2, $218,709 - 1st Derby Trial Stakes-G3 2nd Le-Comte S. 3rd Lafayette Stakes-G3, Northern Dancer Stakes). Skywalker was also the damsire of Sky Jack, a Hollywood Gold Cup winner. Skywalker was moved to his birthplace at Stone Farm in 1996 and died of a heart attack at age 21 on February 25, 2003. He is buried in the Stone Farm equine cemetery. Skywalker (horse) Skywalker (March 4, 1982 – February 25, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was best known for

title: Skywalker Ranch

text: firefighters in nearby Marinwood. Skywalker Ranch is intended to be more of a "filmmaker's retreat" than a headquarters for Lucas's business operations. The headquarters of Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic, and LucasArts are located in Lucas's Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio of San Francisco. The George Lucas Educational Foundation is based at the Ranch. Skywalker Sound remains based at the Ranch, for which Lucasfilm pays a rental fee to George Lucas, who remains the property's owner. Although Lucas maintains his offices there, he does not personally reside at the Ranch. Lucasfilm Games was located at the ranch during

title: Phoenix Skywalker

text: of the aircraft. The fuel tank capacity is and electric start was offered as a factory option. As is the case with all paramotors, take-off and landing is accomplished by foot. Inflight steering is accomplished via handles that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw. Phoenix Skywalker The Phoenix Skywalker is a series of German paramotors that was designed and produced by Phoenix Gleitschirmantriebe of Würselen for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly. The Skywalker was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as

title: Skywalker Ranch

text: titled "The Mythology of Star Wars" around the time "Episode I" was in production. In 1996, the band Journey recorded the music video for their song "When You Love a Woman" inside the Scoring Stage of the Ranch. The ranch was featured in an episode of "The Big Bang Theory" (Season 8: The Skywalker Incursion) where Leonard and Sheldon tried to gain access in order to see the ranch for themselves. They are stopped at the guard post, but Sheldon breaks free and they are detained. Skywalker Ranch Skywalker Ranch is a movie ranch and workplace of film director, writer

title: Skywalker Sound

text: Lost Ark", Harrison Ford could be spotted practicing his bullwhip technique in the parking lot. Sprocket Systems moved from San Anselmo following a disastrous flood in January 1982 and changed its name to Skywalker Sound in 1987 after the company moved to Skywalker Ranch. Skywalker Sound's staff of sound designers and re-recording mixers have either won or been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing every year since "Star Wars" in 1977 (in that year Ben Burtt was given a Special Achievement Award, since the category for Sound Editing had not yet been established). Mixing

title: Phoenix Skywalker

text: Phoenix Skywalker The Phoenix Skywalker is a series of German paramotors that was designed and produced by Phoenix Gleitschirmantriebe of Würselen for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly. The Skywalker was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules as well as European regulations. It features a paraglider-style wing, single-place accommodation and a single engine in pusher configuration with a 2.25:1 ratio reduction drive and a diameter four-bladed composite propeller. The use of a four-bladed propeller allows a smaller cage size and reduces the overall dimensions

title: Harry Potter influences and analogues

text: followers/apprentices. Both stories also have a prophesied "Chosen One" who will destroy evil. In the "Harry Potter series", it is Harry Potter who is the chosen one who would defeat the Dark Lord Voldemort. In "Star Wars", it is presumed and appears to be Luke Skywalker, but actually revealed to be Anakin Skywalker as proclaimed in the Jedi prophecy who would destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force. He does this after being redeemed by his son, Luke Skywalker. More recent theories contrast this and argue that Luke is indeed the chosen one who will bring balance to

title: Play It Again (Luke Bryan song)

text: Platinum by the RIAA on May 20, 2014, with sales of over a million in sales in the U.S. by May 2014. It reached its second million sales mark in January 2015. As of April 2017, the song has sold 2,493,000 copies in the United States. The music video was directed by Michael Monaco and premiered in April 2014. Play It Again (Luke Bryan song) "Play It Again" is a song written by Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in March 2014 as the fourth single from Bryan’s 2013

title: Play It Again (Luke Bryan song)

text: Play It Again (Luke Bryan song) "Play It Again" is a song written by Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released in March 2014 as the fourth single from Bryan’s 2013 album "Crash My Party". On April 17, 2014, the song became Bryan's eighth non-consecutive chart-topper on the Hot Country Songs chart, the most by any act in the time since his first number one "Rain Is a Good Thing" hit the top spot on July 24, 2010. Matt Bjorke of "Roughstock" gave the song 4 stars out of 5,

title: Skywalker Ranch

text: Lucasfilm. Other Lucasfilm properties provide animation and visual effects; Skywalker handles sound, music, and allied services. Assembled parcel by parcel since September 1978, Skywalker Ranch has cost Lucas up to US$100 million, according to the "Wall Street Journal". Lucasfilm acquired 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of adjoining land for a total of over 4,700 acres (1,900 ha). Only 15 acres (6.1 ha) have been developed. The residents of the area have for 25 years fought his plan to build a larger studio on the property, citing light and noise pollution. The Ranch contains a barn with animals, vineyards, a garden with

title: Skywalker Ranch

text: Skywalker Ranch Skywalker Ranch is a movie ranch and workplace of film director, writer and producer George Lucas located in a secluded, yet open area near Nicasio, California, in Marin County. The ranch is located on Lucas Valley Road, named for an early-20th-century landowner in the area, no relation to George Lucas. The Ranch is not open to the public and keeps a low profile from the road. A gated road leads to the ranch. The principal operation of the facility is as a motion picture sound mixing and recording facility, as well as serving as the corporate offices of

title: Skywalker Ranch

text: fruits and vegetables used in the on-site restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool and fitness center with racquetball courts, the man-made "Lake Ewok", a hilltop observatory, a 300-seat theater called "The Stag" as well as multiple theater screening rooms, and parking that is mostly concealed underground to preserve the natural landscape. Skywalker Sound was moved onto the ranch in 1987, now occupying the Technical Building. The Main House has a company research library under a stained-glass dome. Skywalker Ranch has its own fire station; it is part of the Marin County mutual aid system and is often called on to assist

title: Sith

text: Padme before her death. One, Luke Skywalker, would be secretly tutored in the ways of the Force by Vader’s own former Jedi master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and a powerful elder Jedi, Yoda, who also survived Palpatine’s purge. Along with his sister, Leia, Luke would become a key member of a rebellion to restore the Galactic Republic. Ironically, during a final confrontation between Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and the Emperor aboard a mobile battle station known as the Death Star, the Sith lineage would end as Darth Bane prescribed that it proceed. The Emperor offered Skywalker an ultimatum to enter his service

title: Luke Hellebronth

text: in Birmingham. Luke Hellebronth Luke James Hellebronth (born 29 October 1985) is a British Christian musician, who primarily plays a contemporary Christian style of worship music. His first release, an extended play, "Stand Up", was released in 2012, by Integrity Music. Luke James Hellebronth was born on 29 October 1985. He started his music ministry in 2003, while he was attending Trinity College of Music studying his craft. His music career started in 2003, yet his first extended play "Stand Up" was released on 12 November 2013 from Integrity Music. He is married to Anna Hellebronth, who is Irish, and

title: Luke Hellebronth

text: Luke Hellebronth Luke James Hellebronth (born 29 October 1985) is a British Christian musician, who primarily plays a contemporary Christian style of worship music. His first release, an extended play, "Stand Up", was released in 2012, by Integrity Music. Luke James Hellebronth was born on 29 October 1985. He started his music ministry in 2003, while he was attending Trinity College of Music studying his craft. His music career started in 2003, yet his first extended play "Stand Up" was released on 12 November 2013 from Integrity Music. He is married to Anna Hellebronth, who is Irish, and they reside

title: Mark Hamill

text: Luke Skywalker. Hamill is set to reprise his role as Luke Skywalker in "". After the success of "Star Wars", Hamill found that audiences identified him very closely with the role of Luke Skywalker, after which he became a teen idol and appeared on teen magazine covers such as Tiger Beat and others. He attempted to avoid typecasting by appearing in the 1978 film "Corvette Summer" and the better-known 1980 World War II film "The Big Red One". In 1980, he also made a guest appearance on "The Muppet Show," both as himself and as Luke Skywalker in "The Stars

title: Luke O'Dwyer

text: of Luke O'Dwyer's younger brother, Ryan, who lost his battle against leukaemia in 1998. Ryan was a student at St. Joseph's at the time, while Luke O'Dwyer attended both schools during his youth. The O'Dwyer Shield is an important event in the Tweed Heads community with the Titans being involved every year. In 2010, St. Mary's Primary Casino filled in as a late minute inclusion for St. Joseph's who were unable to play in the match. Luke O'Dwyer Luke O'Dwyer (born 30 January 1983) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta

title: The Empire Strikes Back

text: the LucasArts-developed video game also titled "" for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console. The player assumes the role of Luke Skywalker and maneuvers through Skywalker's story as seen in the film. In 1992, Ubisoft released a version for the Game Boy. Like its previous incarnation, it follows the story of Luke Skywalker. "" was developed for the console Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) by LucasArts and was released by JVC in 1993. The SNES game is similar in spots to the 1991 NES release, and is on a 12-megabit cartridge. A radio play adaptation of "The Empire Strikes Back"

title: Luke Snyder

text: blackmailed him to treat Noah. However, this was complicated by Noah wanting to restart his relationship with Luke. The show was cancelled before this storyline could play out. When Luke was born, his mother Lily Walsh did not know whether his father was her then-spouse Damian Grimaldi or her lover Holden Snyder. Although Damian proved to be the father, the two men struggled over possession of the boy for years before Holden – who had married Lily some years earlier – adopted Luke. When Luke was a teenager, he confessed to the murder of Julia Larrabee, who he blamed for

title: Enemy of the Bane

text: into a Nursing Home where he died which "Eleventh Doctor" gets the call during the event of "The Wedding of River Song". Mrs Wormwood introduces herself as "Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood", a play on the line "Bond, James Bond" used in the eponymous series of films. Samantha Bond, who plays Mrs Wormwood, played the iconic Miss Moneypenny in the four Bond films which starred Pierce Brosnan. At one point Mrs Wormwood exclaims, "...Luke, I am your mother!" a reference to Darth Vader's famous revelation to Luke Skywalker in "The Empire Strikes Back": "No, "I" am your father!" (frequently mis-quoted as "Luke,

title: Jeremy Bulloch

text: and Bulloch had a costume fitting as Boba Fett, which "took 20 minutes to put on." Additionally, he plays a minor role as an Imperial officer (later identified as Lieutenant Sheckil), who grabs Leia when she warns Luke Skywalker of Vader's trap in "The Empire Strikes Back". Bulloch was initially to do the scene as Fett when he fires at Skywalker on Cloud City. But with no one available to play the part, Bulloch went to the wardrobe and got changed into the "Imperial Officer's outfit." This was his only non-masked appearance in the original "Star Wars" films. John Morton,

title: Luke George

text: Challenge Cup. He scored against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (1 try), Warrington Wolves (1 try) and Huddersfield Giants (2 tries). Luke George is the son of the rugby league footballer Wilf George, and the younger brother of the rugby league footballer Marcus George. Luke George Luke George (born ) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup. Luke George's usual position is and he can play on the . Luke is already popular at Huddersfield. On his home début in his hometown, he scored a hat-trick resulting in the Giants merchandise

title: Luke George

text: Luke George Luke George (born ) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup. Luke George's usual position is and he can play on the . Luke is already popular at Huddersfield. On his home début in his hometown, he scored a hat-trick resulting in the Giants merchandise teams selling 'Luke George wigs'. Mid-way through the 2013 season the Bradford Bulls announced that they had signed George for the 2014 and 2015 seasons by signing him on a 2 Year Deal. 2014 George missed the pre-season games against Hull FC,

title: Luke McDaniel

text: "Sweetheart of the Rodeo". George Jones and Jim Reeves also covered McDaniel's songs. as Luke McDaniel or Luke McDaniels as Jeff Daniels Luke McDaniel Luke McDaniel (February 3, 1927 – June 27, 1992), who also recorded under the stage name Jeff Daniels, was an American country and rockabilly music singer and songwriter. He was the grandfather of Mississippi state senator Chris McDaniel. McDaniel was born in Laurel, Mississippi and raised on a farm. He learned to play mandolin in high school, playing in local churches and public events. In 1945, he formed his own band, which opened for Hank Williams

title: Issac Luke

text: of Rangi Chase, England's New Zealand-born half-back. For the 2013 Anzac Test, Luke was selected to play for New Zealand at hooker in their loss again Australia.. In May 2015 Luke signed with the New Zealand Warriors for three seasons, beginning in 2016. He co-captained the New Zealand national rugby league team on their 2015 tour of Great Britain. Issac Luke Issac Luke (born 29 May 1987) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL. A New Zealand international representative, he previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

title: Luke Wilkshire

text: Luke Wilkshire Luke Wilkshire (born 2 October 1981) is a former Australian international footballer who is currently coaching NPL NSW side Wollongong Wolves FC. Born in Wollongong, Wilkshire played youth football for Albion Park, Wollongong Wolves and the Australian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for English club Middlesbrough. In 2003, he moved to Bristol City, where he spent three seasons before moving to the Netherlands to play for Twente in 2006. Wilkshire next played in Russia for Dynamo Moscow, but later moved back to the Netherlands to play for Feyenoord in 2014. He was released from the