Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker is a major character, and one of the main protagonists, in the original Star Wars trilogy and tie-in novels. In the films, he is played by actor Mark Hamill.
Luke is forced to leave home, and finds himself apprenticed to the Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi. He soon becomes an important figure, along with his twin sister Leia Organa, in the Rebel Alliance, leading the struggle against the Galactic Empire. 
A fan wrote in 1985: 
More canon facts are at Wookieepedia.
==Fandom==
*In some fanon, Luke is depicted as whiny and immature, in part because of his complaint at the beginning of A New Hope about "going to Tosche Station to pick up some power converters". 
*Following the release of The Last Jedi, many fans were particularly upset for what they saw as extremely OOC behavior for Luke compared with earlier films. 
===The Luke and Han War===
While fans often have a favorite character or pairing, Star Wars is a fandom that included fans who took it to an extreme, and often an acrimonious one. See Character Bashing. 
The letterzines Southern Enclave and Jundland Wastes are full of letters lauding Luke Skywalker over Han Solo or the other way around. This, in turn, increased the heat to support the favorite characters. Letters became very angry and inflamed, often with people saying they would refuse to have further communication with other people over this matter. The editor and some readers would frequently step in and ask folks to calm down. 
For more, see The Luke and Han War.
==Pairings==
Luke/Leia was common after the first film's release, but dropped precipitously after he and Leia were revealed to be twins in Return of the Jedi. Many early fanworks featured OFCs as love interests for Luke. Despite Lucasfilm's intense dislike of slash, Han/Luke (Skysolo) was a popular pairing with a small quantity of Vader/Luke prior to the release of The Empire Strikes Back. Less common pairings for Luke are with Wedge Antilles, Lando Calrissian, and childhood friends Biggs Darklighter and Camie Marstrap. 
The old Expanded Universe (now Legends) series of tie-in novels introduced new characters as love interests for Luke, including Mara Jade, Teneniel Djo, and Callista Masana. Luke/Mara was the only pairing with a large fanbase, and eventually became canon. 
Following the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Luke/Rey and Luke/Poe fanworks appeared, though in much smaller quantities than other pairings. 
Luke Skywalker quickly became an icon for LGTBQ fans, who were able to headcanon that Luke was gay, due to his lack of canon love interests in any of the films. This was encouraged by Mark Hamill, who said in an interview, "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."Mark Hamill: Luke Skywalker could be gay Similarly, many fans view Luke as asexual and/or aromantic, with lots of puns about his status as an "ace pilot". 
When asked by a fan whether he thought Luke had died a virgin, Mark Hamill said on Twitter, "Make up your own backstory. It's undetermined, but in the one I made for him myself, the answer is: no."Mark Hamill on Twitter, Apr 17, 2019..
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
* Foreshadows is a gen Star Wars story that appears in Skywalker #4. The authors are Paula Block and Judi Hendricks. It is the very first "clone story." It was a controversial work which either fans either loved or hated, and there was much discussion of it in the letterzine, Jundland Wastes.
===Fanart===
 
File:Another sky cover4.jpg|inside art from Another Sky #4, Z.P. Florian
File:Elusive lover 3 interior by zyene.jpeg|inside art from Elusive Lover #3, Zyene
File:Fanzine-atremorintheforce-06.jpg|front cover of A Tremor in the Force #6, Melanie Guttierrez
File:Dag4.jpg|cover of Dagobah #4, artist unknown
File:Familymatters2.jpg|inside art from Imperium #12, Leela Starsky
File:Fanzine-anewhope-02.jpg|cover of A New Hope, artist unknown
File:Jundland13art2.jpg|inside art from Jundland Wastes #13, Pat O'Neill
File:skywalker1.jpg|front cover of Skywalker (Star Wars zine), Carol Walske
File:Tremor3-14.jpg|interior art of A Tremor in the Force #3 by Dianne Smith
File:Maikeldas disco luke gal60.jpg|by Maikel Das
==Meta==
*Love Stories: Luke Skywalker Showed Me a Hero When I Needed One the Most by Janelle Okwodu
==Miscellaneous==
*You're Welcome - a parody filk of Luke's exploits which he sings to a very confused Rey (ostensibly at the beginning of The Last Jedi).
==Communities==
* Luke Skywalker Estrogen Brigade
=== Mailing Lists ===
* Skywalkerfanfiction
==Archives & Links==
* Luke Sywalker works on Ao3
* Luke Skywalker works on ff.net
* Luke Skywalker on Tumblr
* Luke Skywalker on TVTropes.
* Skywalker, Jade, and Family - author page focussing on Luke/Jade, among others. (1999-2005)
==References==
Category:Star Wars Characters
Category:Star Wars: Sequel Trilogy
Category:Star Wars: Original Trilogy
Category:Star Wars: Disney Era
Category:Star Wars: Expanded Universe
Category:Star Wars Legends