Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker is the protagonist of the Star Wars Original Trilogy and is one of the most recognizable figures in Pop Culture. He is known for his optimism and his ability to see the good in others, in addition to his will to seek adventure to find a greater purpose for himself. In the Original Trilogy he is portrayed by Mark Hamill.

## Jake Skywalker

Luke's character was, however, ruined in the Sequel Trilogy The Last Jedi by Kathleen Kennedy, an SJW feminist, in order to make her character, Wonder Rey, look better given that Luke is a straight white male. To this end his character was degraded to the point where he could no longer be called Luke Skywalker, which lead to Hamill, who of course opposed the changes, suggesting the new name Jake Skywalker (insinuating that they are in fact not the same character). However since Hamill was under contract from Disney he couldn't publicly oppose these changes but he did make plenty of snide remarks throughout many subsequent interviews which gave clear hints of his dislike for what happened to the character.

The character was mainly ruined not only be being reduced to a pathetic mess of a hermit who drinks green alien milk, but because the very essence of what made his character was destroyed too. His hermit nature meant he was hiding out when the galaxy needed his help again the most, which goes against his nature to seek adventure and help others established clearly in the original trilogy. In addition, his will to see the light in others no matter what, his ultimate optimism which enabled him to redeem a man as broken as Darth Vader, was ruined when he attempted to kill Kylo Ren at the very first sign that he had darkness growing within.

The ultimate blow came when he died a pointless death and in the next movie his name was stolen by a Palpatine, Rey Palpatine.

## Return of The Jedi (That is Luke)

In The Mandalorian Season 2 finale, fans around the world were in utter shock and excitement when Luke Skywalker made his triumphant return to the franchise after his ruination. He was not portrayed in a woke way and kicked butt just like what we would actually expect from his character during the time period of the Mandalorian, set a few years after the original trilogy.

In order to ensure Luke's return could happen, Favreau had to work in absolute secrecy and ensure the minimum number of people would be involved in knowing this secret. This is because Kennedy had her minions everywhere in Lucasfilm and he couldn't allow her to know what he was planning since she would likely try to shut it down. His plan paid off as this was a major blow to Kennedy in the Lucasfilm Civil War, who indeed was caught off guard by the reveal just as much as the fans.

However, this triumphant return did not last long. In BoBF, we once again see Luke and see shades of Jake already forming in him when he offers Grogu an ultimatum to choose either the Jedi or his attachment to Mando, when this was based on an outdated notion of the Jedi and one that Luke needed to himself go against in order to redeem his father and save the galaxy. In addition, Grogu chooses Mando, which frees Ben to become Luke's first formal student and lead to the Sequel Trilogy.

There are currently rumors that a Luke Skywalker show featuring him and Grogu after the Mandalorian, and potentially featuring Luke creating his Jedi order, may be announced. Luke will likely be played by another actor (perhaps Sebastian Stan) to avoid de-aging costs and the Uncanny Valley of CGI deepfaking and de-aging.