| The foster son of a farming couple, Luke has been raised on the backwater planet of Tatooine with little idea of his true heritage. He survives personal tragedy and deep pain, and overcomes impossibly high odds to become a hero of the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker always knew that he was the son of a man who fought valiantly in the Clone Wars, but his adventures lead him to discover that his past is touched with unspeakable darkness. Luke's childhood was spent helping his aunt and uncle on their moisture farm and becoming a skillful pilot in his T-16 Skyhopper, shooting womp rats with good friends such as Biggs Darklighter. He had hoped to enter the Academy with Biggs, but his uncle Owen Lars has held him back. Destiny brings the affairs of the galaxy to young Skywalker's doorstep in the form of two droids that his uncle purchases, C-3P0 and R2-D2. Thus starts an adventure that takes Luke on a voyage of self-discovery, with his bravery and commitment to the light side of the Force tested at every step. Luke constantly faces challenges that would test any mortal: The responsibility for either destroying the Empire's super weapon, the Death Star, or seeing it destroy the backbone of the Rebellion; learning patience at the hands of Jedi Master Yoda, yet having to choose between completing his training or trying to rescue his imperiled friends; facing the horrifying truth of his parentage, and then instantly deciding what path to take; and finally taking the nearly unimaginable risk that there was still some goodness deep within the dark soul of one of the galaxy's most evil warriors. |
