LUKE SKYWALKER
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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-3PO 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.
