| | [[Image:Luke_Skywalker.jpg|right|thumb|Luke Skywalker, as played by actor Mark Hamill in the film ''Star Wars'' (1977)]] | | [[Image:Luke_Skywalker.jpg|right|thumb|Luke Skywalker, as played by actor Mark Hamill in the film ''Star Wars'' (1977)]] |
| − | '''Luke Skywalker''' is a fictional character in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' films. He is the son of [[Anakin Skywalker]] (later [[Darth Vader]]) and the hero of the later films. | + | '''Luke Skywalker''' is a fictional character in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' films. He is the son of [[Anakin Skywalker]] (later [[Darth Vader]]) and the hero of the later films. Luke is the main character of the original Star Wars Trilogy, but it is Anakin Skywalker before becoming [[Darth Vader]] that is often regarded as the greatest Jedi. |
| − | Luke was born to [[Padme Amidala]] and [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]] in the Polis Massa medical facility, along with his twin sister, [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia]]. [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] took him to the remote system of [[Tatooine]], where he could be hidden from the [[Galactic Empire]]. He was cared for by his aunt and uncle, [[Owen Lars|Owen]] and [[Beru Lars]], while Obi-Wan continued to watch over him. After his former caretakers were cruelly murdered by Stormtroopers seeking [[C-3PO]] and [[R2-D2]], Luke wanted to "learn the ways of [[Force (Star Wars)|The Force]] and become a [[Jedi]] like my father."<ref>[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]</ref> He soon was caught up in the [[Rebel Alliance]], and after help from Kenobi's Force ghost, Luke destroyed the first [[Death Star]]. Luke is the main character of the original Star Wars, but it is Anakin Skywalker before becoming [[Darth Vader]] that is often regarded as the greatest Jedi | + | Luke was born to [[Padme Amidala]] and [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]] in the Polis Massa medical facility, along with his twin sister, [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia]]. [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] took him to the remote system of [[Tatooine]], where he could be hidden from the [[Galactic Empire]]. He was cared for by his aunt and uncle, [[Owen Lars|Owen]] and [[Beru Lars]], while Obi-Wan continued to watch over him. After his former caretakers were cruelly murdered by Stormtroopers seeking [[C-3PO]] and [[R2-D2]], Luke wanted to "learn the ways of [[Force (Star Wars)|The Force]] and become a [[Jedi]] like my father."<ref>[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]</ref> He soon was caught up in the [[Rebel Alliance]], and after help from Kenobi's Force ghost, Luke destroyed the first [[Death Star]]. |