Luke Skywalker — Return of the Jedi Character Profile

About Luke Skywalker

Young Jedi who defeats the Empire and redeems his father

Luke Skywalker — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Lightsaber combat, Force sensitivity, Piloting, Leadership, Tactical analysis

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Jedi
• Rebel Alliance
• Rogue Squadron
• Jedi Council
• New Jedi Order
• Bright Tree tribe
• Red Squadron
• Star Wars universe

Quick Facts about Luke Skywalker

Occupation

Jedi, mechanic, rebel

Eye Color

Blue

Hair Color

Blond hair

First Appearance

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

Manner of Death

Natural causes

Luke Skywalker's Known Relations

• Anakin Skywalker — Father
• Padmé Amidala — Mother
• Ben Skywalker — Child
• Mara Jade — Spouse
• Princess Leia — Sibling
• Han Solo — Relative
• Shmi Skywalker — Relative
• Cliegg Lars — Relative
• Kylo Ren — Relative
• Kyle Katarn — Student
• Mara Jade — Student
• Princess Leia — Student
• Kyp Durron — Student
• Jacen Solo — Student
• Anakin Solo — Student
• Corran Horn — Student
• Ben Skywalker — Student
• Desann — Student
• Tionne Solusar — Student
• Cilghal — Student
• Gantoris — Student
• Kam Solusar — Student
• Ken — Student
• Kenth Hamner — Student
• Kirana Ti — Student
• Streen — Student
• Zekk — Student
• Yoda — Student of
• Obi-Wan Kenobi — Student of
• Jedi — Member of
• Rebel Alliance — Member of
• Rogue Squadron — Member of
• Jedi Council — Member of
• New Jedi Order — Member of
• Bright Tree tribe — Member of
• Red Squadron — Member of
• Palpatine — Enemy
• Grand Admiral Thrawn — Enemy
• Exar Kun — Enemy
• Lumiya — Enemy
• Joruus C'baoth — Enemy
• Darth Caedus — Enemy

Luke Skywalker appears in 9 titles

• Star Wars (1977) — character page
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — character page
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — character page
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — character page
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — character page
• The Mandalorian (2019) — character page
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — character page
• The Book of Boba Fett (2021) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Mark Hamill

Appears in

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Luke Skywalker — related — Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams)
• Luke Skywalker — Family Twin Siblings — Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)

  Luke and Leia are revealed to be twin siblings during their journey.

• Luke Skywalker — Family Father — Anakin Skywalker (Sebastian Shaw)

  Anakin is the biological father of Luke Skywalker.

• Luke Skywalker — Alliance Teammate — Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

  Han and Luke coordinate closely during the Endor mission.

• Luke Skywalker — Alliance Teammate — Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew)

  Luke and Chewbacca fight side by side against Imperial forces.

• Luke Skywalker — Alliance Teammate — Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams)

  Lando coordinates with Luke's ground team to destroy the Death Star.

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• Han Solo (Harrison Ford)
• Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)
• C-3PO (Anthony Daniels)
• Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew)
• Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams)
• Anakin Skywalker (Sebastian Shaw)
• Darth Vader (David Prowse)
• Darth Vader (voice) (James Earl Jones)
• The Emperor (Ian McDiarmid)
• Yoda (voice) (Frank Oz)
• General Madine (Dermot Crowley)
• Admiral Piett (Kenneth Colley)