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 (9)

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

  Luke and Leia discover and acknowledge their familial connection.

  Obi-Wan Kenobi's Force spirit tells Luke that Leia is his twin sister, and Luke later tells Leia that she is his sister.

• Luke Skywalker — Family Father — Darth Vader (David Prowse)

  Vader is revealed as Luke's father, making their conflict deeply personal.

  Yoda confirms that Darth Vader is Luke's father, and Luke later tells Leia that Vader is their father.

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

  Anakin's identity links Luke's family history to the central conflict.

  Yoda confirms that Darth Vader was the former Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Luke's father.

• Luke Skywalker — Alliance Rescuer And Friend — Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

  Luke risks himself to free Han from Jabba's captivity.

  Luke sends C-3PO and R2-D2 to Jabba's palace and later arrives to bargain for Han's release.

• Luke Skywalker — Conflict Corruptor — The Emperor (Ian McDiarmid)

  The Emperor seeks to convert Luke rather than merely destroy him.

  The Emperor intends to turn Luke to the dark side and tempts him to embrace anger during the confrontation.

• Luke Skywalker — Professional Commander And Emissary — C-3PO (Anthony Daniels)

  Luke assigns C-3PO a diplomatic role in the rescue operation.

  Luke sends C-3PO to Jabba's palace as part of an attempt to negotiate for Han's release.

• Luke Skywalker — Professional Commander And Emissary — R2-D2 / Paploo (Kenny Baker)

  R2-D2 participates in Luke's planned diplomatic approach to Jabba.

  Luke sends R2-D2 to Jabba's palace with C-3PO as a goodwill gift.

• Luke Skywalker — Alliance Rescue Partners — Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew)

  Luke includes Chewbacca in the rescue and escape effort.

  Luke comes to Jabba's palace to free his friends, including Chewbacca, and later battles Jabba's thugs with the group.

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More characters from Return of the Jedi

• 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)