Luke Skywalker — Star Wars Character Profile

About Luke Skywalker

Farm boy turned Jedi Knight, key leader of the Rebel Alliance and Resistance.

Luke Skywalker — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Lightsaber combat, Force manipulation, Piloting, Leadership

• 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)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — character page
• Return of the Jedi (1983) — character page
• 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

Star Wars (1977)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (10)

• Luke Skywalker — Professional Has Student — Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Alec Guinness)
• Luke Skywalker — professional — Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Alec Guinness)
• Luke Skywalker — alliance — Han Solo (Harrison Ford)
• Luke Skywalker — Alliance Teammate — R2-D2 (Kenny Baker)

  Luke and R2-D2 form a core alliance after Luke discovers the droid on Tatooine.

• Luke Skywalker — Alliance Teammate — C-3PO (Anthony Daniels)

  C-3PO accompanies Luke as part of the group escaping the desert planet.

• Luke Skywalker — Professional Employer — Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

  Luke employs Han as a pilot to transport the group away from Tatooine.

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

  Chewbacca serves as a loyal companion and co-pilot alongside Luke.

• Luke Skywalker — Alliance Teammate — Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher)

  Luke and Leia unite as rebel allies to destroy the Death Star.

• Luke Skywalker — Conflict Arch Enemy — Darth Vader (James Earl Jones)

  Vader is the primary antagonist who destroyed Luke's family and serves the Empire.

• Luke Skywalker — Conflict Enemy — Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing)

  Tarkin is a key Imperial commander directly responsible for Luke's personal losses.

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• R2-D2 (Kenny Baker)
• Gold Leader (Angus MacInnes)
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