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Luke's Connection to Vader Began Much Earlier Than Fans Know
Deleted dialogue from 1977’s Star Wars was preserved in Marvel’s comics, reinforcing a connection between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. The first film, now known as A New Hope, features a moment where Luke reunites with his childhood friend, Biggs Darklighter, and meets Garven Dreis, his X-Wing squadron leader. Dreis’ words of encouragement to Luke, which originally included a mention of Anakin Skywalker, never fully made it to the film version of A New Hope, but they were included in the Legends-era novelizations and classic Marvel comics, which later Legends-era material further elaborated on.