Star Wars Completely Changes How You See Luke’s Origin
Warning! SPOILERS for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Luke's (Mark Hamill) Star Wars origins story have been completely changed from a certain point of view after the events of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lucasfilm's third Disney+ series just wrapped up, revealing new details of Obi-Wan Kenobi's (McGregor) life after the fall of the Galactic Republic. While Obi-Wan Kenobi mainly focused on the titular Jedi Master's struggles to survive and keep his faith during the darkest period of his life, the show also featured 10-year-olds Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.
Before Obi-Wan Kenobi, there was barely anything known about this particular point in Star Wars' story, allowing Lucasfilm to craft a story that largely sticks to the space opera's known canon. A decade after Order 66, Obi-Wan is disconnected from the Force as he grows increasingly hopeless about the galactic situation. He is forced to risk his life after young Princess Leia is kidnapped. His attempt to rescue her leads to a series of near-death encounters, including two duels with Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen). Luke was also part of Obi-Wan Kenobi's storytelling as he was almost killed by Reva (Tatooine).
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For years, there's been debate that Leia got lucky because she was adopted by Bail (Jimmy Smits) and Breha Organa (Simone Kessell), eventually becoming the princess of Alderaan while Luke was left to Owen (Joel Edgerton) and Beru Lars (Bonnie Piesse) in Tatooine to be a moisture farmer. Lucasfilmoffers the public an entirely new perspective in this regard on the heels of the Obi-Wan Kenobi finale, as it makes it look like, between the twins, Luke got the better deal. As a public figure, Leia was forced to take on many
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