Luke Skywalker needs a SON

But I think that people are describing a literal son when they talk about his family and saber .

 

I can't say it any better than @DailyPlunge and @Bluemilk.

I don't think Luke needs any offspring to further his legacy. We have still 2 more movies for Luke's legacy to be further cemented in time. We also don't know what is planned for the future in SW.

 

I am aware of that, but I don't see why that is a must have. If he has a child, great, but if not, it doesn't mean his legacy will not continue.

 

when I combine everything I read or heard from some sources, it seems they focus on the 'there is another' part mentioned in the OT. So Leia's kid (s) and their legacy will be the future. Luke's story is more like when he said to Leia in ROTJ 'when I don't come back....'. So my expectations regarding Luke are not very high and it may be only a disappointing farewell like with Han in TFA. Luke having a kid would have lowered the sadness of Luke forever gone, but we will probably not get this.

 

I agree that Luke does need an heir to better continue this film cycle. (It would seem strange having the films continue episode 9, 10, 11, etc..) when the Skywalker family is no longer present. But I don't necessarily think Luke needs a son. Rey can be a very powerful and strong-willed daughter; she has already proven herself to be an independent smart woman. I have no problem with her being a
Skywalker, if that's the route filmmakers are taking.

 

Skywalker needs a daughter to end the saga , it's logic. But Rey can always have a son......... :O

 

It's more the jedi legacy than his...he should as might as well write his biography while on Ach-To then

 

He does not need a Son, the Galaxy will expand if the SW universe focuses on something other than the Skywalker lineage.

 

I would tend to align in the camp that for it to truly be a skwalker story the main person needs to blood relations. But I don;t think the name matters so much. There is something different about being blood relative and not.

Example:
Anakin has a son and daughter that daughter has a son, that son is Anakin's grandson
or
Anakin has a son that son has and adopted daughter, that adopted daughter has a whole different family that she belongs to.

Adoptions as they can be very close relations and allow for a continuation of the legacy, they belong to a different family and technically have no relation to the family they were adopted into. I will say unless Luke like adopts Kylo ren or something. Because they are blood relatives.

As an adopted kid can be a skywalker, they aren't truly a skywalker, they are really a starstriker or a windu or kenobi or something. Thus the legacy is really over with the late skywalker

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The episodic films aren't intended to expand the universe they are intended to tell the skywalker story. expansion of the universe is the point of all the comics, novels, shows, and spin off films they are making. The films are still plenty big even if Luke has a child.

 

A lot of this stuff about Luke assumes he's going to die. I don't think Lucasfilm will be any rush to kill him off. I suspect Luke is going to be a larger part of the story in the next two episodes than people realize with him becoming a smaller part as the episodes roll on. My hope is that for the next 10-15 years of storytelling Luke will rebuild a new Jedi Order and become more of a Gandalf figure while Rey/Finn/Poe do the heavy lifting.

 

Exactly I don't want Episode 10-12. The Skywalker stories should end after Episode 9, in my opinion. There are countless stories they could tell through spin off films (old republic cough cough), without having Star Wars Episode 91...LoL. Assuming Rogue One is a hit, which I think it will be.

 

Luke is in his 50s as far as being a fictional character goes, and well, he ain't done yet.

 

I prefer the notion of the protagonists of one trilogy acting as the mentors of the following trilogy. We don't know yet if Obi-wan and Yoda will show up in the the ST yet, so there's a chance that Luke might show up if/when Disney does a second Sequel Trilogy. I wouldn't rule it out. But preferably, I would want Luke's role to be pretty minor. Let new characters come onto the scene and start shaping the galaxy, instead of recycling the same cast over and over again.

 

Prepare for disappointment. We will be getting future episodes until audiences quit buying tickets. By 2025 we'll be headed towards episode XIII.

 

I know I might get harsh comments on what I am about to say but...
The Star Wars Saga never was Luke's story... it's Anakin's.
Prequels: Anakin's fall
OT: Anakin's redemption and death
ST: Anakin's legacy

And from what we know for the moment, Anakin's legacy is embodied by Ben Solo - Kylo Ren, Leia's son and Anakin's grandson.
With the "?" on Rey that may also be a Skywalker.

Don't look for a brand new character to be introduced late in the trilogy that is Luke's son. It won't happen.
The closest it could become is if Rey is Luke's daughter and revealed in Episode 8. She also could be part of Anakin's legacy. Rey or "X" Skywalker.

 

Not that I really mind, but why the "Clouded" rating, @nightangel ?

I am just clarifying some information anyone can find on the current canon.

 

because it is not stated that Leia is still married with Han.

 

I meant more the status in TFA is not clear, but you are right they seem at least be married in Bloodline, so my mistake.