OFFICIAL NEWS SDCC 2015: Lucasfilm's Panel Discussion Thread

Would he not risk it all to save her if she was Luke's daughter as well?

 

Absolutely as Han admitted in ROTJ, "Now I owe you one..."

 

Also just because he didn't want to doesnt mean he didnt. See LUKE'S BEARD for reference

 

I never heard that, there has been more talk of that on force net/jedi council forums than factual article, did you hear in a MH interview?

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I wonder will Luke cash in on Han's debt to him.

 

I totally thought that the Stormtrooper in that picture was Finn. Compare it to the BTS picture of Finn on Jakku from way back. Looks the same height and body type.

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What they also could have done is shown a 2 min clip of the death of Jar Jar Binks on Jakku or Maz's castle. That clip would have killed at CC.

 

When he said that he wasn't really in top shape. But now, when he again looks great I imagine that he is quite more mobile and willing to swing his lightsaber, than he was back then.

I don't know, I would kill for a scene when Luke is owning some Sith wannabe in saber duel.

 

really?

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maybe he has no option =P. They put the actors with costumes in the real desert, this is easy.

 

i hope they ignore hamill's desire and put at least one duel on the trilogy

 

No all three movies.

 

Yes of course we want Luke being more of a mystic than a warrior in this one. He's a legend now. A mythical character.

Also, if we learned anything in Episode II it is that the number of light sabers that spring up and start flying around doesn't necessarily equate to a good fight. Also let's give Mark Hamill a break he turns 64 in a few weeks.

Luke will urge those who are discovering their destiny that they bring the light side with them when they do. He's a legend from a spaghetti western now, his primary role is to mentor the new hero's journey.

Luke represents the idea that forgiveness and charity are how one finds redemption and truth. He's not a comic book hero, he's not Batman. He evolves to a state beyond what that medium generally allows their heroes to assume. The theme of forgiving your enemies will be at the heart of Episode VII too, if the rumors are true.

Luke is my favorite character, but I feel some people forget the most powerful thing Luke ever did in the trilogy: He threw his light saber away. Then he essentially said, "You must destroy me before I raise my sword against you." It was this brave act that led to Vader finally resolving the conflict within him.

And I'll go further, the real reason Vader kills the Emperor isn't to save Luke from dying, it's to save Luke from giving into his hate by slaying the Emperor and winding up with the same fate he did. He knew damn well Luke could tap into the dark side in ways that would corrupt him forever at that moment.

In saving his son's soul, he saves his own.

There's poetry in Star Wars folks, that you're not going to see in Batman vs. Superman. I say that as one of the biggest DC Comics fans ever.

Luke is mythical and his mission in this trilogy is to pass the legacy on. That legacy is not "he with the biggest laser sword wins" or "he with the most Force Points wins".

 

Yoda when fought, actually used lightsaber a lot, even in fights with weaker or non sensitive opponents.

In OT yes, we saw them only using force, no visible lightsabers. Also I'm aware, that i EU Palpatine look down on saber as he was so powerful he don't need them anymore.

But both in PT and TCW cartoon they use lightsabers quite often.

Which is shame to be honest especially perception of Yoda is changed by this.

Nonetheless Luke was always a warrior type for me, just like Ben. I would definitely love to see him do some fancy force tricks, especially since he wasn't all that great with force in OT, but still he should use saber. As much as I want him to be powerful Jedi Master I don't want him to be some god like you-can't-touch-me powerful.

 

These are very specific, and very poetic situations. But you can't make it a rule, because it would make saber duels completely unnecessary. Also you talk about passiveness, in which case we eliminate not only saber, but also force abilities. No fights. At all.

I'm talking about actual fight. In actual fight I want Luke to use saber. Thats all.

 

@Nars - You are perfectly entitled to wanting to see Luke swing his sword. We all have our favorites here as fans. Yours is just as valid as ours. We're just pointing out that age of the actor and the general character arc means you're not going to get a Darth Maul type duel in this film out of Luke.

 

We don't know that, and to be honest the age of the actor should be irrelevant considering they made fight scenes for Christopher Lee's and Ian McDiarmid's characters.