Luke Skywalker (Generations)

"The galaxy doesn't need me. It needs the Jedi. It needs you."

- Luke Skywalker to

Luke Skywalker was a Force-sensitive human male Jedi Master who served as a key player in the and the destruction of the Sith. He was the son of fallen Jedi turned Dark Lord of the Sith,, and , the step-nephew of  and , and twin brother of. Skywalker's birth was kept secret from his father and the, and he was separated from his sister shortly afterwards to protect them from the Sith. Jedi Master took Skywalker to his father's homeworld of, where he would be raised unaware of his lineage until the age of nineteen.

After encountering the droids and, which led to his eventually meeting with Kenobi, Skywalker made his debut on the galactic state when he took part in the rescue of Princess Leia on the. The rescue attempt was a success and, on, he officially joined the in their fight against the. Skywalker was instantly a hero, a result of his personal role in the destruction of the Death Star mere moments before the could fire on the rebel base.

Over the next three years, as the Rebellion evaded Vader and the Empire's forces, Skywalker became a legendary member of the cause. Shortly after the Rebels were forced to abandon their base on, he met the former of the , , and received formal. The training was cut short, however, when Skywalker sensed that his friends were in danger. Against Yoda's wishes, he left for the  and fell into a trap set by Darth Vader—a confrontation that culminated in the revelation that the  was his father.

A year later, Skywalker confronted his father and the Emperor during the. When he refused to fight and turn to the, the Emperor made to kill him; however, he was saved by the timely intervention of his father, who had returned to the as , and slayed the Emperor. Declaring himself a Jedi Knight, Skywalker became the last Jedi and a symbol of hope in the.

Skywalker attempted to sometime after the Empire's defeat, but his efforts were dashed when his own nephew,, turned to the dark side and destroyed his fledgling order. Blaming himself for Ben's failure, Skywalker went into exile on the lost planet until he was found again by, a young girl strong in the Force.

After Endor (5 ABY—)
Once it became apparent that and  were expecting a child, Skywalker began to suspect that he would be responsible for training the child in the ways of. Unsure of his ability to teach the Jedi ways, he began to search for relics that might help him learn more about the old. To that end, he visited both and, but found that the Jedi relics had since been sacked—likely the work of the Emperor.

Coruscant
In 6 ABY, Skywalker made his first venture to in the hope of investigating the —formerly the Jedi Temple—for clues about the Jedi and their teachings. Both Han Solo and Leia Organa were skeptical that he would find what he was looking for, but he was determined to try anyways and ventured into the former Jedi Temple during his second stay on the planet.