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Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)’s Timeline and Summary

Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)’s Timeline and Summary

  • Luke tries to strike a deal with Jabba the Hutt for the release of his friends but is captured and sentenced to death.
  • Luke leads a mutiny against Jabba. He and his pals escape with their lives. Jabba? Not so much.
  • Before dying, Yoda confirms that Darth Vader is Luke's dad—and that Luke has to confront him if he wants to complete his Jedi training.
  • Obi-Wan pays Luke a visit and tells him that Leia is his twin sister.
  • Luke and his friends land on Endor and plan to destroy the Death Star's defense shield.
  • Luke tells Leia that they're siblings. She says she's always known.
  • Luke surrenders to Darth Vader, telling him that he knows, deep down, he's still a good guy.
  • Luke fights Darth Vader and chops off his hand.
  • The Emperor attacks Luke with Force Lightning. Darth Vader intervenes and kills the Emperor, but not before taking a ton of damage.
  • Darth Vader asks Luke to remove his mask and tells his son he was right. Then he dies in Luke's arms.
  • Luke escapes the Death Star before the Rebels blow it to bits.
  • Luke watches as his father's corpse is burned on a funeral pyre.
  • While the Rebels celebrate their victory over the Empire, Luke is visited by the spirits of his father, Obi-Wan, and Yoda.