The foster son of a farming couple, Luke has been
raised on the backwater planet of Tatooine with little
idea of his true heritage. He survives personal
tragedy and deep pain, and overcomes impossibly high
odds to become a hero of the Rebel Alliance. Luke
Skywalker always knew that he was the son of a man who
fought valiantly in the Clone Wars, but his adventures
lead him to discover that his past is touched with
unspeakable darkness.
Luke's childhood was spent helping his aunt and uncle
on their moisture farm and becoming a skillful pilot
in his T-16 Skyhopper, shooting womp rats with good
friends such as Biggs Darklighter. He had hoped to
enter the Academy with Biggs, but his uncle Owen Lars
has held him back. Destiny brings the affairs of the
galaxy to young Skywalker's doorstep in the form of two
droids that his uncle purchases, C-3PO and R2-D2.
Thus starts an adventure that takes Luke on a voyage
of self-discovery, with his bravery and commitment to
the light side of the Force tested at every step.
Luke constantly faces challenges that would test any
mortal: The responsibility for either destroying the
Empire's super weapon, the Death Star, or seeing it destroy
the backbone of the Rebellion; learning
patience at the hands of Jedi Master Yoda, yet having to
choose between completing his training or trying
to rescue his imperiled friends; facing the horrifying
truth of his parentage, and then instantly deciding
what path to take; and finally taking the nearly
unimaginable risk that there was still some goodness
deep within the dark soul of one of the galaxy's most evil warriors.
