Luke Skywalker

What is the consensus here on the hero of the Original Trilogy? Is he a favorite? A loser? A badass?

He's just okay. Vanilla.

I didn't know he had a unibrow though.

I liked him before but the new movies are going out of their way to neuter his badassery he obtained in Jedi and turning him into a whiny faggot instead. He'll always be one of my childhood favorites but.. eh.

nu star wars isn't what the originals had in mind

A favorite.

Semi-realistic for a guy with super powers. He has to be bailed out of trouble in all three movies and gets his ass handed to him several times. Once just randomly by an animal.

Certainly a better and more realistic protagonist than the prequels and the new sequel movies.

I know. I'm trying to be positive about it (because there were things I liked like Kylo Ren) but it is a bit worrisome. It just feels like they have undone so much of Luke's development from those original movies.

He's spent decades having to listen to ghost prequel Anakin and not wise old man Anakin, I'd be fed up with Jedi shit too. Lucas was just setting up Nu-Wars.
I mean shit he even looks sinister.

>nu star wars

It's shocking to me that he went through all the shit he did and never got laid. Dude got it rough.

He lost some battles and won some more. Feels like real life. A real hero, not a fuckin' Mary Sue.

>neuter his badassery he obtained in Jedi
The climax of he movie is Luke throwing away his weapon and refusing to fight.

Wonder what he'd be like if it were made nowadays.

he's great in the first movie, but it's pretty obvious that the 2nd and 3rd Lucas didn't know where to bring the Character.
From Empire onwards Han Solo is the main character.

Pretty great m8

But I wish his character wasn't ruined forever by Force Awakens and the next films.

>From Empire onwards Han Solo is the main character.

The main character after episode 4 was vader in every film.

Luke gets thrashed by
>Tuskan Raiders
>cantina boys
>Wampa
>AT-AT fire
>Vader
>Jabba but not really
>Sheev
Luke gets saved by
>Obi-Wan
>Han and Chewie
>Artoo
>Han
>Han
>Han
>Artoo
>C-3PO
>Vader
still cooler than mary sue

Not to mention he literally gets shot in the ass by a training droid the first time he attempts to use a lightsaber desu.

The main thread of Star Wars is ultimately the Skywalker story. He's a favorite in my mind...

On a separate note, is it just me or si there no hype for this new movie? Feels like all the hope was pinned on the promise of TFA... I really don't feel the same excitement this time around nor have I noticed it from the Star Wars fan base.

despite his lineage and talent he comes off as the underdog, don't know why. That's why I like him and that's something people don't give Lucas enough credit for

His the ultimate badass. I expect him to blow our minds in the next movie.

I always pick him as my hero choice on battlefront. Especially when he is in all black running through storm troopers on endor.

Just too cool.

an ABSOLUTE BADASS

Enough time has gone by for everyone to finally figure out TFA was a copy of the first Star Wars movie and there was just nothing new to get excited about.

TLJ is going to do well. As is part 9, but they'll be forgotten the minute they're out of theaters.

If Disney attempts to make another trilogy with Rey and the new cast after this one those will bomb hard.

The Last Jedi is going to be forgotten the week AFTER it premiers since everyone will either seen the twist or spoil it.

And it is really fucking obvious Luke is Snoke

I'm willing to bet they're gonna do a TV series, I just hope Hayden will be part of it

>Luke is Snoke
no

Luke and old Ben will forever be the best Jedi. Luke learned how to balance the force in a matter of a few years, using both dark and light without over committing to one side. And Obi the only Jedi to avoid a painful death mid battle by demonstrating his immense light side force power. Luke was so powerful he could feel the tiny sliver of light left in Darth Vader, not even the emperor could sense. For a Jedi with very limited training he held his own vs a Jedi exterminator pro, Vader. The new movies are just butchering everything of significance that happened in the original trilogy, and for that Star Wars stopped when Luke helped Vader bring balance to the force.

SNUKE
>SNUKE
SNUKE
>SNUKE

>luke snukem

Then how did Snoke manage to seduce Kylo from a young age to the darkside? Luke is planning something by pitting both the rebellion and FA together or Snoke is the dark side of Luke from when he was temporarily turned into a Sith and had it expelled somehow from his body using Jedi wizard magic.

I'll not watching TLJ on its first week, maybe I'll watch it if it's not ESB 2.0. If it turns out ESB 2.0, I'll just wait and pirate.

he's an underdog that proved his worth.

I'll prolly go at the opening to get some free meme gadgets, got a google cardboard for TFA

Normally would disagree but I'll be okay with an ESB ripoff as long as it is good.

Honestly, Luke is a fantastic character who goes through a well thought-out arc in the OT. Anyone who criticizes him for being whiny or boring is only thinking of the first scenes in New Hope, which is before he gets character growth. Hamill does a good job portraying him throughout as well.
Han=plebeian
Leia=contrarian
Luke=patrician

SNAN
>SNAN
SNEIA
>SNEIA
SNUKE
>SNUKE

If you watch and participate in nu-star wars you are cancer and actively raping the franchise that was once worthy of fandom.

it's the fandom that didn't deserve star wars

Did fans of the Original Trilogy who treated it more than simple entertainment and worshiped it like a holy text ruin it or was it faux nerd appropriators who only latched onto it once geek chic fashion became a trend?

Fans didn't ruin it. Lucas did with the prequels and then Disney shit on the grave.

Neither OP, none of the OT protagonists are one or the other

Well, I guess eventually we're going to need to go back to original stories again in order to generate genuine excitement. Though, having an endless reference checking system is probably going to take the piss out of that too....

Malaise from here on out it is.

>Fans didn't ruin it

The former led to Star Wars in the 90s, the latter led to Star Wars today. The answer should be obvious.

that was badass for all kinds of reasons

>Lucas ruined his own creation by making it exactly how he wanted to

you just know..

Can you imagine if they let a female lead in one of the new films throw their weapon down and get tortured so they can take a stand/make a point or whatever?

hot

Exactly, the original trilogy was a mess as well until editing fixed it, lucas can't make a movie for shit.

Correct. His vision needs heavy editing. Which he did not get with the prequels.

fuck that video game bullshit

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It's impossible for an artist to ruin their own work, regardless of whether you liked it.

Luke is such a bottom. Even with a woman, I could never see him dominating. But yes, hot.

howard the Duck is one of the few decent capeshit movies around though

OT worshippers.

>I can't wait to show muh kidz the TIE Fighters, X-Wings and Han Solo in the new movie! I GREW UP WITH ALL OF THAT! Thanks Disney!!

wonder why they call him biggs....

Movies are a product with artists that work on them. Not actual art. You can complain about the product you receive.

What did Lucas mean with this shot?

I'm still wondering why they call Luke "wormie."

They also have the whole MUH CHILDHOOD HOW DARE YOU INSULT IT!!! argument when you legit criticize Star Wars or find flaws in it.

it means his lightsaber is uncircumcised

Obi-Wan is the real OG of the star wars.

Gen Xers

SNOBI-SNAN
>SNOBI-SNAN
SNOBI-SNAN
>SNOBI-SNAN

That's not what happened. Star Wars OT was relaunched in the mid 90s before the prequels came out, there was a big theatrical run, a ton of new toys on the same scale as the new ones, but of the original trilogy, 25-30 year olds grew up with the OT without the nostalgia of their parents, who were mostly a bit old for Star Wars the first time it came out.

It's the Gen Xers who had to show their kids the OT in the 2000s. Boomers werent really into Star Wars.

>haha that's another tiny hole to blow up
Really? I mean did the subtext was understood in its time or what?

Exactly. Gen X ruined Star Wars.

Btw just look at that guy's outfit on the left, must be a jedi I guess.

Movies are a midway between art and product, but the get closer to art when one person has more creative control. Lucas wrote, directed, and produced the prequel trilogy, in addition to directly overseeing editing and art design. You may not like that you payed money for it, but it's still someone's artistic vision in the same way a book or an album is.

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>it's only art if one person makes it for free
So I guess the Sistine chapel ceiling doesn't count since it was commissioned by the Pope?

Speaking of bottoming, I love this gif. It looks like he's taking a dick hard.

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I know it probably is way too late now but I seriously hope this kind of mental problems never reach Fortress Europa. You americans will drag us all down with you. What a retarded society

So... you must be eastern right?

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I'm not. Even if I were does it really change anything? I could be living up in London or somewhere in the southern parts of Italy but it doesn't change the fact that I see complaining about LOTR having no black-skinned characters is straight up retarded at best

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no because racial sjw politics are almost as important now in western europe than in america, we just get their shit some years after them

I fucking miss Lukelust. Can it cum back??

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He's great because he sucks. He fails at almost everything he tries. Sure he blows up the Death Star, but even that takes help from Han. Apart from that he has to get his ass saved by Obi-Wan from Tuskens and Aliens at the Bar. Leia starts leading her own rescue mission after they get her out her cell because Luke and Han are so incompetent. Han has to save his ass from a Wampa attack. Yoda has to get his ride out of the swamp. Darth Vader whoops his ass. He completely botches Han Solo's rescue mission and endangers all of his friends, making the whole ordeal way more complicated than it needed to be. He's able to kick Darth Vader's ass eventually, but chooses non violence in the end. Which is a million times more interesting and emotionally compelling than just killing/beating the shit out of the bad guy.

A hero that doesn't grow is a pretty boring thing. One of the most compelling things about Luke is that he's constantly in over his head, but he only puts himself in these situations because he's so loyal to his friends. I think he had a pretty nice arc, and I think Lucas left him on the implied note that he was finally a full blown Jedi worthy among the ranks of Yoda and Obi-Wan. So it's kind of a bummer that 30 years later he still is fucking up. There's really no reason why you should feel obligated to consider the post-Lucas stuff canon though. It quite literally is just fan fiction with a budget. You can consider canon, it technically is, but at the same time it has no input from the original storyteller.

in the first movie he looks like a cute fuckboy (no homo)
that scene where he's on Tattooine at dusk and his shirt is wiiiiide open and a gentle breeze caresses he supple body and luxurious hair mmmmmmmmmmm


again no homo. looks more feminine than "sevenhead" Rey did in TFA (luckily was fixed in the Brazzers remake)

Luke is quite clearly the main character in Return of the Jedi. Han is the one who has nothing to do in that movie. His arc is complete right before he gets frozen. It was their way of writing him off in case they couldn't get him back. Return of the Jedi just has him going through the motions.

It confuses me how some of you can have such a strong opinion about how TFA ruined Luke's character when he's basically not even in the movie.

Like what the fuck are you on about?

>He's just okay. Vanilla.
That describes all heroes of epics. They have to be relatable to everyone.

This is why women can never be heroes. No one can relate to them. Not even women can relate to other women.

delet that pic
fucking leaking ep8 will gurantee i can't take my wifes son to the movie theatre anymore

Saying "no homo" literally makes you look like a faggot

The first Star Wars paraody she did was with a white guy (the british porn star with the giant cock who is in literally everything these days).

You like me user?

He's a favorite. He reaches true badassery in the finale battle with Vader in ROTJ. With that music behind him it just solidifies what an arc it has been and the true obstacles he has gone through. Hamil does a great job playing him.

Protagonists these days can't be whiny or immature anymore - like Luke in Episode 4. They also can't underestimate their enemies, like Luke in Episode 5. The only heroes we have now are infallible. Experts in their field right from the getgo. Full of confidence and quips and wit, and "cool" from the start. Ie. Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (he fucking sucks btw).

Luke is ironically us in Episode 4, with Luke newly experiencing and discovering the world as we do throughout the story's progession.

The bummer for me isn't that he's fucked up, it's the way he seemingly has fucked up. It just doesn't feel true to the character, and feels more like a convenient way to reset things to mirror how they were in the original movies.

By all means, Luke can have flaws even now. But making the same mistake Obi-Wan did (more or less) is underwhelming.

Who could hate this pathetic beat up kid?

>that hair
>that v-neck shirt exposing just the right amount of skin
>that crotch bulge

dammmmmmmmn

han solo and leia are literally for bandwagon plebs

traps are literally not gay. Luke (esp in SW '77) is the live-action version of "draw a girl, call it a boy"

>captcha: 3500 PENAS

I- I've never thought about this. He must be, right?

>getting saved by C3PO

>find out you're a Jedi with incredible powers
>not rule the entire galaxy with an iron fist

he was a little bitch

You mean places like England who has stated that no film without a multi-cultural cast would be considered for any awards?

America is fucking crazy but everywhere else is fucking crazy too. It's almost like we're all in a contest to see who can throw their country into the shitter faster than everyone else.

Go back to Wayland, Joruus C'Baoth.