Editing Luke Skywalker (section)

====''Star Wars''====
Luke was introduced in ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977), the first film of the original trilogy. He is portrayed by Mark Hamill in all three films of the trilogy. At the beginning of the film, Luke is living on a moisture farm on the desert planet Tatooine with his uncle [[Owen Lars|Owen]] and aunt [[Beru Whitesun|Beru]]. After his uncle purchases the droids {{Nowrap|[[C-3PO]]}} and [[R2-D2]], Luke finds a message from [[Princess Leia]] of [[Alderaan]] inside R2-D2. When R2-D2 goes missing, Luke goes out to search for the droid, and is saved from [[Tusken Raider]]s by Obi-Wan Kenobi, an elderly hermit. R2-D2 plays the message from Leia, in which she asks Obi-Wan to help her defeat the Galactic Empire. Obi-Wan says that he and Luke's father were once Jedi Knights, and that Luke's father was murdered by a traitorous Jedi named Darth Vader. Obi-Wan presents Luke with his father's [[lightsaber]] and offers to take him to Alderaan and train him in the ways of [[the Force]]. Luke declines his offer, feeling obligated to his family's farm.

Luke changes his mind when he finds that [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Imperial stormtroopers]] have killed his aunt and uncle. He and Obi-Wan travel to [[Mos Eisley]], where they meet the smugglers [[Han Solo]] and [[Chewbacca]]. They hire the duo to take them to Alderaan on the [[Millennium Falcon|''Millenium Falcon'']], only to discover that it has been destroyed by the [[Death Star]], the Empire's battle station. The ''Falcon'' is brought to the Death Star via tractor beam, and Luke and Han disguise themselves as stormtroopers to infiltrate the station. When they discover Leia is being held captive, Luke persuades Han and Chewbacca to help rescue her. Obi-Wan deactivates the tractor beam, then sacrifices his life in a duel with Vader so the others can escape. Luke joins the Rebel Alliance and pilots an [[X-wing]] during the [[Battle of Yavin]]. He and other Rebels attempt to destroy the Death Star by launching torpedoes into an exhaust port. As he approaches the port, Luke hears Obi-Wan's voice, telling him to trust his feelings. He switches off his ship's missile guidance system, instead using the Force to guide the torpedoes. After destroying the Death Star, Luke receives a medal of honor from Leia.