Editing Luke Skywalker (section)

====''The Empire Strikes Back''====
[[File:Mark Hamill 1980.jpg|alt=Mark Hamill in 1980|thumb|Mark Hamill in 1980]]
Luke returns in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980). Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, Luke is now a commander in the Rebel Alliance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=2024-12-06 |title=Star Wars Timeline: Every Movie, Series And More |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/star-wars-timeline-chronological-order/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref> While on the ice planet [[Hoth]], he is captured by a [[wampa]], but manages to escape. Obi-Wan appears to him as a [[Force ghost|Force spirit]] and urges him to complete his training with the Jedi Master Yoda. When the Empire discovers the Rebel base, Luke leads a squadron of [[List of Star Wars air, aquatic, and ground vehicles#Snowspeeder (T-47 Airspeeder)|snowspeeders]] against the opposing {{nowrap|[[AT-AT|AT-AT walkers]]}}, but is forced to retreat. After escaping in his X-wing, he travels to [[Dagobah]] and meets Yoda. He undergoes rigorous Jedi training, quickly expanding his Force abilities.

While on Dagobah, Luke has a vision of his friends in danger. Against the advice of both Obi-Wan and Yoda to stay and complete his training, he travels to [[Bespin|Cloud City]] to help them, unwittingly falling into a trap set by Vader. He engages in a lightsaber duel with Vader, and is overpowered. After severing Luke's hand, Vader reveals that he is Luke's father, and invites him to join the dark side of the Force and rule the galaxy with him. Luke throws himself into a chasm, and finds himself on the underside of Cloud City. Hanging onto a slender rod, he uses the Force to contact Leia, who is leaving in the ''Falcon''. She hears his plea, and Chewbacca turns the ship around to rescue him. After Luke returns to the Rebel fleet, his severed hand is replaced with a [[prosthetics in fiction|bio-mechanical]] one.