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| - Luke Skywalker was the son of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padme Amidala who helped defeat the Galactic Empire, found the New Republic and restore the Jedi Order. Born 19 BBY on the isolated swamp world of Dagobah, Luke was brought to Tatooine by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to be raised by his Uncle Owen Lars and his wife Beru to escape the notice of his father Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. In 0 BBY Luke’s mundane life would change forever when Sandpeople attacked the Lars farm, setting in motion a chain of events that would lead him to training as a Jedi under the tutelage of Obi-Wan Kenobi, meeting Han Solo and reuniting with his twin sister Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan. Luke would go on to join the Rebel Alliance and was credited with the shot that destroyed the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin. Luke would be given command of an elite starfighter squadron named Rogue Squadron, and participated in several important battles for the New republic. After a near-death experience and surviving an Imperial onslaught at Hoth, Luke temporarily left the Rebellion to continue his Jedi Training with the legendary Jedi Master Yoda on Dagobah. Luke would abandon his training prematurely to save Han, Chewie and Leia from death on Bespin, and have a disastrous encounter with Darth Vader, costing the young Jedi his right-hand and his father’s lightsaber. One year later he would use his Jedi training to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, before learning of his relation to Vader and Leia. During the Battle of Endor Luke fought against the temptation of joining the dark side and eventually convinced his father to return to the light. With Palpatine dead and the Empire fragmented, Luke helped the New Republic conquer the Core Worlds and for the better part of the next decade participated in the Sovereignty Wars earning greater distinction. With Coruscant securely under New Republic jurisdiction he founded the New Jedi Order at the ancient Jedi Temple, teaching force sensitives the ways of the Jedi. 8 ABY while in search of Jedi artifacts Luke met and fell in love with the Dathomiri witch Teneniel Djo, and would father a child with her, Tenel Ka. Four years later Luke married fellow Jedi Knight and former Imperial Hand Mara Jade. Jade would later give birth to a son, Ben. Luke would again play a pivotal role in saving the New Republic during the Yuuzhan Vong War and restore an uneasy peace to the galaxy.
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