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Luke Skywalker’s belief that the Force must run through someone to be alive challenges the idea of ​​droid Sentence In Star Wars Study.
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The revelation that Luke doesn’t think droids are alive raises questions about his relationships with C-3PO and R2-D2.
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Despite the established canon that droids are sentient beings, Luke’s belief exposes his biggest hypocrisy in Star Wars.
Warning: Contains spoilers for Star Wars #48! There is no question that Luke Skywalker is the embodiment of all that is good in the Star Wars universe, especially during the original trilogy, as he was quite literally the new hope for a brighter future against an insurmountable evil. That said, Luke isn’t perfect, which is something that’s just been put on full display with his latest adventure, which exposes his biggest hypocrisy in Star Wars Lore (bordering on evil).
in Star Wars #48 by Charles Soule and Jethro Morales Luke Skywalker comforts Leia as she confides in him that she is suffering from terrible nightmares related to her guilt surrounding the destruction of Alderaan. During their heartfelt conversation, Leia is alerted by Lieutenant Evaan Verlaine, who has an update for Leia about the surviving fleet, which consists of the last survivors of Alderaan. The surviving fleet is unable to check with Evaan, their only contact in the Rebellion, leading Evaan to alert Leia.
Upon hearing the news, Leia and Luke immediately board a ship to the last known location of the Survivor fleet, hoping to find some clues about the fleet’s current location. When they got there, they found a single ship with only one person left on board, and it was on heavy life systems. In fact, the machines were the only thing keeping the woman ‘alive’, as every trace of her organic self was dead. Luke reveals as much to Leia, saying that he cannot feel the force in the woman, meaning she is no longer alive.
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Luke Skywalker accidentally confirms that he does not consider droids to be alive
Luke says in this issue that if the Force isn’t flowing through something or someone, he doesn’t consider them alive, even if they are technically alive. The woman, with the help of machines, was alive, Leia’s scanners confirmed it. However, since the Force no longer flowed through her, Luke Skywalker said she was dead. This leads one to ask the pertinent question: What does Luke think of droids?
If Luke thinks a woman on life support isn’t alive, he can’t regard droids as living things either. Indeed, droids do not have access to the Force in any shape or form, something that was recently confirmed in Dark Droids from Star Wars. Therefore, based on Luke’s statement in this issue, he does not consider droids to be living things, but machines made for organic life forms to use as they see fit – a sentiment that is borderline villainous.
Star Wars has made it clear that droids are alive, and it’s alarming that Luke disagrees
It is firmly established in Star Wars Canon that droids are not just machines, but are actually alive. Not only that was brought in Solo: A Star Wars StoryHowever Star Wars Recently doubled down on this idea with the rise of the Church of the Second Revelation, which was founded by the droid savior, Ajax Sigma. Ajax has established an entire religion based on droid sentience and autonomy, and even established an entire planet on which the enlightened droids can live. And yet, the force does not flow through them, so Luke Skywalker does not recognize them as living things.
Luke’s implied prejudice also completely redefines his relationships with the likes of C-3PO and R2-D2. If he doesn’t even believe they are alive, how can Luke consider them his friends? At best, Luke sees Artoo and Threepio as useful tools, but once their usefulness ends, it seems he’d be fine with them. That’s a borderline villainous expectation, since Star Wars Made it clear that droids are alive, despite the fact that the Force doesn’t flow through them. But, it seems Luke Skywalker Would disagree, something that only became clear after the Star Wars ‘Hero’ exposed his greatest hypocrisy.
Star Wars #48 by Marvel Comics is now available.