Why Luke Skywalker is the Greatest Star Wars Character of all Time

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  • Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 96

  • @KraziKazi
    @KraziKazi  11 месяцев назад +47

    Hey Everyone, hope you enjoy having the whole Luke series in one place, let me know if you'd like me to go back and do the same for previous characters like Palpatine and Obi-Wan

    • @leoroemer6085
      @leoroemer6085 11 месяцев назад +8

      I would love that. It gives subscribers and other watchers the opportunity to watch a whole video.

    • @donnie_duckling
      @donnie_duckling 11 месяцев назад +4

      thank you so much! I love your work and videos!!!

    • @wendyforbes9849
      @wendyforbes9849 11 месяцев назад +3

      Your vids are great

    • @jmwilliamsart
      @jmwilliamsart 10 месяцев назад

      Luke is not as reckless as Han was in episode 4, contrary to what Yoda said to him.

    • @christinestevenson4304
      @christinestevenson4304 2 месяца назад

      I like your videos whichever way you decide to put them out!

  • @leoroemer6085
    @leoroemer6085 10 месяцев назад +96

    What's cool about the Legends version of Luke Skywalker is that he later in his life became the embodiment of what made ALL the most powerful Jedi so powerful. He had Anakin Skywalker’s raw Force power, Obi-Wan Kenobi's discipline to master all types of skills, Mace Windu's ability to grace the dark side without joining, Qui-Gon Jinn’s view on the Living Force, Yoda's wisdom and unyielding loyalty to the light, and Dooku's ability to lead and inspire. He was the embodiment of Jedi wisdom.

    • @jmwilliamsart
      @jmwilliamsart 10 месяцев назад +16

      Indeed, Legends and Expanded Universe really did Luke justice in ways that the sequel trilogy never did. They should’ve used that material when they did that trilogy.

    • @christinestevenson4304
      @christinestevenson4304 2 месяца назад +5

      They totally should have! They would have had so many new characters to introduce and take over! Mara jade and all the kids! Jana solo was a bad ass! Luke's son ben was great! But, they decided to crap all over everything! Can you imagine how amazing and diverse all the new jedi from luke's order could have been?

    • @alexkoronec4326
      @alexkoronec4326 Месяц назад

      ​@@jmwilliamsartthat's because Kathleen Kennedy wasn't able to get involved and ruined the above story board 😮

    • @Mr.Masenko
      @Mr.Masenko Месяц назад +2

      And to top it all off, he fully realized Anakin’s lost potential

    • @LeprechaunGinger
      @LeprechaunGinger 4 дня назад +1

      Luke’s use of the force as a boy was insane!

  • @hedgehobbit6844
    @hedgehobbit6844 11 месяцев назад +17

    Wow i cant believe this video only has 600 views. Deserves 6 mil for sure.

    • @KraziKazi
      @KraziKazi  11 месяцев назад +7

      I appreciate the kind words, maybe some day, who knows lol

  • @Сайтамен
    @Сайтамен 11 месяцев назад +33

    That's probably the most detailed analysis of Luke ever...

    • @KraziKazi
      @KraziKazi  11 месяцев назад +5

      Probably lol

  • @threadsketch7267
    @threadsketch7267 11 месяцев назад +13

    Thank you for putting all of these together into one masterpost; this video essay series itself is one of the GOATs.

    • @KraziKazi
      @KraziKazi  11 месяцев назад +2

      No problem, I like having this option for people that just want to watch it all in one place. And thanks, it means a lot

  • @Toshineko
    @Toshineko 7 месяцев назад +20

    After seeing the prequeals and then the original trilogy, I can definitely say that Luke Skywalker is the best hero I have ever seen in cinema. He is compassionate, creative, caring and kind, while not afraid to put his foot down. Yet, he could also be impatient, arrogant and impulsive, making him human and relatable. To me, this version of Luke Skywalker is what I consider to be the real Luke, not the one with a beard. Not to mention, he had the perfect villain to challenge him, with Darth Vader, his father, and Emperor Palpatine, the Devil himself. He not only saved the rebellion, and the galaxy, but also his father. He is definitely the greatest Star Wars character and hero of all time.

  • @MrTappers7
    @MrTappers7 11 месяцев назад +10

    It's really cool how cleanly your whole series meshed together for 1 super video

    • @KraziKazi
      @KraziKazi  11 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks, I try my best to write all the parts as one giant script so I’m glad it shows here when they’re all together

  • @bladefiser2242
    @bladefiser2242 9 месяцев назад +9

    Having all the episodes in one is amazing, thanks for the effort 👍🏻

    • @KraziKazi
      @KraziKazi  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks, I’m trying to do the same for other past characters I’ve done to so it’s easier for everyone to see it all in one place

  • @kp1flush
    @kp1flush 2 месяца назад +4

    Thanks for making this

  • @SailorStudent
    @SailorStudent 11 месяцев назад +15

    Love your videos! 💫Your insights and explanations for each SW characters.🩵 Could you also do Anakin Skywalker pls?🙏🏼

    • @KraziKazi
      @KraziKazi  11 месяцев назад +1

      I appreciate it! I’m currently working on Anakin so he’s the next one on the docket

    • @SailorStudent
      @SailorStudent 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@KraziKazi 🤩Thank you! 🙏🏼You’re awesome!⭐️

  • @tsunderemerc2963
    @tsunderemerc2963 16 дней назад +2

    Always loved Legends Luke as well, he always felt like the natural continuity. I especially love his journey later in life duing the Fate of the Jedi series.
    His nephew, Jacen Solo, turned to the dark side and went on a galaxy-wide rampage, even personally killing Luke's wife, Mara Jade. Luke expresses that he does feel a natural sense of anger and anguish regarding this, and he has difficulty forgiving this action. But still he believes that Jacen was a good man that was corrupted like Anakin was, and sets out with his son Ben to try and answer why he turned (also because Luke was publicly blamed for this, but thats secondary). Luke still believes that Jacen had good in him and wants to prove this to the public, rather than wanting to murder Han's son because of a bad dream. The real Luke always sees the best in people and has forgiveness in his heart.

  • @evgenykaplunov5754
    @evgenykaplunov5754 11 месяцев назад +7

    Man, another great one. Love your videos!

    • @KraziKazi
      @KraziKazi  11 месяцев назад +2

      Glad you’ve been enjoying them

  • @Wally480
    @Wally480 Месяц назад +1

    This is absolutely the best Star Wars video I've ever seen. You truly capture the essence of Luke and that feeling from watching the OT for the first time

  • @barbelarmbroster6524
    @barbelarmbroster6524 11 месяцев назад +6

    Yes! That's what I've asked for ✨😀 Thank you very much 🙏🤗

  • @Meower20
    @Meower20 9 месяцев назад +3

    Bro this video needs much more attention but thank you so much for making high quality videos!

    • @KraziKazi
      @KraziKazi  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks, I really appreciate it, I just want to do the best I can to do these characters justice

  • @rafaelcastro2591
    @rafaelcastro2591 27 дней назад

    What an adventure of friendship, love, hope, and specially, faith. One of the most wonderful stories ever told on the big screen.

  • @simbelmyne7767
    @simbelmyne7767 3 месяца назад +1

    I'm only a 3rd of the way in and this is WONDERFUL 👏 I look forward to watching the rest of your work, there's so much great character insight here that could open up a million little conversations. People can get in the habit of assuming 'well yeah, Luke is the main character, the good guy, typical protagonist' and kinda gloss over Why it is that we love stories like his so much. How archetype and individual character come together to spin a truly memorable story... I do love a deep dive :]

  • @TheEmpireDabsBack
    @TheEmpireDabsBack Месяц назад +2

    Even though Empire Strikes Back is my favorite movie of the OT. The scene in the throne room at the end of RotJ might be my favorite scene from any movie ever. I always have to quote it all word for word. It was the perfect climax and ending to a perfect trilogy of movies. You really feel that depth of like, even though there isnt a flashy crazy flipping battle in the throne room, it's just discussion, but its the most important discussion in the galaxy.

  • @spaceranger6920
    @spaceranger6920 8 месяцев назад +1

    Man you are so heavily underappreciated making such well made video essays for star wars characters

  • @gumdeo
    @gumdeo 3 месяца назад +1

    How does this not have a million views?

  • @Small_Hollow
    @Small_Hollow 2 месяца назад +1

    Man, I love Star Wars so much

  • @pmcKANE
    @pmcKANE 2 месяца назад +1

    Man, these videos punch way above their weight. You're so undersubscribed based on what you're doing.
    Subbed.

  • @jaieregilmore971
    @jaieregilmore971 2 месяца назад +6

    Anakin made had been the chosen one However the title greatest Jedi will always goes to Luke Skywalker he embodies what a Jedi should have and needs surpass his father in legends have a wife and son become grandmaster of a new Jedi order his legacy goes on in the end he is number 1.

  • @pdbouie
    @pdbouie 11 дней назад

    Wow so many pearls of wisdom in this complication that I didn't see before. I would have been a great Jedi but then again I would have been a great Sith too. Duality strikes again.

  • @RaphaelTorres-v1f
    @RaphaelTorres-v1f 17 дней назад

    very comprehensive and well done

  • @stuartthomas94
    @stuartthomas94 Месяц назад

    dude incredible work. thank you

  • @dionelremedios9762
    @dionelremedios9762 2 месяца назад +1

    i loved this video

  • @christinestevenson4304
    @christinestevenson4304 2 месяца назад +4

    I was three when a new hope came out! From that moment i wanted to marry luke skywalker! Then the next year the main characters and of course r2 and 3po came to Detroit con! I was so excited to meet luke and i wanted to kiss his cheek or his mine! But, he said no and my four year old heart was crushed! We were last in line and they had stayed later than they had to! I was so broken hearted that i dressed up a darth vader for Halloween! People looked at me so strange, this little girls with those awful plastic costume with very blonde pig tails! I still think luke is the best!

  • @DarthWinterMadness
    @DarthWinterMadness 5 месяцев назад +1

    I'd like someone's opinion on this:
    Watching Yoda's death scene I've been thinking about Grogu. His aging doesn't make sense.
    I already thought that, but I started really thinking about it. Comparing it to Asgardians in the MCU.
    To my understanding, Asgardians grow at the same rate as humans until adulthood. Afterwards, their aging process is way slower than humans.
    Grogu's evolution seems to be the reverse. For it to make sense within the canon presented he would need to grow slower until adulthood and then age insanely faster than humans.
    If it was proportional to humans (like Yoda being 900yo is roughly what a 90yo human would be), Grogu should be like a 5yo being 50yo in the story. Which would make him able to speak, but it's not the case.
    They wanted a cute little thingy to sell toys, but didn't really think through the lore implications.
    It should've been clarified how their species age, without revealing too much as to not demystify Yoda. (They probably shouldn't have used Yoda's species like that in the first place.)
    Anyways, I don't know why specifically I started to think about this subject when I'm finally getting to the end of this Luke Skywalker video I started watching yesterday... But I did and it's frustrating.
    As mentioned, I already had issues with Grogu's growth/aging rate, but now that I'm really thinking about it, it ends up making less sense that I thought it did. And retroactively hurts my enjoyment of the first two seasons of Mando.
    Come on, a simple fix could be that he's like a 5yo human, but lost the ability to speak due to trauma. It would make sense.
    Then have him restore his ability to speak thanks to Mando being a father to him and helping him getting over his trauma over time.
    But no, better to keep the 50yo "Baby Yoda" cooing to sell toys. That's better for the story and overall lore.
    Imma stop before my rant stops making sense.
    I'd really like to have someone's opinion on the matter, to see if I'm overlooking something or if I'm right. Or something in between.
    Cheers from France! 🍻

  • @Jeremiah-x7q
    @Jeremiah-x7q 2 месяца назад +1

    Funny looking at how Mark Hamill turned out

  • @therealLOGS
    @therealLOGS 9 дней назад

    This. This is why the sequel trilogy left a bad impression on me. His abrupt and undeserved shift from the hero we know and love, as Luke Skywalker, into someone unrecognizable. He saw good in Vader, but only saw the bad in Ben Solo/Kylo Ren? How tf did that make any sense? But in any case, thank you so much sir for the very detailed and heart-felt deep dive into Luke Skywalker. It made me remember why we all loved his character (pre-disney) haha

  • @DilanGutierrez-h9q
    @DilanGutierrez-h9q 6 месяцев назад +2

    I thought this video was 30 min😭

  • @KittyWrangler-bf9ci
    @KittyWrangler-bf9ci 4 дня назад

    0:01 Introduction
    0:59 A New Hope
    1:09:42 The Empire Strikes Back
    2:03:21 Return of the Jedi

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    Thank you ❤️🌹

  • @stephenvanderberg9084
    @stephenvanderberg9084 11 месяцев назад +8

    Luke is the Grandmaster of the Jedi Order that he recreated, not some scared hermit living on a steep island with his x wing fighter under water and chucking his lightsaber over his shoulder- what happened to his green bladed lightsaber? Why is he calling it a laser sword? Who is this doppelganger impersonator?

    • @jmwilliamsart
      @jmwilliamsart 10 месяцев назад +8

      The sequel trilogy doesn’t count, it doesn’t do Luke justice, Star Wars Legends and Expanded Universe does.

  • @BallisticTech
    @BallisticTech Месяц назад

    As people have noted Alice was a cop before the security job. They also had a beat where teen and Alice connected in the couch mentioning that 13 y/o is when their life changed.
    It was funny to see Agatha in her spell world from the outside. Just think... This is what all of her neighbors have been dealing wih for 3 years!!! Lol

  • @Blue-Blazes
    @Blue-Blazes 29 дней назад

    The only thing that hurts me is the way Luke and Leah completley disrepecst and insults Chewbacca.
    Starting with the way how Luke approaches Chewbacca without even looking at him to put handcuffs on him. Without even telling Chewbacca quickly about his plan, not to mention even repectfully asking his permission to place the handcuffs on him.

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    The force can manifest to different people in different ways. Its a driving force and its different in all of us.

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    I think Anakin falling out of the force concerted Lukes life in being a Jedi. ❤️🌹

  • @Blue65Tank
    @Blue65Tank Месяц назад +1

    Honestly Luke is a nepo-baby Mary sue.

  • @roneasaurus
    @roneasaurus 9 месяцев назад +9

    just shows how dirty Disney did Luke in the travesty that is the sequel trilogy. they didn't understand Luke at all.

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    Experience teaches impulsiveness and vital spontaneity or ready for the unexpected. Experience the teacher, of fine lines of strengths being weaknesses etc ❤🌹

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    Monotonyand frustration. Empathy❤🌹

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    Congratulations Luke ❤️🌹

  • @robertengland8769
    @robertengland8769 2 месяца назад +3

    Too bad they didn't give Luke a chance in the sequels.

  • @Yarblocosifilitico
    @Yarblocosifilitico 11 месяцев назад +13

    This is why Disney's Luke is such a blatant offense against Star Wars and George Lucas. They stripped him of all his growth, only to put a 'sTrONg fEmaLe' in his place, who is wise and powerful per se and not by hard earned lessons.
    And all of that to supposedly atract a female audience that was already there... because the real reason was to spread The Message. Damn wokism is like a plague.

    • @PainForYou
      @PainForYou 10 месяцев назад +2

      The issue with Luke in the sequel trilogy in my opinion is that they didn't give enough emphasis on how he reached the conclusion that killing Kylo was the only option, like many issues with those movies they spent to much time screwing around so they didn't have an time actually follow through with the stuff they set up. Overall, I think the idea of Luke giving up after repeating his master's mistakes is a good concept, the execution just fell flat on its head.
      Rey is another perfect example of this, they wanted a female to be the lead which isn't an issue and I'm glad they did that. However, they simply made her strong with no development or training and frankly made her boring as well. There was next to nothing actually compelling about her and the stuff that was interesting, they did a terrible job exploring it. Rey in a vacuum is a good idea for a character, yet they put so much stock in her being a woman that they forget to make her interesting. The "woke" movement isn't really the issue, it's that they bastardized a character beloved by all through poor writing decisions and replaced him with a literal action figure with the personality of a wet towel.
      The sequel trilogy is just a disjointed mess of a story that destroys legacy characters, destroys its own creations and can't even keep the plot moving in one direction. Your best bet would just write it off as a terrible parody and pretend it doesn't exist lol. 😅

    • @Yarblocosifilitico
      @Yarblocosifilitico 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@PainForYou Problem is, Luke almost killing his apprentice because of his potential turning to the dark side is completely out of character. He redeemed the biggest villain (barring Sidious) in the galaxy, ffs. He would not pre-emtpively try to kill Kylo.
      About Rey, indeed, the problem is her lack of development or flaws. Which does come from wokism, as we can see the pattern repeat time and time again. 'Female leads must be all-powerful and require no one's help', that's the dogma they follow. No training required, no developing wisdom the hard way. As you say, it's just boring.

    • @PainForYou
      @PainForYou 10 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@Yarblocosifilitico Yeah, the decision to preemptively kill Kylo off with little thought was quite mind boggling.
      As for the dogma you mentioned, it certainly played a part in some capacity but likely wasn't the only reason leading to Rey being a terrible character. As a woman myself, it seemed like Disney used the fact she was a woman to shield themselves from criticism. Since you could just label critics as "sexist." The whole situation is just a great example of their inability to write strong women without them being incredibly masculine or ridiculously overpowered.

    • @Yarblocosifilitico
      @Yarblocosifilitico 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@PainForYou the reason she is a terrible character is that they prioritized activism over storytelling. Where do you think the need to make strong women "incredibly masculine or ridiculously overpowered" comes from?
      Ever heard the phrase 'a woman can do anything a man can', or 'women need men like a fish needs a bycicle', etc. It's the feminist indoctrination (ie, wokism), which makes them write characters like that. It's why activists can write a supposed academic study claiming that, in prehistoric times, women hunted as much (if not more) as men, and it gets published. Etc, etc.
      Ironically, feminism has devolved from defending women's rights to equating women with men, except only for the allegeded priviledges. They want to portray women as invincible and all-knowing, but in the real world, no feminist complains that the vast majority of labor wokers are men, or that in the case of an invasion (like in Ukraine) it will be men who sacrifice themselves to fight others. It's sickening.
      Yes, they use the 'sexist' narrative to deflect criticism, just like they use any -ism they fancy to avoid responsability. Because feminism/wokism nowadays is all about blaming others, and making no effort to improve oneself. That's why men can't complain about women's bodycounts, yet women can demand men to be tall and rich, and bodyshame them all they want to explain why marriage rates are at an all-time low and divorce at an all-time high.
      Anyway... I took a long tangent there, but make no mistake, wokism IS the main reason these female leads are aweful characters. Because, apparently, portraying women as flawed in any way is akin to supporting the patriarchy... It would be hilarious if not for the fact that it's harming society in many, very impactful ways.

  • @grasshopper-ln9us
    @grasshopper-ln9us 11 месяцев назад +3

    Where's Anakin?

    • @KraziKazi
      @KraziKazi  11 месяцев назад +1

      Anakin is next, his first video will be coming out in the next couple weeks or so

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    Anikin and Luke my favourite Jedi’s.

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    Winning by escape. ❤🌹

  • @ralfuz777
    @ralfuz777 16 дней назад

    YES YES YES !!!!

  • @777SI-gsw
    @777SI-gsw Месяц назад

    I watched half of the acolytes first couple of episodes just to see if they were as bad as everyone said, it was even worse than I imagined.

  • @picklerick4944
    @picklerick4944 3 месяца назад +3

    Nah, the sequels ruined him, Anakin is the GOAT before KK managed to ruin him too

  • @ilililililili563
    @ilililililili563 Месяц назад

    god damn i thnik i need to watch star wars

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    Luke is a lot like Anakin ❤🌹

  • @ulispies4641
    @ulispies4641 19 дней назад

    Han is my GOAT

  • @randucci
    @randucci 17 дней назад

    Luke's character was great up until the sequels, they murdered our boy.

  • @josoffat7649
    @josoffat7649 Месяц назад

    Was, he dead, he was murdered by Rian Johnson.

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    Han solo. I know what he means ❤️🌹

  • @derekfreeman1942
    @derekfreeman1942 Месяц назад

    You mean Darth Vader is the greatest character yeah he is.

  • @PatriciaBaughman-k4n
    @PatriciaBaughman-k4n Месяц назад

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  • @toptimmah903
    @toptimmah903 Месяц назад

    No, I think Kenobi is the best character.

  • @Zeemis
    @Zeemis 11 месяцев назад +3

    Honestly, Anakin is the GOAT, not Luke.

    • @JoeChill1990
      @JoeChill1990 11 месяцев назад +12

      If it werent for Luke, Anaking would have never returned. His strength of character is what pushed Vader to the lightside. He succeeded where his father failed. Ofc Anakin is still fire.

    • @brando_8
      @brando_8 11 месяцев назад +6

      he's making a case for every character

    • @donnie_duckling
      @donnie_duckling 11 месяцев назад +6

      most of the characters will have an analysis!
      all of them regarding how they're the GOAT on their own right!
      this is just luke's episodes!

  • @lucindairis1897
    @lucindairis1897 Месяц назад

    The force can manifest to different people in different ways. Its a driving force and its different in all of us.