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Luke Skywalker's Thoughts While Palpatine Was Killing Him | Return of the Jedi - Star Wars Explained

Luke Skywalker's Thoughts While Palpatine Was Killing Him | Return of the Jedi - Star Wars Explained

In Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi, during the final scene in the Emperor's throne room with Darth Vader, Luke was introduced to force lightning.This was something he never knew even existed, let alone how to combat it. Let's find out Luke's inner thoughts in the third person according to the novelization and how he literally wanted to just die. A bonus note at the end, to our surprise, he does learn how to deflect it, which brings many theories as to why Luke Skywalker's hand in The Force Awakens is just a skeleton. Perhaps the synthetic flesh was melted off during the attack? Or maybe it's another reason entirely.

Star Wars Theory · Star Wars Theory

August 8, 20237m 3s

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In Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi, during the final scene in the Emperor's throne room with Darth Vader, Luke was introduced to force lightning.This was something he never knew even existed, let alone how to combat it. Let's find out Luke's inner thoughts in the third person according to the novelization and how he literally wanted to just die. A bonus note at the end, to our surprise, he does learn how to deflect it, which brings many theories as to why Luke Skywalker's hand in The Force Awakens is just a skeleton. Perhaps the synthetic flesh was melted off during the attack? Or maybe it's another reason entirely.

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