Star Wars: 10 Most Powerful Things Luke Skywalker Ever Did
The greatest Jedi in history has pulled off some cool stuff, and here's the coolest of them all.
In the close to 50 years that Star Wars has been around, few Jedi introduced in that time have stood in comparison to the original Luke Skywalker. And this makes sense, being the first childhood superhero for a whole generation of kids, despite being a glorified self insert fantasy character (Luke S.? Really George?) Luke has pulled off some amazing feats while mostly staying human enough and struggling enough to remain relatable.
But there is a hierarchy to badass-itude, of course, so not all of Luke's accomplishment are equal to one another.
Some are just more awesome than others. Luke Skywalker has been in way more material than just the movies, and the various writers who have taken a crack at him over the years may struggle with his character, but have given him no shortage of powerful feats and great accomplishments.
These are the ten moments from the Star Wars series, regardless of whether or not they're canon or even whether or not they make any sense, that solidified Luke Skywalker as one of the most powerful Jedi who has ever walked the galaxy.
10. Beat An Assassin Droid In A Fistfight - Shadows Of The Empire
Droids in the Star Wars universe are built for the single task they are assigned, which is why you'll never see C-3PO pick up a blaster rifle and open up on the First Order (as awesome as that would be). So with that said, it shouldn't be possible to win a one-on-one confrontation with an assassin droid in ANY capacity seeing as how they're, you know, literally built for that sort of thing.
In the official novel tie-in for the video game Shadows Of The Empire, we meet Guri, a human replica/assassin droid who works for the main antagonist, Prince Xizor of the Black Suns. She acted as his muscle and main enforcer for years, until she met Luke Skywalker on Coruscant. Xizor had kidnapped Leia, and Luke had come to save her. Which of course meant going through Guri. To make matters worse, Luke doesn't even have his lightsaber. He had to fight an elite assassin droid one on one, and in hand-to-hand combat.
But since this is classic EU Luke, who screwed up about as often as Sean Bean lived all the way to the end credits, he takes Guri down in short order.