Some tf.net replies to my Luke will die theory...
As you can see there AND HERE, it's interesting how so many people view Luke as a childhood hero, and if he's in any way tarnished, they'll dump SW forever. We already saw Disney unceremoniously get rid of Han. Leia and Luke next imo.
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If they are going to just kill off Luke after a bit of training with Rey...count me out for any other SW film in the future. Doubt they will go that way, but Ive still got the feeling this trilogy is about the removal of the "Skywalker" lineage from the SW universe. Kylo will most likely die and Ive got a feeling that Luke will eventually too (or he just won't have any kids and die of old age). Right now Im assuming Rey is not his daughter.
Probably so and if they do that, I am finished with SW.
I'm with you, totally out if this happens, I'll go back to ROTJ being the end..lol I would have to believe Disney is smart enough to know Luke is the Mickey Mouse of the Star Wars Galaxy, oh man that's a bad analogy.. But you get the idea, people want to see Luke and want him to go down in a heroic way, big time.
Luke will almost certainly die in VIII. What other way can they match the complete despair &emptiness, of TESB? When that movie was over it felt like everything done in ANH was lost. I'm also not convinced Ben Solo is the only child of Leia and Han.
Well, lets just hope Luke has more dialogue than , "..."
Luke is probably going to be killed off. The new trilogy is about Vader's grand children. Luke fulfilled his destiny as a young Jedi, he saved and redeemed his father. I believe the force will further call for him to rebuild or restart a new Jedi order but after that, the story moves to a new generation. Fellas if Disney is willing to kill Han, and let his body fall in a reactor nobody is off limits. I believe Kylo will kill Luke or Luke will sacrifice himself ala Obi Wan in episode 8 with another huge plot twist.
Well lets also be realistic. Ford wanted Han dead, not Disney. If Ford wanted in, they would carry him so long as there is breath in him.
Luke and the Skywalkers represent George Lucas. I wouldn't be surprised if by the end of the trilogy, there would be no further representation of Lucas. Thats why I don't think Rey is related. IF she is, I will gladly eat crow.
I dont think Luke will be killed. When he leaves he will become one with the force by his own doing. Making Obi Wans "more powerful than you can imagine" quote really interesting. Luke as a force ghost could change how we view force ghosts