Luke Skywalker in Ceremonial Outfit: Kenner's 1996 Action Figure of a New Hope's Hero

Luke Skywalker: A young farm boy living on the remote desert planet Tatooine, Luke Skywalker yearns to escape the dull routine of his daily chores on his uncle's moisture farm.

Luke dreams of becoming a space pilot, but is torn between his desire to enroll in the Academy and his loyalty to his uncle and aunt, who need him on the farm.

When Luke discovers a cryptic secret message hidden in one of his new droids, he sets out on a quest and is catapulted into a world of adventure which will at last fulfill his true destiny. - David West Reynolds, Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary

Continuity Note: Although Luke makes a brief appearance in Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as a newborn baby, he made his movie debut in 1977's Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope.


Luke Skywalker in Ceremonial Outfit

HEIGHT: 1.75 Meters
STATUS: Jedi in Training, Rebel Pilot
CLASSIFICATION: Human
AFFILIATION: Rebel Alliance
WEAPON OF CHOICE: Blaster Pistol, Lightsaber

One of the biggest questions I, as a Star Wars action figure collector, always have had is "Why in the world didn't Kenner Toys, the original license holder to almost all the Star Wars-related toy merchandise in the late 1970s and up until the mid-1990s, release the four or so variants of the Luke Skywalker action figure before the Renaissance of the franchise during the run-up to the Prequel Trilogy?"