LUKE IS A COWARD, RUNS AWAY FROM VADER(CANON) - Star Wars Comics Explained

[@davidbailey6917]

"Luke is NOT a coward, but he is NOT a fool either!!

[@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy]

Anakin: "I know you're near, Luke" Luke: *AW HAIL TO THE NAW, TO THE NAW, NAW, NAW!!!*

[@EmperorFist323]

Do you all forget so easily what the greatest tactician thrawn said: "I am a warrior your majesty. A warrior may retreat he does not flee. He may lay in ambush. He does not hide."

[@lt.danhooper1635]

F in the chat for Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo

[@kyledougherty2823]

Keep in mind that this is a Luke that lost. A luke who not only lost his hand, but his best friend and almost his life. He feels vulnerable. To me this makes Luke a lot more human and relatable. He’s afraid. As he should be. As you would be.

[@NG480]

Exactly.

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

Idk About You But If I'm Another Force Weilder On Par With Luke, I Actually Have Fencing Traning, Vader Would Need To Fear Me Instead. Makashi Is Definitely Would My Saber Style Would Be But I'm Strong Enough To Counter, Vader's Panel Would Be Down In No Time.

[@jaymechamberlain5972]

@@SeviathTheHumanDrago you got to keep in mind that Vader’s lightsaber skills are probably the best ever in the SWU. He could take down Dooku easily, the master of form 2. The only reason he lost to Luke in ROTJ is because he was skeptical about actually killing his own son. Vader uses Form 5, familiar with form 3 defense, incorporating form 2 as well in his fighting style. There’s a reason why Vader never loses.

[@SeviathTheHumanDrago]

@@jaymechamberlain5972 True, but I'm too logical to realistically run away from Vader. I'm No Jedi. And form 6 would be incorporated into my style as well. I'm all about disrupting my Opponents, caltrops, smoke bombs, stun grenades, irl I'm more of a hit and dash type fighter.

[@CatofShadows29]

Agreed I wouldn’t call him a coward I’d say he has a much improved survival sense😅😓 I know I’d have run like hell had it been me there 😓 much as I wouldn’t wanna leave my friends. Him being captured and turned would be infinitely worse then just his friends possibly dying 😓

[@mikkpunning5702]

It was smart and mature of him to run away, and know that 'he's not ready' , as he said. Vader was the second most capable and experienced force user in the galaxy. Luke was just beginning to learn what he's capable of.

[@trevturp6891]

But he won't abandon his friends, when they need him.

[@RomeGod177]

I like how everyone calling Luke a coward but let see if anyone else is foolish enough to fight Lord Vader. 🤣

[@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy]

*unprepared.

[@fionnbarrcasey5247]

let alone still dealing with the recent psychologically traumatizing revelation that Vader is his father

[@zcorpalpha2462]

Luke was younger then and still finding his place 🔥

[@TheCiroth]

This is a very good comic showing us that he's suffering from PTSD. You can see it in the eyes, the flash of his body falling in half. This is a very human reaction. It builds the confidence he had in Return of the Jedi.

[@Exodus-sb8so]

Yoda and Obi Wan knew he wasn't ready... He knew he wasn't ready...

[@NG480]

Pretty much. Since he left Yods's training, Luke was indeed reckless to face off against Vader in ESB and got his hand chopped off as a result.

[@mikenotic8430]

To me, I completely understand Luke’s decision. Luke has been face to face with the unstoppable man that is Darth Vader. To be punished to his limits and be dismembered and have Vader reveal that he is his father. Not only does he seem to have some form of PTSD from his duel from Episode 5. He is probably have a psychological meltdown now knowing he is his father and isn’t mentally prepared to face him. This isn’t the act of a coward but someone who isn’t a fool or right mentally yet to face his father.

[@zepanda4843]

I liked this. Their fleshing out how Luke coped after The Empire Strikes Back. Makes him more of a interesting character than the generic optimistic Main character that every seems to love for some reason. Makes Luke more relatable.

[@NG480]

Agreed. Flaws in characters always makes things interesting; making a character like Luke be perfect all the time can be very boring and he's human and has flaws like anybody else.

[@grayski3324]

@@NG480 Luke was never perfect. He was a good dude who loved his family and friends while being a new type of Jedi. He was just a chill dude, who even from the beginning, helped were he could.

[@zepanda4843]

@@NG480 Perfectly said.

[@Margit7824]

He used the Joestar secret technique.

[@mathguy8685]

Joseph Skywalker Joestar

[@lucafiorentini3396]

nigerundayooooo, leiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@comradekenobi6908]

"See that we still have legs? We're gonna use it!"

[@haroldhatley4275]

Most of you have missed the biggest point of all: Luke knows Vader is his father. That is a huge psychological blow. To think you have to kill your own father in order to save your friends was too much for this young Luke to deal with. He still has not fully processed the gravity of what happened on Cloud City. The fear of knowing what his father had become, and knowing what he himself would eventually have to do. He simply wasnt emotionally ready yet. And yet we know what he eventually did in RoTJ. He was instrumental in killing not only the Emperor, but ultimately the Emperor’s creation, Vader himself. It was the only way to redeem his father Anikan.

[@freezalo7521]

Yeah and also he has a severe lack of experience. He needs to go up against litterly the most powerful canonical mortal being. It's amazing that he even survived any of their encounters.

[@NG480]

Well put.

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

Plus he now knows Vader has a far worse fate planned for him. A fate worse then death.

[@NandNproductions1]

I like this, it’s good development for his character. It even stays in line with confronting fear is a Jedi’s destiny, but he’s recognized he’s not ready yet and has been shaken to his core. Really looking forward to the next issue.

[@thehelmsdepot]

I can't believe my son would shame the Skywalker name like this.

[@AG31594]

Like how u did?

[@Creeperassasin-nc5wk]

@@AG31594 no no he actually didnt anakin skywalker died and vader did all those things so yeah anakin didnt shame the Skywalker name .

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

All the Skywalker's are a mess,, with there galactic family feud

[@LunaticGuns]

@@Creeperassasin-nc5wk so Luke shamed the Skywalker family by choosing not to go on a suicide mission?

[@Jeevs2002]

This isn't him being a coward this is him seeing the situation for what it is. He isn't strong enough to face vader and at the end of the day Luke would be a much bigger lost to the rebelling then Han ever would be and that's why he didnt jump in was because the rebels need him more and Vader would have just killed him and the overs

[@brucejedilee5290]

As much as I hate the Last Jedis depiction of Luke, where his character was completely assassinated, I can accept this. This is Luke before he has trully become a Jedi and right after lossing to Vader. He lost his fathers sword, his hand, his best friend, was beaten to a pulp, and found out that Darth Vader (basically space Genghis Khan), who did all this and killed his master, is his father. That would traumatize traumatize anyone. So it is believable that Luke, at this point in time, would react like this.

[@zawwin1846]

Joseph Joestar- He is one of us!

[@Leonardo-cw1dd]

god damnit a jojo reference in star wars

[@Tabth3778]

NIGERUNDAYO SMOKEY

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@Tabth3778 NIGERUNDAYO, CHEWIE

[@JuicerJames]

Yes, it's entirely possible for him to run away at this point in the timeline. He wasn't ready when he fought Vader in ESB, and he might not be ready now. This isn't diminishing his character at all, we're seeing what gets him from ESB to ROTJ.

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

I think what a lot of folks forget is that Leia is in love and desperate. Han is literally right there, so even if the situation is unreasonable and Vader is playing on that fear, he know Luke fell for that trap in the past and looked to escalate the stakes. Just as said, the fact that Luke feels uncertain and flees only makes him a stronger character, in the same way Frodo was strong despite his will giving out at the end of his journey.

[@gamblertoguru382]

yeah sometimes women pick fights they expect men to fight on their behalf. Luke needs to be strong and tell her no. They had a plan,but Vader showing up should completely change that plan. But she wants to continue as though Vader never crashed the party lol

[@bobbi7990]

@@gamblertoguru382 How can you sound so machismo only because you don't get girls?

[@blakena4907]

I don't blame Luke for being a coward during the earlier stages of his training. I'd have been scared shitless, Force or no.

[@P90F55]

There's a fine line between courage and foolishness.

[@mr_diddlz001]

For a minute I thought he said Boba the Hutt

[@cambuxton6835]

He wasn’t ready for Vader yet. Courage sometimes takes time to build up.

[@cambuxton6835]

@The Weavile indeed. The force knows when and where Luke will be ready. Did you ever consider that the force and God are one and the same? They know everything. Also know why somethings can’t be revealed as to why it must be the way it turns out sometimes. Fascinating idea that they are the same thing though. Anyway. Back to Luke…

[@imperious8905]

Bruh he’s no coward. He has ptsd it seems.

[@usugamin8099]

luke is a coward? would YOU fight darth vader hmmm???????

[@shinobixa4]

No!!!!!!😳

[@stormbringer2840]

Well I was not trained by yoda and obi wan with a force potential of a skywalker but if my brother in arm was in his clutches... yes I would go and die .

[@usugamin8099]

@@stormbringer2840 respecc

[@Amadis777]

@@stormbringer2840 And then you are gone, he is gone, and your cause and fellow troops that support it have less options and capabilities to avoid being wiped. Oaths and bonds can be honored by playing the strategical long game and will bring more benefits in the long run.

[@stormbringer2840]

@@Amadis777 no . In this case it is to distract him until leia can save Han , my life for theirs.

[@mitchelljohnleslie1696]

Luke Is Not A Coward

[@duolingo1318]

Luke when he sense Darth Vader: Nigerundayo

[@adearadean72]

Honestly, this comic's cannon is contradictary. Sequel version of Luke is more of a flat character that survives by happenstance and force tricks;Original Trilogy Luke is more layered and has character growth(Farmboy to Padawn to Jedi). Rhetorically, lately the writers tend to make their male heroes weaker; Only the female, antiheroes, and villians stronger and that's a little dispointing. Part what makes Leia is strong because empathetic, not because she's smarter than everyone else. It was interesting Qi'ra fight Vader. Yup, Vader still wants to spend time with his son.

[@damien4477]

this comic sucks . We should get more of Luke Skywalker kicking asses like in the Mandalorian . It seems that today's writers are lazy and they don't care about making good stories .

[@jaieregilmore971]

Facts what are these people beef against Luke? It frustrating.

[@bryguy1502]

@@damien4477 Luke was nowhere near as powerful as in the Mandalorian. He hasn’t finished his training, he hasn’t accepted that Vader is his father. Mix that with some obvious PTSD and it’s pretty understandable why Luke couldn’t fight Vader here.

[@JoeHalcyon]

@@jaieregilmore971 It's the communist way - destroy everything and replace it with their own mary sue. There's a reason why they had to keep the Luke appearance on the Mandalorian top secret, even from KK.

[@kristilisakleiner9384]

It’s called intelligence and maturity, not cowardliness

[@YamiRondo2]

Bro luke wouldn't run away these cannon comics are killing me...

[@kingnothing5678]

Luke has PTSD right now

[@YamiRondo2]

@@kingnothing5678 I like that more than calling him coward

[@finisterre2415]

Yes he would, because has an I.Q over 3 and knows that he isn't anywhere near ready for Vader yet.

[@NG480]

He got his hand chopped of by Vader since he abruptly left Yoda's training in ESB; why should you expect Luke to be 'reckless' again? At this point, keep in mind that were still in the current timeframe between ESB and ROTJ in the comics; he still wasn't ready.

[@trevturp6891]

Agreed, he should have tried to distract Darth Vader.

[@EwingAmaterasu]

Luke was smart. Not anyone fights Vader and lives to tell the tale.

[@jaredbanister6880]

He knows he'd be defeated. He knows vader won't kill han yet.

[@unhandydaddy5117]

I mean if Luke challenged Vader again, he would lose again. I think we can all agree there's no but's or if's about that one. He will for a fact lose again and maybe lose another limb to his father. There's a very thin line between bravery and stupidity. Facing Vader is a stupidity in on itself but even after he becomes a Master in ROTJ, it wasn't his lightsaber skill that defeated Vader. It was a son's love towards his father.

[@bobaknight]

0:33 Boba the Hutt?

[@isabellackmann8129]

Boku the hutt not boba

[@TheTwistedTreant526]

Vader cut off his hand. He would have PTSD for sure

[@davidbailey6917]

PRSD?

[@behindbarsmototouring898]

Almost anyone else would feel the same as Luke, at this point. Its called PTSD. Mulitple firefights, space battles, losing his hand after finding out the most evil person you know is your father. Cut him some slack!

[@roachdoggjr8399]

Another attempt to ruin Luke by Disney

[@zcorpalpha2462]

4:39 What was Luke suppose to do ❓🤣🔥

[@zcorpalpha2462]

& 7:26 Anyone would freak out 🔥

[@darthsilversith667]

@@zcorpalpha2462 It’s how it’s framed that’s the problem..

[@misulincu]

@@zcorpalpha2462 Stay in character and fight till the bitter end. That's what he should've done. The guy loved his friends, which is why he even went to face Vader alone in cloud city. What else? It's Luke we're talking about.

[@zepanda4843]

@@misulincu I think you hold Luke at too high of standards. Luke shouldn’t be a boring main character that is one dimensional and just want to save his friends like every other protagonist. Think about it Luke just had some serious trauma with Darth Vader. In an one instance decision he seems to flee.. like any other human in a quick emotional decision.

[@kryptonite166]

Just another attempt by Disney to weakened Luke Skywalker legacy with real Star wars fans. Disney has a mission to push all of our beloved Star wars characters off a cliff. Please dismiss these comics is just entertaining nonsense.

[@da-vidcargill4975]

are you this clueless

[@LJ-bo9zw]

Dude it’s call character development. If someone beat the crap out of you and cut off your hand, would you feel completely fine with going to face that same person again knowing this time they will kill you.

[@kryptonite166]

@@LJ-bo9zw As short as I can, Luke is an already established character unless you don't know anything about the EU. Please enjoy the comic.

[@michaelgoggins3658]

@@da-vidcargill4975seems you are.

[@michaelgoggins3658]

Agreed 100%

[@smm72]

He is not ready at all he has not even built his own Saber I say an important part of becoming a Jedi. He has visions of what will happen if he faces Vader and at this point I would say he is right.

[@olympicnut]

The writers put themselves into a bind with the story since Han can't be rescued yet. I don't think Luke would abandon Han, however.

[@snyper5150]

If you are not ready and have confidence, prepare yourself. No point of him walking to Vader if he’s just going to get captured, tortured, killed, or forced to the Dark Side. Yoda and Obi-Wan told him not to go and he disobeyed. He realized how wrong he was hanging on the weather antenna. Why repeat it? Vader would only repeated use Han to force Luke to his bidding.

[@AgentM79]

Knowing what we know NOW about Vader’s power level makes this all more understandable. Vader was a JUGGERNAUT in the Dark Side of the Force. He wasn’t just some dude in a space suit with a laser sword.

[@АнастасияКадочникова-и3г]

You can try to step on someone's shoulders to make yourself look higher but it wont work. Invent any garbage, we will love Luke and remember his true story💙

[@carlostrujillo26]

It actually makes sense bc in return of the Jedi, he told Yoda n obi wan, he didn't want fight his farther

[@jaieregilmore971]

I got a question Is Luke still training with Yoda did he ever back to Dagobah like he promised in empire.

[@boirnoboiovanna1130]

Calling him a coward in this case is like calling someone a coward for not wanting to fight the god of death himself

[@gamblertoguru382]

this channel is very pro Vader too we have to remember lol. If Vader ran from a fight it would be called a great military strategy. If Luke is a coward for not confronting Vader,Vader is a coward for not fighting Palpatine.

[@tubesurfer22]

Vader put that fear in his head...remember your training Luke(Yoda)...he won't abandon his friends and come back!😲😁✌

[@bigbossdog1988]

Luke was not ready to face Vader yet that's why

[@Kingcali49]

Running from a fight doesn’t make u a coward! Thats a very childish dare I say simple minded way of thinking.....

[@greedokenobi3855]

A ‘fight’ between Vader and Qi’ra wouldn’t take longer than a few seconds, it wouldn’t even be a fight.

[@navyfox116]

Love vader and im not surprised that luke ran I mean vader is terrifying

[@DeathScepter]

Like a Proper Sith Juggernaut should be. Vader is a proper Sith Juggernaut.

[@gamblertoguru382]

hes a bum in the movies,but these comics really make him terrifying as hell. He's Space Michael Myers basically.

[@darthsilversith667]

Just destroying Luke more and more by the day. What is this garbage!?

[@da-vidcargill4975]

no one cares what you think

[@darthsilversith667]

@@da-vidcargill4975 Ok little hat man

[@michaelgoggins3658]

Agreed 100%

[@ludgerwillgaster2095]

Hero of 1000 faces...like rises than loses all...path of a hero...like had to crash down

[@drgonzo305]

They keep trying to tear like down, it's kinda sad at this point. This is return of the Jedi luke, straight Jedi knight luke. This is the lucasfilm storyboard team propping Up one of their characters that nobody cares about at the expense of Luke.

[@cucumberwater6]

no it's not. he's still suffering from ptsd from his fight with Vader. ROTJ Luke isn't until an year after or so.

[@mosesa.weaver3058]

I’m sorry… what?

[@tyrellcarter3220]

I really feel like they did this to connect with the sequel trilogy in terms of showing Luke's faults and failures and how they effect him and I hate it. Or he could just have ptsd he did lose an arm

[@zepanda4843]

Wow fleshing out a character and their flaws definitely has everything to do with the sequels. And totally not just developing how Luke deals with grief after a defeat and a cut off arm.

[@da-vidcargill4975]

@The Weavile they make sense you are too oblivious to it

[@cucumberwater6]

@The Weavile they're not. The Mandalorian will directly tie in to the sequel trilogy.

[@101Dmatrix]

@@da-vidcargill4975 how do the sequels make sense when they didn’t even have a plan for them? How can they make sense when episode 9 blatantly contradicts everything that happened in 8? How come palpatine would plan to die when it was his plan all along to wipe out the rebels at Endor? Why does he even need the second Death Star if he was already constructing the final order fleet on exegol? Why did he even need snoke? Why did he tell Kyle to kill Rey if he actually wanted her lol o come to him? But yeah the sequels make perfect sense 😑

[@base21]

You could just ignore the sequel trilogy

[@plasmisarcadia2204]

Hey, I have a question that may intrigue you, I noticed in one episode of Star Wars: The clone wars. I believe the episode was called The Box or something. Pablo's pawn ship, there was a couple pieces of Phase I clone armor on the shelves.. which begs my question, what happened to the millions of suits of armor the clones once wore? were they destroyed? Auctioned off? theres so many possibilities. I kinda wanna hear what you think/find

[@worldwanderer91]

Anyone would run from Vader

[@DeathScepter]

Most of us would run away from Someone like Darth Vader. Also A proper Sith Juggernaut are both scary and vicious.

[@VioStarclad]

Wait why did Luke imagine his saber to have been yellow? I really dig yellow sabers I just don't understand.

[@midnightraider9786]

Because that was the color blade he was currently using before he constructed the green one

[@randalthekidd7006]

Because the comics are non canon and FILLED with it ruining plot holes

[@spikedpsycho2383]

Or learned his lesson, Don't fight, if you're gonna lose

[@hpc1627]

I think he's going to run away

[@wilhelmhetrick8948]

The Jedi tremble when facing the wrath of a Sith Lord!

[@arnoldkommando2863]

I don't think he will return because Yoda told him in episode 6 that he will only be a Jedi if he faces Vader.

[@kpny8484]

No, running in this case for luke is likely the only smart thing he could do.

[@rainbowquartz9513]

Definitely the joestar secret technique

[@owaindavies8364]

Luke was smart.

[@VulpseiusFox]

I’m starting to really dislike these comics more and more with each one that comes out lately. And at this point that’s being beyond extremely nice and lenient.

[@wazzupp1029]

I just realised how awkward it is that Kira is selling Han.

[@pacecory1]

at this stage in time, yes, Luke would run. any sane person would run.

[@stephencerhit]

He hasn't worked through his loss and revocation of who Vader is yet. So yes, running I would see him doing. For now

[@hpc1627]

Is Kira dead?

[@paca7429]

idk man i would be scared too if i had to face a evil person with a blade that could kill me in one swing

[@ElegantNoise_]

What do you mean Luke is a coward?! *Who wouldn't run away from Vader!?*

[@gooblast]

You wouldn’t run!?

[@anakinskywalkercrappyprodu2205]

Run luke ha ha ha

[@Raid-Ryuen]

I wouldn’t go as far as to call him a coward

[@giovanniromero2790]

Let's be honest, if we had the opportunity, we'd all run from Vader

[@goblinmaster342]

Boba the Hutt huh

[@turin_turambar742]

I think Luke will do somekind of joestar secret technique in the end.

[@MarkDavidKnight]

Where did Qira go after Vader defeated her?

[@nia.narcisse.comics641]

can you do a video on the first Mandalorian Jedi Tarre Vizsla

[@THEdudeproductions]

Are you serious?

[@matthewgaudet4064]

That is Jake Skywalker not Luke. A Disney creation.

[@tylerbokunewicz9420]

Nah

[@berberbro]

Wouldn't Darth Vader have sensed at least Leia, she being so close?

[@trence5]

He still doesn't about her. Remember he was face to face with her in the first movie and watch as they interrogated her.

[@deepdartrandom5642]

Make's sense about battlefront 2 luke main's.

[@billfix1150]

Why doesn't luck just do as his dear old dad and force choke his chicken then he would be relaxed.

[@jonjameson6606]

None of disneys comics or movies are canon. It's fan fiction that people get paid for. Same reason luke called lightsabers "laser swords." This is nonsense.

[@phorz85]

I don't get this obsession with the yellow sabres, anyway, but these ppl must have no knowledge of sw at all. Wtf were they thinking to make even the sabre that luke loses in the flashback a yellow one. Mother of all facepalms, i really don't know what else to say about these ppl.

[@atSLASHY]

are you really a coward if you run away from the guy with the highest jedi kill count in history

[@Deathstock]

I mean, we've known that he's a coward in canon since TLJ

[@mrpumavol7.044]

Gonna cry?

[@Deathstock]

@@mrpumavol7.044 probably not no, hby

[@mrpumavol7.044]

@@Deathstock me? Yep

[@davidlong990]

Forget the last jedi hes scared of his own shadow lmfao sad as it is at least canon just needs blue milk

[@mauricerose3082]

...Luke is a Hero...

[@kangtheconqueror3613]

I hope Luke changes his mind, because this is not helping my view on him

[@mrpumavol7.044]

Mmm return of the jedi???

[@base21]

Would you fight vader?

[@SageMerric]

I don't see why people hate this. Luke has always been a flight-or-fight type of person.

[@dragonballtalk8527]

He no xaward he nit

[@rasczaksroughnecks4027]

The Disney/Lucasfilm raping of Luke Skywalker's character

[@seansundeck3912]

to bw honest i am pretty sure this was just a way for the new writers to tear down anothe hero from the past just likr the recent movies tried to do.So I say f them to the writers and may karma show them no mercy

[@base21]

Or ya know, character development that makes sense.