Why Luke Waited ONE YEAR to Return to Dagobah (CANON)

Although Luke promised to return to Dagobah and complete his training with Master Yoda, he didn't do so until one year later in "Return of the Jedi." Interestingly enough, there is a VERY deep reason for why Luke chose not to return for so long...
Story from the canon book "Skywalker: A Family At War."
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[@mikem2132]

After slaughtering younglings and choking out his pregnant wife, I don’t blame Obi-Wan for thinking Anakin wasn’t coming back.

[@kiefferz5556]

Dude i don't believe this cannon crap we all know that lando and chewie possibly Luke was looking for jabba to rescue han and unless George Lucas says something i don't believe it

[@Deadman7600.]

@@kiefferz5556what even is your point here? Is your point that Luke would be just looking for han the whole time then you clearly haven’t seen the fact that Luke has grown between his first fight with Vader and the raid on Jabba’s palace. So much about him changed between those movies and he obviously grew between them. Lando and Chewie probably were mostly focused on finding Han but Luke had more important things to do, this is what we see in this comic.

[@SniffHeinkel]

​@@Deadman7600. This is exactly what happened in the Marvel Star Wars comics before Disney acquired the rights to Star Wars. Lando, Leia, and Chewie, disguised as bounty hunters, searched the galaxy for any sign of Han. Luke spent the entire time on his own.

[@andreasschaeflein4233]

I feel like the jedi still didn't learn after order 66. Yes, they accepted their flaws, but it wasn't until Luke that they fully accepted the error of their ways.

[@dman7795]

In Legends yes, but in Disney canon, Luke repeated their mistakes. Demonizing attachment rather than using love and friendship to empower their connection to the light and control over the dark.

[@andreasschaeflein4233]

@@dman7795 I hope if Dave covers his jedi order it's at least a little bit different to show Luke tried

[@dman7795]

@@andreasschaeflein4233 Revan was the perfect Jedi post-redemption in my book. Used Jolee’s lessons and his bond with Bastila to reach Force Nexus level power-level!

[@andrewcabral963]

He won't because Disney will never admit the Sequels were a mistake that killing Luke and everyone we knew was a mistake there's no future just pure oblivion.@@andreasschaeflein4233

[@loudboy317]

@@dman7795 After the way he left Dagobah to save Han and Leia in ESB and how he went wild as he was beating Vader to the ground in ROTJ, Luke understood why the Jedi forbid attachments in the first place. He also knew that Anakin went through the same thing with Luke's mother, Padme and that's why he became Darth Vader.

[@junebug8797]

I’m still relatively new to a lot of Star Wars stuff, but Luke’s emotional development between ESB and ROTJ is a big reason why I love him

[@RetneysHolocron]

Thanks for watching! Check out this other video that also explains Luke's emotions after TESB: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmjdioOlicqqrKc

[@renealbrechtsen9743]

Luke obviously needed to process this new revelation. Something like that doesn't happen over night.

[@shaunbauer78]

Love these kinds of videos. Like most people, I've never read any of the books so all this info is extremely intriguing!

[@XavierStanley-zg7vv]

Clone wars era jedi gained their wisdom from books and philosophy lukes knowledge comes from that and personal experience luke was the jedi only one willing to admit that neither side of the force is perfect it just comes down to the person using it and it completely unbelievable that he gives up in the last jedi if he can see the faults in people like vader obi wan and yoda and still forgive them then theres no way he couldn't do the same for his grandson it just show that they were just trying to shake his character up for the sake of shaking it

[@zhilaxfow7888]

Yup The character of Luke in the final(disney) trilogy doesn't match with the Luke in either the movies or the books.

[@nickcastrellon909]

Your content is really good. Loving everything so far. I'm glad you're not like all the other Star Wars channels constantly whining and complaining and focusing on the negative to get subs and viewers. Glad to support your channel.

[@RetneysHolocron]

I appreciate that! Thank you for watching my stuff 🙏

[@user-vb5tq2kv1q]

You're explanation of Luke is spot on,good job dude

[@deborahmertens9219]

In the book ‘Darth Plagueis’ it explains why the Jedi have lost the ability to see the Sith and that they were no longer serving the ‘light’ of the force. The book reasons that the Jedi no longer serve the ‘force’ exclusively but do the will of the Senate and the Senate had become extremely corrupt.

[@LordGeekus]

You know, I can't help but look at all those amazing Hot Toys in the background and so i'm wondering... would you ever do a collection/room tour?

[@RetneysHolocron]

Maybe one day! I have done unboxing streams for the most recent Hot Toys I’ve gotten

[@hermansoberanis8885]

Great work and Great Narration.

[@RetneysHolocron]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@chrisstetsko5020]

He had to recover enough parts to build a new lightsaber. He was working on a strategy to rescue Han. And Prince Xizor and the Black Sun (or is it now Crimson Dawn?) were becoming a threat. Didn't anyone else read "Shadows of the Empire"?

[@anessamer]

Obi-Wan wanted to kill Vader because Obi-Wan was a firm believer that Anakin Skywalker was gone beyond return, but it was only Luke and Leia who were able to bring back Anakin Skywalker from the depths of Vader. No other character in the entire Star Wars saga could ever destroy Vader and bring back Anakin except Luke and Leia.

[@kevin-2.1]

I know it was Luke not Leia, where do you find that Leia help?

[@anessamer]

@@kevin-2.1 Because they were both his children. If both of them were threatened Vader would turn back to the light.

[@SniffHeinkel]

Luke undoubtedly felt fairly humiliated by his defeat against Vader, and he certainly didn't want to go back to Dagobah so quickly to face criticism and mockery for his shortcomings.

[@JakeTylenol]

Well we needed to establish time has passed but we also couldn’t just skip over Luke’s first talk with Yoda about the situation wi-oh you meant the lore patch reason

[@SolarinDay]

Compassion is powerful, but the Jedi misunderstood its use. They see it as pity mostly. Compassion is to be able to understand and feel anothers pain, anger, etc. The Indigo Tribe use it to its full potential. The only Jedi who came close to true Compassion was Mace Windu with his Vapaad style of fighting. But it still fell a little short.

[@GuardianOwl]

I don't know, given what we know of Luke's personality type, I feel he would have rushed back to confront Yoda about the lie, particularly if he thought they were avoiding him. At the end of ESB, Chewie and Han were spearheading the search for Han so it's not like he wouldn't of had time in the interim to fly over to Dagobah while waiting for their signal. The only reason he doesn't is Lucas wanted us to be able to see that moment in RotJ, so Luke stays away for no reason. You stating him returning since he knew he would have to face his father also doesn't square with the dialogue of ESB in which Luke believes he is now a Jedi Knight once Yoda says he needs no more training. It's only then that Yoda reveals that he has to face Vader.

[@kevin-2.1]

I was surprised that Luke didn’t return until a full year after ESB. But you know what, I’m glad because Yoda is like the old ways of the Jedi order. But Luke makes his own path of becoming a Jedi. And I kinda like it, even though I am curious about where we learn all these things? Still it was a good video.

[@Scorch1028]

Why is Luke missing his prosthetic hand in this comic book scene? 😆

[@anessamer]

I read Skywalker: A Family at War last year and I would like for you to explain it in its entirety if you wish.

[@RetneysHolocron]

By the time I’m done citing it for my videos, my channel will basically be the audiobook of it

[@anessamer]

@@RetneysHolocron There is no audiobook for it. Maybe you can take that role if you wish.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely done video

[@RetneysHolocron]

Thanks for watching!

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@RetneysHolocron---Your welcome. Your video's are often interesting.

[@capcom222]

If obi wan wanted anakin killed why didn't he do? Not only did he have the opportunity to do it on mustafar, he had a second chance on the TV show.

[@joeyrivaldo5239]

This explanation leads me to believe why Luke ended up believing what he believed by the time The Last Jedi came.

[@arsenbulgakov7525]

W vid bro

[@RetneysHolocron]

Thanks for watching!

[@sgttau977]

What comic do those excerpts come from? I have Marvel Unlimited and am having difficulty finding the right one.

[@RetneysHolocron]

The main “Star Wars” series that started in 2020

[@sgttau977]

@@RetneysHolocron thanks

[@stephjackson8757]

So if he trained by himself WHO made his a Knight lol

[@Sebastian_85]

Canon really took over the originalities of what the stories are supposed to be like created by their original authors. Cant believe these changes occurred, TMNT, Star Warrs and now some of the Batman and DC stories and Marvel as well. George Lucas said that Anakin was and will always be the chosen and bring balance to the force which he did but all of a sudden, Luke was killed off, Leya was killed of and the emperor came back. This is not original stuff. Y’all should give at least 30% to George Lucas making money off him by these canon make believe ideas not even created by the original authors 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@CSLucasEpic]

Would Luke be considered a Gray Jedi during that time?

[@RetneysHolocron]

No, the new canon term for Jedi trained in the wild after the Order’s destruction is “Bokken Jedi.”

[@mercurialsilver5688]

Hail to the algorithm gods!

[@cjwars2828]

lu finds out force has its own ideas way more scary than s/j and skywalkers are a soul tool if only plag didnt piss it off both could have gone on another 1000 years of both doin gray crap

[@darthregulus]

Rey is in it? Naw I am good.

[@KuDastardly]

The "certain point of view" is more of a retcon when George Lucas decided to make Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader one and the same.