Luke Starkiller, the conceptual predecessor to franchise icon Luke Skywalker, is joining the vast and ever-expanding roster of playable Minifigure characters inLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. As a massive celebration of all threeStar Warstrilogies, the spinoff films and lots more,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagalaunched last year and has become the home of all thingsStar Warsin LEGO form.Before Luke Skywalker as he’s known today existed, George Lucas drafted up one of the earliest versions of what would later be known asStar Wars.The Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode I: The Star Warssaw the introduction of Luke Starkiller who would later become Luke Skywalker inStar Wars Episode 4: A New Hope. George Lucas ultimately changed Luke’s surname from Starkiller to Skywalker due to potential connotations toward the Charles Manson murders that shook America in the years prior. Though unused in the original trilogy, the name Starkiller would find a new purpose decades later as the title of the Sith protagonistGalen Marek in theStar Wars: The Force Unleashedduology.RELATED:TT Games Shouldn’t Just Abandon Its Mandalorian DLC For LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaOn Star Wars Day Warner Bros. Games UK announced on Twitter that Luke Starkiller is coming toLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagaas a playable Minifigure and will be available to players for free. The Starkiller figure wields a yellow lightsaber which was more common in theHigh Republic era of theStar Warstimeline. This saber color makes sense considering that much like the High Republic period preceded The Skywalker Saga era, Luke Starkiller was the predecessor to one of entertainment’s most prolific sci-fi heroes in Luke Skywalker.
The Luke Starkiller LEGO figure also sports flowing golden hair much different than Luke Skywalker’s rounder haircut in the original trilogy. The hair combined with a cool black mask gives off a look that almost resemblesStar-Lord, the leader of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Additionally, Starkiller’s orange pants are reminiscent of Skywalker’s orange Rebel flight suit. WB UK added another tweet with a short gameplay video featuring Luke Starkiller in combat. While he can only be heard grunting in the video it’s unknown whether he’ll share the same voice as Luke Skywalker’s Minifigure or if he’ll even have a voice at all.
It’s nice to seeLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagareach back to the conception stages of the biggest franchise in entertainment. As more characters from all thenew Disney+Star Warsshowscontinue to flood intoLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, maybe the game will add even more early concept characters that never made it into the original trilogy in the future.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
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