So when people ask if "Luke was even in his prime anymore when he fought Caedus", not only was he NOT past his prime, he was still getting better? Certainly in knowledge/skill, but I could swear I remember seeing quotes from Ben's perspective in FOTJ where it said his dad looked old and he had slowed down in the last few years. Drawing on the force so much and fighting a lifetime of wars had taken its toll on him.
Originally posted by Vorpal Ruin
Has Luke started to decline? I do not believe his prime has been established, because he has not started to decline.
Originally posted by FreshestSlice
He's dead. Don't think you can decline more than that. The best we've ever seen him is FotJ, and thus that's his prime. Anything past that is a Force Ghost.
So, is there any info between FOTJ and the comics where he is a ghost that display feats of him becoming more incompetent than he was in FOTJ?
If not, then my previous post stands.
If so, then I apologize and was unaware of the material, and would love to know the source, please.
Or are you saying he dies immediately after FOTJ?
His established prime is FOTJ. The character's prime has yet to be established for all we know. Luke seems to continually improve.
Though this is pure speculation, if the death of Luke Skywalker is ever written, I can only imagine him going out in grand fashion. Although a end similar to Yoda would be fine with me too.
Originally posted by FreshestSlice
How does that matter to anything? I'm sure Ashoka's prime wasn't Season 5 of TCW, but that's her prime as far as discussion goes.
Originally posted by Vorpal Ruin
His established prime is FOTJ. The character's prime has yet to be established for all we know.
That's all there is to it; I cannot make it simpler.
The rest was genuinely asking if there was more source material between FOTJ and the comics where he is already a force ghost.
Originally posted by Vorpal Ruin
That's all there is to it; I cannot make it simpler.The rest was genuinely asking if there was more source material between FOTJ and the comics where he is already a force ghost.
Originally posted by FreshestSlice
No, which is why we can't discuss it and when someone says, "This is Luke's prime," this is what they're talking about. I really don't get what you don't understand about discussing what we know for certain.
I prefer precision. This is similar to speculating someone reaching their max potential. There is the potential that is established, but sometimes their is a potential that could have been achieved hypothetically.
I see no specification of this in the OP, which is why i said what I did to cover both bases.
If you have a problem with my thoroughness... oh well.
Originally posted by Vorpal Ruin
So, is there any info between FOTJ and the comics where he is a ghost that display feats of him becoming more incompetent than he was in FOTJ?
There is nothing chronologically between the Abeloth fight / immediate aftermath, and him popping up as a ghost to advise Cade.
Though this is pure speculation, if the death of Luke Skywalker is ever written, I can only imagine him going out in grand fashion. Although a end similar to Yoda would be fine with me too.
Unless Legends reopens, we've got all the Legends continuity Luke we're going to get.