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Characters in Star Wars

Luke Skywalker
The foster son of a farming couple, Luke has been raised on the backwater planet of Tatooine with little idea of his true heritage. He survives personal tragedy and deep pain, and overcomes impossibly high odds to become a hero of the Rebel Alliance.Luke Skywalker always knew that he was the son of a man who fought valiantly in the Clone Wars, but his adventures lead him to discover that his past is touched with unspeakable darkness. Luke's childhood was spent helping his aunt and uncle on their moisture farm and becoming a skillful pilot in his T-16 Skyhopper, shooting womp rats with good friends such as Biggs Darklighter.He had hoped to enter the Academy with Biggs, but his uncle Owen Lars has held him back. Destiny brings the affairs of the galaxy to young Skywalker's doorstep in the form of two droids that his uncle purchases, C-3PO and R2-D2. Thus starts an adventure that takes Luke on a voyage of self-discovery, with his bravery and commitment to the light side of the Force tested at every step.Luke constantly faces challenges that would test any mortal: The responsibility for either destroying the Empire's super weapon, the Death Star, or seeing it destroy the backbone of the Rebellion;learning patience at the hands of Jedi Master Yoda, yet having to choose between completing his training or trying to rescue his imperiled friends; facing the horrifying truth of his parentage, and then instantly deciding what path to take; and finally taking the nearly unimaginable risk that there was still some goodness deep within the dark soul of one of the galaxy's most evil warriors

Ben Kenobi
Ben Kenobi has lived for years in the dangerous Jundland Wastes, on the edge of the Dune Sea. He is seldom encountered by others, but occasionally "Old Ben" appears to help someone who is lost, or warn the local authorities of a massing of Sand People. While most residents of the Anchorhead area have heard of Kenobi, the majority consider him a crazy old hermit best left to himself. In truth, Kenobi once traveled the galaxy as a Jedi Knight and defender of the Old Republic. He rose to become a General in the Clone Wars, fighting alongside legendary figures such as Bail Organa of Alderaan. Kenobi took on a student whom he trained in the ways of the Jedi, but lost him to the dark side of the Force. The boy became the evil Darth Vader, turned against the Jedi, and helped the Emperor hunt down and destroy the Jedi protectors of the Old Republic. Haunted by his failure, Obi-Wan Kenobi went into hiding, realizing that he could do more by guarding the young Luke Skywalker from afar than by leading a desperate, doomed battle against Vader and his Emperor. Kenobi brooded, watching for the right time to make a move against the Empire, waiting for a new hope. He took the name Ben and cloaked himself in the persona of a crazy wizard. Many years later, when a pair of droids brought young Luke Skywalker into the web of destiny, Kenobi knew his wait was over.

Han Solo
While the carbon-freezing chambers of Bespin's Cloud City were built to store Tibanna gas, Darth Vader orders the modification of one chamber so that he can freeze Luke Skywalker -- and thus nullify his nascent Force powers -- to transport him to the Emperor. As a test, Vader decides to try the process on Han Solo, who survives the freezing process, but in a state like suspended animation. Immobilized and powerless, Han is handed over to the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett as a trophy. With Han loaded into the cargo compartment of the Slave I, Boba Fett conveys his entombed prisoner to the desert palace of the gangster Jabba the Hutt for the bounty on his head. The frozen Corellian pirate becomes an object of ridicule, hanging as a decoration in the Hutt's throne room.

Princes Leia
Separated at an early age from a mother she barely knew and a heritage that was hidden from her, Leia Organa was raised as the daughter of Viceroy and First Chairman of the planet Alderaan, Bail Organa, a hero of the Clone Wars. Leia grew up in a highly-charged political atmosphere and watched as Senator Palpatine took increasing control of the galactic government, eventually declaring himself Emperor. She became the youngest Senator in galactic history, even as Palpatine committed more and more atrocities in the name of pacifying the galaxy. Leia is at the heart of many of the Rebel Alliance's most secret missions, using her consular ship, the Tantive IV to travel throughout the galaxy with diplomatic immunity. Near Tatooine, on a mission to recruit General Obi-Wan Kenobi into the Rebellion, she and her ship are captured by the Darth Vader's Star Destroyer Devastator. Leia manages to get top-secret intercepted plans for the Death Star battle station to Alliance forces, but not without paying a supreme price: the destruction of her home planet of Alderaan.

Owen and Beru
The guardians and foster parents of Luke Skywalker, they have tried to raise him as a normal youth, keeping from him the fact that his veins coursed with Jedi blood and that his "dead" hero father was not simply a freighter navigator as they have told Luke. Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi turned to the Lars couple just after Luke was born, and asked that they raise the child on the desolate planet of Tatooine, far from Imperial intrigue. Young Luke calls them aunt and uncle. Owen and Beru toil as moisture farmers and have a difficult existence, some years barely eking out a living, even with Luke's help. There is constant tension between Luke and Owen as the youth wants to leave for pilot training at the Academy like his friend Biggs Darklighter, but Owen always insists that he stay "one more season" to help with the chores. Despite that, Beru and Owen Lars have taught young Skywalker the value of hard work, loyalty, commitment - and compassion.

Darth Vader
Standing two meters tall, dressed in flowing black robes and black body armor, Darth Vader is a tangibly evil symbol of the Emperor's doctrine of rule through fear and terror. With the Emperor's favor Vader has risen through the Imperial ranks to become a fearsome and dreaded military commander, now one of the most highly placed individuals in the New Order. His face locked behind a hideous metal breath screen, Vader cannot survive without the artificial support of his suit, which functions like a walking "iron lung," breathing for his crushed lungs and keeping his shattered body alive. In spite of these injuries, Vader is a powerful and dangerous figure. Ruthlessly employing torture and brutal violence to achieve his objectives, Darth Vader commands fear within his own troops as well as among his Rebel enemies. While there are those within the military who despise his weird "sorcerer's ways" and his eccentric and dramatic behavior, as Vader's power has grown these objections have become fewer. Once a Jedi Knight, Vader was formerly the pupil of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the days of the Old Republic, learning the ways of the Force for the purpose of defending truth and justice throughout the galaxy. Impatient with Obi-Wan's teachings, Vader chose a different way of using the Force, and followed the temptations of the dark side of this power. Corrupted and turned evil, he betrayed his mentor and helped the Emperor hunt down and destroy the Jedi, leaving the terrible regime of the New Order unopposed.

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	Luke Skywalker The foster son of a farming couple, Luke has been raised on the backwater planet of Tatooine with little idea of his true heritage. He survives personal tragedy and deep pain, and overcomes impossibly high odds to become a hero of the Rebel Alliance.Luke Skywalker always knew that he was the son of a man who fought valiantly in the Clone Wars, but his adventures lead him to discover that his past is touched with unspeakable darkness. Luke's childhood was spent helping his aunt and uncle on their moisture farm and becoming a skillful pilot in his T-16 Skyhopper, shooting womp rats with good friends such as Biggs Darklighter.He had hoped to enter the Academy with Biggs, but his uncle Owen Lars has held him back. Destiny brings the affairs of the galaxy to young Skywalker's doorstep in the form of two droids that his uncle purchases, C-3PO and R2-D2. Thus starts an adventure that takes Luke on a voyage of self-discovery, with his bravery and commitment to the light side of the Force tested at every step.Luke constantly faces challenges that would test any mortal: The responsibility for either destroying the Empire's super weapon, the Death Star, or seeing it destroy the backbone of the Rebellion;learning patience at the hands of Jedi Master Yoda, yet having to choose between completing his training or trying to rescue his imperiled friends; facing the horrifying truth of his parentage, and then instantly deciding what path to take; and finally taking the nearly unimaginable risk that there was still some goodness deep within the dark soul of one of the galaxy's most evil warriors
	Ben Kenobi Ben Kenobi has lived for years in the dangerous Jundland Wastes, on the edge of the Dune Sea. He is seldom encountered by others, but occasionally "Old Ben" appears to help someone who is lost, or warn the local authorities of a massing of Sand People. While most residents of the Anchorhead area have heard of Kenobi, the majority consider him a crazy old hermit best left to himself. In truth, Kenobi once traveled the galaxy as a Jedi Knight and defender of the Old Republic. He rose to become a General in the Clone Wars, fighting alongside legendary figures such as Bail Organa of Alderaan. Kenobi took on a student whom he trained in the ways of the Jedi, but lost him to the dark side of the Force. The boy became the evil Darth Vader, turned against the Jedi, and helped the Emperor hunt down and destroy the Jedi protectors of the Old Republic. Haunted by his failure, Obi-Wan Kenobi went into hiding, realizing that he could do more by guarding the young Luke Skywalker from afar than by leading a desperate, doomed battle against Vader and his Emperor. Kenobi brooded, watching for the right time to make a move against the Empire, waiting for a new hope. He took the name Ben and cloaked himself in the persona of a crazy wizard. Many years later, when a pair of droids brought young Luke Skywalker into the web of destiny, Kenobi knew his wait was over.
	Han Solo While the carbon-freezing chambers of Bespin's Cloud City were built to store Tibanna gas, Darth Vader orders the modification of one chamber so that he can freeze Luke Skywalker -- and thus nullify his nascent Force powers -- to transport him to the Emperor. As a test, Vader decides to try the process on Han Solo, who survives the freezing process, but in a state like suspended animation. Immobilized and powerless, Han is handed over to the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett as a trophy. With Han loaded into the cargo compartment of the Slave I, Boba Fett conveys his entombed prisoner to the desert palace of the gangster Jabba the Hutt for the bounty on his head. The frozen Corellian pirate becomes an object of ridicule, hanging as a decoration in the Hutt's throne room.
	Princes Leia Separated at an early age from a mother she barely knew and a heritage that was hidden from her, Leia Organa was raised as the daughter of Viceroy and First Chairman of the planet Alderaan, Bail Organa, a hero of the Clone Wars. Leia grew up in a highly-charged political atmosphere and watched as Senator Palpatine took increasing control of the galactic government, eventually declaring himself Emperor. She became the youngest Senator in galactic history, even as Palpatine committed more and more atrocities in the name of pacifying the galaxy. Leia is at the heart of many of the Rebel Alliance's most secret missions, using her consular ship, the Tantive IV to travel throughout the galaxy with diplomatic immunity. Near Tatooine, on a mission to recruit General Obi-Wan Kenobi into the Rebellion, she and her ship are captured by the Darth Vader's Star Destroyer Devastator. Leia manages to get top-secret intercepted plans for the Death Star battle station to Alliance forces, but not without paying a supreme price: the destruction of her home planet of Alderaan.
	Owen and Beru The guardians and foster parents of Luke Skywalker, they have tried to raise him as a normal youth, keeping from him the fact that his veins coursed with Jedi blood and that his "dead" hero father was not simply a freighter navigator as they have told Luke. Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi turned to the Lars couple just after Luke was born, and asked that they raise the child on the desolate planet of Tatooine, far from Imperial intrigue. Young Luke calls them aunt and uncle. Owen and Beru toil as moisture farmers and have a difficult existence, some years barely eking out a living, even with Luke's help. There is constant tension between Luke and Owen as the youth wants to leave for pilot training at the Academy like his friend Biggs Darklighter, but Owen always insists that he stay "one more season" to help with the chores. Despite that, Beru and Owen Lars have taught young Skywalker the value of hard work, loyalty, commitment - and compassion.
	Darth Vader Standing two meters tall, dressed in flowing black robes and black body armor, Darth Vader is a tangibly evil symbol of the Emperor's doctrine of rule through fear and terror. With the Emperor's favor Vader has risen through the Imperial ranks to become a fearsome and dreaded military commander, now one of the most highly placed individuals in the New Order. His face locked behind a hideous metal breath screen, Vader cannot survive without the artificial support of his suit, which functions like a walking "iron lung," breathing for his crushed lungs and keeping his shattered body alive. In spite of these injuries, Vader is a powerful and dangerous figure. Ruthlessly employing torture and brutal violence to achieve his objectives, Darth Vader commands fear within his own troops as well as among his Rebel enemies. While there are those within the military who despise his weird "sorcerer's ways" and his eccentric and dramatic behavior, as Vader's power has grown these objections have become fewer. Once a Jedi Knight, Vader was formerly the pupil of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the days of the Old Republic, learning the ways of the Force for the purpose of defending truth and justice throughout the galaxy. Impatient with Obi-Wan's teachings, Vader chose a different way of using the Force, and followed the temptations of the dark side of this power. Corrupted and turned evil, he betrayed his mentor and helped the Emperor hunt down and destroy the Jedi, leaving the terrible regime of the New Order unopposed.