Star Wars is probably the biggest movie franchise of all time. When George Lucas first created Star Wars he it would make it to the theatres, let alone become the huge success it had. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope came out nearly half a century ago, and they're still adding more films to the franchise now. That sounds like every filmmaker's dream. We were introduced to all the loveable and some unloveable characters we know now, George Lucas grew his fortune and Mark Hamill had the most job security of any actor apart from those on The Bold and the Beautiful.

Luke isn't the first Star Wars character we were introduced to, but he is the main character of the series. Of course, with all the prequels and now sequels being made, it's debatable as to who the main character is. We still consider it be Luke as he started the whole thing. This is our first and final spoiler warning for this list, so if you're still reading, it's at your own risk. We know that Luke perished in the most recent film, but personally, we're not sure the next ones can be Star Wars films without Luke Skywalker.

In this article, we'll be discussing 20 things♒ fans missed about Luke Skywalker. Now we know there are some serial SW/Luke fans out there, so some of you know will know of a few things in the list. There is some stuff that not many people understood, so read on.

20 🎶 🌞 Luke's Orientation Isn't Known

This one wasn't really mentioned in any of the films. Not counting the of course. Even though he's young and cute, Luke doesn't really have time for going on dates. He's pretty busy trying to take down Darth Vader and save plane✅ts. After all that goes down, we see that he's become a recluse.

His actor Mark Hamill has𒆙 made it clear that Luke's orientation is very open to interpretation. , of course, Luke can be gay, or bi♔, or a part of any section of the LGBTQ community.

19 He Started With❀ A Different Name

Luke Skywalker is the coolest name in the universe. At least it was when Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope was released back in 1977. Luke was the coolest guy in the galaxy for kids and adultꦿs everywhere, and he had an awesome name to go with it.

As it turns out we might not have had a Skywalker at all. Originally George Lucas had planned for Luke's name to be . He changed it a few꧟ months into production after the Charles Manson spree. 'Star Killer' just seemed (understandably) inappropriate.

18 He Was Originally A Genera🦋l

Luke Skywalker may have become the mo🌳st famous Jedi in the world and fought the biggest battles, but that's a far cry froღm when we met him. Luke was just a young farm boy before he went with Obi-Wan to learn the ways of the force.

In early scripts, George Lucas had Luke as a p🅘owerful who worked alongside Obi-Wan. Then he was written as a Holy Man who knew the 💜ways of the force. We're glad Lucas picked the farm boy because we really got to see Luke grow as a character.

17 🥀 Dark Side Luke

While we watched Return of the Jedi we have to admit it seemed like there was a chance of Luke turning dark side. First of all, he had an all-new all-black wardrobe which we'd never seen. If you compare it to his white outfit from A New Hope, it gives Luke a darker, edgy feel.

Turns out anyone who guessed that was nearly right. George Lucas turning Luke to the dark side. He was going to put on the mask after Va♋der perished, and slip into the position his dad once held. We're so glad he didn't, Luke is a hero to many.

16 Freddꦅy Kr💧ueger Got Him The Job

This one surprised us. Sometimes you forget actors have actor friends, but who would have guessed that Freddy Krueger and Luke Skywalker's actors hung out? It was by Mark Hamill himself, that Robe♍rt Englund helped him get the part of Luke Skywalker.

They were hanging out one day in Hollꩲywood when England, who had already auditioned for the role of Han Solo, told Hamill he'd be good for the part of luke. The rest, as we k🎐now, is history. We're really glad he did, too.

15 Dagobah Mystery 🦄 ༺

Dagobah is the planet Luke crashes on, and where he meets Yoda. That isn't a surprising fact to SW fans who will know most of the planets by name. The interesting thi💎ng about this fact is, n𒅌o one can figure out .

We know he was trained by Yoda there, and the montage made it seem like it took a few months. When Luke leaves and meets up with Han an🐻d Leia, it seems like he was only lost for a little while. So what is the truth?

14 Car Acci♔dent Coincidence

If you've seen Star Wars but don't know much about it, you might not know that in between filming A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, Mark Hamill was in a . It was 🌳pretty serious because Mark had to♛ have extensive facial surgery, which is why he has a different nose in the films.

The rumor was that the Wampa attacked was added to The Empire Strikes Back to explain Luke's face changing. Makes sense, righ🦩t? Apparently not. According to , 💮the Wampa scene was written before Mark's face changed.

13 ♛ Luke's VS Leia's Teen Years

We found out Luke and Leia were siblings, then twins. Their birth was shown in the prequels and then their separation. We understand why but we still kind of think it was terrible. What made less sense was that to hide the children, Leia was sent to be a princess in the public spotlight, and Luke was sent to live with𝓡 his own uncle.

The difference in their upbringing was clear. When we're introduced to them in A New Hope Leia is fighting Darth Vader and watch💞ing her home planet blow up, while Luke is playing with hisꦡ .

12 🏅 🅷 He Takes After His Father

We understand that ꦕLuke and Leia would have had to inherit some of Darth Vader (or Anakin's) traits. He's their dad, and genetics are a thing. While we know that Luke got the nice side of Anakin, and his ability to learn the force quickly, he also may have got a sith skill.

became Darth Vader's go-to move, and it's something that's more sith then Jedi. So when we see Luke put this particular skill to use in Return of the Jedi, we think thaꦡt's another reason that he could have been led to the dark ⭕side.

11 He Mourns Quickly 🐈

We don't know where this one came from because both Padme and Anakin were shown to have some pretty stronꦡg emotions in the prequels. Luke grew up on a farm and was raised by his Uncle and Aunt. That's all he knew.

So when he went back home to discover they and his childhood home had been burnt to a crisp, we expected a little more than pouting into the distance. Maybe it's the waಞy he grieves, but we🦩 just think it was a little too fast.