Does Luke Skywalker die in Star Wars: The Last Jedi?

Does Luke Skywalker die in The Last Jedi?

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 13: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Mark Hamill attends the 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' photocall at Corinthia Hotel London on December 13, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) /

Luke Skywalker was tasked with training Rey in The Last Jedi. Did that end up being his downfall, especially after he failed with Kylo Ren?

*Warning: There are MASSIVE spoilers for The Last Jedi below. Continue reading at your own risk.*

After Luke Skywalker was relegated to one scene and no dialogue in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he was given a much bigger role in The Last Jedi. Not only did he play the Yoda to Rey’s Luke, we found out what really happened between him and Kylo Ren.

He wasn’t keen on training Rey at first, as the first scene he was involved in was him tossing his old lightsaber aside. The main reason was he didn’t want Rey to suffer the same fate as Kylo Ren, especially when it looked like the bond between them was growing stronger.

There was plenty of speculation that Luke would die in this movie. After all, he was referred to as “the last Jedi” in The Force Awakens’ opening crawl. He kept repeating “it’s time for the Jedi to end,” which obviously includes himself. And Han Solo’s death signified the sequel trilogy’s intent of passing the torch to the next generation, something they repeated by killing off Luke in The Last Jedi.

So while fan speculation that Luke would die came true, many believed that he would end up being Rey’s father. However, that theory was seemingly squashed when Kylo Ren called her parents “nobodies” who sold her off on Jakku. There’s a good chance that he’s lying, but we won’t get to hear it from the source until Episode IX.

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While Luke didn’t exactly go out with a bang, we did get one final confrontation between Kylo Ren and his hologram. It was reminiscent of Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi’s battle in A New Hope, since it served the purpose of the Jedi Master sacrificing himself while letting the main heroes escape.

But just because Luke is gone, that doesn’t mean he won’t be back in Episode IX. Because he’s a Jedi, he is now one with the Force, so we’ll definitely see him again guiding Rey as a Force ghost.