Disney Continues To Mess Up Luke Skywalker & Ahsoka Proves It

To understand the absolute malpractice that is Disney’s handling of Luke Skywalker, we have to go back in time — not to 1983, but to 2017. The company’s time as steward of the «Star Wars» franchise was off to a stellar start, with «The Force Awakens» and «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» both earning great reviews, praise from fans, and huge box office returns. And things were only about to get better with the release of «The Last Jedi.» Finally, after so many years, Luke Skywalker was going to star in another «Star Wars» movie.

Of course, you probably know what happened next. «The Last Jedi» was not universally beloved. Instead, it rapidly became the single most divisive and controversial piece of «Star Wars» media ever made — a veritable Tower of Babel that shattered the briefly unified fandom into a hundred pieces that still haven’t come back together. Love it or hate it, the film is impressive simply for its ability to completely change the trajectory of a franchise. And that includes Luke himself.

From a certain point of view, Luke’s story in «The Last Jedi» is actually spectacular. He gets a whole new character arc that opens up fresh dimensions of his persona, and he goes out in one of the most jaw-dropping displays of Force mastery ever seen in «Star Wars.» But somehow, enough people made enough noise about hating the whole thing that Disney shrunk back from any further risks involving the character. And thus, deepfake Muppet Luke Skywalker was born.