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My personal guess was about 20, but that means they should be born at the end of AOTC. Which means the next movie should be interesting. Is there any canon evidence of anything to do with this?

I thought TPM was 35 years before ANH, AOTC was ten years later, then Episode III would be about five years after that, being 20 years before ANH, making Luke and Leia about 20.

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I thought TPM was 35 years before ANH, AOTC was ten years later, then Episode III would be about five years after that, being 20 years before ANH, making Luke and Leia about 20.

My VHS copy of TPM says it's 30 years before ANH.

They're 18.

CaptainChewbacca wrote:They're 18.

*drumroll* Evidence?

Both the EGs and Time magizine say that they are 19.

DPDarkPrimus wrote:

CaptainChewbacca wrote:They're 18.

*drumroll* Evidence?

Essential Chronology puts their birth at 18 years Before Yavin.

The "Essential" guides are kind of low on the whole "canon/official" chart, aren't they? I mean, the Guide to Characters list characters that were in books that contradicted each other!

Well, until we get something better...

I heard that they were 17. I think it was on the BTM CD.

Star Wars Trilogy Paperback
A New Hope Novelisation p. 14

"Luke Skywalker was twice the age of the ten-year-old vaporator, but much less secure."

Star Wars Trilogy Paperback
The Empire Strikes Back p. 183

"Luke was well-known on the base and, although barely twenty-three years old, he was addressed as Commander Skywalker by the other Rebel warriors."

20 years doesn't match.

17 years is more likely thier age in ANH.

Tribun wrote:20 years doesn't match.

Why?

17 years is more likely thier age in ANH.

Unless you'd like to provide a reason, the ANH and TESB quotes Cal has provided are perfectly canon.

In 1977 Mark Hammill was 26 and Carie Fisher was 21. Maybe this will lead you somewhere.

Wicked Pilot wrote:In 1977 Mark Hammill was 26 and Carie Fisher was 21. Maybe this will lead you somewhere.

Aren't they supposed to be twins?

Simon H.Johansen wrote:

Wicked Pilot wrote:In 1977 Mark Hammill was 26 and Carie Fisher was 21. Maybe this will lead you somewhere.

Aren't they supposed to be twins?

The characters, not the actors.

YT300000 wrote:

Simon H.Johansen wrote:

Wicked Pilot wrote:In 1977 Mark Hammill was 26 and Carie Fisher was 21. Maybe this will lead you somewhere.

Aren't they supposed to be twins?

The characters, not the actors.

Yes, and they're twenty years old.

Wicked Pilot wrote:In 1977 Mark Hammill was 26 and Carie Fisher was 21. Maybe this will lead you somewhere.

Actors often play characters younger than they are. It means little.

neoolong wrote:

Wicked Pilot wrote:In 1977 Mark Hammill was 26 and Carie Fisher was 21. Maybe this will lead you somewhere.

Actors often play characters younger than they are. It means little.

Don't believe him? Portman was ~ 16 when they filmed TPM. In the film, Amidala was 14. In AotC, she played someone half a decade older than she was.

neoolong wrote:Actors often play characters younger than they are. It means little.

Of course, but when you get into discussions into how old a character 'looks', then the performer's age can be a helpful starting point.

Wicked Pilot wrote:

neoolong wrote:Actors often play characters younger than they are. It means little.

Of course, but when you get into discussions into how old a character 'looks', then the performer's age can be a helpful starting point.

True, but in this case I don't think it really helps other than that they're not in their thirties. No matter how they look, the characters have to be less than the ages of the actors.

Don't believe him? Portman was ~ 16 when they filmed TPM. In the film, Amidala was 14. In AotC, she played someone half a decade older than she was

Actualy in most movies it works the other way around. Actors especialy child actors play characters that are younger than themselves. In TPM for instance as you mentioned Portman was around 16 years of age while the character she played was around 14.

BTW Padme was 24 in Aotc . Since her real age at the time was 21 that would make her 3 years older in the film not "half a decade" older.

Didn't the initial toy franchise put Luke skywalker as 18 at ANH and Leia as 20 something?

This was before GL decided to make them twins and Vader their father of course.

Damn guys, it's not hard. The movies are top tier. However, we never hear an age. Therefore we move to the novelisations which are next in line. There, Luke is 20, making Leia 20 as well. It's not that hard to understand.

I seem to remember the ANH Novelisation saying Luke was 20 (as quoted above) and that Leia was 16. This was obviosly before they were ment to be twins