Luke goes to the Academy.

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2004-10-10 12:49pm

OK how would Star Wars turn out if Luke HAD managed to go to the academy he mentioned in A New Hope.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-10-10 12:54pm

So this senario assumes the Lars' homestead isn't destroyed by Stormtroopers, yes?

Talon Karrde · Post by **Talon Karrde** » 2004-10-10 12:54pm

See, I don't think he ever would have. Obi-Wan would hav stopped him before he left. That was one of the purposes of him staying so close to monitor Luke.

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2004-10-10 01:03pm

Yes or Luke is able to go at an earlier time

Spice Runner · Post by **Spice Runner** » 2004-10-10 06:46pm

Even if Luke got into the acedemy, he would defect to the rebellion along with Darklighter and friends. Unless of course Obi-Wan reaches him and teaches him about the way of the jedi first.

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2004-10-10 07:04pm

Wouldn't the name Skywalker and the homeplanet Tatooine throw up some alarm bells?

Spice Runner · Post by **Spice Runner** » 2004-10-10 07:07pm

I'm certain that in a civilzation as advanced as this, there are ways to forge Identities and documents.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-10-10 07:11pm

He wouldn't need to. I think most of such information was destroyed in the Purge.

nasor · Post by **nasor** » 2004-10-10 08:00pm

Spice Runner wrote:I'm certain that in a civilzation as advanced as this, there are ways to forge Identities and documents.

Since as far as Luke knew he was just some regular guy from a farm, he probably wouldn't have bothered.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2004-10-10 08:13pm

Luke's piloting skills would eventually get him noticed. He won't really have a chance to join the Rebelling as it would have been destroyed by the Death Star.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2004-10-11 02:09pm

StarshipTitanic wrote:Luke's piloting skills would eventually get him noticed. He won't really have a chance to join the Rebelling as it would have been destroyed by the Death Star.

How do you come to this conclusion? If Luke joined the Academy and defected to the Rebellion, he wouldn't have had transported Obi-Wan to the Death Star with Han and Chewie, wouldn't have rescued Leia, wouldn't have gotten Obi-Wan killed, wouldn't have flown out of the Death Star with the homing beacon on it, and wouldn't have led the Death Star back to Yavin IV.

Instead, Leia would have been executed, Han and Chewie would have never met Luke or Obi-Wan, Luke might have been trained as a Jedi, Obi-Wan surely would have survived a lot longer than he did, and the Empire would still have been clueless as to where the Rebels were hiding.