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⌈ PLAYER SECTION ⌉
Player: Ryn
Contact: plurk: efflorescence
Age: 32
Current Characters: Edward Elric


⌈ CHARACTER SECTION ⌉
Character: Luke Skywalker
Age: 23ish
Canon: Star Wars
Canon Point: Post Episode 6

Background: Over here. I'm playing main canon luke, so information under the "legends" tab isn't applicable.

Personality:

When he was younger, Luke was a much different person than the person he came to be. From an immature farmboy who lacked patience and acted all too rashly Luke grew into a much more capable young man learned in the Force, and who would eventually become one of the greatest known Jedi. Despite this, there are many traits that also remained within Luke’s personality despite his growth during his journey, traits that for better or for worse also help define him as a person.

One of Luke’s most important characteristics is his trust in others, to a fault. While he grows much more worldly and aware of the grand scheme of things as his adventures unfold and he opens up to his training as a Jedi, he never loses the almost naive ability to follow his instincts and trust others. This is particularly evident in his stubborn refusal to let go of the idea that there is still good left in Darth Vader, his father. This results in him willingly walking into a situation that gets him “captured” in an attempt to talk to his father and try to appeal to the side of him that Luke is convinced exists. Luckily, Luke isn’t wrong about his father -- but not without having to endure pain and personal conflict in order to bring it out of him. This trusting nature culminates into a very idealistic personality trait that stays with him from beginning to end throughout the enormous personal growth he goes through in the original trilogy.

Coupled along with his trust in others -- Luke is also fiercely loyal, especially to those he cares about. He is unlikely to leave people behind or in danger, and can at times throw himself into harms way in order to help those he cares about. When the realization that Leia and Han are in trouble in Cloud City, Luke goes as far to abandon his training with Yoda in order to attempt to rescue them. This once again, proves to be a fault as well as while Luke’s intentions are golden, he very easily gets in over his head when he attempts to fight Darth Vader. He winds up losing a hand because of this and very nearly loses his life as well.

Overall, underneath both his trusting and loyal nature is his tendency to be self sacrificial. Putting himself in the line of fire in order to help others or further a mission is not beyond him and he does it several times, consistently throughout his story. He winds up being the one to fire the shot that helps destroy the Death Star, he sacrifices himself in order to get Leia and Han out of harm’s way on more than one occasion as well. Luke continually pursues the hero’s path without a lot of regard for his personal safety because the goal he is after is the right thing to do.

He can be hard on himself at times, especially when decisions he’s made come to put others in harm's way. There are several times where Luke regrets coming along on the mission to Endor because of his and his father’s mutual abilities to sense the other. Fearing he’s putting the mission at risk, he carries a burden with him that ultimately pushes him towards going off on his own again. This tendency to be hard on himself manifests in positive ways as well as it helps drive a determination to get through his training with Yoda, though at first it almost causes him to give up. This also lends to a small amount of stubbornness on Luke’s part.

Unlike his past self, with his studies with the Force and his growth as a person Luke has transformed from an impatient boy into a young man who seems to almost be eerily patient beyond his years. This is especially apparent during his first appearance in the third installment of the original trilogy when he goes into Jabba the Hutt’s domain, with a very elaborate and time consuming plan in place. Not once does he act impulsively, instead remaining very calm the entire time -- including during when the plan goes south. Despite standing on the ed of a plank, poised to jump into the maws of a huge monster he still asks Jabba the Hutt to reconsider -- to surrender or face the consequences.

This ability to remain calm in serious circumstances serves him well, especially when he is forced to confront not only Darth Vader but Emperor Palpatine as well. Despite the anger that Palpatine senses within him (and encourages in order to turn Luke to the dark side of the force) Luke’s growth as a person and as a Jedi Knight helps him calm enough to avoid falling into the same darkness that swallowed his father. On the other hand, Luke is not incapable of being angry -- and this is an aspect of his personality that remains a flaw and causes a need for Luke to remain aware and vigilant lest he become tempted by the dark side of the Force.

Despite the overall seriousness of his personality, Luke is not without the ability to laugh and be more casual -- when things are not going absolutely nuts around him. Though as the story progresses there’s not a lot of time for it Luke does show that he has a fairly jovial sense of humor when he is allowed. He jokes easily with Han on more than one occasion, though his sense of humor isn’t quite as dry or sarcastic as either Han’s. While it’s not as apparent at the end of the trilogy because of what is going on it is safe to say his easy going manner from his younger days can still shine through when allowed. It just needs the chance.

Abilities: I don't wanna write this out so here's a link from the Wookieepedia.

Alignment:

Peromei - Hope and Despair :: First and foremost Luke Skywalker represents hope. Hope for the Jedi Order, and hope that the Galaxy will be released from the grip of the empire. Not only is he a representation of this hope, but his own actions show that he is a hopeful, optimistic person at his core. He continued to believe that there was still good in his father despite the fact that others told him that there was no possibility.

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⌈ SAMPLE SECTION ⌉
Test Drive Thread

It’s only been a week since Luke found himself in Verens, but his dulled perception of the Force upon arrival was… uncomfortable. It had made him feel weighted somehow, as he had come to feel quite comfortable in his abilities. Since his arrival however, with a concentrated effort he’s managed to begin to open himself up to the tune of what could possibly be Forcelike here. It just took concentration, time, and meditation.

Which is what he was doing now. Luke had found a quiet spot, outside and conveniently in the warmth of the sun for him to unwind his thoughts and project his senses outward. Before it had been fruitless, or completely unintentional when his emotions caused things to happen on their own -- but this time? This time it’s on purpose.

Slowly, as Luke concentrates on the calm at the center of his chest he feels a wind pick up and brush past his cheeks -- seemingly towards the small glass bottle in front of him. It wobbles at first, then almost falls but sure enough it rights itself again and lifts up from the ground and makes its way to the ledge of Luke’s porch, setting itself there daintily.

It may be different than using the Force -- it certainly felt a little different, but the concept of Dunamis and harnessing his emotions weren’t all that different, in the end. At least it was finally beginning to seem that way.


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