a new beginning for the Jedi. Luke was the hope the galaxy needed when it was at its most desperate, and he lived up to that expectation beautifully. And, what’s even cooler is that Luke Skywalker didn’t just do it once, but twice - between two separate continuities.

There are Luke Skywalker’s character. Indeed, the version of Luke Skywalker in Legends is vastly different from what fans got in canon, with some of the differences being for the better, some for the worse. But, whether good or bad, here are the 10 ways canon Luke Skywalker is different from his Star Wars Legends counterpart.

10 New Jedi Order

Legends Luke Skywalker Successfully Brought Back the Jedi, Canon Luke Did Not

After the events of Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker began his journey of forming the New Jedi Order, which was his main objective in both canon and Legends, and in both cases, he succeeded. However, forming a New Jedi Order isn't just about training some Jedi and then calling it quits, it's about building something that's destined to last long after he's gone - and that's where canon and Legends Luke differ greatly.

In Star Wars canon, Luke Skywalker gave up on his New Jedi Order after the corruption of Ben Solo aka Kylo Ren, which also resulted in the destruction of the Jedi Academy and the deaths of all of Luke's students. In Legends, however, Luke Skywalker established a Jedi Order so strong, that it not only continued long after his death, but it endured another Jedi Purge (as seen in Star Wars Legacy).

9 Training Han Solo & Leia Organa’s Child (Children)

Legends Luke Skywalker was Much More Successful with His Nephew (& Niece)

In both canon and Legends, Luke Skywalker's earliest padawans were the children of Han Solo and Leia Organa. In canon, the pair only had one child, Ben Solo. In Legends, Han and Leia had two kids: Jacen and Jaina (before later having a third named Anakin). Both Star Wars continuities show Luke Skywalker training Han and Leia's children as Jedi, but with vastly different results.

In canon, Luke Skywalker utterly failed Ben Solo when he tried to kill him upon sensing the dark side within him. In Legends, Luke trained Jacen and Jaina well. While it is true that Jacen ultimately fell to the dark side as Darth Caedus, that was after multiple wars (including a battle that resulted in the death of his little brother, Anakin), and Jaina was the one who stopped him, which proves that Luke wasn't a complete failure.

8 Force Ghost Training

Canon Luke Skywalker Trained a Totally Different Skywalker as a Force Ghost

In both canon and Legends, Luke Skywalker continued training the next generation of Jedi even after his death as a Force Ghost. In canon, this was shown in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, when Luke offered Rey guidance during her time of need, effectively completing her Jedi training before her final battle against Emperor Palpatine. However, in Legends, Luke's Force Ghost trains an entirely different Skywalker.

In the Legends comic Star Wars Legacy, Luke's Force Ghost appears before his descendant, Cade Skywalker, when Cade was on the verge of either falling to the dark side, or giving up on being a Force- entirely (by blocking his connection to the Force with Death Sticks).

7 Palpatine’s Return

Legends Luke Skywalker Defeated Palpatine Upon His Return, Canon Luke Didn’t

"Somehow, Palpatine returned" wasn't just a major plot point at the climax of the sequel trilogy, it was also a Star Wars Legends storyline called Dark Empire - and, for the most part, they're pretty similar. Emperor Palpatine uses a combination of cloning and a dark side technique called Essence Transfer to come back to life after his death in Return of the Jedi, and he's ultimately stopped before he can fully return to power. However, from Luke Skywalker's perspective, these stories couldn't be more different.

Luke Skywalker is the main protagonist in Dark Empire who battled Emperor Palpatine and was primarily responsible for Palpatine's defeat. In Rise of Skywalker, however, Rey was the main protagonist who ultimately defeated Palpatine - pretty much leaving Luke out of the story entirely.

6 Fall to the Dark Side

Legends Luke Skywalker Fell to the Dark Side, Canon Luke Stayed a Jedi (Sort Of)

Luke Skywalker may be the greatest Jedi hero in Star Wars history, but in Legends, he doesn't exactly stay that way. In the Legends story Dark Empire, Luke pretends to be Palpatine's Sith apprentice in order to stop him from the inside of his operation. Unfortunately, Luke succumbs to the dark side, and briefly becomes a Sith Lord.

In Star Wars canon, Luke Skywalker never succumbs to the dark side. In fact, he's so careful to stay away from it that he's even willing to murder his own nephew to keep his Jedi Order - and the galaxy at large - from corruption. However, one could argue that attempting to kill Ben was its own kind of corruption, but still, canon Luke never became a Sith.

5 Mid-Original Trilogy Adventures

Canon Luke Skywalker Did Much More Than Legends Luke During the Original Trilogy

So far, it really feels like Legends Luke Skywalker is just all-around better than canon Luke. However, there's one aspect of canon Luke that's definitely superior to Legends Luke, and that's all thanks to the canon Star Wars comics published by Marvel Comics. In Marvel Comics' Star Wars Vol. 2-3, readers are shown what took place in between the original trilogy films. These eras revealed that Luke Skywalker had a yellow lightsaber, that he fought in a war against an evil droid hivemind, and that he even defeated the Grand Inquisitor in a lightsaber duel.

That only scratches the surface of Luke Skywalker's adventures in the canon Star Wars comics, but it's more than enough to prove that Luke did a lot more during the Original Trilogy than what was shown in the movies - which also means he did a lot more than he did in Legends during that time.

4 Fights an Evil Clone of Himself

Legends Luke Skywalker Battles Himself as a Clone

While canon Luke went on some adventures his Legends counterpart did not, Legends Luke did one thing that canon Luke has never done and likely will never do: fight an evil clone of himself. At the end of the Thrawn Trilogy (in the Legends novel Star Wars: The Last Command by Timothy Zahn), Luke battles an evil clone of himself named Luuke, who was created with Luke's severed hand that he lost while fighting Darth Vader in Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back.

Star Wars set up the canon introduction of Luuke in Star Wars: Darth Vader #11, but has yet to follow through on it.

This moment in Star Wars Legends history is absolutely epic, as it allows Luke to face off against a version of himself that was turned to the dark side, which actually pays off the vision he had on Dagobah in Episode V - and it's a moment Luke's canon counterpart never experienced.

3 Mara Jade

Legends Luke Skywalker Has a Wife, Canon Luke Doesn’t

Canon Luke Skywalker never gets married (as far as fans know), and instead commits himself fully to the ways of the Jedi of old, focusing entirely on the light side of the Force while building his New Jedi Order. That is not what Legends Luke Skywalker did. Instead, Legends Luke met a woman named Mara Jade and fell in love, and rather than fighting those feelings, he committed himself to her and their relationship while also becoming a Jedi Master and building the Jedi Order.

Luke's marriage to Mara Jade is actually a really cool addition to Star Wars lore in Legends continuity, as it shows that Luke is willing to change the ways of the original Jedi to suit a brighter future, rather than shackling himself to their ways (like in canon). Plus, Mara Jade herself is simply a badass new character!

2 Ben Skywalker

Legends Luke Skywalker Has a Son, Canon Luke Doesn’t

A direct result of Luke Skywalker's marriage to Mara Jade was the birth of their son, Ben Skywalker, who doesn't exist in Star Wars canon (again, as far as fans know). While Ben Solo sort of played the canonical role of Ben Skywalker (as well as Jacen Solo), those characters couldn't have been more different. For starters, Ben Skywalker never fell to the dark side, and he even played a role in completing Jacen's Jedi training before Jacen became Darth Caedus.

Ben Skywalker represented the expansion of the Skywalker family name and bloodline, which ended up giving life to Nat Skywalker, Kol Skywalker, and Cade Skywalker. While canon did something similar by making Rey Skywalker the adopted daughter of Luke (and Leia), that doesn't erase the fact that Luke's son, Ben Skywalker, doesn't exist in canon.

1 Luke Skywalker’s Death

Canon Luke Skywalker Dies Fighting Kylo Ren

One of the major differences between Luke Skywalker in Star Wars canon and Legends is the story of how he died - and the lack thereof. In Legends, Star Wars fans don't know exactly how Luke Skywalker died, but it's assumed he ed away peacefully in his sleep, becoming one with the Force (similar to Master Yoda). However, in canon, fans know exactly how Luke Skywalker died, as they see it happen in the second installment of the sequel trilogy.

In The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker projects his essence across the galaxy to fight Kylo Ren, which is a Force technique that drains a Jedi of their life. And that is just one of the 10 ways Luke Skywalker's Star Wars Legends and canon versions are different.