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Warning : Contains SPOILERS for Star Wars # 43!Luke Skywalkergetting his handwriting cut off byDarth VaderinEmpire Strikes Backis one of the most iconic moments inStar Warshistory , and it ’s only become more substantial since then . From the hand being used to create the clone Luuke inLegendsto it show up in Palpatine ’s research lab on Exegol , the lore surrounding Luke ’s severed hand alone is surprisingly broad . And now , it ’s become even more so , as an all - new reveal about Luke ’s severed hand actually prove Darth Vader is much smarter than fans knew .
InStar Wars#43 by Charles Soule , Steven Cummings , and Jethro Morales , Luke Skywalker is locked in a metaphysical prison house mobile phone by the sentient echo ofan ancient Sith within a crimson kyber crystal . Luke transferred his essence into this red-faced kyber watch crystal in an effort to cure it , but the loiter spirit of the original Sith who bleed it is trying to corrupt Luke as quickly as Luke is trying to redeem them - and probing the pain of Luke ’s sever hand is how this Sith is trying to release Luke to the dark side .
The mysterious Sith say Luke that the infliction he feel from losing his hand is a wellspring of power . All Luke needs to do is focus on that pain , and then engineer it through the Force , and he ’ll be stronger than he ever thought possible . When the Sith will Luke to think about their Holy Scripture , Luke did exactly that . He focus on the pain of his lack handwriting and military unit - push his cell door right off its hinges . In other password , Luke used the dark side as a direct event of losing his hand- just as Darth Vader planned .
Given some newfangled information introduced in Star Wars lore , it ’s possible that the Force backed Palpatine ’s ascension to major power to eliminate a greater threat .
Darth Vader Sliced Off Luke Skywalker’s Hand to Corrupt Him - Just Like He Was
Star Wars: Darth Vader#10 by Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco
While Darth Vader excellently slit off Luke ’s bridge player inEmpire Strikes Back , it is n’t untilStar Wars : Darth Vader#10 that fan get major sixth sense into what was going through Vader ’s mind at the sentence . The whole metre Vader was fighting Luke , he was think about his own battle against Obi - Wan Kenobi fromRevenge of the Sith , including and especially the taking apart .
get his limbs abbreviate off by Obi - Wan was one of the final pale yellow of Vader ’s corruption , especially since the person who did it to him was the closest thing Anakin ever had to a beginner . So , given Darth Vader ’s goal of turning his son to the dark side to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy , Vader hop the same would be rightful for Luke - and in a style , he was correct .
The Permanent Pain of Dismemberment Led Luke & Anakin to the Dark Side
The trauma of recede limbs extend both Anakin and Luke to the dark side . For Anakin , it was simply the final nail in his proverbial casket , whereas for Luke , it was more of a temporary avenue of pain leading him to that prevent dark . However , despite their varying levels of rigorousness , the lasting annoyance that lives within both Luke and Vader was enough for them to wiretap into the dismal side . That ’s the real reason Darth Vader sliced off Luke ’s helping hand , not to prove that combat was vain , but in the hope that he ’d corrupt Luke right then and there .
Obviously , Darth Vader failed to corrupted Luke , through taking apart or otherwise . However , this issue proves that - while it did n’t incisively employment - Darth Vader was correct in thinking that slice offLuke Skywalker ’s hand would lead him to the dark side in some form or mode , which proves thatDarth Vaderis even smarter thanStar Warsfans knew .
Star Wars # 43by Marvel Comics is available now .
