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When the Kenner Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) action figure was released it was a massively appealing figure. After having followed Luke through his journey to become a Jedi through Episodes I and II, suddenly here was Luke bearing the weight and dignity of belonging to the Jedi Order. The solemn, self-assured Luke is a world away from the doubting, confused and unformed Luke we had left behind at the end of The Empire Strikes Back. In terms of representing this new Luke the action figure did not disappoint. Firstly, the hooded cloak shrouds Luke in the mystery of the figure who first enters Jabba's Palace and bends the will of Bib Fortuna with a wave of his hand. The lightsaber (blue or green) gives us a nice symbol of Luke's evolution (the fact that the lightsaber is kept concealed right up to the point of R2-D2's firing it from Jabba's Sail Barge across to the Desert Sail Skiff added to the mystery of what Luke was going to do for a laser sword after his defeat on Bespin). The blaster (I don't have an original one of these as yet) gives us Luke fighting to save his friends aboard the Sail Skiff. And finally, the single gloved hand gives us a reminder of Luke's defeat at Cloud City.

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This is an action figure pregnant with references back to parts of The Return of the Jedi and it is very versatile in terms of play and display value. You can use this Luke throughout his scenes on Tatoonie, for the Death Star Briefing aboard Home One, on Endor and for the Emperor's Throne Room scenes on the second Death Star. It's the first time we had a Luke Skywalker action figure which could carry us through an entire movie and as such when the Return of the Jedi figures hit the shops he was a priority purchase.

I only have the version of the cloak for Luke Skywalker which is sewn closed at the neck. I don't have the one which fastens with a pressed stud.

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All Star Wars action figures, vehicles, collectibles and Star Wars toys shown on this website are the 3.75 inch scale and from my own private Star Wars collection unless otherwise stated. Where possible original vintage accessories have been used but in some instances I have placed Kenner Star Wars figures with either reproduction weapons and accessories or for Hasbro figures close approximations have been used. This is mostly the case for modern Star Wars lightsabers where the correct item can be very difficult to identify on some ocassions. Vintage Star Wars action figures are shown with their original weapon or accessory when I have them. When a vintage Kenner action figure is shown with an accessory which is not original I have tried to point this out where possible.

All of the Star Wars action figures shown were purchased second hand, usually incomplete, and in bulk. They have been reunited with their original weapons and accessories where we could get hold of them.

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