Hasbro Star Wars Luke Skywalker 100th Figure
At the heart of the original Star Wars trilogy, amidst the epic battles between the evil Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance, is the journey Luke Skywalker makes from his humble Tatooine farm boy roots to hero of the Alliance and, more importantly, to becoming a Jedi Knight. In classic mythological and storytelling terms, Luke's role is that of the Hero on a Noble Quest, propelled into action by a captive Princess' call for help, helped along by a wise mentor and a motley crew of friends, and, along the way, confront and ultimately redeem his father, the fallen Jedi-turned-Sith Lord Darth Vader. Knowing all this, I thought it was quite proper that Hasbro chose Luke Skywalker as its 100th 12-inch scale Action Collection figure. Yes, Han Solo is the more contemporary character in the Classic Trilogy, getting some of the best lines -- and the Princess' heart -- in the films A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, but just as the current prequels are