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6 Reasons Why Luke Should Be A Sith in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

3. The Lightsaber Handguard

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Okay, you all knew this one was coming. The internet has exploded into a very, very stupid (IMHO) controversy about this new lightsaber. I thought it was pretty badass as soon as I saw it and makes total sense. Watch Stephen Colbert’s take on it if you don’t believe me.

But, all that aside, let’s continue from our previous premise: Luke is the only one who knows the ways of the Force, which includes how to build a lightsaber. Okay, well, that wouldn’t make for particularly interesting fight scenes, but still, bear with me. Someone had to come up with the tri-saber design – and who else would think to put handguards on a lightsaber than someone WHO LOST A HAND IN A LIGHTSABER DUEL! Luke knows firsthand (pun intended) how important an add-on light that could be. And if that’s Luke’s new lightsaber, and I think we can all agree that the guy holding it is a Sith, then it must be Luke, the Sith Lord.

 

2. Rumours have been flying already

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I’m far from the first to suggest that Luke will have turned to the Dark Side. I’ve listed several other websites that have been discussing this possibility:

A very heavy spoiler warning before clicking these links, although by a same token they are unconfirmed, so take them with a grain of salt. 

While we don’t know what to believe right now, several of the sites seem to have reliable sources. I suppose only time will tell.

1. We already know Hamill makes a great villain.

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Okay, I’ll be honest, most of this list has been me trying to twist the facts to fit my own vision of the films because I really just want to see Mark Hamill play a villain again. He’s awesome at it! Joker, Prankster, Firelord Ozai, Cock Knocker need I say more? That list is just begging for “Sith Lord” to be added at the end. Am I right or am I right?

So, now that you have all the facts, what do you think? Does it make sense that Luke goes Dark, or do you think he trains up a new generation of Jedi and one of them steps over the line. I mean, is that really even believable? Would you even want to watch that version? I think it’d be pretty boring to be honest. Give me an evil Skywalker any day instead of some new random threat.

What do you think? Will Luke stay on the Light Side and lead a new generation of Jedi, or will he turn to the Dark Side and become a Sith like his father? Sound off in the comments or send us your thoughts on Twitter!

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David Molofsky

David is the Founder & Editor-in-Cape of AP2HYC.