Luke Skywalker (Jedi Master) — Star Wars The Black Series #46

Overview

Red Line #46 is Luke Skywalker in his Jedi Master configuration from The Last Jedi — the aged hermit of Ahch-To, in the grey-green island robes, with the full beard and the specific physical presence of Mark Hamill at around 65. This is not the hopeful farmboy or the black-clad ROTJ Jedi. This is Luke after twenty years of self-imposed exile, after the failure with Ben Solo, after he has decided that the Jedi Order’s continued existence is more dangerous than beneficial, sitting on a rock at the end of the galaxy hoping the story will leave him alone.

The Mark Hamill portrait in pre-Photo Real production is one of the more demanding in the 2017 wave — Hamill at this age has very specific features, and the combination of the grey beard, the worn face, and the complicated expression of a man carrying immense guilt is difficult to approximate. At shelf distance the portrait reads as old Luke convincingly; close inspection shows the era’s limits. The robes sculpt is the more durable quality element. 27 total Luke releases make this the most extensively produced character in the line. MSRP $19.99.

The Character

Luke Skywalker’s TLJ arc is the most controversial decision in the sequel trilogy among different collector constituencies — some find it the most honest and earned treatment of a character who has been mythologised into something impossible; others find it a betrayal of the character they grew up with. The page on this figure doesn’t resolve that debate, but it can describe what the TLJ Luke configuration represents.

The specific Luke of Ahch-To has decided that every Jedi who trained someone in the recent memory of the franchise — Yoda with him, him with Ben — has produced catastrophe. He found the oldest Jedi texts. He went to the first Jedi temple. He came to the conclusion that the Force doesn’t need the Jedi to continue. His reunion with Leia via holographic projection, his eventual decision to project himself across the galaxy to give the Resistance time to escape, and his dissolution into the Force at the end are the arc of a man reconciling with both what he built and what he couldn’t prevent.

The Jedi Master robes are the costume of that resolution — not the ROTJ black, not the ANH white, but the grey-green of the island, the colour of someone who has been away from the galactic conflict long enough to take on the tones of the place they’re hiding.

Accessories

The Jedi Master configuration carries Luke’s green lightsaber — the ROTJ weapon he built himself, the one he buried on Ahch-To and which Rey discovers during her exploration of the temple. The blade is removable from the hilt. Articulation: 19 points via the standard dual neck Red Line scheme, appropriate to standing Jedi Master poses and the contemplative island sequences.

All Twenty-Seven Black Series Luke Releases

Twenty-seven releases across every Luke configuration: Tatooine farmboy, X-Wing pilot, Hoth, Bespin, ROTJ Jedi, various disguises, 40th Anniversary versions, Galaxy Collection updates, Jedi Master (this figure), and Phase 4 releases. The TLJ Jedi Master is the only configuration covering the older bearded Luke — no Photo Real update has been produced as of this writing, making this Red Line figure the sole display option for this specific Luke.

The TLJ Luke and Rey Display

Rey (Jedi Training) (#44) and this Luke (#46) are the two principal TLJ Ahch-To figures at consecutive Red Line numbers (#44 and #46 with Kylo Ren TLJ at #45 between them). All three together create the complete TLJ protagonist triangle: the master who has given up, the student who hasn’t, and the antagonist who is somewhere between both of their positions.

For the Crait projection display: this Luke alongside Kylo Ren TLJ (#45) — the man who failed his nephew facing the image he projects rather than his actual presence, buying time for the people he couldn’t protect earlier. The specific heroism of the final act is that Luke wins by being what Kylo believes he is rather than by fighting. The figure, which reads as ordinary Luke in robes, becomes the projection once you understand the scene.

Secondary Market

Available at modest secondary market prices. The TLJ Jedi Master is the only Black Series coverage of this Luke configuration — no alternative option exists. No production variants documented.

Verdict

The only Black Series TLJ Jedi Master Luke. Buy for the specific Ahch-To configuration, the TLJ display alongside Rey and Kylo Ren, or Red Line sequence completion.

The Projection Scene and Why the Figure Works

Luke’s TLJ ending — projecting himself from Ahch-To to Crait to confront Kylo and give the Resistance time to escape, then dissolving into the Force — works precisely because the figure standing on the salt flats looks like Luke. He’s aged, weathered, wearing the old Jedi robes: the same man who failed his nephew is now protecting those his nephew wants to destroy, and he’s doing it by being exactly what the legend said he was, just not physically present enough to be killed.

The figure renders this without indicating it — a standing Luke in robes with a lightsaber is simply a standing Luke in robes with a lightsaber until you know the scene. For display alongside Kylo Ren TLJ (#45), the knowledge of the scene is the context that transforms what would otherwise be a straightforward confrontation tableau into one of the sequel trilogy’s most moving moments frozen in plastic.

Luke’s Complete Arc in Black Series Form

The 27 Black Series Luke releases, taken together, trace the complete Skywalker saga arc from Tatooine farmboy to Ahch-To hermit. This Jedi Master figure at #46 is the final living Luke configuration in the line — after this, there are Force Spirit releases. Display it alongside the ANH white tunic Luke (#21) and the ROTJ Jedi Luke (Blue Wave P2-03) and the complete arc from hopeful farmer to ROTJ hero to TLJ exile is present in three figures.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Red Line. Related: All Luke Skywalker figures | Rey Jedi Training P3-44 | Kylo Ren TLJ P3-45 | The Last Jedi.