Luke Skywalker was tempted innumerable ages by the darkness, yet he never turned to the dark side of the Force – at least not in Star Wars canon. Throughout Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, Luke was schooled the lamp line-up of the Force from Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda, but when it came time for him to confront his father in Return of the Jedi( for his second struggle with the Sith Lord ), he considered, for a brief moment, to use the dark side of the Force.

Lucasfilm clearly knew what they were teasing when Luke was shown wearing all black and countenance next to Darth Vader in the promotional material for Return of the Jedi. But despite Vader and Emperor Palpatine’s attempts to woo Luke to the dark side, the Jedi Knight succeeded in not only saving his father but also overcoming the Empire. And it wasn’t until he was training his nephew, Ben Solo, that he was seduced by the dark side again – this time potentially to kill his own flesh and blood. While he didn’t do that, he was nevertheless deceived by the dark side.

Related: Star Wars Confirms The First Jedi DIDN’T Serve The Light Side

When the original Star Wars trilogy was coming to an end, Mark Hamill trusted Luke would turn to the dark side of the Force, albeit temporarily, only for light to eventually win over. However, according to Hamill, George Lucas disagreed with that notion simply because it would’ve been too dark. After all, Star Wars movies are, first of all, meant for children – at least that’s how Lucas attended it when he was still in charge( via THR ).

Lucas not wanting to explore the darker themes bordering Luke’s temptation constructs appreciation from his perspective, but there’s potentially an in-universe reason for why Luke Skywalker ever digressed from the dark side of the Force. Given that he’s never been drawn specifically to one side of the spectrum, it stands to reason that Luke indeed is what’s colloquially known as a grey-headed Jedi; he expends both the illuminate and dark backs of the Force while maintaining balance within himself. So he never turned to the dark side because he had no reason to. To him, only use the daylight side of the Force could lead to hubris, which is something that imparted down the Jedi Order before the Age of the Empire.

The idea that there are gray Jedi in Star Wars is a concept that’s profit friction among devotees, specially due to Rey’s own pilgrimage in the sequel trilogy – harnessing superpowers that have typically represented the light-headed and dark backs. Plus, having a yellow lightsaber is representative of her willingness to toe the line of both sides. Luke just got there first. It’s worth noting, however, that Luke did turn to the dark side in the Expanded Universe/ Myth, but since those fibs are no longer canon, his reputation as an agent of match remains untarnished.

Next: Star Wars: How& When Luke Skywalker Made His Green Lightsaber( In Canon )

Read more: screenrant.com