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How old are Luke, Han, et al, supposed to be?

Discussion in 'Classic Trilogy' started by Naboo1, Dec 12, 2003.

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  1. Naboo1

    Naboo1 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    I think Luke is supposed to be 19, Leia, probably the same.

    Han looks a little older, I'd say thirties.
     
  2. Esperanza_Nueva

    Esperanza_Nueva Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    hmm i wouldnt say 30s.. mid-20s at the most
     
  3. TwiLekJedi

    TwiLekJedi Pretty Ex-Mod star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    uh-oh, you shouldn't have asked how old Luke is. :eek:

    a) Luke and Leia are 18 (<- correct one if you ask me and a few others)
    b) Luke and Leia are 20
    c) Luke is 18, Leia is 20
    19 is mentioned more rarely


    neve knew Han's age
     
  4. DarthLazious

    DarthLazious Jedi Youngling star 4

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    Luke and Liea are 19 and Han is 22.
     
  5. DamonD

    DamonD Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Heh, I had Luke and Leia down as 20...

    Ep3 will set the record straight for sure. As soon as we can find out the gap between Ep3 and ANH, and assuming that we'll see the Jedi twins born in the film, we'll have our magic number.

    By ANH, Vader would be 42...and Obi-Wan about 57. Yoda is a spritely 896, and God knows about Palpatine...
     
  6. jedi_master_ousley

    jedi_master_ousley Manager Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I think Luke is supposed to be 19, Leia, probably the same.

    I'd have never guessed that twins would be the same age. [face_laugh]

    From the post of the sticky thread:

    How old are the main characters?


    According to the novelization of TPM Anakin was 9 years old; Padmé was 14; Obi-Wan was 25 and Qui-Gon was 60. This makes Anakin 45 at the time of his death in ROTJ and Obi-Wan 57 at the time of his death in ANH. In ANH Luke and Leia were 20 (which means they'll most likely be born in Episode III) and Han was, according to the novelization, "perhaps five years older than Luke, perhaps a dozen," which is between 25 and 32.
     
  7. TwiLekJedi

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  8. Bib Fortuna Twi'lek

    Bib Fortuna Twi'lek Jedi Youngling star 10

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    Luke and Leia are 18 in ANH. Han is 29.
     
  9. Errant_Venture

    Errant_Venture Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I don't know where that 20 came from in the CT FAQ, but the ANH novel states that Luke and Leia are 18.
     
  10. Spacehunter24

    Spacehunter24 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    All the timelines I've seen place Luke and Leia as being born 18 years before ANH, and Han 29 years before ANH.

    (I know Mark Hamill was like 25 or something and lied about his age, but wasn't Carrie Fisher really 18 at the time?)
     
  11. Ghost_Jedi

    Ghost_Jedi Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    c) Luke is 18, Leia is 20 :confused:

    How could this be if they are twins :confused:
     
  12. Errant_Venture

    Errant_Venture Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    The reason why he included that is some people really do argue that Luke and Leia are different ages. I've seen it myself with my own eyes. :(
     
  13. TwiLekJedi

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    Yes, what E_V said. A few of those comments are even in the thread I linked to, weren't they?
     
  14. DarthLassic007

    DarthLassic007 Jedi Master star 6

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    Han is 29; Luke and Leia are either 18 or 20; depends on how many years between Episode III and ANH is.
     
  15. Spacehunter24

    Spacehunter24 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    The ANH novel indicates Luke is twenty ("He was twice the age of the ten-year-old moisture vaporator"), but that could just be an assumption on his part if Tatooine has a different calender than Alderaan. In any event, though, it seems like every timeline (at least all the ones I've seen) has made them both 18 at the time ANH occurs.
     
  16. gezvader28

    gezvader28 Chosen One star 6

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    Han's always been about 30 in all the stuff I've read - which means he's already alive during AOTC, which begs the question:
    Why is he so disbelieving about the Jedi? They were still around when he was a kid.

    g
     
  17. Bib Fortuna Twi'lek

    Bib Fortuna Twi'lek Jedi Youngling star 10

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    He spent his childhood with Garris Shrike, and he may not have heard of the Jedi.
     
  18. jedi_master_ousley

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    A lot of people in the galaxy hadn't really heard about the Jedi, and those who had really had only heard it in passing and didn't know details. Of course there were those who knew quite a bit about them (like those on Coruscant, those who had met Jedi, etc) but they were a very small minority. Some people had probably never even heard of Jedi.
     
  19. Spacehunter24

    Spacehunter24 Jedi Padawan star 4

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    THE PARADISE SNARE explains Han's future disbelief in religion, which I guess he sees the Jedi as (a form of religion) judging from the line "hokey religions."
     
  20. jedi_master_ousley

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    Right, and yet he still believes in the 9 Corellian Hells. :p

    I think its pretty funny how aethiests will still say "I swear to God" or "go to hell"

    :p
     
  21. Devilanse

    Devilanse Jedi Knight star 5

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    Come on Naboo1, admit it...you only started this thread so you would have an excuse to type "et al". [face_mischief]
     
  22. Indigo_Jade

    Indigo_Jade Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    It never ceases to amaze me that people on these boards still think that characters and people in the PT are almost completely ignorant of the Jedi...
     
  23. dArTh_wenley

    dArTh_wenley Jedi Knight star 5

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    [i]c) Luke is 18, Leia is 20
    [hr]How could this be if they are twins[/i][hr] [/blockquote]

    Heh. Maybe it was an extended pregnancy. ;\
     
  24. DarthHtrad

    DarthHtrad Jedi Youngling star 1

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    Why do you find it funny that atheists say those things,Jedi-Master-Ousley?? They are expressions. Not meant to be taken literally. Like 'kiss my ass'. You're not really telling someone to come up and kiss your ass, are you? Or 'Get out of town' as an expression of disbelief. You don't really mean for the person to get out of town.

    It's actually worse for a Christian to say those things, because for them there is a literal meaning, therefore it should be a sin to say those things.

    No offense, but think a little before making another ignorant comment like that.
     
  25. Onasi

    Onasi Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Luke is 23, so is Leia. Han Late 30's early 40's. who cares their age though
     
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