"Why does Luke Skywalker wear black" Topic

Ok why does Luke Skywalker wear black like the sith?

Because it makes him look more studly.

;)

Shawn.

Family tradition.

Why do priests wear black? Are they secretly devil worshippers?

I think it is to highlight his "monkish" proclivities now that he is a Jedi.

Damon.

He starts out in white, wears grey in ESB, then black in RotJ. I assumed it was because of how close he was to turning to the dark side, with the color change showing the progression. I would guess in Ep 7 he'd wear brown.

Rich

That and it hides bbq sauce stains.

Rich

Despite the myths, good guys wear black and bad guys wear white – look at J.R.

Just to confuse the audience.

Because Lucas thought it looked cool?

Good guys wear black.

Yes they do Sundance

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Fatman

The idea that black is evildoes not take many factors into consideration.
Did not the Storm troopers wear white?
I always thought tans and browns were the color associated with the rebellion. harsh and stark colors for the Empire.

So he can spill beer on himself all he likes!

He wears it for the millions who have died
Believing that the Force is on their side

as did Yul Brenner

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Because black is a slimming color and he's not getting any younger and can't eat whatever he wants anymore?

Because Black is the new White….

Yep, they beat me to it.

Just reversing the color roles, in a simplistic manner, from the old western days, where the good guys wore white hats, and the bad guys wore black.

Agree with Zagloba. Luke has a steady transition to the dark side – white/then tan/then black. His ESB uniform has a lot of colour variation due to lighting – sometimes tan, sometimes grey, sometimes darn near blue.

An obvious memory, but in ROTJ, the final scene of Luke arguing with Vader has Luke's own face half-shrouded. He's turning…then finally his anger wins over the fear and he lays out the smack down on Vader. He regains control over the anger and reigns himself in just in time to get electrocuted by Palpatine.

I guess Yoda neglected to instruct Luke in the oft-used Ep1-2-3 lightsabre-to-focus-lightning trick. Forgetful in old age he was.

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Mike Bunkermeister Creek

Weeeellll – Luke is supposed to be the first of the new force users, able to use both the light side and the dark side {like duck tape ;-)} ALso, take a look at the other Jedi masters in Ep. 1>3, fair bit of dark clothing there too.

Despite the myths, good guys wear black and bad guys wear white – look at J.R.

and boss hog…

He listened to a lot of Johnny Cash.

Because tie-dye and pastels clashed with his light saber.

It seemed from the originalfilms that the black outfit was a "Jedi uniform", and the brown robes Ben wore were just local Tatooine hobo clothes, since he was living incognito. Then along come the prequels, and no, the brown robes with baggy sleeves to catch on things in a fight are apparently the uniform, and no-one in the last 20 years thought "that guy looks just like a Jedi – if I turn him in there'll be a reward!".

So he could finally look cool and intimidating

Because he was emo

LOL! Because Lucas said so!
Larry

It goes with everything.
-Kle.

For the same reason I switched from white underwear to black underwear.

If there's a bright center to the universe, Luke grew up on the planet that it's farthest from. As a rebellious teen, I'm sure he listened to a lot of Trent Reznor.

cuz he saw a Chuck Norris movie

That 'Sith = Black' thing is so New Republic…..

back in the good old days, Sith wore all sorts of flamboyant outfits while the Jedi tramped around in their tedious neutral robes.

It makes his butt look smaller!

Maybe he was aspiring to be a ninja…..

Because his white ones were in the wash.

according to a show about the mythic roots of SW, to signify his change from a naive teen to an adult, and to show that he was aware of the darkness inside him, that he struggled with before beating.

Because black is the new pink?

Just acting like a wimp and imatating his father for attention. See the poll question on Luke vs Vader. Take the old man any day or the punk wanting "to go to the academy this year Uncle Owen"!

See the thread:

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James Mattes