Star Wars Confirms Why Leia Didn't Belong In Luke Skywalker's Jedi Order (She Was Corrupted)

Warning: Contains spoilers for Star Wars: Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising #1!Like Marvel Star Wars comics come into the cycle directly afterwards Return of the Jedifans see what it's like for the first time Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker He reacted to the death of Darth Vader. This means fans are now witnessing Leia's overwhelming anger towards her father – suggesting the potential for corruption as Luke tries to train her as a Jedi.

While the rest of her found family is having fun, Princess Leia sneaks off to visit Darth Vader's funeral to say goodbye to her father face-to-face. He goes without knowing what he wants to find at first, he just doesn't feel the joy of a happy moment.

Leia reflects that she wishes Luke had the ability to forgive when Vader returned to the light side, but with all the evil he's done as Vader, the lives he's taken, the people he's hurt, and the people he's left behind, he feels anger.

Princess Leia's Anger at Darth Vader Crosses the Jedi Way

Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising (2024) #1 by the creative team Alex Segura, Leonard Kirk, Stefano Raffaelle, Rachelle Rosenberg, Alex Sinclair and Joe Caramagna

Leia Organa eventually trains in the ways of the force with her brother Luke Skywalker, but she does not become a Jedi. Leia was apparently Luke's first student training Agent Kloss The Rise of Skywalkerbut that was long before Luke established the Jedi Temple on Ossus. Eventually, he found himself in other places in the galaxy, such as the New Republic Senate and gives the lightsaber. But new information Battle of Jakku – Rise of the Rebellion #1 he suggests that Luke wouldn't be able to do that in the new Jedi Order anyway.

After the Battle of Endor and the parties have concluded, Luke Skywalker approaches Princess Leia and tells her that he felt her anger while visiting the remains of their fathers. Leia claims she has a lot to be upset about; After everything Darth Vader has done in his life, they all do. The war left scars that need to be healed. He is not a Jedi, but a human with emotions that cannot be suppressed. Luke offers to teach her the ways of the Jedi, but Leia is too hesitant to accept before they intervene.

Leia Organa would have been corrupted by the Dark Side as a Jedi

His righteous anger was a path to the dark side

Although both are heroes of the Rebel Alliance, Princess Leia's path is very different from that of Luke Skywalker. Leia says she wishes she could forgive like Luke, but all she feels is anger. When Luke tells Leia that anger leads to darkness and that they shouldn't allow it, Leia argues that her feelings are valid and deserve to be felt. Just as Anakin Skywalker's righteous anger and desperation were used to corrupt him, Leia was ready to follow suit.

Leia's lingering anger at Vader is the type of emotion the Dark Side uses to tempt the Jedi, ultimately making it a good thing that despite some training, Leia chose to use her abilities elsewhere. while Luke Skywalker determined to exercise Leia Organa as a Jedi, it will not and Star Wars galaxy is probably better because of it.

Battle of Jakku – Rise of the Rebellion #1 available now from Marvel Comics.