This. It was a participation award, and there was no scene showing the rebel agent chatting with Luke about the award they wanted to bestow him with, only to find out whiny farmboy has shit to do that doesn’t include saving the galaxy unless it’s because his daddy ain’t his daddy anymore. 🤗
Comment on In The Empire Strikes Back, why does Han significantly outrank Luke?
morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Luke may have fired the shot that took out the death star, but don’t forget it was Han’s support that allowed him to survive that long. Seconds before, Han took out Vader’s escorts, also knocking Vader out of the way.
“General” might sound like an inappropriate rank if you compare rebel ranks to modern organization ranks. But remember rebels die a lot. Maybe they needed to promote someone.
Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world 1 year ago
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
And of Han and Luke, which one do you think negotiated harder for a position of importance? Luke lives the idea of being a soldier under other leaders. Han can’t be bothered to take orders from anyone so if he’s going to be involved at all he needs to be ranked.