I was leaning against getting any of the older versions of OT characters as they appear in the ST, but this Luke figure just got a lot more tempting after seeing TLJ. I know most around here are upset at how Luke was portrayed, but I don't think it was defecating on the character the way everyone seems to think. This older version of Luke reminds me more of old Kenobi and older Yoda.
All three of them were disappointed in themselves for "failing" in one way or another and fled to a life as a hermit. Both Kenobi and Luke were persuaded to get back in the fight by a hologram of Leia. And both were tempted to kill their apprentice of Skywalker bloodline after realizing the Dark Side had gotten hold of them. I don't think it was crappy storytelling to have Kenobi exile himself and never help the Rebellion for twenty years despite the struggle and sacrifice that was still going on (not even so much as training Luke a little, or teaching him about the Jedi while living nearby). I don't think Yoda hiding out and not wanting to train Luke because of what happened with Anakin was bad storytelling. I can understand it. So, when Luke goes into exile, and resists training Rey because of what happened to Ben, it's not that objectionable to me. In the end, Luke helped the heroes. It cost him his life to buy them time (same as Kenobi).
I kinda dig the parallels. This figure is on my radar now, where it wasn't before. It's a different Luke than OT Luke, and I'm not angry at that. OT Luke was awesome, and this Luke is cool to me in his own way too. I can totally understand why so many are angry, though. Just different opinions and viewpoints.
