Starkiller
We already mentioned earlier that the original idea for Luke Skywalker’s name was to be the more violent Luke Starkiller. But we never went into great detail about why they decided to change the name before the production of the film. Well, there were many reasons that we will get into here.
The first reason was actually the largest and one we already spoke about. It just seemed that the name was too violent and aggressive for a younger audience. They were worried that it would affect the box office appeal of the film and toy sales. If you think about it, Starkiller is a pretty intense name to say.