Skywalker is a surname of the main protagonist in the Star Wars franchise, Luke Skywalker. Luke is a Jedi Knight and the son of Anakin Skywalker, a former Jedi who fell to the dark side of the Force. Luke is a hero of the Rebel Alliance, and his story is told in the original trilogy and the sequel trilogy of the Star Wars films. Luke's surname, Skywalker, is derived from his father's name and is symbolic of his journey from darkness to light.