The original Star Wars movies are treasured, beloved, and inspirational to generations... but they're also filled with plot holes and wrinkles which, once noticed, are hard to ever forget. Thankfully, one of the most obvious has just been corrected -- even if fans never spotted it.

It must be confessed that what some may consider a Star Wars plot hole is simply an unexplained (or unimportant) detail to others. The need to explicitly outline how Emperor Palpatine returns in The Rise of Skywalker, for instance, is a matter of opinion. But other questions, like how Maz Kanata came to possess the blue lightsaber of Anakin and Luke, are actually impossible to answer. These unresolved plot threads demand to be answered, and thanks to the newest line of official Star Wars comics, they finally are. But they have also brought an end to one Return of the Jedi plot hole that has driven fans bonkers for decades. What the heck happened to Luke's X-wing?

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Like the best irreconcilable plot holes, this one is guaranteed to earn a laugh from fans once they first grasp it, and realize the lack of any concrete answer. As movie fans know, Luke cuts his training with Yoda short in the final act of The Empire Strikes Back, rushing to help his friends on Cloud City.

Luke on Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back

Luke arrives in his signature X-wing, before tiptoeing his way to a confrontation with Darth Vader. Granted, it's Luke's exit from the Bespin facility that is easier to remember, having managed to suspend himself from an antenna on the city's underside (presumably faring better than his father's Jedi lightsaber). The shock of learning Vader is truly Anakin Skywalker is where the new Star Wars comic begins, as Luke comes to his senses on board the Millennium Falcon. It's a scene movie fans never got to watch, skipping forward to Luke's recovery. The next time Luke appeared, he would do so as a Jedi Knight in Return of the Jedi... and piloting the X-wing he was forced to leave behind on Cloud City.

To Star Wars fans, there is no such thing as a minor detail or inconsistency, so those who would call Luke's impounded X-wing suddenly returning to his possession a dismissable offense -- not so fast. In truth, the lack of any explanation or acknowledgment means neither official canon, Legends, or even fans have agreed on one. If fans go searching for an answer on message boards, they're likely to see fans concede that the X-wing Luke pilots in Return of the Jedi must be a replacement. But that is a bittersweet, if reasonable conclusion, since it means the X-wing Luke passes to Rey in Rise of Skywalker isn't the actual ship most fans believe. But thankfully, Star Wars #4 has changed all that.

Star Wars Comic Fixes Luke X-Wing Plot Hole

The reveal is something of a curveball for Star Wars comic fans, since all details surrounding the first story arc from Charles Soule and Jesus Saiz looked to answer that other question mentioned above. You know, the question of how Luke's lightsaber was retrieved from Cloud City. That mystery has yet to be played out, but the team's return to Cloud City after Empire has brought this plot hole to a close. Lando Calrissian is still a far cry from the hero of the Rebellion he will soon become, but he's not one to abandon Leia when she's frozen in carbonite, either. Luke offers his own assistance, but also adds one task onto their exit strategy: "get my X-wing back too."

And with that single plot beat, Soule and Saiz bring an impossible riddle to an end, confirming Luke piloted ONE X-wing during the original Star Wars trilogy. He may have been forced to leave it behind after his fight with Vader, but he retrieves it to make sure Leia and Lando are able to rescue Lando's remaining people on board Cloud City. And continue to pilot it in the years to come, before passing it on to Rey (along with his last name).

Star Wars #4 is available now from Marvel Comics and comiXology.

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