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Luke Skywalker's T-16 skyhopper model

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Luke Skywalker's T-16 skyhopper model

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"We don't need anything from you, Ben."
"It's just a toy."
"It's a lot more than that."

―Owen Lars and Obi-Wan Kenobi^[2]

Luke Skywalker's T-16 skyhopper model was a toyT-16 skyhopper owned by thehuman male Luke Skywalker.^[1] In9 BBY,^[3] theJedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi purchased the toy from theJawa Teeka after they had brought it to him in hiscave onTatooine. Kenobi left the toy outside of Lars Homestead, but Skywalker's uncle,Owen Lars, returned it to him the nextday and informed theJedi Master to stay away from hisfamily.^[2] Sometime later, after^[4]Reva Sevander,^[5] a formerInquisitor of theGalactic Empire attacked the Lars in an attempt tokill Skywalker, Lars allowed Kenobi to meet Skywalker, and he gave the toy to theyoung boy.^[4] Years later,Darth Vader visited the homestead andZED-6-7 held the toy skyhopper while inspecting the house.^[6]

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Behind the scenes[]

"Here we actually have the broken T-16 skyhopper that Obi-Wan pulled out to repair for Luke."
"Oh and there's little guys in the cockpit."
"The actual T-16 skyhopper was researched and referenced to recreate this prop itself."

―A member of theLucasfilm Archives andKristin Baver discussing the T-16 skyhopper toy prop used inObi-Wan Kenobi^[7]

Luke Skywalker's toy T-16 skyhopper first appeared in the1977 filmStar Wars: Episode IVA New Hope, the first installment of theStar Warsoriginal trilogy.^[8] During production of theStar Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi television series, the prop making team made a broken T-16 skyhopper toy prop that was used in the series. The original prop was researched and referenced to recreate the prop.^[7]