Star Wars: The Last Jedi made such a huge and memorable impression on fans, particularly on one animator, that he went ahead and created a 16-bit version of one of the highlights in the film — Luke Skywalker and Kylo Ren's fight scene.
[This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi]
Animator John Stratman created a nearly shot-by-shot reanimation of the climactic scene on Crait. The animation is complete with dialogues and visual effects, capturing the blood-red terrain and the movements of the giant AT-ATs. The animation completely recreates the last moment between Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and his nephew Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Despite it being in 16-bit and reminds gamers of a side-scrolling video game, it still captures the authenticity seen in the real movie.
The video posted by YouTube user Mr. Sunday Movies opens with a cameo from the members of the Resistance including General Leia, C-3PO, and the loveable R2-D2. Luke then exits and heads out to Crait to face his nephew and his army. Kylo Ren orders his army to shoot Luke. Blood splatters on the terrain as the AT-ATs fire at the Jedi Master. Even in this 16-bit version, fans can sense the hatred and anger in Kylo as he orders for more firepower.
Of course, like what happened in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker walks unscathed, unburned, and unharmed. He remains alive. Kylo decides to face his uncle for combat, and the dialogue exchange between the men is at par with their conversation in the film. The animation captures the light sarcasm in Luke's voice when he tells Kylo that he is wrong about his assumptions that the Resistance is dead.
"The Rebellion is reborn today. The war is just beginning, and I will not be the last Jedi," Luke tells Kylo.
"Strike me down in anger and I will always be with you. Just like your father," Luke adds before his nephew slices him in half and plunges his lightsaber into his heart, only to realize that the fight is not real.
It turns out that Luke is not on Crait at all. Note the obvious detail that he does not leave footprints whereas Kylo does. Instead, Luke is back in Ahch-To, projecting himself to distract Kylo so the Resistance can escape. The 16-bit animation then ends with Luke becoming one with The Force, as seen in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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