Wouldn’t it be a shocker if that was Luke’s clone on that island? I think Mark is sending us a secret message with this Jake Skywalker stuff. 😛
What? That’s a stretch and a half Wook. Watch the interview where he says this and his genuine incredulity about how is he going to portray this character that carries the name Luke Skywalker but that isn’t recognisable to him in the slightest? His only answer: pretend it’s a different character.
I feel this sort of trying to justify such events so it doesn’t conflict with your view on the issue is becoming more rife throughout this thread. The amount of times I’ve seen people trying to re-explain and retcon parts of the OT so that it fits with their argument about why something in TLJ or the ST in general makes sense is saddening to see. Much like people trying to correct things in the OT to resolve issues within the PT. Such will never work as the OT is the source of the original story, characters and canon. It is the backbone upon which the entire saga, franchise and fandom is built, undermine it and you undermine all those elements that derive from this seed that grew the Star Wars tree.