DarkFather said:

In the legacy comics you get a Cade Skywalker the son of Kol. Who looks like a reject of a rock band and is a death stick junky who stands on the razors edge of the dark side.

Oh boy.

Well they wanted to do Edgy. Not whiny and creapy and annoying like Anakin. Or Gee Golly Gosh goody tooshoes luke skywalker, a bit unbeliavable for modern audiences and readers.

They have done dark brooding Luke in the EU, which is ok i guess. I just hope they don't start having him have whiny tirades like anakin skywalker or the redone anakin as jacen solo's character destroyed in the books.