That seems to be making a bit more of a meal of the topic than is really necessary.
Luke took out the guards on the skiffs because it's 1 vs. like 20, and Han, Lando & Chewie are essentially unarmed way out in the open, so he needs to whittle down the number people actively trying to kill them as fast as possible. He had the cannon fire at the deck because if he didn't the barge itself could potentially give pursuit, and possibly shoot down their skiff. (If anything was personal there, it was how Leia straight up murdered Jabba - not that the slug didn't have it coming or anything.)
Also note he gave Jabba EVERY opportunity to end this whole thing peacefully. He sent tribute seeking an audience. He was ignored. He showed up and warned Jabba that he WILL be taking Han and the Wookiee one way or the other, and Jabba could either choose to profit from this, or be destroyed. And Jabba tried to feed him to his pet. Even at the Pit of Carkoon Luke gave him one final chance to free them or die. Jabba chose death. It's not an ambush when the other side outnumbers them 20 to 1, has been given multiple explicit warnings, AND is currently in the process of trying to execute them.
If any of that sounds un-Jedi like to anyone then I suspect you have a misapprehension as to what Jedi are about. Make no mistake, they are killers. They'll attempt de-escalation and diplomacy first, but will cut someone down without hesitation or remorse if that person chooses violence. We saw this from the get go. In the Cantina, Ben first tries to calm the two barflies, but the second they went for their blasters he didn't flinch and took them both down in an instant, then carried on about his business without so much as a second glance.
I remember Filloni relating how George would describe how Jedi approach conflict resolution. And that very scenario Lucas described (or at least the set up for it) ended up being used in Rebels with the Kanan/Fen Rau confrontation. They'll start a negotiation by placing their lightsaber on the table (usually figuratively, but literally in this case) to show that violence is an option. They'd rather that the party in question come to terms peacefully, because the saber is the only alternative if that's what they choose.
Jedi aren't comic book superheroes who never kill. They're Jedi. They carry don't carry swords just for the look of the thing; they're there to serve a purpose.
ETA: OK, that's a pretty damned cool looking poster.
Luke took out the guards on the skiffs because it's 1 vs. like 20, and Han, Lando & Chewie are essentially unarmed way out in the open, so he needs to whittle down the number people actively trying to kill them as fast as possible. He had the cannon fire at the deck because if he didn't the barge itself could potentially give pursuit, and possibly shoot down their skiff. (If anything was personal there, it was how Leia straight up murdered Jabba - not that the slug didn't have it coming or anything.)
Also note he gave Jabba EVERY opportunity to end this whole thing peacefully. He sent tribute seeking an audience. He was ignored. He showed up and warned Jabba that he WILL be taking Han and the Wookiee one way or the other, and Jabba could either choose to profit from this, or be destroyed. And Jabba tried to feed him to his pet. Even at the Pit of Carkoon Luke gave him one final chance to free them or die. Jabba chose death. It's not an ambush when the other side outnumbers them 20 to 1, has been given multiple explicit warnings, AND is currently in the process of trying to execute them.
If any of that sounds un-Jedi like to anyone then I suspect you have a misapprehension as to what Jedi are about. Make no mistake, they are killers. They'll attempt de-escalation and diplomacy first, but will cut someone down without hesitation or remorse if that person chooses violence. We saw this from the get go. In the Cantina, Ben first tries to calm the two barflies, but the second they went for their blasters he didn't flinch and took them both down in an instant, then carried on about his business without so much as a second glance.
I remember Filloni relating how George would describe how Jedi approach conflict resolution. And that very scenario Lucas described (or at least the set up for it) ended up being used in Rebels with the Kanan/Fen Rau confrontation. They'll start a negotiation by placing their lightsaber on the table (usually figuratively, but literally in this case) to show that violence is an option. They'd rather that the party in question come to terms peacefully, because the saber is the only alternative if that's what they choose.
Jedi aren't comic book superheroes who never kill. They're Jedi. They carry don't carry swords just for the look of the thing; they're there to serve a purpose.
ETA: OK, that's a pretty damned cool looking poster.
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