Luke redirects here. For other uses, see Luke (disambiguation).
"Why don't you keep the gay stuff a little more private." |
Luke Baker is a senior (Grade 12) at Degrassi. He is a Florida native whose whole family moved when he made the Toronto Ice Hounds team. The Tim Tebow Jr. of Hockey, Luke is athletic, handsome, and above all, a devout Christian. But Luke’s teenage urges often get the better of him, despite his attempts to remain dedicated to his Christian faith. Being a hockey player, Luke enjoys a constant abundance of female adoration, which usually makes him the guy who’ll kiss first and pray for forgiveness later. He is friends with Neil Martin. He is protective of his sister Becky Baker, and wants to make sure she's as happy at Degrassi as he is. He used to be enemies with Clare Edwards, Dave Turner, Jake Martin, Katie Matlin, and Eli Goldsworthy but they have ended their fueds. He had a dislike towards Adam Torres before his death. Luke and Neil were both arrested for sexual assault on Zoë Rivas He is portrayed by Craig Arnold.
Character History
Season 12
In Come As You Are (1), he is briefly seen at the assembly, and stands up with the rest of the team when Mr. Simpson introduces them.
In Gives You Hell (1), When he is featured on the hockey pep rally sizzle-reel, he waves to the crowd.
In Got Your Money (1), he is seen with Dallas and other members of the hockey team at their lockers.
In Got Your Money (2), he is seen outside with his teammates making crude remarks at the photos, then approaches Eli telling him to keep the "gay stuff" more private, to which Eli responds no. He is later at the dance making fun of Dave with one of his friends.
In Say It Ain't So (1), he walks past Jake in the main hallway and tosses his soda can in the trash bin. Jake tells him to pick it up and Luke takes it out, tosses it at him, and begins to walk away when Jake pushes him. The two start to fight when Ms. Oh breaks them up and gives them both detention. In detention, he flirts with Katie and she claims that Jake is her boyfriend to shut him up.
In Closer To Free (1), Becky and Jenna bond, and an enthusiastic Luke (who doesn't know the two girls have clashed), asks Jenna to join their history assignment group. Later on, in the Baker residence, Luke finds himself sitting comfortably on the couch with Jenna just a few centemeters away. Luke goes on and on, talking about God being there to make a path for you, Jenna kisses him he kisses back, thinking that Jenna's a babe. By the next morning Luke is already telling Jenna he is afraid since "she tempts him," and what makes the matter worst, is that she's not Christian.
In Closer To Free (2), he is thrilled at Jenna's decision to get baptized but is unable to make it due to a hockey practice. When Jenna and Alli approach him after, he is happy for her but isn't reciprocating the same feelings for Jenna. When she says that most of it was for him, he says that he just said that to let her down easy and that he just doesn't want to be with her, or anyone at all. Jenna gets upset and Alli tells him to leave. At church, he watches Jenna speak and looks regretfully when she talks about how she converted for a boy who played her.
In Rusty Cage (1), he is at the game where Campbell tries to score the winning shot but fails and lets the other
team win. In the locker room with his team, he talks about how Cam is probably hiding from everyone for letting them down. When Cam walks in and throws up, he is one to tell him to stay out of practice. The next day, he approaches Cam with Dallas and reveals that they know that he wasn't sick. They take him to the rink and he heckles Cam as he makes up for skipping practice.
In Rusty Cage (2), he is seen hanging and messing around on the second floor balcony with other members of the hockey team. Dallas tells him to cut it out to prevent from injuring himself for the season and he calls him a buzzkill.
In Never Ever (1), he is seen doing schoolwork at lunch when Becky sits next to him. When he doesn't immediately ask what's wrong, she pushes her lunch onto him to get his attention. She complains about Romeo and Jules still and he tells her to just ignore it. When she refuses, he tells her to just use her voice because she is loud.
In Never Ever (2), he is one of the members of the hockey team led by Dallas to raid and destroy the garden. After Katie confronts Dallas about it and he walks onto the bus to their next game, he walks past her, eating one of the tomatos and tells her it is good.
In Sabotage (1), he walks into an empty classroom with beer and his team to find Clare. He starts to drink and when she tells them to keep it down, he tells her to loosen up.
In Sabotage (2), he comes with Dallas and a few other Ice Hounds to crash Clare's party at Fiona's loft. During the fight, he is mostly against Jake and Katie, who beat him up.
In Scream (1), he is seen helping Becky make signs to help take down the play. When Dallas walks in and tells them that he has a different way to get heard, he listens. He is apart of the plan involving the note on Tristan's locker.
In Scream (2), he is seen in class with his sister when Adam makes an announcement asking about Tristan's whereabouts. When Adam leaves to search, Becky makes him swear that he didn't have anything to do with it. When she tells him that they'd have to cancel the play, he asks if that was what she wanted. Later on he is in the hallway talking with Dallas and Owen when the niners come up. They tell Owen that he has Tristan's phone and Owen makes him confess everything.
In Building A Mystery (1), Luke overhears Becky and Adam talking flirtatiously. Being the protective older brother that he is, Luke urges Becky to end whatever may be going on with Adam, taking in mind that their conservative parents would never accept that their daughter's boyfriend is transgender. He knows that she won't be happy if their parents don't approve of her. Although Becky doesn't listen, and so, later on, when Adam comes over to the Baker house for dinner, he makes an unsuccessful attempt to out Adam to his and Becky's parents.
In Ray of Light (1), he comes up to Jenna while she is handing out anti-bullying pins. She asks Luke how he's doing after Cam's suicide and he says that he's been praying a lot. He sees Connor trip over with his equipment and asks if anyone would ever care about him. Jenna goes and helps Connor and kisses him on the cheek to prove that someone does care about Connor and Luke seems angry.
In Ray of Light (2) , he is seen trying to tell Jenna he wants to go out on a date with her and squeezes her tight butt and got punched by Connor as a result of that.
Season 13
In Barely Breathing, it is revealed that Luke has become Captain of the Ice Hounds since Dallas was cut by the coach for new room for new talent. Luke says that Dallas hasn't talked to any of them in weeks.
In Dig Me Out, he is sitting next to Becky in French Class, and he makes fun of Imogen for not wearing a bra.
In Basket Case, Luke and Neil are seen bringing beer to Miles' house party.
Luke tries to convince Zoe to tell everyone that the video was all a misunderstanding and that it's going to ruin his life.
In Unbelievable, it was revealed that he was at Miles' house party along with other members of the Basketball team. He originally denies knowing anything about Zoë's sexual assault, but later evidence reveals that he and another teammate were in fact the ones who took advantage of a drunken Zoe. After Becky finds a video of the assault on his phone, he questions her loyalty and asks who's side she is on. She simply walks away, stating "I haven't decided yet", while crying at the thought that her brother could do such a thing.
Luke is arrested for sexually assaulting Zoe.
Luke then goes to see Zoe and admits that it was him who assaulted her. He suggests that the two of them put the whole incident behind them, as no one would believe her anyway, and simply move on. He says that she would ruin his entire life if she doesn't drop the accusations. Zoe briefly considers his proposal, but quickly decides against it when she sees Luke flirting with Frankie. She goes over, pushes him, and then announces to everybody that he was the co-star in the video. Luke denies the claims, stating that she has no proof, provoking Zoe to attack him. Becky steps in to break up the fight, and says that she has definite proof that it was him, finally picking a side to stand on.
Luke, along with Neil, is last seen being lead away by the police and placed in the back of a cop car, while the whole schools stares at him in disgust.
Appearances
Luke has been shown to wear regular long sleeve shirts and classic button up shirts; plaid, like Jake, or solid. He has brown hair and has had two different hair styles in Season 12: Modern wavy/straight with bangs, and wavy/straight with a vintage gap. In Season 13, Luke has gotten a fresh haircut and brushed his hair to the side.
Trivia
- Luke has currently appeared in 23 episodes.
- He's disliked by most of the school, along with the rest of the Ice Hound team.
- Luke is one of six regular characters that didn't say anything in their first appearance. The other five are Cam, Spike, Marco, Anya and Riley.
- He is now Captain of the Toronto Ice Hounds.
- Like Becky, Luke wears a purity ring, signifying his choice to remain abstinent until marriage.
- Luke is the third "Luke" in the Degrassi Franchise. The first was Luke Matthews (or Luke Cassellis) and the second is Luke (Season 10).
- He shares initials with Luke Bilyk who plays Drew.
- Luke and his sister are 11 months apart.
- He is homophobic and somewhat transphobic.
- His Twitter
- Luke and his sister Becky were the second and third characters to have a father who is an reverend. The first was Shane.
- Luke and Neil were arrested for sexually taking advantage of a drunk Zoë Rivas in Unbelievable.
- Luke is the third main character to be sent to jail. The others being Wheels and Sean.
Quotes
- "What?" (first line)
- "Hey, you're Eli, right?"
- "Easy, you just...feel it." (To Jenna)
- To Eli: "Why don't you keep the gay stuff a little more private?"
- "GAY!!!!"
- "Chill out, buddy." (To Jake before Luke pushes him)
- "What's a girl like you doing in detention?" (To Katie)
- Luke: "You tempt me."
Jenna: "Tempt you? Like sexually?" - "I don't want to be tied down." (To Jenna)
- "How is there so much barf inside such a little dude?"
- "Becks, are you forgetting about your super annoying superpower? You're loud, just make 'em listen!"
- "We have an eruption!!" (About Cam puking.)
- You think anyone will ever care about him? (about Connor to Jenna )
- "It's not like it seems, she was into it....she wanted to fool around with us." (About Zoë to Becky)
- "I'm a good Christian guy, I'm a hockey star." (To Zoë)
Interaction
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Adam • Alex • Alli • Anya • Ashley • Becky • Bianca • Blue • Bruce • Campbell • Chantay • Chewy • Clare • Connor • Craig • Dallas • Damien • Danny • Darcy • Dave • Declan • Derek • Drew • Eli • Ellie • Emma • Fiona • Frankie • Hazel • Holly J • Imogen • J.T. • Jake • Jane • Jay • Jenna • Jimmy • Johnny • K.C. • Katie • Kelly • Leia • Liberty • Luke • Manny • Marco • Marisol • Maya • Mia • Miles • Mo • Owen • Paige • Peter • Riley • Sav • Sean • Spinner • Terri • Toby • Tori • Tristan • Wesley • Zane • Zig • Zoë • Archie • Caitlin • Christine • Dan • Daphne • Joey • Winnie |