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|name = Obi-Wan Kenobi | |name = Obi-Wan Kenobi | ||
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'''Obi-Wan''' "'''Ben'''" '''Kenobi''' ({{ja| | '''Obi-Wan''' "'''Ben'''" '''Kenobi''' <!--({{ja|セフィロス|Sefirosu}}, ''Sephiroth'')--> is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Within the original trilogy, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Master as a supporting character and is portrayed by English actor Alec Guinness. In the later-released Star Wars prequel trilogy, a younger version of the character serves as one of the two main protagonists, alongside Anakin Skywalker, and is portrayed by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor. In the original trilogy, he is a mentor to Luke Skywalker, to whom he introduces the ways of the Jedi. After sacrificing himself in a duel against Darth Vader, Obi-Wan guides Luke through the Force in his fight against the Galactic Empire. In the prequel trilogy, set decades earlier, he is initially a Padawan (apprentice) to Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, and later mentor and friend of Luke's father Anakin, who falls to the dark side of the Force and becomes Vader. The character briefly appears in the sequel trilogy as a disembodied voice, speaking to protagonist Rey. He is frequently featured as a main character in various other ''Star Wars'' media. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
The character is loosely inspired by General Makabe Rokurōta, a character from Akira Kurosawa's film ''The Hidden Fortress'', | The character is loosely inspired by General Makabe Rokurōta, a character from Akira Kurosawa's film ''The Hidden Fortress'', played by Toshiro Mifune (whom franchise creator George Lucas also considered casting as Obi-Wan).<ref>{{cite web|last=Enk|first=Bryan|date=January 14, 2013|title='Seven Samurai' star Toshiro Mifune: The would-be face of Darth Vader?|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/seven-samurai-star-toshiro-mifune-face-darth-vader-202128282.html|access-date=December 24, 2015|website=[[Yahoo.com]]|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233346/https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/seven-samurai-star-toshiro-mifune-face-darth-vader-202128282.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In an early draft of the original ''Star Wars'' film, Obi-Wan's first meeting with Luke Skywalker is lifted directly from ''The Hobbit'', acknowledging Gandalf as a source of inspiration.<ref>{{cite book|last=Taylor|first=Chris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uG0uCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT96|title=How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise|publisher=Performing Arts|year=2015|page=96|isbn=9780465097517|access-date=January 1, 2019|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803114538/https://books.google.com/books?id=uG0uCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT96|url-status=live}}</ref> Lucas originally planned for Obi-Wan to live through the original film, but found that the character had nothing to do during the culminating battle sequence. Lucas later reflected that he felt that "It would be much more powerful, satisfying and interesting if Darth Vader were to kill him and he were to go on to a different form."<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Houser|first1=Jody|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WSS_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT69|title=Star Wars: Age of Republic|last2=Sacks|first2=Ethan|last3=Guggenheim|first3=Marc|publisher=Marvel Entertainment|year=2020|isbn=978-1-302-51957-5|location=New York|pages=69|language=en|access-date=September 17, 2020|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105014502/https://books.google.com/books?id=WSS_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT69|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In | <!--==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||
Prior to his formal debut as a DLC character (see below), Sephiroth was given two indirect allusions. The first is in Cloud's photo commemorating the event of unlocking Cloud's ''Advent Children'' Fighter Spirit by performing a [[Cross Slash]] with a fully charged Limit Break, which features Cloud holding a prone Zelda in a body of water (indirectly alluding to Sephiroth's murder of Aerith in ''Final Fantasy VII''). The second is in {{SSBU|Mewtwo}}'s Classic Mode "Psychic Control", where Cloud acts as Mewtwo's "ally" in the third round after his defeat in the second, indirectly alluding to Sephiroth's constant manipulations of Cloud in ''Final Fantasy VII''. | |||
===As a playable character=== | ===As a playable character=== | ||
Main | {{Main|Sephiroth (SSBU)}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:Sephiroth SSBU.png|left|thumb|Sephiroth as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]] | ||
Sephiroth appears as a [[newcomer]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', with his inclusion being announced during [[wikipedia:The Game Awards 2020|The Game Awards 2020]] on December 10, 2020. He is the third [[DLC]] character of {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Fighters Pass Vol. 2}}, and was released on December 22nd, 2020. | |||
Sephiroth's design is based on his appearance in ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'',<ref name=SephBoss>[https://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-on-implementing-sephiroth-into-smash-bros-ultimate-reveal-trailer-more Sakurai on implementing Sephiroth into Smash Bros. Ultimate, reveal trailer, more]</ref> although his moveset is inspired by his appearances in ''Ehrgeiz'' and the ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' series. His player 7 and player 8 alternate costumes are based on his coatless appearance during the final boss fight at the end of ''Final Fantasy VII''. | |||
According to [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'']] series creator and director [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Sephiroth was designed "to feel like a [[boss]] character, with boss-like strength that players can enjoy."<ref name=SephBoss/> This motif was further emphasized with a special limited-time [[mode]] called the [[Sephiroth Challenge]], which was released via update 10.0.0 and allowed players the opportunity to unlock Sephiroth and [[Northern Cave]] as early as December 17th upon defeating him. | |||
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===Spirits=== | ===Spirits=== | ||
<center> | <center> | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
SSBU spirit Sephiroth.png|1,439. '''''Sephiroth''''' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
</center> | </center> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery>Sephiroth-Alt1_SSBU.png|Coatless Sephiroth as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.--> | |||
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<!--==Names in other languages== | |||
{{langtable | {{langtable | ||
|ja= | |ja={{ja|セフィロス|Sefirosu}}, ''Sephiroth'' | ||
|en= | |en=Sephiroth | ||
|de= | |de=Sephiroth | ||
|fr= | |fr=Séphiroth | ||
|it= | |it=Sephiroth | ||
|es_es= | |es_es=Sefirot | ||
|es_la= | |es_la=Sephiroth | ||
|nl= | |nl=Sephiroth | ||
|zh_cn= | |zh_cn={{rollover|萨菲罗斯|Sàfēiluósī|?}}, ''Sephiroth'' | ||
|zh_tw= | |zh_tw={{rollover|賽菲羅斯|Sàifēiluósī|?}}, ''Sephiroth'' | ||
|ko= | |ko={{rollover|세피로스|Sepiroseu|?}}, ''Sephiroth'' | ||
|ru={{rollover| | |ru={{rollover|Сефирот|Sefirot|?}} | ||
}} | }}--> | ||
==Trivia== | <!--==Trivia== | ||
* | *Sephiroth is the first character from an already-represented third-party universe to not be any type of [[clone]] of another character, as [[Ken Masters]] and [[Richter Belmont]] are clones of [[Ryu]] and [[Simon Belmont]]. | ||
* | **He is also the first third-party DLC fighter to be from an already represented series, as Ryu, [[Cloud Strife]], [[Bayonetta]], [[Joker]], [[Hero]], [[Banjo]] & [[Kazooie]], [[Terry Bogard]] and [[Steve]] were all the sole fighers of their series in their debut. | ||
** | *Sephiroth is the first fully playable third-party villain in a ''Smash'' title. The second is [[Kazuya]]. | ||
*Sephiroth is the second playable third-party fighter to be mentioned in a game before their debut as a playable character, after Ken. Unlike Ken, however, Sephiroth is only ever mentioned by name. | |||
*Sephiroth is the third fully playable antagonist whose franchise does not hail from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', following [[Wario]] and [[Dark Pit]]. They would be joined by Kazuya. | |||
*Sephiroth is the third character in ''Smash'' to be a human-alien hybrid after [[Samus Aran]]/[[Zero Suit Samus]] and Cloud (due to being injected with Mako and Jenova cells). | |||
*Sephiroth is the fourth character in ''Smash'' to use his Japanese voice in all versions of the game despite having an established English voice actor, following [[Mewtwo]], Cloud, and the [[Luminary]]. | |||
**Sephiroth and Cloud retain their spoken voice clips in all regions, while Mewtwo and the Luminary have them replaced with generic grunts in most international versions of the games. | |||
**Mewtwo is the only one of the four who does not hail from Square Enix, and is also the only one who is not a third-party character.--> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
