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Official artwork of Obi-Wan Kenobi from Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars (film).
Universe Star Wars
Debut Star Wars (film) (1977)
Smash Bros. appearances Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series) (2022)
Console/platform of origin Flim
Species Human (Force Sensitive)
Gender Male
Place of origin Stewjon
Created by George Lucas
Voice actor Ewan McGregor
Article on Wikipedia Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. In the the original trilogy, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Master as a supporting character. 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. 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

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).[1] 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.[2] 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."[3]


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References

  1. ^ Enk, Bryan (January 14, 2013). 'Seven Samurai' star Toshiro Mifune: The would-be face of Darth Vader?.
  2. ^ Taylor, Chris (2015). https://books.google.com/books?id=uG0uCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT96 How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise. Performing Arts. ISBN 9780465097517.
  3. ^ (2020) https://books.google.com/books?id=WSS_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT69 Star Wars: Age of Republic (in en). New York: Marvel Entertainment, 69. ISBN 978-1-302-51957-5.

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