He became a friend of the young Skywalker as he grew up, but he did not tell Skywalker his actual identity. While Yoda, one of the few other Jedi to survive the Great Jedi Purge, went into exile, Kenobi took the son of Skywalker and Amidala, Luke Skywalker, to live with the Lars family on Tatooine. Finally, Vader was taken in by a storm of lava, and Kenobi remorsefully left him to die. Kenobi traveled to Mustafar in order to duel his former apprentice and friend, now the Sith Lord Darth Vader. The two returned to the Jedi Temple, where they learned the agonizing truth: Skywalker, now lost to the dark side of the Force, had led an attack to kill all Jedi remaining in the Jedi Temple, following orders from Chancellor Palpatine, the ruler of the successor of the Republic, the Galactic Empire. Kenobi met up with his old mentor Grand Master Yoda, and the two realized that not many Jedi had survived the attacks. However, he was soon betrayed, as Commander Cody, following Order 66, opened fire on him. Later in the war, Skywalker saved his life in a battle fought over Coruscant, after which Kenobi killed General Grievous on Utapau.
He was devastated as Maul slew the Jedi's past love interest, Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore, in cold blood, yet remained strong throughout the conflict. Kenobi clashed blades with Maul on occasion across the galaxy. With aid of his brother, Savage Opress, the revived Sith Lord went to create a criminal empire, all the while plotting revenge on his most despised adversary. During the war, an old enemy returned to haunt Kenobi: Darth Maul, the murderer of Qui-Gon Jinn. Kenobi earned the sobriquet "the Negotiator" through his charm and calm demeanor as well as the quiet threat of his abilities with a lightsaber. Even after his apprentice became a Jedi Knight, Kenobi and Skywalker fought together many times, becoming a widely renowned pair. The newly arrived clone troopers rescued them, but the following battle began the galaxy-wide Clone Wars.Īs a High Jedi General, Kenobi fought during many battles of the Clone Wars, and was one of the last members of the Jedi High Council.
That same year, Kenobi found the clone army on Kamino, and he was captured and almost executed in the Petranaki arena on Geonosis, along with Skywalker and Senator Padmé Amidala. He suffered another loss in 22 BBY in the form of the death of fellow jedi Siri Tachi, whom Kenobi had romantic feelings for. During the Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY, Kenobi became the first Jedi in approximately 1,000 years to defeat a Sith Lord in combat when he defeated Darth Maul during the Battle of Naboo, yet lost his master in the same duel. He had a long and tumultuous career that helped shape the fate of the entire galaxy.īorn in 57 BBY on Stewjon, Kenobi was taken as the Jedi apprentice of Qui-Gon Jinn and traveled on many missions with him. He was the mentor of both Anakin and Luke Skywalker, training both in the ways of the Force. Obi-Wan Kenobi, later known as Ben Kenobi during his exile, was a Force-sensitive Human male and a legendary Jedi Master who played a significant role in the fate of the galaxy during the waning days of the Galactic Republic. " Obi-Wan is a great mentor as wise as Master Yoda, and as powerful as Master Windu." ―Anakin Skywalker
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