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*[[Halagad Ventor]]<ref name="Aliens in the Empire">''[[Aliens in the Empire]]''</ref>}}
'''Obi-Wan Kenobi''', also known as '''Ben Kenobi''', was a [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Gender/Legends|male]] [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] who played a significant role in the fate of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]] during the waning days of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]. He was the mentor of both [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin]] and [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], training both in the ways of [[The Force/Legends|the Force]]. He had a long and tumultuous career that helped shape the fate of the entire galaxy.

As a [[High Jedi General/Legends|High Jedi General]], Kenobi fought during many battles of the Clone Wars, and was one of the last members of the [[Jedi High Council/Legends|Jedi High Council]]. Even after his apprentice became a [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]], Kenobi and Skywalker fought together many times, becoming a widely renowned pair. Kenobi earned the sobriquet "the Negotiator" through his charm and calm demeanor as well as the quiet threat of his abilities with a [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]]. During the war, an old enemy returned to haunt Kenobi: Darth Maul, the murderer of Qui-Gon Jinn. With aid of his brother, [[Savage Opress/Legends|Savage Opress]], the revived Sith Lord went to create a criminal empire, all the while plotting revenge on his most despised adversary. Kenobi clashed blades with Maul on occasion across the galaxy. He was devastated as Maul slew the Jedi's past love interest, [[Duke/Legends|Duchess]] [[Satine Kryze/Legends|Satine Kryze]] of [[Mandalore/Legends|Mandalore]], in cold blood, yet remained strong throughout the conflict. Later in the war, Skywalker saved his life in a [[Battle of Coruscant/Legends|battle]] fought over [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]], after which Kenobi [[Battle of Utapau/Legends|killed]] [[General/Legends|General]] [[Grievous/Legends|Grievous]] on [[Utapau/Legends|Utapau]]. However, he was soon betrayed, as [[Commander/Legends|Commander]] [[CC-2224/Legends|Cody]], following [[Order 66/Legends|Order 66]], opened fire on him.

Kenobi met up with his old mentor [[Grand Master/Legends|Grand Master]] [[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]], and the two realized that not many Jedi had survived the attacks. The two [[Infiltration of the Jedi Temple|returned]] to the [[Jedi Temple]], where they learned the agonizing truth: Skywalker, now lost to the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side of the Force]], had led an [[Operation: Knightfall|attack]] to kill all Jedi remaining in the Jedi Temple, following orders from [[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Chancellor]] [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]], the ruler of the successor of the Republic, the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]. Kenobi traveled to [[Mustafar/Legends|Mustafar]] in order to [[Duel on Mustafar/Legends|duel]] his former apprentice and friend, now the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Finally, Vader was taken in by a storm of lava, and Kenobi remorsefully left him to [[Death/Legends|die]]. While Yoda, one of the few other Jedi to survive the [[Great Jedi Purge/Legends|Great Jedi Purge]], went into exile, Kenobi took the son of Skywalker and Amidala, Luke Skywalker, to live with the [[Lars family/Legends|Lars family]] on [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]. He became a friend of the young Skywalker as he grew up, but he did not tell Skywalker his actual identity.

Kenobi re-emerged in [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]], shortly before the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]]. After [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]], Vader's daughter and Luke Skywalker's twin sister, was captured by the Empire, she contacted him desperately. Kenobi gave Luke [[Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber|his father's lightsaber]] and traveled with him to [[Alderaan/Legends|Alderaan]] in [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo's]] [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']], only to realize that the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star]] had [[Destruction of Alderaan|destroyed]] the planet. Kenobi entered the Death Star with Luke, Han, [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]], [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]], and [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]], in order to rescue Organa, but Darth Vader sensed his presence. In a [[Rescue of Princess Leia/Legends|duel]] with his former apprentice, Kenobi gave up his life to allow Luke to escape, vanishing into the Force the moment Vader struck him down with [[Darth Vader's lightsaber/Legends|his weapon]]. [[3 ABY/Legends|Three years later]], his spirit returned to Luke to lead him to [[Dagobah/Legends|Dagobah]] in order to learn from Master Yoda. He even carried out his role as a mentor to the younger Jedi beyond his natural life through use of the Force, remaining a significant influence on Luke Skywalker's foundation of the [[New Jedi Order]].

==Biography==
{{Quote|You fought in the Clone Wars?''"<br />"''Yes. I was once a Jedi Knight, the same as your father.|[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] and Obi-Wan Kenobi|<ref name="Episode IV" />}}

====Battle of Skye====
{{Main|Battle of Skye}}
In [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]], Kenobi temporarily took [[Halagad Ventor]] as a Padawan in addition to Skywalker, following the demise of Ventor's former master.<ref name="Aliens in the Empire">''[[Aliens in the Empire]]''</ref> They traveled to the planet of [[Skye/Legends|Skye]], where they [[Battle of Skye|fought]] against [[Zeta Magnus]], a genetic terrorist. They foiled the terrorist's plot that threatened the planet with total destruction.<ref name="New Essential Chronology">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''</ref> Following the battle, Skywalker discovered the 13 year old [[S'kytri]] [[Kharys]], who proved to be strong in the Force. He wished to take her back with them for training, but Kenobi and Ventor believed she was too old to start on the path of a Jedi and refused to take her. However, Skywalker promised Kharys that he would return one day to train her.<ref name="Aliens in the Empire" />

====The Merson pirates====
{{Quote|I'm afraid I don't care much for addictive stimulants.|Obi-Wan Kenobi|<ref name="Silent Drifting">[[Star Wars (1977) 24|''Silent Drifting'']]</ref>}}
[[File:Obiwan_silent_drifting.jpg|thumb|left|Obi-Wan Kenobi, as [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]] envisaged him around the time of the clash with the [[Merson pirates/Legends|Merson pirates]]]]
According to a story told by Leia Organa in [[0 ABY/Legends|0 ABY]] (which she had been told by [[Bail Prestor Organa/Legends|her father]], who in turn had heard it from the droid [[68-RKO]], who was an eyewitness), Kenobi helped Captain [[Quasar]] defend his [[pleasure cruiser]] bound for [[Alderaan/Legends|Alderaan]] in [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]]. When approached by a group of hostile [[Merson pirates/Legends|Merson pirates]] in the [[Merson asteroid belt]], Captain Quasar asked Kenobi, who was a passenger aboard the cruiser, for his assistance. Kenobi quickly discovered that someone aboard the pleasure cruiser had installed a signaling beacon aboard the ship that informed the pirates of its whereabouts.<ref name="Silent Drifting" />

Using the Force as his guide, Kenobi moved the ship into the asteroid field, in order to outmaneuver the Merson Pirates. The strategy was a success, and Kenobi and the ship's crew destroyed the pirate vessels, using the pleasure cruiser's two standard energy [[Cannon/Legends|cannons]].<ref name="Silent Drifting" />

In the meantime, the beacon had been located in the ship's lounge, and an angry mob of passengers suspected the shady [[Augustus Tryll]]&mdash;a criminal that Kenobi had conversed with prior to the Merson attack. Tryll had been impressed by the Jedi's handling of an aggressive drunk and had offered him some [[Spice/Legends|Deltron spice]]. The mob suspected Tryll because it turned out that his spice-fermentation device radiated microwaves that were detected by the pirates. As the mob approached Tryll, Kenobi objected to their accusations, arguing that they had no evidence that Tryll was aware that the device worked as a sort of beacon for the pirates. This caused the mob to accuse Kenobi of conspiring with Tryll and the Merson Pirates. Faced with an angry mob, threatening to kill him and Tryll, Kenobi drew his lightsaber. Tryll tried in vain to goad Kenobi into cutting down the angry mob, but Kenobi refused and used it to destroy the fermentation device instead. This caused the mob to back down and leave Tryll and the Jedi alone.<ref name="Silent Drifting" />

As Tryll fell to his knees and offered his thanks, Kenobi declined his gratitude and retired to his cabin, arguing that he wanted to finish the journey in peace.<ref name="Silent Drifting" />

===Rise of the Empire ([[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]])===
====The beginning of the Purge====
=====Duel on Mustafar=====
Arriving on Mustafar stowed away on Amidala's ship, Kenobi witnessed the exchange between her and Vader. When he revealed himself, Vader was consumed by rage and [[Telekinesis/Legends#Choking powers|choked]] Amidala, accusing her of betraying him and bringing Kenobi to murder him. Barely convincing Vader to let her go, but not before Vader choked her into unconsciousness, he attempted to reason with the Sith Lord. Vader retorted with an offer to let Kenobi go, but Kenobi refused, drawing his lightsaber. With a murderous battle cry, Vader drew his and leapt at Kenobi.<ref name="rots" />

Vader viciously drove Kenobi back through the complex with his mastery of [[Form V/Legends|Djem So]], but he was unable to penetrate Kenobi's mastery of [[Form III/Legends|Soresu]]. Their bout in the control room of the complex deactivated the energy shield protecting the settlement, so when their fight spread to the collection arms of the lava-mining facility, they were forced to dodge a rain of fire. While they were fighting, the weight and heat of the lava caused the collection arms' structure to weaken and eventually collapse and break loose.<ref name="rots" />

Kenobi and Vader continued to fight on the collection arm as it floated down a lava river, but when they came to a lava fall, Kenobi leapt off onto one of the mining platforms floating above the river. Thinking Vader dead, he turned to find the Sith Lord perched on a lava mining droid, having leapt from the structure before it plunged to oblivion. As their fight continued they floated back upriver, continuing to exchange verbal barbs. Kenobi desperately tried to convince Vader of Palpatine's evil, but when Vader retorted the Jedi were evil, Kenobi bellowed that his old student and friend was beyond redemption. As their battle edged close to shore, Kenobi took his chance and leapt onto the shore, gaining the high ground over Vader. Although Kenobi warned Vader off, the Sith snarled, "You underestimate my power!" Obi-Wan, out of a last vestige of friendship, begged Vader not to try the jump, but Vader lunged at his former master, [[Mou kei/Legends|only to have his left arm and both legs cut off]], sending the Sith tumbling down the lava bank.<ref name="rots" />

As Vader lay cursing his former master, Kenobi replied:
As Kenobi watched Vader attempt to scramble onto the bank, his old apprentice screamed: "I hate you!" Kenobi stared at his old apprentice, sadness in his eyes, and realized the truth of Yoda's words: the boy he had trained was gone. He replied, "You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you." As he watched Vader's graphic near-immolation from the heat of the lava, the Sith crying out his eternal hatred for Kenobi, he retrieved Skywalker's lightsaber.<ref name="rots" /> He chose not to murder his defenseless enemy in cold blood, and allowed the Force to determine Vader's fate. Believing that Vader was dead, Kenobi left the planet just before Palpatine and his clone escorts landed on the surface. Palpatine and his escorts rescued the Dark Lord from what was almost a horrific fiery demise.

=====Aftermath=====
As they arrived on Naboo, Kenobi, Organa, and Yoda all agreed that Kenobi would take Anakin Skywalker's son [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke]] to Anakin's step-brother [[Owen Lars/Legends|Owen Lars]] and his wife [[Beru Whitesun Lars/Legends|Beru]] on Tatooine. Organa meanwhile would take Skywalker's daughter [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia]] to Alderaan, and Yoda would hide on the swamp world of [[Dagobah/Legends|Dagobah]]. As the trio prepared to go their separate ways, Yoda asked Kenobi for a moment of his time. He revealed that his old Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, had contacted him from beyond death to teach both of them the true path to immortality.<ref name="rots" />

===Exile ([[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]]&ndash;[[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]])===
{{Quote|That wizard's just a crazy old man. I don't think he exists anymore. He died about the same time as your father.|Owen Lars to Luke Skywalker|<ref name="Episode IV" />}}

Kenobi may have secreted in the [[Lost City of the Jedi]] on [[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]] the young [[Ken]], just under seven years before the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]]. Certainly, Kenobi knew of the city's location, as he would later send Luke Skywalker there, and Ken himself seemed to have vague memories of a "brown-robed Jedi Master."<ref name="The Lost City of the Jedi">''[[The Lost City of the Jedi]]''</ref>
[[File:Swk_kenobi.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Ben Kenobi in [[Ben Kenobi's hut|his hut]]]]
A few years later, Kenobi had found Luke and his friend [[Windy Starkiller|Windy]] alone in the [[Jundland Wastes/Legends|Jundland Wastes]]. The two youths had tried to ease their boredom by riding Windy's pet dewback [[Huey]] around in the Wastes. They had been thrown in one of the canyons. By dusk, Luke and Windy still hadn't found their way out of the canyon and had been cornered in a cave by a [[Krayt dragon/Legends|krayt dragon]]. The dragon ate Huey and would have devoured Luke and Windy had Kenobi not put it in a Force-induced sleep. Kenobi guided the pair back to the Lars farm. Upon arrival, Owen told Luke and his friend to go inside so they would be out of earshot, then he confronted and berated Kenobi.<ref name="Adventure in Beggar's Canyon">''[[Adventure in Beggar's Canyon]]''</ref>

The reason for Owen's anger was that Kenobi had attempted to give Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber to Luke, feeling that Luke was old enough and should be allowed to have it. Owen refused to allow it because he believed the Jedi path was a destructive one. He told Kenobi that he didn't want Luke to make the same mistakes Anakin Skywalker did, saying that he felt Anakin should have never left his mother and gotten involved with the "damn foolish idealistic Jedi crusaders" in the first place. He vehemently told Kenobi to leave and to stay away.<ref name="Adventure in Beggar's Canyon" />

===Return ([[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]])===
====Taking another apprentice====
{{Quote|In this struggle, we shall need more than arms and intercepted plans. It's time we summoned the help of one of our wisest warriors and leaders.|Bail Organa, tasking Leia with bringing Obi-Wan Kenobi to Alderaan|<ref name="Star Wars (radio)">[[Star Wars (radio)|''Star Wars'' (radio)]]</ref>}}
[[File:Obiwan_old.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ben recalls once going by the name Obi-Wan.]]
In [0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]] Kenobi rescued Luke Skywalker from Tusken Raiders while Luke was tracking the errant R2-D2, who insisted he was the property of, and carried a message for, Obi-Wan Kenobi. They returned to Obi-Wan's home, and Kenobi used the opportunity to finally present Luke with Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber. However, when Luke asked Kenobi about his father's death, Kenobi disguised the truth from him.<ref name="Episode IV" />

In Obi-Wan's way of thinking, this was not completely untrue: Anakin Skywalker died the moment he betrayed the Jedi and chose the path of evil, completely becoming Darth Vader.

After seeing R2-D2's message from [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] Leia Organa asking for his assistance in delivering the schematics of the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star]] to Bail Organa on Alderaan, Kenobi realized that the time he had been waiting for had arrived.<ref name="Episode IV" />

[[File:Lukeandben.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Luke Skywalker becomes Obi-Wan's final apprentice.]]
His self-imposed exile was over. He invited Luke to accompany him to Alderaan and aid the Rebellion, but Luke initially demurred, offering only to take Kenobi and the droids to Anchorhead. On their way, however, they came across the remains of a Jawa sandcrawler. Luke concluded it was the Sand People because there were [[Gaderffii|gaffi sticks]] and bantha tracks everywhere. But Kenobi deduced that it was Imperial [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]] because the tracks were side by side, while Sand People rode single file to hide their numbers. And the blast points were too accurate for Sand People. Luke recognized the dead Jawas as the ones that had sold them the droids earlier and deduced that the stormtroopers could have learned who bought the droids. Against Kenobi's warnings, Luke raced home to find his aunt and uncle already killed.<ref name="Episode IV" />

Upon returning to Kenobi, the formerly reluctant Luke decided to go with Kenobi to Alderaan and learn about the Force like his father. Pleased with this answer, Kenobi took Luke and the droids to [[Mos Eisley/Legends|Mos Eisley]] spaceport to find transport to Alderaan. Using a Jedi mind trick, Kenobi got the group past several stormtroopers who stopped them, which amazed Luke. Kenobi also bailed Luke out of trouble with a dangerous [[Cornelius Evazan/Legends|criminal]] and his [[Aqualish/Legends|Aqualish]] [[Ponda Baba/Legends|friend]] in a cantina, which resulted in Kenobi chopping off the Aqualish's arm. In the cantina, Kenobi met Chewbacca, first mate on the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']]. After some negotiation, the ship's captain, [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]], agreed to fly them to Alderaan. As they were about to leave, they were ambushed in the hangar by several Imperial stormtroopers, but they evaded capture and made a hyperspace jump to the Alderaan system.<ref name="Episode IV" />

====Last stand on the Death Star====
[[File:ObiWan-tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kenobi disables the tractor beam on the Death Star.]]
{{Quote|I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the Master.''"<br />"''Only a master of evil, Darth.|Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi|<ref name="Episode IV" />}}
Before they could reach their destination, [[Destruction of Alderaan|Alderaan was destroyed]] by the Imperial superweapon the Death Star. The ''Falcon'' was captured by the Death Star. Kenobi and the others eluded capture, and the others even rescued the captive Princess Leia while Kenobi deactivated the tractor beam so the ''Falcon'' could escape. To escape, Kenobi tricked a stormtrooper, [[KE-829]], into thinking there was something behind him using the Force, eventually attributing it to nothing more than outgassing.<ref name="Episode IV" />

On his way back to the ship, Kenobi encountered his old student, Darth Vader. Vader had earlier surmised to [[Grand Moff/Legends|Grand Moff]] [[Wilhuff Tarkin/Legends|Tarkin]] that Kenobi had intended from the beginning to meet him in combat. Kenobi distracted Vader and his stormtroopers in a fierce [[Rescue of Princess Leia/Legends#Duel with the Dark Lord|duel]]. Kenobi allowed Luke and the rest of the crew to reach the ''Falcon''. As their battle progressed, Kenobi responded to Vader's mocking with cryptic warnings.<ref name="Episode IV" />

[[File:Vaderstrike.png|thumb|right|200px|Kenobi allows himself to be struck down by his former apprentice, Darth Vader.]]
Upon seeing Luke, he sacrificed himself for Luke and the ''Falcon''{{'s}} crew to escape. Kenobi let down his guard and concentrated for a moment, vanishing to the spiritual plane, his body disappearing entirely as Vader's lightsaber (instead of severing his body) passed through his empty robe. Kenobi became a [[Force ghost]], and was more powerful than ever.<ref name="Episode IV" />

===After death ([[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]]&ndash;[[9 ABY/Legends|9 ABY]])===
{{Quote|The Force will be with you. Always.|Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker|<ref name="Episode IV" />}}
Kenobi did not vanish entirely. In accordance with his prediction, he became a Force ghost that could guide and counsel the young Luke from afar.

The spirit of Kenobi played a vital role in the Battle of Yavin, for he guided Skywalker in destroying the Death Star, instructing Luke to "use the Force" when firing his proton torpedoes.<ref name="Episode IV" /> When Luke was shocked into a catatonic state by the dark presence of Darth Vader, Kenobi appeared in a dream to help him fight his fear of the Dark Lord. Later, his spirit temporarily took control of Luke's body, allowing him to survive his first duel with Darth Vader on the mist-shrouded planet of [[Mimban/Legends|Mimban]], and even allowed Luke to knock the Dark Lord into a deep pit.<ref name="Splinter of the Mind's Eye">''[[Splinter of the Mind's Eye]]''</ref> His guidance aided Luke in destroying a rogue moon that threatened the New Academy for space pilots.<ref name="The Maverick Moon">''[[The Maverick Moon]]''</ref>

[[File:OldBen'sGhost.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kenobi's Force ghost appearing to Luke on Hoth]]

Kenobi's memory was also exploited by the Empire. A few months after the Battle of Yavin, Darth Vader devised a plan to capture Luke using an [[Obi-Wan Kenobi impersonator|actor posing as Kenobi]]. Using this decoy Vader planned to lure Luke to the planet [[Aridus/Legends|Aridus]]. Imperial surgeons and technicians also altered the actor's appearance and hid devices on the actor to simulate the Force. The false Kenobi was delivered to Aridus to help the rebellion being staged there. News of his exploits soon reached Luke. The actor was ordered to lure Luke to the [[Iron Tower]] on the planet where he would meet Vader alone. The actor became so obsessed with this challenging role that he began to respect the dead Kenobi, and in the end sabotaged Vader's plan by destroying the Iron Tower. However, this cost the actor his life.<ref name="The Return of Ben Kenobi">''[[The Return of Ben Kenobi]]''</ref>

{{Quote|You will go to the Dagobah system. There, you will learn from Yoda, the Jedi Master who instructed me.|Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker|<ref name="Episode V" />}}
On [[Hoth/Legends|Hoth]], when Luke was almost dead from a [[Wampa/Legends|wampa]] attack and exposure to the harsh climate, Kenobi appeared to him and instructed him to go to the [[Dagobah/Legends|Dagobah]] system for further training with Yoda. He also helped to convince Yoda that Luke was ready to be trained, reminding him that he himself had been much like Luke when Yoda had trained him to be an apprentice. Yoda proceeded to train young Luke, before the latter received a vision of his friends being tortured on [[Bespin/Legends|Bespin]] by Darth Vader. As the young Skywalker prepared to leave, Yoda and Kenobi attempted to dissuade him. Concerned and distraught by the throught of losing another Skywalker to the dark side, Kenobi yearned Luke to be patient, even at the cost of his friends. Kenobi warned Luke that if he chose to face Vader, he must do so alone, for he could not interfere. Finally, Obi-Wan could only plead for Luke to not give into anger and remain strong adn level-headed. As Luke departed Dagobah, Kenobi worried that the Jedi may have lost their last hope. However, Yoda reminded him of the other Skywalker, Leia.<ref name="Episode V" />

About a year later, he reappeared after the death of Yoda to explain why he did not tell Luke the truth about his father. Following the passing of the Grand Master of the Jedi Order that had teached and defended the galaxy for centuries, Kenobi comofrted uke that like him, Yoda would always be with him. Though Luke wanted to believe that there was still good in his father, Kenobi no longer held that belief. Lamenting over the friendship he once held with Anakin, the Force ghost reminded of his failure to teach Luke's father and that the fallen Jedi was "more machine than man". He told Luke that he must face his destiny by confronting Vader again. Dsolated by Luke's refusal to kill Vader, Kenobi ultimatley admitted the Emreror would have already won. Luke asked what Yoda meant by "another Skywalker." Kenobi confessed that Leia was Luke's sister, though he warned Luke about the powers of the Emperor, the tyrant later being destroyed by Anakin Skywalker, an act his onetime Master, observing the [[Battle of Endor/Legends#Demise of the Sith|duel]] from the [[Netherworld of the Force/Legends|Netherworld of the Force]], could barely believe even after seeing it. Quickly greeting the redeemed spirit of Anakin as he entered the afterlife, and was seen shortly after the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], standing next to the spirits of Anakin Skywalker and Yoda, the last Jedi of the Old Republic, as they watched Luke and the other Rebels celebrate their momentous victory, although Luke was the only one able to see them.<ref name="Episode VI">{{Film|VI}}</ref>

[[File:LukeObiWanDagobah.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kenobi telling Luke the truth about his father]]

Thanks to Jedi information kept safe at Kenobi's home on Tatooine, Luke learned to make his own lightsaber before the Battle of Endor.<ref name="Shadows of the Empire (novel)">''[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)]]''</ref>

Kenobi spoke to Luke again, immediately after the Battle of Endor, warning him of the threat posed by the invading [[Ssi-ruuvi Imperium]],<ref name="The Truce at Bakura">''[[The Truce at Bakura]]''</ref> and also helped Luke find the fabled [[Lost City of the Jedi]].<ref name="The Lost City of the Jedi" />

Kenobi, Yoda, and Anakin Skywalker again appeared to Luke in spirit form a few months later to warn him of the dangers presented by the Dark Lord of Belderone, [[Flint]], apprentice of Lady [[Lumiya]]. Because of their warning, Luke redeemed Flint, leaving Lumiya without an apprentice.<ref name="Star Wars 92: The Dream">[[Star Wars (1977) 92|''Star Wars'' 92]]</ref>

In [[9 ABY/Legends|9 ABY]], Kenobi, still a spirit, visited Luke for the last time in a dream. Kenobi told Luke that he must move on from his spirit form to another realm. As Kenobi explained it, from the time of his death until then, Kenobi's spirit had been in an intermediate stage between life and the afterlife. Luke was distressed that he would lose Kenobi's guidance, but he comforted Luke with the knowledge that he was not the last of the old Jedi, but rather the first of a new group of Jedi.

===Legacy===
{{Quote|And now, farewell. I loved you as a son, and as a student, and as a friend. Until we meet again, may the Force be with you.|The spirit of Kenobi's parting words to Luke Skywalker|<ref name="Heir to the Empire">''[[Heir to the Empire]]''</ref>}}
[[File:Ben_Vision_Luke.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Obi-Wan Kenobi appears to Luke in a vision over [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]].]]
As mentor to the first Jedi of the [[New Jedi Order|new order]] and one of the earliest heroes of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]], Kenobi's legacy would continue long after his death. When Luke lost his lightsaber in the duel with Darth Vader on Bespin, he returned to Kenobi's hut on Tatooine to construct a new one from instructions left in Kenobi's journals.<ref name="Shadows of the Empire (novel)" /> Kenobi's spartan hovel was actually a trove of Jedi information, one of the few repositories left after the [[Great Jedi Purge/Legends|Great Jedi Purge]]. The information contained there would be a great help to Luke in his reconstruction of the Order.<ref name="Shadows of the Empire (novel)" />

Tacticians, both from the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance, would pay homage to the General through the study of the [[Kenobi Offensive]], a starship maneuver developed by Kenobi during the Clone Wars.<ref name="The Truce at Bakura" /> Rebel pilots would also strive to be awarded the [[Kenobi Medallion]], named after the Jedi Master.<ref name="The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook">''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''</ref>
[[File:Kenobi's_Blade.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Anakin Solo]] using Obi-Wan's lightsaber to defeat [[Orloc]]]]
In [[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]] a group of Jedi including [[Tionne Solusar]], [[Ikrit]], Anakin Solo, [[Tahiri Veila]], R2-D2, and [[Uldir Lochett]] discovered the blade at Vader's fortress of [[Bast Castle]] on [[Vjun/Legends|Vjun]]. They encountered "Mage" [[Orloc]] and his henchmen during the expedition, though they escaped with the blade and an ancient Jedi holocron.<ref name="JJK:kb">''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade]]''</ref>

However, Uldir Lochett, a classmate of Anakin Solo, stole the lightsaber, believing that it would make him a great Jedi. He then went to find Orloc, since he believed that Orloc possessed great powers, and found him at [[Exis Station/Legends|Exis Station]]. However, Uldir later learned that Orloc was a fraud since he possessed no Force powers. Luckily for Uldir, his Jedi companions came to his rescue and defeated Orloc. The weapon and the holocron were recovered and returned to the [[Jedi Praxeum]].<ref name="JJK:kb" />

The Sith cult known as the [[Jensaarai/Legends|Jensaarai]], which taught that the Jedi had fallen to the dark side and that the Sith knew the truth, believed that the roles of Darth Vader and Kenobi were reversed, as they saw Kenobi as the monster. The cult rejected this belief when Luke Skywalker integrated it into the greater Jedi Order.<ref name="i jedi">''[[I, Jedi]]''</ref>

==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|Who's the more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?|Obi-Wan Kenobi|audio=Who's_more_foolish.ogg|<ref name="Episode IV" />}}
[[File:Kenobi-BotF.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Master Kenobi]]
Kenobi was known to be an accomplished storyteller. While hiding in the Jundland Wastes in his later years, he appeared as a kindly and eccentric old hermit (or, in Owen Lars' words, "That wizard is just a crazy old man") to those not familiar with the ways of the Jedi.

==Powers and abilities==
{{Quote|Your powers are weak, old man.''"<br />"''You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.|Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi|audio=You_can't_win_Darth.ogg|<ref name="Episode IV" />}}
Despite his preference for diplomacy, Master Kenobi was one of the greatest swordsmen and Force users in Jedi history.

===Force powers===
{{Quote|The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.|Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker|<ref name="Episode IV" />}}
Kenobi was trained in use of the [[Mind trick/Legends|Mind trick]], Force persuasion and the more advanced Dominate Mind skill.<ref name="Episode IV" />

Kenobi could [[Sound mimicry|imitate sounds]] using the Force, like when he imitated a krayt dragon's roar, scaring off the Tusken Raiders who were attacking Luke.<ref name="Episode IV" /> Kenobi was able to use Force Healing on himself and others.<ref name="The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook" /> By 0 BBY, the Jedi Master was known to have learned a variety of [[Battle meditation]], Kenobi knew the [[Force power/Legends|technique]] to [[Injure/Kill|harm or slay]] those he touched by using the dark side of the Force, though there are no known instances of him using these powers.<ref name="The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook" />

===Other abilities===
Kenobi understood [[Shyriiwook/Legends|Shyriiwook]].<ref name="EP4NOVEL">[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]]</ref>

==Equipment==
{{Main|Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber}}
[[File:LifeLegendObiWanArt.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Kenobi uses his lightsaber during his [[Rescue of Princess Leia/Legends|duel]] with his former apprentice.]]

Even after his death, he left a journal of how to create a lightsaber. Luke used that journal to build his first lightsaber based on the design of Kenobi's. In the New Jedi Order, that design provided inspiration to the newer generations, like [[Jaina Solo Fel|Jaina]] and Anakin Solo.<ref name="Shadows of the Empire (novel)" />

==Behind the scenes==
===Portrayal===
[[File:Ben_Kenobi.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Alec Guinness]] as Kenobi in {{Film|IV}}]]
Obi-Wan Kenobi is played by Sir [[Alec Guinness]] in [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''A New Hope'']], [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''The Empire Strikes Back'']] and [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Return of the Jedi'']].

In the radio dramatizations, he was voiced by [[Bernard Behrens]].

Despite great critical acclaim, Alec Guinness disliked being associated solely with the role of Kenobi. To limit his role in the trilogy, it was reportedly Guinness's own idea that Ben should die on the Death Star.{{Fact}}

However, ''[[The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film]]'' stated that [[George Lucas]] originally came up with the idea of having Ben die, to which Guinness initially objected. By explaining that Ben would have little to do in the story after the ''Millennium Falcon'' escaped the Death Star, Lucas convinced him to allow it.

===Character development===
In the early drafts of ''Star Wars'', Luke Skywalker was the aged general returning to galactic affairs. Rewrites would change Luke to the hero and Kenobi into the aging mentor.

In the third draft of ''Star Wars'', Kenobi is said to be the author of ''The Diary of the Clone Wars'', an important book that was studied by a young Luke.

A trait of the early Jedi concepts was a piercing warrior cry that would frighten all those who challenged them. This became the krayt dragon call that Kenobi performs to frighten the Tusken Raiders. In the 2004 DVD release of ''A New Hope'', the roar was changed to mimic that of his mount Boga from ''Revenge of the Sith''. In the 2011 Blu-ray release, this call was changed yet again.

The name "Obi-Wan" curiously resembles a droid name (e.g. ''Emkay'' (MK), ''Threepio'' (3PO), ''Artoo'' (R2) etc.), and theoretically it could also be written as OB1 (KNO-B).

In the movie [[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'']] and [[Wikipedia: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (novel)|its novelization]], Obi Wan is the name of a nightclub.

==Appearances==
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*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Two|story=Domain of Evil}} {{C|Appears as a Force illusion}}
*''[[A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale]]''
*''[[Luke Skywalker's Walkabout]]''
*''[[Adventure in Beggar's Canyon]]''
*''[[Rebel Dawn]]''
*''[[Luke's Fate]]''
*''[[Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice]]''
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]] {{1st}}
*{{Film|IV}}
*''[[Star Wars: A Storybook]]''
*{{Journal|11|Spare Parts (short story)|Spare Parts}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Escape from the Death Star]]''
*[[Star Wars (1977) 1|''Star Wars'' (1977) 1]] {{Mo}}
*''[[R2-D2's Mission: A Little Hero's Journey]]''
*[[Star Wars (1977) 2|''Star Wars'' (1977) 2]]
*''[[A More Wretched Hive: The Mos Eisley Cantina]]''
*''[[Cantina Communications]]''
*[[Star Wars (1977) 3|''Star Wars 3: Death Star'']]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 4|''Star Wars'' (1977) 4]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 5|''Star Wars 5: Lo, The Moons of Yavin'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 6|''Star Wars'' (1977) 6]] {{Voice}}
*[[Super Star Wars (video game)|''Super Star Wars'']]
*''[[Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters"]]''
*{{Shortstory|story=Play It Again, Figrin D'an: The Tale of Muftak and Kabe|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Shortstory|story=The Sand Tender: The Hammerhead's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}} {{Mo}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Shortstory|story=When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Soup's On: The Pipe Smoker's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Shortstory|story=At the Crossroads: The Spacer's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Doctor Death: The Tale of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}} {{Mo}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Drawing the Maps of Peace: The Moisture Farmer's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*[[The Day after the Death Star!|''The Day after the Death Star'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 7|''Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 8|''Star Wars'' (1977) 8]] {{Flash}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 12|''Star Wars 12: Doomworld'']] {{Flash}}
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*[[Star Wars (1977) 17|''Star Wars'' (1977) 17]] {{Flash}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 18|''Star Wars'' (1977) 18]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 21|''Star Wars'' (1977) 21]] {{Vision|Luke Skywalker}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 23|''Star Wars'' (1977) 23]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 26|''Star Wars'' (1977) 26]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 27|''Star Wars'' (1977) 27]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 31|''Star Wars'' (1977) 31]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 33|''Star Wars'' (1977) 33]] {{Ghost}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 35|''Star Wars'' (1977) 35]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 37|''Star Wars'' (1977) 37]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 3: Attack on Delrakkin]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 7: Ithorian Invasion]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 10: Showdown in Mos Eisley]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 19: Bounty on Bonadan]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 20: Total Destruction]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[World of Fire!]]'' {{Vision|Luke Skywalker}}
*''[[Darth Vader Strikes]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Serpent Masters]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Night Beast]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Return of Ben Kenobi]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Race for Survival]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars 3-D]]'' {{Ghost}}
*''[[Blind Fury!]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' {{Flash}}
*{{Shortstory|story=The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire: "General" Skywalker]]'' {{Flash}}
*[[Empire 34|''Empire'' 34]] {{Flash}}
*''[[Galaxy of Fear: Army of Terror]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Rebellion 2|''Rebellion'' 2]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Vector]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[The Paradise Detour]]'' {{C|[[Mind trick/Legends#Force illusion|Force Illusion]]}}
*''[[Tatooine Sojourn]]'' {{Flash}}
*''[[Splinter of the Mind's Eye]]'' {{Vision|[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]}}
*[[Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1|''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' 1]] {{Mo}}
*[[Splinter of the Mind's Eye 3|''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' 3]] {{Ghost}}
*[[Splinter of the Mind's Eye 4|''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' 4]] {{Ghost}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|text=''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game''|story=Jedi Heirlooms}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Graveyard of Alderaan]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|story=Graveyard of Alderaan|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Two}} {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars Gamemaster Screen|story=The Heart of the Universe}} {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley|story=The Edge of Fashion}} {{Mo}}
*{{SWG|Trials of Obi-Wan}} {{Ghost}}
*{{SWGTCG|set=Threat of the Conqueror|scenario=''Followers of Baba'' promotional scenario}} {{Imo}}
*''[[Honor Among Thieves]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Honor Among Thieves (audiobook)|''Honor Among Thieves'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Razor's Edge]]'' {{Imo}}
*[[Razor's Edge (audiobook)|''Razor's Edge'' audiobook]] {{Imo}}
*{{Film|V}} {{Vision|[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]}} {{Ghost}}
*''[[The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook]]'' {{Ghost}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 39|''Star Wars'' (1977) 39]] {{Ghost}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 42|''Star Wars'' (1977) 42]] {{Voice}}
*''[[Star Wars Adventures: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes]]'' {{Ghost}}
*{{Tales|15|Slippery Slope}} {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 43|''Star Wars'' (1977) 43]] {{Ghost}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 44|''Star Wars'' (1977) 44]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 45|''Star Wars'' (1977) 45]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 50|''Star Wars'' (1977) 50]] {{Vision|Luke Skywalker}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 51|''Star Wars'' (1977) 51]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 53|''Star Wars'' (1977) 53]] {{Flash}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 62|''Star Wars'' (1977) 62]] {{Flash}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire (comics)|''Shadows of the Empire'' comic]] {{Mo}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)|''Shadows of the Empire'' novel]] {{Voice}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire (audiobook)|''Shadows of the Empire'' audiobook]] {{Voice}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire (junior novelization)|''Shadows of the Empire'' junior novelization]] {{Voice}}
*[[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Galoob)|''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' Galoob minicomic]] {{Mo}}
*{{WizCite|Star Wars Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Shadows of Coruscant}}
*''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]'' {{Flash}}
*{{Film|VI}} {{Ghost}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novel]] {{Ghost}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' junior novel]] {{Ghost}}
*[[Return of the Jedi 1|''Return of the Jedi'' 1]] {{Mo}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}} {{Mo}}
*{{Shortstory|story=Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale|book=Tales from Jabba's Palace}} {{Mo}}
*[[Return of the Jedi 2|''Return of the Jedi'' 2]] {{Ghost}}
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Mandalorian Armor]]'' {{Imo}}
*[[Return of the Jedi 3|''Return of the Jedi'' 3]] {{Mo}}
*[[Return of the Jedi 4|''Return of the Jedi'' 4]] {{Mo}}
*{{Shortstory|story=One Last Night in the Mos Eisley Cantina: The Tale of the Wolfman and the Lamproid|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*''[[The Truce at Bakura]]'' {{Ghost}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 87|''Star Wars'' 87]] {{Imo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 92|''Star Wars'' 92]] {{Ghost}}
*''[[The Glove of Darth Vader]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Lost City of the Jedi]]'' {{Vision|Luke Skywalker}}
*''[[Zorba the Hutt's Revenge]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Mission from Mount Yoda]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Queen of the Empire]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Prophets of the Dark Side (novel)|''Prophets of the Dark Side'']] {{Mo}}
*''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]'' {{Hologram}}
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{Vision|Luke Skywalker}}
*[[The Last Command 1|''The Last Command'' 1]]
*''[[I, Jedi]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi Search]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|15|Firestorm (short story)|Firestorm}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Jedi Academy: Leviathan]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Planet of Twilight]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Before the Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Shield of Lies]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|15|Two for One}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Ambush at Corellia]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Specter of the Past]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Vision of the Future]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Promises]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef]]'' {{Mo}}
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===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[Star Wars: Yoda Stories]]'' {{Ghost}}
*''[[Star Wars Adventures in ABC]]''

==Sources==
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*''[[Star Wars Blueprints]]'' {{Po}}
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*[[The Empire Strikes Back Coloring Book (1982)|''The Empire Strikes Back Coloring Book'' (1982)]]
*[[Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book (Luke Skywalker)|''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Coloring Book'' (Luke Skywalker)]] {{Ghost}} {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars Word Puzzles]]''
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
*{{InsiderCite|1|Star Wars: Ten Year Tribute|''Star Wars'': Ten Year Tribute}}
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']]
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
*{{InsiderCite|2|Star Wars: The Role-Playing Game|''Star Wars: The Role-Playing Game''}} {{Po}}
*{{InsiderCite|2|Inside ILM|Inside ILM: Visual Effects Design}}
*{{InsiderCite|3|Mark Hamill: 10 Years Later}}
*''[[Lightsaber Dueling Pack]]''
*{{InsiderCite|6|George Lucas: The Force Behind Lucasfilm}}
*''[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Rules Companion]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi]]''
*''[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Death Star Technical Companion]]''
*[[Cracken's Rebel Field Guide (sourcebook)|''Cracken's Rebel Field Guide'']]
*''[[Heir to the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]''
*''[[George Lucas: The Creative Impulse]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook]]''
*''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine]]''
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Star Wars Screen Entertainment]]''
*''[[Super Empire Strikes Back Official Game Secrets]]''
*[[Death Star Technical Companion (Second Edition)|''Death Star Technical Companion'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]''
*[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Classic Campaigns]]''
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal of the Rebel Forces]]'' {{Po}}
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope'', Second Edition]]
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]]
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*{{CCG|set=Premiere Limited|link=Premiere-Light/large/alter.gif|cardname=Alter}}
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*{{CCG|set=Hoth Limited|cardname=You Will Go To The Dagobah System}} {{Qo}}
*{{KennerCite|set=Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995 toy line)|text=''Star Wars: The Power of the Force'' (1995)|pack=Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi|link=POTF2benkenobi.asp|archiveurl=https://archive.is/QXrjG}}
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal]]''
*''[[The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]''
*{{SOTE|cardname=Luke Feels the Dark Side|link=https://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC003.jpg|archiveurl=https://archive.is/bSqZ}}
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*''[[Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt]]''
*''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Live-Action Adventures]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised]]''
*''[[Introductory Adventure Game]]''
*''[[Mos Eisley Adventure Set]]'' {{Po}}
*''[[Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook]]''
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*{{StarWarsKidsCite|4|Meet Wedge!}}
*{{StarWarsKidsCite|6|Star Wars Kids Answer Quest}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
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==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*{{WP|Obi-Wan Kenobi}}
*{{Imdb|url=character/ch0000004|text=Obi-Wan Kenobi|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828022522/https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000004}}

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