Obi-Wan Kenobi is often remembered as one of the greatest Jedi Knights of his era. While he did eventually grow to be less fond of flying as the years went on, his skill with repairing machinery would continue to serve him well during his missions as a Jedi Knight.ġ7. Still, Obi-Wan was a good enough pilot to earn the call sign of Red Leader during the Battle of Coruscant. His skills as a pilot and with machines may have been better than some people remember, but he never quite reached the level of skill of his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker. In fact, as a youngling, Obi-Wan could often be found building models and dreaming of the day he could be a pilot himself, flying around the galaxy.Īs it turns out, Obi-Wan would get the opportunity to pursue those dreams of being a pilot as a Jedi Knight during the Clone Wars. Contrary to what Anakin would often say to his Jedi Master, Obi-Wan was actually a skilled pilot who was truly gifted with machines. The Prequel Trilogy made it a point to depict Obi-Wan as not being the biggest fan of flying, often leading to light-hearted banter between him and Anakin Skywalker. Qui Gon Jinn was known throughout the Jedi Order to be a bit of a radical in terms of his views, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he took the young, defiant Obi-Wan under his wing.Īs we all know, Obi-Wan eventually learned to control his emotions and became one of the most well-respected Jedi in the galaxy. It’s a little odd to imagine the Sir Alec Guinness version of the character as being a sarcastic jokester, but Ewan McGregor’s portrayal definitely showed a bit of this defiance.ĭuring his early training as a Jedi Initiate under Master Yoda, the wise green Jedi exclaimed that he sensed his master’s defiance in him. The young Obi-Wan Kenobi was noted in his youth for having a dry sense of humor and a bit of a sarcastic edge to him. As it turns out, this wasn’t always the case and Obi-Wan was known to be quite defiant in his earlier years. When most Star Wars fans think of Obi-Wan Kenobi, they remember him as the textbook Jedi Knight, always following the rules and always doing what was right.
According to the official encyclopedia entry for Obi-Wan Kenobi on, Stewjon is the famed Jedi Knight’s home planet! Now Stewjon, obviously a play on the former host of The Daily Show’s own name may sound like nothing more than a joke, Lucas trying to have a little fun with his fans, but this now seems to be taken as canon. When Stewart asked George Lucas what planet Obi-Wan Kenobi was from, the mastermind behind the Star Wars Universe replied, “He comes from the planet Stewjon.” Take Obi-Wan Kenobi for example, we never visit his home planet or even hear mention of it, and it wouldn’t be until Jon Stewart asked George Lucas himself about the subject that we would get an answer.ĭuring the 2010 fan convention, Celebration V in Orlando, Florida, comedian and television host, Jon Stewart was given the opportunity to interview the creator of the Star Wars saga himself, George Lucas. The amount of planets that exist within the galaxy is essentially infinite with many major characters hailing from places never spoken in the films or expanded universe material. To say that the Star Wars universe is vast would be an understatement.
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