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Obi-Wan Kenobi
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fictional character in the Star Wars universe
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, known as a wise and skilled Jedi Knight who plays important roles across the film and television stories. He matters to Star Wars fans as a central figure in the saga's plot and as a beloved character portrayed memorably in both the original and newer Star Wars films.
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It sits within the topics Characters created by George Lucas, Fictional characters with post-traumatic stress disorder and Fictional generals.
Its subject is documented across 56 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Death Star
- Occupation
- Jedi
- Languages spoken
- languages in Star Wars
- Student of
- Qui-Gon Jinn
- Hair colour
- grey hair
- Creator
- George Lucas
- Performer
- Ewan McGregor
- Mass
- 81
- Conflict
- Clone Wars
- Image
- Obi-Wan.jpg
- Height
- 183
- Residence
- Coruscant
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- Commons category
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- present in work
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- killed by
- Darth Vader
- last words
- You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
- uses
- The Force
- first appearance
- Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
- enemy
- Darth Vader
- inception
- 1977-00-00
- manner of death
- homicide
- media franchise
- Star Wars
- different from
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- name in native language
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Encyclopedic overview
Obi-Wan Kenobi (/ˈoʊbiːˌwɑːn kəˈnoʊbiː/) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the original Star Wars film (1977) and its novelization (1976). In Star Wars and its two sequels, Obi-Wan is depicted as a Jedi Master who trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force. In the prequel trilogy, he mentors Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan is portrayed by Alec Guinness in the original trilogy and by Ewan McGregor in the prequel films. McGregor also plays the character in the television series Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022). Guinness's performance in Star Wars earned him the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Creation and development
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