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Jul 17, 2023 · Obi-Wan Kenobi’s name was inspired by George Lucas’ love for Japanese samurai films. “Obi” means sash in a kimono, and “ken” is a Japanese word for sword. Meanwhile, “wan” resembles the Japanese honorific “san.”
- Vivien Lyra Blair as Princess Leia
- Flea
- Grant Feely as Luke Skywalker
- Bail and Breha Organa
- Alderaan
Vivien Lyra Blair joins the cast as a 10-year-old Princess Leia Organa, the legendary Star Warshero originally played by Carrie Fisher. As one of the two Skywalker twins, she was born the same time the Empire rose, so you can track the timeline by her age and vice versa, if you want to. You can read more about Blair here.
Vect Nokru, the leader of the mercenary band that kidnaps Leia, is played by Flea, the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This is far from Flea’s first nerdy role. He also played Marty’s nemesis Needles in the Back to the Future movies!
Luke Skywalker may not be the focus of Obi-Wan’s attention in this series, but we still get to see him playing around the Lars homestead. That’s newcomer Grant Feely stepping into the boots of the iconic Star Warshero.
Jimmy Smits reprises his Prequel role as Leia’s adoptive father Bail Organa. Simone Kessell plays Leia’s mother Breha Organa, replacing Rebecca Jackson Mendoza from the Prequels. Star Warsbooks established she has glowing cybernetics replacing some of her organs, but they aren’t visible in the TV version.
While peaceful Alderaan most recently appeared in live action in Revenge of the Sith, it’s most famous as the planet Grand Moff Tarkin blew up to demonstrate Death Star’s power in A New Hope. Pity. At least Obi-Wan Kenobi gives us our most extensive look at Alderaan yet.
Sep 3, 2019 · Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the most beloved characters in the Star Wars saga. Here are some facts you might not know about him!
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (/ ˈ oʊ b iː ˌ w ɑː n k ə ˈ n oʊ b iː /) is a character in the Star Wars franchise. In the original film trilogy, he is a Jedi Master who trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force. In the prequel trilogy, he mentors Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker.
May 24, 2022 · Here’s how Obi-Wan Kenobi fits into the Star Wars timeline—and the tidbits you need to remember from those prequel films to understand why Obi-Wan is so obsessed with safeguarding Luke from...
Jun 21, 2022 · With Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney Plus giving us a window into what Obi-Wan got up to during his exile on Tatooine between the first two Star Wars trilogies, we took a look back at the Jedi Master's life and charted the major events he was tangled up in throughout the Star Wars movie saga. Plus, we've also included what happened during the Disney ...
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Jan 18, 2017 · This was originated by a software support group because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both named Ken; A theory: Kenobi was a clone line's template, so Obi-Wan derives from "OB-1";
