History Characters / StarWarsObiWanKenobi

* BrokenAce: Obi-Wan is TheAce when it comes to being a Jedi (see the above trope for more details). He also witnesses the deaths of Qui-Gon Jinn (his Master/[[ParentalSubstitute Parent Substitute]]) and Satine (his possible only true love) at the hands of Darth Maul. Later on, he becomes one of the survivors of the aftermath of the Jedi Purge which his own former Padawan learner, whom he loved like a brother, helps with after turning to the dark side. He would then duel and incapacitate said brother figure before leaving him to die. Then, he witnesses Padmé Amidala, a close friend, die from heartbreak. He then spends the next nineteen years on Tatooine protecting Anakin's son while suffering from his own guilt and trauma. And when said friend turns out to be alive and unleashes the fury of hell just to kill him, Obi-Wan can barley defend himself. Once he gets his mojo back, he turns the tables and is able to let go of his guilt.

* CelibateHero: As all Jedi are supposed to, he avoids romantic entanglements, though that doesn't stop him flirting with pretty much every woman he meets. He also fell deeply in love with Duchess Satine of Mandelore, and considered leaving the Jedi Order for her.

* CatchPhrase: He tends to shout "blast!" when he's frustrated or annoyed.

** In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Obi-Wan slowly falls into another one as he and Yoda see the full extent of the massacre in the Jedi Temple. He's tipped over the edge when he sees a hologram proving that Anakin is responsible but, being [[TheStoic Obi]]-[[TheDeterminator Wan]], manages to keep going and [[TragicBromance fight the man]] [[HeterosexualLifePartners he's loved as a brother]]. He finally lets his emotions come out after he's defeated Vader and, although he keeps going, it's clear from that point onwards that he has ''never'' gotten over what happened to Anakin.

** It could be argued Obi-Wan’s blind obedience to the Jedi Council is another. His hesitancy to deviate from the Council’s orders causes him to clash with Anakin on many occasions. Upon joining the Council himself this seems to have lessened as he admits mistakes were made in Ahsoka’s expulsion but still dosen't admit that the Council was partialy responsible, later saying this to her directly during the Siege of Mandalore to convince her to talk to Anakin. Unfortunately, while he may more openly express this by the end of the Clone Wars it was far too late due to Order 66 taking effect.

** It could be argued Obi-Wan’s obedience to the Jedi Council is another. His hesitancy to deviate from the Council’s orders causes him to clash with Anakin on a couple of occasions. Upon joining the Council himself this seems to have lessened as he admits mistakes were made in Ahsoka’s expulsion, later saying this to her directly during the Siege of Mandalore to convince her to talk to Anakin. Unfortunately, while he may more openly express this by the end of the Clone Wars it was too late due to Order 66 taking effect.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's in 56 or 57 in ''A New Hope'', but looks at least ten years older. ''Ahsoka'' confirms that living on a planet with binary suns does accelerate the aging process in humans. Grief can age you as well and god knows Obi-Wan's gone through plenty of that. It bears mentioning that Alec Guinness was 62 during the filming of ANH, so [[TruthInTelevision this isn't completely implausible]].

* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's in his mid-late 50's in ''A New Hope'', but looks at least ten years older. ''Ahsoka'' confirms that living on a planet with binary suns does accelerate the aging process in humans. Grief can age you as well and god knows Obi-Wan's gone through plenty of that. It bears mentioning that Alec Guinness was 62 during the filming of ANH, so [[TruthInTelevision this isn't completely implausible]].

* YoungerThanTheyLook: As with the Original Trilogy, Obi-Wan has been aged a bit by Tatooine's harsh conditions. In canon, it's only been ten years since the end of ''Revenge of the Sith'', but in reality it's been nearly 20 years since that film was made.

* AffectionateNickname: Duchess Satine Kryze occasionally addresses Obi-Wan as "Obi".

* ThereAreNoTherapists: And Obi-Wan really, really needs one. Tala tries to offer him some comfort, but she's just a soldier.
** Subverted in that Jedi teachings are similar to real-world mindfulness techniques. It's just that Obi-Wan doesn't have any other Jedi around any more to help him connect. He's essentially alone for 10 years, without the ability to process what happened, and Owen, who should have some basic compassion and kindness, instead blames Obi-Wan for Anakin's death and refuses to even let him meet Luke.

** With Anakin, he tends to take a Firm Hand, being quite authoritarian and at times critical, even chastising him in public, on account of his own lack of experience and Anakin's tendency towards recklessness and rebellion. This [[DeconstructedTrope doesn't turn out very well]], as Anakin chafes under Obi-Wan's teaching methods, feeling that he's overly critical and [[WellDoneSonGuy nothing he does impresses him]], although this was mostly due to Palpatine encouraging these thoughts in Anakin to lessen his bond with Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan eventually softens up and makes it clear he is very proud of Anakin, though by this point Anakin has started turning to either [[SecretRelationship Padmé]] or [[TheCorrupter Chancellor]] [[EvilMentor Palpatine]] for emotional support and validation.

** In spite of him promising to train Anakin and fulfill Qui-Gon's dying wish, he (per Creator/EwanMcGregor's own discussions with Creator/GeorgeLucas) felt very embittered of having this responsibility thrust upon him, and often kept his young pupil at arm's length. He tried his best to be a brother to him, and Anakin even admitted he saw Obi-Wan like his own father, but his teachings still leaned heavily on the dogmatic thinking of the Jedi Order and their "let the Council decide" mentality. He meant well, but it made Anakin feel like Obi-Wan and the Council were deliberately holding him back, leading to further animosity down the line.

** Obi-Wan is a stickler to following the Jedi Code and teachings, following the Jedi Council's rulings without question. However, Obi-Wan almost gives into rage in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E22Revenge Revenge]]" when Maul rubs [[YouKilledMyFather killing Qui-Gon in his face]]. Also, when Satine is in danger in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E16TheLawless The Lawless]]", Obi-Wan actually ''defies'' the Council's orders and goes to Mandalore to save Satine. And the one time he sanctions a revenge killing is in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E13EscapeFromKadavo Escape from Kadavo]]" when Keeper Agruss makes the mistake of taunting him about his helplessness and inability to help the Kadavo miners, [[TranquilFury and the order to kill Agruss is subtle enough that Rex is the only one apart from Obi-Wan himself to understand what he meant]].

** Obi-Wan is an AcePilot but has an aversion for flying after a traumatic experience at seventeen and DoesNotLikeGuns but has incredible marksmanship skills.

->''"Hello there!"''

* OneManArmy: In ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', he takes on General Grievous and his Separatist droid army alone and wins.

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* TookALevelInSmartass: In ''Attack of the Clones'', he's noticeably more sarcastic than he was in ''The Phantom Menace" with Anakin being the brunt of the majority of his sarcastic remarks.

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--->''"Hello there!"''

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*** Subverted in that Anakin and Luke clearly have very different personalities, so it makes sense that Obi-Wan would take a different teaching approach for each of them. Anakin's personality needs firm boundaries and rules, which is why his relationship with Padme crumbled. After awhile she was unable to provide that. Luke's gentler personality needs encouragement and support. Furthermore, Obi-Wan provided balance in Anakin's own training of Ahsoka, giving Ahsoka support when she needed it, and training her in things that Anakin was noticeably not as good at, i.e., meditation, jar'kai and espionage.
** In contrast, Obi-Wan takes more of a Gentle Touch towards Luke's training, acting as a [[ParentalSubstitute nurturing father figure]] and offering him encouragement and tips for improvement rather than just criticizing him. It would seem Obi-Wan is trying to avoid making the same mistakes he did with Anakin, although it helps that Luke is less insecure and more grounded compared to his father. It also contrasts him with Luke's second mentor Yoda, who is more skeptical of Luke and employs more BrutalHonesty.

* ParentalSubstitute: Briefly forms an almost parental bond with Luke in ''A New Hope,'' and had also watched over Luke since he was born (quite literally- he was at Padmé's side as she delivered her children). He would've liked to have been more involved in Luke's life, but Owen wouldn't allow it. Though he never says it, it's always been obvious that Obi-Wan dearly loved Luke and didn't hesitate to die for him, while Luke is utterly devastated by his death (on top of losing his aunt and uncle).

* MetaphoricallyTrue: The former TropeNamer. In ''Return of the Jedi'', when Luke calls him out on lying and claiming Darth Vader killed his father when [[LukeIAmYourFather he]] ''[[LukeIAmYourFather is]]'' [[LukeIAmYourFather his father]], Obi-Wan explains that "from a certain point of view", that wasn't a lie; as far as he's concerned, Anakin Skywalker [[DeathOfPersonality died]] when he fell to the dark side, and only Darth Vader is left.

* PreemptiveApology: An interpretation of his apology to Padmé when he finds out Anakin is the father of her children. Not only is he apologizing to Padmé for how the father of her kids has turned to the Dark Side, but also apologizing to her because he's gonna use her to find Anakin and because he's planning on killing Anakin afterwards.

*** Why he’s so short with Anakin in AttackOfTheClones is that Anakin was desperately trying to impress Padme which made Obi-Wan unimpressed with him.

*** It should be noted the movies also show only a snapshot of Anakin and Obi-Wan’s mentor/mentee relationship. Obi-Wan may very well have offered Anakin plenty of encouragement, we simply don’t see it because their relationship was experiencing a rocky patch during the second film.