History Series / ObiWanKenobi

* GenreRoulette: As expected of a work in the ''Star Wars'' Universe, ''Obi Wan Kenobi'' is a pastiche of genres with a Space Opera Core; though unlike ''The Mandalorian'' and ''The Book of Boba Fett'', which were consistently tributes to the SpaghettiWestern Genre, the primary genre in ''Obi Wan'' varies from Episode to Episode.
** Episode One is a slow and melancholic NewOldWest deconstructive character study like ''Film/{{Unforgiven}}''
** Episode Two is a gritty FilmNoir set in a neon-lit slum resembling Kowloon like ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/InfernalAffairs.''
** Episode Three is NewOldWest Road Trip in its first half, and shifts into suspenseful SlasherFilm horror in its second.
** Episode Four is a high-tech StealthBasedMission SpyFiction episode much like many ''Series/MissionImpossible'' Episodes and the ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' series of video games.
** Episode Five is another NewOldWest chracter study episode that caps off with an Alamo like siege and a brief but intense {{Wuxia}} style duel.
** Episode Six returns fully to classic ''Star Wars'' as a {{Jidaigeki}} meets {{Wuxia}} film on a SpaghettiWestern stage in space, with both Darth Vader and Obi Wan performing powerful feats that would not be out of place in a {{Shounen}} {{Anime}} FightingSeries like Manga/MyHeroAcademia.

** Episode Four is a high-tech StealthBasedMission SpyFiction episode much like many ''Franchise/MissionImpossible'' Episodes and the ''Franchise/MetalGearSolid'' series of video games.

* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The trailers concealed the involvement of Jimmy Smits as Bail Organa, presumably to cover up the involvement of the young Princess Leia in the story, given her crucial role in the plot.

** At the end of their [[spoiler: battle, Vader tells Obi-Wan "You didn't kill Anakin Skywalker. ''I'' did." This echos the fact that Obi-Wan would tell Luke years later that his father was "betrayed and killed" by Darth Vader.]]

* VocalEvolution: In Part III, Vader's voice was a dead ringer for how the character sounded in ''Return of the Jedi''. In subsequent episodes, he sounded more like how he did in ''The Empire Strikes Back''.

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:At the conclusion of their battle of Part VI, Obi-Wan's tearful HeartfeltApology for his suffering broke what was left of Anakin's blackened heart; to save a man he still loved from living in unending pain for ''his own mistake'', Anakin took full responsibility for his own destruction, forcing a pained monstrous smile to emphasize that only "Darth Vader" is left, absolving Obi-Wan of the guilt for his downfall, accepting his teacher's apology the only way his pride allowed him to, thereby finally allowing him to be free.]]

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:At the conclusion of their battle of Part VI, Obi-Wan's tearful HeartfeltApology for his suffering broke what was left of Anakin's blackened heart; to save a man he still loved from living in unending pain for ''his own mistake'', Anakin took full responsibility for his own destruction, forcing a pained monstrous smile to emphasize that only "Darth Vader" is left, absolving Obi-Wan of the guilt for his downfall, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation accepting his teacher's apology the only way his pride allowed him to]], thereby finally allowing him to be free.]]

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: At the conclusion of their battle of Part VI, Obi-Wan's tearful HeartfeltApology for his suffering broke what was left of Anakin's blackened heart; to save a man he still loved from living in unending pain for ''his own mistake'', Anakin took full responsibility for his own destruction, forcing a pained monstrous smile to emphasize that only "Darth Vader" is left, absolving Obi-Wan of the guilt for his downfall, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation accepting his teacher's apology the only way his pride allowed him to]], thereby finally allowing him to be free.

** When Reva contacts him in Part III, Vader tells the Third Sister that he has been watching her, [[spoiler:hinting at his awareness that Reva is the youngling he'd left for dead ten years prior, and his awareness of his plot against him.]]

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Though it would always be stretching a point to call the Inquisitors "friends", they take their constant rivalry a step further in their hatred of Reva/Third Sister. The Grand Inquisitor spells it out in the second episode: he calls her the least of them, saying that she comes "from the gutter" and thus will never be permitted to advance in the ranks of the Inquisitorius. Part V reveals [[spoiler:that it's ''actually'' because she's a youngling that survived Anakin's purge and is out for revenge, and Vader knows this]].

** Flashbacks show Anakin's slaughter of the younglings during the start of Order 66 ''on-screen'' and in more disturbing detail than in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' (warranting a ContentWarning at the beginnings of those episodes), but the camera angles still [[GoryDiscretionShot do not show]] the whole thing.

** Flashbacks show Anakin's slaughter of the younglings during Order 66 ''on-screen'' and in more disturbing detail than in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' (warranting a ContentWarning at the beginnings of those episodes), but the camera angles still [[GoryDiscretionShot do not show]] the whole thing.

** Flashbacks show Anakin's slaughter of the younglings during Order 66 ''on-screen'' and in more disturbing detail than in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', but the camera angles still [[GoryDiscretionShot do not show]] the whole thing.

** Flashbacks show Anakin's slaughter of the younglings during Order 66 ''on-screen'' and in more disturbing detail than in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', but still [[GoryDiscretionShot does not show]] the whole thing.

** Flashbacks show Anakin's slaughter of the younglings during Order 66 on-screen and in more disturbing detail than in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', but still [[GoryDiscretionShot does not show]] the whole thing.

** Flashbacks show Anakin's slaughter of the younglings during Order 66 in more disturbing detail than in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', but still [[GoryDiscretionShot does not show]] the whole thing.

* SchrodingersCanon:
** Obi-Wan is offered some spice, among the varieties are "Kessel pure" and "glitterstim." ''Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy'' established glitterstim as the spice obtained from the "spice mines of Kessel" mentioned by Threepio in ''Film/ANewHope'', though in new canon they would appear to be two different varieties. In ''Legends'', spice came in a wide array of natural, refined, and synthetic kinds, with vastly different effects, some even being perfectly legal to use recretionally or having legitimate medical applications, others being hideously illegal and/or extremely damaging to one's health.
** The metal bits near the shoulders of an Imperial officer's uniform jacket were identified in ''Legends'' as code cylinders, containing information about the user and used by them to access data they were cleared for at secure computer terminals, with new cylinders issued as an officer is promoted or transferred to new assignments (resulting in their clearance to access assorted data changing). We see a code cylinder used for the first time in this series, as one officer uses another officer's cylinder to check that officer's clearance to be allowed into a secure area.

* SchrodingersCanon: Obi-Wan is offered some spice, among the varieties are "Kessel pure" and "glitterstim." ''Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy'' established glitterstim as the spice obtained from the "spice mines of Kessel" mentioned by Threepio in ''Film/ANewHope'', though in new canon they would appear to be two different varieties. In ''Legends'', spice came in a wide array of natural, refined, and synthetic kinds, with vastly different effects, some even being perfectly legal to use recretionally or having legitimate medical applications, others being hideously illegal and/or extremely damaging to one's health.

* SkewedPriorities: In Part VI, Grand Inquisitor is not pleased when Darth Vader decides to pursue his personal vendetta against Kenobi instead of taking down a ship with insurgents, refugees and Force-sensitives aboard.

* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/KumailNanjiani's role as Haja earned him his own character poster, but the bulk of his screentime was just to be a minor character for Part II, with a handful of additional scenes in Parts V and VI. [[SmallRoleBigImpact He does a lot with what little he has,]] but is less prominent a character than Tala, and much could be explained due to Kumail's own popularity.

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: At the conclusion of their battle of Episode 6, Obi-Wan's tearful HeartfeltApology for his suffering broke what was left of Anakin's blackened heart; to save a man he still loved from living in unending pain for ''his own mistake'', Anakin took full responsibility for his own destruction, forcing a pained monstrous smile to emphasize that only "Darth Vader" is left, absolving Obi-Wan of the guilt for his downfall, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation accepting his teacher's apology the only way his pride allowed him to]], thereby finally allowing him to be free.

** [[spoiler:During the confrontation between Vader and Obi Wan, after Vader angerly taunts his former master, Obi Wan eventually comments “Then my friend is truly dead.” mirroring Luke’s response to Vader’s comments that him serving the emperor is inevitable in Return of the Jedi (obviously replacing “father” with “friend” in the new context).]]

** [[VaderBreath The rasping, snarling breath]] of Darth Vader that shattered the silence of the night in Episode 3 was practically ''deafening'', sending Obi-Wan crumbling into a panicked heap, barely able to contain his guilt and horror as his old friend stalked closer and closer through the shadows to exact his fiery vengeance.

* AdvertisedExtra: Creator/KumailNanjiani's role as Haja earned him his own character poster but the bulk of his screentime was just as a minor character in Part II, with a handful of additional scenes in Part V and VI. [[SmallRoleBigImpact He does a lot with what little he has]] but is less prominent a character than Tala, and much could be explained due to Kumail's own popularity.

* AscendedToCarnivorism: Much like the Bantha in ''Book of Boba Fett'', while the Eopie is herbivorous by nature, the scarcity of plant-life on the harsh arid landscapes of Tatooine means beggars cannot be choosers, and therefore the Eopie has also evolved to being a situational carnivore, as shown with Obi-Wan Kenobi's personal Eopie happily munching on the scraps of meat that he feeds her daily.

* SignificantWardrobeShift: Obi-Wan begins the series mired in conflict and doubt, wearing dark greens and greys and placing his Jedi attire hidden away in a box, even avoiding [[InTheHood wearing a hooded cloak early on]]. He ends the series having found peace and rebuilt his connection to the Force, returning to his Jedi robes and dressing as the man he will be in ''A New Hope''.

* ShownTheirWork: The lightsaber combat featured in the show featured a return to the more refined styles shown in the prequels, helped immensely by having Ewan [=McGregor=] and Hayden Christensen return as their combat training functionally defined the prequel lightsaber combat. There is also an evolution shown from those forms into the more fundamental styles seen in the original trilogy. Humorously, apparently the choreographers would comment on how certain moves are rooted in the styles their characters had trained in while back during the prequels [=McGregor=] and Christensen were [[RuleOfCool merely experimenting in what looked and felt cool]] and the lore writers put it into canon.

* StrongButUnskilled: A {{Flashback}} to a sparring match between Obi-Wan and Anakin set shortly before ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' showed that Anakin's aggression and raw power made him a ferocious warrior that could keep his own master on the defensive, though Obi-Wan's experience and ability to improvise would still have him win at the end. In the time period of the show this holds true in different ways, Darth Vader doesn't have the physical abilities of his younger, unmaimed self but his raw power in the force makes him a terrifying monster to confront.

* SignificantWardrobeShift: Obi-Wan begins the series mired in conflict and doubt, wearing dark greens and greys. He ends the series having found peace and rebuilt his connection to the Force, wearing white and dressing as the man he will be in ''A New Hope''.