History Characters / StarWarsObiWanKenobi

* SoProudOfYou: In ''Revenge of the Sith'', Obi-Wan tells Anakin how proud he is of his accomplishments and advises him to just be patient in regards to his PassedOverPromotion. Sadly, this is the final time that they meet as friends (alive, anyway) before Anakin's FaceHeelTurn. On a better note, Obi-Wan smiles fondly at Anakin after they become Force Ghosts, showing that they have fully reconciled.

* StrongAndSkilled: Proficiency in academic pursuits aside, there's a reason that Anakin labeled him as being "as powerful as Master Windu" and "as wise as Master Yoda". He passively [[MagicKnight has the Force enhancing his physical attributes to superhuman levels]] at all times, is one of the most powerful Force users to ever live (he and Vader try to use Force attacks on each other in their duel, and only succeed in stalemating ''exactly'' both times), is a cunning tactician, and is a MasterSwordsman who excels at his defensive-based lightsaber combat form. His final defeat of Grievous (along with his duels with Maul and Anakin) involved him tricking his opponent in some way (e.g. Gambling that Anakin would attack him while Obi-Wan had the environmental advantage).

* BrokenPedestal: He once held a high level of respect for Count Dooku because he was Qui-Gon Jinn's former master and was considered one of the greatest Jedi until his departure from the Order. And then he later finds out that Dooku is the leader of the Separatists, was trying to have Padmé Amidala killed, and is a Dark Lord of the Sith.

* BrokenPedestal: Obi-Wan's view on the Jedi Order, which he passed on to Luke, was a rather romanticized one, which would cause Luke to become massively disappointed with the Jedi cause much later down the line. While Obi-Wan himself arguably lived up to [[IdealHero this ideal]], the Jedi Order as a whole was [[GreyAndGrayMorality more morally dubious]] during the waning days of the Republic.

* NoRespectGuy: Luke and Leia are the only people who show respect him. Though Leia never properly meets him face-to-face, she stores a distress call specifically addressed to Obi-Wan Kenobi within R2-D2, calling him her only hope. After finding out exactly who he is, Luke unconditionally respects Obi-Wan. Meanwhile, Han views him as a senile old fossil, Vader mocks him for being past his prime (though still views him as a WorthyOpponent), Owen Lars derides him as a crazy old wizard who he doesn't want Luke associating with, and Tarkin is pretty much unconcerned with him.

* FormerTeenRebel: Believe it or not, Obi-Wan was also a rule-breaker and maverick like Anakin when he was young. He only became an obedient, by-the-book Jedi he's known to be when Qui-Gon started him as his Padawan because Yoda believed that an unorthodox master would be the only kind of master that will make him rebel by being responsible.

* {{Hypocrite}}:Despite being hurt by Qui-Gon's occasional InnocentlyInsensitive actions, Obi-Wan could be thoughtless towards Anakin as well, if mostly stemming from lack of experience. Likewise, [[YourMileageMayVary depending on what side of the linguistic debate your on]], his infamous quote that "Only a Sith deals in absolutes".

* FakeAssassination: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E15Deception Deception]]", Obi-Wan, of ''all'' people, pulls one off with the help of Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Yoda, as part of an undercover mission meant to uncover a Separatist plot to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine. Uniquely, the assassin in question, Rako Hardeen, wasn't [[UnwittingPawn even aware of his role]] in the plan until Mace and Obi-Wan later confront him in his room at a cantina, where he gets captured and PutOnABus. Meanwhile, with the help of nanotechnology, Obi-Wan undergoes a facial and voice transformation to look and sound ''exactly'' like Hardeen, before he is taken in Hardeen's place to prison to begin the next phase of their plan. It's also implied that the entire thing was orchestrated by [[GreaterScopeVillain Palpatine]] himself, as a means of increasing Anakin's distrust towards the Jedi Council, while playing on his fears of losing the people he cares about, as he [[LockedOutOfTheLoop wasn't initially in on the plan]].

** Unlike Qui-Gonn, Obi-Wan had a strict adherence to the Jedi Order, something Dave Filoni notes had a role in Darth Vader's creation. Similarly, while admitting that mistakes were made in Ahsoka's expulsion, Obi-Wan still chose to pin some blame on Ahsoka herself during the Siege of Mandalore, an act which furthered Ahsoka's feelings of distrust.
** At times, Obi-Wan arguably falls into a black and white view of things such as when Qui-Gon made a deal with jewel thieves during his Padawanship and the latter laughed at Obi-Wan's display of moral absolutism.
** By the Original Trilogy his fatal flaw is his inability to believe Darth Vader could be redeemed, a belief that was fully realized when the Sith declared he had killed Anakin Skywalker.

* FatalFlaw: Though a noble Jedi, Obi-Wan had significant flaws. By "From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi", he appears to have outgrown these failings.

* ParentsInDistress: Obi-Wan is one of the [[ParentalSubstitute closest things]] to a father Anakin has and he finds himself coming to his rescue on several occasions. In fact, he sets off to rescue him from the Separatists just ''hours'' after burying his mother. By the time of the Battle of Coruscant, Anakin has apparently saved Obi-Wan at least ''nine'' times ("''[[NoodleIncident That business on Cato Nemoidia doesn't count]]''"). This [[WeUsedToBeFriends goes out the window]] when Anakin turns to the DarkSide, though.

* CharacterDevelopment: Believe it or not, Obi-Wan goes through this as a Force Spirit. In "From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi", he consoles Anakin after the latter's death, assuring that he alone was not to blame for what happened. Furthermore, Obi-Wan states that like how Anakin's rescue of Luke did not excuse his actions as a Sith, the good done from Anakin's hands still remain prevalent, with both serving a larger purpose for the galaxy.

* FatalFlaw:

** At times, Obi-Wan arguably falls into a black and white view of things such as when Qui-Gon made a deal with jewel thieves during his Padawanship and the latter laughed as Obi-Wan's display of moral absolutism.
** By the Original Trilogy his fatal flaw is his inability to believe Darth Vader could be redeemed, a belief that began when the Sith declared he had killed Anakin Skywalker. This flaw somewhat persisted even in his later years, until Luke showed him otherwise (though unlike Luke he did have a "lot" of context for that line of thinking).

** Having learnt from his mistakes, Obi-Wan takes more of a Gentle Touch towards Luke's training, acting as a [[ParentalSubstitute nurturing father figure]]. It also contrasts him with Luke's second mentor Yoda, who is more skeptical of Luke and employs more BrutalHonesty.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[InnocentlyInsensitive While he meant well]], Obi-Wan just wasn't ready at the time to replace Qui-Gonn as Anakin's mentor. To be fair, he probably would have struggled less with a "normal" Padawan student.

** At times, Obi-Wan arguably has a black and white view of things. Notably, despite loving Anakin like a brother, Obi-Wan rather quickly deemed him "beyond redemption" as Darth Vader, to the point of leaving him to die painfully on Mustafar. While Anakin's declaration of hate did no favors, he was already of little threat by that point, given his state as a limbless quadriplegic. This flaw somewhat persisted even in his later years, until Luke showed him otherwise.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Anakin as Darth Vader. Despite previously defeating some of the best lightsaber duelists in the galaxy such as Cin Drallig, Eeth Kothlig, Eeth Koth, and Count Dooku, the last of whom Obi-Wan never even won against, he consistently loses against his old master Obi-Wan in all-out duels. Even when outmatched in their last duel, Obi-Wan still won in the long term, since he willingly became a Force Ghost to guide Luke in becoming a Jedi. It's justified since Obi-Wan's defensive lightsaber form was a perfect counter to that of Vader's aggressive lightsaber form. Also, as Palpatine alluded, Vader's subconscious attachments toward Obi-Wan hampers his prowess.

* CynicalMentor: He [[DownplayedTrope could sometimes be one towards Anakin]]. Despite being TheAce, Obi-Wan simply wasn't ready to mentor someone as special as TheChosenOne. Their relationship hit a particularly rocky patch in the lead up to the "The Clone Wars" and while it improved after the war began, he didn't understand Anakin's grief over R2-D2's disappearance.

** His adherence to the Jedi Council was this at times as it caused tension between Obi-Wan and Anakin which arguably played a role in his pupil's turn to the DarkSide, such as when faking his death. Likewise, while admitting that mistakes were made in Ahsoka's expulsion, Obi-Wan still chose to pin some blame on Ahsoka herself during the Siege of Mandalore, an act which furthered Ahsoka's feelings of distrust.

** Anakin was taught by the strict and critical Obi-Wan, but had a more laid-back approach when teaching his own Padawan, Ahsoka Tano; Obi-Wan was taught by the more carefree Qui-Gon Jinn, but was more authoritative with Anakin during the latter's Padawan years. Anakin and Qui-Gon openly stood up for their students against the Jedi Council and while Obi-Wan did as well, he did it less successfully. This greatly strained Obi-Wan's relationship with Anakin and Ahsoka, while Qui-Gon had a less complicated relationship with Anakin.

** With Anakin, he tends to be strict and at times critical, even chastising him once in public. Though Obi-Wan frequently praised Anakin, [[DeconstructedTrope it was never enough]], for Anakin since he eventually chafes under Obi-Wan's teaching methods, feeling hurt by some of Obi-Wan's InnocentlyInsensitive actions. Palpatine ends up using this to his own advantage, alienating Anakin from Obi-Wan and the Jedi Order.

* {{Hypocrite}}:Despite being hurt by Qui-Gon's InnocentlyInsensitive actions as a Padawan, there were occassions in Anakin's later Padawan years were Obi-Wan acted harshly as a mentor, with his status as a FormerTeenRebel furthering this. Likewise, [[YourMileageMayVary depending on what side of the linguistic debate your on]], his infamous quote that "Only a Sith deals in absolutes".

* JerkassHasAPoint: While there were times he was too critical and insensitive towards Anakin, when Anakin (who at this point murdered several Jedi including children) [[NeverMyFault starts blaming him for Padmé's "betrayal"]], he rightly points out that it was Anakin himself that caused this. He's also right that Anakin willingly allowed Palpatine to turn him to TheDarkSide and into a Sith Lord.

* MasterSwordsman: Mace Windu, the man who created his own lightsaber form and overpowered Darth Sidious, referred him as "''the'' master of the classical form", Form III (Soresu, the defensive form). He's skilled with more or less all the other forms too, and spectacularly lives up to his "Master" title in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E1Revival Revival]]", where he simultaneously takes on Maul and Savage while DualWielding and cripples the latter following Adi Gallia's death. The finest example of this, however, is that he went one on one with Vader at the height of the latter's powers, when Vader already effortlessly slaughtered dozens of full grown Jedi and was claimed by the Emperor to soon surpass him. Even while weakened from lack of practice ten years later, Obi-Wan ultimately defeats Vader in their second duel. Though Palpatine notes that Vader's lingering attachments and guilt did weaken him in their duels, Obi-Wan still won decisively.

** In spite of him promising to train Anakin and fulfill Qui-Gon's dying wish, Obi-Wan (per Creator/EwanMcGregor's own discussions with Creator/GeorgeLucas) felt very embittered of having this responsibility thrust upon him. Oni-Wan also tried his best to parent Anakin, but his teachings still leaned heavily on the Jedi Order's "let the Council decide" mentality. He also struggled to deal with Anakin's grief and on one occassion dismiss it (e.g. [[DarkAndTroubledPast his struggles as a slave on Tatooine]], [[NeverBeHurtAgain fear of losing R2-D2]]).

* ParentalHypocrisy: On the one hand he chastises Anakin for his rebellious behavior when the book ''Master and Apprentice'' reveals that he was just as rebellious as Anakin in his younger years. On the other, he mainly chastised Anakin when his rebellious behavior put people's lives in danger, stops at chastising him and often defended his actions afterwards and he quickly halted his rebellious behavior after becoming a Padawan whereas Anakin never grew out of it.

*** There’s debate about whether Obi-Wan did this to manipulate Luke into killing his father. Lucas himself has said no and it’s worth noting that Yoda and Obi-Wan said Luke needs to confront Vader. It was Luke who concluded this meant killing him to which he replied he couldn’t after Obi-Wan pointed out how incredibly slim the chance of redeeming Vader was. In other words Obi-Wan wanted Luke to be able to kill Vader if the worst case scenario happened but doesn’t begrudge Luke attempting to save his father.

*** Palpatine is arguably even the cause of it since he "always" sings Anakin's praises which inadvertantly makes Obi-Wan come across stricter than he actually is.

* ParentalHypocrisy: On the one hand he chastises Anakin for his rebellious behavior when the book ''Master and Apprentice'' reveals that he was just as rebellious as Anakin in his younger years. On the other, he mainly chatised Anakin when his rebellious behaviour put people's lives in danger,, stops at chatisement and and often defended his actions afterwards and he quickly halted his rebellious behaviour after becoming a Padawan whereas Anakin never grew out of it.

* SurpassedTheTeacher: Though Obi-Wan feels otherwise, Qui-Gon believed him to be a much wiser man than himself by ''The Phantom Menace". In terms of lightsaber skill, Obi-Wan is definitely superior, since he not only defeated Maul several times, but also bested other powerful enemies like Grievous and Vader.

* CynicalMentor: He [[DownplayedTrope could sometimes be one towards Anakin]]. Despite being TheAce, Obi-Wan simply wasn't ready to mentor someone as special as TheChosenOne. While their relationship improves greatly in ''The Clone Wars'', he still acted dismissive at times, such as not understanding Anakin's grief over R2-D2's disappearance.

** Adherence to the Jedi Code, even the outdated parts. It made him unable to see just how badly Anakin was suffering from PTSD. Combined with obedience to the Jedi Council, Obi-Wan unwittingly played a role in his pupil's turn to the DarkSide, such as when faking his death. Likewise, while admitting that mistakes were made in Ahsoka's expulsion, Obi-Wan still chose to pin some blame on Ahsoka herself during the Siege of Mandalore, an act which furthered Ahsoka's feelings of distrust.

** Their respective love interests are in politics and, as stated above, both Jedi have troubled love lives in which both relationships end tragically. And their relationship grew romantic because the Jedi were [[BodyguardCrush protecting]] the politician from attempted murder -- Anakin is in a secret marriage with Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo whom he's been in love since their [[ChildhoodFriendRomance younger]] years, but a combination of his growing distrust of the Jedi Order, personal trauma, and Palpatine's manipulations cause him to grow controlling over her to the point he Force-chokes her after his FaceHeelTurn. These actions indirectly cause Padmé's death; Obi-Wan has an [[UnresolvedSexualTension unresolved]] romance with Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore, whom he met and fell in love with during his Padawan learner days, but both chose their duties over their love for each other, and Obi-Wan was ForcedToWatch Maul murder her. While both couples met in their respective youths, Anakin has a mild AgeGapRomance with Padmé and they met as children (nine and fourteen, respectively) while it's implied that Obi-Wan and Satine are around the same age and met most likely as young adults or in their late teens.
** Anakin was taught by the strict and critical Obi-Wan, but had a more laid-back approach when teaching his own Padawan, Ahsoka Tano; Obi-Wan was taught by the more carefree Qui-Gon Jinn, but was more authoritative with Anakin during the latter's Padawan years. Anakin and Qui-Gon openly stood up for their students against the Jedi Council, whereas Obi-Wan never did. This greatly strained Obi-Wan's relationship with Anakin and Ahsoka, while Qui-Gon had a less complicated relationship towards Obi-Wan and Anakin.

** With Anakin, he tends to be quite strict and at times critical, even chastising him once in public. Though Obi-Wan did praise Anakin in various moments, [[DeconstructedTrope it wasn't enough]], since Anakin eventually chafes under Obi-Wan's teaching methods, feeling hurt by some of Obi-Wan's InnocentlyInsensitive actions. Palpatine ends up using this to his own advantage, alienating Anakin from Obi-Wan and the Jedi Order.

* {{Hypocrite}}:Despite being hurt by Qui-Gon's InnocentlyInsensitive actions as a Padawan, Obi-Wan acted even more harshly as a mentor, with his status as a FormerTeenRebel furthering this. Likewise, his infamous quote that "Only a Sith deals in absolutes".

* JerkassHasAPoint: He's frequently stern and insensitive towards Anakin, but when Anakin (who at this point murdered several Jedi including children) [[NeverMyFault starts blaming him for Padmé's "betrayal"]], he rightly points out that it was Anakin himself that caused this. He's also right that Anakin willingly allowed Palpatine to turn him to TheDarkSide and into a Sith Lord.

** In spite of him promising to train Anakin and fulfill Qui-Gon's dying wish, Obi-Wan (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. Oni-Wan also tried his best to parent Anakin, but his teachings still leaned heavily on the Jedi Order's "let the Council decide" mentality. This caused him to dismiss a good deal of Anakin's grief, despite the obvious signs given (e.g. [[DarkAndTroubledPast his struggles as a slave on Tatooine]], [[NeverBeHurtAgain fear of losing another loved one]], [[DudeWheresMyRespect and pain of being treated as a mere asset by his peers]].

* ParentalHypocrisy: He frequently chastises Anakin for his rebellious behavior but the book ''Master and Apprentice'' reveals that he was just as rebellious as Anakin in his younger years.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Anakin/Vader. Despite his impressive feats of defeating and killing the best lightsaber duelists in the galaxy such as Cin Drallig, Eeth Koth, and Count Dooku, the last of whom Obi-Wan has never even won against, he consistently loses against his old master Obi-Wan in all-out duels and frequently comes out of their duels beaten very badly. The one time he actually had a great chance of winning against him was when Obi-Wan willingly threw the fight to become a Force Ghost. It's justified considering how Obi-Wan's defensive lightsaber form was a perfect counter to that of Anakin's aggressive lightsaber form and in later duels when Anakin has transformed into Vader and adapted to Obi-Wan's defensive form, Obi-Wan constantly changes between his defensive form and other lightsaber forms to catch him off-guard and throw him off-balance to defeat him.

** At times, Obi-Wan arguably has a black and white view of things. Notably, despite loving Anakin like a brother, Obi-Wan rather quickly deemed him "beyond redemption" as Darth Vader, to the point of leaving him to die painfully on Mustafar. While Anakin's declaration of hate did no favors, he was already of little threat by that point, given his state as a limbless quadriplegic.

** Anakin is an anti-heroic, arrogant, HotBlooded, reckless Jedi Knight who hardly followed the Jedi Code, had trouble with personal attachment, and a number of things lead him to become a Sith; Obi-Wan is a [[HumbleHero humble]], cool-headed Jedi Master and IdealHero, with a strict adherence to the Jedi Code, and practices the teachings of being able to let people go (not becoming attached).
** Anakin was brought into the Jedi Order at nine-years-old, which was considered too old and a way for him to turn to the dark side, which is why the Jedi Council initially refused his attendance. Obi-Wan was brought in way younger than Anakin and didn't go through such a trial. Anakin was never made a Jedi Knight as early as he thought and never given the title Master even though he could be on the Council; Obi-Wan didn't go through the same experience and was a Jedi Master by 35.
** Their respective love interests are in politics and, as stated above, both Jedi have troubled love lives in which both relationships end tragically. And their relationship grew romantic because the Jedi were [[BodyguardCrush protecting]] the politician from attempted murder -- Anakin is in a secret marriage with Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo whom he's been in love since their [[ChildhoodFriendRomance younger]] years, but a combination of his growing distrust of the Jedi Order, attachment issues, personal trauma, and possessiveness over his wife causes him to grow controlling over her to the point he Force-chokes her after his FaceHeelTurn. As such, Anakin's betrayal and her unexpected birth causes Padmé's death and he only heard about it from Palpatine; Obi-Wan has an [[UnresolvedSexualTension unresolved]] romance with Duchess Satine Kryze of Mandalore, whom he met and fell in love with during his Padawan learner days, but both chose their duties over their love for each other, and Obi-Wan was ForcedToWatch Maul murder her. While both couples met in their respective youths, Anakin has a mild AgeGapRomance with Padmé and they met as children (nine and fourteen, respectively) while it's implied that Obi-Wan and Satine are around the same age and met most likely as young adults or in their late teens.
** Anakin was taught by the strict and critical Obi-Wan, but had a more laid-back approach when teaching his own Padawan, Ahsoka Tano; Obi-Wan was taught by the more carefree Qui-Gon Jinn, but was more authoritative with Anakin during the latter's Padawan years. Anakin's relationship with Obi-Wan would eventually crumble until they later made up in death; while Obi-Wan had disagreements with Qui-Gon, they still had a less complicated relationship.

** Having learnt from his mistakes, Obi-Wan takes more of a Gentle Touch towards Luke's training, acting more as a [[ParentalSubstitute nurturing father figure]] instead of just giving simple criticism. It also contrasts him with Luke's second mentor Yoda, who is more skeptical of Luke and employs more BrutalHonesty.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Regarding his status as a FormerTeenRebel, he can arguably be this towards Anakin. Likewise, his infamous quote that "Only a Sith deals in absolutes".

* MasterSwordsman: Mace Windu, the man who created his own lightsaber form and overpowered Darth Sidious, referred him as "''the'' master of the classical form", Form III (Soresu, the defensive form). He's skilled with more or less all the other forms too, and spectacularly lives up to his "Master" title in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E1Revival Revival]]", where he simultaneously takes on Maul and Savage while DualWielding and cripples the latter following Adi Gallia's death. The finest example of this, however, is that he went one on one with Vader at the height of the latter's powers, when Vader already effortlessly slaughtered dozens of full grown Jedi and was claimed by the Emperor to soon surpass him. While it can be argued that Vader's lingering attachments and guilt did weaken him in their duel, Obi-Wan still won without taking a scratch. Even while weakened from lack of practice ten years later, Obi-Wan ultimately defeats Vader in their second duel, having sliced off his faceplate.

* MercyKill: Averted. Even after seeing Anakin's inner suffering, defeating him by cutting off his left arm and both his legs, and then watching him catch fire and burn to a crisp, all while screaming in agony, Obi-Wan just ''cannot'' bring himself to put his former friend out of his misery and instead leaves him to the will of the Force.

* ParentalSubstitute: Obi-Wan tries to become this to Anakin, considering he trained the boy as a Jedi and ''is'' old enough to be his dad as he's a full sixteen years older than him. In his younger years, Anakin outright states on a few occasions that he's [[LampshadeHanging like his father]].

* PromotionToParent: A non-biological example. Qui-Gon served as a father figure and master to both Obi-Wan and Anakin. Obi-Wan promises the dying Qui-Gon that he'll train Anakin, though Obi-Wan admits he lacks the wisdom of Qui-Gon and wonders if Qui-Gon would have been a better teacher. Despite their relationship being more like brothers Anakin does admit that Obi-Wan is the closest (living) thing he has to a father.

* SoProudOfYou: In ''Revenge of the Sith'', Obi-Wan (as he's about to leave for Utapau) tells Anakin how proud he is of his accomplishments and advises him to just be patient in regards to his PassedOverPromotion. Sadly, this is the final time that they meet as friends (alive, anyway) before Anakin's FaceHeelTurn.

* AdoptivePeerParent: {{Downplayed}}. After Qui-Gon's death, Obi-Wan becomes Anakin's master and parental surrogate. At the time, Obi-Wan is 25 and Anakin is 9, making for a sixteen year gap. Qui-Gon, in comparison, was 48. As a result, Anakin and Obi-Wan have something between a brotherly relationship and a father-son one (Anakin does think of him as a father figure in Film/AttackOfTheClones), and they [[VitriolicBestBuds bicker like siblings]] as well.

* AntiMentor: Made so by Darth Sidious. Qui-Gon Jinn planned to train Anakin but left the task to Obi-Wan after he was mortally wounded by Darth Maul. Obi-Wan tried his best, but struggled due to his in-experience. While he certainly made mistakes, however, his mentorship of Anakin was actively sabotaged by Sidious who billed himself as a second mentor and intentionally played the role in a way that made Obi-Wan look bad.
* ArchEnemy:

* SugarAndIcePersonality: Formal and reserved as well as a NiceGuy, IncorruptiblePurePureness, KnightInShiningArmor. And he absolutely adores all three Skywalkers: [[Series/ObiWanKenobi Leia]], [[Film/ANewHope Luke]] and [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Anakin]]. Everyone can see it.

* JerkassRealization: After he and Qui-Gon were sent back to Naboo by the Jedi Council in ''The Phantom Menace'', he apologizes to Qui-Gon for his disapproval of him taking Anakin as a Padawan as it's not his place to disagree with him about it and tells him how thankful he is that Qui-Gon believes that he's ready to face the trials and become a Jedi Knight.
** Likewise, Obi-Wan becomes filled with remorse after Anakin's fall to the DarkSide, realizing that his InnocentlyInsensitive actions ended up playing a role in it. Thus, he acts more understanding towards Luke later on.

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Obi-Wan bickers with his OldFlame, Satine Kryze, like this whenever they meet. Lampshaded by everyone around them.
** Also with Anakin. Ahsoka, who views them as her parents, fondly remembers this about them during ''Ahsoka.''

* MasterSwordsman: Mace Windu, the man who created his own lightsaber form and overpowered Darth Sidious, referred him as "''the'' master of the classical form", Form III (Soresu, the defensive form). He's skilled with more or less all the other forms too, and spectacularly lives up to his "Master" title in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E1Revival Revival]]", where he simultaneously takes on Maul and Savage while DualWielding and cripples the latter following Adi Gallia's death. The finest example of this, however, is that he went one on one with Vader at the height of the latter's powers, when Vader already effortlessly slaughtered dozens of full grown Jedi and was claimed by the Emperor to soon surpass him. While it can be argued that Vader's lingering attachments and guilt did weaken him in their duel, Obi-Wan still won without taking a scratch.
** Even while weakened from lack of practice, Obi-Wan ultimately defeated Vader in their second duel, having sliced off his faceplate.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After his duel with Anakin, which ends with Obi-Wan leaving him for dead, there is a shot of Obi-Wan sitting in Padmé's ship, staring into space with a defeated, horrified expression.
** To a lesser extent, he comes to feel guilt over for faking his death in ''The Clone Wars'', since it clearly had a negative effect on Anakin's emotional wellbeing.

* TechnicianVersusPerformer: He has this dynamic with Anakin. Anakin possesses unrivaled potential among the Jedi Order, being prone to aggressive and flashy movement in combat. Obi-Wan is talented but his raw power is a noticeable step down when compared to Force-users like Yoda and Palpatine. However, he more than makes up for it with a keen mind, a dedication to the Jedi Order and by becoming skilled in other areas, such as negotiations.
** This is best seen in their respective fighting styles. Anakin specializes in Djem So, a flashy, highly offensive style based entirely on flashy flourishes and heavy strikes, Obi-Wan is a, if not ''the'' (per Mace Windu) master of Soresu, a mostly defensive form that's about as utilitarian and non-flashy as lightsaber combat can get, though with the advantage of being virtually impossible to land a strike on.

* WackyParentSeriousChild:
** Him and Qui-Gon had a teacher-student version of this. Qui-Gon was a fairly rebellious Jedi with a lot of out-there ideas, who regularly clashed with the Jedi Council over his unorthodox ways while Obi-Wan was a conservative, by-the-books Jedi, one who followed the Jedi Code far more strictly than his Master. This is a major reason why Obi-Wan was granted a seat on the Council, while Qui-Gon never was, despite being among the Jedi's best and brightest.
** He would later have this dynamic with Anakin, albeit {{Inverted}}. Obi-Wan was the strait-laced Jedi who always thought with his head and not with his heart, while Anakin was as rebellious as they came and practically rushed into a situation with his lightsaber blazing.

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Throughout the Prequel Trilogy and ''The Clone Wars'', Obi-Wan is given many good reasons to turn to the DarkSide, but he never does. Maul certainly tries his best to get Obi-Wan to join him, but Obi-Wan cannot be corrupted. Even twice over is he given the chance to strike Anakin down when he's all but fallen to the Dark Side, and Obi-Wan holds steadfast.

* ButtMonkey: Obi-Wan certainly gets the crap kicked out of him in ''Attack of the Clones'', as he is dropped from a great height over Coruscant, head-butted, pummeled, lassoed, and dragged by Jango Fett, taken captive, and chased repeatedly by an Acklay before finally being slashed by Dooku's lightsaber (the only time we see him lose a fight in the ''Star Wars'' canon until the duel in ''A New Hope'', which he arguably threw to save Luke).

* IdealHero: Noble, wise, and borderline infallible, Obi-Wan is constantly praised as an example of what a Jedi should be.

* InformedFlaw: In ''Empire Strikes Back'' Obi-Wan tells Yoda to reconsider teaching Luke on the basis that the two were not so different once upon a time. However, this is never shown, the earliest we see Obi-Wan as a Padawan, he's very concerned about following the Jedi Code and about his master's impulsive decision making. A far cry from Luke himself.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: In ''The Phantom Menace'', he sometimes argues with Qui-Gon about Anakin's training while Anakin's ''standing right there.''
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* NiceGuy: He is easily the nicest and most immediately personable member of the Jedi Order in the Prequel Trilogy and ''The Clone Wars''. Overall, he maintains a kind demeanor and strong moral code in spite of the vast amount of hardship he faces.

* StrongAndSkilled: Proficiency in academic pursuits aside, there's a reason that Anakin labeled him as being "as powerful as Master Windu" and "as wise as Master Yoda". He passively [[MagicKnight has the Force enhancing his physical attributes to superhuman levels]] at all times, is one of the most powerful Force users to ever live (he and Anakin try to use Force attacks on each other in their duel, and only succeed in stalemating ''exactly'' both times), is a cunning tactician, and is a MasterSwordsman who excels at his defensive-based lightsaber combat form. His final defeat of Grievous (along with his duels with Maul and Anakin) involved him tricking his opponent in some way (e.g. Gambling that Anakin would attack him while Obi-Wan had the environmental advantage).

* SurpassedTheTeacher: Qui-Gon admits to Obi-Wan that he's a much wiser man than [Qui-Gon] is. He also eventually surpasses his master in terms of lightsaber skill as he is able to defeat Maul several times whereas Qui-Gon himself died fighting Maul and took on other powerful enemies like Grievous and Vader.

* TechnicianVersusPerformer: He has this dynamic with Anakin. While Anakin's ''The Chosen One'', not to mention flashy, aggressive and arrogant, Obi-Wan's talented but a definite step down in raw power by comparison, but makes up for it with a keen mind, a dedication to the Jedi Order and by becoming skilled in other areas, such as negotiations.

* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: His main objection to Anakin's plan of training the rebels on Onderon is that he fears they'd be training terrorists.

* HeartfeltApology: Even as Darth Vader knelt before him helpless and winded from having his life-support system and helmet shattered at the end of their second battle, Ben stayed his hand as the pathetic sight of the monster that his former-student has been reduced to broke his heart, and tearfully apologized to what was left of Anakin for ruining his life. The Dark Warrior, moved by the sincerity of his mentor's love for him, wearily took ''full'' responsibility for his own destruction, [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim coldly declaring that only "Darth Vader" is left, so that Obi-Wan can be free of the pain of having failed him, in every way a teacher could fail his student.]]

* ManlyFacialHair: Him developing from a youthful, boyish, weak and untrained Padawan to a mature, manly, StrongAndSkilled Jedi Master coincides with Ewan [=McGregor=] growing out a decently thick but well-kept beard and mustache combo between the first and second movies, which also leads into the greying but still quite manly beard/stache combo Alec Guiness sported in the Original Trilogy.

* ParentalSubstitute: Despite only being 14 years older, Obi-Wan tries to become this to Anakin, considering he trained the boy as a Jedi. In his younger years, Anakin outright states on a few occasions that he's [[LampshadeHanging like his father]].

* : Zigzagged though, as it is hinted (and confirmed by comic writers) that Qui-Gon would have been a better mentor for Anakin than Obi-Wan, hypothetically enough to stop Palpatine from corrupting him. Likewise, Qui-Gon would go on to teach Obi-Wan once more after becoming a Force Spirit.

* InTheHood: He always wore a hooded robe during his days as a Jedi of the Republic, but here he actually puts on his hood more in public due to being one of the most wanted Jedi.

* TookALevelInKindness: Not that he wasn't always kind, but he's definitely less high-strung than he was in his younger days. He’s also considerably more mindful and respectful to droids than he used to be, as seen in A New Hope. Furthermore, he becomes a great deal more patient in teaching, essentially becoming the mentor Anakin needed as a Padawan.

* Zigzagged though, as it is hinted (and confirmed by comic writers) that Qui-Gon would have been a better mentor for Anakin than Obi-Wan, hypothetically enough to stop Palpatine from corrupting him. Likewise, Qui-Gon would go on to teach Obi-Wan once more after becoming a Force Spirit.

** In spite of him promising to train Anakin and fulfill Qui-Gon's dying wish, Obi-Wan (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. Oni-Wan also tried his best to parent Anakin, but his teachings still leaned heavily on the Jedi Order's "let the Council decide" mentality. This caused him to dismiss a good deal of Anakin's grief, despite the obvious signs given (e.g. [[DarkAndTroubledPast his struggles as a slave on Tatooine]], [[NeverBeHurtAgain fear of losing another loved one]], [[DudeWheresMyRespect and pain of being TheFriendNobodyLikes]].

** During the "Rako Hardeen" arc, Obi-Wan makes the decision to leave Anakin LockedOutOfTheLoop about him FakingTheDead and go undercover to stop an assassination attempt on Chancellor Palpatine's life. This ended up being another of Palpatine's manipulation to push Anakin towards the Dark Side, [[ MyGodWhatHaveIDone with Obi-Wan himself realizing how dubious his actions were]].

** In spite of him promising to train Anakin and fulfill Qui-Gon's dying wish, Obi-Wan (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. Oni-Wan also tried his best to parent Anakin, but his teachings still leaned heavily on the Jedi Order's "let the Council decide" mentality. This caused him to dismiss a good deal of Anakin's grief, despite the obvious signs given (e.g. [[DarkAndTroubledPast his struggles as a slave on Tatooine]], [[ NeverBeHurtAgain fear of losing another loved one]], [[ DudeWheresMyRespect and pain of being TheFriendNobodyLikes]].

* MoralityChain: He was one to Anakin, just like Padmé. Although, there was one very big difference: whereas Anakin's dependency toward Padmé [[LoveMakesYouEvil made him act rashly]], Obi-Wan's mentorship with Anakin forced [[TheCorrupter Palpatine]] to get him off planet before turning Anakin to the Dark Side. Likewise, whereas Padme seemed to have a chance at making Anakin reconsider his choices as Darth Vader, Obi-Wan's presence caused him to submit further as a Sith Lord.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[InnocentlyInsensitive While he meant well]], Obi-Wan just wasn't ready at the time to replace Qui-Gonn as Anakin's mentor. To be fair, he probably would have struggled less with a "normal" Padawn student.

* TheParagon: Obi-Wan stands as a pinnacle of heroism in the Canon; he is selfless, morally upright, humble, and inspires others (Luke in particular) to heroism. Although not perfect, he is likely the closest to embodying the ideals of the Jedi Order throughout the prequels. Being humble, selfless, in control of his impulses and emotions.
* ParentalSubstitute: Obi-Wan becomes this to Anakin, considering he trained the boy as a Jedi and ''is'' old enough to be Anakin's father. Anakin outright states on a few occasions that he's [[LampshadeHanging like his father]].

* PromotionToParent: A non-biological example. Qui-Gon served as a father figure and master to both Obi-Wan and Anakin. Obi-Wan promises the dying Qui-Gon that he'll train Anakin, though Obi-Wan admits he lacks the wisdom of Qui-Gon and wonders if Qui-Gon would have been a better teacher. Despite their relationship being more like brothers Anakin does admit that Obi-Wan is the closest thing he has to a father.

* StrongAndSkilled: Proficiency in academic pursuits aside, there's a reason that Anakin labeled him as being "as powerful as Master Windu" and "as wise as Master Yoda". He passively [[MagicKnight has the Force enhancing his physical attributes to superhuman levels]] at all times, is one of the most powerful Force users to ever live (he and Anakin try to use Force attacks on each other in their duel, and only succeed in stalemating ''exactly'' both times), is a cunning tactician, and is a MasterSwordsman who excels at his defensive-based lightsaber combat form. His final defeat of Grievous (along with his duels with Maul and Anakin) involved him tricking his opponent in some way (e.g. baiting Anakin into attacking him while Obi-Wan had the environmental advantage).

* TookALevelInBadass: Obi-Wan goes from a polished Padawan who gets ''very'' lucky against an overconfident Sith apprentice to a powerful Jedi Master who has defeated the terrifying General Grievous, strikes down Darth Maul again with almost no effort (having previously taken on both Maul ''and'' Savage alone and sent them running after he nearly killed Savage, a feat only Palpatine could match) and bested Anakin, the most powerful Force User in the galaxy at the height of his powers, in a straight fight.

* WifeBasherBasher: Although he was intending to take him down anyway following his betrayal of the Jedi, Obi-Wan is utterly horrified and disgusted when Anakin Force-chokes his pregnant wife Padmé and then [[NeverMyFault blames Obi-Wan]] for "[turning] her against [him]"; he [[TranquilFury angrily yet calmly]] orders Anakin to let Padmé go, then proceeds to fiercely duel him, ending with Obi-Wan severing most of Anakin's limbs and leaving him to burn to death.

* TheAtoner: For training the man who destroyed the Jedi Order and never recognizing the threat Anakin really represented.

* BeyondRedemption: The years of watching what his former pupil has done as Darth Vader are enough to convince Obi-Wan that Vader can't be turned back to the Light Side anymore. He tells Luke that Vader "murdered the good man [Luke's] father was," even though that's only MetaphoricallyTrue, because he truthfully viewed Anakin and Vader as two separate people.

* BrokenPedestal: Obi-Wan's view on the Jedi Order, which he passed on to Luke, was a rather romanticized one, which would cause Luke to become massively disappointed with the Jedi cause much later down the line. While Obi-Wan himself arguably lived up to [[IdealHero this ideal]], the Jedi Order as a whole was a bit [[GreyAndGrayMorality more morally dubious]] during the waning days of the Republic.

* DentedIron: Despite having regained his skills by the end of his series, spending a decade living on a harsh desert world with two blazing suns without a substantially skilled partner to practice with combined with his age taking a toll on his physical abilities eventually causes him to lose a sizeable amount of the might he regained; once a warrior able to singly best battalions of elites, "Old Ben" is a frail, slow and arthritic shadow of his glorious former self who is reduced to sneaking past Storm Troopers. While slipping past them might be a tactical choice, it's clear in his duel with Vader: he's the only person ever to beat Vader in a straight fight - Dooku and Luke did it, but Vader/Anakin was a brash apprentice in the former case (and later got his own back), while losing all his limbs did partially impair Vader's ability to use the Force but he's grown more skilled in lightsaber combat in compensating it; yet Obi-Wan, on the other hand, not only beat Vader in his prime strength and even in their final rematch, ''Young Ben'' defeats Vader again and even more decisively after Vader became the fearsome duelist he is now and actually throws him around with the Force. In this final duel, he still fares much better against Vader than most (including a young Luke), but it's pretty much acknowledged that he's no longer capable of defeating Vader and ends up ThrowingTheFight because he realizes even though he's doing surprisingly well, in the end Vader would ultimately kill him, and he spends much of the battle in the defensive whereas in their third fight, Ben is able to pretty much take the initiative repeatedly, being palpably tentative and struggling the entire time.

* EntertaininglyWrong: Having lost faith in his master's belief that Anakin was TheChosenOne, Obi-Wan concludes during his exile that the Jedi were a generation early and that ''Luke'' was the one meant to fulfill the role, not his father. (This despite getting confirmation from living incarnations of the Force itself that Anakin was meant to serve this purpose.) While it's a reasonable assumption given the circumstances, [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi there proves to be good in Anakin after all]], and he fulfills his duty several years later.

* HeartbrokenBadass: Though at face value Obi-Wan has long since disowned Anakin and shows only contempt for the mechanical monster he became, he is nonetheless constantly haunted by sadness and guilt for failing to prevent the man he loved as a brother from turning to evil, and in turn crippling and disfiguring him on Mustafar's river of hellfire.

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Downplayed. Obi-Wan isn't hugely self-deprecating, just quite modest and honest. However, he very clearly still blames himself partly for Anakin's fall to the Dark Side, telling Luke he was wrong for thinking he could train him as well as Yoda or another, more experienced Jedi (in the Prequel Trilogy, we see that Obi-Wan was actually still in training himself when he met Anakin; his own master Qui-Gon intended to train the boy and Obi-Wan took the role instead to fulfil his master's LastRequest).

* MyGreatestFailure: His failure to prevent Anakin's fall to the Dark Side motivates him to guide Luke to destroy the evil man his father had become. No wonder he seems rather pleased with Anakin's redemption at the end of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.

* NoRespectGuy: Luke and Leia are the only people who respect him. Though Leia never properly meets him face-to-face, she stores a distress call specifically addressed to Obi-Wan Kenobi within R2-D2, calling him her only hope. After finding out exactly who he is, Luke unconditionally respects Obi-Wan. Meanwhile, Han views him as a senile old fossil, Vader mocks him for being past his prime (though still views him as a WorthyOpponent), Owen Lars derides him as a crazy old wizard who he doesn't want Luke associating with, and Tarkin is pretty much unconcerned with him.

** Completely averted with Vader, however; while Obi-Wan still has fond memories of pre-Dark Side Anakin, he very much doubts his former apprentice can be redeemed and shows contempt for the monster that Anakin's become. In ''Revenge of the Sith'' and ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'', he did attempt to get through to him, was very reluctant to confront him and openly states that he feels he has failed him, but Anakin throws it back in his face and blames him for his wrongdoings (most egregiously, he blames Obi-Wan for "turning Padmé against him" after Anakin ''[[KickTheMoralityPet Force-choked her]]'' over a misunderstanding), after which Obi-Wan reluctantly, but completely gives up on him.

* TookALevelInKindness: Not that he wasn't always kind, but he's definitely less high-strung than he was in his younger days. He’s also considerably more mindful and respectful to droids than he used to be, as seen in A New Hope.

** Part VI demonstrates this in full - he is once more the Jedi Master and LivingLegend that he was, and possibly even stronger than he used to be, given that he's even able to toss around ''Vader'' at points, as well as having regained his MasterSwordsman status. While Vader wins the first part of that, one HeroicSecondWind later when he finally shakes off his guilt, he absolutely ''destroys'' Vader in a straight fight. Given that Vader is an otherwise unstoppable juggernaut who's slaughtered every single Jedi he's fought and treats [[spoiler:Reva's]] best attempts to kill him with mild amusement and effortlessly demonstrates his superiority without even drawing his own sabre, that's incredibly impressive.

** At the end of Part VI, he's finally healed and come to terms with what happened, and tells Leia that he knew both her birth parents, and tells her about the good traits she inherited from ''each'' of them. He has lost Anakin, but he still loves the man he was.

* WorldsBestWarrior: [[spoiler: Besides [[GreaterScopeVillain Palpatine]], Kenobi is this [[HesBack after getting back into shape]]. With Dooku, Mother Talzin, [[PhysicalGod The Ones]], and Mace Windu long dead, and Yoda's health in decline, Obi-Wan is now [[BigGood undoubtedly the most powerful force-user opposed to Sidious' faction]], having bested Vader once more in lightsaber dueling, and overpowering him in the force. Given it's [[ImpliedTrope implied]] in ''Rebels'' that [[OffscreenMomentofAwesome Vader bested Maul at some point]], to the point [[KnowWhenToFoldEm Maul doesn't even want to try again against him]], this leaves Kenobi the strongest person in the galaxy short of Palpatine himself.]] Given Vader's [[CurbstompCushion performance whenever he fights Palpatine personally]], one has to wonder if [[TearJerker he and Vader could have taken Palpatine together had they reconciled]].

** Ultimately, however, Obi-Wan's greatest enemy is [[WeUsedToBeFriends Anakin]] [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil himself]].

* 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 barely defend himself. Once he gets his mojo back, he turns the tables and is able to let go of his guilt.

* CruelMercy: {{Subverted}}. Although Obi-Wan could have killed Anakin on Mustafar, he chose to leave him to die...not because he wanted to let Anakin suffer, but he didn't want to kill him for Padmé's own sake. [[spoiler:Even in his own self-titled series, he refuses to give in to anger and strike Vader down despite his old friend begging him to.]]

* CynicalMentor: He was initially [[DownplayedTrope a bit of one towards Anakin]]. Although he clearly cares for him, he has reservations about his training and thinks Anakin is too arrogant and reckless. Their relationship improves greatly in ''The Clone Wars'' to the point where Obi-Wan regards him as a brother and defends him to the Jedi Council in ''Revenge of the Sith'', insisting "He will not let me down. He never has". Obi-Wan is genuinely shocked when Anakin turns to the dark side.

** His belief in Anakin Skywalker. He never wavered in his faith that Anakin would make the right choices regarding his relationship with Padmé, his duty towards the Jedi Order over his own personal ambitions and that Anakin would use the powers Obi-Wan taught him for good. His love for Anakin caused him to overlook the dark path Anakin began to take - encouraged by Palpatine - from ''Attack of the Clones''. Downplayed in that no one but Obi-Wan himself ever blamed him for Anakin's choices.
** 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 many occasions. Upon joining the Council himself this seems to have lessened as he admits mistakes were made in Ahsoka's expulsion but still chooses to pin some blame on Ahsoka, 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.

** Anakin was taught by the strict and critical Obi-Wan, but had a more laid-back approach when teaching his own Padawan, Ahsoka Tano; Obi-Wan was taught by the more carefree Qui-Gon Jinn, but was more authoritative with Anakin during the latter's Padawan years. Anakin's relationship with Obi-Wan would eventually crumble over time until his death; while Obi-Wan had disagreements with Qui-Gon, they still had a less complicated relationship.

** With Anakin, he tends to take a Firm Hand, being quite strict and at times critical, even chastising him once in public, on account of his own lack of experience and Anakin's tendency towards recklessness and rebellion (though Obi-Wan did in fact praise Anakin as well). 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 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.
** It's justified as 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.

* LetThemDieHappy: A variation. As Padmé lies dying after giving birth to her children, she struggles to tell Obi-Wan that she still thinks there's good in Anakin. Obi-Wan doesn't say anything to contradict this, even though at this time, he believes Anakin [[CruelAndUnusualDeath burned to death]] on Mustafar, [[DyingDeclarationOfHate screaming that he hated him]], [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove but he did still scream back at him that he loved him as a brother]], [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption and had no other choice but to leave him]]. Even when he learns he's alive, he thinks he's [[ThatManIsDead unredeemable]] despite one of said children thinking the same as she did.

* MasterSwordsman: Mace Windu, the man who created his own lightsaber form and overpowered Darth Sidious, referred him as "''the'' master of the classical form", Form III (Soresu, the defensive form). He's skilled with more or less all the other forms too, and spectacularly lives up to his "Master" title in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E1Revival Revival]]", where he simultaneously takes on Maul and Savage while DualWielding and cripples the latter following Adi Gallia's death. The finest example of this, however, is that he went one on one with Vader at the height of the latter's powers, when Vader had already effortlessly slaughtered dozens of full grown Jedi and was claimed by the Emperor to soon surpass him. Obi-Wan not only won, but did so without taking a scratch, holding him off until he could remove all three of Vader's remaining organic limbs in a single strike. And a decade later, when Vader was arguably at the height of his powers as a Sith Lord and Obi-Wan had only just shaken off a decade of rust, he did it ''again'', matching his power in the Force and after losing the first round, dancing rings around him, brutally attacking his respirator and slicing his helmet in half, before leaving him to either die or simply exist in misery as Darth Vader.

* MoralityChain: He was one to Anakin, just like Padmé. Although, there was one very big difference: whereas Anakin loved Padmé [[LoveMakesYouEvil to the point of paranoia]], he ''respected'' Obi-Wan enough that [[TheCorrupter Palpatine]] had to get him off planet before turning Anakin to the Dark Side and Anakin still tries to (threateningly) talk Obi-Wan out of fighting him. Anakin's respect eventually morphs into a dark version of WorthyOpponent.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While he's not at fault for the actions Anakin undertook during his downfall to the Dark Side, Obi-Wan did play a role in ensuring Anakin would lose his faith in the council and the Republic.
** 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 could keep 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 Jedi Order's "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.
** During the "Rako Hardeen" arc, Obi-Wan makes the decision to leave Anakin LockedOutOfTheLoop about him FakingTheDead and going undercover to stop an assassination attempt on Chancellor Palpatine's life. While Palpatine no doubt planned it as part of his efforts to push Anakin towards the Dark Side, that once decision fractured Anakin's trust in the Council, whom he begrudgingly respected up to that point, and how Obi-Wan, of all people, had lied to him. It made things even worse when the Council kicked Ahsoka out of the order when she was framed for a crime she didn't commit, and though Obi-Wan was one of the few that believed her innocence, she still walked away for what they did, destroying any of Anakin's trust in the Council--a trust that might have been salvageable had Obi-Wan's decision not broken Anakin's trust in them.

* TheDreaded: ''Very'' much a DownplayedTrope, but in the Empire's time, he is this to none other than ''Sidious himself''. Much like his master Qui-Gon, this isn't because of his personal power, Sidious is more powerful than him. However, Obi-Wan defeated (or trained the man who defeated) all of Sidious' apprentices, stayed alive despite Sidious' countless attempts to get him killed, kill General Grievous, and crippled Anakin. The last of these gave Sidious some degree of respect for the Jedi Master, who admits he is very thankful most Jedi of the era were ''not'' akin to Kenobi. Sidious ultimately bars Vader from pursuing Kenobi after Kenobi beats him again, realizing explicitly that Vader is being unbalanced emotionally (and may even turn back from the light if this continues). Implicitly, it's because Palpatine knows Kenobi has a strong chance of killing Vader if they fight again. Lastly, Tarkin is [[OhCrap mildly intimidated]] (and initially makes capturing or killing him a priority before Vader demands to face him alone) when he knows Kenobi is on the Death Star. Tarkin's reaction ends up being spot on, as Kenobi indirectly kills Tarkin that same day by giving Luke the last push he needs to destroy the Death Star.