Often it’s easy to slip into the idea that, because Obi-Wan isn’t effusive about his emotions, that he’s repressed or broken, but he’s really not. He believes in the good in the galaxy, he remains clear-eyed and focused on the path in front of him, he finds moments of humor and connection, whether the nod to Owen where they understood each other or going back to his home and jokingly chatting with the animals or watching over Luke from afar and caring about him. We must master ourserlves before we can hope to master the Force.” – Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi #1Īnd even when the structure of his entire family, religion, and culture is gone, Obi-Wan Kenobi remains true, because he took those lessons to heart, because he truly understood and mastered himself, so that when the worst thing happened, he remained warm, compassionate, kind, and believing in hope. It is a means of obtaining greater control over our thoughts. “Meditation is about more than just forging a deeper connection to the Force, it is about gaining a deeper understanding of ourselves. Obi-Wan Kenobi has spent his entire life understanding himself, that that’s what being a Jedi meant, taking to heart the spirit of the foundations of his religion/culture. But that’s who he is, who he has always been. That kind of emotional stability (because he’s not trying to die, he doesn’t want to die, he wants to be a Jedi again!), given the sheer scope of what Obi-Wan Kenobi has lived through, is incredible. But at the same time, every single panel in these issues is one of hope, of faith and belief in the good still existing in the galaxy, that he still has determination, he still can center himself and has that laser pinpoint focus that he spent his life honing.Įven when Owen hurls these incredibly hurtful words at him, “Haven’t you murdered enough Skywalkers already, Kenobi?”, he bows his head at how much that cut, but the very next moment on the very next page is Obi-Wan picking up his lightsaber again, acknowledging that he did indeed bring trouble around, but that he would never let it touch Luke, not while he still lived. He is not untouched by the nearly unfathomable losses he’s been put through, he misses openly being a Jedi, misses being able to practice his own goddamned culture openly. Sometimes he complains about the food or how much his back aches. To reach out and pat Artoo’s head when they’re on the Millennium Falcon, to pat Ezra on the shoulder, to smile at people, to leave toys for Luke to play with, to leave Skyhopper parts for him, to respect Owen’s wishes, even when he’s being an asshole out of fear, to rise above the deliberately awful comments and understand the source of them, to have compassion for Owen, to be willing to put his own life on the line to save him, to intensely care about Luke and have hope that he’ll find his path one day. This is someone who has had a lifetime of reaching inward, of meditating to understand himself, of mastering himself before he can reach for the Force, to have the kind of emotional strength necessary to not just survive this kind of horror, but to still have hope. This is someone who is a genocide survivor, this is someone who had his dearest friends and family betrayed and slaughtered by the person he loved so dearly, this is someone who has absolutely felt the weight of that loss and the difficult path he has on Tatooine.īut Obi-Wan Kenobi is also someone who is able to survive all of that. In a previous issue, Obi-Wan definitely had moments of stumbling, but he’s never truly faltered. Weaknesses: She respects the nobility of battle as she will not interfere with someone else's fight or draw others into unnecessary conflict.STAR WARS #15 IS A GREAT COMIC AND IT’S A GREAT PORTRAIT OF OBI-WAN KENOBI, especially when you read the whole issue (and the follow-up with #20 and it goes beautifully well with a quote from From a Certain Point of View - “Master and Apprentice”: Stamina: Very high (Can fight for extended periods of time.) Speed: At least Supersonic+ via power-scalingĭurability: Large Mountain level (Survived attacks from Frankenstein with his dark spear) Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Energy Manipulation, Regeneration (Low-Mid), Immortality (Type 1)Īttack Potency: Large Mountain level (Fought evenly with Frankenstein while he was using his dark spear) She is a recurring antagonist of the series. She is the only female Union Elder revealed. 루나크) is a Werewolf and serves as the 5th Elder of the Union.
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