From the late, great Alec Guinness to the current, great Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi has arguably been the best-casted Star Wars character of all-time. And McGregor’s fantastic performance in the current Disney+ miniseries solidifies my claim.
But let’s spare the pleasantries and get right to why Obi-Wan is the greatest Jedi of all-time.
- He defeated the very formidable Darth Maul in Episode I. Although Maul later returned, he was left permanently damaged.
- He fought Jango Fett to a draw. Considering that he had to deal with Fett on the slippery water world of Kamino, I’m giving Kenobi kudos for largely dominating the pesky Mandalorian in Episode 2.
- He annihilated the alien cyborg General Greivous with a blaster to the heart 💔 in Episode 3. Although not a Sith, Greivous was trained in the Jedi arts.
- He left Anakin Skywalker for dead in Episode 3. Ultimately, not finishing Skywalker off proved to be foolish, as the former later felled Obi-Wan in Episode IV.
- He learned to communicate with his former mentor Qui-Gon Jinn after Episode 3, a skill that he would later use to guide Luke Skywalker.
- In Episode IV, he breached the seemingly airtight Death Star security system, allowing Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca and Han Solo to escape Darth Vader’s vile clutches.
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7. In the Obi-Wan Kenobi series he rescues a 10-year old Princess Leia from a secure Imperial location for the first time. #6 above was the second occasion.
8. He managed to “Jedi mind trick,” Imperial Inquisitor Reeva into freeing him in order to seek/sneak vengeance on Darth Vader—who we learn through flashback sequences, murdered her fellow Jedi younglings in Episode 3.
9. Up until the time of his death, Kenobi managed to watch over Luke while evading the Imperial bounty hunters for decades until he achieved his greatest achievement below. ⬇️
10. He nurtured and initially trained arguably the most important Jedi, this side of Yoda—Luke Skywalker.
Yes, I said it, Obi-Wan Kenobi is the greatest Jedi of all-time!
