Obi-Wan Kenobi
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| Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi | |
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Inconnue ; exil sur Tatooine |
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Masculin |
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1.79 mètre |
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Châtain |
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Bleus-gris |
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Claire |
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« Obi-Wan est un grand mentor, aussi sage que Maître Yoda, et aussi puissant que Maître Windu. » ―Anakin Skywalker[src]
Obi-Wan Kenobi, plus tard connu sous le nom de Ben Kenobi, était un Maître Jedi légendaire qui joua un rôle majeur dans l'histoire de la galaxie lors du déclin de la République Galactique. Il a personnellement tué Dark Maul ainsi que le Général Grievous et a indirectement causé la mort de Dark Tyranus, Dark Vador et Dark Sidious en formant Anakin et Luke Skywalker dans les voies de la Force. Il eut une longue et tumultueuse carrière qui influença le destin d'une galaxie entière. Kenobi reçut sa formation de Jedi des Maîtres Yoda et Qui-Gon Jinn. Bien après sa mort des mains de Dark Vador, grâce à la Force, il fut le mentor de Luke Skywalker inspirant ainsi la création du Nouvel Ordre Jedi par ce dernier.
En 32 AvBY, Obi-Wan devient le premier Jedi depuis environ 1 000 ans à vaincre et tuer un Seigneur Sith en duel en éliminant Dark Maul lors de la Seconde Bataille de Theed. Il vaincra plus tard Dark Vador sur Mustafar, sans toutefois tuer son ancien Padawan et ami. Kenobi était aussi l'un des derniers membres du Haut Conseil Jedi alors que la République vivait ses derniers jours, un des rares à survivre à la Grande Purge Jedi et un maître de la forme III du combat au sabre-laser : le Soresu. Il eut le grade de Haut Général de la République Galactique pendant la Guerre des Clones, gagnant le surnom du "Négociateur" grâce à son charme et son calme mais aussi grâce à la menace silencieuse de sa maîtrise du sabre-laser.
Biographie
modifierJeunesse (57 av.BY – 32 ap.BY)
modifierKenobi nait en 57 av.BY, aîné d'une famille relativement aisée, il sera emmené sur Coruscant peu après pour commencer sa formation de Jedi. Sa planète natale est inconnue, bien qu'il ait de vagues mais plaisants souvenirs de jeux avec son frère, Owen et d'une planète verdoyante.[1] Il y a des éléments qui indiquent que Kenobi visita occasionnellement sa famille durant son existence.
Enfance
modifier« L'entêtement de Qui-Gon je sens en toi. Tort, cela te portera. » ―Yoda[src]
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Enfant, Obi-Wan fut entraîné par Yoda avec d'autres aspirants Jedi de son âge ; plus tard on le plaça dans un clan sous la tutelle de Maître Docent Vant. Bant Eerin, Garen Muln[2] et Quinlan Vos[3] devinrent ses meilleurs amis et il tomba amoureux de sa condisciple, Siri Tachi.[4] D'autres deviendront ses rivaux, voire ennemis, citons Bruck Chun et Aalto.[2] Parmi ses instructeurs au sabre-laser, on trouvait Anoon Bondara[5] et Cin Drallig.[6]
À cette époque, Obi-Wan était fasciné par les machines, la construction de modèles de vaisseaux et rêvait même de devenir pilote. Ironiquement, en mûrissant, Kenobi en vint à détester de voler.[7] Bien qu'il devint un excellent pilote, il ne cessa d'affirmer que : « Voler, c'est pour les droïdes. »[8] Sa faculté à réparer les machines et à programmer les ordinateurs lui servira beaucoup dans le futur, mais à cause de sa capacité d'apprentissage, Obi-Wan devint arrogant et souvent impatient. Cependant, sous la tutelle prudente de Yoda, il apprit l'humilité et la réserve.[9]
L'apprenti de Qui-Gon
modifierÀ douze ans, malgré l'augmentation rapide de ses capacités de Jedi, il semblait qu'Obi-Wan avait laissé passé toutes ses chances de devenir chevalier Jedi. En effet, les novices qui n'étaient pas sélectionnés pour être Padawan à 13 ans étaient intégrés à l'un des divisions du Corps de service Jedi. Un jour, le maître Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn visita le Temple pour assister aux matchs. Kenobi affronta en duel un de ses compétiteurs, Bruck Chun, afin d'attirer l'attention du Jedi anti-conformiste. Il combattit vaillamment jusqu'à l'épuisement ; l'offensive finale contre Chun fut si violente que Jinn considéra Obi-Wan comme trop dangereux et refusa de le former. Ce dernier fut donc envoyé sur la colonie minièré Bandomeer pour travailler en tant que laboureur pour le Corps agricole. Curieusement, Qui-Gon fut envoyé en mission au même endroit. Le novice et le chevalier Jedi durent coopérer pour survivre à la mission, qui se révéla être un piège tendu par Xanatos, l'ancien Padawan de Jinn. Obi-Wan put démontrer sa valeur à Qui-Gon lorsqu'ils furent attaqués par des membres de l'organisation criminelle de Xanatos, la corporation Offworld. Après s'être sortis de cette situation dangereuse, ils arrivèrent sur Bandomeer où Qui-Gon reçut une lettre signée de Xanatos. C'est là qu'ils comprirent que la mission était un coup monté de Xanatos, car la planète n'avait aucunement besoin de l'aide des Jedi. Le Jedi renégat était en effet le responsable d'Offworld, une entreprise dont les pratiques sans scrupules et les opérations minières terrorisaient les habitants de Bandomeer.[2]
Jinn envoya Obi-Wan a ses tâches pour le corps agricole tandis qu'il prévoyait une rencontre avec Xanatos, non en tant qu'anciens ennemis, mais comme ambassadeurs travaillant ensemble pour trouver un accord entre Offworld et Bandomeer. Mais Xanatos avait planifié le sabotage de cette réunion et l'assassinat de Jinn. Avec l'aide de Kenobi, ce dernier réussit à nouveau à déjouer les méfaits de son ancien Padawan. Il affronta Xanatos en duel et parvint à mettre un terme aux opérations d'Offworld sur Bandomeer sans pouvoir empêcher la fuite du Jedi renégat. C'est lors de ce combat que Qui-Gon découvrit le potentiel réel d'Obi-Wan et qu'il décida le former en tant qu'apprenti Padawan. Leur relation démarra difficilement car leurs personnalités étaient opposées : Qui-Gon était têtu tandis qu'Obi-Wan était pragmatique. Cependant, au fil du temps, leurs natures opposées fusionnèrent en un duo efficace.[10]
Pendant sa formation avec Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan quitta temporairement l'Ordre Jedi. Entraîner dans la guerre civile sur Melida/Daan, Kenobi choisit de rester et d'aider les enfants, connus sous le nom de Jeunes, qui combattaient leurs aînés obsédés par les traditions. Les résidents de la planète menaient en effet une guerre civile depuis des générations dont ils avaient même oublié la raison. Obi-Wan devint ami avec l'un des Jeunes, un garçon du nom de Nield, et aurait été attiré par une autre membre nommée Cerasi.[11] Peu après la décision d'Obi-Wan de rester, Cerasi fut mortellement blessée et mourut dans ses bras. Kenobi resta quelque temps encore pour aider à l'effort de guerre, mais il sentit rapidement que sa place était avec les Jedi. Qui-Gon le récupéra mais leur confiance mutuelle mettra du temps à se rebâtir entièrement.[12]
Kenobi et Jinn rattrapèrent Xanatos alors que ce dernier préparait une attaque contre Maître Yoda. Heureusement ils réussirent à le trouver et l'affronter avant que son plan soit mené à bien. C'est au cours de cet accrochage qu'Obi-Wan dut à nouveau affronter son ancien rival, Bruck Chun. Chun avait kidnappé Bant Eerin, un ami de Kenobi, alors qu'il travaillait avec Xanatos ; Obi-Wan engagea le jeune renégat dans un duel au sabre laser. Il gagna ce duel par défaut quand Bruck se tua en tombant du rebord mais il se sentira coupable pendant des années..[13] Xanatos, quant à lui, parvint de nouveau à s'échapper et retourna sur sa planète natale de Telos. Qui-Gon et Obi-Wan l'y pourchassèrent mais furent très étonnés de découvrir qu'il y jouissait d'un important pouvoir politique et financier ; son peuple le considérait comme un héros. Ce que les habitants ignoraient, c'est que pendant que le gouvernement et Xanatos les distrayaient avec un jeu de paris nommé Katharsis, Offworld pillait les ressources de la planète. Ceci n'était pas sans conséquences considérant la place des habitants dans l'environnement. Les deux Jedi furent accusés et recherchés pour un crime dont ils étaient innocents. Xanatos les captura mais ils réussirent à s'échapper. Le Jedi noir se suicida alors en plongeant dans une cuve d'acide après que Jinn ait mis un terme à ses plans.[14]
C'est peu après ces événements qu'Obi-Wan parla pour la première fois à Siri Tachi qu'il rencontra à l'occasion d'un entraînement au sabre laser. Leur relation ne commença pas du bon pied, Tachi en voulant à Kenobi d'avoir quitté l'Ordre.[13] Plus tard ils forgeront une amitié qui durera toute leur vie et qui deviendra autre chose.[4]
Obi-Wan combattit aux côtés de son maître lors de la guerre de l'Hyperespace de Stark, l'un des derniers conflits de faibles envergures qui tourmentaient la République dans ses derniers jours. C'est pendant la Quatrième Bataille de Quotile que commença la grande amitié qui liera longtemps Kenobi et son condisciple Padawan Quinlan Vos. Obi-Wan se rappellera avec nostalgie une mission d'entraînement qu'ils entreprirent tous deux ainsi que les missions avec Dexter Jettster dans la Bordure extérieure.
À quatorze ans, Obi-Wan et Qui-Gon se rendirent sur une planète autrefois ravagée par la guerre et à ce moment sous une trève temporaire. Les monarques de la planète et de sa lune principale échangeaient temporairement leurs enfants à l'âge de sept ans et les élevaient afin que les futurs monarques puissent se comprendre plus facilement. Malheureusement, cette tradition devint contreproductive quand l'héritier de Rutan décida de rester sur Senali, abandonnant ainsi son titre et sa planète. Cela enragea son père, le roi Frane, qui pensait que son fils avait subit un lavage de cerveau par les Senali et il menaça de leur déclarer la guerre. Kenobi et Jinn arrivèrent en médiateurs et après une rencontre avec le roi Frane, ils se rendirent sur le monde océan de Senali pour convaincre le jeune Leed de rentrer sur Rutan, évitant ainsi la guerre.
Pendant sa formation, Obi-Wan fit partie du groupe d'intervention Jedi envoyé sur Corellia pour empècher un groupe de terroristes Rodiens de détruire un spatioport à l'extérieur de Coronet.[15]
Avant la bataille de Naboo, Obi-Wan et Qui-Gon participèrent à la colonisation d'Alaris Prime, où ils affrontèrent la Fédération du commerce pour le contrôle de la lune. C'est à cette époque que Chewbacca rencontra pour la première fois un Jedi, Jinn et Kenobi avait en effet reçu pour mission de mettre fin au conflit sur Alaris Prime. Sous la férule de Qui-Gon, Chewbacca réussit à mener la colonie au succès militaire et économique. Ob-Wan et Chewbacca se rencontreront à nouveau en 0 av.BY mais il n'est pas certains qu'ils se reconnurent après quarante ans.[16]
En 33 av.BY, Kenobi assista son maître dans des missions sur Yinchorr et Dorvalla. Après l'incident à Dorvalla, Obi-Wan et Qui-Gon furent impliqués dans la tentative de médiation entre la Fédération du commerce et le Front Nébula, une tentative qui se soldera par un échec avec le désastre au Sommet économique d'Eriadu.[5]
Obi-Wan enquêtera plus tard sur la mystérieuse disparition d'un condisciple Padawan, Darsha Assant. Il trouva des indices encourageants, mais les événements galactiques le rattrapèrent avant qu'il puisse retrouver l'Alderaanienne perdue. C'est en effet pendant cette mission qu'il fut envoyé avec son maître par le Chancelier suprême Finis Valorum pour résoudre le Blocus de Naboo.[17]
Les Jin'Ha et le Heth Noir (32 ap. BY)
modifierQui-Gon envoya Obi-Wan à Coruscant pour patrouiller en ville, c'est là qu'il rencontra le Heth Noir pour la première fois. Après avoir sauvé une femme et ouvert sa voie vers un bus au sabre-laser, il retourna devant le Conseil Jedi qui l'envoya sur une autre mission pour secourir un informateur. Grâce aux données qu'il rassembla, il se rendit au spatioport pour empêcher le Heth Noir de s'échapper. Il s'en débarrassa mais les destinataires du chargement (des jin'ha) surgirent du vaisseau pour l'attaquer. Kenobi élimina la plupart des assaillants sauf leur chef qui le maîtrisa et le laissa pour mort ; il parvint cependant à placer un mouchard sur le vaisseau.
Les Jedi localisèrent le vaisseau sur la planète minière Obredaa. Maîtres Eeth Koth et Plo Koon s'y rendirent pour enquêter, mais leur vaisseau s'écrasa avant l'atterrissage. Obi-Wan et Qui-Gon furent envoyés pour les rechercher, là ils durent combattre les Jin'ha dans les marais pour atteindre le vaisseau. Malheureusement, les maîtres n'étaient plus là, Qui-Gon commença à enquêter pendant que Kenobi s'enfonçait dans la mine. Des combats s'ensuivirent et Obi-Wan découvrit que les armes ennemies étaient faites de cortosis. Il retrouva son maître combattant aux côtés de Eeth Koth et Plo Koon à l'entrée de la mine. Ensemble ils vainquirent les Jin'ha et retournèrent au Temple. Plus tard Obi-Wan découvrira que les Jin'ha vendaient des droïdes assassins équipés d'épées de cortisis à la Fédération du commerce.
Le blocus de Naboo (32 av.BY)
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« J'ai un mauvais pressentiment. "
—Je ne ressens rien d'inquiétant. "
—Ça ne concerne pas notre mission, Maître. C'est plus… éloigné, plus diffus. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi et Qui-Gon Jinn[src]
En 32 av.BY, Kenobi et son maître Qui-Gon Jinn partirent en mission sur Naboo à bord du Radiant VII afin de résoudre un différend commercial. Cependant, peu après leur arrivée sur le vaisseau de la Fédération du Commerce nommé Saak'ak, les Jedi furent trahis par Nute Gunray. Sur ordres du Seigneur Noir des Sith Dark Sidious, Gunray tenta de les assassiner en diffusant du gaz dioxis dans la salle de conférence où ils attendaient et en envoyant une patrouille de droïdes de combat. Les Jedis parvinrent facilement à supporter le gaz et éliminer les droïdes mais échouèrent à atteindre la passerelle du Saak'ak à cause de l'arrivée de droidekas. Qui-Gon choisit de s'échapper vers la surface de Naboo pour avertir les habitants de l'invasion imminente.[18]
Le maître et son apprenti rencontrèrent ensuite un natif de la planète : le Gungan Jar Jar Binks qui leur proposa de rencontrer les habitants de Otoh Gunga, la ville sous-marine des Gungans. Malgré les réticences d'Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon accepta de suivre l'étrange indigène ; tous trois plongèrent donc vers Otoh Gunga. Ils furent renvoyés par les habitants à bord d'un Sous-marin Bongo piloté par Jar Jar vers la capitale, Theed.[18]
A leur arrivée dans la cité, les Jedi parvinrent à libérer la reine et sa suite. Forçant le blocus de la Fédération à bord de la nef royale, les fuyards se posèrent sur un monde isolé de la Bordure Extérieure : Tatooine.[18]
La rencontre avec Anakin Skywalker
modifier« Cet enfant est dangereux. Ils le sentent tous, pourquoi pas vous ? » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi à Qui-Gon Jinn, à propos d'Anakin Skywalker[src]
Sur Tatooine, Qui-Gon découvrit Anakin Skywalker, un jeune garçon qui montrait une grande affinité avec la Force et un taux inégalé de midi-chlorien. Jinn décida que le garçon devait être formé ; bien que Kenobi soit aussi impressionné par le potentiel d'Anakin, il n'était pas d'accord avec son maître ; il pensait, comme plus tard le Conseil, que le garçon était déjà trop vieux et avait acquis trop d'attachements pour devenir un Jedi.[18] Devant le refus du Conseil d'autoriser au garçon d'être formé, Jinn déclara qu'il le prendrait lui-même comme apprenti Padawan. Le Code Jedi interdit à un maître d'avoir deux apprentis, mais selon Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan était prêt pour passer les épreuves Jedi. Bien qu'il continurait d'être un apprenti jusqu'après la mort de Qui-Gon Kenobi montra une envie d'endurer ces épreuves et remercia son maître pour son éloge auprès du Conseil.[18]
La bataille de Naboo et ses conséquences
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Pendant la bataille de Naboo qui s'ensuivit, Qui-Gon et Obi-Wan combattirent pour protéger la reine jusqu'à leur confrontation avec Dark Maul, seigneur Sith et apprenti de Dark Sidious. Maul engagea habilement les deux Jedi avec son sabre laser à deux lames et réussit à les séparer. Dès lors combattant seul, Jinn fit de son mieux pour parer les coups du Sith jusqu'à ce que Kenobi puisse les rejoindre, mais le Jedi âgé se trouvait fatigué par le long duel ; privé de l'espace nécessaire pour déployer toute la puissance de sa forme de combat préférée, il fut mortellement blessé quand Maul transperça sa poitrine après l'avoir assommé d'un coup violent de la poignée de son sabre sous le menton.[18]
Le meurtre de son maître rendit furieux Kenobi qui chargea rageusement Maul ; après un duel intense, il parvint à couper le sabre du Sith en deux. Cependant Maul continua à combattre le Padawan et le poussa à l'aide de la Force dans le puits d'énergie. Au dernier moment, Kenobi réussit à s'accrocher à une buse d'entrée sur la surface du mur du puits, mais Maul poussa le sabre du jeune Jedi au fond du trou et frappa le bord du puits avec son arme, déversant une pluie d'étincelles sur Kenobi afin de le faire lâcher prise. Le Padawan se calma, puisant dans la Force. Là, il s'élança, utilisant la Force pour sauter en l'air et tournoyer au-dessus du Sith tout en appelant à sa main le sabre laser de son maître. Atterrissant devant Maul, il le frappa violemment à la taille séparant les deux moitiés de son corps à la grande surprise du Sith.[18]
Le dernier vœu de Qui-Gon à son apprenti fut de lui demander de former Anakin ; Kenobi ne pouvait pas refuser et prit sur lui de prendre le garçon comme apprenti. Le Conseil Jedi fut aussi ému par la requête et revint finalement sur sa décision, non sans crainte. Le Conseil avait été impressionné par l'exploit de Kenobi contre un Sith, un ennemi apparemment disparu depuis des centaines d'années. Obi-Wan fut donc fait chevalier Jedi, son duel avec Maul ayant servi d'épreuves Jedi. Anakin fut ensuite formellement placé sous la tutelle de Kenobi en tant que Padawan.[18]
Chevalier (32 av.BY – 22 av.BY)
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« Le titre de chevalier Jedi, le Conseil te confère. Mais, que tu prennes avec toi cet enfant comme disciple Padawan, pas d'accord, je ne suis.
—Qui-Gon croyait en lui.
—L'Élu il se peut que l'enfant soit. Cependant, un grand danger je redoute dans son initiation. » ―Yoda et Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
Trois ans après ces événements, les nouveaux maître et apprenti furent envoyé en mission ensemble pour la première fois. Ils devaient enquêter sur le leader du culte, Kad Chun, frère cadet de Bruck Chun. Kad en voulait toujours à Obi-Wan pour la mort de son frère et ce n'est qu'après la découverte par Kenobi et Skywalker d'un complot contre Kad qu'il pardonna à Obi-Wan.
Sur Ragoon-6 Obi-Wan et Anakin se trouvèrent empêtrés avec un homme mystérieux, qu'on pensait être le fils de Xanatos. Des recherches approfondies révélèrent qu'il venait de Nierport VII, collectionnait des artefacts Sith et était extrêmement riche sans aucune raison apparente. Après une escapade en podracer, des informations supplémentaires furent découvertes à propos de l'individu : il cherchait à conquérir le marché du bacta à travers une société de minage. Les Jedi découvrirent que l'homme essayait d'impressionner un seigneur Sith et qu'il prévoyait de tuer le jeune garçon. Le maître et l'apprenti parvinrent à s'échapper, stoppant les opérations de minage de titanite en même temps.
Mission à Zonama Sekot
modifier« Obi-Wan a oublié avoir été un enfant. » ―Thracia Cho Leem[src]
Leur mission suivante les mena sur la planète vivante de Zonoma Sekot afin de retrouver Vergere, une chevalier Jedi disparue lors d'une mission sur ce monde. À leur insu, Wilhuff Tarkin et Raith Sienar les avaient suivis dans le but d'exploiter la capacité de la planète à fusionner rapidement des éléments organiques et manufacturés pour construire des chasseurs spatiaux. Des colons vendaient des « semence-partenaires » qui se liaient à leur hôte et permettaient à la planète d'adapter un vaisseau au sujet. Anakin attira beaucoup plus de semences qu'aucun avant lui ; il nomma son vaisseau le Jabitha. Quand Tarkin et Sienar arrivèrent, la planète révéla sa conscience intelligente aux Jedi expliquant que Vergere était partie avec les mystérieux « Étrangers » afin de protéger Zonoma Sekot. Anakin et Obi-Wan ne pouvaient pas la sauver mais ils purent stopper l'attaque de Tarkin.[19]
Dans un accès de rage, Anakin enflamma par la Force Ke Daiv, le guarde du corps Égorgeur de Tarkin. Cette démonstration de puissance obscure inquiéta beaucoup Obi-Wan. Le Padawan fut capturé et amené à Tarkin, mais Kenobi détruisit le vaisseau amiral de Tarkin et Zonoma Sekot activa son hyperdrive planètaire, disparaissant dans les régions inconnues. Sienar et Tarkin retournèrent dans la République, mais le Jabitha mourut à cause de sa séparation de Skywalker. Obi-Wan et Anakin retournèrent ensuite sur Coruscant.[19]
Le Vol vers l'infini
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En 27 av.BY, Maître Mace Windu envoya Kenobi et Skywalker en mission secrète sur Barlok pour contrôler l'arrogant maître Jedi Jorus C'baoth et son Padawan Lorana Jinzler. À leur insu, Kinman Doriana, sur ordre de Dark Sidious, avait planifié le résultat des négociations en faveur de Jorus, lui permettant d'être assez reconnu pour mener à bien son projet de Vol vers l'infini. Obi-Wan et Anakin secoururent Jinzler après sa capture par des mécontents, mais leurs opposants purent acquérir les composants nécessaires à la construction d'un missile et l'utilisèrent pour attaquer le bâtiment abritant les négociateurs. Kenobi essaya sans succès de stopper le missile. Cependant C'baoth parvint à le désintégrer par la Force, ce qui lui donna l'autorité nécessaire pour conclure rapidement les négociations, ainsi qu'un soutien pour son Vol vers l'infini. À la suite de l'autorisation du projet de Jorus par le Sénat, Maître Windu chargea Obi-Wan d'accompagner la mission au moins sur une partie du trajet pour surveiller l'entêté C'baoth.[20]
Durant l'expédition, Obi-Wan se confrontait souvent à C'baoth à propos des choix de ce dernier, surtout quand le maître Jedi enleva des enfants potentiellement Jedi à leurs parents au milieu de la nuit. C'est seulement quand le chancelier suprême Palpatine lui-même demanda à Kenobi et Skywalker de mettre un terme à un conflit sur un monde proche du dernier arrêt de l'expédition en territoire républicain que les deux Jedi quittèrent la mission.[20]
Peu après, Obi-Wan et son Padawan, accompagnés de Siri Tachi et son apprenti, Ferus Olin eurent la tâche d'enquêter sur la disparition du fils d'un sénateur. Afin d'infiltrer un groupe d'étudiants renégats dans une école sénatoriale d'élite sur Andara, Anakin proposa d'entrer en tant que fils de sénateurs avec Olin. Obi-Wan et Siri devait se faire passer pour des parents inscrivant leurs enfants dans cette école. Quand Ferus fut capturé, Anakin décida de ne pas prévenir Obi-Wan espérant le retrouver en continuant la mission ; quand Kenobi et le Conseil apprirent cela, ils furent furieux.[21]
Le sacrifice de Yaddle
modifierQuelque temps plus tard, Obi-Wan, Anankin, Yoda et Yaddle embarquèrent pour une mission de négociation sur Mawan afin de résoudre une guerre civile dévastatrice entre trois organisations criminelles. Ces gangs, menés par Decca le Hutt, Feena Shaan et un humain nommé Striker (qui se révélera être Granta Omega), forçaient le reste de la population à se réfugier sous-terre. Cette situation était en fait un piège mis en place par Omega. Il diffusa une arme chimique mortelle qui tua Yaddle alors qu'elle l'absorbait à travers la Force, sauvant ainsi la ville de Naatan. Kenobi et Skywalker étaient les cibles initiales de cette arme, mais elle échoua grâce au sacrifice de Yaddle. Ensemble, Obi-Wan et Anakin ramenèrent la paix sur Mawan, mais ce dernier se sentait responsable de la mort du membre du Haut Conseil Jedi.
Le sentiment de culpabilité de Skywalker face à la mort de Yaddle causa des frictions entre lui et son maître qui ne sentait pas capable de former le garçon correctement. Envoyés en mission de sauvetage dans le système d'Uziel sur une planète nommée Vangor ils furent forcés de passer outre leurs différences ; premièrement, ils durent combattre pour se sortir d'un nid de gundarks, puis, sous l'influence d'une drogue appelée la Zone d'auto-confinement, Anakin fut fait prisonnier par la scientifique Jenna Zan Arbor. Siri Tachi, Ferus Olin, Garen Muln et Clee Rhara, en partance pour une mission, reçurent le message de détresse et secoururent Obi-Wan et Anakin sur Vangor. Les Jedi se rendirent ensuite sur Typha-Dor pour prévenir de l'invasion imminente de la part de Vangor. Après avoir réussi à contrer cette invasion, ils retournèrent tous à Vangor à la poursuite de Jenna Zan Arbor mais découvrirent qu'elle avait fui.
La traque de Jenna Arbor et Roy Teda
modifier« De la capture de Zan Arbor dépend la sécurité de la Galaxie. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
Jenna s'échappa donc et ne fit plus parler d'elle jusqu'au seizième anniversaire d'Anakin. D'après des informations fournies par Tyro Caladian, les Jedi découvrirent qu'elle était apparue sur Romin, un repaire de criminels de toutes obédiences. Afin d'infiltrer la planète, Obi-Wan, Siri et leurs apprentis se firent passer pour une bande de voleurs y cherchant refuge. Ils découvrirent que Jenna s'était alliée à Roy Teda, le dirigeant de Romin et Granta Omega, leur autre grand ennemi.
La guerre civile éclata peu avant la capture des Jedi, la pègre tentant de renverser Teda. Roy et Jenna purent ainsi s'enfui au milieu de la confusion. Les criminels contactèrent les Jedi, les prenant vraiment pour des voleurs cherchant un moyen de quitter la planète. Cependant Jenna reconnut Anakin et Roy ordonna à ses hommes de s'emparer des Jedi. Avant qu'ils puissent exécuter cet ordre, Mace Windu et un groupe de Jedi arrivèrent juste à temps pour arrêter Roy et Jenna. Mais sachant qu'ils essaieraient de rejoindre Omega, ils relâchèrent leurs prisonniers.
Quelques semaines plus tard Obi-Wan et son apprenti retrouvèrent Jenna et Roy sur Fallee où ils étaient parvenus à fabriquer en masse la drogue de Zan Arbor dans l'usine de Blackwater Systems. Jenna fut contrainte de détruire l'usine et Roy Teda s'enfuit à nouveau.
Peu après Sano Sauro, un ami de Granta Omega, et Bog Divinian dirigèrent des accusations contre les Jedi afin de convaincre le Sénat galactique d'amoindrir voire d'abandonner son soutien à l'Ordre. Le vote visait à interdire l'implication des Jedi dans les activités du Sénat. Cela faisait en fait partie du plan de Sauro et Omega visant à assassiner le chancelier Palpatine en diffusant la Zone d'auto-confinement dans les conduits d'aération du Sénat. Anakin et Ferus, qui apprenaient à oublier leur rivalité, réussirent à empêcher cette tentative d'assassinat.
La machination d'Omega était découverte, mais pas à temps pour sauver vingt-et-un sénateurs et employés du Sénat des droïdes de recherche programmés par Teda. Comme Jenna et Granta n'avait plus besoin de ce dernier, il fut aussi tué par un de ses droïdes. Obi-Wan, Anakin et Siri poursuivirent à nouveau Omega, laissant Ferus protéger les sénateurs et Palpatine.
Quatre binomes Jedi furent envoyés sur Korriban, où Omega et Zan Arbor s'étaient réfugiés : Kenobi et Skywalker, Tachi et Olin, Ry-Gaul et Tru Veld et enfin Soara et Darra. Les apprentis furent séparés des maîtres pour accomplir cette mission. L'investigation de Dreshdae les mena à la Vallée des seigneurs Noirs. C'est là qu'eut lieu la confrontation finale entre Granta Omega et Kenobi qui n'eut d'autres choix que de tuer son ennemi sentant qu'il était trop dangereux pour être laissé en vie.
Maintenir la paix
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Quelque temps plus tard maître et apprenti furent envoyé en mission diplomatique sur une planète souhaitant rejoindre la République. Cependant, ils découvrirent rapidement que la population considérait le vol comme un pilier de leur société. Pendant leur séjour, le sabre laser d'Anakin fut volé. Il le rechercha en vain, honteux à l'idée d'en faire part à Obi-Wan. Quand il demanda enfin l'aide de son maître, il comprit que ce dernier savait l'arme perdue et l'avait récupéré au prix d'un subterfuge de la Force auprès du voleur. Kenobi attendait seulement que Skywalker admette la perte de l'objet.
Les deux Jedi furent ensuite chargés de protéger le sénateur Simon Greyshade. Celui-ci venait en effet de remplacer son cousin récemment assassiné au poste de sénateur de la Communalité. Le cousin de Simon, Jheramahd Greyshade, avait été poussé du toit du 500 Republica afin de bloquer le passage la Loi de réforme financière qu'il supportait. Cette loi visait à réduire la corruption qui ravageait le Sénat et, partant, la République. Obi-Wan et Anakin réussirent à sauver Simon d'une mort certaine.
A cause de ces assassinats et tentatives d'assassinats, la loi ne fut jamais votée. Certains affirment que cela entraina la sécession de nombreux mondes qui formeraient bientôt la Confédération des systèmes indépendants et que, si elle avait été appliquée, la Guerre des clones eut été évitée.
Mission sur Ansion
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En 22 av.BY, Obi-Wan et Anakin, associés à Luminara Unduli et son apprentie, Barriss Offee, furent envoyés sur Ansion pour apaiser un différend frontalier qui menaçait d'entrainer la planète hautement stratégique dans la Confédération. Si Ansion tombait, de nombreux autres monde la suivraient. Les Jedi négocièrent un traité avec les habitants des villes qui stipulait qu'ils resteraient dans la République si le peuple nomade Alwari les autorisait à s'étendre dans les plaines. Kenobi et son groupe ne savaient pas que la présidente Shu Mai de la Guilde du commerce tirait les ficelles derrière ces troubles. C'est ainsi qu'Obi-Wan et Anakin arrivèrent juste à temps pour sauver Luminara et Barriss d'une bande de tueurs. Les Jedi furent sous la menace constante d'attaques par des tueurs à gages aux services de Shu Mai et son sbire Soergg le Hutt. Deux ansioniens, Kyakhta et Bulgan, réussirent même à kidnapper Offee, mais cette dernière guérit leurs blessures et ils se mirent aux services des Jedi pour trouver les clans nomades, particulièrement la tribu Borokii.[22]
Voyageant à dos de suubatars, les Jedi bravèrent des dangers tels que les chawix volants, les hordes de kyren, la capture par les clans Yiwa et les shanhs. À un moment, ils durent amuser leurs hôtes chacun à leur façon. Obi-Wan choisit de conter une histoire qui impressionna grandement les ansioniens. Les Jedi prirent finalement contact avec la tribu Borokii qui acceptèrent le traité après avoir demandé au groupe de ramener un rare morceau de laine de surepp albinos puis de les aider à mener leur guerre contre leurs rivaux du clan Jannuul. Obi-Wan choqua ses compagnons quand il accepta le marché mais il avait un plan. Quand les lignes de bataille furent en place, les Jedi se placèrent au milieu et refusèrent de combattre, appelant les deux partis à trouver un terrain d'entente. Obi-Wan, Anakin, Luminara et Barriss furent dès lors attaqués par les deux camps mais ils réussirent à dévier les assauts et parer les coups sans aucune perte en vie.[22]
Après avoir conclu cette paix entre les tribus, les Jedi retournèrent à la capitale, Cuipernam pour informer le Conseil unitaire dirigeant la planète de leur succès. Alors qu'ils étaient à nouveau attaqués par des bandits, les deux clans envoyèrent une garde d'honneur pour les aider et Ansion resta au sein de la République grâce aux efforts de Kenobi et ses compagnons.[22]
Le déclenchement de la Guerre des clones
modifier« Obi-Wan est un grand mentor, aussi sage que Maître Yoda, et aussi puissant que Maître Windu. » ―Anakin Skywalker[src]
Dix ans après l'invasion de Naboo, revenus du conflit frontalier sur Ansion, Kenobi et Skywalker furent chargés de la protection de Padmé Amidala, que l'on avait tenté d'assassiner. Par une ruse d'Anakin, l'assassin, une Clawdite du nom de Zam Wessel fut rapidement repérée et Kenobi la poursuivit dans les rues de Coruscant pour finalement la rattraper à l'Outlander Club. Malheureusement, Wesell fut tuée par la fléchette empoisonnée d'un mystérieux tireur vêtu d'une armure mandalorienne. Le seul indice permettant de découvrir l'identité du meurtrier était cette même fléchette ; une arme de fabrication Kaminoane.[23]
Obi-Wan contacta son vieil ami Dexter Jettster qui le dirigea vers Kamino, une planète étrangement absente des Archives Jedi. Là on l'informa de la création non-autorisée d'une immense armée clone pour la République, soi-disant sur ordre du défunt maître Jedi Sifo-Dyas. Kenobi fut présenté au modèle des clones, un chasseur de primes du nom de Jango Fett. Il contacta le Conseil qui lui demanda d'arrêter Fett afin de l'interroger. Kenobi tenta donc d'appréhender le chasseur de primes ce qui conduisit à un combat féroce entre les deux hommes durant lequel Boba, le fils de Jango, tira sur Obi-Wan depuis le vaisseau de son père. Malgré les efforts du Jedi, Fett s'échappa vers Géonosis mais Kenobi put le suivre grâce à un mouchard placé in extremis sur la carlingue du vaisseau.[23]
Jango remarqua la présence du Jedi et tenta de s'en débarrasser une fois pour toute en l'entraînant à travers les anneaux de Géonosis. Le chasseur Jedi de Kenobi fut endommagé et il fut forcé de se cacher sur un astéroïde pendant que Fett, croyant en avoir fini, descendait sur la planète. Après son atterrissage, Obi-Wan découvrit la conspiration de systèmes planètaires menés par le Comte Dooku voulant faire sécession avec la République. Le Jedi fut capturé peu après avoir prévenu Anakin et le Conseil des derniers événements.[23]
Dooku tenta de convaincre Kenobi de rejoindre la Confédération des systèmes indépendants, invoquant le souvenir de Qui-Gon Jinn (l'ancien Padawan de Dooku) et lui apprenant qu'un Sith contrôlait le Sénat galactique. Le comte invita Obi-Wan à s'allier à lui pour éliminer la menace Sith une fois pour toutes. À sa grande déception, Kenobi répondit que Qui-Gon n'aurait jamais rejoint Dooku et que si le Sénat était contrôlé par les Sith, les Jedi l'auraient senti. Le comte Dooku quitta alors la cellule du Jedi, en laissant entendre qu'il serait difficile d'obtenir sa libération.[23]
La Bataille de Géonosis (22 av.BY)
modifier« Je commençais à me demander si tu avais reçu mon message.
—Je l'ai fait suivre, Maître, comme vous me l'avez demandé. Ensuite on a décidé de venir vous délivrer…
—Oh ! bravo. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi et Anakin Skywalker dans l'Arène de Géonosis[src]
Anakin et Padmé, craignant que les renforts Jedi de Coruscant n'arrivent trop tard, se rendirent sur Géonosis pour secourir Kenobi mais ils furent à leur tour capturés et condamnés à mort par les Géonosiens. L'exécution devait se dérouler dans l'arène Petranaki, où trois bêtes sauvages (un nexu, un reek et un acklay) seraient leurs bourreaux. Dans l'arène, Obi-Wan, Anakin et Padmé réussirent à se défendre contre les bêtes féroces et à retourner la situation à leur avantage. Dooku envoya alors les droidekas pour en finir avec eux.[23]
L'arrivée opportune de Mace Windu et un groupe de 200 Jedi leur sauva la vie. Cependant, Dooku révéla qu'il s'attendait à ce sauvetage et dévoila une immense armée de droïdes séparatistes (dont des droides de combat B1, des droidekas et des super droïdes de combat B2). Les Jedi combattirent avec bravoure malgré leur écrasante infériorité numérique et essuyèrent de nombreuses pertes. Maître Yoda arriva juste à temps à la tête d'une grande armée clone de Kamino pour sauver les rescapés. Ce fut le commencement de la bataille de Géonosis et de la Guerre des clones.[23]
Kenobi, Skywalker et Amidala montèrent dans une canonnière d'assaut et se joignirent à la bataille principale. Ils repérèrent le Comte Dooku en fuite escorté par deux chasseurs Nantex. Kenobi ordonna au pilote de la cannonière de le poursuivre. Quand Padmé tomba à l'extérieur du vaisseau suite à un tir des chasseurs, Obi-Wan du empêcher son Padawan de retourner à son secours.[23]
Les deux Jedi rattrapèrent le seigneur Sith et le forcèrent à combattre. Anakin se rua fougueusement sur Dooku mais celui-ci le neutralisa à l'aide d'éclairs de Force. Kenobi resta donc seul pour affronter le puissant Sith et parvint à absorber les éclairs sur son sabre laser. Obi-Wan combattit Dooku mais il fut finalement terrassé quand le Sith lui infligea de sévères blessures à la jambe et à l'épaule. Anakin avait heureusement récupéré à ce moment et pu bloquer ce qui aurait été le coup de grâce pour Kenobi.[23]
Tandis qu'Anakin et Dooku échangeaient quelques mots, Kenobi attira grâce à la Force son sabre tombé à terre puis le lança à Skywalker. Ensuite il ne put que regarder son apprenti affronter le seigneur Sith. Au début, Anakin pu prendre Dooku par surprise mais ce dernier parvint rapidement à détruire l'un des sabres du jeune Jedi. Skywalker et Dooku s'engagèrent alors dans une démonstration brutale d'escrime. Malgré les efforts du jeune Padawan, l'expérience du comte et son économie de mouvement triomphèrent sur la jeunesse et la force brute. Ainsi Obi-Wan ne put intervenir quand Dooku trancha le bras d'Anakin. c'est à ce moment critique que Yoda arriva, juste à temps pour empècher l'exécution des deux Jedi à terre. Entrainant Dooku dans un violent et vicieux duel, le Grand Maître prit le dessus et fut proche de la victoire. Dooku initia alors la chute d'une grande colonne sur Obi-Wan et Anakin, se donnant le temps de fuir pendant que Yoda appliquait tout son pouvoir à empècher la colonne de s'écrouler sur ses frères Jedi.[23]
De retour sur Coruscant, Kenobi fut soigné par Vokara Che au Temple Jedi. Après son rétablissement complet, Maître Yoda l'envoya demander à la sénatrice Amidala de mettre un terme à sa relation avec l'Élu ; ayant reçu sa parole, Obi-Wan retourna au Temple.
La Guerre des clones (22 av.BY – 19 ap.BY)
modifier« You fought in the Clone Wars ? "
"Yes. I was once a Jedi Knight, the same as your father. » ―Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
Kenobi became a General in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars as he lead the Republic to many famous victories, beginning with the countering of the Dark Reaper Project alongside Anakin and Mace Windu on planets such as Thule, Rhen Var, Kashyyyk, and Raxus Prime. In these battles, Kenobi usually participated from the cockpit of his fighter tank, but also led from a LAAT/i while covering the evacuation of Rhen Var and scouted from a speeder bike on Raxus Prime before a battle there. While Anakin was ultimately successful in countering the threat, Obi-Wan was disturbed at Anakin's cockiness over his victory. This was followed soon after by his brilliant leadership at the First Battle of Kamino in which he led the Republic to victory. As his reputation increased Obi-Wan earned the moniker "The Negotiator" for his brilliant diplomatic solutions as an alternative to fighting. Another testimonial to Obi-Wan's importance in the Clone Wars was that his likeness was used, along with that of his apprentice, in a hologram deployed on Republic shooting ranges to train clone sharpshooters in distinguishing between friendly and hostile targets.[24] Obi-Wan would come to be a part of what many Jedi referred to as the Old Guard, Jedi considered likely to be put on the Jedi High Council.[6]
Le Gaz des marais d'Ohma-D'un
modifierDispatched with Anakin and another Jedi named Glaive and his Padawan Zule Xiss the four Jedi worked together in response to the new chemical weapon known as 'swamp gas' used on Ohma-D'un. Obi-Wan and Glaive would often be at odds with each other during the mission. During the mission the group was attacked by Asajj Ventress and the dreaded bounty hunter Durge. The ensuing skirmish saw Obi-Wan rescue Glaive from Durge but nonetheless Glaive was killed by Ventress who also cut off Xiss' arm. Obi-Wan and Zule nevertheless managed to resist against Ventress, even while being poisoned by the gas, until the timely arrival of Skywalker and Alpha-17. Obi-Wan and Anakin eventually drove off the two assassins saving Zule Xiss, but were unable to keep them from escaping or retrieve the antidote from them.
After the incident on Ohma-D'un Obi-Wan, accompanied by four nomadic Jedi Masters, Nico Diath, Jon Antilles, Knol Ven'nari and Master Fay, were dispatched to recover the antidote to the swamp gas used by the Confederacy on Ohma-D'un. Obi-Wan often felt he was out of his league with these four legendary Jedi Masters, but Fay assured him that his knowledge of the toxin to the mission would be invaluable.
Once they arrived on Queyta where the antidote was believed to be the group was ambushed by Durge and Asajj Ventress. Ven'nari was the first to fall when Durge fired upon the native worker's causing their pressure suits to explode. Ven'nari's power kept the explosion from harming the group but the strain was too much. Antilles went for Ventress but fell when Durge destroyed the bridge he was standing on, but Antilles survived. Diath was killed when Ventress collapsed the ceiling on him and had molten lava rain down onto him. Antilles was finally killed while grappling with Durge when the mercenary thrust him into a lava pit, but not before the Gen'Dai's regenerative arms were melted off. Fay and Kenobi survived long enough to confront Ventress, who was in control of the antidote and trying to escape with it to Separatist-friendly space. Using the Force, Master Fay hurled shards of glass and metal at Ventress, catching the Dark Jedi in the throat with a large piece of debris. Believing Ventress to be dead, Kenobi and Fay set off to return to Coruscant. Ventress was far from dead, however, and rose up to spear Master Fay in the back with a lightsaber.
Mortally wounded, Fay survived long enough to ensure Kenobi escaped from Queyta with the antidote, then died in his arms. Unfortunately the 'swamp gas' would be modified to become a deadly chemical weapon called Trihexalophine1138 that would later decimate the forest of the planet Honoghr.
La Bataille de Muunilinst et l'apparition de Grievous
modifier« I doubt even Master Qui-Gon could've prepared a Jedi Knight for this. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
It was Senior Jedi General Kenobi who fought courageously against battle droids and crushed the forces of San Hill and the Confederacy in the Battle of Muunilinst&mdash ; an early victory that would do much to build the warrior's reputation. His forces on Muunilinst included the Muunilinst 10 and a Lancer Battalion, which Kenobi led into battle on 105-K speeder bikes. During the battle, Kenobi also managed to defeat Durge in single combat twice : first after leading his squadron of speeder bikes into battle and then in the very command center of the Separatist leaders.
Soon after the Battle of Muunilinst was over Obi-Wan was contacted by Jedi Master Daakman Barrek who called for his assistance in the disastrous Battle of Hypori. Obi-Wan sent the Muunilinst 10 led by Captain Fordo to rescue the remaining Jedi task force from the newly revealed General Grievous. In the end, they were only able to rescue three of the six Jedi. Ki-Adi-Mundi, Shaak Ti, and Aayla Secura survived, but Tarr Seir and Sha'a Gi were killed by Grievous. K'Kruhk was assumed dead. However, he had simply entered a state of hibernation to recuperate from his otherwise fatal wounds.
La Bataille de Skye
modifierIn 21 BBY, Obi-Wan temporarily took Halagad Ventor as a Padawan in addition to Anakin, following the demise of Ventor's former master.[25] They travelled to the planet of Skye, where they fought against a genetic terrorist. They foiled the terrorist's plot that threatened the planet with total destruction.[26] Following the battle, Skywalker discovered the 13 year old S'kytri Kharys, who proved to be strong in the Force. He wished to take her back with them for training, but Kenobi and Ventor believed she was too old to start on the path of a Jedi and refused to take her. However, Anakin promised Kharys that he would return one day to train her.[25]
Les tueurs de Jedi
modifierObi-Wan was later partnered with fellow Jedi Kit Fisto on his mission to Ord Cestus to end the production of Jedi Killer droids on the planet, in addition to preventing the planet from falling to the Confederacy. Traveling with the barrister Doolb Snoil while Kit worked in the desert with four ARCs, Kenobi made contact with both the Five Ruling Families of Ord Cestus and the Desert Wind irregulars, trained and led by Fisto and the clones. While Obi-Wan and Snoil tried to find a peaceful resolution to the problem, Fisto and the ARCs were preparing the Desert Wind troops for a guerrilla war, if necessary. In addition to his delicate negotiations with the ruling council, Obi-Wan helped preserve the position of G'Mai Duris and worked to pierce the veil of intrigue surrounding the government's workings. Deciding that the time had come for more drastic measures, Kenobi and Fisto staged an attack on members of the Five Ruling Families, with Fisto pretending to be a Dark Acolyte from Count Dooku and Obi-Wan repelling him. While the ruse was successful, their theatrics were secretly revealed to the Five Ruling Families by Asajj Ventress via an emissary. Expelled from the planet, Kenobi and Snoil left, but Kenobi jettisoned in an escape pod to rendezvous with Fisto, though Snoil later rejoined them after the ship was attacked and he took flight in an escape pod also. While working with the clones, Obi-Wan and Fisto began to understand them more, and even taught them elements of the Jedi Flow exercise.
Conducting a hit-and-run campaign against Cestian manufacturing and infrastructure facilities, Kenobi tried to prevent loss of life. However, after an ambush on his troops in which many Desert Wind fighters and Snoil were killed, and with increasing pressure from the Supreme Chancellor to resolve the conflict or bombard Ord Cestus, Obi-Wan and Fisto planned a mission to knock out Cestian manufacturing. During the mission, Fisto was almost killed by Asajj Ventress but was saved by Kenobi, who defeated the Dark Acolyte. Obi-Wan also constructed the rare lightwhip which was used by Fisto during the mission. Upon returning from defeating Ventress, Kenobi received a message from one of the ARCs&mdash ; Jangotat&mdash ; reporting that he had called in the orbital bombardment, which would have targeted the population centers due to Ventress's sabotage, onto his location, which was also the hideaway for the Five Ruling Families. With them dead, and with the Separatist plan revealed to be a fraud by both Jangotat and Ventress, Ord Cestus was able to negotiate a settlement.
La Bataille de Jabiim
modifier« I won't fail you. "
"No Anakin, don't fail yourself. » ―Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
Obi-Wan also led troops during the infamous Battle of Jabiim. The Republic suffered heavy casualties and weren't prepared for the atrocious conditions on the planet. The enemies' forces made great gains in the first weeks of the fighting until the commander, General Norcuna, was killed. Soon after, Obi-Wan himself was believed dead after being caught inside an exploding walker. In reality, Obi-Wan and Alpha-17 had been captured by Asajj Ventress and taken to her fortress on Rattatak. There Kenobi was tortured using a Sith torture mask that obscured his connection to the Force in an attempt to break the Jedi and show his uselessness to Count Dooku. Kenobi's ingenuity, however, eventually led to the pair's escape.
Throughout their capture, Obi-Wan had used what little Force power he had to bend the pipes in the wall of his and Alpha's cell until they eventually burst. In the confusion, they liberated many of the prisoners before running into Ventress.
After a brief lightsaber fight in which Obi-Wan made use of Ky Narec's lightsaber, he and Alpha escaped the planet in a stolen Fanblade fighter. Flying to Riflor, they were briefly forced to hold off an army of bounty hunters hired by Ventress before being rescued by Anakin Skywalker and Ki-Adi-Mundi. Mundi had been assigned as Anakin's master after Obi-Wan's presumed death.
After the skirmish, Anakin was given back over to Obi-Wan, with Master Mundi relieved to no longer have to train such a headstrong student.
Obi-Wan never forgot his captor, the deadly Asajj Ventress.
Obi-Wan et les pirates Merson
modifier« I'm afraid I don't care much for addictive stimulants. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi.[src]
According to a story told by Leia Organa in 0 ABY (which she had been told by her father, who in turn had heard it from the droid 68-RKO who was an eye witness), Obi-Wan helped Captain Quasar defend his pleasure cruiser bound for Alderaan in 21 BBY. When approached by a group of hostile Merson pirates in the Merson asteroid field, Captain Quasar asked Obi-Wan, who was a passenger aboard the cruiser, for his assistance. Obi-Wan quickly discovered that someone aboard the pleasure cruiser had installed a signaling beacon aboard the ship that informed the pirates of its whereabouts.
Using the Force as his guide, Obi-Wan moved the ship into the asteroid field, in order to outmaneuver the Merson Pirates. The strategy was a success, and Obi-Wan and the ship's crew managed to destroy the pirate vessels, using the pleasure cruiser's two standard energy cannons.
In the meantime, the beacon had been located in the ship's lounge, and an angry mob of passengers suspected the shady character, Augustus Tryll—a criminal that Obi-Wan had conversed with prior to the Merson attack. Tryll had been impressed by the Jedi's handling of an aggressive drunk and had offered him some Deltron spice. The mob suspected Tryll because it turned out that his spice fermentation device radiated microwaves that were detected by the pirates. As the mob approached Tryll, Obi-Wan objected to their accusations, arguing that they had no evidence that Tryll was aware that the device worked as a sort of beacon for the pirates. This caused the mob to accuse Obi-Wan of conspiring with Tryll and the Merson Pirates. Faced with an angry mob, threatening to kill him and Tryll, Obi-Wan drew his lightsaber. Tryll tried in vain to goad Kenobi into cutting down the angry mob, but Obi-Wan refused and used it to destroy the fermentation device instead. This caused the mob to back down and leave Tryll and the Jedi alone.
As Tryll fell to his knees and offered his thanks, Obi-Wan declined his gratitude and retired to his cabin, arguing that he wanted to finish the journey in peace.[27]
La perte d'un amour
modifierIn 20 BBY, Obi-Wan reunited with Siri Tachi when they teamed up with Anakin and Padmé to acquire a special codebreaker on the planet Genian. The Separatists were also after the important codebreaking mechanism invented by Talesan Fry, whom Siri and Obi-Wan had met twenty years earlier in a mission to protect him from bounty hunters. Talesan was now the founder of a very wealthy business on Genian, a world that remained neutral during the war. Reuniting with Talesan brought back old memories to Obi-Wan and Siri of the feelings that they once had for each other. After convincing Talesan to give the device to the Republic, they were attacked by someone else from the past, the bounty hunter Magus, who had killed Talesan's parents.
Talesan accompanied the Jedi and Senator Amidala to Azure, where the Republic was fighting off more Separatists. While Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Talesan fought off the attack led by Magus (who was working for the Corporate Alliance), Siri and Padmé took a starfighter of their own to go after Magus himself. Upon reaching Magus' starfighter, Siri made a desperate leap and landed on it. She was able to break into his ship and fight him off, which resulted in the ship's crash landing, but in the process she was shot by Magus.
Obi-Wan found Siri and tried to save her, but she stopped him knowing she was dying. Siri handed him the blue warming crystal she had from that earlier mission together, telling Obi-Wan that she would always be with him, and then passed on. Her death devastated Kenobi, bringing him close to the dark side as he held his lightsaber blade to Magus' throat. However, he regained control, sparing the merciless bounty hunter. Anakin thought this indicated that Obi-Wan did not truly love Siri, because he couldn't imagine not avenging Padmé's death, had she died. Obi-Wan later realized he had learned to love with an open heart, a lesson Qui-Gon had long tried to teach him. He could live with losing Siri.
Promotions
modifier« Who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him ? » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi to Han Solo[src]
As a High General, Kenobi took command of the Open Circle Armada and the Third Systems Army, which included Clone Commander Cody's 7th Sky Corps. Towards the end of the Clone Wars, Kenobi, Skywalker and Commander Cody took part in a number of successful and high profile missions, including the First Battle of Cato Neimoidia. Kenobi was also known to wear parts of Phase I clone trooper armor along with a Jetpack and a Clone Trooper Helmet similar to Commander Cody's.
During this time of war, Obi-Wan's reputation and talent on the battlefield and his legendary diplomacy skills had him promoted to Jedi Master, and he was granted a seat on the Jedi High Council to replace Depa Billaba, who had fallen to the dark side and was in a coma after a mission to Haruun Kal. From this exalted position, Obi-Wan helped to develop the tactics of the Grand Army of the Republic and became one of the leading members of the Jedi High Council. Jedi Master Kenobi was able to witness the growing strain between the Chancellor's office and the Jedi firsthand. His position on the council also allowed him to advocate the promotion of his Padawan Anakin Skywalker to Jedi Knight. After a tense debate with the rest of the council, Obi-Wan finally convinced them to grant Anakin his knighthood, but with this Obi-Wan took the responsibility of covering for Anakin's unorthodox actions that were frowned upon by the rest of the council.
During the initial stages of the Battle of Rendili, Obi-Wan discovered the renegade Quinlan Vos aboard the exploration vessel Titavian IV. Vos had betrayed Dooku's trust, and the Count had sent Asajj Ventress and Tol Skorr to eliminate him. Ventress and Obi-Wan battled yet again, though this time the dark lady felt assured of victory, riding a ferocious rancor in pursuit of her nemesis. Obi-Wan and Quinlan escaped, but Ventress followed Obi-Wan back to Coruscant.
La bataille de Christophsis
modifier« I told you this victory was too easy ! » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi to Anakin Skywalker, when the droid army returned for another fight[src]
In 22 BBY[28], after the Jedi Council received a plea from the planet of Christophsis for help against the invading the Separatists, Obi-Wan and Anakin were dispatched to save the planet, along with Clone Commander Cody and Clone Captain Rex. However, after evidence was revealed that a traitor was giving inside information to the Separatists, Obi-Wan and Anakin left to secretly scout behind enemy lines, leaving Cody and Rex to find the traitor. Upon arriving at the Separatist base, they met and dueled Asajj Ventress. After she escaped, the two Jedi followed her and discovered an entire army amassing to march on the city. Returning to their base, they discovered that Sergeant Slick was the traitor, and he was taken to lockup. However, he had managed to sabotage most of their weapons, and forced to defend the planet against an entire Separatist army, the Jedi requested reinforcements.
Obi-Wan and his former apprentice led Torrent Company and Ghost Squadron with Rex and Cody. They managed to defeat the first wave of droids, but their opponents soon returned. Obi-Wan's former apprentice wiped out the tri-droids with Rex, and the cannons took charge of the rest of the droid troops. The Separatist army retreated under General Whorm Loathsom's order. Following this, a shuttle arrived, carrying what was assumed to be Obi-Wan's next apprentice. The Padawan introduced herself as Ahsoka Tano, but she revealed that she was assigned to be Anakin's Padawan, not Obi-Wan's, much to Anakin's dismay. Anakin later commented that he thought that it had been Obi-Wan's idea for him to train an apprentice.
Soon after this, Rex and Ahsoka discovered that the Separatists had activated a deflector shield and the battle was reignited. While Anakin and Ahsoka set off to deactivate the shield, the clone troopers were outnumbered easily, and their cannons could not get through the shield, even at full power. Within minutes there were only a limited amount of clones left, and Obi-Wan was surrounded by Whorm and his battle droids. He surrendered, but was able to stall Whorm and eventually ring him by the neck.
Skywalker and Tano were able to deactivate the shield and the battle became a Republic victory. Afterward, Master Yoda informed the Jedi that the Republic had been contacted by Jabba the Hutt, as he was willing to ally himself with them, should they locate and rescue his kidnapped son.
Aide à un Hutt
modifier« Don't worry, R4. I'm sure Jabba's in a good mood. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi to R4-P17, while reaching Tatooine[src]
Yoda ordered Obi-Wan to Tatooine, so as to negotiate safe travel for Republic ships through Hutt Space, while Anakin and Ahsoka sought out Jabba's son. Obi-Wan reluctantly began negotiations with the crimelord and was present when Jabba learnt that the bounty hunters he had sent to search for his son had returned without their bodies ; Jabba then promised hyperspace routes in his territories for the Republic in exchange for his retrieved son. Obi-Wan reported this information to Anakin, who was on his way to Teth where Jabba's son had been located, before informing Yoda and Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. It was suspected that the kidnapping was a Separatist plot, which aimed to turn Jabba against the Republic.
La Bataille de Teth
modifier« Master Kenobi. Always chasing after Skywalker. How predictable. "
"Anakin leaves quite a mess. Which always leads me to you, Ventress. » ―Asajj Ventress and Obi-Wan Kenobi [src]
Obi-Wan arrived on Teth immediately, and found Rex and the army heavily outnumbered by battle droids. With his reinforcements, the battle was then even again while he went to search for Anakin, R2-D2 and Ahsoka. Unfortunately, he ran into Asajj Ventress whom he battled through the B'omarr Monastery. Eventually slicing through her saberstaff and throwing away one half, she gave up and called for a Vulture droid to rescue her.
Returning to his troops, he later learnt that Anakin had taken a B-Wing-like ship called the Twilight and had flown to Tatooine where he and Ahsoka had battled Dooku and IG-100 MagnaGuards, before giving Jabba's son back to him. After fending off the droids, he and Yoda took gunships to pick up the Jedi team, and Jabba confirmed passage through his routes.
La Bataille de Gwori
modifier After Master Windu briefed a gathering of Jedi and highlighted a key issue in the war ; that the Separatists vastly out numbered the Republic in terms of ships, Master Kenobi suggested a surgical strike on the InterGalactic Banking Clan warship building factories. It soon became clear that the Gwori System was the prime target, yet due to the Republic forces being too splintered, it would be impossible to launch an all-out attack.Anakin ordered Ahsoka to not participate in the mission, however, after he, Obi-Wan and the strike team were frozen, she manipulated Admiral Yularen into believing that Skywalker had decided to reverse his order and allow Ahsoka to be frozen and accompany the team on world. As R2-D2 piloted the frozen teams shuttle on world, a Separatist commander noticed an irregularity and orders the ship fired upon. Artoo had the carbonite slabs strewn from the ship, and moments before it was destroyed, escaped it himself.[28]
Artoo freed Ahsoka from her carbonite slab, who in turn freed the rest of the strike team ; her Master being less than impressed to discover that she had disobeyed his commands. While the team located the Separatist shipyards, they were unable to contact Republic bombers, due to the Separatists having jammed all communications. However, Ahsoka noticed a communications tower near by and after fighting their way in, the team commed Masters Plo Koon and Saesee Tiin and it was organized that the bombers would strike at dawn.[28]
Unfortunately, the overseer of the shipyards, Juhm, noticed the unauthorized transmission and attempted to destroy the comm tower, though the team escaped and split up. B2 super battle droids equipped with jetpacks trailed Ahsoka and her faction of the strike team into a cave, where she was forced to kill a large reptilian carnivore. Kenobi and Skywalker soon learnt that the Separatists were using organic slaves to build warships ; quite surprising due to it being far less productive than the use of droids. Later, the remnants of the strike team, Ahsoka, Anakin, Obi-Wan and Rex, are captured, though they proceeded to escape.[28]
In addition, the Separatist slaves revolted and joined the Jedi strike team. However, upon the arrival of the Republic forces, and the destruction of half of the shipyards, the escape craft of the Jedi and slaves was nearly destroyed by friendly fire ; though after comming the forces, the situation was resolved. The freed Separatist slaves were made Republic citizens and then began the work of building warships for the Republic.[28]
Les esclavagistes
modifier On Kiros, a Togruta colony world under the control of the Separatists, Ahsoka was apprehensive due to the horrors faced by her people. While Obi-Wan "negotiated" with Commander Ugg, the Master-Padawan team of Anakin and Ahsoka disabled all the bombs around the city, except the one near Ugg's escape ship. Afterwards, they discovered that the entire planet's population had disappeared.After making contact with Grand Master Yoda, the Jedi were informed by the diminutive Master, that Dooku had begun to spread lies about the Republic destroying the population of Kiros. When told about the Zygerrians, Yoda recounted how the Jedi crushed there empire on the orders of the Republic. Anakin ordered everybody to get ready and for the ship to jump to the Zygerrian system while Obi-Wan informed Ahsoka about how Anakin was once a slave, causing this mission to effect him some what.
Aboard the Twilight, the Jedi hid in an asteroid field, which is all that remained of the homeworld of the Shi'Kar after it was struck by a comet. Smugglers, scavengers and pirates used it as a haven as Republic cruisers were unable to maneuver safely through the asteroid field. The Jedi and the Zygerrian's engaged in combat, though they were soon forced back and Ahsoka was captured by the captain of the Zygerrian slave ship.
The captain used Ahsoka's comlink to try and strike a deal but Anakin, Obi-Wan and Rex were already in space-suits and mounting a rescue mission. Once aboard, the small group took the Zygerrian's captive and discovered that the Zygerrian Queen planed to auction off the captured Togrutas in an attempt to bring the Zygerrians back to prominence. As such, the Jedi formulated a plan to use Ahsoka as merchandise and thwart the Queen's plans.
Le Malveillant
modifierLater, when information arose regarding a mysterious Separatist superweapon that systematically destroyed several Republic fleets, the Council sent one of its members, Master Plo Koon, to track it down. However, upon Master Plo comming Anakin with information regarding the unknown weapon, his communications systems became jammed and he was unable to be contacted. As such, Anakin reported these events to Chancellor Palpatine, and Masters Yoda, Windu and Kenobi.[29]
The Council, in conjunction with the Supreme Chancellor, decided against mounting a task force to ascertain the situation that Master Plo had found himself in, feeling that his forces were most likely entirely wiped out much like previous fleets. However, Anakin's Padawan, Ahsoka, having a special connection to Master Plo, refused to believe that he had been killed, and as such, she and Anakin disregarded the Council's orders and journeyed to the Abregado system.[29]
Master Kenobi soon discovered his former Padawan's actions and was forced to report them to the Council. However, Anakin's recklessness soon proved fortunate, after he successfully rescued Plo Koon and a handful of troops. In addition, Master Plo was able to reveal the nature of the Separatist superweapon ; it was a giant ship, known as the Malevolence, with ion cannons capable of disabling entire fleets.[29]
With this information, Anakin formulated a daring plan to engage and destroy the Malevolence's ion cannons using Y-wing bombers, to prevent the destruction of an Outer Rim medical center. It would then fall to Kenobi to enter the system and destroy the massive warship using the combined fire power of his fleet. Obi-Wan helped organize the evacuation of the medical center, dispatching medical frigates for the evacuation. While Anakin's task force proved successful in destroying the ion cannons, the Malevolence was so large that it could withstand the fire of Kenobi's fleet.[30]
Indeed, the situation became confounded when Kenobi's old friend, Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo, appeared in system during the battle, having been given false information regarding a diplomatic mission to the system.[31] Kenobi and Skywalker were horrified as they watched Amidala become pulled aboard the Malevolence by a tractor beam. The pair quickly mounted a mission to rescue her, which ultimately proved successful, though Kenobi was forced to engage in a brief duel with General Grievous while attempting to sabotage the warship's hyperdrive. In addition, Skywalker and Amidala rigged the warship's navacomputer to pilot it into a nearby moon, destroying the deadly superweapon, before which the group escaped.[31]
Some weeks later, while searching for General Grievous and his fleet, Kenobi and Skywalker came to the aid of Commander Cody and Captain Rex, after the pair of clones engaged Separatist forces on the Rishi moon. The Jedi's fleet arrived just in time to force Grievous' ships out of the system, foiling the cyborg's plot to launch a surprise attack on Kamino.[32]
La Bataille de Bothawui et ses conséquences
modifierSince Grievous had been ambushing fleets, Obi-Wan advised Anakin to retreat, but Skywalker planned on ambushing the cyborg. Unfortunately, while pursuing him, Anakin's fighter was damaged, and although he was rescued, R2-D2 went missing. Worse, Anakin hadn't wipe the astromech's memory, which included dangerous tactical files belonging to the Republic.[33] Anakin risked everything to retrieve the droid, but also managed to take out Skytop Station, where Artoo was being held.[34] After Anakin risked his troopers and even his Padawan Ahsoka to save Artoo, an exasperated Obi-Wan grudgingly accepted what had happened without severely rebuking Anakin.
Accrochage avec des pirates
modifierObi-Wan and Anakin later spearheaded an attempt to capture the head of the Confederacy, Count Dooku himself. While the Jedi's attempts to capture the Count aboard his flagship proved unsuccessful, Ahsoka successfully commanded a Republic force against it, forcing Dooku to crash land on Vanqor during his escape from the doomed vessel. While Obi-Wan and Anakin searched for the Count in a cave nearby to the wreckage of his personal craft, Dooku used the Force to cause a roof collapse, trapping the Jedi and securing his escape.[35]
After making contact with a nearby group of pirates, Dooku secured himself a route offworld ; only to find himself captured by the wily gang of pirates who hoped to trade him for a hefty ransom from the Republic. After being rescued by Ahsoka, Obi-Wan and Anakin were sent to the pirates stronghold to ensure they had indeed captured Dooku, and after he received confirmation from him, Chancellor Palpatine had Representative Binks and Senator Kharrus lead a diplomatic mission to trade a ransom for the Count.[35]
The pirates proved treacherous, however, and captured Anakin and Obi-Wan, hoping to gain an additional ransom for them. Fortunately, Representative Binks was able to rescue them, though the mission did come at the cost of Senator Kharrus' life, and Dooku managed to yet again evade the clutches of the Republic.[36]
La Bataille d'Orto Plutonia
modifierA short time later, Obi-Wan and Anakin were called to Orto Plutonia to ascertain why the Republic had lost contact with a clone outpost there. The Jedi and clones were accompanied by Chairman Chi Cho of Pantora and Senator Riyo Chuchi, who had been recalled to the Pantoran system by Cho so that he could use her Senatorial authority to command the Jedi. Orto Plutonia was technically under the control of the Pantoran Assembly, and as such, Cho felt that he should be directly involved in the Jedi's investigation.[37]
With Rex, Obi-Wan found the Republic base to be devoid of life, all clones stationed there having been killed. Similarly, they found a nearby Separatist base to be likewise affected and found clues of a third party being involved in the demise of both forces. Anakin and Obi-Wan then followed clues to a nearby canyon, where they spotted light reflections. Shortly afterwards they met primitive, but sentient, inhabitants ; the Talz. Despite the language barrier, Obi-Wan and Anakin managed to make it clear that their mission was one of peace, and they arranged a diplomatic meeting between the Pantorans and the Talz.[37]
When they delivered the news, Chairman Chi Cho arrogantly refused to believe that the Talz could be considered a sentient race and called them trespassers and animals, stating that Pantora hadn't evidence of life on the planet in all their history. Riyo Chuchi tried to mediate, feeling that it was for the Senate to decide the matter, but to no avail.[37]
Upon arrival at the meeting place, the Talz leader, Thi-Sen, politely asked that the Republic leave them in peace and withdraw their presence from Orto Plutonia. However, Chi Cho still refused to accept the Talz as sentients and arrogantly declared Plutonia as sovereign Pantoran property, deliberately provoking a war. In order to gain sanctity for his actions, he declared this to be an internal affair of Pantora ; so as to remove the Jedi from the equation. Anakin and Obi-Wan appealed to Riyo Chuchi, to find a way to resolve the political matter diplomatically. In response she contacted the Speaker of the Pantoran Assembly, who granted her the authority to negotiate peace and declared the Chairman out of order.[37]
However, this solution came too late : while returning to their base, Chi Cho and his escort were ambushed by a Talz war party, forcing them to fight back, and Chairman Cho was felled by a spear in his back. Anakin, Obi-Wan and Senator Chuchi arrived in time to save Cho, Rex and the remaining escort from being overrun, but even with his last breath, Cho insisted on killing the Talz for the 'good' of his people as his final command. Chuchi politely declined, informing him of the Assembly's decision. Dumbfounded that he was overruled and that his people preferred peace to war, Chi expired. Senator Chuchi pursued a peaceful approach and managed to cease hostilities, conceding sovereignty of Plutonia to the Talz. As she and the Jedi boarded a gunship offworld, Obi-Wan stated that to maintain peace, she should make it last.[37]
Le virus de l'ombre bleue
modifierStopper le Dr Vindi
modifierThe Jedi Council later sent Obi-Wan, along with Anakin and Ahsoka, to Naboo in response to intelligence that suggested that a Separatist bio-lab had been set up on the planet. Senator Amidala and Representative Jar Jar Binks sent off to search for the lab, but contact was lost, and Anakin sent Ahsoka along with the Gungan native Peppi Bow to locate them. Meanwhile, Anakin and Obi-Wan learned from new information discovered by Captain Gregar Typho that Separatist scientist Nuvo Vindi was using the lab to perfect the deadly Blue Shadow Virus so as to release it into key Republic star systems.[38]
When Ahsoka and Peppi searched the swamp where Padmé and Jar Jar disappeared, they accidentally found a spy cam. While hiding from the spy cam, Ahsoka contacted Anakin and Obi-Wan who told her to detonate a bomb in the south bunker to create a distraction. After this, Kenobi entered the lab and aided Ahsoka, before beginning a search for Vindi's virus bombs. Though Vindi attempted to release the virus, the Jedi were able to apprehend him and rescue Padmé and Jar Jar.[38]
Trouver l'antidote
modifierWhen Obi-Wan and Anakin prepared to transfer Vindi for trial, Ahsoka, Padmé and several clones discovered that a vial of the virus was missing. Though they were able to sound the alarm, it was not in time, and Vindi's still-at-large assistant droid was able to detonate a bomb, releasing the virus throughout the lab. The Jedi were then forced to make their way to the planet of Iego to search for the antidote to the virus, so as to save Padmé and Ahsoka.[39]
While on Iego, the Jedi were able to free the people there from an insidious Separatist weapon designed to prevent the inhabitants from leaving the planet, with the help of young Jaybo Hood. Fortunately, they were also able to locate the antidote and returned in time to save Padmé and Ahsoka.[39]
La Bataille de Ryloth
modifierForcer le blocus
modifierAfter Techno Union leader Wat Tambor seized control of Ryloth and its inhabitants, the Jedi Council devised a plan for Obi-Wan and Mace Windu to lead a ground assault to invade and liberate the planet. Anakin and Ahsoka were dispatched to destroy the Separatist blockade surrounding the planet and clear the way for the invasion forces, but their first attack failed horribly. During a report, Anakin reported that they had lost a cruiser and an entire squadron of fighters, and that Ahsoka was shaken from loosing so many men on her first mission. Obi-Wan acknowledged Ahsoka's need for support and time to get over this ordeal, but told Anakin that he would need her to succeed. Even with only half his forces remaining, Anakin was given only one planetary rotation to destroy the blockade. He piloted the Defender into the lead control ship, forcing its commander, Captain Mar Tuuk, to flee, leaving only droids in charge of the blockade. Fortunately, with the support of a recovered Admiral Yularen, Ahsoka was able to lead a successful attack on the blockade. Later, after the invasion forces arrived out of hyperspace, Ahsoka told Obi-Wan that the way was clear, but Obi-Wan didn't even want to know how Anakin had devised a plan to end up in an escape pod instead of commanding his fleet.[40]
Assaut sur la planète
modifier« We need to remember why we're here. We came to aid the Twi'leks, not destroy their home. » ―Obi-Wan to Ghost Company aboard the Crumb Bomber[src]
As Obi-Wan and Ghost Company left the Acclamator assault ships aboard the Crumb Bomber and other gunships to land on Nabat, proton cannons from below attacked the Acclamator ships. Mace Windu tasked Obi-Wan with destroying the cannons and allowing the transports to land. To prevent the destruction of the Twileks' home, the clone forces were forced to only utilize blasters and droid poppers. After taking out the droids in a bunker on the outskirts of the village, Obi-Wan and the clones entered the city and set up a temporary camp. Obi-Wan sent Commander Cody, Wooley, Waxer and Boil to scout ahead. Cody and Wooley came back and reported that the droids had taken the Twi'leks hostage. During a following conference with Mace, Obi-Wan stated that the prisoners would make the mission harder but not impossible. Unfortunately, a recon droid sent by tactical droid commander TX-20 spied on them. After Cody realized that Waxer and Boil still had not returned, Cody sent a transmission out before the Republic forces moved on. Upon entering the village, Obi-Wan and the clones encountered starved gutkurrs, who began to attack them. Obi-Wan lured the creatures into an alley with the Force, and Cody and the clones shot at a bridge above its entrance, trapping the creatures.[41]
Waxer and Boil then emerged out of an underground tunnel with the young Twi'lek girl Numa, and Obi-Wan understood why they had been "sidetracked". Obi-Wan conversed to Numa in Twi'leki and learned that she could lead them to the prisoners. He tasked Cody with creating a diversion for the droids, while he went with Waxer, Boil and Numa to the underground passages. As Cody and his men distracted the droids, Obi-Wan managed to free the Twi'lek hostages, and they fled into the tunnels. Obi-Wan then took control of a proton cannon, and with the help of Waxer and Boil, he managed to take out the other cannons. However, a shot from TX-20's tank blasted the three aside. Numa ran first ran over to the clones and then to Obi-Wan, but as TX-20 targeted the two, the former Twi'lek hostages overran the tank and destroyed the droid, and Obi-Wan attempted to shield Numa's eyes from the violence. After the Acclamator transports landed, Mace Windu commended Obi-Wan on his victory, but stated that the next mission was much harder : to retake the capital city of Lessu and free the planet. As the Republic forces departed for the capital, Numa called "Nerra ! " out to Waxer and Boil one last time, and Obi-Wan translated for them : "Nerra" meant "brother".[41]
Capture de l'hemisphère sud
modifierAfter Windu and his forces had headed for Lessu, Obi-Wan went with his forces to capture the southern hemisphere of Ryloth. Obi-Wan was able to successfully take the Jixuan desert. After Windu enlisted the help of the Twi'lek freedom fighters, Windu was able to take Lessu and capture Wat Tambor, freeing the planet from Separatist rule.[42]
Asajj Ventress
modifierThe waning months of the Clone Wars saw Obi-Wan become obsessed with the Dark Jedi whom he and Anakin had faced numerous times, Asajj Ventress. Through numerous battles with Ventress Obi-Wan had found out much about her past and believed that there was still some good in her. For a time he forsook the war to search for this enemy and even brought his former Padawan Anakin along with him, in what Anakin considered to be a wild bantha chase since he believed himself to have killed Ventress when she followed him to Coruscant. However after following several clues that pointed to her survival, Anakin became less and less sure of this conviction. Eventually the two found her on Boz Pity in a bacta tank. She attacked the two when she came out of her trance but was once again defeated, and abandoned by Dooku. Finally she let go of her anger and rage and put herself in a trance that made her appear dead. She was taken aboard a medical ship (along with Alpha 17), awoke shortly after, and ordered the pilot to take her far away from the war, Dooku, and the Jedi. Obi-Wan was left believing that she was truly dead.
Les sièges de la Bordure extérieure
modifierObi-Wan spent the last few months before the end of the war serving with Anakin on the Outer Rim Sieges. These took them to some of the most remote worlds in the galaxy, and forced them to stay for long periods of time. While this was a strain on Anakin being away from his secret wife, Obi-Wan took these campaigns in his stride, leading the Republic to a long string of victories. In the few weeks before the Battle of Coruscant Obi-Wan and Anakin even took up the search for the mysterious Darth Sidious, and uncovered information that almost allowed Mace Windu to find Sidious, but Windu was stopped before he uncovered Sidious' identity when Coruscant was attacked.
Kenobi's legend had grown to be very great during the wars, as he and his partner Anakin became household names from their daring exploits, and were known as the most famous Jedi in the Galaxy. This earned the attention of the Separatist general, Grievous, who wanted to add both Anakin's and Kenobi's lightsabers to his belt as trophies.
Avènement de l'Empire (19 av.BY)
modifier« Il a été abusé, il a cru à un mensonge. Ça nous arrive à tous. Il est clair que le Chancelier est derrière cette guerre, c'est lui la cause de tout. Palpatine est le Sith que nous cherchions, il n'y a plus de doutes. Après la mort du comte Dooku, Anakin est devenu son nouvel apprenti. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi à Padmé Amidala[src]
La Bataille de Coruscant
modifierWhen Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was kidnapped by General Grievous and taken onto his flagship, the Invisible Hand during the Battle of Coruscant in 19 BBY, Kenobi and Skywalker were quickly called in from the Outer Rim Sieges to rescue the captive leader of the Republic. It was Kenobi who developed the plan that allowed for Anakin and himself to rush in and rescue the Chancellor. Once on board, the two fought their way to where the Chancellor was being held captive by Count Dooku himself.
Obi-Wan and Anakin once again engaged the aged Sith Lord in battle. Initially, Anakin and Obi-Wan used lesser styles to lull Dooku into a false sense of confidence, before suddenly switching to their more advanced styles. Dooku was caught off guard and pushed Kenobi off to the side to deal with Anakin exclusively. While Anakin drove Dooku up the stairs to the entrance balcony of the General's Quarters, Obi-Wan dealt with the super battle droids that Dooku had brought to distract the two. However, once he did so, Dooku immediately kicked Anakin aside and grasped Kenobi in an extremely powerful Force Choke, hurled him to the side of the room, and brought a section of the balcony down on him. Kenobi was knocked unconscious.
Consequently, he was unable to stop Anakin from murdering Dooku at Palpatine's behest. However, Palpatine was unable to stop Anakin from rescuing Kenobi.
When Kenobi recovered, he found himself upside-down, in an elevator shaft, staring at Palpatine hanging on Anakin's leg. Quickly righting himself, he asked the obvious, Have I missed something ? When they got back into the hallways, Kenobi suggested they make their way to the hangar bay to hopefully find something still capable of flight. Unfortunately, they were unable to make it to the hangar because they got caught in a ray shield.
Brought to the bridge, they were gloated at by Grievous, but Kenobi remained confident. When R2-D2 created a distraction, Obi-Wan, using the Force, retrieved his lightsaber from Grievous and cut his and Anakin's bonds. Engaging and defeating Grievous' MagnaGuards, they moved to corner the General. However, Grievous used an electrostaff set on overload[6] to shatter the bridge viewport and exited, climbing along the ship exterior to the escape pods and launching all of them along the way. Having no other escape, Kenobi asked if Anakin could pilot this cruiser. Anakin managed to crash land the remains of the ship, and they walked away relatively unscathed.
Suspicion
modifier« Le Conseil veut que tu le tiennes informé de tous les agissements du Chancelier ; ils veulent tout savoir de ses projets.
—Ils veulent que j'espionne le Chancilier ?! Ce serait de la trahison. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi et Anakin Skywalker[src]
As Palpatine began to gather more power to himself, Obi-Wan became very concerned. He counseled Anakin to be wary of the Chancellor. When Anakin was appointed to the Council and instructed to spy on Palpatine, Obi-Wan was the only member who was against the Council's decision. Despite this, Anakin began distrusting him just as much as the rest of the council, and Obi-Wan felt he was justified in this.[6]
La Bataille d'Utapau
modifier« C'est quand vous voulez.
—Pauvre idiot ! j'ai été initié aux arts Jedi par le comte Dooku. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi et le Général Grievous[src]
When Grievous was discovered on Utapau, Obi-Wan was sent by the Jedi Council to eliminate him. With the death of Count Dooku during the Battle of Coruscant, Grievous had become the Head of State of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, meaning Grievous' death would end the Clone Wars.
Kenobi eventually tracked Grievous down and went down alone to scout out the area. Deceiving the droids into thinking he had left, Kenobi quietly used a varactyl named Boga to move around in search of the general. Discovering the cyborg's hiding place, he faced the General alone, after defeating some of his bodyguards.
The General fought Kenobi using four of his collected lightsabers in an unpredictable personalized style, using his top two lightsabers as saws, and his bottom two pointing at Obi-Wan. Grievous was a devastating opponent, but the droid leader was quickly beaten by Kenobi's mastery of Form III. When the 212th Attack Battalion, led by Commander Cody, successfully ambushed the unsuspecting Separatists, Grievous used the resulting confusion to flee, followed closely by Kenobi. Their vicious chase eventually led them to Grievous' private landing platform where the two completed the battle. It ended when Kenobi used the General's own blaster to shoot him through the gutsack.
La Purge commence (19 av.BY)
modifier« Avez-vous trouvé Kenobi ?
—Personne ne peut survivre à une telle chute.
—Commencez à embarquer vos troupes sur les vaisseaux. Exécution ! » ―Le Commandant Clone Cody et un Soldat Clone[src]
When Order 66 was issued by Palpatine, commanding all clone troopers to kill their Jedi Generals, Kenobi narrowly escaped murder at the hands of his clones ; the blast from an AT-TE's main cannon that was intended to kill him was fired from a long range, and therefore did not manage a direct hit. It instead sent Obi-Wan plummeting into the lake at the bottom of the sinkhole with his mount, the varactyl Boga. After recovering from this attempted murder, Obi-Wan escaped using General Grievous' Belbullab-22 starfighter. Of particular note during the execution of Order 66 on Utapau was Commander Cody, Obi-Wan's friend for the past few months, who himself ordered his troops to eliminate Kenobi.
Obi-Wan used Grievous' starship to escape from Utapau and was contacted by Senator Bail Organa, who had already rescued Master Yoda from Kashyyyk on his starship the Tantive IV. Obi-Wan and Yoda returned to the ruined Jedi Temple on Coruscant, they fought their way through to the beacon room and reversed the code to warn all remaining Jedi to stay away instead of returning. They then came across recordings on Temple security camera TR4-121 that showed his former apperentice killing Cin Drallig as well as two of his students, and bowing before Palpatine and being proclaimed his new Sith apprentice. Kenobi and Yoda then decided to split up and kill the two Sith Lords. Obi-Wan begged to fight the Emperor because he considered Anakin as a brother. Yoda told him that the Emperor was too strong for Obi-Wan and that Anakin was not the boy he trained, but consumed by Darth Vader. The two then separated.
Kenobi went to visit Anakin's secret wife Padmé Amidala, confronting her with the truth that Anakin had turned to the Dark Side. Amidala refused to believe him, and would not tell Kenobi that Anakin had been sent to Mustafar to kill the Separatist Council. It was at this moment too, that Kenobi took note of Amidala's heavily pregnant condition and forced her to admit that Anakin was the father. Kenobi, after sneaking onto Amidala's space cruiser, tracked the Sith apprentice to the volcanic world of Mustafar.[8]
Duel sur Mustafar
modifier« Si tu n'est pas avec moi, alors tu es contre moi !
—Seuls les Sith sont aussi absolus. Je ferai ce que je dois faire.
—Tu essaieras ! » ―Dark Vador et Obi-Wan avant leur duel[src]
Arriving on Mustafar stowed away on Padmé's ship, Kenobi witnessed the exchange between her and Vader. When he revealed himself, Vader was consumed by rage and began choking Padmé, accusing her of betraying him. Managing to convince Anakin to let her go, but not before Vader choked her into unconsciousness, he attempted to reason with the Sith Lord. Vader retorted with an offer to let Obi-Wan go, but Kenobi refused, drawing his lightsaber. With an animalistic snarl, Vader drew his and leapt at Kenobi, and one of the greatest battles of Jedi history began, that would determine the fate of the galaxy.
Vader viciously drove Kenobi back through the complex with his mastery of Form V, however he was unable to penetrate Kenobi's superior lightsaber skills and absolute mastery of Form III. Their bout in the control room of the complex deactivated the energy shield protecting the settlement, so when their fight spread to the collection arms of the lava mining facility, they were forced to dodge a rain of fire. While they were fighting, the weight and heat of the lava caused the collection arms structure to weaken and eventually collapse and break loose.
Kenobi and Vader continued to fight on the collection arm as it floated down a lava river, but when they came to a lava fall, Kenobi leapt off onto one of the mining platforms floating above the river. Thinking Vader dead, he turned to find the Sith Lord perched on a lava mining droid. As their fight continued they floated back upriver and close to shore, so Kenobi took his chance and leapt onto the shore, gaining the high ground over Vader. Although Kenobi warned Vader off with « C'est terminé, il n'y a plus rien à faire ! Je te domine ! », the Sith responded with, « C'est mal connaître mes nouveaux pouvoirs ! » Out of hubris, Vader leapt at Kenobi, only to have his left arm and both legs cut off, sending the Sith tumbling down the lava bank.
As Vader lay cursing his former master, Kenobi replied :
« Tu étais l'Elu, c'était toi ! La Prophétie voulait que tu détruises les Sith, pas que tu deviennes comme eux ! Tu devais ramener l'équilibre dans la Force, pas la condamner à la nuit ! » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
As Obi-Wan watched Vader attempt to scramble onto the bank, his old apprentice screamed : « Je te hais ! » Kenobi stared at his old apprentice, sadness in his eyes. Holding back his tears he replied, « Nous étions comme des frères. Je t'aimais Anakin ! » As he watched Vader's graphic near-immolation from the heat of the lava, the Sith crying out his eternal hatred for Kenobi, he retrieved Anakin's blue lightsaber. Considering ending Vader's life then and there, he let Vader be, and allowed the Force to determine Vader's fate. Obi-Wan left the planet just before Palpatine and his clone escorts landed on the surface. Palpatine and his escorts rescued the Dark Lord from what was almost a horrific fiery demise. Despite his Jedi detachment and strength of will, the duel between himself and Anakin and the knowledge that he did not end Vader's life when he had a chance, would weigh upon Kenobi for the rest of his life until his one-time pupil's redemption at the Battle of Endor.
Conséquences
modifier« Sur Tatooine, dans sa famille, envoyons-le.
—Je l'y emmenerai alors et je veillerai sur lui. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi et Yoda, à propos de Luke[src]
After leaving Mustafar, Obi-Wan took Padmé to Polis Massa. There, with Bail Organa and Master Yoda, the three of them discovered that Padmé was carrying twins and had to be operated on quickly if they were to save the babies, because Padmé was literally dying of a broken heart. Obi-Wan served as Padmé's coach as the babies were born. Padmé gave her japor snippet to Obi-Wan to keep for her, but he didn't understand the significance of this gesture so he gave it back to her. It was supposedly cremated with her. Modèle:Fact
Kenobi, Organa, and Yoda all agreed that Obi-Wan would take Anakin's son Luke to Anakin's step-brother Owen Lars and his wife Beru on Tatooine. Organa meanwhile would take Anakin's daughter Leia to Alderaan, and Yoda would hide on the swamp world of Dagobah.
Exil (19 av.BY – 0 av.BY)
modifier« That wizard's just a crazy old man. I don't think he exists anymore. He died about the same time as your father. » ―Owen Lars to Luke Skywalker[src]
During the Imperial era, Kenobi was forced into hiding on the remote desert planet Tatooine, where he went by the name of Ben. Taking Grievous' starfighter to Nar Shaddaa, Kenobi sold the ship and booked passage to the desert world, along with his young passenger, the baby Luke.
Self-exiled on Tatooine, Kenobi spoke with his departed master, Qui-Gon Jinn, through a technique passed down to him by Yoda who had in turn been taught by Qui-Gon.
During the first days of his exile, Obi-Wan visited the Lars Homestead every day, always trying to stay clear of Owen and Beru so that they would not see him and watching Luke from afar. It was during these visits that he would contemplate on Anakin's "death", though he still had an inkling that he was in fact alive as well as wondering why his former Master, Qui-Gon, had not yet contacted him from beyond death. During one of these visits, the Lars discovered that twenty of their vaporators had been stolen by the Sandpeople. Although Owen decided to gather a group of farmers to combat the Tuskens and win his vaporators back through a bloody war, Obi-Wan had other ideas.
Instead, Obi-Wan set out on his own and managed to track the Sandpeople, contemplating memories of his old apprentice before finally meeting with a group of Tuskens at dusk. At first things went well, as he quickly managed to find out which tent the Sandpeople were keeping the stolen vaporators in, and managed to silently break into the tent and load them onto a bantha without alerting the nearby Tuskens. Unfortunately, as he was about to leave, he was spotted by a lone Tusken Raider male.
The Raider attacked him immediately. Obi-Wan quickly managed to slice through the attacker's weapon with his lightsaber, causing the Raider to howl. This alerted many others in the camp who all came out to meet with the foe. They all attacked him and though Obi-Wan found himself drawing upon his anger, he was able to let go of the dark and destructive feeling. Instead of murdering the entire clan as Anakin Skywalker had done in the past, Obi-Wan cleverly chose to cut their clothes off to reveal their skin ; a taboo to the Sandpeople, which would usually result in others of the tribe murdering the offenders. This gave him time to escape on the bantha with the vaporators and gained him legendary reputation amongst the Sandpeople.
On returning to the Lars Homestead, Obi-Wan was met with an icy welcome. Owen informed him that they did not need his help, as they were a family and could have handled it on their own. Obi-Wan left the farm, returning to his solitude and contemplation.
For the first few months of his self-imposed exile Obi-Wan had no idea what had become of Vader after he had left him to his fate on Mustafar, but one day at a cantina Obi-Wan finally heard that he was alive when news reached him of Vader’s victory at the Battle of Kashyyyk. He was shocked that the remaining Jedi thought they could band together to defeat the Sith Lord. He had hoped that they would go into hiding like he and Yoda did.
Unbeknownst to Obi-Wan he was also being rigorously hunted down by Vader, who had tortured several Jedi in order to find Kenobi's whereabouts, and sparing no expense to do so. This would work to Vader's disadvantage, however, when Kenobi was said to have been at the infamous Conclave on Kessel.
Aventures avec Ferus Olin
modifierOver the next few months, Obi-Wan felt he was ready to train in the way of the Whills, but Qui-Gon's spirit told him that he was not, and that he must realize it for himself why in order to begin. Roughly a year into his exile, Kenobi overheard spacers discussing events on Bellassa, where an ex-Jedi named Ferus Olin was on the run from Imperial forces. With the spirit of Qui-Gon temporarily looking after one-year-old Luke, Kenobi went to Bellassa, where he helped Ferus escape the ruthless Inquisitor Malorum. Pursued by Boba Fett, Kenobi and Olin escaped to the Red Twins.
Evading the bounty hunter, Kenobi and Olin eventually found themselves on the planet Acherin where they met two former Separatists now against the Empire, a man named Toma and a skilled pilot named Raina Quill. With these new companions, as well as a boy from Bellassa, Trever Flume, Kenobi and Olin escaped the Imperials. Kenobi learned from Toma that Garen Muln, an old Jedi friend of his, survived Order 66 and was hiding on the frozen world of Ilum. Olin went to rescue Muln, while Kenobi went to Polis Massa to make sure Luke and Leia's birth was still a secret from the Empire. There he encountered the Inquisitor Sancor and was forced to eliminate him (though it was Sancor who accidentally killed himself).
Returning to Ilum, Kenobi picked up Ferus, Trever, and Garen and brought them to an asteroid that Ferus planned to make into a safe haven for Jedi. Olin asked Kenobi to join him, but the Jedi Master turned it down, and returned to Tatooine. Upon Kenobi's return, Qui-Gon's spirit came to him once again, this time to tell him he was ready to train in the way of the Whills.
Dernières missions
modifierOn Tatooine at an unknown period, Obi-Wan met A'Sharad Hett, another Jedi who had survived Order 66. A'Sharad was leading a Tusken Raider group near the Lars's moisture farm. Kenobi had noticed Hett's activities in his exile, and believed Hett was frighteningly close to the dark side, becoming the very thing he was claiming to fight. He begged Hett to stop his crusade there and then, not mentioning to Hett exactly why he had chosen to defend this small farm. However, Hett refused to listen ; the settlers and farmers had killed countless Tuskens, and blood called out for blood. With little choice, both Jedi ignited their lightsabers and fought a brutal duel on the desert flat, with the entire Tusken army watching them.[43]
The duel ended with the loss of Hett's right arm, and the extra humiliation of having his mask removed. Hett became an outcast, and asked Kenobi to finish him off. But Kenobi would still follow the Jedi Order's tenets, and would never strike down an unarmed opponent. Instead, he made Hett swear on the honor of his late father that he would leave Tatooine and never return, hoping that one day, Hett would see the error of his ways and again take up the Jedi way. Hett never did and he eventually became the Dark Lord of the Sith known as Darth Krayt.[43]
Around 16 BBY, Kenobi was finally tracked down by an individual he thought he had defeated many years ago, Darth Maul, rebuilt with cybernetic legs. Maul claimed to have been tracking Kenobi for years and only just missing him on Kamino, Geonosis and Mustafar and indeed having killed witnesses on Polis Massa before he had finally gained crucial information in Mos Espa from Watto, whom he had also killed. Maul proceeded to the Lars homestead where he threatened to kill a toddler-aged Luke Skywalker if Kenobi did not show himself.
Kenobi, not wanting any harm to come to Luke, revealed himself from his hiding place in the sand and attacked Maul immediately. A ferocious battle ensued in which Maul lost a further arm as well as some of his horns before Kenobi was able to beat him into submission. With his lightsaber hilt to Maul's forehead and his finger on the blade-ignition button, Kenobi hesitated to execute his helpless opponent, but had the decision taken out of his hands when the revived Owen blew the former Sith's head apart with his damaged rifle. Obi-Wan said he would take the body and burn it in the Dune Sea, to which Owen replied, "I told you I'd keep him safe, and I will. Even if that means from you. You don't come back here. Understand ? " Obi-Wan departed with Maul's corpse, speaking to Luke through the Force, assuring him "Don't worry. I'll be right here... even if you can't see me. "
It is believed that Kenobi was also responsible for the secreting away in the Lost City of the Jedi on Yavin 4 of the young Ken, just under seven years before the Battle of Yavin. Certainly, Kenobi knew of the city's location, as he would later send Luke Skywalker there, and Ken himself seemed to have vague memories of a "brown-robed Jedi Master".
A few years later, Kenobi had found Luke and his friend Windy alone in the Jundland Wastes. The two youths had tried to ease their boredom by riding Windy's pet dewback Huey around in the Wastes. They had been thrown in one of the canyons. By dusk, Luke and Windy still hadn't found their way out of the canyon and had been cornered in a cave by a krayt dragon. The dragon ate Huey and would have devoured Luke and Windy had Kenobi not put it in a Force-induced sleep. Kenobi guided them back to the Lars farm, Owen told Luke and his friend to go inside so they would be out of earshot, then he confronted and berated Kenobi.
The reason for Owen's anger was that Kenobi had attempted to give Anakin's lightsaber to Luke, feeling that Luke was old enough and should be allowed to have it. Owen refused to allow it because he believed the Jedi path was a destructive one. He told Kenobi that he didn't want Luke to make the same mistakes Anakin did, saying that he felt Anakin should have never left his mother and gotten involved with the "damn foolish idealistic Jedi crusaders" in the first place. He vehemently told Kenobi to leave and to stay away.[44]
At some unspecified point, Obi-Wan thought of trying to track down and trace Outbound Flight as there were twenty Jedi amongst its number, possibly the largest group of Jedi in existence. What he didn't know is that Outbound Flight had been destroyed by Commander Mitth'raw'nuruodo and all the Jedi aboard had perished. He recorded what information he could gather into an electronic tome which Princess Leia and Han Solo later recovered in 8 ABY. Although they were not able to immediately unlock the data, C-3PO at least determined what was on the device.[45]
Retour (0 av.BY)
modifier« In this struggle, we shall need more than arms and intercepted plans. It's time we summoned the help of one of our wisest warriors and leaders. » ―Bail Organa, tasking Leia with the mission to bring Obi-Wan Kenobi to Alderaan[src]
Un nouvel apprenti
modifier« I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father. » ―Luke Skywalker[src]
Thirty-two years after the Battle of Naboo, Kenobi rescued Luke Skywalker from Tusken Raiders while Luke was tracking the errant R2-D2, who insisted he was the property of, and carried a message for, Obi-Wan Kenobi. They returned to Kenobi's home, and Kenobi used the opportunity to finally present Luke with Anakin's lightsaber. However, when Luke asked Kenobi about his father's death, Kenobi disguised the truth from him.
« A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
In Kenobi's way of thinking, this was not untrue : Anakin Skywalker died the moment he betrayed the Jedi and chose the path of evil, completely becoming Darth Vader, much to the confusion of Luke.
After seeing R2-D2's message from Princess Leia Organa asking for his assistance in delivering the schematics of the Death Star to Bail Organa on Alderaan, Kenobi realized that the time he had been waiting for had arrived.
His self-imposed exile was over. He invited Luke to accompany him to Alderaan and aid the Rebellion, but Luke initially demurred, offering only to take Kenobi and the droids to Anchorhead. On their way, however, they came across the remains of a Jawa sandcrawler that Kenobi determined had been attacked by Imperial Stormtroopers. Recognizing the dead Jawas as the same ones that had sold them the droids earlier, Luke raced home to find his aunt and uncle already killed.
« Where did you dig up that old fossil ? » ―Han Solo[src]
Upon returning to Kenobi, the formerly reluctant Luke decided he would go with Obi-Wan to Alderaan and to learn about the Force like his father. Pleased with this answer, Obi-Wan took Luke and the droids to Mos Eisley spaceport to find transport to Alderaan. Using a Jedi mind trick, Obi-Wan got the group past several stormtroopers who stopped them, which amazed Luke. Obi-Wan also bailed Luke out of trouble with a dangerous criminal and his Aqualish friend in a cantina, although it resulted in Obi-Wan chopping off the Aqualish's arm. In the cantina, Obi-Wan met the Wookiee Chewbacca, first mate on the Millennium Falcon. After some negotiation, the ship's captain, Han Solo agreed to fly them to Alderaan. As they were about to leave, they were ambushed in the hangar by several Imperial Stormtroopers, but they evaded capture and made a successful hyperspace jump to the Alderaan system.
Dernier combat sur l'Etoile de la mort
modifier« I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the Master. "
"Only a master of evil, Darth. » ―Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
Before they could reach their destination, Alderaan was destroyed by the Imperial Super Weapon, the Death Star. The Falcon was captured by the Death Star. Kenobi and the others managed to elude capture, and the others even rescued the captive Princess Leia while Kenobi deactivated the tractor beam so the Falcon could escape.
On his way back to the ship, Kenobi encountered his old student, Darth Vader. Vader had earlier surmised to Grand Moff Tarkin that Kenobi had intended from the beginning to meet him in combat. Kenobi distracted Vader and his stormtroopers in a fierce duel, the two proved equally skilled. Obi-Wan allowed Luke and the rest of the crew to reach the Falcon. As their battle progressed, Kenobi responded to Vader's mockings with cryptic warnings.
« Your powers are weak, old man. "
"You can't win Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. » ―Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
Upon seeing Luke, he sacrificed himself for Luke and the Falcon's crew to escape. Kenobi let down his guard and concentrated for a moment, vanishing to the spiritual plane ; his body disappearing entirely just as Vader's lightsaber (instead of severing his body) passed through his empty robe. Obi-Wan became a force ghost, and was more powerful than ever.
Post-mortem (0 av.BY&ndash ; 9 ap.BY)
modifier« The Force will be with you. Always. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker[src]
Kenobi did not vanish entirely. In accordance with his prediction, he became a Force ghost that could guide and counsel the young Luke from afar.
The spirit of Kenobi played a vital role in the Battle of Yavin, for he was able to guide Skywalker in successfully destroying the Death Star I, instructing Luke to "Use the Force" when firing his proton torpedoes. When Luke was shocked into a catatonic state by the dark presence of Darth Vader, Obi-Wan appeared in a dream to help him fight his fear of the Dark Lord. Later, his spirit temporarily took control of Luke's body, allowing him to survive his first duel with Darth Vader on the mist-shrouded planet of Mimban, and even allowed Luke to knock the Dark Lord into a deep pit.[46] His guidance also aided Luke in destroying a rogue moon that threatened the New Academy for space pilots.[47] Kenobi's spirit also later appeared on Mustafar.[48]
Kenobi's memory was also exploited by the Empire. A few months after the Battle of Yavin Darth Vader devised a plan to capture Luke using an actor posing as Obi-Wan. Using this decoy Vader planned to lure Luke to the planet Aridus. Imperial surgeons and technicians also altered the actor's appearance and hid devices on the actor to simulate the Force. The false Kenobi was delivered to Aridus to help the rebellion being staged there, news of his exploits soon reached Luke's ears. The actor was ordered to lure Luke to the Iron Tower on the planet where he would meet Vader alone. The actor became so obsessed with this challenging role that he began to respect the dead Kenobi, and in the end sabotaged Vader's plan by destroying the Iron Tower. However this cost the actor his life.
Luke was not the only person Obi-Wan appeared to, having been seen on the planet Mustafar. He assisted an anonymous spacer in the destruction of a Dark Jedi and a very powerful crystal.[48]
On Hoth, when Luke was almost dead from a wampa attack and exposure to the harsh climate, Kenobi appeared to him and instructed him to go to the Dagobah system for further training with Yoda "the Jedi Master who instructed me. " He also helped to convince Yoda that Luke was ready to be trained, reminding him that he himself had been much like Luke when Yoda had trained him to be an apprentice.[49] He reappeared after the death of Yoda to explain why he did not tell Luke the truth about his father and confess that Leia was Luke's sister, and to warn Luke about the powers of the Emperor, the tyrant later being destroyed by Anakin. Kenobi was seen shortly after the Battle of Endor, standing next to the spirits of Anakin and Yoda as they watched Luke and the other rebels celebrate their momentous victory, although Luke was the only one able to see them.[50]
It was also thanks to Jedi information kept safe at Kenobi's home on Tatooine that Luke was able to find out how to make his own lightsaber before the Battle of Endor.[51]
Kenobi spoke to Luke again, immediately after the Battle of Endor, warning him of the threat posed by the invading Ssi-ruuvi Imperium,[52] and would also help Luke find the fabled Lost City of the Jedi.[53]
Kenobi, Yoda, and Anakin again appeared to Luke in spirit form a few months later to warn him of the dangers presented by the Dark Lord of Belderone, Flint, apprentice of Lady Lumiya. Because of their warning, Luke was able to redeem Flint, leaving Lumiya without an apprentice.[54]
In 9 ABY, Kenobi, still a spirit, visited Luke for the last time in a dream. Kenobi told Luke that he must move on from his spirit form to another realm. As Kenobi explained it, from the time of his death until then, Kenobi's spirit had been in an intermediate stage between life and the afterlife. Luke was distressed that he would lose Kenobi's guidance, but he comforted Luke with his final words :
"Not the last of the old Jedi, Luke. The first of the new. "[55]
Luke would only hear his ghostly mentor's voice again during his son's birth,[56] a son he named Ben to honor Kenobi's memory, and again when watching the living planet Zonama Sekot leave at the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War. Kenobi said, "She's leaving", to which Luke told Mara, "Ben's words, not mine. "[57]
Héritage
modifier« Ben is a great man! » ―Luke Skywalker to Han Solo[src]
As mentor to the first Jedi of the new order and one of the earliest heroes of the Rebel Alliance, Kenobi's legacy would continue long after his death. When Luke lost his lightsaber in the duel with Darth Vader on Bespin, he returned to Kenobi's hut on Tatooine to construct a new one from instructions left in Kenobi's journals.[51] Kenobi's spartan hovel was actually a treasure trove of Jedi information, one of the very few repositories left after the Great Jedi Purge. The information contained there would be a great help to Luke in his reconstruction of the Order.
His name was commemorated with the Obi-Wan, first of the Nebula-class Star Destroyers[58] as well as the lightsaber crystal Kenobi's Legacy.[59]
Obi-Wan's Jedi legacy also continued in his namesake Ben Skywalker, the grandson of his first apprentice Anakin Skywalker and the son of his second apprentice Luke Skywalker.[60]
Tacticians, both from the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance would pay homage to the General through the study of the Kenobi Offensive, a starship maneuver developed by Kenobi during the Clone Wars.[52] Rebel pilots would also strive to be awarded the Kenobi Medallion, named after the Jedi Master.[61]
Kenobi's lightsaber lay in Lord Vader's quarters during the Battle of Yavin. This fragment of the Death Star was eventually acquired by Ugors and transported to the Paradise Sector. Shortly after the bombardment of Dankayo, the Rebel crew of the Bonderium visited the wreckage and retrieved Kenobi's relic.
Apparently, the weapon was later recovered by the Empire but a group of Jedi including Tionne Solusar, Ikrit, Anakin Solo, Tahiri Veila, R2-D2 and Uldir Lochett discovered the blade at Vader's fortress of Bast Castle's on Vjun in 22 ABY. They encountered "Mage" Orloc and his henchmen during the expedition though they managed to escape with the blade and an ancient Jedi holocron.
However, Uldir Lochett, a classmate of Anakin Solo, stole the lightsaber believing that it would make him a great Jedi. He then went to find Orloc since he believed that Orloc possessed great powers and found him at Exis Station. However, Uldir would later learn that Orloc was actually a fraud since he possessed no Force powers at all. Luckily for Uldir, his Jedi companions came to his rescue and defeated Orloc. The weapon and the holocron were recovered and returned to the Jedi Praxeum.
The Sith cult known as the Jensaarai, which taught that the Jedi had fallen to the dark side and that the Sith knew the truth, believed that the roles of Darth Vader and Kenobi were reversed, as they saw Obi-Wan as the monster. This was corrected when the cult was integrated into the greater Jedi Order by Luke Skywalker.
Luke Skywalker finally met with his master, one last time, after the Liberation of Coruscant in 29 ABY.
Personnalité et signes distinctifs
modifier« You've been a good apprentice, Obi-Wan, and you're a much wiser man than I am. I foresee you will become a great Jedi Knight. » ―Qui-Gon Jinn[src]
« She [Luminara] had known many Jedi, but never one so composed in the face of the unexpected... » ― Description of Obi-Wan from the point of view of Luminara Unduli[src]
In his youth (circa 32 BBY), the loyal and dedicated Kenobi possessed a dry sense of humor and sarcastic wit. Yoda said that he sensed Qui-Gon's defiance in him, but spoke very highly of him nonetheless. Qui-Gon himself reflected upon Kenobi's considerable knowledge and potential. Despite having been apprenticed to the radical Qui-Gon Jinn, Kenobi was relatively orthodox in his views.
As a young Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan was cynical, though wise beyond his years. His humble and soft-spoken demeanor belied his warrior prowess. Despite his numerous complaints during flight, he was also a quite skilled pilot. In many ways, he represented the strength of the old Jedi Order: steadfast, selfless, and modest. His later skill at resolving disputes without a single battle would earn him the sobriquet The Negotiator.
Over time, Kenobi lost some of his youthful audacity and assumed the role of a more cautious and conservative mentor to Anakin Skywalker, who was in many ways his opposite in personality. Kenobi carefully measured his actions in any situation, garnering him the aforementioned nom de guerre. Kenobi was also known to be an accomplished story teller. While hiding in the Jundland Wastes in his later years, he appeared as a kindly and eccentric old hermit (or, in Owen Lars' words, a "crazy old wizard") to those not familiar with the ways of the Jedi. In his final days, Kenobi retained his traits of patience and foresight as well as gaining some of the boldness reminiscent of his youth.
Pouvoirs et aptitudes
modifierDespite his preference for diplomacy, Master Kenobi was one of the greatest swordsmen and Force-users in Jedi History.
As a young Jedi Padawan, Obi-Wan showed much potential, through feats such as resisting a memory wipe (being renewed) at the hands of the Syndicat, and defeating a corrupt Bruck Chun in a lightsaber duel. In his early years, Kenobi was trained in Ataru, but later abandoned it as his primary form due to its lack of defense resulting in the death of his master, Qui-Gon Jinn. However, he still kept elements of Ataru in his swordplay, which he utilized in numerous battles. After abandoning Ataru, he studied in and mastered the defensive Soresu form of lightsaber combat. Even masters such as Mace Windu acknowledged Obi-Wan's prowess with this simple and solid form.
Kenobi also utilized elements of Shii-Cho, infusing aspects into his swordplay in many battles, including the rematch with Count Dooku on board the Invisible Hand. He also knew Sokan, which he utilized in his fight against Darth Vader, and Niman, sometimes using its opening stance, that is, with the blade cocked high, and was apparently skilled in Jar'Kai, being able to resist a seasoned practitioner of this form, Asajj Ventress, with another lightsaber, Ky Narec's one, in addition to his own during their short duel on Rattatak.
Obi-Wan was one of the greatest duelists of his time, rivaling even Yoda and Mace Windu. He killed Darth Maul in one-to-one engagement; resisted Dooku for a lengthy period of time, despite being exhausted and wielding an unfamiliar lightsaber. He also fended off Asajj Ventress in her own style; defeated Grievous in the lightsaber dueling portion of their fight; and finally won against his former Padawan, Darth Vader, without any (physical) injury.
Despite his focus on lightsaber combat, Kenobi was by no means lacking in the other applications of the Force. He was trained in use of the Mind trick, Force persuasion and the more advanced Dominate Mind skill. As instructed by Qui-Gon Jinn's Force ghost, Obi-Wan learned the ability to become a spirit after death, like his former Master. He would later put this skill to good use, guiding and counseling Luke Skywalker.
Kenobi was also capable of a very powerful Force Push, which he used against Grievous during their duel in 19 BBY. He was also capable of other telekinetic feats and could use the Force to increase his bodies endurance and agility. Kenobi was capable of using the Force to perform extensive acrobatics, allowing him to leap huge distances.
Apart from these impressive applications of the Force, Kenobi was known to be incredibly adept with the arcane power of Beast Control, allowing him to exert considerable influence over otherwise untamable beasts; indeed, during the Battle of Ryloth, the Jedi Master was able to calm and control a large group of starved, vicious and attacking gutkurrs. It is also possible that Kenobi used this power to create a connection between him and Boga, during the Battle of Utapau, which would account for the high level of loyalty the creature displayed towards him.
In addition, Obi-Wan was able to deflect Force Lightning with his bare hands.[62]
Obi-Wan Kenobi proved himself to be a great military strategist. During the Clone Wars, he personally led his troops to many famous victories, on worlds such as Raxus Prime, Muunilinst and Utapau. His tactical skills allowed the Republic to minimize the Clone casualties during the evacuation of Rhen Var. His use of Advanced Recon Commandos and Lance Troopers on Muunilinst were key elements to the victory of the Republic.
His strategy was also shown in lightsaber combat. Applying the principles of Sokan, he took advantage of his higher position to sever his former Padawan's legs and left arm on Mustafar.
And despite his dislike of flying, Kenobi was an excellent pilot. As a Padawan, he was known as one of the greatest pilots in the Jedi Order, expressing great interest in the early Jedi starfighter program. During the Clone Wars, he led many attacks from the cockpit of his Jedi starfighter or his Jedi interceptor, often designated as Red Leader. He could repair all kinds of craft and machines as well as use computers to enhance his various skills.
In his later years, Kenobi apparently learned to understand Shyriiwook and other alien languages.
Sabres laser
modifier« This weapon is your life. » ―Obi-Wan Kenobi to Anakin Skywalker[src]
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Kenobi's first self-made lightsaber. |
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Kenobi's final lightsaber as of 0 BBY. |
When Obi-Wan was a youngling and Padawan, he was given a lightsaber by an unknown Jedi, probably Yoda, for training. His first Padawan lightsaber accompanied him until an unknown circumstance. Obi-Wan built a new lightsaber based on the designs of his friend Quinlan Vos and his Master Qui-Gon Jinn.
The second Padawan lightsaber was with him until the Battle of Naboo, when Darth Maul disarmed Kenobi and kicked his lightsaber down a generator shaft. To defeat the Sith, Obi-Wan used Force pull to reach for his fallen Master's discarded lightsaber and kill Maul. There were debates as to what happened to Obi-Wan's second Padawan lightsaber. Either he somehow retrieved his saber from the pit or replaced his lost one by making an exact replica. He used Qui-Gon's lightsaber for an unknown time.
Ten years after his Master's death and the approval of his training of young Anakin Skywalker, Kenobi still used the same design as his second Padawan lightsaber. This lightsaber was lost when Obi-Wan was captured by the Separatists on Geonosis. During the Battle of Geonosis, he was given a temporary replacement by one of the Jedi in the task force that had come to rescue him, Anakin and Senator Amidala. Kenobi later reaquired his own lightsaber and used it during the early part of the Clone Wars.
After being promoted to the rank of Jedi Master, Obi-Wan built what was to be his final lightsaber. This last one was based on the design of his first Padawan saber. During his exile, he made some adjustments with its parts, such as changing the belt fastener from a clip to a ring.
Even after his death, he left a journal of how to create a lightsaber. Luke used that journal to build his first lightsaber based on the design of Obi-Wan's. In the New Jedi Order, that design provided inspiration to the newer generations, like Jaina and Anakin Solo.
Débat à propos du sabre laser
modifierThere have been debates about Kenobi's lightsaber during Revenge of the Sith due to his appearance in the Clone Wars animated series. Some say he wields the same lightsaber in Episode III as he wielded in Episodes II and I. Kenobi constructed his final lightsaber during the Clone Wars; however, there are quite a few scenes in the Clone Wars animated series that show his lightsaber quite clearly, and the lightsaber is the same one he wielded during The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. It can be speculated that Kenobi lost that lightsaber during his imprisonment on Rattatak. Although some companies that make replicas, such as Master Replicas, use Kenobi's "final" design for the Revenge of the Sith model, other lightsaber replica makers claim that he wielded the same lightsaber in Episode III as in I and II. During the Revenge of the Sith movie, there are several scenes that show his lightsaber clearly, all of them showing his lightsaber resembling his final lightsaber, and there are no shots that show the same lightsaber he wielded in Episodes I and II. The lightsaber had exactly the same parts so they worked the same.
Dans les coulisses
modifierInterprétation
modifierObi-Wan Kenobi is played by Ewan McGregor in Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme, Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones, and Star Wars, épisode III : La Revanche des Sith. For Star Wars, épisode IV : Un nouvel espoir, Obi-Wan Kenobi was played by Sir Alec Guinness, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (the only acting-related Academy Award nomination for any Star Wars film). Guinness reprised the role as Obi-Wan's ghost in Star Wars, épisode V : L'Empire contre-attaque and Star Wars, épisode VI : Le Retour du Jedi.
In the Clone Wars micro-series, its sequel series The Clone Wars and the video games Battlefront II and Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan is voiced by James Arnold Taylor. David Davies provided the voice in the games Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, while Tim Omundson provided his voice in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike. In the radio dramatizations, he was voiced by Bernard Behrens.
Despite great critical acclaim, Alec Guinness disliked being associated solely with the role of Obi-Wan. To limit his role in the trilogy, it was reportedly Guinness's own idea that Ben should die on the Death Star.
However, as stated in The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film, it is Lucas who originally comes up with the idea of having Ben die, to which Guinness initially objected. After explaining that Ben would have little to do in the story after the Millennium Falcon escaped from the Death Star, Lucas was able to successfully convince him to allow it.
Développement du personnage
modifierIn the early drafts of Star Wars, Luke Skywalker was portrayed as the aged general returning to galactic affairs. Rewrites would change Luke to the hero and Obi-Wan into the aging mentor.
In the third draft of Star Wars, Obi-Wan is said to be the author of The Diary of the Clone Wars, an important book that was studied by a young Luke.
A trait of the early Jedi concepts was a piercing warrior cry that would frighten all those who challenged them. This became the krayt dragon call that Obi-Wan performs to frighten the Tusken Raiders. In the 2004 DVD release of A New Hope the roar was changed to mimic that of his mount Boga from Revenge of the Sith.
The name 'Obi-Wan' curiously resembles a droid name (e.g. Emkay (MK), Threepio (3PO), Artoo (R2) etc), and theoretically it could also be written as OB1 (KNO-B).
Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader are the only organic characters to appear in all six movies; the inorganic ones are R2-D2 and C-3PO.
In the Wii version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game, if you enter BENKENOBI as a cheat code, you can play as Obi-Wan Kenobi.[63]
In the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and novel Obi Wan is the name of a night club.
Lieu de naissance
modifierIt is indicated in the novelization of Revenge of the Sith that he speaks with a Coruscanti accent, although, as he was trained at the Jedi Temple on that planet, this may not be a clue as to his homeworld. Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary identifies Obi-Wan as Coruscanti in the Dexter Jettster section, but again, since he was raised in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, this doesn't necessarily indicate the planet of his birth. Early printings of The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook and Star Wars Screen Entertainment both state that Obi-Wan was born on Tatooine, and while his homeworld has yet to be revealed, this is highly unlikely, considering the planet's distance from the Core and the fact that Anakin Skywalker resided there and wasn't discovered until he was nine years of age. Furthermore, these two sources were written during a time when it was widely (but ultimately erroneously) accepted that Obi-Wan was the estranged brother of Owen Lars, who, at the time, was also believed to have been born on Tatooine before it was revealed he was born on Ator.
Apparitions
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Apparitions non-canon
modifier- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Sharpshooter (Apparition en hologramme) Modèle:Am
- "Mythology" - Star Wars Tales 14 Modèle:Am
- "The Lesson" - Star Wars Tales 14 Modèle:Am
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Modèle:C
- Republic Commando: Order 66 game
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace
- Kowakian Monkey-Lizard
- LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick
- Old Wounds
- "Luke Skywalker: Detective" - Star Wars Tales 20 Modèle:Am
- "Skippy the Jedi Droid" - Star Wars Tales 1
- Tag & Bink Are Dead
- "The Rebel Club" - Star Wars Tales 19
- "The Long, Bad Day" - Star Wars Tales 16 Modèle:Ghost
- Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope
- Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back Modèle:Ghost
- Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi Modèle:Ghost
- The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition Modèle:Ghost
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- "The Secret Tales of Luke's Hand" - Star Wars Tales 8 (Mentionné)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- "Tall Tales" - Star Wars Tales 11 Modèle:Am (Mentionné)
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