It’s because he was in nearly every episode of Star Wars the clone wars and in rebels and in battlefront 2. So you have heard him more than Ewan like for example me I forgot how Ewan sounded cuz I was binging the clone wars
Thomas Chambers I know that and I know that Obi Wan was supposed to survive but yeah like you said Alec Guinness told George Lucas to kill off the character.
Same here. In fact, when I first heard him in the Clone Wars TV Shows and movie, I assumed they managed to get him. Especially for the movie. James Arnold Taylor is a brilliant voice actor and a brilliant voice double.
You guys must all be yanks because the way he talks is not how Guinness speaks (Received Pronunciation aka the queens English aka British English aka standard English).
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan is a hidden gem within the prequels. However James Arnold Taylor definitely gets a honorary mention because he's SO GOOD at the voice. Cadence, mannerisms, the actual voice being nearly identical to the movie version. Props to both guys.
I agree. James Arnold Taylor truly manages to capture the essence of Obi-Wan. He may bot sound completely identical to McGregor all the time, but he always sounds like the character.
@@ethanfrederiksen4327 No way. Ewan McGregor is the best. Besides, Taylor only voiced the character as he was in Episode II and III. Ewan McGregor tackled his whole character arc in the prequels and really carried the role with a passion that charmed the audience. McGregor was born for the role.
Johnny Stevens to the point that Taylor was recorded for the force awakens in a vocal capacity, until someone realised that it made more sense to use Ewan McGregor.
I just realized that at 1:31, that starting sentence is the same sentence used in Jedi: Fallen Order when Cal opens the Holocron and sees Obi-Wan’s warning.
Nicklas Stæhr same that scene is devastating. Ewan said those lines perfectly as he did most of his lines. His performance as Obi-Wan was one of the best things to come from the prequels. Hope they bring him back for a spin off movie. He wants to do it & is now nearing the perfect age for the time gap between episodes 3 & 4. Feel it would be a massive opportunity missed if Disney do not take advantage of that
Idk I love Ewan but for some reason like James Arnold Taylor’s voice a little more. He’s got the charm of Ewan and the wiseness of Alec Guinness. Ewan and JAT are still the two best easily for their respective roles tho.
My guess is that they thought Ewan McGregor was a Scottish bloke doing an English accent, so the best way to recreate that magic was to get another Scottish fella in. Doesn't work though.
The way Ewan delivers his final speech in Episode 3 will always send chills down my spine. It's the desperate pleas of a man who has lost everything to the one last person he thought could fix the broken world, to the person he viewed as his brother. I am very excited to see Ewan and Hayden return in the Obi Wan series!
+Faraghorn Actually, I think he just has a very versatile voice. He also voices the clones in the newer Clone Wars, I think, and maybe even the battle droids.
Ewan will always be the best live action version, JAT might always be the best animated version. Alec Guinness is great too, but he’s a totally different version of Obi-Wan.
Agreed but as it's the same universe and the hologram seems only a few years after order 66, they should've atleast tried to make obi wan look like him in the clone wars rather than a 6 year old wearing a fake beard
Obileo346 Darn, now that I listen to this video again I have to admit that Taylor's voice is the one in my head when I think of Obi Wan rather than McGreggor's.
Alec Gueiness will always be my favorite he brings so much life, love and mystery to a character only on screen for half of A New Hope and smaller time in Empire he is the true Obi Wan RIP Alec
Ewan McGreggor portrayed Obi-Wan amazingly yet was saddled by periodic poor scripting by George Lucus. James Arnold Taylor is portrays Obi-Wan good but not as good as Ewan did, but has had more good consistent scripting to compensate. It's difficult to say who I like more.
The difference between Alec Guiness and Ewan McGregor is that Guiness loathed Kenobi, while Ewan has said many times he adores him and it is one of his favorite roles. Ewan truly portrays Obi Wan the way he should have been. He was one of the bright spots of the prequels.
@@divanshukumarmahajan4803 exactly it doesn't matter what his personal feelings were he was absolutely perfect, I still remember that scene where he talks about Vader's betrayal and fighting in the Clone Wars, I mean that is something even George Lucas hadn't fleshed it out properly in his mind yet, but the emotions with which he did it, not knowing the backstory of it ..... it's incredible. Ewan McGregor worked so well because he put a lot of thought into what a young Alec Guinness would be like
@@divanshukumarmahajan4803 those residual checks he got as well as the Oscar nom probably helped ease the pain of being in that small, insignificant movie
André Moraes After listening to Taylor's voice, McGreggor's almost seems too high sometimes. They're so close for me that I can't really choose which one I prefer.
1) Ewan McGreggor's performance showed the transition from the young apprentice to the Jedi master, almost morphing into Alec Guiness' Obi-Wan at the very end of ep III, both visually and psychologically. 2) Every portrail of the young Obi-Wan since the prequels has been based on McGreggor's performance. 3) Need I say more?
James Arnold Taylor did an excellent job imitating Ewan McGregor, which was obviously his point of reference. The two can't really be compared with Alec Guinness, because they were portraying different times in Obi-Wan's life. For me, those three were the best Obi-Wan's.
Thats one good thing about the German sync :D Obi-Wan and Anakin have been voiced by the Same actor through Episode 1-3 and Clone wars and The Clone Wars :D
All the time, he was called a maverick and even a Grey Jedi (but Grey because he opposed the Council, not because he was half-darksider). It was noted he would easily have a spot in the Council, if he followed the Code.
I do not like the voice of Scott Cleverdon as Obi-Wan. I do like David Davies however, he sounds very much like Sir Alec Guinness. I do not like Lewis Macleod because he makes Obi-Wan sound as if he is in pain all the time. James Arnold Taylor did great, for me it is really hard to distinguish his voice from that of Ewan McGregor. Stephen Stanton I like because he again sounds like Sir Alec Guinness. Nick Jameson not so much. Seth Green doesn't have it. Of course Sir Alec Guinness was the first and arguably the best (at least in my opinion). The two or three before him sucked. Ewan McGregor is the other side of that argument for the best voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi. My personal favorite is Ewan McGregor.
It's crazy how fast the atmosphere changed when Ser Alec Guinness' voice lines were played, the feeling tbat emanates from the original trilogy is simply impeccable, we won't be getting that from Star Wars now, not anymore...
In my opinion, the Anakin vs Obi Wan was one of the best scenes in Star Wars. It was truly heartbreaking and that's what made it so amazing. The 2 actors did a great job.
Ewan is my favorite obi wan. But to be fair I grew up with the prequels. But I can't explain how happy i am that Ewan is doing the new obi wan series. It's going to be fantastic 😁
Alec Guinness, James Arnold Taylor, and Ewan McGreggor will always be the greats. And obviously Seth Green deserves a spot for his outstanding performance filled with many lulz.
Alec Guinness is probably one of the greatest actors ever. I'm not just saying that because he was Obi Wan. During the production of the first Star Wars movie while people were losing faith in the project, Lucas was going over budget, certain special effects weren't working, equipment wasn't working, the overwhelming amount of stress, arguing, and just general lack of professionalism from the members of the cast. and crew, and the looming threat of having the entire project cancelled, Alec Guinness was said to have maintained constant professionalism, never complained, and never lost his cool. He was the only one who actually took the job seriously. It's ironic considering he said he hated Star Wars and that it was a terrible experience. It was supposedly his idea to kill off Obi Wan in IV because he couldn't stand it anymore, and that even years later he would be very hostile and lash out at fans when they would ask him about Star Wars.
Alec and Ewan are tied. Alec has the perfect old Obi voice and Ewan has the best young one James comes below them but he does have such an iconic voice that resembles my childhood of watching the clones
It’s weird to think James Arnold Taylor has done the most as obi wan
It’s because he was in nearly every episode of Star Wars the clone wars and in rebels and in battlefront 2. So you have heard him more than Ewan like for example me I forgot how Ewan sounded cuz I was binging the clone wars
Because of the clone wars
,
still great tho!
And now a bit in Jedi Fallen Order.
They did this because he sounds hottttt
Very kind comments here, thanks to everyone that has enjoyed my work as the Jedi Master all these years, May the Force be with you all! JAT
Master Obi wan? where is my Master?
Thanks for all the amazing work you did yo did an amazing voice of Obi Wan
Hello There
It's the man himself! How you doing?
Posted 2 years ago but he just only gets responses .......ironic
For me no one surpasses Ewan McGregor but James Arnold Taylor is a worthy successor.
James Arnold Taylor was doing an imitation of Ewan so... basically they're the same person for voice
Bartholomew Thundercat III what about Alec Guinness he was the original one from episode 4
Divide All of the young ones were.
CJ Morton Alex Guinness wasn't a fan of starwars and asked for his character to be killed off because he thought the film would flop
Thomas Chambers I know that and I know that Obi Wan was supposed to survive but yeah like you said Alec Guinness told George Lucas to kill off the character.
Confirmed: James Arnold Taylor is secretly Ewan Mcregor
What about the Great Alec Guinness?
Mike Or Alec Guinness is definitely the best Ben Kenobi, but James Arnold Taylor and Ewan Mcgregor are iconic for young Obi-Wan.
@@pscasual4348 I don't know about you, but I like McGregor better as the young Obi-Wan.
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@@mikeor- same
I think everyone can agree that Ewan McGregor, Alex Guinness, and James Arnold Taylor are the best.
*Alec
Seth Green*
@Obi-Wan Kenobi From A Certain Point Of View Im Correct
@@Maltatata no u
@@notlost5364 but what I said is true, from a certain point of view
James Arnold Taylor had me believing he was speaking as Ewan.
Same here. In fact, when I first heard him in the Clone Wars TV Shows and movie, I assumed they managed to get him. Especially for the movie. James Arnold Taylor is a brilliant voice actor and a brilliant voice double.
Kurosaki Ichigo yeah, same here
Jamie Williamson and he does a pretty good Alec Guinness voice as well
Deepfriedpillows Stephen Stanton is better as Old Ben/Alec Guinness
You guys must all be yanks because the way he talks is not how Guinness speaks (Received Pronunciation aka the queens English aka British English aka standard English).
James Arnold Taylor sounds almost like Ewan McGregor when he voiced Obi-Wan Kenobi.
I agree
Nico Sy I think he’s pretty much a tie with Ewan McGregor for best Obi Wan.
I always thought he *was* Ewan!
Nico Sy james taylors voice sounds better to me
i only just found out it was not ewan such a wth moment
Guinness, McGreggor and Taylor are the only Obi-Wans so far as I'm concerned
Alex Andrews same
Alex Andrews You Mean Sir McTaylor? aka Obi-Wan?
Alex Andrews just McGreggor so far as I'm concerned.
- CMA - McGregor* no double G...
@@mr.nugget1036 The only literal Ser here is Ser Alec Guinness.
Those deathsticks really affected me, I hear my master's voice everywhere... What a nightmare.
Ah yes i can use useless sand here
@Anakin Skywalker Is is possible to learn this power?
Me, the real Anakin, is just gonna watch this fight
No one outdoes Ewan McGregor
Top 3 has to be
1. Ewan McGregor
2. James Arnold Taylor
3. Alec Guinness
Bruh that ain’t three
Correction
3. Seth Green
DeadlyCatfish Correction 3. Alec Guinness, the original he was obi wan while everyone else were kids
Ewan is 1 and 3. He’s too powerful
Alec trumps all of them.
Aside from the obvious two, Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor, I think that James Arnold Taylor is a fantastic Obi-Wan
Colin Keiser James and Ewan sound extremely similar
Colin Keiser he even can play both young and old
1: Ewan McGregor
2: Alec Guinness
3: James Arnold Taylor
yes
and seth green
Yes
@@Lincoln.Osiris no
Ewan mcragor
James arnold Taylor
Alec guinesses
1.) Ewan McGreggor
2.) Alec Guinness
3.) James Arnold Taylor
They are my top 3.
For me, Alec and Ewan switch places. Other than that, I have the same list.
They should share the 1. Ewan for young obi, Alec for old
TheHero136 same
TheHero136 I agree 100%
100%
All of these people are obi wan,
From a certain point of view
I wanted to say but decided not too .
Well from my point of view they arent
@@harisosse6371 lol ok? Are you an ot purist or something?
Global Outcast have you ever watched rots
@@harisosse6371 of course? I seen all the starwars movies
James Arnold Taylor sounds like me
Hello there
I think he sounds like me too
@@marnabs5397 hello there
@ hello there
How would he sound after he cut off the legs of your padawan?
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan is a hidden gem within the prequels. However James Arnold Taylor definitely gets a honorary mention because he's SO GOOD at the voice. Cadence, mannerisms, the actual voice being nearly identical to the movie version. Props to both guys.
Faintest Of Breath basic pronunciation? Alec Guinness speaks the queens English as does Mcgregor. James Taylor Arnold? Can’t do it.
I agree. James Arnold Taylor truly manages to capture the essence of Obi-Wan. He may bot sound completely identical to McGregor all the time, but he always sounds like the character.
@@ethanfrederiksen4327 No way. Ewan McGregor is the best. Besides, Taylor only voiced the character as he was in Episode II and III. Ewan McGregor tackled his whole character arc in the prequels and really carried the role with a passion that charmed the audience. McGregor was born for the role.
Hidden gem ? I'd say he was a rather obvious one.
McGreggor is the best thing about prequels
alan crook agreed
alan crook Stop memeing.
alan crook no question, man.
And Ian McDiarmid.
Hello there!
Its crazy how much JAT and ewan mcgregor sound alike
Johnny Stevens to the point that Taylor was recorded for the force awakens in a vocal capacity, until someone realised that it made more sense to use Ewan McGregor.
Johnny Stevens thx
They could probably dub Ewan McGreggor in all three prequels as James Arnold Taylor and I bet nobody would notice.
@@androzani84productions85
Vocal capacity huh? What does that mean and where is his Ewan in Awakens?
Massa the part where Rey holds Luke’s lightsaber in Maz’s castle
I just realized that at 1:31, that starting sentence is the same sentence used in Jedi: Fallen Order when Cal opens the Holocron and sees Obi-Wan’s warning.
OMG your right! lol
Because obi wan replaced most of the holocrons with that message
Yeah
Actually that was a reference to the first time we heard the message in Rebels.
It's also the same message he recorded in REVENGE OF THE SITH
although having said that, it feels kinda obvious
The best voices simply put:
Cinema: Ewan McGregor/Alec Guiness
Animation/Games: James Arnold Taylor
I get heartbroken each time Ewan says the "I LOVED YOU!"
I know such a sad scene but one of the best in the whole saga
Exactly jarom Hartsell
I know, so do I.
Nicklas Stæhr same that scene is devastating. Ewan said those lines perfectly as he did most of his lines. His performance as Obi-Wan was one of the best things to come from the prequels. Hope they bring him back for a spin off movie. He wants to do it & is now nearing the perfect age for the time gap between episodes 3 & 4. Feel it would be a massive opportunity missed if Disney do not take advantage of that
Alex Grant he had a voice cameo in episode 7...he was mixed with Alex Guinness dialogue
Alec Guinness, Ewan Mcgreggor and James Arnold Taylor are all amazing as Obi Wan!
+Kreutzwerkz I do not care! Is it a wrong to like a character in a movie?
+General Hux Nothing is more true general. Well said.
+Piskarlo Panus Thank you!
AGREED, GENERAL.
Agreed
Sir Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor go hand in hand. James Arnold Taylor has made Obi-Wan so much more. If only they'd make a new Obi-Wan movie.
DarkCrimson4150 he has one coming, i think they confirmed, it is definitely confirmed a movie for qui gon and yoda
DarkCrimson4150 aswell as han solo
OmegaOutrider they will as with Han Solo
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Idk I love Ewan but for some reason like James Arnold Taylor’s voice a little more. He’s got the charm of Ewan and the wiseness of Alec Guinness. Ewan and JAT are still the two best easily for their respective roles tho.
No
@@burriedabove Yes
Lewis MacLeod sounds like someone pretending to be a Scottish man with nasal congestion
Sounded horrible as obi wan
@@albinoraichu328 yup
He's Scottish, though
My guess is that they thought Ewan McGregor was a Scottish bloke doing an English accent, so the best way to recreate that magic was to get another Scottish fella in. Doesn't work though.
Ewan Mcgregor's portrayal as Obi Wan is one of the best parts of the prequels
Gaming 4 Life(Tylerman) I agree
Gaming 4 Life(Tylerman) Spot-on Alec Guinness impression.
Yes
I have grown up on Ewan Macgregor's portrayal of Obi-Wan. His will always be my favorite.
Mine too
Ewan MacGregor, James Arnold Taylor, and Alec Guinness are all definitive Obi-Wans in my eyes.
me to
Same
Father son and holy spirit
RIP Alec Guinness, one of the best actors ever.
Rowan Quinain, same.
all i can hear is "hello there" "hello there" "hello there" "hello there" "hello there" "hello there"
You’re gonna love the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
General Kenobi
@@karlheath4327 heheheh you are a bold one!
The way Ewan delivers his final speech in Episode 3 will always send chills down my spine. It's the desperate pleas of a man who has lost everything to the one last person he thought could fix the broken world, to the person he viewed as his brother. I am very excited to see Ewan and Hayden return in the Obi Wan series!
I love that James Arnold Taylor voiced Obi-Wan in both the 2003 and 2008 Clone Wars series.
+LordVader1094 His voice is almost the same as Ewan too
+Faraghorn Actually, I think he just has a very versatile voice. He also voices the clones in the newer Clone Wars, I think, and maybe even the battle droids.
+Percy Jackson Son of Neptune No, that's Dee Bradley Baker who voices the Clones.
The Batman Of Neo-Gotham Ah, my bad, the triple name must've confused me. But he does voice Plo Koon, and some other voices on that show.
+Faraghorn But the pronounciations were wrong
"Senator Amidala is a politician and is not to be trusted."
"Padme, I need your help."
That's funny when you put it together like that. 😆
Yea and the first thing she did was run out and warn Anakin! Although, that's what he wanted so he could follow her.
Well, he knew that Padme and Anakin were married, and he knew that only Padme could have known where Anakin may have gone.
XD
"YOU WERE MY BROTHER ANAKIN!-
I LOVED YOU...-"
**groSS SOBBING**
High Ground!
" I have a Bad feeling about this. Whats your plan Qui Gon?"
- Qui Gon: (Starts speaking Sith language like Darth Nihilus) 0:09
Ewan will always be the best live action version, JAT might always be the best animated version. Alec Guinness is great too, but he’s a totally different version of Obi-Wan.
Miles M exactly Alec is Ben Kenobi he’s a bit different to obi wan
I love Obi-Wan's speech in Rebels. It really kicks off the show with a strong start
It looks nothing like him though(clone wars wise)
+Brendan Yim It's a different style of animation, though I prefer the Clone Wars style better
Agreed but as it's the same universe and the hologram seems only a few years after order 66, they should've atleast tried to make obi wan look like him in the clone wars rather than a 6 year old wearing a fake beard
No, not really, clone wars obi wan had an animation style that made sense, not that role playing child
+ヨサファット agreed , clone wars was weirdly blocky never liked it, this one fits much better compared to the movies.
1. Ewan McGregor
2. James Arnold Taylor
3. Alec Guinness
Just my opinion y'all :)
agreed.
+Sam why not? Just because Alec Guinness is the original Kenobi doesn't mean he can't be bested.
I 100% agree
Yas
Yeah I agree
Shpuldve put RIP besides Alec Guinness
Like you do with others who've passed
I did, but I forgot to use my updated version with it labeled
Ok
+Tohru “The Fool” Adachi Didn't you see the movie? He lives on as a force ghost geez
Oh yea
+TheGenerationWest also should have put Sir in front of his name too.
When Seth green is better than some of the games actors
Trucifer War said the same thing, it’s pretty good for Seth but horrible for all of them.
Not rlly considering he was doing a Alec Guinness and sounded nothing like him. Some of the game Ewans were terrible tho
Ewan McGreggor is my favorite I wish I could hear him again
Ewan: Hello There
Me:Hel- Wait
New Kenobi TV show reference that’s coming soon like if you got the joke
McGregor*
3: Alec Guinness
2: James Arnold Taylor
1: Ewan McGreggor
Obileo346 Darn, now that I listen to this video again I have to admit that Taylor's voice is the one in my head when I think of Obi Wan rather than McGreggor's.
1: Alec Guinness
2: Ewan McGregor
Tim Tim no
Tim Tim just pls stop and quit trying to be specisl
Man I suck at spelling
ewan mcgregor is the best obi wan
+Darth Malice Yes
+Darth Malice to that i say: Sir Alec Guinness is significantly better
+Hawkboy1080 I respectfully disagree. Ep III Obi-Wan was much better.
+Hawkboy1080 noooo sir alec guinness is the legendary "ben kenobi" lol but ewan plays the best younger obi wan
***** Alec Guiness rolls in his grave when people say stuff like "R.I.P Master Kenobi"
Alec Guinness - is Old Ben Kenobi, but James Arnold Taylor and Ewan McGregor both did great jobs as well
Alec Gueiness will always be my favorite he brings so much life, love and mystery to a character only on screen for half of A New Hope and smaller time in Empire he is the true Obi Wan RIP Alec
He hated Star Wars
@@Nate-xl3ju that doesn't mean he didn't try or that he did a poor job
@@mazrack7791 oh I know. I was just saying idk why though. If he was alive today he would probably like it seeing it’s been so popular
I get chills every time I hear Guinness talk. The way he describes the force with such conviction and detail is what cemented my love for Star Wars.
Animated Obi: James Arnold Taylor
Young live Obi-Wan: Ewan McGregor
Old live Obi-Wan: Alec Guinness
I love that you include the Robot Chicken versions :)
Rowan J Coleman they're arguably the best ones
Ewan mcgeegoor always make a perfect look of obi wan when I think of his character he comes in mind
I gotta spell his last name right
TITANGAMER McGreggor, take it from someone with the same last name, but mine is spelled McGregor
James Arnold Taylor is so good when i first started clone wars I thought Ewan Mcgregor voiced obi wan in the show
I stick with my main man Ewan McGregor love the beard, love the accent, love the actor.
Ewan McGreggor portrayed Obi-Wan amazingly yet was saddled by periodic poor scripting by George Lucus.
James Arnold Taylor is portrays Obi-Wan good but not as good as Ewan did, but has had more good consistent scripting to compensate.
It's difficult to say who I like more.
ewan mcgregor of course !
Couldn't agree more. Love Ewan as Obi Wan.
Couldn't agree more. Love Ewan as Obi Wan.
+Bree Brett you said that twice.
+Logan Stair (Logan the Krogan) Ewans fake british accent ruins the first episodes. Makes it sound forced and silly
Honestly, I have to go with James Arnold Taylor
+Demitrium He is so good. I would have loved to have seen a remake of Star Wars Episode 3 clone wars style.
+Demitrium He is so good. I would have loved to have seen a remake of Star Wars Episode 3 clone wars style.
+Acdragonrider Videos honestly i wouldnt mind seeing any of the films remade in the clome wars style... except maybe phantom menace.
+Acdragonrider Videos Same here.
+Demitrium IKR? It's so weird it's like he's a better Ewan McGregor than Ewan McGregor
The difference between Alec Guiness and Ewan McGregor is that Guiness loathed Kenobi, while Ewan has said many times he adores him and it is one of his favorite roles.
Ewan truly portrays Obi Wan the way he should have been. He was one of the bright spots of the prequels.
@@divanshukumarmahajan4803 exactly it doesn't matter what his personal feelings were he was absolutely perfect, I still remember that scene where he talks about Vader's betrayal and fighting in the Clone Wars, I mean that is something even George Lucas hadn't fleshed it out properly in his mind yet, but the emotions with which he did it, not knowing the backstory of it ..... it's incredible. Ewan McGregor worked so well because he put a lot of thought into what a young Alec Guinness would be like
@@divanshukumarmahajan4803 those residual checks he got as well as the Oscar nom probably helped ease the pain of being in that small, insignificant movie
That Lewis guy just sounded like he was taking the piss lmao
Yeah it did kinda seem that way a bit
Top 5 best voices for Obi-Wan:
1. Ewan McGregor
2. Ewan McGregor
3. Ewan McGregor
4. Ewan McGregor
5. Ewan McGregor
what about James Arnold Taylor
XxMineboy2018xX2 lol He’s number 6
@@mineboygamez What about the droid attack on JAT
What about Alec Guinness?
1. Alec Guiness, Ewan McGregor
2. James Arnold Taylor.
In different ways I feel the same amount of Obi Wan in both Ewan McGregor James Arnold Taylor. Ben in Guiness, no doubts there!
André Moraes After listening to Taylor's voice, McGreggor's almost seems too high sometimes. They're so close for me that I can't really choose which one I prefer.
1: James Arnold Tylor
2: Ewan McGregor
3: Alec Guinness
My top 3
James Arnold Taylor voiced three versions of Obi Wan. Mad respect to him.
Nobody:
Not Even Ewan Mcgregir:
Seth Green: Southern Voice Intesifies
The hell is up with this Lewis Macleod guy's voice?
Dylan Fagan ikr lol
Sounds like he's doing an impression of Ewan Mcgregor in Trainspotting instead of Star Wars.
I think he needs a tissue
Sounded like he was trying to impersonate Ewan McGregor but went way to Scottish with it
He sounds like he has a potato stuck in his throat
i don't care what anyone says Ewan McGregor will always be Obi-Wan Kenobi
He'll always be young Obi-Wan. But Sir Alec Guinness absolutely is and will always be "Old Ben" Kenobi.
Nobody ever said he wouldnt be
Ewan McGregor and James Arnold Taylor are the best one's.
TheWatcherFreak. Agreed
Alec Guinness would like a word
Something Fierce *tell him to wait outside*
Young Obi-Wan: Ewan McGregor with James Arnold Taylor in close second
Old Obi-Wan: Alec Guinness
4:48: Revenge of the Sith came out in 2005, not 2006.
I noticed that too
My favorite is actually James Arnold Taylor, but I am very partial to all of the voice acting in the Clone Wars (both the 2003 and 2008 versions)
Wyatt Tyson The voice actors did great work in both series.
Wyatt Tyson u do know he was doing an Ewan McGreggor impression right?
@@pwner332 Yes, but James Arnold Taylor's imperfect impression had a unique quality that makes me prefer it over Ewan.
1) Ewan McGreggor's performance showed the transition from the young apprentice to the Jedi master, almost morphing into Alec Guiness' Obi-Wan at the very end of ep III, both visually and psychologically.
2) Every portrail of the young Obi-Wan since the prequels has been based on McGreggor's performance.
3) Need I say more?
James Arnold Taylor did an excellent job imitating Ewan McGregor, which was obviously his point of reference. The two can't really be compared with Alec Guinness, because they were portraying different times in Obi-Wan's life. For me, those three were the best Obi-Wan's.
Alright, it's time for a real question. Who's voice are you reading this comment in?
Ewan McGregor's
James Arnold Taylor/Ewan McGreggor
James, Ewan and Alec. The trio I grew up with. Amazing voices for a wise and strong character.
Thats one good thing about the German sync :D Obi-Wan and Anakin have been voiced by the Same actor through Episode 1-3 and Clone wars and The Clone Wars :D
Ewan McGregor
James Arnold Taylor
Sir Alec Guiness
ewans performance after he fought anakin was brutally emotional
Most of them good. You can't beat the genuine Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor original especially Alec's voice.
"Do not defy the counsel not again"
Qui-gon has done it before?
All the time, he was called a maverick and even a Grey Jedi (but Grey because he opposed the Council, not because he was half-darksider). It was noted he would easily have a spot in the Council, if he followed the Code.
@@masterexploder9668 in the master and apprentice novel, he is offered a seat on the council. On top of this, obi wan loves flying!
In Legends continuity, yes, he did
I do not like the voice of Scott Cleverdon as Obi-Wan. I do like David Davies however, he sounds very much like Sir Alec Guinness. I do not like Lewis Macleod because he makes Obi-Wan sound as if he is in pain all the time. James Arnold Taylor did great, for me it is really hard to distinguish his voice from that of Ewan McGregor. Stephen Stanton I like because he again sounds like Sir Alec Guinness. Nick Jameson not so much. Seth Green doesn't have it. Of course Sir Alec Guinness was the first and arguably the best (at least in my opinion). The two or three before him sucked. Ewan McGregor is the other side of that argument for the best voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi. My personal favorite is Ewan McGregor.
1. Alec Guinness2. Ewan McGreggor3. James Arnold Taylor
yes
Matthew Sherwin agree
R.I.P Harambe, I'll remember you...
Matthew Sherwin
Funny, for me it's backwards!
Big CW fan here :)
Same, but a big Episode 4 fan too!JayJayFan
I love the voice of Ewan Mcgregor , James Arnold Taylor and Alec Guiness
It's crazy how fast the atmosphere changed when Ser Alec Guinness' voice lines were played, the feeling tbat emanates from the original trilogy is simply impeccable, we won't be getting that from Star Wars now, not anymore...
Ewan McGreggor, hands down my favorite
I Love 3 of them. James Arnold Taylor, Ewan McGreggor and Alec Guinness all the way all the of them!!!
Metabreaker I agree completely
And Seth Green for Comedy
1.Alec Guinness
2.Ewan McGreggor
3.James Arnold taylor
I agree
Kalvin Johnston I feel like Ewan would've been a better Obi Wan if he'd had a better script because sometimes it sounds like Alec wasn't even trying
JazzyPrince333 bump the other two up and put Alec at 3 for me personally
In my opinion, the Anakin vs Obi Wan was one of the best scenes in Star Wars. It was truly heartbreaking and that's what made it so amazing. The 2 actors did a great job.
James does such a good impression of Ewan's Kenobi, it's truly something to be proud of.
Ewan is my favorite obi wan. But to be fair I grew up with the prequels. But I can't explain how happy i am that Ewan is doing the new obi wan series. It's going to be fantastic 😁
You're right!
My very favorite voice of Obi-Wan is Alec Guinness because he did fantastic voicing him in Star Wars.
And I also like Ewan McGregor's voice as Ben Kenobi. Plus, James Arnold Taylor and Stephen Stanton use their weird voices.
James Arnold Taylor and Ewan are pretty damn good
1: Guiness mostly because he was the original
Joint 2nd are James Arnold Taylor and Ewan McGregor
REALLY NO “HELLO THERE”FROM OBI WON!!!
It's overused.
Gumfireparalax So uncivilized
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He sounds like he has a cold
LOL
Alec Guinness, James Arnold Taylor, and Ewan McGreggor will always be the greats. And obviously Seth Green deserves a spot for his outstanding performance filled with many lulz.
Did any of you guys know Ewan McGregor returned in a voice cameo in The Force Awakens?
ye
They took his voice when he said afraid and they made it to Rey . So not really .
+poptropica105087 that was Alec Guiness Ewan recorded "you have taken your first steps"
yes !! and I hope he appears more in ep vii !!
Alec Guinness is probably one of the greatest actors ever. I'm not just saying that because he was Obi Wan. During the production of the first Star Wars movie while people were losing faith in the project, Lucas was going over budget, certain special effects weren't working, equipment wasn't working, the overwhelming amount of stress, arguing, and just general lack of professionalism from the members of the cast. and crew, and the looming threat of having the entire project cancelled, Alec Guinness was said to have maintained constant professionalism, never complained, and never lost his cool. He was the only one who actually took the job seriously. It's ironic considering he said he hated Star Wars and that it was a terrible experience. It was supposedly his idea to kill off Obi Wan in IV because he couldn't stand it anymore, and that even years later he would be very hostile and lash out at fans when they would ask him about Star Wars.
0:28 I played SW ObiWan a TON. The voice work in that game still cracks me up, the voice of QuiGon wasn’t bad, however.
I'm a bit disappointed you didn't have even one "Hello there."
I love James Arnold Taylor's voice
Ewan McGregor has the most defined and recognizable voice. Almost everyone will think of the Obi Wan from Episode 3 when asked about Obi Wan.
Original obi wan kenobi
Prequel obi wan
Clone wars obi wan.
That all :)
Alec and Ewan are tied. Alec has the perfect old Obi voice and Ewan has the best young one James comes below them but he does have such an iconic voice that resembles my childhood of watching the clones
Ewan McGregor, Alec Guinness, and James Arnold Taylor will forever be best Obi Wan Kenobi for me, who else agrees 👍