You know, the events of Revenge of the Sith made me want to cry for Obi-Wan. He lost so many friends before, during and after the Clone Wars: Master Qui-Gon Jinn, Satine Kryze, Adi Gallia, Padme Amidala and his pupil and best friend Anakin Skywalker
This is also why obi wan is my favourite, he lost soo many people close to him, yet was mentally strong enough to not fall to the dark side, while anakin got swayed more easily. Ngl Luke gives me Naruto vibes....which feels a little annoying tbh
Reminds me of my uncle Steve, he lost a brother to cancer when he was 13 and the brother was 11 and then a fiancé years later 2 weeks before the wedding
Obi-Wan Kenobi might be the single greatest Jedi to have ever lived. Maybe not the most powerful or intelligent. But he was a true Jedi through and through.
He literally defeated Vader not once but TWICE! He literally gave him a Beating at the end of the Obi-Wan series after a 10 year hiatus from even touching the Force, he's literally Superior to the Chosen One Lmaoooooo
He beat Anakin because Anakin just turned to the dark side and was too cocky with it. You can't make any mistakes in front of Obiwan. He beat Vader because Vader is slower than Anakin.
@@moabman6803Didn't you see Obi-Wan series ending... Obi-Wan gave Vader a BEATING despite being a Sith Lord for a decade and Obi-Wan niy even touching the Force for that same amount of time tells me that Obi-Wan in fact is Superior to the Chosen One, Vader being the Chosen one simply doesn't matter when facing Obi-Wan Master of the High ground..
Obi-wans first line of dialogue in the Phantom Menace, “I have a bad feeling about this” Quigon “I don’t sense anything” Obi: “it’s not the mission master it’s something…elsewhere…elusive” Did Obi-wan secretly sense the presence of the Sith?
Yeah I remember stating this months ago that obi wan was sensing Sidious’s pulling the dark side cloak over the Jedi it was that one part “it’s something elsewhere …… elusive” I think HE was one of the ONLY Jedi that sensed The shroud of the dark side or the dark side of Sidious working as they were so far away from Corisaunt but also because he was so Finley attuned to the force. when you read the book “Padawan“ you understand Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s mind and how he overcame all of his overthinking and how he began to centre himself in the Force & as a Padawan/Jedi
Yes. He is sensing the grand plan for the first time, because it is, arguably, at this very moment he first brushes against the the intricate threads that comprise it’s web. He is now inexorably linked to the Sith, the plan, and all that will follow.
I think one of Obi Wans most underrated strenghts is also his quick wits, he may not be the strongest, but he is unparallell in his ability to adapt and change his approach on the fly.
Was going to say a similar thing. He seems like one of the most intelligent jedi, and after he goes into exile he sees his intelligence didnt help him train anakin and begins a journey to transform his intellect into wisdom like Yoda
@@LordWyatt "And cough cough Anakin Skywalker. I was expecting someone with your reputation to be a little....older." "General Grievous, you're shorter than I expected." "Cough Jedi scum." "We have a job to do Anakin. Try not to upset him."
Revenge of the Sith is one of the best novelizations ever. Stover gave us some poetry. "Though this is the end of the Age of Heroes, it has saved its best for last." has stuck in my head since I read it.
@@rpesikObi Wan is a great example of Stoicism. It’s not wrong to feel emotion. What matters is how we respond to them. So many things are out of our control, but we can control how we act.
This is the best tribute to Obi wan kenobi, he endure so much with out asking something inn return, he walked a path with in the force that very few jedi walked, noble and humble, a man of peace and thru peace fought for it.
Obi Wan had two superpowers: he was forced to be an excellent student of his master by terrible circumstance, and he was forced to be a Jedi of purpose. He had a clear mind and was a genuine genius, free from ego and the hubris that drove Dooku. And he was a brilliant hunter and duelist.
Obi wan Kenobi was definitely slept on and I said the same thing the fact that he had to work so much harder than all the other four sensitive Jedi made him that much more powerful
He’s my favourite. A true archetype of a jedi and really shows that Jedi aren’t only martial art experts but possess many other skills that have been lost lately.
I love Obi-Wan since the first time that I saw him, he is the true embodiment of discipline, good, and his faith in the force has no boundaries. This character has even inspired me to better myself through every part of my life!
I can't resist! Was he 'in the zone' when, right after having told Anakin to always hang on to his lightsabre, he goes and drops his own? It really is amazing how fanboys can deceive themselves, watch films that *repeatedly* show Obi-Wan screwing up, yet still see him as not only competent but great, perhaps even the greatest! If I didn't find it so frustrating it would be hilarious.
60% of the time, he's still in the zone, everytime... You could pin this on the force, having a laugh at Obi's expense. The highest med count on record for Anakin and he still screws up, Obi beat him. I love Obi because he is great, faults and all, as is the case for all great characters. 😉
@@wtfamiactuallyright1823 so he's NOT "perpetually in the zone", is he? He drops his lightsabre several times. Pin it on the force having a laugh at his expense? You're the one having the laugh. The force is just a force, not a sentient thing; and jedi are supposed to be masters of controlling it, not being controlled *by* it. Even if the force was sentient, why would it make Obi-Wan screw up? And why wouldn't Obi-Wan warn Anakin that the force sometimes makes one screw up? The med count is usually misunderstood and you misunderstand it. It is a measure of the strength of the force user's *connection* to the force. It is *not* a measure of the force user's mastery of it. Think of it like a radio signal. The jedi with a strong radio signal to the force will find it easier to communicate what he wants it to do for him. This is why all jedi are generally equally qualified i.e. Obi-Wan, with a relatively low Mid count needs to learn to reach out and connect to the force before he can use it (like a person having to spend a few moments tuning his radio into the station he wants to listen to) while Anakin, with a massive Mid count, has no such trouble tuning in to the force. So there's the difference. Anakin tells the force to lift him up and over Obi-Wan in their fight. It responded *instantly* because his connection to it was so strong but it wasn't sufficient for Anakin's needs in that moment - no jedi, no matter how powerful, can squeeze a lot of force energy out of a little. Obi-Wan, in The Phantom Menace, needed to jump up to the platform where Darth Maul was. He concentrated momentarily (tuning in and sending his request of the force to his midichlorians) and because there was plenty of force available around him, he succeeded in leaping up far higher than Anakin had to to leap over Obi-Wan during their fight. So, it's about connection signal, not ability. I have no problem with anyone loving Obi-Wan, just with them mistaking him for a great jedi. He's a failure and I could give you at least 50 irrefutable examples from the films that prove it including him admitting it at least twice. Take for example, his (admittedly wonderfully entertaining) fight with Jango Fett. He showed us how the jedi can repel a blaster shot with their bare hands (with the force, to be more precise) but he was sorely tested by Jango. Mace Windu, in contrast, killed Jango like he was barely an inconvenience. Note that Yoda *commanded* Obi-Wan to bring him in for questioning. He did *not* say, "Try to capture him for questioning. Do you think you can handle that?" The reason Yoda didn't ask him if he could handle it was that he knows that Obi-Wan holds the rank of knight and therefore should be perfectly capable of succeeding. However, in the case of Obi-Wan, Yoda was actually *hoping* that he could succeed since he knew that Obi-Wan was *granted* the title of knight *without ever having passed the trials* that are usually demanded of any padawan seeking promotion. Any other jedi knight would not have struggled with Jango. As good as he is, he's not got the force.
I'm gonna keep this short because I'm tired and actually, it's not even that, I can't be bothered to correct all your mistakes. Anchorman, my first sentence was a reiteration of a line involving, some smelly stuff. The force, you've got a lot wrong about it. Obi is a great jedi, it would be more acceptable if you just said the Jedi are failures. Btw, my favourite character is actually, Dooku, and by a long margin. Unlike your attempt to offend, I'm not trying to you BUT. You're so wrong on some shiz, I'm wondering if you contributed to the creation of Acolyte in any way??? 😕
Obi-Wan was all about the grind, which is why he is so revered. Beyond something a simple as having a high M-count, Kenobi pushed, trained and forged away. Honing himself into the Force itself.
"Luminous, a transparent being, a window on to a sun lit meddow" describing a truly enlightened individual with a purely serene crystal clear state of mind so clear he truly gives himself in his entirety over to the force that it's will be done through him, Obi wan doesn't need a high miniclorien count because he's like a transever receiving the force. Maybe it's like this one's overall miniclorien count doesn't matter, solong as they have a serene state of mind at the point of action/reaction they'll always receive more "the force flows into him" sounds to me that irregardless of the overall permanent count you have you'll always receive more when you act to carry out the will of the force more will always support you and this is what happens with Obi wan and I think the count realizes this.
Obi Wan’s emphasis on skill and technique, as well as enhancing his spiritual prowess through study and focusing on even the smallest details in terms of combat and Jedi principles made him a force to be reckoned with
@@elcambiollego whereas a competent jedi would have killed him without compassion - because it was bloody necessary - as all the competent jedi foresaw; but not good 'ol Obi-Wan, the damned idiot.
This is why I hated the idea of Rey being a Kenobi. Obi-Wan worked SO HARD to get to his level of mastery, and for Rey to show up and be the strongest with no training spits on the name Kenobi, IMO.
@@evanjenny2480 totally agree. That's why I dislike 'The Force Awakens' far more than 'The Last Jedi', or rather, TFA already took a steaming dump on the original canon so big and stinky, that TLJ already found me not caring at all.
I attribute disability to Quon training the most in episode. One we get to see he forces him for lack of a better term to learn to be in the moment. At the end of the day, Obi-Wan has learned to just allow the force to use him how it sees fit, and if he should fall that day, then it does not matter because that it was the wheel of the force he steps in into every battle with the will and determination, body act as the avatar of the force at that time. That’s why I love Obi-Wan because he truly embodies a force user. Should be.
Such a good video. He doesn’t get enough flowers in my opinion. Definitely one of the most diligent, hardest working and pious Jedi’s ever to exist. Like SW probably only Yoda surpasses him. But what Yoda had in natural ability, Obi Wan had to work like a dog to get to the status he did. The 🐐
This perspective makes me curious how his connection with the force might have changed if Duchess Satine Kryze had actually asked her 'Obi' to leave the Jedi order. He said that if she just said the words, he would have left the Jedi for her. Right before Maul killed the love of his life before his very eyes. That relationship makes me so sad, because i know Obi-Wan would have been truly happy with her away from the Jedi. Thus the question, would he still be able to maintain the perfect Jedi mindset and this insanely pure connection with the Force if whe had him leave?🎉
Honestly if Luke was anything to go by...yes. in fact that lack of a connection might have been the one thing he was missing to unlock ultimate power. Love (True love, not the objectifying possessive love that Anakin had) is essentially the ultimate manifestation of the Light side. It was Anakin's love for Luke that brought down Sidious and the Galactic Empire. Heck in the end of the Revenge of the Sith Novelization Matthew Stover wrote the following line. "“The dark is generous and it is patient and it always wins - but in the heart of its strength lies its weakness: one lone candle is enough to hold it back. Love is more than a candle.Love can ignite the stars.” The problem with Anakin's relationship was not love, in fact quite the opposite. He didn't really love her. He loved her as a sort of prized object a thing. Something he can call his and take ownership of. Heck if you look at TCW the two's relationship could be considered outright toxic.
Yeah love is ultimately benefits the light side and the Jedi greatest strength while the dark side doesn’t have any benefit all it does twisted it makes it toxic leads to Obsession. Looking at Luke and Obi wan true love it’s takes time not something to rush about like Anakin situations. It’s nothing wrong with loving Padme but it’s all about how he go about it is the problem the lack of trust,keeping the marriage secret and marrying before the war really led to emotional baggage for him. No doubt Anakin cares for Padme deeply but when he turn to the dark side love became discrimination he’s willing to kill innocents and betray his own order for so called power to save Padme but really Anakin only thought for himself like the novel said “There is no Vader it only Anakin Skywalker is you and only you”. That the trap of the Sith is selfishness.
You can actually see how much Obi-Wan values training and hard work when in the flashback during Kenobi in which he tries to get Anakin to embrace the light side as he does, it's unsuccessful but it does show he understands what makes him powerful and has a method of trying to pass that along to others.
Soresu and Obi-Wan were meant to be together. Soresu was a style based on calm defense, on letting the Force guide it, and the deeper you went into the force the calmer you got. And the calmer you got, the deeper into the force you could go. The cycle was often interrupted by the attacker, but if you START at the deepest level, your defense is already held fully by the Force. There is nowhere to attack. And while 'wait for an opening' has always been considered to be a bad fighting style (why Soresu was not considered exactly great) it was perfectly designed for Obi-Wan. Even younger and not as steeped in the force, he was already able to reach deeper levels mid-fight, which taught him to be able to reach the Force faster and faster. And it helped him to grow into what he became.
0:18 - "Ob-Wan had a relatively low midi-chlorian count in comparison to the average Jedi." I've heard that claim a million times, yet have never seen it substantiated by original source material. Of all the Star Wars novels that have ever been written, is there even one that states *specifically* (a) what the average Jedi's midi-chlorian count was, and (b) what Obi-Wan's midi-chlorian count was? Book title and page number, please.
Feel free to do the digging yourself bozo, instead of telling people to hand deliver for you on a silver platter ohhh we got the Duke of yappington here better roll out the red carpet and meet his demands 🤡 go read a book
To my mind (perhaps my own head cannon 😁), I have always seen the midichlorian count as a measure of potential rather than power. Despite a low count, Obi Wan achieved that potential and had no sense of jealousy or frustration towards the 'more powerful'. He embodied what it means to be a Jedi, whatever his count The Force was always his ally, and his wisdom allowed him to understand it better than most.
This was the biggest part. The force abandoned many jedi because of their behavior or turmoil. The force was always with Obi Wan. You could call Obi the forces true bro.
My friend legally changed his name to jonbeoni kanobi, he sacrified his name for the force, the force is strong with jonbewon, im proud to call him a friend
i think it would be interesting if you did videos of comparisons between star wars jedi theology and irl theology, if that makes sense. just a thought. anyway love the videos!
Personally, my favorite Obi-Wan is the one that’s in the Lawrence of Arabia. it’s almost as if we got to see what tatooine was like before it was I don’t know turned into a slum.
Obiwan’s whole mind set was don’t focus on what you can do but improve on what you can’t do. It’s why he always seen as weaker to his opponents and allies but we as the viewer/reader/whatever knows he’s improving in every facet of a person and jedi. He understood the force arguably more than anyone else, even Yoda thanks to his training by Qui-Gon.
It is as any great hero.. Circumstance and choice of the correct path brings the force to you. Once you are on the path with the force, you become immovable...
While his midichlorian or mc or m or c count was low he was not one of those high potentialed individuals in Legends at least like The Skywalkers, The Solos Under Leias Line, The Mereks, Sidious, Yoda, Malgus, Dooku, Mace, Plo Koon, Yaddle, Farleen Snee, Maul, Or Asajj but he made up for it with making up for the things he did have yeah.
Obi-Wan's Midichlorian count wasn't low, it was upper mid-range. He was very attuned to the Force, and pushed his abilities to their limits, which helped him overcome his shortcomings.
Obi Wan is by far my most beloved Jedi. Hard Work and Focus does win over Talent and Natural Ability most times. His Cunning, Tactics, Doctrine and Battle Field IQ we’re also 2nd to None
The quintessential Jedi, who never let his ego get in the way of fulfilling the will of the Force. He worked every day to get better at being a Jedi. If his saber didn’t cut you down, his wit certainly slayed many a Jedi and Sith.
A line in a New Hope that stood always stood out to me is when Vader said “Kenobi is here and the force is with him”. Think about that , Kenobi obviously has the force but even Vader felt that the force was just not something Kenobi could use as a tool… but that the force was an active ally of Kenobi… and Kenobi was a part of the will of the force.
If you're more interested touch with the force you can do more with less? Like a large, poorly designed/effective rudder vs a smaller, well designed one. The smaller one will have less surface area but push more water
He was low when compared to people like mace, skywalker, yoda, dooku, palpatine, etc. but he had higher counts than people like Ahsoka. He wasn’t dismally low. He still had a lot more than the average Jedi. I remember seeing a Disney released count and he was higher than I thought it would be.
In that graph, he had more than Mace, almost the same amount as Dooku (difference by 100) almost as much as Luke, so I'm just tired of this statement that he had a low count. He was like Anakin when he was young, and couldn't find a master because he was so hot-tempered, not because he was weak.
Reminds me of his words to Darth Vader in A New Hope "If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine." Vader never imagined that Obi-Wan would become a part of the fabric of the force itself.
“Be mindful of the living force, my young padawan” are words that Obi-Wan definitely took to heart. It’s what enabled him to overpower and defeat Vader on the barren moon.
I remember reading the book when Obi-Wan dropped down from the ceiling to face Gen Grievious. The book stated every clone fired at Obi-Wan at once from high above. Obi-Wan crouched down and created a shield completely around him. Over 2000 bolts were fired at him at once. Obi-Wan deflected every one of them without a scratch. At that point, that is when Grievious gave the cease order and decided to face Obi-Wan alone one on one.
I think everyone can agree that if Obi Wan was gifted with shatterpoint he would have been the premiere duelist of the Jedi Order above Dooku and even Anakin
Well knowing shatter point wouldn't hurt. I also don't think it would have made much of a difference for him. That skill is mainly for breaking near indestructible material and nobody Obi one fights even uses such material. Vadar's armor is Plasteel and durasteel which aren't really anything special besides their slight resistance to lightsaber damage.
@@billfred9411that is only a small part of the shatterpoint ability actually. Its main focus is seeing and recognizing key points within the universe. This is what allows the user to see the small points that allow objects to shatter. Recognizing these key points extends to seeing key events approaching. I feel like I’m doing a horrible job explaining it but mace windu saw the shatterpoint surrounding anakin skywalker during his battle with darth sidious. The future of the galaxy hinged on the decision that anakin made. I feel like this part of the ability would pair perfectly with Obi-wan’s mastery of the defence form which focuses on tiring out your opponent and weathering the storm until you find that moment where their guard falters.
I also read that he was one of histories greatest practitioners of Form 3 (the lightsaber fighting style focused on defense). That can also help explain why he often triumphed over duelists more powerful in the Force than him.
When I hear the word "Jedi", Obi-Wan Kenobi is always the first one I picture.
Same here
@@Hussman493 Yoda or him for me tbh
Obi-Wan is what a Jedi is meant to be.
I picture qui gan
Same
You know, the events of Revenge of the Sith made me want to cry for Obi-Wan. He lost so many friends before, during and after the Clone Wars: Master Qui-Gon Jinn, Satine Kryze, Adi Gallia, Padme Amidala and his pupil and best friend Anakin Skywalker
Which is why he lost his will until Luke restored it.
This is also why obi wan is my favourite, he lost soo many people close to him, yet was mentally strong enough to not fall to the dark side, while anakin got swayed more easily. Ngl Luke gives me Naruto vibes....which feels a little annoying tbh
@@drishalballaney lmao you not lyin bro.😂
Reminds me of my uncle Steve, he lost a brother to cancer when he was 13 and the brother was 11 and then a fiancé years later 2 weeks before the wedding
@@charlesbird2897 damn that sucks🤦🏾♂️
Obi-Wan Kenobi might be the single greatest Jedi to have ever lived. Maybe not the most powerful or intelligent. But he was a true Jedi through and through.
He literally defeated Vader not once but TWICE!
He literally gave him a Beating at the end of the Obi-Wan series after a 10 year hiatus from even touching the Force, he's literally Superior to the Chosen One
Lmaoooooo
He beat Anakin because Anakin just turned to the dark side and was too cocky with it. You can't make any mistakes in front of Obiwan. He beat Vader because Vader is slower than Anakin.
@@TheStellarmanCo.He also beat maul twice
@@moabman6803Didn't you see Obi-Wan series ending...
Obi-Wan gave Vader a BEATING despite being a Sith Lord for a decade and Obi-Wan niy even touching the Force for that same amount of time tells me that Obi-Wan in fact is Superior to the Chosen One, Vader being the Chosen one simply doesn't matter when facing Obi-Wan Master of the High ground..
@@TheStellarmanCo. hahahaha!
Obi-wan is a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will
He could probably kill a dark-sider with a PENCIL.
@@Crimethoughtfull I once saw him kill three men in a bar with a lightsaber.
A lightsaber!
This is the correct answer.
Obiwan is a man of focus, commitment and sheer plot armour
@BenAri18 Oh yes. Beskar levels of plot armour
Obi-wans first line of dialogue in the Phantom Menace,
“I have a bad feeling about this”
Quigon “I don’t sense anything”
Obi: “it’s not the mission master it’s something…elsewhere…elusive”
Did Obi-wan secretly sense the presence of the Sith?
it is very possible for that especially since his focus was very strong for that moment.
I think it's almost certainly the case.
Yeah I remember stating this months ago that obi wan was sensing Sidious’s pulling the dark side cloak over the Jedi it was that one part “it’s something elsewhere …… elusive” I think HE was one of the ONLY Jedi that sensed The shroud of the dark side or the dark side of Sidious working as they were so far away from Corisaunt but also because he was so Finley attuned to the force. when you read the book “Padawan“ you understand Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s mind and how he overcame all of his overthinking and how he began to centre himself in the Force & as a Padawan/Jedi
Yes. He is sensing the grand plan for the first time, because it is, arguably, at this very moment he first brushes against the the intricate threads that comprise it’s web. He is now inexorably linked to the Sith, the plan, and all that will follow.
And qui-gon basically tells him, good job, pay fucking attention, now.
I think one of Obi Wans most underrated strenghts is also his quick wits, he may not be the strongest, but he is unparallell in his ability to adapt and change his approach on the fly.
The strongest organism is the most adaptable 💯 all the power imaginable is useless if you have no skills that serve survivability
@@damonross8400*Well Said!*
@@damonross8400not me tho, I’m like the Joker of force users
Was going to say a similar thing. He seems like one of the most intelligent jedi, and after he goes into exile he sees his intelligence didnt help him train anakin and begins a journey to transform his intellect into wisdom like Yoda
Similar to either a chromium compounder or zinc compounder from Scadrial.
"Ahh yes. The Negotiator. General Kenobi, we've been waiting for you."
Hello there
That wasn’t much of a rescue.
@LordWyatt another happy landing
Similar to either a chromium compounder or zinc compounder from Scadrial.
@@LordWyatt "And cough cough Anakin Skywalker. I was expecting someone with your reputation to be a little....older."
"General Grievous, you're shorter than I expected."
"Cough Jedi scum."
"We have a job to do Anakin. Try not to upset him."
Revenge of the Sith is one of the best novelizations ever. Stover gave us some poetry. "Though this is the end of the Age of Heroes, it has saved its best for last." has stuck in my head since I read it.
Just read it and it was amazing!
I remember reading that line and thinking about how cool it was.
That is one uplifting line, not gonna lie.
"Everything dies. Eventually even the stars burn out."
@@sfinga151 that's a line about entropy which is *NOT* what jedi *know* to be the truth.
Kenobi is the actual Force in balance. He cared and also had no issue with killing.
Not to forget he can be emotional, sad, angry, loving. He is a proof that it is okay for a Jedi to have feelings.
Unlike most jedi Obi wan also understood love. He has truly felt it.
@@rpesikObi Wan is a great example of Stoicism. It’s not wrong to feel emotion. What matters is how we respond to them. So many things are out of our control, but we can control how we act.
Well he like to collect limbs, if they happen to not survive 🤷♂️ oh well lmao
“I will do what I must”
A more beautiful and poetic description of Master Obi-Wan there has never been. LOVE IT!
Obi wan in my opinion was the epitomie of what a Jedi is supposed to be
Qui gon too
Sith Lords were his specialty 😢😢
This is the best tribute to Obi wan kenobi, he endure so much with out asking something inn return, he walked a path with in the force that very few jedi walked, noble and humble, a man of peace and thru peace fought for it.
Obi Wan had two superpowers: he was forced to be an excellent student of his master by terrible circumstance, and he was forced to be a Jedi of purpose. He had a clear mind and was a genuine genius, free from ego and the hubris that drove Dooku. And he was a brilliant hunter and duelist.
And he had the high ground.
@@ThoraxetheImpaile100 in the force yes, which is what the quote actually meant.
Obi-Wan is one of my favorite star wars characters. He is always calm and peaceful. (And the memes lol)
Obi-Won the GOAT Kenobi
....you have to mean...
"GOAT-BI-WAN KEN-GOAT-BI"....😎💯
🤘🤘🤘
Obi wan Kenobi was definitely slept on and I said the same thing the fact that he had to work so much harder than all the other four sensitive Jedi made him that much more powerful
He’s my favourite. A true archetype of a jedi and really shows that Jedi aren’t only martial art experts but possess many other skills that have been lost lately.
This was fucking beautiful man. Best video on Kenobi yet. ❤️🔥
This is the most spiritual and positive video I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you, great job, and may The Force be with you!
I love Obi-Wan since the first time that I saw him, he is the true embodiment of discipline, good, and his faith in the force has no boundaries. This character has even inspired me to better myself through every part of my life!
Perpetually in "the zone".
I love, Obi.
"If you stay ready you don't have to get ready."
- Obi-Wan Kenobi probably
I can't resist! Was he 'in the zone' when, right after having told Anakin to always hang on to his lightsabre, he goes and drops his own?
It really is amazing how fanboys can deceive themselves, watch films that *repeatedly* show Obi-Wan screwing up, yet still see him as not only competent but great, perhaps even the greatest! If I didn't find it so frustrating it would be hilarious.
60% of the time, he's still in the zone, everytime...
You could pin this on the force, having a laugh at Obi's expense.
The highest med count on record for Anakin and he still screws up, Obi beat him. I love Obi because he is great, faults and all, as is the case for all great characters. 😉
@@wtfamiactuallyright1823 so he's NOT "perpetually in the zone", is he? He drops his lightsabre several times. Pin it on the force having a laugh at his expense? You're the one having the laugh. The force is just a force, not a sentient thing; and jedi are supposed to be masters of controlling it, not being controlled *by* it. Even if the force was sentient, why would it make Obi-Wan screw up? And why wouldn't Obi-Wan warn Anakin that the force sometimes makes one screw up?
The med count is usually misunderstood and you misunderstand it. It is a measure of the strength of the force user's *connection* to the force. It is *not* a measure of the force user's mastery of it. Think of it like a radio signal. The jedi with a strong radio signal to the force will find it easier to communicate what he wants it to do for him. This is why all jedi are generally equally qualified i.e. Obi-Wan, with a relatively low Mid count needs to learn to reach out and connect to the force before he can use it (like a person having to spend a few moments tuning his radio into the station he wants to listen to) while Anakin, with a massive Mid count, has no such trouble tuning in to the force. So there's the difference. Anakin tells the force to lift him up and over Obi-Wan in their fight. It responded *instantly* because his connection to it was so strong but it wasn't sufficient for Anakin's needs in that moment - no jedi, no matter how powerful, can squeeze a lot of force energy out of a little. Obi-Wan, in The Phantom Menace, needed to jump up to the platform where Darth Maul was. He concentrated momentarily (tuning in and sending his request of the force to his midichlorians) and because there was plenty of force available around him, he succeeded in leaping up far higher than Anakin had to to leap over Obi-Wan during their fight.
So, it's about connection signal, not ability.
I have no problem with anyone loving Obi-Wan, just with them mistaking him for a great jedi. He's a failure and I could give you at least 50 irrefutable examples from the films that prove it including him admitting it at least twice. Take for example, his (admittedly wonderfully entertaining) fight with Jango Fett. He showed us how the jedi can repel a blaster shot with their bare hands (with the force, to be more precise) but he was sorely tested by Jango. Mace Windu, in contrast, killed Jango like he was barely an inconvenience. Note that Yoda *commanded* Obi-Wan to bring him in for questioning. He did *not* say, "Try to capture him for questioning. Do you think you can handle that?" The reason Yoda didn't ask him if he could handle it was that he knows that Obi-Wan holds the rank of knight and therefore should be perfectly capable of succeeding. However, in the case of Obi-Wan, Yoda was actually *hoping* that he could succeed since he knew that Obi-Wan was *granted* the title of knight *without ever having passed the trials* that are usually demanded of any padawan seeking promotion. Any other jedi knight would not have struggled with Jango. As good as he is, he's not got the force.
I'm gonna keep this short because I'm tired and actually, it's not even that, I can't be bothered to correct all your mistakes.
Anchorman, my first sentence was a reiteration of a line involving, some smelly stuff.
The force, you've got a lot wrong about it.
Obi is a great jedi, it would be more acceptable if you just said the Jedi are failures.
Btw, my favourite character is actually, Dooku, and by a long margin.
Unlike your attempt to offend, I'm not trying to you BUT. You're so wrong on some shiz, I'm wondering if you contributed to the creation of Acolyte in any way??? 😕
Obi-Wan was all about the grind, which is why he is so revered. Beyond something a simple as having a high M-count, Kenobi pushed, trained and forged away. Honing himself into the Force itself.
This explanation makes so much more sense for everything that happens
"Luminous, a transparent being, a window on to a sun lit meddow" describing a truly enlightened individual with a purely serene crystal clear state of mind so clear he truly gives himself in his entirety over to the force that it's will be done through him, Obi wan doesn't need a high miniclorien count because he's like a transever receiving the force.
Maybe it's like this one's overall miniclorien count doesn't matter, solong as they have a serene state of mind at the point of action/reaction they'll always receive more "the force flows into him" sounds to me that irregardless of the overall permanent count you have you'll always receive more when you act to carry out the will of the force more will always support you and this is what happens with Obi wan and I think the count realizes this.
Really interesting video for someone who doesn't care about star wars anymore. Thank you
Obi-Wan is the perfect example of how important are discipline and consistency to achieve your potential. One of the greatest Jedi in galactic history
I love obi wan, probably my favourite jedi, the battles he had throughout
The dichotomy of him and the ‘chosen one’ with born potential vs earned potential
Obi Wan’s emphasis on skill and technique, as well as enhancing his spiritual prowess through study and focusing on even the smallest details in terms of combat and Jedi principles made him a force to be reckoned with
He was ruthless as a jedi and did what he must.
Somehow that same trait is praised in Obi-Wan and vilified in Anakin
He said he could not kill Anakin but left him pretty much dismembered and over cooked without even wanting to do it, he even warned him, good job.
@@Matt-yg8ubi must kill children doesn't sound a good trait
@@elcambiollego whereas a competent jedi would have killed him without compassion - because it was bloody necessary - as all the competent jedi foresaw; but not good 'ol Obi-Wan, the damned idiot.
@@KeldorDAntrellcompassion would be to put him out of his misery, leaving him there doesn’t come from compassion, so the opposite.
What a beautiful description and analogy to the Divine Light.
This was great. It's nice to see that Obi Wan isn't as slept on as I thought him to be. He is that dude.
Excellent use of the great wealth of information on Obi-Wan. There is much we can apply to our own lives.
A beautiful discribtion and inspiring. Thanks. 🌞
Its simple hard work beats talent when talent dont work hard or to caught in anger emotions
Well done. Well done as always 💪🏿
This is my favorite video from you yet ❤
Diet and exercise overcame low midichlorian issues.
Homie stayed focused and on the grind.
This is why I hated the idea of Rey being a Kenobi. Obi-Wan worked SO HARD to get to his level of mastery, and for Rey to show up and be the strongest with no training spits on the name Kenobi, IMO.
@@evanjenny2480Rey being that in general was bland. She was one of the most flat and shallow characters I'm new canon
Drink water and eat your veggies young Padawan
@@evanjenny2480 totally agree. That's why I dislike 'The Force Awakens' far more than 'The Last Jedi', or rather, TFA already took a steaming dump on the original canon so big and stinky, that TLJ already found me not caring at all.
I attribute disability to Quon training the most in episode. One we get to see he forces him for lack of a better term to learn to be in the moment. At the end of the day, Obi-Wan has learned to just allow the force to use him how it sees fit, and if he should fall that day, then it does not matter because that it was the wheel of the force he steps in into every battle with the will and determination, body act as the avatar of the force at that time. That’s why I love Obi-Wan because he truly embodies a force user. Should be.
Such a good video. He doesn’t get enough flowers in my opinion.
Definitely one of the most diligent, hardest working and pious Jedi’s ever to exist. Like SW probably only Yoda surpasses him. But what Yoda had in natural ability, Obi Wan had to work like a dog to get to the status he did. The 🐐
This perspective makes me curious how his connection with the force might have changed if Duchess Satine Kryze had actually asked her 'Obi' to leave the Jedi order. He said that if she just said the words, he would have left the Jedi for her. Right before Maul killed the love of his life before his very eyes. That relationship makes me so sad, because i know Obi-Wan would have been truly happy with her away from the Jedi. Thus the question, would he still be able to maintain the perfect Jedi mindset and this insanely pure connection with the Force if whe had him leave?🎉
Honestly if Luke was anything to go by...yes. in fact that lack of a connection might have been the one thing he was missing to unlock ultimate power. Love (True love, not the objectifying possessive love that Anakin had) is essentially the ultimate manifestation of the Light side. It was Anakin's love for Luke that brought down Sidious and the Galactic Empire. Heck in the end of the Revenge of the Sith Novelization Matthew Stover wrote the following line.
"“The dark is generous and it is patient and it always wins - but in the heart of its strength lies its weakness: one lone candle is enough to hold it back.
Love is more than a candle.Love can ignite the stars.”
The problem with Anakin's relationship was not love, in fact quite the opposite. He didn't really love her. He loved her as a sort of prized object a thing. Something he can call his and take ownership of. Heck if you look at TCW the two's relationship could be considered outright toxic.
Yeah love is ultimately benefits the light side and the Jedi greatest strength while the dark side doesn’t have any benefit all it does twisted it makes it toxic leads to Obsession. Looking at Luke and Obi wan true love it’s takes time not something to rush about like Anakin situations. It’s nothing wrong with loving Padme but it’s all about how he go about it is the problem the lack of trust,keeping the marriage secret and marrying before the war really led to emotional baggage for him. No doubt Anakin cares for Padme deeply but when he turn to the dark side love became discrimination he’s willing to kill innocents and betray his own order for so called power to save Padme but really Anakin only thought for himself like the novel said “There is no Vader it only Anakin Skywalker is you and only you”. That the trap of the Sith is selfishness.
I think he would have severed his connection to the force and devoted his life to his wife
A thoroughly admirable character. He personifies the Force with especial clarity.
You can actually see how much Obi-Wan values training and hard work when in the flashback during Kenobi in which he tries to get Anakin to embrace the light side as he does, it's unsuccessful but it does show he understands what makes him powerful and has a method of trying to pass that along to others.
Obi-Wan Kenobi of Stewjon, you have ability to overcome great Fear. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps.
Or hope or compassion or even love but for me it’s more hope/compassion/willpower
Soresu and Obi-Wan were meant to be together. Soresu was a style based on calm defense, on letting the Force guide it, and the deeper you went into the force the calmer you got. And the calmer you got, the deeper into the force you could go. The cycle was often interrupted by the attacker, but if you START at the deepest level, your defense is already held fully by the Force. There is nowhere to attack. And while 'wait for an opening' has always been considered to be a bad fighting style (why Soresu was not considered exactly great) it was perfectly designed for Obi-Wan. Even younger and not as steeped in the force, he was already able to reach deeper levels mid-fight, which taught him to be able to reach the Force faster and faster. And it helped him to grow into what he became.
0:18 - "Ob-Wan had a relatively low midi-chlorian count in comparison to the average Jedi." I've heard that claim a million times, yet have never seen it substantiated by original source material. Of all the Star Wars novels that have ever been written, is there even one that states *specifically* (a) what the average Jedi's midi-chlorian count was, and (b) what Obi-Wan's midi-chlorian count was? Book title and page number, please.
Oh boy, we got a "Source?" Person 😆
Feel free to do the digging yourself bozo, instead of telling people to hand deliver for you on a silver platter ohhh we got the Duke of yappington here better roll out the red carpet and meet his demands 🤡 go read a book
Obi was almost always in control of his emotions. It was when he let loose was when he showed his true power and connection to the force
Obi and Yoda are my absolute favorites!
Very cool explanation. Thanks for sharing.
To my mind (perhaps my own head cannon 😁), I have always seen the midichlorian count as a measure of potential rather than power. Despite a low count, Obi Wan achieved that potential and had no sense of jealousy or frustration towards the 'more powerful'. He embodied what it means to be a Jedi, whatever his count The Force was always his ally, and his wisdom allowed him to understand it better than most.
This was the biggest part. The force abandoned many jedi because of their behavior or turmoil. The force was always with Obi Wan. You could call Obi the forces true bro.
He was the Kobe Bryant of the Jedi. Not naturally talented but an extremely hard worker that gained power by sharping his skills and focus
He's amazing. He's completely in the Force. Amazing. May the Force be with you too😊
“I am one with the force and the force is one with me”
This is the best explanation of what I have been working to be for over 40 years. Working on it.
My friend legally changed his name to jonbeoni kanobi, he sacrified his name for the force, the force is strong with jonbewon, im proud to call him a friend
i think it would be interesting if you did videos of comparisons between star wars jedi theology and irl theology, if that makes sense. just a thought. anyway love the videos!
Great material, thanks! :)
My pleasure!
I agree bro, luminously immanent in the Force, badically a natural, force awareness, psychometry, mind tricks etc. snd all effortlessly.
I'd like to see Obi-Wan go through a full battle blocking all shots. It's been mentioned but I don't think it was animated or shown
Another genius of hard work.
Personally, my favorite Obi-Wan is the one that’s in the Lawrence of Arabia. it’s almost as if we got to see what tatooine was like before it was I don’t know turned into a slum.
Missed an opportunity to say “Hello there” at the beginning
Obiwan’s whole mind set was don’t focus on what you can do but improve on what you can’t do. It’s why he always seen as weaker to his opponents and allies but we as the viewer/reader/whatever knows he’s improving in every facet of a person and jedi.
He understood the force arguably more than anyone else, even Yoda thanks to his training by Qui-Gon.
Fear not the mán Who has practiced 1000 kicks, fear the mán thar has practised 1 kick 1000 times
It is as any great hero.. Circumstance and choice of the correct path brings the force to you. Once you are on the path with the force, you become immovable...
he allowed the force to work through him. an instrument of the force.
I like his light saber design best.
While his midichlorian or mc or m or c count was low he was not one of those high potentialed individuals in Legends at least like The Skywalkers, The Solos Under Leias Line, The Mereks, Sidious, Yoda, Malgus, Dooku, Mace, Plo Koon, Yaddle, Farleen Snee, Maul, Or Asajj but he made up for it with making up for the things he did have yeah.
Oh yes, thank you nostalgia is a powerful drug.❤🙏😇
The entire description was just poetry and for a second there I believed the force was real.
I could swear he was considered a prodigy during his training years, before Qui-Gon took him as an apprentice
He is just clear and present…!!! Respect…!!!
In canon, Obi Wan is probably one of the best examples of “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”.
It's not what you have It's how you utilize with what you have 😊
Obi-Wan's Midichlorian count wasn't low, it was upper mid-range. He was very attuned to the Force, and pushed his abilities to their limits, which helped him overcome his shortcomings.
My favorite jedi. Not born gifted or with royal blood, but hard work, wisdom, and strategic thinking helped manifest his true power.
I love that pay respect to a Jedi master absolutely!!!!!
Obi Wan is by far my most beloved Jedi. Hard Work and Focus does win over Talent and Natural Ability most times. His Cunning, Tactics, Doctrine and Battle Field IQ we’re also 2nd to None
Why do you capitalize so many random words?
@@Codeman09876 I Have No Idea
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Makes perfect sence and he is still my favorite from the 4,5,6 sagas
Those passages on how he feels the force essentially describe the living force. Qui-Gon's pupil indeed.
The quintessential Jedi, who never let his ego get in the way of fulfilling the will of the Force. He worked every day to get better at being a Jedi. If his saber didn’t cut you down, his wit certainly slayed many a Jedi and Sith.
With a connection this powerful and effortless, can you imagine the influence he would have on large-scale battles if he knew battle meditation?
the goat, just a man against chosen ones…
A line in a New Hope that stood always stood out to me is when Vader said “Kenobi is here and the force is with him”. Think about that , Kenobi obviously has the force but even Vader felt that the force was just not something Kenobi could use as a tool… but that the force was an active ally of Kenobi… and Kenobi was a part of the will of the force.
If you're more interested touch with the force you can do more with less?
Like a large, poorly designed/effective rudder vs a smaller, well designed one. The smaller one will have less surface area but push more water
Brilliant take...
Simply thank you for the ode to Obi Wan
He was low when compared to people like mace, skywalker, yoda, dooku, palpatine, etc. but he had higher counts than people like Ahsoka. He wasn’t dismally low. He still had a lot more than the average Jedi.
I remember seeing a Disney released count and he was higher than I thought it would be.
In that graph, he had more than Mace, almost the same amount as Dooku (difference by 100) almost as much as Luke, so I'm just tired of this statement that he had a low count. He was like Anakin when he was young, and couldn't find a master because he was so hot-tempered, not because he was weak.
Easily one of my favs. Would love to know more about him.
Reminds me of his words to Darth Vader in A New Hope "If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine." Vader never imagined that Obi-Wan would become a part of the fabric of the force itself.
“Be mindful of the living force, my young padawan” are words that Obi-Wan definitely took to heart. It’s what enabled him to overpower and defeat Vader on the barren moon.
Make more videos about Obi Wan please!!! Talk more about how Count Dooku ended up being afraid of him.
Wow that gave me chills
Where does the bit about him having a "low midichlorian count" come from?
I remember reading the book when Obi-Wan dropped down from the ceiling to face Gen Grievious. The book stated every clone fired at Obi-Wan at once from high above. Obi-Wan crouched down and created a shield completely around him. Over 2000 bolts were fired at him at once. Obi-Wan deflected every one of them without a scratch. At that point, that is when Grievious gave the cease order and decided to face Obi-Wan alone one on one.
Good video mate ❤ move like water 💧
I think everyone can agree that if Obi Wan was gifted with shatterpoint he would have been the premiere duelist of the Jedi Order above Dooku and even Anakin
Well knowing shatter point wouldn't hurt. I also don't think it would have made much of a difference for him. That skill is mainly for breaking near indestructible material and nobody Obi one fights even uses such material. Vadar's armor is Plasteel and durasteel which aren't really anything special besides their slight resistance to lightsaber damage.
@@billfred9411that is only a small part of the shatterpoint ability actually. Its main focus is seeing and recognizing key points within the universe. This is what allows the user to see the small points that allow objects to shatter. Recognizing these key points extends to seeing key events approaching. I feel like I’m doing a horrible job explaining it but mace windu saw the shatterpoint surrounding anakin skywalker during his battle with darth sidious. The future of the galaxy hinged on the decision that anakin made. I feel like this part of the ability would pair perfectly with Obi-wan’s mastery of the defence form which focuses on tiring out your opponent and weathering the storm until you find that moment where their guard falters.
Waiting to watch the video but my pre thoughts are that he trained really really hard
Similar to either a chromium compounder or zinc compounder from Scadrial.
Being one with the force is seeing without seeing! You only truelly see with your eyes closed!
I also read that he was one of histories greatest practitioners of Form 3 (the lightsaber fighting style focused on defense). That can also help explain why he often triumphed over duelists more powerful in the Force than him.