Full Name: Obi-Wan Kenobi

Nickname(s): Ben

Age: 55

Gender: Male

Homeworld: Unknown (Raised on Coruscant)

Race: Human

Occupation: Jedi Knight

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Grey

Clothing: Old worn robes

Weapons: Lightsaber

Other Equipment: Unknown

Transportation: None

Inventory: Anakin Skywalker’s Lightsaber

Family: Unknown

History: Kenobi was born in 57 BBY, the first son of a moderately wealthy family, and was taken to Coruscant to begin his Jedi training shortly thereafter.

As a youngling, he had been fascinated by machines, building models of ships and even dreaming of becoming a pilot. Ironically, as he grew older, Kenobi came to despise flying, and despite becoming an excellent pilot, continued to claim that "flying is for droids." . His ability to repair machinery and reprogram computers would serve him well in the future but because of his ability to learn quickly, Obi-Wan became arrogant and was often impatient. Under the careful guidance of Yoda, however, Obi-Wan became more humble and reserved.

Despite the speed of his growth as a Jedi, by the time Obi-Wan reached the age of twelve, it seemed that his chances of becoming a Jedi Knight had all passed him by; Younglings who weren't selected to be Padawans by the age of 13 would be shifted into one of the divisions of the Jedi Service Corps. One day, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn visited the Jedi Temple in the hopes of finding an apprentice. Obi-Wan dueled one of his competitors, Bruck Chun, to draw the attention of the maverick Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan fought valiantly to the point of exhaustion. The final offensive against Bruck was carried out so fiercely that Qui-Gon found Kenobi too dangerous to be trained. Obi-Wan was sent to the mining colony of Bandomeer to work as a ploughman for the AgriCorps. Strangely enough, Qui-Gon happened to be sent on a mission to the same place. The youngling and the Jedi Knight had to work together if they wanted to survive the mission, which was a trap set for Qui-Gon by his former Padawan, Xanatos. Obi-Wan showed Qui-Gon that he was worthy to be taken as a Padawan learner en route, when they were attacked by members of Xanatos' criminal organization, the Offworld Corporation. After putting an end to the tense situation, the two arrived on Bandomeer, where Qui-Gon received a letter signed by Xanatos. It turned out that Bandomeer was not in need of Jedi assistance, it had all been organized by Xanatos, who was revealed to be the leader of Offworld, whose mining operations terrorized all on the planet.

Qui-Gon sent Obi-Wan off to his AgriCorps duties while he planned to meet with Xanatos, not as old adversaries, but as ambassadors, working to find an agreement between Offworld and Bandomeer. Xanatos, however, planned all along to sabotage their meeting and kill Qui-Gon. With the help of Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon once more attempted to end Xanatos' acts of terror. Qui-Gon dueled with his former apprentice, and though they ended Offworld's business on Bandomeer, Xanatos was able to escape. During their altercation with Xanatos, Qui-Gon discovered Obi-Wan's true potential, and took him as his new Padawan learner. Their relationship got off to a bad start, as the pair's personalities were constantly at odds; Qui-Gon was headstrong, while Obi-Wan was more practical. As time went on, however, their opposing natures blended them into an effective duo

In 32 BBY, during the mission to resolve the trade dispute on Naboo, Kenobi and his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn were betrayed by Nute Gunray and the Trade Federation. Acting on the orders of the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Sidious, Gunray attempted to assassinate the two Jedi by venting toxic gas into the room and dispatching a small group of battle droids. The Jedi overcame both and nearly reached the bridge of the Trade Federation vessel before being delayed by droidekas. Qui-Gon opted to escape to Naboo's surface and warn them of the impending invasion.

The pair would then run into a native of the planet, Gungan Jar Jar Binks, who took the Jedi to meet with the Gungan inhabitants of Otoh Gunga. The Gungans dismissed the Jedi and sent them by Tribubble bongo to the capital city of Theed.
When they arrived at Theed, the Jedi managed to rescue the Queen and her entourage. Their attempt to escape the Federation's clutches led them to the isolated Outer Rim world of Tatooine.

On Tatooine, Kenobi's master stumbled upon Anakin Skywalker, a young boy who showed tremendous Force potential and an unprecedented midi-chlorian count. Jinn decided that the boy should be trained, and while Kenobi was also amazed in Anakin's strong force potential, he initially disagreed with his master's decision; he believed, as the Jedi Council would later concur, that the boy was already too old and had acquired too many emotional attachments to become a Jedi.
Another discovery was also made on Tatooine. On the way back to the Queen's ship, Jinn was attacked by a dangerous foe with a lightsaber. Jinn barely escaped by Force jumping into the ship as it took off, and he determined that this adversary must have been a Sith. When he informed the council of his conclusions, they doubted him, and simply told Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to be careful when protecting the Queen.

During the ensuing Battle of Naboo, Qui-Gon and Kenobi fought to protect the Queen until they were confronted by Darth Maul, Sith Lord and apprentice to Darth Sidious. Maul skillfully fought both the Jedi at once with his double-bladed lightsaber, and even managed to separate the two. Jinn, now fighting alone, did his best to fend off the Sith until Kenobi could catch up with them, but the elderly Jedi had been exhausted by the lengthy duel and, deprived of the space necessary to properly utilize his preferred form of lightsaber combat, he was killed when Maul slammed his lightsaber hilt onto his chin, and in the ensuing stun, reversed his lightsaber to stab Qui-Gon in the chest. Kenobi was devastated at the defeat of his master and friend, but he quickly charged at Maul. After some fighting, Kenobi managed to cut Maul's lightsaber in two. However, Maul continued to fight the Padawan, and Force-pushed Kenobi into an energy pit. Kenobi survived by grabbing onto a protruding fixture in the wall at the last moment, but Maul kicked the Padawan's lightsaber down the long shaft and then proceeded to use his weapon in an attempt to make Kenobi lose his grip. Kenobi reached into the Force, calming himself, then, as he used the Force to leap from the pit, he called his fallen master's lightsaber into his hand and cut Maul in two as the Sith gloated over what seemed to be his imminent victory.
Qui-Gon's dying request to his apprentice was to train Anakin. Kenobi felt that he could not refuse, and took it upon himself to train the boy. The Jedi Council was similarly moved by the plea, and fatefully reversed its decision, albeit still with doubts and misgivings. Anakin was formally placed under the tutelage of Kenobi himself, which was remarkable given that Kenobi was still a Padawan at the time of his duel with Maul. The Jedi Council had been impressed that Kenobi bested a Sith, an enemy that had not surfaced in a millennium. Obi-Wan was made a full Jedi Knight, with his duel with Darth Maul serving as his Jedi Trials.

Ten years after the Invasion of Naboo, shortly after returning from the border dispute on Ansion, Kenobi and Skywalker were tasked with protecting Padmé Amidala after an attempt on her life. Through a ruse organized by Anakin, the assassin, a Clawdite named Zam Wesell, was soon uncovered and Kenobi pursued her through the streets of Coruscant, finally cornering her inside the Outlander Club.
Unfortunately, Wesell soon became a victim herself, falling to the poisoned dart of a mysterious hunter garbed in Mandalorian armor. The only clue to his identity was the very dart that killed Wesell—a weapon of Kaminoan make.
Kenobi contacted his associate Dexter Jettster, who informed him of Kamino, a planet which was strangely deleted from the Jedi Archives. Arriving, he was informed that a huge unauthorized clone army was being bred for the Republic on the orders of the deceased Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas. Kenobi was introduced to the clone's template, a bounty hunter named Jango Fett. Kenobi contacted the Jedi Council and was told to apprehend the bounty hunter for questioning, Kenobi did as ordered and attempted to apprehend the bounty hunter. A fierce fight between Kenobi and Jango ensued, with Jango's son firing on Kenobi from Fett's ship. Despite Kenobi's efforts, Fett escaped to Geonosis with his son Boba. Kenobi followed them.

Jango noticed Kenobi in pursuit and attempted to finish off the Jedi once and for all by leading him through Geonosis' rings. Kenobi's Jedi starfighter was damaged and he was forced to hide on the back of an asteroid as Fett descended onto Geonosis.
On Geonosis, Kenobi uncovered a conspiracy of star systems that wanted to secede from the Republic, led by Count Dooku. Kenobi was captured shortly after sending a message to Anakin and the Council informing them of the latest development.
Dooku attempted to persuade Kenobi to join the Confederacy of Independent Systems, using Kenobi's memory of Qui-Gon Jinn as bait, and telling him that a Sith was in control of the Galactic Senate. Dooku continued to try and entice Obi-Wan by telling him that if Obi-Wan was with him that they could eliminate the Sith menace once and for all. Much to Dooku's disappointment, Kenobi simply responded that Qui-Gon would never have joined Dooku, and that if the Sith did control the Senate that the Jedi would have sensed it. Dooku left, musing that it would be difficult to secure Kenobi's release.

Anakin and Padmé arrived on Geonosis in an attempt to rescue Kenobi without any help, but they too were captured, and all three were sentenced to death by the Geonosians, by the traditional way of the Geonosian Battle Arena, where three savage beasts would be their executors.
During the execution Obi-Wan and the others managed to fight against the wild beasts sent to kill them and turn the field to their advantage. Dooku then sent droids to finish them off.
It was the timely arrival of Mace Windu and a strike team of 200 Jedi that prevented their deaths. But Dooku revealed that he had actually been expecting the rescue all along, and unveiled his devastating army of Separatist droids (including battle droids, destroyer droids and super battle droids). The Jedi fought bravely despite being greatly outnumbered by droids, and suffered many casualties. Master Yoda arrived just in time with the massive clone army from Kamino to save the remaining Jedi. This was the beginning of the Battle of Geonosis, and the Clone Wars

Kenobi, Anakin, and Padmé all jumped onto the same gunship and proceeded to join the main fighting. The Jedi then spotted the fleeing Count Dooku and chased him. Padmé however was knocked out of the gunship when they were attacked from behind, Kenobi was forced to restrain his Padawan from going back after the senator.
The two Jedi finally caught up to the Sith Lord and engaged him in a duel. Anakin rushed in quickly and was incapacitated by Dooku's Force lightning. Kenobi was left alone to face the masterful Sith Lord and was able to deflect Dooku's Force lightning with his lightsaber.
Obi-Wan fought valiantly but even his mastery of Soresu was no match for the more experienced Sith, who excelled in Form II: Makashi. Obi-Wan was exhausted from the difficult battle earlier, and only had an unfamiliar lightsaber to wield. He eventually was incapacitated when Dooku slashed his leg and his shoulder. Anakin however had recovered and was able to fight back, blocking what would have been a killing blow to Kenobi. Anakin even used his fallen master's lightsaber as well as his own after Obi-Wan tossed it to him, but since Jar'Kai was neither his preferred nor strong form, Anakin was quickly reduced to using one lightsaber when Dooku severed the other, switching back to his preferred style of Form V. However Dooku's experience and economy of movement triumphed over youth and brute force, as Anakin's arm was severed after a short but fierce fight. Obi-Wan was then forced to watch as Yoda came in as their last line of defense. Yoda and the Count engaged in a vicious lightsaber duel with stunning acrobatics after a duel of force powers proved them equal. Yoda was on the verge of victory but let the Count escape when he prevented a large column from dropping down onto Obi-Wan and Anakin, to save his fellow Jedi.
The Clone Wars had begun.

When Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was kidnapped by General Grievous and taken onto his flagship, the Invisible Hand during the Second 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. The count was surprised to see how much Obi-Wan and Anakin had improved. Halfway through the battle Dooku was finally able to incapacitate Obi-Wan by Force choking him and sending him flying into a wall. Dooku then lowered a large platform onto Obi-Wan, removing him from the rest of the battle. Consequently Obi-Wan was unable to prevent Anakin from taking the life of the disarmed Count Dooku on the urging of Chancellor Palpatine, sending Anakin further down the dark path.

When Obi-Wan recovered, the two Jedi and the Chancellor attempt to get off of the flagship proved useless. Grievous taunted the two Jedi and took their lightsabers as part of his infamous collection. However, it wasn't long before the Jedi had their lightsabers back in their hands and moved in to capture the General. Although the General escaped, Anakin managed to pilot the now derelict Invisible Hand down to Coruscant.
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.

After Grievous was discovered on Utapau, Obi-Wan was sent by the Jedi Council to eliminate him. Grievous had become the Head of State of the Confederacy of Independent Systems following the death of Count Dooku on the Invisible Hand, Grievous' flagship, during the Second Battle of Coruscant. Kenobi eventually tracked Grievous down and went down alone to scout out the area. He tricked the droids into thinking he had left and quietly used a varactyl named Boga to find the general. When he did discover the cyborg's hiding place he faced him alone, and after defeating some of his bodyguards, he engaged the General.
Grievous fought Kenobi with four lightsabers at once, using a personalized style that was based on unpredictability, but was easily deprived of two of them due to Obi-Wan's mastery of Form III. When the Republic's forces began their attack, Grievous decided to flee yet again. Obi-Wan pursued on Boga. Kenobi eventually caught up with the General and briefly fought hand to hand, eventually managing to kill Grievous with his own blaster. This was much to his distaste, for Kenobi considered blasters to be clumsy and "uncivilized".

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 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 Anakin 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.

When they arrived Anakin spoke to Padmé alone, but when Obi-Wan appeared Anakin became enraged and began to Force-choke Padmé and stopped just before killing her. The two adversaries then started a very heated argument in which Obi-Wan tried to turn his former Padawan back from the dark side, but it only confirmed Yoda's words. Anakin Skywalker was dead -- Darth Vader was in his place. Obi-Wan realized that there was no hope for Anakin. Vader then attacked his former master, Obi-Wan reluctantly battling him for what would not be the last time. The two fought all over the massive lava complex, with Vader constantly driving Obi-Wan back with ferocious attacks. They even battled on a platform that floated on a lava river. Obi-Wan then jumped for a nearby hill, and told Anakin that it was over now that he had gained the 'high ground'. Vader responded that Obi-Wan underestimated him, and tried to jump over to his former master. Obi-Wan ended up cutting off both of Vader's legs and his remaining natural arm, sending him towards one of Mustafar's many lava rivers' banks where Vader caught fire and was nearly immolated.

Taking Anakin's blue lightsaber as Vader cried out his everlasting hatred for Kenobi, Obi-Wan left the planet as Palpatine and his clone escorts arrived, narrowly rescuing the Sith Apprentice from death. Despite his Jedi detachment and strength of will, this would weigh on Kenobi for the rest of his life

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, not one, 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 decided to bury it with her.
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.
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 which had in turn been taught to the old Jedi Master by Qui-Gon.

He remains on Tatooine to this day waiting for the right time to tell Anakin’s son the truth about his heritage…..

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