1 Kenobi Detail Hints Darth Vader Let Luke Win In Return Of The Jedi
Warning: Contains spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5.
Based on one specific detail in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5, there’s now a possibility that Darth Vader let Luke win their fight in Return of the Jedi. In the decades that have passed since Return of the Jedi, many Star Wars stories have done a lot to flesh out Vader’s character and retroactively add more to him than what was presented in the original trilogy. Obi-Wan Kenobi has kept that trend going, and now it’s possible that it’s added a new element to the Sith Lord's final battle with Luke Skywalker.
Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5 features a flashback to Obi-Wan and Anakin having a duel around the time of Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones. At one point during the duel, Anakin forces Obi-Wan into a corner and starts slamming his lightsaber against Obi-Wan’s, putting enough pressure on Obi-Wan to leave him off-balance and unable to counter. Anakin goes in for one final swing, but Obi-Wan uses that opening to get out of the way and continue the duel, which the Jedi Master eventually wins.
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The reason that moment in Obi-Wan Kenobi matters is because a similar moment happened in Return of the Jedi. Near the end of Luke and Vader’s final battle, Luke uses the same tactic that Anakin did, repeatedly slamming his lightsaber against his opponent’s to put pressure on him and set him off balance, culminating in Luke's cutting off his father's hand and winning the battle. With Luke using the same strategy that Anakin used in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 5, he could have copied Obi-Wan and dodged when Luke briefly created an opening between swings. The fact that he didn’t at least hints at the idea that
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