Obi-Wan Kenobi's Clone Veteran Cameo Hides A Secret Tragedy

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The Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV show's clone cameo concealed a deeper tragedy. Set a decade after the events of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV series forced the Jedi Master to leave his self-imposed exile on Tatooine when the Inquisitors kidnapped the young Princess Leia. Episode 2 saw Kenobi head to the planet Daiyu, where he was immediately faced with a reminder of his past — a veteran clone trooper from the 501st Legion, now reduced to begging on the streets.

The clone cameo had a deeper meaning than many viewers realized. Because Kenobi had hidden himself on a remote Outer Rim planet, this was probably the first time he'd encountered a clone trooper since Order 66. He'd have recognized the distinctive armor at a glance, and known the odds were high this particular clone trooper had served under Anakin Skywalker when his former apprentice led the attack on the Jedi Temple. Obi-Wan never knew about the inhibitor chips, meaning he had no way of knowing the trooper had no choice. And yet, for all that's the case, he chose to give his fellow Clone Wars veteran some cash. He felt sympathy, recognizing they had been both brought low by the Empire.

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Even beyond Obi-Wan's pathos in the face of trauma, however, the clone trooper cameo also concealed a deeper tragedy. As Lucasfilm note in an official trivia gallery: "Temeura Morrison's cameo as a veteran of the 501st Clone Battalion shows not only a decade of neglect and despair, but also continued growth acceleration coded into the clone's biology. This genetic manipulation makes him appear far [older] than his 20 or so chronological years would suggest." The clone's aging