Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer Secretly Supports Those Princess Leia Rumors
The Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer supports rumors regarding Princess Leia and her importance to Disney+’s upcoming Star Wars spin-off. What is not seen in a trailer is often as significant as what is, and considering a young Luke Skywalker was included, but his sister, Leia, was absent, seems a bit curious. However, for a while now, rumors have circulated about just what Obi-Wan’s mission is in the new show and Leia’s absence may be the key to understanding where fans will see Ewan McGregor’s character go.
At the end of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, the Empire has massacred the Jedi and Obi-Wan is tasked with finding homes for Luke and Leia after the death of their mother, Padmé. Senator Bail Organa offers to adopt Leia and bring her to live with him and his wife, Breha, on Alderaan and Obi-Wan takes Luke to live with his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru Lars on Tatooine. Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place ten years after these events. While Obi-Wan probably spent a majority of his time watching over Luke on Tatooine, the young moisture farmer wasn’t the only Skywalker the Jedi needed to keep safe.
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Leia may be absent from the Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer, but rumors of her role in the upcoming series are being supported by this absence. The rumors have suggested that she will play a pivotal role, in fact, and that she may be at the center of Obi-Wan’s mission. The fact that she wasn’t included in the trailer hints that her role is so big, featuring her would have been too much of a spoiler. Not only this, but the words, "Hope Survives," were flashed across the screen during the Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer– "hope" being a word that’s practically synonymous with Princess
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