Obi-Wan's Clone Trooper Scene Has A Far Deeper Meaning Than You Realized
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 2.
Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 2's clone trooper scene carried a lot more emotional weight than most viewers realized. In the aftermath of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi exiled himself to Tatooine. There, he lived as something of a hermit, keeping out of the limelight, ignoring galactic news while he focused on watching over the young Luke Skywalker. He didn't even know Darth Vader had survived their duel on Mustafar.
Until, that is, the events of the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV show. Set nine years into Obi-Wan's self-imposed exile, this saw the Jedi Master brought out of hiding after Leia Organa was kidnapped by the Inquisitors as bait. He was forced to head to the planet Daiyu to find her, where his past immediately reared its head; Obi-Wan encountered a down-on-his-luck clone trooper who had become a street beggar, desperate for credits to get himself a meal. A visibly shaken Obi-Wan handed over some credits, a notable act of compassion that carries far more weight than many viewers may have realized.
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The last time Obi-Wan had crossed paths with clones, they'd been trying to kill him. Obi-Wan never knew the clones were unwilling participants in Order 66; he had no idea Palpatine had secretly implanted inhibitor chips within all the clones, forcing them to obey his commands and turn on the Jedi. Even more striking, this particular clone trooper was wearing the armor of the 501st Legion, meaning he had served under Anakin Skywalker himself. It is highly likely this particular clone trooper had been part of the attack on the Jedi Temple, and that he had
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