Obi-Wan's Finale Missed The Most Epic Vader Battle Call-Back
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi season 1.
Darth Vader and Obi-Wan's battle in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 6 was an epic moment, but it was missing one key ingredient that could have made it even better. Seeing the former Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) go up against Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) once again was special, especially for people who enjoyed George Lucas' prequel trilogy. However, while it was a great sequence, Anakin and Obi-Wan's reunion could have been even better with one change.
Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first battled in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. That fight was on the lava planet Mustafar and was set to the fantastic score of John Williams, with a track called «Battle of the Heroes.» The music also bled into a fight between Yoda and Emperor Sheev Palpatine, which eventually shifted into the track «Duel of the Fates,» the famous score which accompanied Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn's fight against Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Obi-Wan Kenobi generally distanced itself from using Williams' score, though composer Natalie Holt did sample other themes, such as Princess Leia's motif, «The Imperial March,» and the Force theme.
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Not using «Battle of the Heroes» in the rematch between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan was a mistake. Had the piece been used, it could have elevated the excitement and tension within the scene and made a direct callback to Revenge of the Sith. The battle was an incredibly emotional moment, with both McGregor and Christensen selling the intense feelings that Vader and Obi-Wan felt for one another. Had «Battle of the Heroes» accompanied their lightsaber fight, this
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