Star Wars Confirms Obi-Wan Knew About Anakin & Padmé All Along
Star Wars has confirmed Obi-Wan Kenobi knew about Anakin Skywalker's marriage to Padmé Amidala all along. By the end of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi was considered one of the greatest Jedi alive. The sad truth, though, is that Obi-Wan was never really the right Jedi Master to train Anakin Skywalker; Anakin would have been better with Qui-Gon Jinn. But Qui-Gon died in battle with Darth Maul, and Obi-Wan vowed to train the Chosen One in his place.
Obi-Wan could never fill the void Qui-Gon's death left in Anakin's heart. Anakin had grown up longing for a father figure, and Qui-Gon became a surrogate father, albeit for a tragically brief time. Obi-Wan was still grieving his Master's death when he took Anakin on as a Padawan himself, and the two never enjoyed the kind of relationship Anakin so desperately craved; instead, they became like brothers. Their partnership became much easier when Anakin was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight, and they fought side by side throughout the Clone Wars. But, as close as Anakin was to his former Master, Anakin kept his marriage to Padmé a secret.
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Or so he thought. Mike Chen's new novel Brotherhood is set shortly after the beginning of the Clone Wars, with Anakin Skywalker newly promoted to Jedi Knight — and it reveals Obi-Wan knew about his marriage all along. Anakin and Padmé crossed paths in the Jedi Temple's corridors immediately after Anakin's knighting ceremony, and Padmé was struck to see him without his Padawan braid. There was a moment of spontaneous affection, which they believed was unobserved — but they hadn't noticed Obi-Wan, who unwittingly viewed that moment of intimacy. The newlyweds were nowhere
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