Star Wars: Obi-Wan Getting The High Ground Is More Than Just A Meme
For the most part, the climactic showdown between Obi-Wan and his fallen apprentice on Mustafar at the end of Revenge of the Sith is appropriately heartbreaking. From Anakin being burned alive to Obi-Wan saying he thought of him as a brother, there are a lot of moments in this sequence that are difficult to watch for Star Wars fans who love this iconic duo. But one line that’s been widely mocked and heavily memed over the years is, “It’s over, Anakin! I have the high ground!”
Obi-Wan’s “high ground” comment is one of the most memorable Star Wars quotes, purely because it’s so silly. There have even been lengthy discussions about the effectiveness of the high ground as a combat strategy. Obi-Wan declares the duel to be “over” just because he has the high ground, so he’s pretty confident in that strategy. And surprisingly, that makes sense, because there are actually a ton of moments throughout Revenge of the Sith that confirm Kenobi’s unwavering faith in the effectiveness of the high ground.
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Obi-Wan demonstrates the effectiveness of the high ground strategy a bunch of times ahead of the Mustafar duel. When he crash-lands into the Separatist ship in the opening scene, he leaps out of his starfighter to attack the battle droids from above and manages to effortlessly wipe them all out. On the other hand, when he and Anakin take on Count Dooku from the bottom of a staircase, Obi-Wan gets knocked out of contention almost immediately, because Dooku has the high ground.
In the middle act of Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan goes off on a side quest to Utapau. If he’d been back on Coruscant when Palpatine revealed to Anakin that he’s a Sith Lord and
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