Star Wars: What Was Obi-Wan Kenobi Doing Before The Prequels?
Star Wars is a massive narrative tapestry featuring countless people, places, and concepts that often prompt new questions and ever-expanding curiosity. The films and series have yet to depict even a century of the rich history of the galaxy far, far away, but some older content offers some fun details.
While the controversial Star Wars prequels sought to explore the backstories of the iconic original trilogy's characters, the film introduced a 25-year-old version of the old mentor fans knew and loved. With Obi-Wan Kenobi set to explore the years between the two trilogies, some would wonder what he was up to in his first couple of decades.
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Obi-Wan Kenobi was born in the year 57 Before the Battle of Yavin (BBY). His home planet was called Stewjon, a name which George Lucas gave in jest at a convention panel hosted by Jon Stewart and later became accepted canon. As a Force-sensitive boy, Kenobi was taken as an infant from his unnamed parents and brought to Coruscant to be trained as a Jedi. He's stated before that he has no memory of his home planet or his family, and that the absence doesn't particularly bother him. Jedi begin some stage of training as early as six months old, so Obi-Wan was in class with fellow Academy initiates for most of his earliest years. He began Force training at the age of 3, under the tutelage of Jedi Master Yoda, whom he would respect for the rest of his life.
Though wise and good-natured as an adult, Obi-Wan was a rebellious child, making it tough to find him the right mentor for his Padawan days. Yoda went through a variety of candidates before introducing Obi-Wan to Qui-Gon Jinn. Jinn was seen as an independent maverick with unusual methods, the
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