Star Wars: Young Leia’s Relationship With Obi-Wan Could Be A Major Reveal For Ben Solo

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Obi-Wan Kenobi is here, and with it comes a relatively unexpected plot. The title character, played by Ewan McGregor, is sent on a dramatic quest to rescue the daughter of Anakin Skywalker. Fans know that this is none other than Princess Leia, played brilliantly by Vivian Lyra Blair as the young actress embodies the spirit of the late Carrie Fisher.

After the events of this series, Star Wars fans know that Leia Organa goes on to become a senator, and leader of the Rebellion. She fights the Empire alongside Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and more, as well as finding her true familial roots in Return of the Jedi. A few years after the conclusion of the original trilogy, Leia and Han have a child together: Ben Solo, the character that would go on to turn to the dark side and become Kylo Ren in the sequel trilogy.

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Ben Solo, whose true name was revealed by his father during the tragic and iconic scene in The Force Awakens, shares a name (in a way) with Obi-Wan, as the latter went by Ben while on Tatooine, where he hid from the grasp of the Empire and his old apprentice. While many simply assumed that Leia named her son after the Jedi that fought with her father during the Clone Wars, this new Star Wars shows signs that she actually chose to honor the man who saved her from kidnapping all those years ago, when she was just a young girl.

In A New Hope, Leia gives her iconic speech to Obi-Wan where she, in a way, introduces herself and explains how she knows of Kenobi’s existence. This included the reference to the Clone Wars, where the princess mentions that Kenobi knew her father. Until recently, it was believed that Leia mentioned this because she had never