Why Obi-Wan Leaving Tatooine Isn't A Plot Hole
It's been confirmed that Obi-Wan Kenobi'stitular Jedi master leaving Tatooine won't be a plot hole in his upcoming series. Instead, it seems as though leaving the desert world will actually be fulfilling Kenobi's mission at its most dangerous. To protect the galaxy's hope, Obi-Wan will have no choice but to leave Tatooine (temporarily, of course).
In the first trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi, the former member of the fallen Jedi Order is now a hermit, ten years into his exile on Tatooine following the end of the Clone Wars, the rise of the Empire, and the Jedi Purge seen in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith. Believing that the fight is lost and over, Kenobi's mission has been to stay hidden to watch over young Luke Skywalker in the hope that he'll one day grow up to free the galaxy from the oppression of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader, Obi-Wan's corrupted apprentice and Luke's own father. However, it seems as though the unexpected happens when Darth Vader's Inquisitors come to Tatooine in search of Jedi.
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Featuring a collection of Jedi-hunters such as Fifth Brother and the Grand Inquisitor himself, a new Inquisitor known only as Reva is seen on the hunt and addressing the people of Tatooine. This includes Luke's Uncle Owen, whom Reva faces directly, as confirmed by official images. As such, the danger posed to Luke is extremely high, regardless of whether or not the Inquisitors were drawn to Kenobi's connection to the Force or young Skywalker's. Seeing as how the rest of the trailer sees Obi-Wan and the Inquisitors on a new planet known as Daiyu, it can be inferred that Kenobi leaves Tatooine in order to draw them away from Luke. As a
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