Obi-Wan Kenobi was played by Sir Alec Guinness in the original trilogy, which started with Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) and ...

Is there a canon explanation for why Obi-Wan chose to be known as "Ben Kenobi?" When we're introduced to Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Luke refers to him as "Uncle Ben," a ...

We all know who Obi-Wan Kenobi is. But at one point, 'The Phantom Menace' was going to hide the character in plain sight.

The Ponda Baba scene can easily be explained by remembering why Obi-Wan Kenobi was on Tatooine in the first place. ...

In a new interview with former Industrial Light and Magic concept artist Iain McCaig from StarWars.com (via Variety), the ...

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“For a time, the older Jedi was named Obi-Wan and the younger Jedi was named Qui-Gon,” McCaig said. “It was very poignant ...

The Phantom Menace originally included a major twist for the character Obi-Wan Kenobi, and it would’ve been wild! It also ...

The name change-up supposedly clarifies a detail from Alec Guinness' version of the character — but does it make sense?

when Obi-Wan says: “That’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time,” it was always assumed this was due to the fact he was commonly referred to by his non-Jedi name, Ben Kenobi. This ...