In Star Wars Rebels: “Twin Suns”, Ezra grows concerned that Maul will find and kill Obi-Wan. Ezra learns slowly at times, but he does learn. © Lucasfilm, Ltd. The will of the Force gave that to another. The message strikes the audience: it is not Ezra’s role to defeat the Sith. Obsessed with defeating the Sith, Ezra foolishly trusts Maul, and to learn how, he seeks a Force vision with Maul, ultimately seeing an image of twin suns and Obi-Wan Kenobi. While difficult, he learns focus through practice.įast forward to a couple years prior to the Battle of Yavin, a young Jedi named Ezra Bridger must learn to know his role as well. He could not solve every problem or help every person, but he knew he must focus on protecting Luke and learn to commune with Qui-Gon, so that he too could speak to the living when he dies. (From the comic, Star Wars 7: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi: “Last of His Breed”, italics and bold in the original.) “As hard as it was to become a Jedi… it was even harder to stop being one.” I know that’s what you’d tell me, master Qui-Gon. “There’s a strength and nobility in restraint. And I was letting it happen… You never trained me for this Master Qui-Gon. Meditating during a drought on Tatooine, made worse be Jabba’s henchmen stealing water, Obi-Wan laments:

While Luke is still a young boy, Obi-Wan grapples with his new, quiet, and mostly ineffective role. At the same time, this does not help him discover a critical fallacy in his Jedi faith. But, let’s dive deeper than that and learn from Obi-Wan’s 19 years on Tatooine. While minimizing spoilers from Star Wars Comic #7 and Star Wars Rebels: “Twin Suns”, we can see how his-dare I say-temptation in the desert enables him to give his life so easily. In giving his life for Luke and appearing after death, Obi-Wan Kenobi clearly fits the role of a Christ figure.

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