[5] Ben Sherlock of ScreenRant, meanwhile, claimed that the Jedi Master was based on General Makabe Rokurōta, a character from Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film The Hidden Fortress.

"[11] When outlining The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas decided he wanted Obi-Wan to return as a spirit to continue training Luke.

He considered Peter Cushing for the part, but decided the actor's lean features would be better employed as the villainous Grand Moff Tarkin.

[14] The film's producer, Gary Kurtz, felt a strong character actor was required to convey the "stability and gravitas" of Obi-Wan.

[18] Once Guinness was selected and production was underway, Lucas credited the English actor with inspiring the cast and crew to work harder, which contributed significantly to the completion of filming.

[19] Harrison Ford, who plays Han Solo in the film, said he admired Guinness's preparation, professionalism and kindness towards the other actors.

At Obi-Wan's home, R2-D2 plays a recording of Princess Leia explaining that R2-D2 contains architectural plans for the Galactic Empire's battle station, the Death Star.

On the ice planet Hoth, he instructs Luke to travel to Dagobah to find the exiled Jedi Master Yoda.

After the Rebels destroy the second Death Star and defeat the Empire, Obi-Wan appears at the celebration on Endor alongside the Force spirits of Yoda and Anakin Skywalker.

[20] He is the apprentice of the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, and accompanies him to negotiations with the Trade Federation, which is blockading the planet Naboo.

The clones are derived from the bounty hunter Jango Fett, and Obi-Wan deduces that he was responsible for the attempt on Padmé's life.

Obi-Wan is captured and sentenced to death by Dooku, but Yoda and Mace Windu arrive with an army and prevent the execution.

Obi-Wan and Anakin embark on a rescue mission to save the kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine from the cyborg Separatist commander General Grievous.

After Obi-Wan warns all surviving Jedi to go into exile, he discovers it was Anakin, now Sidious' apprentice Darth Vader, who led the massacre.

Obi-Wan leaves Vader burning to death, unaware that he will be rescued by Sidious moments later and eventually turned into a cyborg.

Obi-Wan takes Padmé to the asteroid Polis Massa, where she dies after giving birth to the twins Luke and Leia.

He assists in hiding the children from the newly created Empire: Leia is adopted by Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan, while Obi-Wan delivers Luke to Anakin's stepbrother Owen Lars and his wife Beru on Tatooine.

During her battle against the resurrected Darth Sidious in The Rise of Skywalker (2019), she hears the voices of various deceased Jedi, including Obi-Wan.

During this time Obi-Wan's diplomatic skills earn him the appellation "The Negotiator" due to his reputation for preventing and stopping battles without the use of weapons.

[22] The series highlights his numerous confrontations with General Grievous, his adversarial relationship with the Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress, his romance with Duchess Satine Kryze, and the return of his old enemy Darth Maul.

They elude their enemies with help from Tala, an Imperial officer who is secretly a member of the Path, an organization that aids those hunted by the Empire.

As she escorts them to a hidden passageway, Vader arrives and begins harming innocent bystanders, hoping to bait Obi-Wan into revealing himself.

Obi-Wan appears briefly in the 2015 novel Dark Disciple, which is based on unfinished episodes from The Clone Wars.

[30][32] Obi-Wan appears in the 2019 novel Master and Apprentice, which explores his relationship with Qui-Gon prior to the events of The Phantom Menace.

Set roughly a year after the fall of the Republic, the series follows Obi-Wan as he seeks out possible survivors of the Great Jedi Purge, including Anakin's former rival, Ferus Olin.

Obi-Wan appears in the final chapter of Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, which takes place just after Revenge of the Sith.

In Star Wars: Republic (1998–2006), Obi-Wan fights the Separatists, is tortured by Asajj Ventress before being rescued by Anakin, and apprehends the corrupt Jedi Master Quinlan Vos.

In the Star Wars: Visionaries story "Old Wounds" (2005), Obi-Wan confronts Darth Maul on Tatooine during Luke's childhood.

[41] He was listed as the third-greatest Star Wars character by IGN, and was chosen as one of UGO Networks' favorite heroes of all time.

[42][43] In 2004, the Council of the Commune Lubicz in Poland passed a resolution giving the name "Obi-Wan Kenobi" to one of the streets in Grabowiec, a small village near Toruń.