According to Joby Harold, Obi-Wan was so haunted by failure that he didn’t even realize how Anakin was alive in the form of Darth Vader.
In the first few episodes of the series Obi-Wan Kenobiof Disney+the audience perceives how the protagonist played by Ewan McGregor I did not know that Anakin Skywalkerlived by was alive, but in the form of Darth Vader. Joby Haroldscriptwriter for the production, explained why this happened.
It’s worth remembering how the last time Obi-Wan it saw Anakin alive was when the apprentice was left burning alive on the planet mustafar in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). The Jedi Master left and wasn’t around to see the Emperor recover the body and transform it into Darth Vader.
With the 19-year gap between Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), many fans assumed as Obi-Wan was aware that Vader survived. However, the series did show how the character really thought how the former apprentice was dead – and many wondered how he went so long without hearing from the mighty. Sith.
“Actually, this was not something I originally envisioned. I discovered along the way, and needed to confirm with Pablo [Hidalgo, escritor de livros da franquia] and really thinking, ‘Wait a second, what does he really know? He knows the nickname Vader? What would that mean? Can he associate the two? What was he aware of? How isolated is he? Where is it Vader at this time? Where is his reputation and how well-known is he?’ and all these pieces of the puzzle,” revealed Joby Harold to The Wrap.
The screenwriter also talked about how it was to take advantage of this in the script: “The best possible narrative is to make ewan interpret the moment of the realization that what haunts him is still alive and what does that mean for him? There were many avenues I could take him down, and we all look forward to good opportunities to tease the story as we go along.”
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