Obi-Wan was one of the renowned Jedi Masters who fought numerous duels and battles to bring justice to the people. Starting as a Padawan under Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan went on to become a Jedi Master in the saga, remaining a firm and loyal member of the Jedi Order. He was the one who trained Anakin Skywalker and then Luke Skywalker. He fought alongside them and even with Anakin himself when he turned to darkness. Obi-Wan’s saber legacy lived on in many battles, from the burning fields of Mustafar to the Death Star.
Obi-Wan’s Lightsaber and Fighting Style
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber evolved as he shifted from Padawan to Jedi Master. He used three sabers. However, he remained associated with the blue colored saber throughout his life. And about his fighting style: out of seven different lightsaber combat forms, he learned three forms. Obi-Wan mainly relied on Form III: Soresu, which focused on defense and counterattacks. He was a brave and dedicated Jedi master, but his combat style revealed he never wanted to kill anyone but to protect, keeping the values and ideals of the Jedi Order alive.
Best Duels of Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan has fought multiple duels, and all of them showcase his commitment and exceptional combat skills on the battlefield. Some of the major fights of Obi-Wan are mentioned below.
Obi-Wan vs Droids (Battle on Trade Federation Ship)
In Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan was first seen with his blue lightsaber. He went to the Trade Federation ship for some political negotiations. They were stuck there when the battle droids, without any warning, attacked them. Obi-Wan already said when they reached there, “I have a bad feeling about this.” However, alongside his master, he ignited his blue blade and counterattacked to save them and escape the place. He was fluid and firm, and together they succeeded in carving a path to transport off the ship. After this, they moved to their mission on Naboo.
Obi-Wan vs Darth Maul (Duel of the Fates)
Darth Maul followed Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn from the planet Tatooine when they landed there for a short time to repair their ship. He tracked their location and reached the Theed Royal Palace's power generator on Naboo and attacked Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan. This duel is named Duel of the Fates. It was a fierce confrontation with brutal attacks and severe strikes. In this duel, Maul killed Qui-Gon Jinn, and then Obi-Wan, in a rage over his master’s death, killed Maul by throwing him off the reactor shaft. This duel showed the bravery and combat skills of Obi-Wan and also changed many things in the Order. After this, Obi-Wan became more than a Padawan. He secured a position as a Jedi, and another chapter started where he started training Anakin Skywalker.
Obi-Wan vs Jango Fett on Kamino
In Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), after the duel of fates, Obi-Wan was assigned a new mission to confirm who was behind the assassination attempt on Senator Padme Amidala. During this, Obi-Wan discovered about a planet named Kamino, which was not listed in the Jedi archives. It seemed mysterious, so he traveled to the planet himself. Upon landing, he was welcomed and discovered a clone army being created for the Republic on the orders of Sifo-Dyas, who had already died a long time ago.
Obi-Wan then discovered that behind the clone army, there was a single genetic template of Jango Fett, who was a known bounty hunter. He met him in his private quarter, where Jango Fett lived with his clone son, Boba Fett. Their conversation immediately turned into a fierce duel when Obi-Wan wanted to bring Jango back to Coruscant for questioning, but Jango Fett and Boba Fett were already trying to flee.
Then in a heavy rainstorm, Jango launches his jetpack and tries to kill Obi-Wan with brute force. Obi-Wan throws his lightsaber to cut Jango’s whipcord before it can drag him off the ledge. Boba, piloting Slave I, provides covering fire from the ship’s turrets. Obi-Wan manages to land a hit, damaging Jango’s jetpack, causing him to slam against the platform.
In the chaos, Jango retreats into Slave I, but Obi-Wan has already flipped a tracking system with the ship.
Obi-Wan vs Count Dooku (Battle of Geonosis)
Following Jango Fett’s ship, Obi-Wan discovered Count Dooku, a former Jedi Master turned Sith apprentice, was secretly preparing a Separatist movement to start a war against the Republic. Obi-Wan sent this message to Coruscant but was captured by Geonosian warriors. Dooku wanted him to join the cause, but he refused. Later, Anakin and Queen Amidala also reached the Geonosis ground, and they were all sentenced to death. Other Jedi, along with the clone army, reached there to help, but the war had already begun!
Count Dooku led Obi-Wan and Anakin to a secret place to face them directly. Obi-Wan and Anakin dueled with Dooku, but he was more experienced and powerful, so he defeated them. Obi-Wan and Anakin were severely injured, but Yoda arrived on time, and Dooku retreated.
Obi-Wan vs Asajj Ventress (Battle of Christophsis and Battle of Kamino)
In the Clone Wars series, Obi-Wan and Asajj Ventress faced each other multiple times. Once they came across during the battle of Christophsis when Dooku sent his apprentice, Ventress, to directly face Anakin and Obi-Wan, who led the Republic forces to disrupt the missions of Separatists. Asajj Ventress engaged in a duel with both Jedi, using her dual red lightsabers. In this fast-paced duel through the structure of a Separatist base, she demonstrated her signature acrobatics and agility, striking from unexpected angles. Ultimately, when she realized she could not match the skills of the Jedi, she escaped using a shatterpoint.
During the battle of Kamino, Ventress returned more powerful and dangerous, leading an underwater assault alongside General Grievous to destroy the cloning facility that powered the Grand Army and steal clone DNA. As the battle started, Obi-Wan and Anakin faced Ventress again, and they fought fiercely. However, she managed to flee once again, diving into the ocean and escaping with stolen genetic material.
Obi-Wan & Asajj Ventress vs Darth Maul & Savage Opress
In the episode “Revenge” of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Maul returned with his brother Savage Opress to take revenge on Obi-Wan Kenobi. To achieve their goal, they began spreading terror in the Outer Rim to lure the Jedi into their trap. They succeeded by brutally attacking the village on Raydonia. Obi-Wan, driven by his commitment to maintain peace, responded to Maul, and there he was captured by the brothers. They tortured him, and right at that moment, something unexpected happened.
Asajj Ventress entered the scene. She did not come to save Obi-Wan but had to partner with him because she also had some grudges with Maul and Savage. It was an intense duel in which two versus two fought using their lightsabers with full strength. Ventress and Obi-Wan mixed their fighting techniques and managed to escape the ship, leaving Maul and Savage behind, burning in the fire of fury.
Obi-Wan vs General Grievous (Battle of Utapau)
When the Clone Wars drew closer, the Jedi Council received the news that General Grievous, the supreme commander of the Separatist Army, was hiding in the world of Utapau. Obi-Wan was sent to locate and eliminate Grievous. He went there, and with the help of the local administrator, he reached the point where General Grievous was meeting with the other leaders of the Separatist army. The place was guarded with the droids.
Obi-Wan entered the place using diplomacy and then confronted Grievous directly. General Grievous appeared more powerful with four hands and four sabers. He was also trained in different lightsaber forms, mixing them all, and he was overconfident about killing Obi-Wan. He was spinning the sabers swiftly, attacking the Jedi. However, Obi-Wan let him use all of his tactics and ultimately attacked at the right moment. He targeted the weak points and cut the hands of the cyborg general first. When Grievous tried to escape using a wheel bike, Obi-Wan chased him and ultimately ended the duel, discarding his blaster pistol to fire multiple rounds into Grievous’s exposed chest plates.
Obi-Wan vs Anakin Skywalker (Battle of Mustafar)
When Palpatine declared Order 66, it changed everything in the galaxy. All clones turned against the Jedi and killed them. Anakin also turned to darkness. Knowing this Obi-Wan went to Anakin on the planet Mustafar where he went to kill all the leaders on the orders of Darth Sidious.
Obi-Wan wanted Anakin to understand how the path of darkness could only lead to destruction. But Anakin did not want to understand anything, and he was filled with hatred and attacked Obi-Wan with his blue lightsaber. Anakin used Form V: Djem So and struck aggressively against his master. However, Obi-Wan maintained patience using the Soresu form. He wanted Anakin to come back to the light side. He kept on trying to make Anakin calm, but all was in vain! They clashed in control rooms, on metal bridges, and eventually on floating platforms above rivers of lava. Eventually, Obi-Wan got to the higher ground on a slope of black volcanic sand. He again pleaded with Anakin to surrender, but Anakin had already become Darth Vader and ignored all the warnings. Then Obi-Wan severed Anakin’s legs and arms and left his body near the lava. Anakin was burning and screaming in hatred, and Obi-Wan left him there.
Obi-Wan vs. Storm Troopers and Purge Troopers
After the Jedi Order was destroyed during Order 66, Obi-Wan went to Tatooine into exile and also to secretly take care of Luke Skywalker. In the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, it is shown that under orders of Darth Vader, Inquisitors were continually hunting Obi-Wan Kenobi. They were trying their best to get Obi-Wan out of exile. While trying this, they hired bounty hunters to kidnap Leia Organa and set this trap for Obi-Wan. They were sure he will come out to help his friend, the adoptive father of Leia, Senator Bail Organa, and then they will take him in front of Vader.
Although Obi-Wan was reluctant, he couldn’t leave Leia in that situation. He learned that Leia was taken to the Fortress Inquisitorius, the secret base of the Jedi-hunting Inquisitors, located on the moon of Nur in the Mustafar system. Obi-Wan, disguised, entered the Fortress and saved Leia after distracting the Third Sister (Reva), who was about to torture Leia.
However, the alarm signaled, and the clone troopers and purge troopers were already chasing Obi-Wan and Leia. Obi-Wan then, for the first time in a decade, ignited his blue lightsaber and faced all of them. His strikes were not on point at first, but with each movement, he recalled who he was, a Jedi who faced the worst battles and duels. Then he blocked the shots with reflexive moves and disarmed the troopers. At one point, he even used the Force to hold the cracking glass wall to save Leia from being swept away while also fighting off the incoming troops. After multiple encounters, Obi-Wan succeeded in saving Leia and taking her to a corner from which they had to escape.
Obi-Wan vs Darth Vader (The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series)
In the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, Obi-Wan and Vader faced each other twice. After a long time, Obi-Wan confronted Vader on the planet Mapuzo. In this duel, Vader was strong and passionate to take revenge on Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan at that time was weak and disconnected from the Force. He also did not use his saber, so he wanted to flee. When he tried to fight back, his moves were not as strong as they once were in history! Vader easily overpowered him and threw him in the fire to suffer, recalling how he had done this to him once a long time ago.
When Obi-Wan returned Leia to her home on Alderaan, he traveled back on a ship with other refugees. This ship was chased by Vader’s star destroyer. Obi-Wan knew Vader would never stop attacking, so he decided to face him alone. He used a shuttle to escape, drawing Vader away from others. They reached a desolate moon and started dueling. This fight was fast and furious. For once, Vader thought he would win, but till that moment, Obi-Wan had already reconnected with the Force. He fought back with full strength and also attacked the breathing apparatus of Vader. When Obi-Wan saw the desperate and scared face of Anakin underneath the mask, he felt emotional and walked away, sparing Vader once again!
Obi-Wan vs Third Sister, Reva
Obi-Wan and the third sister encountered each other many times during the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Reva was the one who set the trap to get the Kenobi out of exile under the orders of the Grand Inquisitor. This was not just the one purpose, but she also had some personal reasons to find out about Obi-Wan to pursue her own mission to take revenge on Anakin.
The first time Reva met Obi-Wan Kenobi was not the direct confrontation or dueling, but it was when he stabbed the Grand Inquisitor and told Obi-Wan that Anakin was alive! However, Obi-Wan escaped from there, learning this truth. The second time Reva and Obi-Wan met was when she surrounded the Path base on Jabiim, from where Obi-Wan, along with Leia and other Force-sensitive beings, was about to escape. Obi-Wan and Reva talked from behind the doors. There Obi-Wan recalled how Reva was one of the younglings who were killed by Anakin in Order 66, but Reva survived. She admitted she worked under Vader, not for him but to ultimately hunt him. Their discussion gave Obi-Wan time to flee, and then Vader, along with the Grand Inquisitor, arrived at the base, and Reva attacked him but failed.
Finally, Reva chased and located Luke on Tatooine and reached to kill him, but Obi-Wan arrived on time and saw her crying over it. She wasn’t able to go through it. She collapsed on the ground, asking herself if she was like Vader and Obi-Wan made her realize it's all depend on who she becomes. So, Obi-Wan and Reva never had a duel with each other. All of their encounters were filled with the clash in ideologies, regrets, internal conflicts, traumas from the past, and redemption. Reva saw Obi-Wan as a failure, and Obi-Wan understood Reva’s pain, rage, and what she was suffering from.
Obi-Wan vs Darth Maul on Tatooine
After waiting for years, Darth Maul appeared in the deserts of Tatooine to take revenge on Obi-Wan Kenobi. He said why a Jedi like him have been hiding in the deserts and predicted something or particularly someone was there that Obi-Wan was protecting. Maul tried to provoke him and ignited his red dual-bladed lightsaber to attack him. Obi-Wan waited that he might stop without dueling, but Maul did not. So, Obi-Wan also ignited his third blue lightsaber to anticipate his strikes. Maul continued spinning his saber with a fast and aggressive strike, just like he once did in the Duel of the Fates. He used the same combat form he used to kill Qui-Gon Jinn, but he did not know Obi-Wan already knew his tactics he would use against his opponents. Kenobi had mastered the Soresu, so he let Maul attack using all of his energy and continued counterattacking. At the right moment, Obi-Wan effortlessly did just one strike to break Maul’s dual-bladed weapon in half and slash his body as well. Maul fell on the floor, asking if he was the Chosen One, whom Obi-Wan was protecting from the world while living in hiding. He died saying, “He will avenge us.”
Obi-Wan vs Darth Vader (Final Duel on Death Star)
When Leia’s distressful message reached Obi-Wan Kenobi through R2D2 in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, he finally decided to come out of hiding. He, along with Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca on the Millennium Falcon, moved towards Death Star to rescue Leia Organa. On their way, Obi-Wan gave Luke Skywalker his father’s blue lightsaber and taught him about the basic techniques to use it. When they reached there, Obi-Wan got separated from the group and confronted Darth Vader, his former apprentice who has now fully become a Sith lord!
Their encounter turned into a duel, the final duel in which Vader said, "When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master.” Obi-Wan replied, “Only a master of evil, Vader.” Then they ignited their lightsabers and started a fight full of purpose and weight. Obi-Wan fought defensively, taking time for Luke, Leia, and Han to escape. Then at a certain point, Obi-Wan looked at Luke and smiled while lowering his saber, and right there Vader attacked him. However, instead of Kenobi’s body, his robe fell empty on the ground. Obi-Wan died willingly and became one with the Force.
FAQ’s
How many battles did Obi-Wan Kenobi fight in his life?
Obi-Wan Kenobi has fought many major battles and duels in his life. In all the fights, he wielded his blue blade with a mission to bring justice to people. Some of his major battles include the Duel of the Fates, the Battle of Geonosis, the Battle on Mustafar, and the Battle with Darth Vader on the Death Star.
How many times did Obi-Wan fight with Darth Vader?
Obi-Wan encountered Darth Vader four times in his life. First time on Mustafar, second and third time in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, and the fourth time on the Death Star when he became one with the Force.
Did Obi-Wan kill General Grievous?
Yes, Obi-Wan Kenobi located General Grievous on the planet Utapau. There he faced the cyborg general, who was wielding four lightsabers, but still Obi-Wan defeated him using his combat skills and wisdom.
Has Obi-Wan ever lost a duel?
Yes, Obi-Wan lost many duels, including the battle of Geonosis and when he faced Darth Vader in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on the unknown moon.
Why did Obi-Wan never kill Anakin?
Obi-Wan Kenobi said Anakin was more than a Padawan and friend to him, like his brother. He was emotionally attached to him and also felt guilty of Anakin’s fall to darkness. Therefore, he always left Anakin wounded and never really killed him even after he became a Sith Lord.
Did Obi-Wan become one with the Force?
Yes, in the last duel on the Death Star, when Vader struck Obi-Wan with his red blade to kill him, the robe of Kenobi fell on the ground. It showcased how he became one with the Force.
Which was the hardest duel of Obi-Wan Kenobi?
Although there were many duels of Obi-Wan that were tough, one of the worst ones was with Anakin Skywalker on Mustafar. It was full of emotional and physical pain when Obi-Wan fought with his own apprentice, who was more than an apprentice and a friend to him. He said Anakin was like a brother to him. During this battle on Mustafar, Obi-Wan was heartbroken, so it remained one of the hardest duels of his life.
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