{"id":35885,"date":"2022-06-04T01:49:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T01:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/did-star-wars-just-answer-why-obi-wan-kenobi-looks-so-old-in-a-new-hope\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T01:49:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T01:49:11","slug":"did-star-wars-just-answer-why-obi-wan-kenobi-looks-so-old-in-a-new-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/did-star-wars-just-answer-why-obi-wan-kenobi-looks-so-old-in-a-new-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Star Wars Just Answer Why Obi-Wan Kenobi Looks So Old In A New Hope?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many entries into the Star Wars franchise have made Obi-Wan Kenobi’s original appearance as an old man confusing, but there might now be an answer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Warning: Contains spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi <\/em>episode 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obi-Wan Kenobi <\/i><\/strong>episode 3 might have finally explained why Obi-Wan Kenobi looks so old in Star Wars: A New Hope<\/em>. Many entries into the Star Wars <\/i>franchise from the prequel trilogy and beyond have created numerous inconsistencies and borderline plot holes with Obi-Wan’s character, with his physical age being a notable one. Fortunately, Obi-Wan Kenobi <\/i>might have finally provided an answer for why he ends up looking the way he does.<\/p>\n

While Sir Alec Guinness portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi as a wise old man, according to official sources released in the years following the original trilogy, he was only fifty-seven years old in In New Hope<\/i>, which makes it confusing that he looks so much older. The confusion resurfaced when Bo-Katan Kryze appeared in The Mandalorian –<\/i> because in-universe, it had been about thirty years since she first appeared in Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/i>, yet she hadn’t appeared to have aged a day, so it didn’t make sense that Obi-Wan had aged so much. One popular theory has been that Tatooine’s twin suns were bad for his health di lui, but with Ewan McGregor looking largely the same in Obi-Wan Kenobi <\/i>as he did in Revenge of the Sith <\/i>– despite ten years having gone by in-universe – it’s hard to believe that they’ll suddenly be so bad that he’ll start looking like an old man within the next nine years.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, Obi-Wan Kenobi <\/i>episode 3 might have finally explained why Obi-Wan looks so old in Star Wars: A New Hope<\/i>. In Obi-Wan Kenobi <\/em>episode 3, Obi-Wan has a brief fight with Darth Vader, during which Vader uses the Force on him and drags his body through a burning field. Thanks to that scene, there are now two possible explanations for the sudden jump in Obi-Wan’s physical age: it was a result of the Dark Side of the Force being used against him, or it was a result of the burns he suffered.<\/p>\n

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The idea of \u200b\u200bthe Dark Side of the Force causing Obi-Wan to age rapidly has its roots in Revenge of the Sith<\/i>. There, Emperor Palpatine gained a much older and more grotesque appearance when Jedi Master Mace Windu reflected his Force lightning back into his face di lui, so a Sith Lord like Vader using the Force on Obi-Wan could have a similar effect-albeit at a slower rate than what Palpatine faced. The burns can also work as a solution because they could easily cause permanent damage that would make him progressively weaker over time, with the physical effects of this making him look old in In New Hope<\/i>. Not only that, but that being the explanation could create a great parallel between Obi-Wan and Vader, as that would make them both powerful Force wielders unable to fight to their fullest extent due to fire-related injuries received from their battles.<\/p>\n


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The inconsistencies surrounding Obi-Wan’s physical age are another side effect of the Star Wars <\/i>prequel trilogy, but Obi-Wan Kenobi <\/i>might have finally offered a solution. Thanks to Obi-Wan’s fight with Vader, it’s possible that his old appearance di lui in Star Wars: A New Hope<\/em> is from the Dark Side of the Force, his burns causing his health to deteriorate, or some combination of the two. There are still three episodes left in Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/i><\/strong>so there’s plenty of time for a more concrete explanation to be made, but either one is more than workable right now.<\/p>\n

More: Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 3 Ending & Final Fight Explained<\/span><\/p>\n


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