Did Obi Wan tell Luke a pack of Lies in ANH? - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Dave · 10th September 2002, 10:19 PM

We already know that Obi Wan lies to Luke in ANH at least once:

Quote:

LUKE: How did my father die?
BEN: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the Dark side of the Force.

But there are a few more things from Episode IV that I find hard to believe will be possible when we see Episode III:

Quote:

BEN: Obi-Wan Kenobi...Obi-Wan? Now thats a name I haven't heard in a long time...a long time.
LUKE: I think my uncle knew him. He said he was dead.
BEN: Oh, he's not dead, not...not yet.
LUKE: You know him!
BEN: Well of course, of course I know him. He's me! I haven't gone by the name Obi-Wan since oh, before you were born.

So, before Luke is born he stops calling himself Obi Wan and changes his name to Ben Kenobi.

Quote:

BEN: I have something here for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damned-fool idealistic crusade like your father did.

So, Anakin wanted Luke to have his own Light Sabre? And he asked Obi Wan (who had now changed his name to Ben) to look after it. Yet, he forgets all about his son soon after this, and Ben hides him on Tatooine.

I am amazed that the film series holds up as well as it does actually, but something is going to be wrong there. Either that or Obi Wan was really laying 'Your father was a great Jedi' at little thick in that scene.

Diamond9697 · 12th September 2002, 07:00 AM

okay...the part where he explains about Vader killing his father I have always explained away by saying that it was true in a sense at least...Darth Vader did kill Anakin Skywalker for all intents and purposes. It just happened that it was the same person. As for the rest...well...guess we just wait and see.

HeyLynny · 28th September 2002, 07:04 PM

Great detective work Dave! I'm sure we'll all find out the answers in ep III. The hardest part is just waiting!!!!!!

Boranon · 29th September 2002, 03:41 PM

*heavy breathing*

Yea, I kind of always have thought that myself that once Anakin Falls to the Dark side of the Force and Darth Vader is 'born' Anakin dies. So in a way Darth 'kills' Anakin Skywalker. :evil:

timdgreat · 31st March 2003, 06:04 PM

well i think that perhaps it wasnt that Vader forgot about his sun, just that he didnt know where he was:rolly2:

29th September 2002, 03:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Boranon Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 26	force heavy breathing Yea, I kind of always have thought that myself that once Anakin Falls to the Dark side of the Force and Darth Vader is 'born' Anakin dies. So in a way Darth 'kills' Anakin Skywalker. :evil:

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12th September 2002, 07:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Diamond9697 Lookin Good Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,872	okay...the part where he explains about Vader killing his father I have always explained away by saying that it was true in a sense at least...Darth Vader did kill Anakin Skywalker for all intents and purposes. It just happened that it was the same person. As for the rest...well...guess we just wait and see.

28th September 2002, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
HeyLynny Explorer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: New York Posts: 621	Great detective work Dave! I'm sure we'll all find out the answers in ep III. The hardest part is just waiting!!!!!!

31st March 2003, 06:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
timdgreat For the Emperor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Alexandria VA, USA(Washington DC u idiots) Posts: 3,093	well i think that perhaps it wasnt that Vader forgot about his sun, just that he didnt know where he was:rolly2: