you must realize
you are told
oh i don't think so welcome to watch
mojo and today we're counting down our
picks for the top 10 times obi-wan
kenobi outsmarted his opponents wait a
minute how did this happen we're smarter
than this for this list we're looking at
the most notable times the legendary
jedi knight used wits and strategy to
defeat combatants or find victory
another way know of any other times
obi-wan flexed his brain do the smart
thing and leave a comment below
number 10. trapping maul and oppress
star wars the clone wars obi-wan kenobi
has never been one to seek vengeance
hence the whole jedi thing maul on the
other hand not so much you cannot
imagine the depths i would go to to stay
alive
fueled by my singular hatred
for you
that may be so but i defeated you before
and i can defeat you again incensed over
being mutilated by obi-wan and left for
dead a new and improved maul goads the
hero into confronting him by
slaughtering a whole village maul and
his brother savageo press soon capture
the jedi but before obi-wan can be
tortured to death he's saved by another
old foe asajj ventress how unfortunate i
was looking for a challenge not some
wretched cast offs from the knight
brothers clan
what a disappointment though ventress is
only interested in oprah's bounty she
aids obi-wan in fending off the
dathomerians you master qui-gon jinn i
gutted him while you stood helpless and
watched how did that make you feel
obi-wan
during the duel maul tries to get
obi-wan to give into his rage but the
latter sees the futility in fighting and
flees with ventress in an escape pod
stranding the brothers in space
number nine scaring off tuscan raiders
star wars episode 4 a new hope sometimes
the best shots are the ones you don't
take
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after luke gets attacked and
subsequently knocked out by tuscan
raiders in the desert a watchful obi-wan
arrives on the scene and scares them off
by emulating the sounds of a crate
dragon
just as a side by side comparison here's
what one sounded like on the mandalorian
in any case obi-wan could have easily
decimated the natives but instead he
seeks a non-violent solution to get the
job done it's an indicative introduction
to the wise old sage as the movie
established the true virtues of the jedi
way just easy son you've had a busy day
you're fortunate to be all in one piece
number eight tracking django star wars
episode 2 attack of the clones you'd
think a jedi master like obi-wan kenobi
would have an easier time with a
non-force user but credit his incredible
wit for finding a way to turn a loss
into a win
while looking for bounty hunter jango
fett obi-wan's search takes him to the
ocean planet kamino where he finds a
secret clone army being made for the
republic aware of the connection to
django obi-wan tries to prevent him from
escaping in the two battle on the
landing platform
with a myriad of gadgets django proves
surprisingly resourceful and even comes
to believe that obi-wan is dead after
saving himself however obi-wan places a
tracker on django's ship leading him to
geonosis and the answers he's been
looking for dad
i think we've been tracked
you must have put a homing device on our
home number seven getting the drop on
maul star wars episode one the phantom
menace here's where it all began between
obi-wan and darth maul
while on a mission to protect queen
amidala on naboo obi-wan and his master
qui-gon jinn are confronted by the sith
lord after a thrilling three-way battle
obi-wan gets separated and is forced to
watch as maul strikes down qui-gon
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obi-wan furiously re-enters the fray but
maul soon has him hanging from a shaft
before kicking his lightsaber down it
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helpless and defenseless things are
looking bleak for obi-wan but upon
sensing qui-gon's lightsaber he finds a
way to turn the tide in one swift motion
he flips over his adversary catching the
lightsaber before ending the bout
permanently
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sure maul should have been more mindful
but obi-wan's quick thinking proves he's
never out
number six distracting darts dinar star
wars the clone wars if there's anything
we've learned so far it's that obi-wan
knows when to fight and when not to or
in this case when to take an absolute
beating perhaps
anakin skywalker and ahsoka tano
accompany obi-wan to the planet kiros to
rescue the captured togrutan colonists
obi-wan later gets separatist commander
darts dinar to reveal the existence of a
series of bombs around the city to give
anakin and ahsoka time to disarm them
obi-wan challenges dinar to a weaponless
zygerian showdown excuse me sir
we have a problem what problem
not only does obi-wan deliberately let
dinar pound on him but he endures long
enough for the padawans to do their job
eliminating dinar's leverage well
shall we discuss your surrender
again number five going undercover star
wars the clone wars clearly obi-wan
knows how to play the long game but
perhaps never more so than the time he
went undercover
when there's rumblings of a kidnapping
plot against chancellor palpatine
obi-wan allows himself to be seemingly
killed by bounty hunter reiko hardine
obi-wan then disguises himself as
hardine getting himself sent to a
detention center to gain the trust of
morale eval the prospective kidnapper
very disappointing
all due respect i just want to do my job
and get my money it's not an easy
process over the multi-episode arc but
it does ultimately end with palpatine's
safe and eval in custody are you all
right
yes thanks again to the heroics of the
jedi
that's the second time today
we specialize in heroics chancellor of
course it might have been just as well
otherwise because you know palpatine but
the crafty obi-wan more than proves his
medal
number four learning from qui-gon star
wars rebels now the only one who has
gained anything from all of this is me
the death of qui-gon jinn is a watershed
moment for obi-wan but rather than let
it fuel his anger like maul would like
he learns from it and lets it inform his
later adventures years after their first
encounter when obi-wan is deep into his
hermit days maul finally tracks him down
on tatooine as short as their actual
fight is the lead up is almost more
important as obi-wan shifts his stance
to mirror that of qui-gons during his
final fight
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after attacking maul tries to stun
obi-wan with the hilt of his lightsaber
the same as with qui-gon but obi-wan
anticipates this slicing through the
hilt and delivering a fatal blow of his
own
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this is the cathartic end to their
rivalry we needed number three exposing
grievous star wars episode three revenge
of the sith your move
you fool
i've been trained in your jedi acts by
even though the cybernetic general
grievous isn't force sensitive he still
proves more than a match for obi-wan in
this duel with not one not two not three
but four lightsabers not one to be
intimidated though obi-wan makes sure to
even the playing field slightly by
severing two of grievous's hands
grievous then tries to escape but after
a high-speed chase their duel resumes on
a landing pad with both combatants out
of lightsabers obi-wan gets physically
overpowered he takes advantage of the
close quarters however by pulling back
grievous plating and exposing his organs
with obi-wan again hanging from the
platform now all it takes is some
well-placed blaster fire to send the
general to his grave
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number two gaining the high ground star
wars episode three revenge of the sith
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obi-wan's heated duel on the fiery
planet mustafar with his recently turned
padawan anakin is as evenly matched as
things can get though it could be said
that anakin's newfound rage could be the
difference maker
still obi-wan manages to hold his own as
their epic clash takes them from the
landing pad to inside the station to
precariously hovering over lava
desperate for an advantage obi-wan hikes
up the short embankment hoping to get
anakin to yield it's over anakin
i have the high ground however the young
sith fails to see reason and plays
directly into obi-wan's hands
heartbroken it's likely that obi-wan's
never more wanted to be wrong when it
comes to strategy
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number one becoming more powerful star
wars episode four a new hope i've been
waiting for you all
we meet again at last
the circle is now complete
when i left you i was but the learner
now i am the master
only a master of evil
obi-wan's always been wise beyond his
years but his elderly self we meet in
the original movie is even more so while
luke and company are rescuing princess
leia aboard the death star obi-wan
encounters darth vader and enters one
final duel with his former padawan both
obi-wan and vader know the former
masters outmatched but obi-wan simply
seeks to stall for time to let the
others escape before yielding he swears
to vader that if you strike me down i
shall become more powerful than you can
possibly imagine
again failing to see the future vader
does just that making obi-wan one with
the force
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obi-wan willingly loses the battle so
that his death might inspire others to
win the war now that's the long game
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