Obi-Wan's levelheadedness and skill in battle are in turn why he was able to defeat Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace before he was even really a full-fledged Jedi.

Padawan's Pride gives us a rare bit of insight into Obi-Wan and Anakin's time as master and apprentice after Phantom Menace, and even throws in podracing, to boot.

I was shocked by George Lucas' opinion on Anakin Skywalker's training, but the more I think about it, the more I agree, especially because of Qui-Gon.

Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker star in this thrilling galactic adventure set three years after the events of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

Neeson was going to play Obi-Wan, the older mentor Jedi who discovers Anakin Skywalker. Meanwhile, McGregor would have been Qui-Gon, his padawan learner. Obi-Wan would have still died in battle ...

The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy was a monumental cinematic event, which helped re-define the story of the Star Wars Saga. Before getting to Anakin Skywalker’s fall to the dark side of the Force ...

A somewhat long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Liam Neeson took a lightsaber to the gut. The Oscar nominee recently ...

Thanks to Ewan McGregor and Alec Guinness’ dual, decades-spanning performances as the character, Obi-Wan’s story has been brought to life in almost its entirety over the years, too.

Neeson played Jinn, mentor to Ewan McGregor 's Obi-Wan Kenobi, in 1999's Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. Later, ...

Flipping the characters does, however, make for a more interesting version of The Phantom Menace though. Imagine watching the movie and seeing “Obi-Wan” die. Everyone would’ve been shocked.

Or at least, they swapped names. Lucasfilm Neeson was going to play Obi-Wan, the older mentor Jedi who discovers Anakin Skywalker. Meanwhile, McGregor would have been Qui-Gon, his padawan learner.