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    Obi-Wan Kenobi has a deep history. Before watching Disney+ series, here's what to know

    For anybody familiar with "Star Wars," Obi-Wan Kenobi requires no introduction. Debuting in 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope," Obi-Wan (played by Alec Guinness) is a former general and Jedi master living in solitude on the remote desert planet of Tatooine. When farm boy Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) brings him a droid with a message from the Rebellion's Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), ...
    by Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times May 27, 2022 4 minutes
    Ewan McGregor stars in " Obi-Wan Kenobi."

    For anybody familiar with "Star Wars," Obi-Wan Kenobi requires no introduction.

    Debuting in 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope," Obi-Wan (played by Alec Guinness) is a former general and Jedi master living in solitude on the remote desert planet of Tatooine. When farm boy Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) brings him a droid with a message from the Rebellion's Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), it kicks off the adventure that launches the franchise.

    It was not until years later that Obi-Wan's backstory was expanded. The prequel trilogy, starting with 1999's "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace," follows a

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