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This was inspired by a related question about whether Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru knew that Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader.
Did they know that Obi-Wan "Old Ben" Kenobi was a Jedi?
Or did they think Kenobi was just an eccentric old hermit living out in the desert by himself?
Please provide answers from original sources.
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This was inspired by a related question about whether Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru knew that Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader.
Did they know that Obi-Wan "Old Ben" Kenobi was a Jedi?
Or did they think Kenobi was just an eccentric old hermit living out in the desert by himself?
Please provide answers from original sources.
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This was inspired by a related question about whether Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru knew that Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader.
Did they know that Obi-Wan "Old Ben" Kenobi was a Jedi?
Or did they think Kenobi was just an eccentric old hermit living out in the desert by himself?
Please provide answers from original sources.
star-wars jedi a-new-hope obi-wan-kenobi
edited 18 mins ago
Snow
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asked 7 hours ago
RichS
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This was inspired by a related question about whether Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru knew that Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader.
Did they know that Obi-Wan "Old Ben" Kenobi was a Jedi?
Or did they think Kenobi was just an eccentric old hermit living out in the desert by himself?
Please provide answers from original sources.
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star-wars jedi a-new-hope obi-wan-kenobi
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Yes, Beru and Owen were aware that Kenobi was a Jedi, at least according to the story told from her perspective in the (canon) anthology book Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
Still, there’ve been plenty of times I’ve wondered if I’d made a
mistake. That day old Ben Kenobi showed up with the baby, my first
instinct was to run. I may be a country girl who’s never been
offplanet, but even I’m aware that when a Jedi walks up to you and
says, “Here, have a baby,†it’s not going to end well. A part of me
thought, “Beru, listen to your teacher. Put the baby down and go do
what you were born for!â€Â
Beru Whitesun Lars by Meg Cabot
In a later story we also see Kenobi save Luke and Owen from an attack by raiders. Kenobi uses the force and a lightsaber in Owen's presence.
I leap back to my feet, rejoining the fight, which is now ours to win. The tide has turned and the bandits are diminished one by one, decimated by blasterfire and plasma blade. As my last opponent cools at my feet, Luke cries out a warning. A Devaronian has reared up behind Owen, ready to bring the butt of his blaster down on the unsuspecting farmer’s head. I pull back my arm and throw my lightsaber with all my might. The blade pinwheels through the air, finding its mark. The Devaronian drops, his body split in two. I reach out with the Force, extinguishing the lightsaber before drawing the hilt back to my open palm.
Time of Death by Cavan Scott
Owen explicitly refers to Kenobi as a Jedi in the 2015 (canon) Marvel Star Wars comics.
Star Wars #015 - From the Journal of Old Ben Kenobi
answered 6 hours ago
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That's some pretty bad writing by Cavan Scott.
– RonJohn
2 hours ago
@RonJohn - Owen is a plain-spoken man who doesn't mince his words. I think the goal is (with some success) to get that across to younger readers.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
@Valorum isn't that Ben narrating?
– Rawling
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Since you're asking for "original sources", I want to mention that through the course of the original trilogy, no one ever identifies what Owen or Beru's relationship to Luke actually is. Is Owen related to one of Luke's parents? Is Beru? Neither?* We're only told that they knew Luke's father.
This is particularly important because in the Annotated Screenplays of the OT, they discuss a dropped backstory from Return of the Jedi
The Emperor knew, as Ben did, that the Force is strong in the Skywalker line, and he began to search for Anakin's offspring. Ben reveals to Luke that he has a twin sister and that they were separated; Luke went to stay with Ben's brother, Owen, on Tatooine, while his sister and mother were sent to the protection of friends in a distant system. The mother died shortly thereafter, and Luke's sister was adopted by Ben's friends, the governor of Alderaan and his wife.
In the original conceived story, neither Owen or Beru were related to Anakin at all. Owen was Obi-Wan's brother. Being brothers, it's highly likely that Owen knew Obi-Wan was a Jedi.
*in some families, close friends of families are considered "aunts" or "uncles".
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Yes, I know this answer is not technically canon. But I find the development of the story interesting, and until Ep2, there is nothing confirming the canonical relationship between the Lars and the Skywalkers.
– phantom42
1 hour ago
If you're going to dig into this well of contradictions, you might want to go and look at the original treatment where Owen was Lucas Starkiller's trusted lieutenant, Mace Windu was the bad guy and everyone had the Force of the Whills to guide them :-)
– Valorum
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up vote
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Yes, Beru and Owen were aware that Kenobi was a Jedi, at least according to the story told from her perspective in the (canon) anthology book Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
Still, there’ve been plenty of times I’ve wondered if I’d made a
mistake. That day old Ben Kenobi showed up with the baby, my first
instinct was to run. I may be a country girl who’s never been
offplanet, but even I’m aware that when a Jedi walks up to you and
says, “Here, have a baby,†it’s not going to end well. A part of me
thought, “Beru, listen to your teacher. Put the baby down and go do
what you were born for!â€Â
Beru Whitesun Lars by Meg Cabot
In a later story we also see Kenobi save Luke and Owen from an attack by raiders. Kenobi uses the force and a lightsaber in Owen's presence.
I leap back to my feet, rejoining the fight, which is now ours to win. The tide has turned and the bandits are diminished one by one, decimated by blasterfire and plasma blade. As my last opponent cools at my feet, Luke cries out a warning. A Devaronian has reared up behind Owen, ready to bring the butt of his blaster down on the unsuspecting farmer’s head. I pull back my arm and throw my lightsaber with all my might. The blade pinwheels through the air, finding its mark. The Devaronian drops, his body split in two. I reach out with the Force, extinguishing the lightsaber before drawing the hilt back to my open palm.
Time of Death by Cavan Scott
Owen explicitly refers to Kenobi as a Jedi in the 2015 (canon) Marvel Star Wars comics.
Star Wars #015 - From the Journal of Old Ben Kenobi
answered 6 hours ago
Valorum
375k9627392967
3
That's some pretty bad writing by Cavan Scott.
– RonJohn
2 hours ago
@RonJohn - Owen is a plain-spoken man who doesn't mince his words. I think the goal is (with some success) to get that across to younger readers.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
@Valorum isn't that Ben narrating?
– Rawling
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
26
down vote
Yes, Beru and Owen were aware that Kenobi was a Jedi, at least according to the story told from her perspective in the (canon) anthology book Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
Still, there’ve been plenty of times I’ve wondered if I’d made a
mistake. That day old Ben Kenobi showed up with the baby, my first
instinct was to run. I may be a country girl who’s never been
offplanet, but even I’m aware that when a Jedi walks up to you and
says, “Here, have a baby,†it’s not going to end well. A part of me
thought, “Beru, listen to your teacher. Put the baby down and go do
what you were born for!â€Â
Beru Whitesun Lars by Meg Cabot
In a later story we also see Kenobi save Luke and Owen from an attack by raiders. Kenobi uses the force and a lightsaber in Owen's presence.
I leap back to my feet, rejoining the fight, which is now ours to win. The tide has turned and the bandits are diminished one by one, decimated by blasterfire and plasma blade. As my last opponent cools at my feet, Luke cries out a warning. A Devaronian has reared up behind Owen, ready to bring the butt of his blaster down on the unsuspecting farmer’s head. I pull back my arm and throw my lightsaber with all my might. The blade pinwheels through the air, finding its mark. The Devaronian drops, his body split in two. I reach out with the Force, extinguishing the lightsaber before drawing the hilt back to my open palm.
Time of Death by Cavan Scott
Owen explicitly refers to Kenobi as a Jedi in the 2015 (canon) Marvel Star Wars comics.
Star Wars #015 - From the Journal of Old Ben Kenobi
answered 6 hours ago
Valorum
375k9627392967
3
That's some pretty bad writing by Cavan Scott.
– RonJohn
2 hours ago
@RonJohn - Owen is a plain-spoken man who doesn't mince his words. I think the goal is (with some success) to get that across to younger readers.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
@Valorum isn't that Ben narrating?
– Rawling
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
26
down vote
up vote
26
down vote
Yes, Beru and Owen were aware that Kenobi was a Jedi, at least according to the story told from her perspective in the (canon) anthology book Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
Still, there’ve been plenty of times I’ve wondered if I’d made a
mistake. That day old Ben Kenobi showed up with the baby, my first
instinct was to run. I may be a country girl who’s never been
offplanet, but even I’m aware that when a Jedi walks up to you and
says, “Here, have a baby,†it’s not going to end well. A part of me
thought, “Beru, listen to your teacher. Put the baby down and go do
what you were born for!â€Â
Beru Whitesun Lars by Meg Cabot
In a later story we also see Kenobi save Luke and Owen from an attack by raiders. Kenobi uses the force and a lightsaber in Owen's presence.
I leap back to my feet, rejoining the fight, which is now ours to win. The tide has turned and the bandits are diminished one by one, decimated by blasterfire and plasma blade. As my last opponent cools at my feet, Luke cries out a warning. A Devaronian has reared up behind Owen, ready to bring the butt of his blaster down on the unsuspecting farmer’s head. I pull back my arm and throw my lightsaber with all my might. The blade pinwheels through the air, finding its mark. The Devaronian drops, his body split in two. I reach out with the Force, extinguishing the lightsaber before drawing the hilt back to my open palm.
Time of Death by Cavan Scott
Owen explicitly refers to Kenobi as a Jedi in the 2015 (canon) Marvel Star Wars comics.
Star Wars #015 - From the Journal of Old Ben Kenobi
answered 6 hours ago
Valorum
375k9627392967
Yes, Beru and Owen were aware that Kenobi was a Jedi, at least according to the story told from her perspective in the (canon) anthology book Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View
Still, there’ve been plenty of times I’ve wondered if I’d made a
mistake. That day old Ben Kenobi showed up with the baby, my first
instinct was to run. I may be a country girl who’s never been
offplanet, but even I’m aware that when a Jedi walks up to you and
says, “Here, have a baby,†it’s not going to end well. A part of me
thought, “Beru, listen to your teacher. Put the baby down and go do
what you were born for!â€Â
Beru Whitesun Lars by Meg Cabot
In a later story we also see Kenobi save Luke and Owen from an attack by raiders. Kenobi uses the force and a lightsaber in Owen's presence.
I leap back to my feet, rejoining the fight, which is now ours to win. The tide has turned and the bandits are diminished one by one, decimated by blasterfire and plasma blade. As my last opponent cools at my feet, Luke cries out a warning. A Devaronian has reared up behind Owen, ready to bring the butt of his blaster down on the unsuspecting farmer’s head. I pull back my arm and throw my lightsaber with all my might. The blade pinwheels through the air, finding its mark. The Devaronian drops, his body split in two. I reach out with the Force, extinguishing the lightsaber before drawing the hilt back to my open palm.
Time of Death by Cavan Scott
Owen explicitly refers to Kenobi as a Jedi in the 2015 (canon) Marvel Star Wars comics.
Star Wars #015 - From the Journal of Old Ben Kenobi
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That's some pretty bad writing by Cavan Scott.
– RonJohn
2 hours ago
@RonJohn - Owen is a plain-spoken man who doesn't mince his words. I think the goal is (with some success) to get that across to younger readers.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
@Valorum isn't that Ben narrating?
– Rawling
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
3
That's some pretty bad writing by Cavan Scott.
– RonJohn
2 hours ago
@RonJohn - Owen is a plain-spoken man who doesn't mince his words. I think the goal is (with some success) to get that across to younger readers.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
@Valorum isn't that Ben narrating?
– Rawling
2 mins ago
3
3
That's some pretty bad writing by Cavan Scott.
– RonJohn
2 hours ago
That's some pretty bad writing by Cavan Scott.
– RonJohn
2 hours ago
@RonJohn - Owen is a plain-spoken man who doesn't mince his words. I think the goal is (with some success) to get that across to younger readers.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
@RonJohn - Owen is a plain-spoken man who doesn't mince his words. I think the goal is (with some success) to get that across to younger readers.
– Valorum
2 hours ago
@Valorum isn't that Ben narrating?
– Rawling
2 mins ago
@Valorum isn't that Ben narrating?
– Rawling
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
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Since you're asking for "original sources", I want to mention that through the course of the original trilogy, no one ever identifies what Owen or Beru's relationship to Luke actually is. Is Owen related to one of Luke's parents? Is Beru? Neither?* We're only told that they knew Luke's father.
This is particularly important because in the Annotated Screenplays of the OT, they discuss a dropped backstory from Return of the Jedi
The Emperor knew, as Ben did, that the Force is strong in the Skywalker line, and he began to search for Anakin's offspring. Ben reveals to Luke that he has a twin sister and that they were separated; Luke went to stay with Ben's brother, Owen, on Tatooine, while his sister and mother were sent to the protection of friends in a distant system. The mother died shortly thereafter, and Luke's sister was adopted by Ben's friends, the governor of Alderaan and his wife.
In the original conceived story, neither Owen or Beru were related to Anakin at all. Owen was Obi-Wan's brother. Being brothers, it's highly likely that Owen knew Obi-Wan was a Jedi.
*in some families, close friends of families are considered "aunts" or "uncles".
answered 1 hour ago
phantom42
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Yes, I know this answer is not technically canon. But I find the development of the story interesting, and until Ep2, there is nothing confirming the canonical relationship between the Lars and the Skywalkers.
– phantom42
1 hour ago
If you're going to dig into this well of contradictions, you might want to go and look at the original treatment where Owen was Lucas Starkiller's trusted lieutenant, Mace Windu was the bad guy and everyone had the Force of the Whills to guide them :-)
– Valorum
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
Since you're asking for "original sources", I want to mention that through the course of the original trilogy, no one ever identifies what Owen or Beru's relationship to Luke actually is. Is Owen related to one of Luke's parents? Is Beru? Neither?* We're only told that they knew Luke's father.
This is particularly important because in the Annotated Screenplays of the OT, they discuss a dropped backstory from Return of the Jedi
The Emperor knew, as Ben did, that the Force is strong in the Skywalker line, and he began to search for Anakin's offspring. Ben reveals to Luke that he has a twin sister and that they were separated; Luke went to stay with Ben's brother, Owen, on Tatooine, while his sister and mother were sent to the protection of friends in a distant system. The mother died shortly thereafter, and Luke's sister was adopted by Ben's friends, the governor of Alderaan and his wife.
In the original conceived story, neither Owen or Beru were related to Anakin at all. Owen was Obi-Wan's brother. Being brothers, it's highly likely that Owen knew Obi-Wan was a Jedi.
*in some families, close friends of families are considered "aunts" or "uncles".
answered 1 hour ago
phantom42
109k42481698
1
Yes, I know this answer is not technically canon. But I find the development of the story interesting, and until Ep2, there is nothing confirming the canonical relationship between the Lars and the Skywalkers.
– phantom42
1 hour ago
If you're going to dig into this well of contradictions, you might want to go and look at the original treatment where Owen was Lucas Starkiller's trusted lieutenant, Mace Windu was the bad guy and everyone had the Force of the Whills to guide them :-)
– Valorum
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
Since you're asking for "original sources", I want to mention that through the course of the original trilogy, no one ever identifies what Owen or Beru's relationship to Luke actually is. Is Owen related to one of Luke's parents? Is Beru? Neither?* We're only told that they knew Luke's father.
This is particularly important because in the Annotated Screenplays of the OT, they discuss a dropped backstory from Return of the Jedi
The Emperor knew, as Ben did, that the Force is strong in the Skywalker line, and he began to search for Anakin's offspring. Ben reveals to Luke that he has a twin sister and that they were separated; Luke went to stay with Ben's brother, Owen, on Tatooine, while his sister and mother were sent to the protection of friends in a distant system. The mother died shortly thereafter, and Luke's sister was adopted by Ben's friends, the governor of Alderaan and his wife.
In the original conceived story, neither Owen or Beru were related to Anakin at all. Owen was Obi-Wan's brother. Being brothers, it's highly likely that Owen knew Obi-Wan was a Jedi.
*in some families, close friends of families are considered "aunts" or "uncles".
answered 1 hour ago
phantom42
109k42481698
Since you're asking for "original sources", I want to mention that through the course of the original trilogy, no one ever identifies what Owen or Beru's relationship to Luke actually is. Is Owen related to one of Luke's parents? Is Beru? Neither?* We're only told that they knew Luke's father.
This is particularly important because in the Annotated Screenplays of the OT, they discuss a dropped backstory from Return of the Jedi
The Emperor knew, as Ben did, that the Force is strong in the Skywalker line, and he began to search for Anakin's offspring. Ben reveals to Luke that he has a twin sister and that they were separated; Luke went to stay with Ben's brother, Owen, on Tatooine, while his sister and mother were sent to the protection of friends in a distant system. The mother died shortly thereafter, and Luke's sister was adopted by Ben's friends, the governor of Alderaan and his wife.
In the original conceived story, neither Owen or Beru were related to Anakin at all. Owen was Obi-Wan's brother. Being brothers, it's highly likely that Owen knew Obi-Wan was a Jedi.
*in some families, close friends of families are considered "aunts" or "uncles".
answered 1 hour ago
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Yes, I know this answer is not technically canon. But I find the development of the story interesting, and until Ep2, there is nothing confirming the canonical relationship between the Lars and the Skywalkers.
– phantom42
1 hour ago
If you're going to dig into this well of contradictions, you might want to go and look at the original treatment where Owen was Lucas Starkiller's trusted lieutenant, Mace Windu was the bad guy and everyone had the Force of the Whills to guide them :-)
– Valorum
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
1
Yes, I know this answer is not technically canon. But I find the development of the story interesting, and until Ep2, there is nothing confirming the canonical relationship between the Lars and the Skywalkers.
– phantom42
1 hour ago
If you're going to dig into this well of contradictions, you might want to go and look at the original treatment where Owen was Lucas Starkiller's trusted lieutenant, Mace Windu was the bad guy and everyone had the Force of the Whills to guide them :-)
– Valorum
1 hour ago
1
1
Yes, I know this answer is not technically canon. But I find the development of the story interesting, and until Ep2, there is nothing confirming the canonical relationship between the Lars and the Skywalkers.
– phantom42
1 hour ago
Yes, I know this answer is not technically canon. But I find the development of the story interesting, and until Ep2, there is nothing confirming the canonical relationship between the Lars and the Skywalkers.
– phantom42
1 hour ago
If you're going to dig into this well of contradictions, you might want to go and look at the original treatment where Owen was Lucas Starkiller's trusted lieutenant, Mace Windu was the bad guy and everyone had the Force of the Whills to guide them :-)
– Valorum
1 hour ago
If you're going to dig into this well of contradictions, you might want to go and look at the original treatment where Owen was Lucas Starkiller's trusted lieutenant, Mace Windu was the bad guy and everyone had the Force of the Whills to guide them :-)
– Valorum
1 hour ago
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