ObiWan Kenobi & Darth Vaders Rematch Will Break A Star Wars Record

Obi-Wan Kenobi & Darth Vader’s Rematch Will Break A Star Wars Record

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader are said to have a rematch in the former’s upcoming Disney+ TV show, which could break a Star Wars record.



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ObiWan Kenobi & Darth Vaders Rematch Will Break A Star Wars Record

Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi will see its titular hero face off against Darth Vader, and depending how it happens that rematch could break a Star Wars record. The upcoming show will take place 10 years after Star Wars: Episode III – A Revenge of the Sith, where, after defeating Anakin Skywalker on Mustafar, Obi-Wan Kenobi went into exile on Tatooine, committing to watching over Anakin and Padmé Amidala’s son, Luke. As far as viewers know, Obi-Wan spent the entire time on the desert planet, but that may change in the show, not least because of a promised rematch with Darth Vader.

As well as Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen is also returning for Obi-Wan Kenobi, where he will don the Vader suit and helmet for the first time since Revenge of the Sith. The specifics of his role are unknown, but the fact he’s been announced so far in advance suggests it’ll be fairly involved. One thing that has been confirmed is that there will be a “rematch” between Obi-Wan and Vader, which was teased by Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy at the Disney Investor Day back in December 2020. Concept art seemingly confirmed it will indeed be a lightsaber battle, showing the pair crossing laser swords once more, and if that is indeed the case, then it will break a Star Wars record.

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So far, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader have had two duels in Star Wars movies: their fateful fight on Mustafar, and then the rematch in the original Star Wars, which saw Vader strike down his former master. Vader has also battled Luke Skywalker in two different movies – The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi – while, in the sequel trilogy, Rey and Kylo Ren have had three lightsaber duels in total, but only in two separate movies, with their first clash in Star Wars: The Force Awakens followed by a pair of fights in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. With Obi-Wan and Vader’s rematch a lightsaber duel of some sort – even if it’s carried out via the Force, like Rey and Kylo’s second fight – then this would be the first trilogy of lightsaber battles across three different live-action Star Wars properties.

Even when factoring animation into the equation, the fact that Obi-Wan and Darth Vader will be making their rivalry into a trilogy remains an impressive feat, although not a wholly unique one, and indeed both characters factor heavily into looking at who has had the most duels on-screen. Following on from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan fights Maul several times in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, before their final encounter in Star Wars Rebels. Likewise, between their clashes in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, Anakin duels Count Dooku a number of times in The Clone Wars.

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In both cases, though, there are some extra caveats, with most of those duels not being the sort of direct one-on-one battles like the live-action fights seen with Obi-Wan and Vader or Vader and Luke. Obi-Wan is heavily involved in most battles with Dooku, while his fights with Maul tend to be against him and his brother, Savage Opress. He fights the duo with Asajj Ventress (The Clone Wars season 4, episode 22, “Revenge”) and Adi Gallia (season 5, episode 1, “Revival”), and later in the show is lured into a trap by Maul, barely even igniting his lightsaber in season 5, episode 16, “The Lawless” before being captured.

The rematch between the duo in Obi-Wan Kenobi, then, can give viewers a “true” Star Wars lightsaber trilogy, akin to fabled real world trilogies such as Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier trio of boxing matches. Adding to its epic feel is that this is one that spans across 19 years and three different movies/shows and features the direct, one-vs-one battles that so often make for the saga’s greatest, most memorable duels. It makes sense that such a record would fall to these two characters: after all, they had the very first lightsaber battle in Star Wars, opening up the original trilogy, and the very last of the prequels. As two characters whose relationship and respective journeys defines so much of Star Wars, then as Disney continues to head into its new era, focused more on Disney+ shows than movies, it’s only right another Obi-Wan/Vader fight would be a part of it.

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