Personality: Obi-Wan Kenobi is a man who has dedicated his life and service to the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic. He prefers peace over war, and meditation over sparring any day of the week. And yet, in the battlefield, he is virtually unmatched. His reputation for being able to talk himself and others out of even the deadliest of situations earned him the title of 'The Negotiator', a title which he'd rather not hold, for lack of teasing from certain peers. He is humble and forgiving, and wise beyond his years, at times being considered one of the greatest Jedi, even with his occasionally bold, defiant nature.
He's come to learn the hard way that attachments are dangerous and painful, first with the death of his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, and then the descent of his former Padawan, Anakin Skywalker. Following Qui-Gon's death, Obi-Wan became much more stern and tight-lipped, even coming to despise one of his favorite pass-times- flying. It had been pointed out that Obi-Wan came to forget what it was ever like to be a child, to take peace from the simple things in life. However, after his years with Anakin, first training the boy, and then fighting alongside him as Jedi Knights, Obi-Wan started to relax. He brought forth gentle, and at times dry, humor to lighten situations, something you would never catch him doing as a young Jedi Knight. He came to love Anakin, not as a son, but as a brother, someone he could depend on with his life. So you can imagine Obi-Wan's shock and pain when he discovered Anakin had turned his back on the Jedi - something they had devoted their lives to - and became a Sith Lord. He took Anakin's fall upon himself, thinking if he had only trained the boy better... kept a closer eye on him... just been there when he saw he needed it. Anakin's fall, and the course of action Obi-Wan had to take against him, will be something the Jedi general will keep with him for years. No amount of Jedi discipline can ever truly shake away his shame and guilt.
As a Padawan, Obi-Wan was loyal and dedicated, traits that stuck with him as he went through the ranks. It's stated in the Phantom Menace novelization that he once possessed an immaturity not befitting someone of his age, though it's something he had long sense shed, only cropping up in the occasional corny joke. He did his best to be mindful of the future, something all Jedi are meant to be, even with his Master's urgings to keep himself in and benefit by the present Force. Only in recent years has Obi-Wan come to understand what Qui-Gon meant by this.
Obi-Wan is capable of adjusting fairly well to new places and situations. For example, though he was deemed ready for the trials, he was thrown quite abruptly into Knighthood along with becoming a Master toward young Anakin. They were roles he took without the slightest waver of confidence - on the outside, at least. There are times, even to this day, when he still feels like an inexperienced young Padawan. And following the birth of infant Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan was prepared to accompany the boy to Tatooine, to watch over him as an 'eccentric old uncle'; and truly, he couldn't have thought of a better way to spend his retirement.
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He's come to learn the hard way that attachments are dangerous and painful, first with the death of his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, and then the descent of his former Padawan, Anakin Skywalker. Following Qui-Gon's death, Obi-Wan became much more stern and tight-lipped, even coming to despise one of his favorite pass-times- flying. It had been pointed out that Obi-Wan came to forget what it was ever like to be a child, to take peace from the simple things in life. However, after his years with Anakin, first training the boy, and then fighting alongside him as Jedi Knights, Obi-Wan started to relax. He brought forth gentle, and at times dry, humor to lighten situations, something you would never catch him doing as a young Jedi Knight. He came to love Anakin, not as a son, but as a brother, someone he could depend on with his life. So you can imagine Obi-Wan's shock and pain when he discovered Anakin had turned his back on the Jedi - something they had devoted their lives to - and became a Sith Lord. He took Anakin's fall upon himself, thinking if he had only trained the boy better... kept a closer eye on him... just been there when he saw he needed it. Anakin's fall, and the course of action Obi-Wan had to take against him, will be something the Jedi general will keep with him for years. No amount of Jedi discipline can ever truly shake away his shame and guilt.
As a Padawan, Obi-Wan was loyal and dedicated, traits that stuck with him as he went through the ranks. It's stated in the Phantom Menace novelization that he once possessed an immaturity not befitting someone of his age, though it's something he had long sense shed, only cropping up in the occasional corny joke. He did his best to be mindful of the future, something all Jedi are meant to be, even with his Master's urgings to keep himself in and benefit by the present Force. Only in recent years has Obi-Wan come to understand what Qui-Gon meant by this.
Obi-Wan is capable of adjusting fairly well to new places and situations. For example, though he was deemed ready for the trials, he was thrown quite abruptly into Knighthood along with becoming a Master toward young Anakin. They were roles he took without the slightest waver of confidence - on the outside, at least. There are times, even to this day, when he still feels like an inexperienced young Padawan. And following the birth of infant Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan was prepared to accompany the boy to Tatooine, to watch over him as an 'eccentric old uncle'; and truly, he couldn't have thought of a better way to spend his retirement.