HighGroundTheory

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[highgroundtheory]

Anakin: surely there had to be a solution, Obi-Wan.

Obi-Wan: No

Anakin: Obi-Wan says no, I’m sorry, everyone. This situation is beyond our help good luck!

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Obi-Wan: Anakin, you can’t just disobey orders.

Anakin: Not to worry, I have a permit.

Obi-Wan: This just says, “I do what I want”.

Anakin: Yeah and I’ll do it again.

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Obi-Wan: This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice!

Anakin: Master, that’s what all tea is.

Obi-Wan: How could my own padawan say such a horrible thing.

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Anakin, talking about Padme: I would never say that, not even as a joke. That my wife is a bitch and I don’t like her.

Anakin: My wife is a bitch and I like her so much. She is a dynamite, five-foot, political bitch and she’s the best.

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Anakin, reading a recipe: “Beat three eggs.”

Anakin: At what? Hand to hand combat?

Ahsoka: It must be, Obi-Wan banned lightsabers in the kitchen a few weeks ago.

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Ahsoka: Master are you ok?

Obi-Wan: Oh, I’m just keeping all my emotions right here *pats chest*.

Obi-Wan: Then one day I’ll die.

[clonettroopers]

i feel like obi-wan was constantly giving cody heart attacks because as the war went on and got more and more dangerous, obi-wan kept deciding “oh, i kinda feel like wearing less aRMOR TODAY” 

like honestly, look at this:

early in the clone wars he had chest armor that looks like it probably covers his heart from both the front and the back and also has plating all the way up his arms as well as on his shins. it’s not perfect, but it’s definitely something, especially considering how the majority of the time, the enemy used blasters

after the time skip, apparently obi decided all that plastoid was cramping his style so he got rid of basically all of it except for his forearms. i would love to see his clones’ reaction to finding out their reckless general had now made himself even more of a target.

by ROTS obi-wan decided to basically fuck armor entirely, opting for fabric and leather alone, content in the assumption that the power of the force and pure concentrated sass will save him. he doesn’t even have gloves anymore lol. cody has long given up hope.

[kanirou-crosshack]

and it only gets funnier when you go back even earlier in the war, because he used to wear FULL ARMOR

boy even wore a helmet

no other Jedi did this, Obi-Wan just went full trooper and wore their armor, rode their speeders, wielded their weapons, “Jedi propriety” be damned (and other Jedi did comment on this). Qui-Gon would be so proud. 

and then he just starts….stripping as the war goes on

[lambentwarg]

What with his track record with robes, it was only a matter of time before he misplaced all his armor too.

[grey-jedi-enters-the-game]

^^^^^

[systlin]

I’m assuming the Jedi Academy accountants were constantly complaining about General Kenobi’s New Robe Budget.

[sasskarian]

Honestly I expected “win the war by removing more clothing over time” to be more of an Anakin single brain cell plan but you go, Obi Wan, you funky little Anastasia

[systlin]

Listen Anakin learned from someone and that someone was General “I look competent but all my plans involve the words ‘and then I do something SUPER COOL’ Kenobi.

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Interviewer: So, what would each of you say is your biggest weakness?

Obi-Wan: For me it would be quick decision making if we’re being honest. A lot of times I’ll want to go with my gut feeling, but it ends up being against the Jedi Code. That makes it a lot more difficult to make calls in the moment.

Ahsoka: I guess it’s who I put my trust into? I’m not really sure though, there’s still a lot I need to learn. I try to just focus on the positives.

Anakin: I have none, I am completely flawless in every way.

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The characters of The Mandalorian are great but can we talk about Fallen Order for a sec?

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Anakin: Ok but what if you just confronted him normally next time?

Obi-Wan: the only way I can be satisfied with myself is by making a dramatic entrance. If that means giving up the high ground just to say hello there, then that is a sacrifice that must be taken.

[peterman-spideyparker]

Paul Rudd is a snack with no expiration date pass it on

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Rex to Cody: Aw man I got to go, Commander Tano needs me.

Cody: We’re off duty for the rest of the rotation, what for?

Rex: Oh just to help General Skywalker put out the fire he started in sentor Amidala’s apartment.

Cody: ...

Rex: I almost forgot, you don’t have these problems with your General because he has a brain cell unlike mine.

[avnakin]

dumbasses of star wars universe

[sur-fine-whatever]

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[obaewankenope]

You know… Thinking about it… Obi-wan is what Anakin could have been if he’d been raised in the Temple like Obi-Wan had been…

Like, hear me out:

- both have anger management issues but where Obi-Wan faced his down when he was younger and learnt Jedi control early on, Anakin had to play catch up and already had the building blocks and system in place for emotions

- both get very attached to individuals. Obi-Wan with Qui-Gon, Anakin with Padmé. And they really don’t take kindly to them being in danger/hurt/dying.

- both are reckless as shit with their own lives but not with others. Obi-Wan is calculated with his actions and will do whatever if only he himself is at risk. Anakin is much the same.

- excellent pilots with skill that is pretty equal (tho of course Anakin tops Obi-Wan with this because enthusiasm really does affect ability)

- two of the best duelists at the Temple, like, ever. They only have real challenges against each other because they’re just that good

- both strong in the Force. Anakin is the prophecy child and all that, but for a lot of his life he doesn’t use that strength and, when he does, he gets screwed over by Palpatine. Obi-Wan on the other hand is strong in the Light side of the Force. That’s a common theme in the books and stuff. And on Mustafar they’re actually pretty equal in strength because, tbh, Anakin is stronger when he’s Light side than when he starts with the Darkness (control and all that jazz).

Like. These two have so much in common it hurts to imagine how Anakin could have been if he’d been raised like Obi-Wan in Temple. Or if Obi-Wan had been the one to grow up a slave. Gods all…

[markwatnae]

This right here is why I wholeheartedly stand by the idea that Obi-Wan Kenobi is the Chosen One of the Light and Anakin Skywalker is the Chosen One of the Dark. It even makes sense that Obi-Wan’s power was overlooked and dismissed compared to Anakin’s because overall people give more attention to acts of violence or disaster compared to acts of kindness.

We get news about how many people were killed today but no mention of how many people continued living.

Qui-Gon was still so obsessed with Xanatos’s betrayal NINE YEARS LATER. He refused to acknowledge the growing bond between he and Obi-Wan because his former apprentice’s acts of violence were still in the forefront of his mind. And then Anakin comes along, with his crazy midichlorian count, and Qui-Gon is blinded by his power because likely his power is dark even then but its origin is unnoticeable until he is older.

That just adds one more sad thing to the already exceptionally long list of sad things that happened to Obi-Wan during this life.

[meabhair]

Must you also flip the angst switch?

Originally posted by burningxdaisies

[obaewankenope]

You know, I actually agree with you @markwatnae bc Obi-Wan would be a much better candidate for the Prophecy than Anakin. 

Power, as I’m sure we’re all aware of, means fuck all if you don’t have discipline. And natural talent/ability is much the same. I have a natural talent for art but if I don’t work on it I will never manage much free-hand on the fly. Anakin has the same issue.

He’s mad powerful and so it’s assumed he’s the subject of the Prophecy which is, honestly, stupid logic and Qui-Gon I AM JUDGING YOU FOR BEING SO BLINDED BY THIS OMG

Obi-Wan is powerful in the Force, we’re literally told that so damned often it’s stupid. His midichlorian count is high, like 12k is apparently really good for a Jedi but we get a skewed perspective because we hear about Yoda haver 16k and Mace like 14k but, for Obi-Wan that’s a really high count (especially since I agree with @deadcatwithaflamethrower on Obi-Wan’s heritage and all that jazz, which makes him remarkable and honestly unique).

Anakin has no ‘father’ according to Shmi but the thing is, that doesn’t necessarily mean he is a Prophecy child. I would imagine that the galaxy of Star Wars with its fancy-smancy hyperdrives and laser blasters and stuff would be able to make a kid without needing DNA from two separate sources. Nah, I call BS. Especially when we get the clones who are, as their name suggests, literally clones of a single person. So Anakin could be seen as a male clone of Shmi instead that was perhaps experimented on prior to being placed in the womb or sth by, wait for it, an evil bad Sith obsessed with prolonging his life and increasing his power.

So Anakin could have been part of the Prophecy but not the primary subject of it. In TCW we see Anakin control the Daughter and Son on Mortis using his ‘amazing’ Force strength but again, that’s less destiny and more “I have brute strength and am forcing you to do what I want” which is definitely DARK DARK DAAAAAAAAARK. Obi-Wan and Ahsoka were both there and from what little I can remember of the arc, the Son legit hated Obi-Wan while the Daughter trusted him enough to give him that fucking dagger.

I highly doubt she’d have ever offered it to Anakin, ‘Chosen One’ or not. And that, honestly is a big thing for me.

Because if the Prophecy really was a Jedi prophecy, then by rights it would stand to apply to someone who would bring balance to the Force through their actions but not necessarily by themselves. Obi-Wan balanced Qui-Gon. Obi-Wan fought Xanatos and Bruck and served the Temple. Obi-Wan killed a Sith apprentice while his master lay dying. Obi-Wan took on a boy powerful in the Force and trained him. Obi-Wan then lost everything to that boy and the Sith master who manipulated him for his own ends. And then Obi-Wan went and fought that boy who became a Sith lord himself after Obi-Wan left him to die but didn’t kill him himself. On top of that, Obi-Wan then raised Luke, the ‘New Hope’ and guided him down the path of killing his own Father and re-balancing the scales. And, lastly, Obi-Wan died at the hands of his failure in order to obtain the balance.

Balance doesn’t necessarily mean fixing what already exists. Sometimes it means starting from scratch and stacking the deck in a way that keeps both sides on an even keel. 

Obi-Wan did that.

Not Anakin. Anakin was a subject of the Prophecy but he wasn’t the singular focus of it. His actions affected a lot of things, but ultimately Obi-Wan’s affected everyone.

If Obi-Wan hadn’t become Qui-Gon’s apprentice, if he hadn’t offered to sacrifice himself, if he hadn’t fought with so much determination to remain at Qui-Gon’s side, I highly doubt Qui-Gon would have still been a Jedi after Tahl’s death. In fact, I highly doubt he would have really lived that long. And thus, it’s highly unlikely he would have found Anakin on Tatooine and brought him back to Coruscant as a result.

Obi-Wan’s very existence changed things around him in an undeniable way and it’s his existence that the Prophecy really focuses on IMHO.

I rambled omg.

[yol-ande]

(I’m giving up, do want you want to do, tumblr) I both agree and disagree with you. Agree when it comes to thinking that Obi-Wan’s role is being more important for bringing the Balance that Anakin’s. But I think Anakin is The Chosen One exactly because he doesn’t get to have a choice. When you look at narratives surrounding The Chosen One trope, you can see one thing – people of prophecies don’t get to choose. They are tools of the Destiny - or, in Anakin’s case, the Force. Even if they are offered a choice, it’s nearly always false offer – prophecy will be fulfilled no matter what they decide. Powers That Be don’t care about their feelings – they are a means to an end, the best tool for particular job, and it’s obvious that they will be thrown away when they outlive their purpose. Anakin is a perfect Chosen One – from awful symbolism of a fact that he started his life as a slave to his death, that comes right after his first truly free choice. Obi-Wan doesn’t have prophecy hanging over his head, and this is what makes him so important. There is more power in choices of right people than in a will of the Force. With every step, Obi-Wan makes decisions that will shape the Galaxy. He is The Choosing One, and ultimately his choices are much more important than Anakin’s actions could ever be.

[obaewankenope]

That’s actually a really good point.

In HP, Harry is the ‘Chosen One’ by the actions of Voldemort, Dumbledore, the Wizarding World and his mother. He doesn’t chose to be Voldemort’s bane, even though that’s basically the role he’s foisted into.

Now I actually think about this, you’re right. 

Anakin is the ‘Chosen One’ in that he doesn’t have any choice but just like with Harry, the actions of others ultimately determine his fate.

Like Harry, Anakin ends up getting manipulated by an old man with a lot of power, and like Harry, Anakin dies because of it. And, just like Harry, family is what saves Anakin in the end. Because I don’t, for a second, think Harry would have come back to the land of the living had his family and his friends (who are basically family to him tbh) didn’t matter to him.

Obi-Wan is the decider of the galaxy in that he is able to act beyond the prophecy simply because it doesn’t apply to him as per the view of others. I mean, if someone had gone “Obi-Wan is the Chosen One” I honestly think his actions would still have been important and stuff but, at the same time, all the forces focusing on Anakin would have been instead directed at Obi-Wan.

And since Obi-Wan and Anakin really are so damned alike, I would imagine Obi-Wan would have crumbled or fallen just like Anakin did (though perhaps not without a heck of a lot of effort on Palpatine’s part since Obi-Wan didn’t have the ‘attachment’ Anakin had to Padme for him to play on).

But yes, okay I agree with this.

Anakin as ‘Chosen One’ and forced to be the subject of the Prophecy, but Obi-Wan being the builder of the galaxy in that his decisions ultimately determine the fate of millions.

Gods know that Anakin didn’t have much choice or influence on the galaxy himself, as an individual, in the way Obi-Wan did because he was being constantly flung from pillar to post by Palpatine and the Council. I imagine that if neither of them had tried to control him as they did, Anakin’s own actions would have truly changed the galaxy instead of him almost being reduced to puppet-status for aged Jedi and Sith alike.

Damn… now I’m sad about this.

[yol-ande]

Don’t be sad!

From RotS novelization:

And Obi-Wan Kenobi knows, too, that to have lived his life without being Master to Anakin Skywalker would have left him a different man. A lesser man.  

Anakin has taught him so much.  

You can safely say, that while Anakin didn’t influence the Galaxy as an individual, he certainly had profound positive influence on Obi-Wan’s life. So, in roundabout way, Anakin changed the Galaxy by changing Obi-Wan.

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Obi-Wan, on the Negotiator: Satine, I’ve been wanting to, uh, tell you this for a while now. I think that we- *an explosion followed by loud crashing noises and a wave of screaming* stay here and don’t move. I’ll be back soon I promise. *proceeds to run through the corridors until he reaches the kitchen*

Anakin and Ahsoka: *both are on the floor. Ahsoka is ghostly pale and looks like she stared death in the eyes. One of Anakin’s sleeves is burnt to a crisp*

Ahsoka: j-just making c-cake. B-big boom. Everything on f-fire. T-thought we d-died...

Anakin: *laughing his ass off* YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE LOOK ON HER FACE AHAH FUNNIEST SHIT I’VE SEEN ALL YEAR AHAHA

Obi-Wan: W H Y D O Y O U R U I N N I C E T H I N G S

[kazoo-goddess]

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sometimes I feel I’ve got to

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run away I’ve got to

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[lubricates]

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