#obi wan needs therapy

[tiredstarcat]

Currently rewatching Clone Wars... just about every episode is me screaming 'Anakin WTF' or 'GODDAMN IT PALPATINE'

The sheer amount of tragedy is kind of cathartic...

[drzwi1202]

You know your parents did a fuck up when you read what exactly Qui-Gon did to his kids and it sounds so familiar, especially the motivation of: "I am doing the right thing because I say so and everyone who disagrees deserves to suffer" And the only question you have is if you abuse people who were in your care so badly can you be considered a good person? Because we are ment to like Qui-Gon, to belive he is a good jedi, a good man- but can you really be considered all of that after you left a teenager in your care in an active warzone because your girlfriend was hurt?

[sabictlali]

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[duckysprouts]

if obi wan had raised luke, padme’s ghost would be subjected to twice the headache she died with

[i-m-art-ix]

I love the idea of ​​Anakin bringing up his experiences as a slave on Tatooine in random moments or conversations.

Imagine that not long after Anakin arrives at the temple, Obi-wan introduces him to Quinlan and Vos tells Anakin how he and Obi-wan used to sneak out of the temple as teenagers and what they did and Obi doesn't want Quinlan to demoralize his padawan and suddenly Anakin comes out with:

"If they ever sneak out I'll be blown up"

And now there's complete silence, both knights are quiet and Obi-wan is completely terrified because his little sweet padawan just said he was about to get blown up as a child with zero fear like it was normal and that's how Obi-wan found out Anakin has a bomb chip in his neck.

Or how during the Clone Wars Anakin was seriously injured but seems completely normal, can stand normally and doesn't complain about pain, and everyone around is panicking and Anakin just says:

"I'm fine and I've had worse untreated injuries"

and everyone looks at Obi-wan because if anyone is to know what Skywalker is talking about then only Kenobi can do it, but Obi-wan looks at Anakin as if he didn't say anything terrible, but inside he is terrified by how badly Anakin was injured as a child and how close he was to death.

Or another story from the war, the 501st and 212th battalions were on the front for a long time and food started to run out, which was complained about in their free time by the soldiers, even Obi-wan, everyone but Anakin and at some point Ahsoka asked her master about it and he only replied that:

"It's not that bad Snips and plus I've been without food for a much longer period of time than a week"

Which made most of the soldiers passing by stop and look at their general with concern, because what the hell did this man survive that he didn't have access to the right amount of food for more than a week, Ahsoka completely terrified looks at Obi-wan looking for some hint or proof that her master is joking as usual, but she finds only seriousness on his face which means that Anakin really isn't joking.

After a while, Obi-wan becomes more and more used to his padawan dropping such information bombs at various odd moments, not understanding how serious it is, but that doesn't mean he is prepared for it, Obi-wan is still terrified every time by what his boy has been through and how normal it is for him.

[unspuncreature]

I know we can't stop what's coming, but I will try. Oh, how I'll try.

Will you fight with me, brother? One last time, one last fight?

[jebiknights]

Sometimes I just remember that oh right it's apparently a slightly controversial opinion that I think if Palpatine hadn't been involved at all that Anakin could've been perfectly happy and fulfilled with the Jedi.

Like just from rots we see Anakin want to follow Jedi ideals, to seek advice and even help from the very Jedi that fandom loves to act like he hates and who hate him in return, and we see the Jedi around him actually have a lot of respect for him! But every time he makes progress Palpatine is whispering in his ear and pulling out the stitches and re-opening the wounds, making it near impossible for him to actually grow as a Jedi and instead he grows closer to Falling. Not to mention the war, which was orchestrated in part to actively challenge the Jedi's morals and make them make bad and questionable choices.

Plenty of Legends canon and even current canon in things like the marvel comics show Anakin actively wrestling and considering Jedi philosophy, the pros and cons, and working through all his trauma and trying to figure out what's right for him and what the Jedi code actually means. People act like he only ever does lightsaber training and that he never picked up a book in his entire padawanship (which not only is just not how the Jedi Order works from what we see but honestly is just a boring take on the character imo).

Like, I just don't think that Anakin is actually incompatible with the Jedi Order! I think he could've thrived there if he wasn't being actively sabotaged and also had more time.

[aspenstarflare]

Anakin on a hologram meeting with the Jedi council while on route to Coruscant after a long campaign:

Anakin clearly exhausted but sitting through the meeting: Yes Masters.

Mace: Skywalker, where is your padawan? She needs to give her report.

Anakin: She’s currently at the medbay, she was injur-

Echo bursting into the room: General! The Commander! She-

Anakin: [Let’s out the most exhausted sigh he’s let out on this whole meeting] She escaped the Medbay?

Echo: Yes general. Kix is leading the torrent to catch her. We could really use your help.

Obi-Wan: Seriously Anakin-

Rex: With all due respect General, Commander Cody himself tells me that you are worse.

Council: . . .

[Loud fighting noises are heard from outside, the sound of things falling over and stun bolt shots and lightsabers are heard]

Ahsoka clearly drugged yelling so loudly they hear it in the hologram room: KIX HAS MORE IMPORTANT PATIENTS! ITS JUST A FEW BLASTER BOLT WOUNDS! YOU’RE NOT TAKING ME ALIVE!!!!

Echo: That’s my cue to go leave. [Runs out of the room setting his gun to stun]

Anakin and Rex: We’re coming with you. [Follows Echo]

Council: [Concerned glances to one other]

[not-my-final-account]

clone: I mean there's normal Jetti *points at Mace Window Windu and Barriss* and then there's the disaster lineage

*points at Ahsoka* the commanders exiled from the Jedi order *Ahsoka grins*

*points at Obi-Wan* hes on the verge of a mental breakdown

*points at Anakin who has tired eyes, tear streaks down his face, bags under his eyes, and force knows what else* hes past several mental breakdowns

*points at force ghost Qui-Gon* he’s dead (some clone in the distance: and maverick!)

*points at Dooku* he’s a literal sith

*points at Yoda* hes a thousand-year-old-green-gremlin

Yoda: HMMMM, a green-gremlin-thousand-year-old who is? He he he!

[asocial-skye]

i know that i've stayed out of star wars for a while, but like, can i say something?

you guys do know that the whole aww obi-wan totally knew or the council obviously knew thing is fake, right? like they didn't. they really didn't. the prequels fall like a house of cards set of fire and spraying acid if they knew. the whole point of a ✨ forbidden marriage✨ is that NO ONE knows.

the amount of people who have either commented on my posts or i've seen commenting on other people's posts saying that the council or obi-wan would've been fine with it because they totally knew you guys when their evidence really is a subtle joke in a piece of media they are happy to declare subcanon the second it doesn't line up with their carefully constructed fanon is waaaay too many.

[little-miss-cherry-cola]

OKAY SO. I found this post in my drafts from A YEAR AND A HLF AGO and I wanted to post it.

The capitalization is absent because if I recall correctly it started out as just a line or three of fantasies in my head. And then that came out.

Anyway, enjoy!

one would but simply pass away should obi-wan kenobi grab your face to kiss you. his fingers laying over your cheek while his thumb curls around your jaw. his squeeze is gentle, never hurting, but your cheek is pushed just slightly even so. his first kiss is barely there at all, merely a brushing of his lips against yours. he is giving you the chance to pull away, to tell him you this isn’t what you want, but when you don’t, he pulls you back in. his lips move against yours with a competence you would never have imagined. you don’t know whether he’s had multitudes of practice, or if he just knows you that well. you decide it doesn’t matter because you feel his tongue prodding carefully at your lips, and they open with a gasp.

you stop after a minute, or an hour—you’re not sure which—because the voices in the hallway snap you out of your reverie. the heat you feel under your skin follows you when you step back.

his eyes look clearer than they were just moments ago, or maybe it’s your vision that has improved now that your greatest weakness is no longer in your personal space.

“We shouldn’t.”

You nod.

But the moon of Alderaan, which has kept your secrets for the last two weeks, keeps one more when she glows upon the arms that circle your waist that night.

[sabictlali]

Star Wars revenge of the sith resume:

Anakin was ovulating

[friendly-chaos]

Obi wan episode 5 spoilers:

“You’re a great warrior Anakin, but your need to prove yourself is your undoing. Until you overcome it, a padawan you will still be.”

This may be a reach, but 1)it makes me ridiculously happy and 2)I have seen plenty crazier fan theories, so I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS LINE.

OKAY. (Deep inhale) so.

“Until you overcome it, a padawan you will still be.”

Why did Obi-Wan phrase it like that? He could have easily said “you will still be a padawan.” It would have made more grammatical sense, and it would have been consistent with the way he usually speaks. Maybe they were just being fancy and thought it sounded/flowed better. Maybe it didn’t mean anything because no one cares, FC, you’re the only one who obsesses over stuff like this

OR.

Obi-Wan was mimicking Yoda. To those familiar with the Jedi Apprentice/Jedi Quest series, this would be a significant detail. If you haven’t, let me catch you up.

Jedi (often padawans) would mimic Yoda to each other occasionally, to express affection for the Jedi Master *and* for each other. We see this when Bant, Obi-Wan’s best friend, is tearfully bidding him goodbye as he leaves the temple for Bandomeer. Another notable time is when Obi-Wan speaks this way to Siri Tachi when they’re both on a doomed ship, presumably about to die - and *right* before they profess their love for each other.

So, when Obi-Wan speaks this way to Anakin while admonishing him, could it be that he’s doing this to reassure Anakin of his care? Especially the way the line is delivered, Obi-Wan’s hand on his shoulder and pat on the back, it feels an awful lot like he’s saying, “Anakin, you’re a brat, but you’re *my* brat.” And you can see in Anakin’s face that he doesn’t believe it. In AOTC and ROTS, he’s practically non-responsive to his master’s concern and love for him. And Obi-Wan cared so much. It’s heartbreaking.

Obviously, this detail doesn’t change anything- but it *does* (at least to me) adds more depth and color to Obi-Wan’s deep love for Anakin. They practically grew up together. Obi-Wan was 25 *and* a brand-new Jedi Knight when he took Anakin on. Anakin joined the order way late in life (at 9 years old) but was actually really young to be a padawan, since younglings are usually chosen by their masters between 12-16 years old. They were both so young, and practically thrown together at Qui-Gon’s behest.

They went through a *lot* in the ten years between their pairing and Anakin’a knighthood. They truly were brothers - two sides of one coin., which makes Anakin’s eventual betrayal all the more devastating.

I mean. Look at his face. How can you not love him?

[inluvrn]

I just rewatched revenge of the Sith today and I feel like there is a hole in my heart

[i-m-art-ix]

Anakin: [Says something horrible completely normally, seeing nothing wrong with it because of his childhood.] Obi-wan: Who hurt you? Anakin: Oh, the list is long, really long. Obi-wan: Anakin: But most of it was me who did it to myself.

[weregonnabecoolbeans]

Obi-Wan really is just a walking ball of anxiety