Guys, everyone's always hating on the Star Wars prequels. And that's fair. The movies were often ill-executed and there were some wildly random characters (I'm looking at you, Jar Jar Binks). When I was a bit younger, I unapologetically liked The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith... but now when I watch them I can usually see what everyone else was complaining about.
However, there must be a silver lining in any dull cloud... in any mistake. Somebody made the prequels bearable, AND he ended up without having to sell his character's soul to do so. Let's all thank that somebody today. It's none other than...
Obi-Wan Kenobi.
If you forget why Obi-Wan Kenobi actually WINS the Star Wars prequels, here are some reminders.
1. He wisely disapproved of Jar Jar Binks from the get-go.
"If they find us, they will crush us, grind us into TINY pieces and BLAST us into oblivion!" -Obi-Wan, possibly trying to scare the Gungan off the squad.
2. He beat Darth Maul, the most bad-a$$ Sith Lord.
Sure, Darth Maul comes back in the animated series The Clone Wars. But... still.
3. He rocked a different hair color in every film.
I have never found any explanation for this phenomenon, but it's wonderful.
4. He maintained a friendship with a diner owner.
One of the strangest things about Attack of the Clones (but there are so many...) is how Obi-Wan looks absolutely miserable whenever he's talking to Anakin, his own Padawan... and yet he looks like he's having the grand time of his life when he goes to get some information from his old pal Dexter?
5. He got advice from Jedi Aunt May.
Obi-Wan doesn't know everything, but he certainly knows where to go when he needs help.
6. He single-handedly provided the Republic with an army.
Even if the army was initially the idea of a Sith Lord... whatever. Obi-Wan FOUND it, in the middle of NOWHERE on that rainy planet Kamino; I'm impressed.
7. He spent most of Revenge of the Sith doing his own thing... and slaying.
And animals love him! Wowee.
8. He survived Order 66.
Alongside Yoda, Obi-Wan became a truly legendary Jedi after almost all the other ones died.
9. He bonded with cute Skywalker babies.
Aww.
10. He found out that his long-lost teacher, Liam Neeson, wasn't so far out of reach!
Aaaand then, much later, we get Ghost Obi-Wan as a result.
All the evidence points toward the truth: Obi-Wan Kenobi, the best character in Star Wars, absolutely WON anything and everything good that the prequel movies had to offer.
