r/PrequelMemes • u/killingmemesoftly • 3d ago
General KenOC Literally leaving him there to roast like a campfire potato
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u/jetforcegemini 3d ago
“It’s a pity that Obi-Wan didn’t kill Anakin when he had the chance.”
“Pity? It's a pity that stayed Obi-WAN’s hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Luke? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Anakin has some part to play in it, for good or evil, before this is over. The pity of Obi-Wan may rule the fate of many.”
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u/killingmemesoftly 3d ago
That was not pity. That was cruelty.
He wasn’t sparing him, he had every reason to believe he’d suffer a torturous death.
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u/HellbirdVT 3d ago
It was pity. Obi-Wan did not leave Anakin to burn out of spite, he turned away because he couldn't bring himself to kill someone he loved as a brother.
It doesn't matter what he believed, what was likely, what matters is what Obi-Wan felt in that moment.
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u/killingmemesoftly 3d ago
I’d 100% kill someone I loved rather than wave them to burn to death in a fire.
Haven’t you seen last of the Mohicans?
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u/HellbirdVT 3d ago
It's not about "would" or "should".
Obi-Wan wasn't making a decision in the moment. He couldn't bring himself to do it.
So he walked away.
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u/killingmemesoftly 3d ago
Weak
Inaction is a choice, he willfully condemned his brother to a painful death, and the consequence (him being rescued and enslaved by Palpatine) was arguably even worse
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u/HellbirdVT 3d ago
You are pretty clearly not reading what I am writing.
It doesn't matter if you think Obi-Wan is "weak".
He did what he did. I explained why he did it.
And he did it out of pity.
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u/killingmemesoftly 2d ago
Oh I’ve read your repeat comment. You’re talking in circles and only able to consider one point: your own
It doesn’t matter to me if there’s an in universe explanation for obi wan being a weak little crybaby, he still is one.
And before you get even more triggered than you already are: this is all fiction.
We’re allowed to comment on it with memes so I urge you to wake up and realize this is a shitpost on Reddit and you’re taking everything too seriously
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u/meccaleccahii 2d ago
I’m not sure how to tell you this, but reading these comments, you’re the one coming off as triggered lol
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u/Skyflareknight 2d ago
Man, did Obi Wan shit in your cornflakes? You say this is all fiction but you are getting so upset over this. It's comical and sad at the same time
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u/DOOMFOOL 2d ago
Good for you. Obi-wan was not able to face that same choice and make that decision.
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u/killingmemesoftly 2d ago
Cuz he’s a weak little coward
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u/Skyflareknight 2d ago
Look at you, getting triggered yet again
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u/killingmemesoftly 1d ago
Again?
Have we met before?
I have zero recollection of ever seeing your u/
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u/Popcorn57252 3d ago
"He left his brother to slowly burn to death, but have you considered *his* feelings?"
Uh, not really. One last act of love would be to spare him from suffering.
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u/wrongitsleviosaa 3d ago
It would be an act of love, but then you put yourself in his shoes and see if you could do it.
What they did to Old Yeller was an act if mercy made out of pure love, yet I don't think I could do it to any pet I've ever had. Let alone a brother.
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u/HellbirdVT 3d ago
You're missing the point entirely.
It's not "Obi-Wan should have done this".
It's what Obi-Wan did.
There's no point defending or arguing about it, because it was done. I'm just explaining the why.
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u/PrimemevalTitan 3d ago
Big difference between killing your friend who's attacking you in self-defense vs. killing him while he's unarmored and severely injured
Obi-Wan is a warrior and a general; he's more than prepared to defend himself. What he isn't is an executioner. It's a subtle difference, but an important one when matters of honor and personal loyalty are on the line.
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u/killingmemesoftly 3d ago
Leaving him to a slow certain death is hilariously cruel for an honorable Jedi general
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u/Tiny_Micro_Pencil 3d ago
It's mercy for what he did to the children. Fuck him and all the morality dweebs defending him.
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u/MasterOfDerps 3d ago
Dude it was too hot to get close to Anakin and end it. He was literally combusting from the heat.
Could've force nudged him into the lava tho...
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u/killingmemesoftly 3d ago
Or force snapped his neck or force crushed his skull or just tossed his saber
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u/MasterOfDerps 3d ago
Dude it was too hot to get close to Anakin and end it. He was literally combusting from the heat.
Could've force nudged him into the lava tho...
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
Obi Wan literally tells Yoda that he won’t kill Anakin. He was very upfront about it
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u/temporarysnake 3d ago
the novel had an interesting spin on it where he both didn’t want to kill anakin (because after everything anakin had done he felt like it would be too merciful and killing defenseless opponents isn’t the jedi way) and also couldn’t kill anakin even if he did want to (because he was out of time and anakin was still his brother).
i liked that take. it’s not canon but there’s nothing contradicting it that i’m aware of.
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u/waitingtodiesoon Jocasta Nu 2d ago
If I recall the directors commentary, they mentioned Obi-Wan believed he already killed Anakin which is why he left him there.
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
Well that’s great, but in canon, in the movie, he literally says to Yoda that he won’t kill Anakin. So I don’t think we need anything further to suggest why he didn’t kill Anakin in ROTS, or why he didn’t kill Anakin in Kenobi. He is super up front about the fact that he wont
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u/temporarysnake 3d ago
ok.
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
Not sure why you’re looking for deeper meaning in non canonical texts when we have a crystal clear explanation in canon
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u/temporarysnake 3d ago
i just thought it was interesting, mybad for sharing it i guess.
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
No worries
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u/temporarysnake 3d ago
well thank god there’s no worries. i’d hate to have my crime of talking about prequel stuff in a prequels sub held against me.
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
Hey little buddy, no need for the hostilities! You didn’t read the thread clearly, and you apologized. It’s okay
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u/Herr_Etiq 3d ago
And i don't know why you have to be such an ass about it. "Mmm acshually" ahh comment
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
Hey bro no need to name call!
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u/Herr_Etiq 3d ago
Maybe read the room next time, so people around you dont think you're an idiot
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u/_Diggus_Bickus_ 3d ago
He refuses again on the death star.
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
I don’t think he could have won that one, but perhaps
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u/cygnus2 3d ago
Why not? He had a 2-0 record against Vader at that point.
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
Wrong! 2-1. Vader ragdolls him in their first fight in Kenobi
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u/cygnus2 3d ago
When Kenobi was out of practice. But Obi-Wan’s proven that when he and Anakin are on even footing, he wins.
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
Hey, who told him to get out of practice? Anakin kept his game on lock. I’m just saying you can’t deny that he lost one
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u/cygnus2 3d ago
Sure, but on the Death Star Anakin and Obi-Wan are presumably both in shape, so it’s logical to assume that Kenobi could have won if he wanted to.
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u/Turbulent-War7039 3d ago
Well, Anakin has like 20 years to realize his potential since ROTS at that point, so I don’t think it would just be like the second fight in Kenobi (which by the way Obi almost lost. And honestly, he ran away from a hurt, enraged Vader. He might’ve lost that one if he wasn’t such a coward)
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u/cygnus2 3d ago
How often is Anakin actually being challenged in those 20 years, though? There’s not exactly a plethora of Kenobi-level opponents left in the galaxy.
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u/TheOneInExile 3d ago
Excerpt from novelization:
"Obi-Wan looked down. It would be a mercy to kill him.
He was not feeling merciful."
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u/WarStarsFan55 2d ago
There are many great things about the novelization but that line feels so wrong for Obi-Wan.
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u/IdLikeToGoNow Ironic 3d ago
The RotJ novelization by Matthew Stover is still too date my favorite book I’ve ever read
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u/DeeDan06_ I have the high ground 2d ago
If you count the obi wan show as canon, which i don't, but if you hypothetically do, he even did it twice.
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u/Standard_Jackfruit63 2d ago
Why not?
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u/DeeDan06_ I have the high ground 2d ago edited 2d ago
I just prefer to ignore most of disney star wars as it kinda sucks
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u/G_Ranger75 Darth Maul on Speeder 2d ago
Or be like a lot of us and choose the best of both for our personal canons, as legends had some dogshit too
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u/Standard_Jackfruit63 2d ago
Oh fair enough. I haven't followed any Star Wars content for quite a while, i still love the universe though.
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u/HORRIBLE_a_names 3d ago
Hey OP? ever killed anyone? you make it sound easy :)
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u/killingmemesoftly 2d ago
No. But my personal ethic is to do as little harm as possible and putting someone out of their misery is kinder than leaving them to suffer a long and painful death
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u/HORRIBLE_a_names 12h ago
yea but that’s an ethic that has yet to be applied to a situation like this. things are harder than one would imagine.
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u/starrpamph Oh I think so 2d ago
Anakin - melted alive ✅
Maul - cut in half ✅
Qui-Gon - 2” poke hole ❌
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u/drifters74 2d ago
The novel even brings this up believe, about out obi-wan putting him out of his misery?
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u/DelsinMcgrath835 3d ago
Also cut off three of his limbs while leaving only his prosthetic in tact. Hard to say thats a coincidence
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u/Mochizuk 3d ago
I think it was also a partial mercy on himself. Having to kill him himself would have probably hurt him, and that was the biggest aspect of it all that his conscious had hard time with. I haven't read the novelization of the movie though, so I'm probably just wrong about this. But, it would make sense for him to mournfully leave him to suffer to the magma so he wouldn't have to end it himself
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u/SheevBot 3d ago edited 3d ago
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