How old was Obi Wan as a Padawan?

In Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, set 32 years before A New Hope, a 25-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi appears as the Padawan apprentice of Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson).
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How old is Obi-Wan in Jedi apprentice?

Details of Kenobi's life before the prequel trilogy are mostly found in Jude Watson's Jedi Apprentice series, a series of novels aimed at younger readers. The books span from approximately 44 BBY to 32 BBY; Kenobi is 12 years old at the beginning of this series.
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When was Obi-Wan a Padawan?

Around 45 BBY, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn chose Kenobi as his Padawan learner when he was twelve years old.
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How old was Obi-Wan in Master and apprentice?

In Master & Apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi is seventeen years old, and the app Star Wars: Card Trader states that Kenobi was born in 57 BBY. Therefore, it can be deduced that the story takes place in either 39 BBY or 40 BBY.
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Was Obi-Wan too old to be a Padawan?

No, Obi-wan was 25 years old in TPM and still a padawan. That's usual for someone to be knighted but the clone wars forced the Order to knight padawans sooner. Once a padawan is considered ready to face his trails by his Masters, they are presented to the Jedi council.
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How long was Obi-Wan a Padawan?

So, let's keep this in mind: Obi-Wan is 25 years old and has been a member of the Order for 22 years.
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What age do most padawans become Jedi Knights?

The Jedi Trials

A Padawan was typically a young adult at the time of their trial, although some prodigies like Vernestra Rwoh of the High Republic were as young as 15 years old. Some trials were completed through experience in the field; Obi-Wan Kenobi attained the rank of Jedi Knight in this manner.
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Why did Obi-Wan age so fast?

Returning the original point: Obi-Wan has aged so badly because he's using a mass-scale Jedi illusion or mind-trick (or something similar) to block Vader from sensing Luke and himself on Tatooine. The constant years of using the force at a high level is literally killing him.
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Did Yoda train Obi-Wan?

Obi-Wan Kenobi was Qui-Gon Jinn's Padawan, but according to The Empire Strikes Back, he was also trained by Yoda at some point in the Star Wars saga.
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Who is the strongest Jedi?

Of course, Yoda is the most powerful Jedi of them all. He was the head of the Jedi Order in the prequels, the mystic recluse in the originals, and he even made a token appearance in one of the sequels.
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Is Obi-Wan a virgin?

Gandalf the Grey Jedi Knight

Obi Wan died a virgin. Qui Gon died because the multitude of STD's he'd contracted slowed his reflexes down.
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Can a Jedi Knight have a Padawan?

Jedi Knights can have Padawans. Obi-Wan Kenobi is the most notable case, taking on Anakin Skywalker as a Padawan shortly after being knighted.
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Was Obi-Wan a Padawan in Episode 1?

In Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, set 32 years before A New Hope, a 25-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi appears as the Padawan apprentice of Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson).
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Who was Qui-Gon Jinn's apprentice before Obi-Wan?

Feemor was taken as the first apprentice of Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn at some point after Jinn brought a young boy named Xanatos to the Jedi Temple on the galactic capital of Coruscant. Under Jinn's guidance, Feemor successfully became a Jedi Knight. His Knighthood also saw Jinn promoted to the rank of Jedi Master.
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How old is Obi-Wan compared to Anakin?

Obi-Wan is 16 years older than Anakin.
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How old is Anakin 2?

*According to sources published at the time the prequels came out, Anakin was 20 in Episode II, but 9 in Episode I, which took place ten years earlier.
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Who trained Mace Windu?

At one point during his apprenticeship, Windu trained under Master T'ra Saa. At a very early age, Windu learned of his unusual ability to see shatterpoints in the Force and how they would affect all of his future actions as well as the vulnerabilities of his opponents.
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Who trained Qui-Gon?

Qui-Gon Jinn was a respected, independent Jedi Master who first located and identified Anakin Skywalker as the Chosen One foretold in the Jedi Prophecy. Born on Coruscant circa 80 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), Qui-Gon trained as a Padawan under Jedi Master Count Dooku.
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Did Obi-Wan use Qui-Gon's lightsaber?

Usage and history

Qui-Gon's apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, then used the same lightsaber to defeat Maul after losing his own. After the battle, Kenobi used it as his own before constructing a new lightsaber. Anakin Skywalker temporarily wielded this weapon as a Padawan before he constructed his own lightsaber.
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Why did Obi-Wan not recognize r2d2?

R2-D2 was always assigned to Anakin, not Obi-Wan. If Obi-Wan did recognize R2-D2 but did not want Luke to know, this would explain why Obi-Wan called R2-D2 his “little friend” while Luke was still unconscious.
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Is Han Solo older than Anakin?

If Han is 18 in Solo and Anakin is 12, that puts six years between the pair. Let's say that Anakin is about 19 when Luke and Leia are born, which would make Han 25 at the time of the twins' birth. By the time everyone meets in A New Hope, when Luke and Leia are around 18 years old, Han would be 43.
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Do you age faster in Tatooine?

If you're young, and healthy, and eat well, the effects should be slowed down. Obi-Wan was around 38 when he arrived on Tatooine, so the aging was much quicker. As for Owen and Beru Lars, they were there their entire lives.
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Who was the youngest Padawan?

She eventually became the Padawan of a human male Jedi Master, Stellan Gios. Vernestra was enough of a prodigy that she eventually attained the rank of Jedi Knight at the age of only fifteen, making her the youngest Knight in a generation.
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Who was Yoda's Padawan?

At some point, Yoda took on a human named Kantam Sy as his Padawan. The two loved to spar with each other, and it was how the two often found understanding and how Sy would often find inner harmony while troubled.
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Is Grogu a Padawan?

Episode 6 sees the return of Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant), Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), and, finally, Luke and Grogu in a Jedi-Padawan scenario. Since his introduction, Star Wars has made it clear Grogu - just like Yoda - has deep ties to the Jedi, being very strong with the Force even before any training.
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