Why does Obi-Wan's body disappear?

From Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Yoda learned how to become one with the Force at the moment of their deaths, making their bodies disappear and returning as Force ghosts. This skill had been lost to the Jedi for a long time but would be passed down in the new Jedi Order founded by Luke Skywalker.
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Why did Obi-Wan disappear when Vader struck him?

At this point, Obi-Wan intended to sacrifice himself, so he was ready to be killed knowing that he could be more powerful when he died as he had learned how to linger via being a Force spirit.
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What happened to Obi ones body?

It's the first time the two meet since Vader, formerly Anakin Skywalker, dons the iconic villain's outfit and succumbs fully to Emperor Palpatine. When he kills Obi-Wan with a strike of his lightsaber, Obi-Wan's entire body disappears, leaving only robes on the floor.
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Why did Obi-Wan cut off arm?

As Baba tries to explain the misunderstanding to Luke, Obi-Wan Kenobi cuts his arm off. In the end, his Gran employer fires him as he lost his arm and can't draw out designs. Later, however, he receives 5,000 credits in damages in a lawsuit for the loss of his hand.
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What body parts did Obi-Wan cut off?

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith: Anakin severs Dooku's hands (Then he decapitates him) and Mace Windu's hand, Yoda severs a clone trooper's arm outside the Jedi Temple, Obi-Wan cuts off two of Grievous' cybernetic hands and, during the Duel on Mustafar, Anakin's legs and remaining (organic) arm.
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Why does Grievous have a cough?

During the encounter, Windu used the Force to crush the chest plates of Grievous, severely injuring his lungs, and causing his now distinctive cough, which made its way into Revenge of the Sith. As we have come to expect with Star Wars though, it was never that simple.
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How did Anakin get his scar?

Origins of the Scar

In the comic, Anakin fights a lightsaber duel with Count Dooku's apprentice, Asajj Ventress. She eventually gets the upper hand but decides to show off her precision. Instead of killing him, she swipes the tip of her lightsaber over his right eye.
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Who lost the most limbs in Star Wars?

Who cut the most arms off people in Star Wars? It almost feels as if Obi-Wan has a bet going on with Anakin as to who can dismember the most people! What is this? The tally for each is: Obi-Wan has 6 hands and 2 legs, three of which belong to Anakin.
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Did Mace Windu lose both hands?

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Obi-Wan cuts off two hands in his duel with General Grievous, and Anakin cuts off Mace Windu's hand to stop him from attacking Palpatine.
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How many times did Anakin lose his hand?

Anakin Skywalker has the dubious honor of having every single one of his limbs cut off, and some were cut off more than once. As a young Jedi Knight, Anakin lost a hand in a battle with Count Dooku, which received a robotic replacement. He later returned the favor by removing both of Dooku's hands.
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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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Why is Obi-Wan called Ben?

Like all formally trained Jedi of the Republic era, Obi-Wan was taken from his family for training at a young age. According to this theory, Ben is his birth name, and taking that name on again symbolizes his abandonment of the Jedi order in which he grew up.
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Why does Obi-Wan not remember r2d2?

The reason Obi-Wan claimed he had no memory of owning a droid was not because of his fear of Luke knowing to much, it was simply George Lucas's mistake. He admitted this at a Star Wars convention years ago, but he then excused it with a perfectly logical explanation.
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Why do only some Jedi disappear?

What is this? Force ghosts or spirits can only be seen by those sensitive to the Force, such as Jedi and Sith, although it requires intense concentration to see them. However, becoming a force ghost was only possible if a Jedi was extremely strong in the Force and had already achieved this feat before death.
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Did Obi-Wan fail Anakin?

Obi-Wan Kenobi blamed himself for Anakin Skywalker's fall to the dark side, and he was right - but not for the reasons he believed to be the case. Star Wars has confirmed that Obi-Wan's mistakes with Anakin Skywalker made his fall to the dark side - and transformation into Darth Vader - inevitable.
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Is Finn Mace Windu's son?

Finn is not only Lando Calrissian's son but Mace Windu's grandson. Mace Windu could have had a child several years before the Clone Wars, then hiding him (Lando) on Cloud City to keep Lando safe as Mace knew that the Sith were nearby and building strength.
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How did Anakin cut off Dooku's hands?

It seems when Anakin cut off Dooku's hands he just beat him by sheer luck, not technique. He just held the saber under Dooku's saber and just sweeped off his hands.
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How many lightsabers did Anakin lose?

When tallying up the lightsaber losses, Obi-Wan Kenobi lost his blade a total of 12 times between the events in the prequel films and The Clone Wars. In contrast, Anakin lost his only eight times.
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Did Mace Windu survive?

Samuel L. Jackson, who played Windu, told Entertainment Weekly in 2016 that he thought Windu survived the fall. He even said “Star Wars” creator George Lucas confirmed Windu is alive.
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Where did Anakin's legs go?

Anakin nearly lost his mechno-arm after his fall into darkness and his transformation to Darth Vader. At the climax of his epic duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar, Vader lost both legs and his remaining biological arm to Kenobi's blade, and was left to die on a black sand bank.
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Does Anakin get his hand cut off?

After Count Dooku severed the right arm of Anakin Skywalker in the opening battle of the Clone War, a mechno-arm was grafted to what was left. Luke Skywalker had much of one grafted to his wrist after Darth Vader severed his hand at Cloud City.
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How did Anakin get yellow eyes?

Later in the film, Anakin receives a mission to go to Mustafar and murder the Separatist leaders assembled there. As Anakin kills them, there's a shot where he turns towards the camera and his eyes are burning yellow.
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Did Anakin keep Dooku's lightsaber?

Immediately after the execution, Anakin holds Dooku's lightsaber in his hand. But later, when Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Palpatine are captured by General Grievous, the droids only confiscate two lightsabers, Anakin's and Obi-Wan's.
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