Why is Obi-Wan called Ben?

Like all formally trained Jedi of the Republic era, Obi-Wan
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Premise. Ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), Obi-Wan Kenobi is watching over Luke Skywalker on Tatooine when he finds himself embarking on a "rollicking adventure".
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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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Is Kenobi's name Ben or Obi-Wan?

Obi-Wan Kenobi is introduced in the original Star Wars film living as a 57-year old hermit under the name of Ben Kenobi on the planet Tatooine.
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Is Ben Solo named after Obi-Wan?

So, even when she eventually learns his real name, Leia always associated the Jedi Master with Ben rather than Obi-Wan. Inspired by this, it makes sense that she decided to name her son Ben Solo — after Ben Kenobi.
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What is Obi-Wan's full name?

Among the characters introduced in A New Hope was Ben Kenobi, a hermit living in Tatooine who turned out to be Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi and former master of Darth Vader.
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Why did Obi-Wan not change his last name?

By keeping his last name but changing his first, it's likely that Obi-Wan was doing so strategically and hiding in plain sight. It's possible that, if Vader or the Imperial troops were to stumble upon the name "Ben Kenobi," they would simply brush right past it, believing it to be just another commoner.
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Why Obi Wan Chose the Name BEN Kenobi on Tatooine - Explain Star Wars



Why is Anakin's last name Skywalker?

Darth Vader: Mr. Lucas went back to the Dutch root for father to arrive at a name that approximates ''Dark Father. '' Vader's original name is Anakin Skywalker. Anakin is a variation on a race of giants in Genesis, and Skywalker is an appellation for Loki, the Norse god of fire and mischief.
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Is Obi-Wan a virgin?

Generally the older the Magician the more integral virginity is to their magic. So your answer is old obi-wan was a virgin and young obi-wan was a sex god.
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Why did Luke Skywalker not change his name?

Giving his son his last name was a way to pay tribute to the former Jedi considering that they were once very close. On the contrary, since Darth Vader was unaware that Padmé gave birth before dying, he didn't have any reason to look for his children since he didn't know about them.
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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 were stationed at the Jedi Temple on the planet Endovar.
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Why are Kylo Ren's eyes not yellow?

Though one thing is for certain: Kylo Ren/Ben Solo does not have yellow eyes because he's not "corrupted" by the Dark Side. This isn't a bad answer, though it does go off on a tangent.
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Why did Leia name her son Anakin?

after his father, but his mother, Leia decided to name the boy after his maternal grandfather, Anakin Skywalker. She wanted to redeem her father's name, and she also thought she could overcome her fear of Darth Vader by seeing, through her son, what her father could have been.
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Does Luke call Obi-Wan Uncle Ben?

NO! There is no reference in any book, in any script, in any novelisation of Luke Skywalker ever reffering to Obi-Wan as "Uncle Ben".
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Who is Obi-Wan's brother?

A long time ago, the original screenplay for The Return of the Jedi contained a tantalizing Obi-morsel: The Jedi hermit did have a brother, and his name was Owen Lars (once Phil Brown, now Joel Edgerton).
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Is Uncle Owen Anakin's brother?

In the old-school Star Wars “Legends” canon, Owen Lars was not step-brothers with Anakin Skywalker but instead Ben Kenobi's actual brother. Since Attack of the Clones in 2002, Star Wars canon has never touched this strange hiccup.
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Why is Leia's last name Organa?

If you didn't, here's her three last names: Skywalker (her real last name), Organa (the last name that Bail Organa and his wife pretended was Leia's last name) and Solo, The last name she got after she married Han Solo.
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Did Owen and Beru know Anakin was Vader?

This is more of an in-universe thing. Owen and Beru definitely know that Luke is Anakin Skywalker's son, but it's not common knowledge in the Galaxy that Darth Vader is Anakin Skywalker.
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Why did Padme name Luke and Leia?

Padme simply says, because it means a "light", like I see in you. Then Anakin on the otherhand says, well if we have a girl, I want her to be named Leia. Padme ask why, because it means "thunder", like you can be at times.
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Why do the Clones call ahsoka sir?

By calling her “sir” the clones are letting Ahsoka know that they accept her being in command, and respect her word as a leader. Even though her first command is a failure, the clones still respect the experience she gains, as they see the pain it causes her to lose the lives of their fellow clones.
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Is Luke a virgin?

Mark Hamill Says 'Star Wars' Jedi Legend Was No Virgin. Mark Hamill says that—at least in his headcanon—Luke Skywalker had sex. Responding to a question regarding Skywalker virginity on Twitter, Hamill said Luke didn't die a virgin, at least in the backstory he made up for the character.
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Can Jedi have babies?

Although the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones established that the Jedi Order members couldn't marry or have children, Star Wars creator George Lucas explained that despite their monastic regime, the Jedi were permitted to have sexual intercourse as long they didn't form attachments or possessive ...
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Are all Skywalkers dead?

By the end of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019), the Skywalker bloodline has died out, as Han is killed by Kylo Ren after he tries to convince him to return to the light side, Luke sacrifices himself to save the Resistance from the First Order, Leia dies to bring her son back to the light side, and ...
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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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