What Happened To Obi-Wan After Revenge Of The Sith | Screen Rant
The Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV show is set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, a period of the Jedi Master's life that has only been explored a little before in canon. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi was one of the brightest lights to shine among the Jedi in a dark time. Although the galaxy knew him best for his combat skills - he was one of the greatest heroes of the Clone Wars - among the Jedi he was respected for his wisdom. It is no surprise, then, that such an accomplished Jedi numbered among the survivors of Order 66.
Learning of Anakin Skywalker's fall to the dark side, Obi-Wan tracked his former apprentice to Mustafar, where he defeated the newly-christened Darth Vader in a duel. Obi-Wan and Yoda then hatched their own plan to defeat the Emperor, one that depended on the children of Anakin and his wife Padmé Amidala. One of the twins was taken to Alderaan to be brought up by senator Bail Organa, while Obi-Wan took the other to Anakin's homeworld of Tatooine. Obi-Wan believed Darth Vader would never return to Tatooine, and he certainly wouldn't check in on Owen and Beru Lars. And so Luke Skywalker was brought up by his aunt and uncle, with Obi-Wan Kenobi watching from a distance in a self-imposed exile.
The Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series is set during this exile, at a time when Obi-Wan went by the name "Ben," signifying the depths of his regrets and melancholy; it was a name he had been given by Duchess Satine, the Mandalorian ruler he fell in love with when he was just a Padawan. This particular period of Obi-Wan's life has only been explored a little in Disney's canon, meaning there's ample room to tell a new story. Here's everything that's known to date.
Obi-Wan had exiled himself to a very dangerous world. Tatooine sits near the Triellus Trade Route, one of three hyperspace routes that form a "Spice Triangle" used by smugglers to transport spice across the galaxy. This is why Jabba the Hutt chose Tatooine as his throneworld, and it meant the desert planet was a lawless place. Water was Tatooine's most prized commodity due to its harsh desert conditions - the locals didn't know about the black melons used by the Tuskens, and instead depended on vaporators to draw moisture out of the atmosphere. The moisture farmers were frequently targeted by bandits, sometimes sent by Jabba himself, and Obi-Wan worked hard to keep these criminals away from the Lars Homestead. Owen always resented this, and time and again demanded Obi-Wan leave him alone.
The situation became especially perilous during the so-called "Great Drought," a time when the moisture farmers barely managed to gather enough water to keep their families alive, let alone to trade. Matters were worsened by Jabba, who imposed a punitive water tax upon Tatooine's citizens, and Obi-Wan was appalled at the suffering. So was the young Luke Skywalker, who confronted Jabba's thugs and would have died had Obi-Wan not intervened. Unfortunately, Obi-Wan's actions led Jabba to suspect there was a Jedi on Tatooine, and he hired the Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan to figure out who was responsible for stirring up trouble on Tatooine. Black Krrsantan realized the attack on Jabba's agents happened close to the Lars Homestead, and captured Owen, using him as bait to draw Obi-Wan out. Owen learned the value of having a Jedi as an ally, even if he never liked it.
Obi-Wan Kenobi didn't actually introduce himself to Luke Skywalker until the boy was 13 years old. A dare went wrong, leaving Luke and a friend named Windy stranded in a sandstorm; they would have been killed by a Krayt Dragon had Obi-Wan not intervened, with the Jedi Master using his lightsaber to kill the Krayt Dragon. A dazed and confused Luke asked who Obi-Wan was before he collapsed from exhaustion; Obi-Wan introduced himself as Ben, and simply claimed to be a friend of Luke's father.
According to legends on Tatooine, this was not the only time Obi-Wan would confront a Krayt Dragon. George Mann's book "Myths & Fables" contains a legend in which an altruistic Knight, exiled from his people and guarding a treasure in solitude, interfered when he learned a tribe of Sand People were sacrificing innocents to a massive Krayt Dragon. According to the legends, this man wielded a sword of light and ultimately placated the Krayt Dragon with an unseen force. It's clearly a tale of Obi-Wan Kenobi, suggesting the Jedi Master was never able to ignore the suffering of innocents. Another legend, told in Lucasfilm's "Life Day Treasury" anthology, hints Obi-Wan performed similar missions on behalf of droids, considering them too worthy of protection.
Obi-Wan's old nemesis Darth Maul believed Obi-Wan was still alive, and two years before the events of the first Star Wars film, he successfully used Force artifacts to track the Jedi Master to Tatooine. The final, fateful confrontation between Obi-Wan and Maul is told in the Star Wars Rebels episode "Twin Suns," with Obi-Wan refusing to take the bait of Maul's presence on Tatooine. Obi-Wan ultimately allowed himself to be drawn out when Maul brought Jedi Padawan Ezra Bridger to Tatooine, choosing to protect the boy; Maul then guessed Obi-Wan was on Tatooine for a similar purpose, leading Obi-Wan to decide he could not be left alive. Kenobi finally killed his enemy, swiftly and efficiently, proving he had grown over the years where Maul had not.
Two years later, the Rebel Alliance discovered the plans to the Death Star. Bail Organa correctly realized the darkest day had finally come, and sent Leia to collect Obi-Wan Kenobi from Tatooine. This led to the events of the first Star Wars film, with Kenobi emerging from hiding at Luke Skywalker's side, sacrificing himself to save the boy, and subsequently becoming a Force Ghost to help guide him in battle against the Empire. At the time of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi Master has no idea these events are destined to take place in his future - but he believes nonetheless that the boy he is guarding is the galaxy's only hope.