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Obi wan's love for Anakin is so tragic.

Obi wan was always loyal to the jedi code. Principles came first, loyalty to people second. He was trained since infancy to be that way.

And he did that till his very end. Even tho he was never the same person after the events on Mustafar.

For he loved Anakin will all his heart. He knew deep down how attached Anakin could be and how dangerous that was. He knew he loved Anakin in ways a jedi shouldn't have. He knew how it killed him on the inside when he chopped off Anakin's body, being true to his cause.

He is one of the selfless people in the star wars universe. He put ideals such as democracy, justice, greater good, first, even if it meant him suffering a great deal in the process and eventually dying.

Question; wouldn't it be very interesting if Lucifer wasn't pure evil incarnate ( pointing at you,Palpatine) but a fallen angel who embraced dark like Anakin did? An angel who turned into a demon and could *potentially* get redeemed?

Like, why can't fallen angels in general be redeemed in the Bible? Why is religion so anthropocentric?

I would like to believe that fallen metaphysical entities can return to God, too.

Fallen angels are God's children as well. If no one can know the true essence of God except God himself, who says he is incapable of forgiving*anyone* for that matter?

I just found this poster so cool.

Obi wan is a a poor guy who falls for strong, fiery people like Satine and Cody.

Satine is his first love, his "first marriage". Satine, being strong and dutiful but at the same time a bit more romantic, unlocked emotionally repressed and anxious Obi wan.He never got over her death. He not only loved her, but respected her as a person a great deal. His love for her had the warmth and the passion of youth as well.

Cody, in my scenario, is his "second marriage". It's a long lasting relationship,unlike the first one, that matures with age and time. Cody may not be a sweet talker, flirty or gift giving, but he gives Obi wan exactly what he needs other than love: a loyal partner, who is also brother in arms, stability, practicality, a shoulder to cry on, patience ( keep in mind that Obi wan has been dealing with post traumatic stress disorder since the events on Mustafar ), loyalty ( even when he wrongs Obi wan, he always comes back ).

Obi wan would canonically give up the order for his first love Satine, prefer dying to finding out Anakin turned dark.

His lightsaber, his *life*. The" life" he thought of turning to the dark side when Satine died ( his vision of killing everyone involved in it ), the one which got literally buried along with Anakin's one ( their lightsabers ).

But with Cody, he could live. Cody first knew him as what Obi wan always has been: a Jedi. And he not only not wished him to be something else ( like Anakin often did ) but it was actually possible for them to be life partners ( unlike Satine who died ), exactly as they were.

For Obi wan is always forgiving ( Cody's betrayed him, not wholeheartedly but still ) and Cody is a practical man that can make a guy like Obi wan feel safe, calm and happy.

And Cody never doubts him. Only one day he felt low, when something happened and he got reminded that Obi wans love for Satine and Anakin ( different types of love actually) was unmatched. That night he wondered what it would be like if Obi wan loved him at least close enough. Till Obi wan came back and announced to him something like, he would stay at this said awful place permanently if needed because Cody had duties there.

Cody's heart warmed up enough to never ever question Obi wans love again.

Anakin was crying when he told Padme that he genocided the Tuskens. He told her he hated them but he also hated himself.

Star wars is a tragedy because every time you watch it, you think maybe in the back of your mind " it could have been otherwise".Anakin was brilliant and had the potential to be a great person but ended up being one of the worst ones. And he knew it too deep down in his heart but suppressed it as Darth Vader.

Yoda said once you go down the dark path, it will forever dominate your destiny. Anakin believed that there was no coming back. Of course, both omitted the power of love, a power both predictable and unpredictable at the same time.

Anakin to Padme: I don't want to hear anymore about Obi wan

Anakin to Luke: *talks about Obi wan the whole time*

Anakin had A FASHION ICON AND LITERAL QUEEN for a significant other/wife/mother of his kids and the best ( and most handsome ) jedi ever as a master/father/ brother/ best friend and turned to the dark side.

Dude was powerful, talented, respected by many, handsome, rich ( by marriage ), in the Jedi Council, a warrior, mentored by the best the order had to offer, loved by the love of his life, soon to be father. He still turned to the dark side and lost everything.

He is proof that even when you have all of these things, you aren't necessarily happy. You can still have deep unresolved trauma, be immature, unable to control your emotions, possessive, having black and white thinking etc preventing you from experience the happiness you wish to experience.

There couldn't be a better example for this than Anakin Skywalker.

Dude, Anakin really said " you underestimate my power" to Obi wan, who killed a sith once and then, it became his PhD thesis, " Chancellor Palpatine, Sith lords are our speciality" (unaware that he was surrounded by 3 of those at the same time in that room).

Obi wan always underestimates his opponents power and that's because he puts emphasis on the skill over raw power, right over wrong. He, a Jedi with a moderate amount of midichlorians, *has to* underestimate his opponents powers so he can fight them and that's what makes him a great warrior.

He explicitly told Anakin " I will do what I must" not " I will do what I can".

Obi wan on deathsticks:

"It's over, bro. I have the hiiiiigh ground!"

*Pulls out his disco lightsaber"

LGBT Obi wan:

"It's over, Anakin. I have the bi ground."

* Pulls out his rainbow lightsaber"

4th dimensional Obi wan:

"It's over, Anakin. I have the high ground, everywhere in time."

* Pulls out his tesseract lightsaber*

Paradoxical Obi wan:

"It's over, Anakin. The ground's elevation grants me the advantage, despite my seemingly disadvantaged position."

* Pulls out his lightsaber with no light*

Musical Obi wan:

" It's over, Anakin. I have the high notes."

*pulls out his pentagram*.

Nihilist Obi wan:

"It's over, Anakin. I have the high ground, but it doesn't matter really." * Doesn't even pull out his lightsaber*

I headcanon that force ghost Anakin looks at force ghost Obi wan with a smile all the time. He will never stop being grateful for everything he's done for him from life to death, despite his mistakes. He not only realizes now how much Obi wan loves him but that he loves him that much too.

Anakin turns around. He goes back to the ship with Padme and Obi wan. Padme soon gives birth and they raise their children together. Obi wan becomes the godfather. Little Luke loves training with his father while Leia adores hanging around with Obi wan, going on trips to explore and listening to stories about war, the Jedi, the sith etc. Leia and Anakin " fight" all the time as they are both hot headed and Padme is the arbitrator of the family. When Padme or Luke goes away, the other has to keep an eye on the rest of the Skywalker family also known as " walking dangers".

Obi wan spends all of his spare money on the twins, he is like a second father to them. Luke is like " I love you and thank you, but I can't accept it" whereas Leia is like " thanks, old man, let's do it again anytime soon" ( their relationship is more intimate and playful ).

Anakin meets Han Solo and absolutely hates him. He goes ballistic on him every time he joins the family dinner ( invited by Padme who tries her best to be understanding towards Leias choices ). One night Luke tries to talk to Anakin, who in turn admits to him that he would die for his only daughter and all he wants for her is to be with a good man. In time, he sees that Han really loves his daughter and softens ( a bit ).

Every time Leia fights with Anakin, she goes to Obi wan to bitch about him. Obi wan is always like " I know how I can deal with this, I raised your father and you are basically Anakin 2" but he never tells her outright because he knows she'll get mad.

Padme and Luke can communicate with just one glare. They have the best communication as far as the rest of the family members are concerned. Their quiet nature binds them in a beautiful way.

Luke loves Obi wan for his wisdom. When it comes to really important matters, he always asks his opinion. When he was little, he once made a drawing, with the word FAMILY written on top. The drawing included Padme, Anakin, his sister and Obi wan. After showing them the drawing, he told them that when he becomes a man, he will take care of all of them. He was always such a cutie.

Darth Vader never fully embraced the dark side. He was conflicted. More than anyone, he hated himself. But he was also able to love. Love and hate: two sides of the same coin as some scientists tell us, battling each other within a person who couldn't bring balance to his psyche in his years as Darth Vader.

True evil sith lords relish in the dark side. We call those people psychopaths in real life. They are often empty inside, aspiring only to satisfy their boredom. You would never see them hate themselves. At best, they could get angry with themselves for getting caught. Can you really hate when you've never known what love is? Only raw, empty, primitive anger. Palpatine never hated anything. But being the psychopath he was, he was able to detect the hate in people who could feel ( and love ) and use it for his own benefit.

Darth Vader was neither bored nor empty. He had a burning fire inside him and people, life, feelings, power interested him very much.

He brought balance to the force by destroying both corrupted Jedi and sith alike. In real life, only people who have faced both their light and dark sides can bring balance to society by dealing with pathologies from all sides, even if it takes them long enough to achieve that.

According to the psychoanalysist, Adler, the " regretful" person is often the strongest one. The one who dealt with a great dark in their lives but at later point chose to live in the light, aware of their darkness but now * in control of it*. These people can then guide the rest and help them where other people failed due to their partiality towards good/ evil.

Padme and Anakin remind me of many straight couples who are extremely pathological: the narcissist and the enabler. Always together, in heaven forever. More often than not, they appear to be the traditional stereotype of an ideal couple. They are both young, handsome, smart, promising, loyal to each other, trying to build together their careers, their own family. The enabler ignores red flags, sometimes unconsciously, other times consciously. In a patriarchal society due to sociopolitical reasons, the enabler is more often than not the woman.

Till the day the enabler steps up. Then they meet the narcissist's fury. The one who promised him literally the galaxy minutes ago.

Chaos ensures. The divorce is ugly, catastrophic from all aspects. They both fail to be parents to their children. Padme because of sadness ( sometimes the enabler can't have the consequences leading to self destruction) and Anakin because of his raging obsession for power. It's undoubtedly true that both loved their kids. Padme would want nothing more than to raise her children and Anakin showed us in the movies his love for them. Yes, some narcissists can love their kids, especially the ones that score higher on the bpd spectrum than narcissism. In my opinion, this became clear as he grew older and thus, dropped the intensity of the narcissism magnified by his youth.

Many young people find the couple romantic and beautiful. As a young person myself ( 22), I completely understand the lure. But as a person that has experienced this in my own home, I fail at sympathising with the ship itself.

Obi wan loved them both. He tried to be there for both. He took care of their kids. His own life took the backseat. He was a person who saw taking care of others mistakes as a moral duty towards the great good. He was also attached to them. If not so attached, things wouldn't have gotten so far. But in the end, he raised his sleeves and tried to fix whatever was left to fix. It literally reminds me of Jesus who asked his Father why he should sacrifice himself, then did it because that's what he considered to be right. Obi wan's empathy works like that.

He sent Luke to face his father. To kill * Darth Vader*. Not Anakin Skywalker. Obi wan still believed that there was at least a piece of Anakin left in there. He doubted that for years but after decades of meditation accompanied by the wisdom of an old man, he knew this to be possible. But he could come to light only by his pure innocent love for his son, not from his love tainted with shades of hate and passion for Padme and Obi wan.

And that's why Padme and Anakin grow to love Obi wan with a deep sense of respect that they never had for each other. But it was too late for them. Both understood Obi wans value right before dying, when they saw a man caring for their kids, for themselves as well. But Obi wan forgave.

What Anakin said:

I hate you! I'll kill you! You are all that matters! You mean nothing to me! You are weak! You are very wise! I will destroy you! I am what you made me! It's not your fault! You failed! You taught Luke well! Your strength has returned! You shouldn't have come back! I'll kill you!

What he thought:

"You left me! Don't leave me! You left me! Don't leave me. I'll kill you. I'll kill you. I'll kill you. I'll--!" ( https://www.tumblr.com/gffa/738434933494857728/star-wars-from-a-certain-point-of-view-return?source=share )

What he meant:

" I hate you! I love you! Don't leave me alone! Hate me! You should have loved me more! Die! You shouldn't have come back, you'll die!"

*Anakin lost in thought*:

Obi wan, Obi one...

Obi wank, Obi what 😠, Obi duh

Obi dog, Obi roar, Obi gone, Obi not

Obi done, Obi wow, Obi tan 👨🏽‍🦱

Obi god...

Obi wan: what are you doing?

Anakin: thinking... Thoughts