10 Deleted Star Wars Moments You Won't Believe Nearly Happened
4. Obi-Wan Kenobi Originally Survived His Duel With Vader - Episode IV: A New Hope
Along with Darth Vader making it known that he was actually Luke Skywalker's papi all along, Obi-Wan Kenobi being struck down by the iconic big bad in A New Hope acts as another instantly iconic occurrence to tumble out of the Original Trilogy.
But again, this wasn't always part of the OG plan, as it goes.
As revealed by Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew a few years back, an earlier draft of Episode IV actually saw Ben make it out of his battle with his former padawan alive. In fact, Kenobi would've even managed to get back onto the Millennium Falcon with the rest of the crew and escape the Death Star!
Kenobi still wouldn't have made it out of the madness completely unscathed, being partially wounded by a stormtrooper blast after managing to slam a door between himself and Vader mid-duel.
Yet, with Obi-Wan's death proving to be a huge moment in Luke's path towards eventually becoming a Jedi, the concept of Kenobi actually surviving past this Death Star escape, while intriguing, would've robbed the project and franchise of one of its most important and memorable beats.