2. Letting Himself Die
Finding Luke unconscious in the Jundland Wastes should be the thing that gives Obi-Wan a new lease on life. Instead of spending decades as a hermit on one of the least desirable planets in the universe, its time for him to get back into the swing of things and serve the Force once more. And he does. For less than a day. Obi-Wan tells Luke the truth about his heritage (from a certain point of view), begins to train him as a Jedi as he intended nineteen years before, and finally gets to work destabilising the Empire. Truly beginning the plan that he and Yoda set in motion two decades before. Then he commits suicide by Sith Lord a few hours later. What a selfish git. He abandons decades of waiting to fight back and the duty of training the galaxys last hope, thereby building a new foundation for the Jedi, just to attain some vague Jedi state of nirvana. He says that hes getting to old to be a revolutionary freedom fighter (not that thats ever stopped other Jedi) but joining the Rebellion doesnt automatically mean hed be a field commander. If you dont want to fight on the front lines, thats fine. Stay and act as a military advisor. You served as a General for three years and successfully carried out a mission to kill the most dangerous war criminal in the galaxy. Your knowledge of battle tactics is probably pretty sound. Work in the kitchens if you want but still have some input. Making sandwiches for the Rebels is still better for everyone than letting yourself die.
1. Deciding To Train Anakin
Even though the Jedi Council okayed this one, it was still Obi-Wans moronic idea. He frequently questions Qui-Gons interest in Anakin, and agrees with the Jedi Council and his own instincts that he is potentially dangerous. Which eventually turns out to be completely true. Regardless of his loyalty to Qui-Gon, hes still at least wary of the notion of training Anakin as a Jedi. And then Qui-Gon dies. As Qui-Gon dies, Obi-Wan promises to train Anakin despite the fact that he isnt even qualified to train anyone and plans to defy the Council and train Anakin anyway if they refuse. So lets recap: Obi-Wan is unqualified to train Jedi and thinks Anakin is dangerous but hes happy to do a complete turnaround of his opinion (which is based on his own connection to the Force and the word of the twelve most wise and powerful Jedi alive) and train Anakin, even planning to reject the ruling of the order he has served since he was an infant just because it was Qui-Gons last request. Carrying out somebodys last request is noble and respectful. But if that somebody is Qui-Gon, its probably not the best plan. He claims that his reasoning is that Qui-Gon believed in Anakin. Qui-Gon also believed it was fine to Mind Trick Boss Nass into giving them a valuable submarine which they then completely destroyed and believed that there was nothing wrong with trying to Mind Trick Watto into giving them a valuable engine part in exchange for currency that is completely worthless on Tatooine. Of all the Jedi to take guidance from, Qui-Gon is not the right one. Regardless of whether or not he looks a bit like Jesus. How do you think Obi-Wan screwed up? Leave a comment...