Find Out Why Uncle Owen Really Doesn’t Like Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars #15

It's like a reality show or something. Keeping Up With the Skywalkers.
This article is over 8 years old and may contain outdated information

Recommended Videos

Much has been written and rumored about the life of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Tatooine between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. As I alluded to in this past installment of Pull Wisely, Marvel’s actually going to be covering much of that in their newest installment of their Star Wars comic. James Whitbrook over at io9 does a bang-up job of summing up writer Jason Aaron’s answer to one of the smallest (yet most mysterious) questions around Old Ben’s time on Tatooine: why the hell Uncle Owen hates him so much.

Spoilers follow for Star Wars #15. You’ve been warned.

So basically Uncle Owen is angry at Obi-Wan simply because the old Jedi can’t help but be a Jedi–he has to help people. In protecting Luke and looking out for him from afar, he’s essentially blowing the family’s cover. It’s mighty suspicious when you live out in the Tatooine wastelands and for some reason even Jabba’s henchies steer clear of you. It’s even more suspicious when Jawas start giving you stuff for free. That never happens.

Uncle Owen, in his overprotective-yet-loving-watch dog ways, rails against Obi-Wan’s meddling. To Owen, he’s protecting Luke by keeping him under a veil of obscurity. To Obi-Wan, he’s protecting Luke by, well, physically protecting Luke–which takes him out of that veil more than once. Trying to find a balance between helping and letting nature or life (or the Force) take its course challenges Obi-Wan to his limits. After all, he’s someone who’s spent his entire life trying to help people. When you take away something that’s so central to someone’s character, you can’t be surprised when they start acting a little off–like a weird old wizard, perhaps?

You should check out Whitbrook’s full recap over on io9, and definitely pick up Star Wars #15. Marvel’s really been hitting it out of the park these days with filling in the Star Wars gaps, and you really should see for yourself.

(via io9)

—Please make note of The Mary Sue’s general comment policy.—

Do you follow The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?


The Mary Sue is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Jessica Lachenal
Jessica Lachenal
Jessica Lachenal is a writer who doesn’t talk about herself a lot, so she isn’t quite sure how biographical info panels should work. But here we go anyway. She's the Weekend Editor for The Mary Sue, a Contributing Writer for The Bold Italic (thebolditalic.com), and a Staff Writer for Spinning Platters (spinningplatters.com). She's also been featured in Model View Culture and Frontiers LA magazine, and on Autostraddle. She hopes this has been as awkward for you as it has been for her.
twitter