Obi-Wan Kenobi, also known as Ben Kenobi, is a character in the Star Wars franchise. Within the original trilogy, Obi-Wan serves as a supporting character and is portrayed by English actor Alec Guinness. In the later-released prequel trilogy, a younger version of the character serves as one of the main protagonists alongside Anakin Skywalker and is portrayed by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor. In the original trilogy, he is a mentor to Luke Skywalker, to whom he introduces the ways of the Jedi, until he becomes one with the Force after sacrificing himself to Darth Vader in their fight and later guides him alongside Yoda in the fight against the Empire with the Rebel Alliance while also being instrumental in Luke's completion of his Jedi training. In the prequel trilogy, set decades earlier, he is initially a Padawan (apprentice) to a Jedi Master named Qui-Gon Jinn and later the mentor and friend to Luke’s father Anakin, who falls to the dark side of the Force and becomes Vader. He is frequently featured as a main character in various other Star Wars media.
Count Dooku of Serenno is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by Christopher Lee in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. The character is voiced by Corey Burton in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Clone Wars. In 2019, Dooku became a playable villain in EA's Star Wars Battlefront II, with Burton as the voice talent.
Qui-Gon Jinn is a character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by Liam Neeson as the main protagonist of the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. In the film, Jinn is a Jedi Master and the mentor of Obi-Wan Kenobi who is tasked by the Jedi Council along with his apprentice, to protect Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo. Along the way he encounters a young Anakin Skywalker, whom he believes to be the prophesied "Chosen One" who will bring balance to the Force and concludes he must be trained as a Jedi, much to the disapproval of the Council, who feel he possesses too much fear and is past the age to be trained. Jinn later partakes in the Battle of Naboo, but is eventually killed in a duel by Sith Lord Darth Maul who is in turn seemingly killed by Jinn's apprentice. In his final moments, Jinn makes Kenobi promise to train the young Skywalker, setting him onto his path of becoming a Jedi Knight.
The Skywalker family is a fictional family in the Star Wars franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force. Luke Skywalker, his twin sister Princess Leia, and their father Darth Vader are central characters in the original Star Wars film trilogy. Darth Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is a lead character in the prequel film trilogy. Leia and Han Solo's son, Ben, plays a crucial role in the sequel trilogy as the antagonist Kylo Ren.
General Grievous is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced as a villain in 2004 in the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars, before making his live-action debut in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and later introduced in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice is a popular series of books in the fictional Star Wars (Legends) universe, published between 1999 and 2002. Jude Watson is the primary author of the series, although the first book was written by Dave Wolverton. The books follow the adventures of young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn, before the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. The series' main target market was supposed to be children aged 9 through 12, but due to the books' writing style and "serial" plot development, the books have managed to earn a loyal adult audience as well.
Jedi Quest is an eleven-book series written by Jude Watson about Obi-Wan Kenobi, his apprentice Anakin Skywalker, and the events that take place in the fictional Star Wars expanded universe between Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II: Attack of the Clones,. More than three years of preparatory training are alluded to before Anakin builds his first lightsaber, as recounted in the introductory novel, Path to Truth. The series was published from 2001 to 2004.
The Evil Experiment by Jude Watson is the twelfth in a series of young reader novels called Jedi Apprentice. The series explores the adventures of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi prior to Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
The Dangerous Rescue by Jude Watson is the thirteenth in a series of young reader novels called Jedi Apprentice. The series explores the adventures of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi prior to Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
The Last of the Jedi is a series of young adult science fiction novels written by Jude Watson from 2005 to 2008. The series is set in the fictional Star Wars Legends, the series is set in the time period between the end of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and a few years prior to Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. This series follows the life of Obi-Wan Kenobi, following the events of Revenge of the Sith until he finds an ex-Padawan, Ferus Olin. The remainder of the series focuses on a small band of surviving Jedi.
The Desperate Mission is the first book in Jude Watson's series The Last of the Jedi.
Path to Truth is the first book of the Jedi Quest series, set in the Star Wars universe, which was written by Jude Watson. It takes place between the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. It precedes The Way of the Apprentice, which is the official first book in the series, as it is the first to be sequentially numbered.
The Way of the Apprentice is the first official book in the Star Wars: Jedi Quest series written by Jude Watson. Unlike the Jedi Quest title Path to Truth, which preceded it, The Way of the Apprentice is the first in the series to be numbered.
The Trail of the Jedi is the second novel by Jude Watson in the Star Wars Jedi Quest book series.
The Dangerous Games is the third novel by Jude Watson in the Star Wars Jedi Quest book series.
The Master of Disguise is the fourth novel in the Jedi Quest series by Jude Watson.
The Moment of Truth is the seventh novel by Jude Watson in the Star WarsJedi Quest book series.
The False Peace is the ninth and penultimate novel in the Jedi Quest book series. Since the first book in the series was not numbered, this is the tenth written by Jude Watson. The book is set in the Star Wars universe, and takes place between the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Star Wars : The Jedi Quest – The Final Showdown is the tenth and final novel set in the Jedi Quest series, set in the Star Wars galaxy. It is written by Jude Watson, and was released on November 1, 2004. The book was published by Scholastic, first in hardcover, then in paperback. The cover art is by David Mattingly.
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is a novelization of the film of the same name, written by Matthew Stover and published on April 2, 2005 by Del Rey Books.
