The 10 Best Obi-Wan Kenobi Quotes from ‘Star Wars’ to the ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Series

To many Star Wars fans, Obi-Wan Kenobi signifies an undying devotion to the light side of the Force, a powerhouse of competence and strength that stands tall against the unrelenting tide of darkness. To his true fans, however, the experienced Jedi Master and Clone Wars veteran is an embodiment of sass and epic one-liners and a person who is singlehandedly saving the Jedi from drowning in a sea of self-importance.

Whether it’s in the main Skywalker Saga movies or spinoffs like Dave Filoni’s animated shows, you can always count on Obi-Wan to have the best words for any situation. Need to berate your Padawan for his disobedience? Well, do it in style as Obi-Wan does. Want to motivate the story’s main protagonist so much that he has no choice but to save the day? It takes only six words. Yes, only six. How about explaining the most complicated aspect of Star Wars lore in such a succinct and profound way that no writer even attempts to improve on it in four decades?

Obi-Wan has got all of that covered. The Jedi Master is a well of wisdom, a champion of humor, and the ultimate mentor figure in cinema. In this article, we’ve decided to rank some of his best dialogue from the Star Wars movies to his solo Disney Plus outing, in doing so, reminding you of why he is the most beloved figure in the franchise’s history.

10. “Another happy landing.” — Revenge of the Sith (2005)

You might be wondering why I decided to start this list with what is essentially a meme line from Revenge of the Sith, but perhaps that’s precisely why it should be so. Star Wars don’t just love Obi-Wan because he’s a badass with a laser sword. There are loads of badass people with laser swords in Star Wars. What makes Kenobi unique, in a sense, is his ability to always see the silver lining and use a humorous sentence to make light of a life-and-death situation.

Our guy is essentially crashlanding a Separatist mothership amidst a raging starfighter battle with the leader of the democratic world (well, technically) onboard and acts as if this is just another Tuesday for him. If that isn’t the definition of cool, I don’t know what is.

9. “Why do I get the feeling that you’re going to be the death of me?” — Attack of the Clones (2002)

Talk about divination and self-prophesying. This is a line Obi-Wan speaks to Anakin as they’re racing to catch up with the assassin who tried to take Padme’s life. It’s ironic given that Anakin not only brought about Obi-Wan’s final death in A New Hope but the death of everything he held dear.

I’m sure that Master Yoda would tell us that there isn’t such a thing as coincidence when the Force is involved, so perhaps some part of Obi-Wan knew, even as he spoke, that those words would turn out to be true. It’s just like Anakin’s premonition when saving the Chancellor in Episode III. He tells Palpatine that Obi-Wan’s fate will be “the same as ours,” and when you think about it, all three died on the Death Star.