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“It’s interesting how things evolve,” McCaig toldStarWars.com.
“For a time, theolderJedi was named Obi-Wan and theyoungerJedi was named Qui-Gon.
Qui-Gon becomes Obi-Wan.”
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn in ‘Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace’.Courtesy of Everett
Now thats a name Ive not heard….'" the artist explained.
“Because he’s not Obi-Wan, he’s Qui-Gon.
And right at the end, George changed it.”
Anthony Daniels as C3PO, Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in ‘Star Wars’.Lucasfilm
McCaig’s telling doesn’t quite add up, however.
If he takes on the mantle of Obi-Wan Kenobi, why would he be surprised to hearthatname?
And if everyone thought Neeson was unkillable, then his climactic death would be significantly more shocking.
Obi-Wan must have fallen into somedirestraits to end up looking like Guinness.
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