Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader duel
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The Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader duel is the climactic lightsaber confrontation in the original Star Wars film where the former master and apprentice face off, leading to Obi-Wan’s sacrificial death and Luke Skywalker’s escape.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climactic battle
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fictional event ⓘ lightsaber duel ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | Star Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInFilm | climax ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterArc |
Luke Skywalker’s awakening to the Force
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Obi-Wan Kenobi’s self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterStatus | former master-apprentice relationship ⓘ |
| featuresDialogue |
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”
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“The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master.” ⓘ |
| featuresWeapon |
blue lightsaber
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lightsaber ⓘ red lightsaber ⓘ |
| hasCinematographer | Gilbert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirector | George Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Chewbacca
NERFINISHED
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Darth Vader NERFINISHED ⓘ Han Solo NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Skywalker NERFINISHED ⓘ Obi-Wan Kenobi NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Leia Organa NERFINISHED ⓘ Stormtroopers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReleaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| hasSettingEra | Galactic Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFirstOnScreenDuelBetween | Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Obi-Wan Kenobi’s disembodied guidance to Luke ⓘ |
| isIconicElementOf | original Star Wars trilogy ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
death of Obi-Wan Kenobi
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escape of Chewbacca ⓘ escape of Han Solo ⓘ escape of Luke Skywalker ⓘ escape of Princess Leia Organa ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
demonstrates power of Darth Vader
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motivates Luke Skywalker’s hero journey ⓘ reveals Obi-Wan’s willingness to sacrifice himself ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Darth Vader physically portrayed by David Prowse
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Darth Vader voiced by James Earl Jones ⓘ Obi-Wan Kenobi played by Alec Guinness ⓘ |
| precedesEvent | Battle of Yavin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultForLuke |
strengthens resolve to fight the Empire
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witnesses mentor’s death ⓘ |
| resultForObiWan | becomes one with the Force ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | Death Star hangar bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn | Death Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualMotif | Obi-Wan’s empty robe after being struck down ⓘ |
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