Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s third lightsaber Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s third lightsaber was the weapon created and wielded by Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi during the Clone Wars and the Great Jedi Purge as well as the first and final duels against Darth Vader . Specifications . In contrast to the simple weapon design based on his former master ' s weapon that he had originally constructed , Kenobi ' s new weapon had a much more skeletal build . The emitter was separated from the body of the weapon by a bronze and brass cut - back , thin " choke " portion which also held the reserve power cell . Directly below this slim bar was the black ridged handgrip , which occupied the central third of the hilt . The activator was throttle - style , the same sort featured on Anakin Skywalker ' s lightsaber design . The covertec wheel was black held onto a rigged black extension . Finally sealing the hilt was a chrome emitter . The lone design feature common between Kenobi ' s new and old weapons were a set of evenly spaced protrusions around the circumference of the pommel . During Ben Kenobi ' s exile , he wrote down instructions on how to create a lightsaber after his own in a journal . This journal was then used many years later by Luke Skywalker in order to construct a new lightsaber . Due to the fact that possessing a lightsaber was deemed illegal by the Galactic Empire after Order 66 , and obtaining one was near impossible , Luke built his lightsaber by finding the parts required for it throughout Tatooine . History . Clone Wars . Obi - Wan Kenobi constructed this lightsaber during the Clone Wars , following his promotion to Jedi Master . He wielded it for the rest of his life . One of the weapon ' s earliest uses was during the Battle of Christophsis . Kenobi wielded it during an attempted ambush on the droid forces , brandishing it when droids began storming his compromised position . Deflecting the initial volley fired at him , Kenobi retaliated with a Force push , downing one of the droids . As the droids advanced , Kenobi called for mission abort . Skywalker and his men rendezvoused with Kenobi and fought their way to the complexes roof . Ambushed by enemy forces , they charged the droid ranks , hacking apart every droid in range . As the evac arrived , they retreated . . Learning of a security breach within their own ranks , the two Jedi resolved to infiltrate the Separatist headquarters to find answers . Allowed to enter without struggle , but with their communications jammed , they were met by Asajj Ventress . Drawing their lightsabers , they engaged . Skywalker attacked first , with Kenobi just behind . Ventress held them both off , even attacking telekinetically , hurling some furniture at Kenobi , though he quickly cut it down with his blade . The Jedi began gaining ground on Ventress , forcing her to retreat to a library within the base . After a brief telekinetic struggle , they demanded her surrender , advancing on her . However , she reignited her twin lightsabers into the floor , causing it to collapse under the Jedi . Gloating over the two Jedi , she only prompted them to pursue . Retreating to an external ledge , she revealed the droid reinforcements landing outside . Chasing her onto the massive tri droid she was perched on , Kenobi and Skywalker cut the droids legs , causing it to fall . While Skywalker and Ventress reengaged , Kenobi began looking for an escape route . He and Skywalker leapt onto two passing STAPs and fled the scene . Upon returning to their base , they found that their entire air force had been destroyed by the Separatist agent , the bitter Clone Sergeant Slick . Kenobi attempted to rectify the situation by sending their shuttle back to the fleet for supplies , but this backfired because the Separatist attack came while it was away , leaving their already shrunken force even more shorthanded . While Skywalker led a company of Jet Troopers to attack the droid forces from above , Kenobi led the charge into their ranks , cutting down droids left and right while deflecting volleys of blaster fire . Fortunately , the Separatist forces were routed and forced into retreat by the Clone heavy cannons , the one thing Slick didn ' t destroy . At that moment , the shuttle returned . However , instead of bringing supplies and reinforcements , it brought the Jedi Initiate , Ahsoka Tano , who had just been assigned as Skywalker ' s Padawan . To make things worse , the Separatist forces set up a massive deflector shield to protect their forces , slowly increasing the diameter as their troops advanced . While Skywalker and Tano went behind enemy lines to take out the shield , Kenobi led the clones against the droids , taking up defensive positions and waiting for the shield to overtake them . Once it did , Kenobi ordered the attack . Igniting his lightsaber , Kenobi leapt into the enemy ranks , impaling a super battle droid from above . Hacking apart droids left and right , Kenobi allowed himself to become separated from the clones , covering their retreat . He rejoined the clones just in time to save a trooper from a super battle droid ; cutting off the droid ' s arms before Force blasting it into another , destroying both . Ordering the clones to retreat while he covered their backs , Kenobi impaled one super , and decapitated two other droids . As the droids advanced , Kenobi deactivated his lightsaber , feigning surrender . While Kenobi entered into " negotiations " with the Separatist General Whorm Loathsom , his weapon was taken from him . Fortunately , Kenobi had stalled Loathsom for long enough , and the shield was taken out by Skywalker and Tano . Usage during the Battle of Teth . When the Republic received word that Jabba the Hutt ' s son , Rotta , had been kidnapped , they were quick to take advantage of the situation . Looking to gain the Hutt ' s favor and use Hutt space as a shortcut , Kenobi was sent to Tatooine to negotiate with Jabba while Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano led an assault of Teth to extract Rotta . While negotiations were successful , the attack was not , and Kenobi arrived on Teth in a nick of time . To cover Skywalker ' s retreat , Kenobi aggressively entered the monastery courtyard , coming to the aid of Skywalker ' s surviving force . Deflecting the initial volley fired at him , taking down a battle droid while at it , Kenobi cut another super battle droid in half . Cutting apart every droid within range , Kenobi joined up with Skywalker ' s force before entering the monastery . Confronted by Asajj Ventress within , Kenobi had a brief banter with her before she fled deeper into the complex . Destroying the supers covering her back , he began searching for her within a large , pillared hall . Ventress attacked from above , leaping from an overhead platform . Kenobi managed to parry her dual - overhands , prompting her to leap back and pull off her skirt , hurling it at Kenobi to block his vision . Kenobi casually cut it in two and blocked Ventress ' second set of dual - overhands . Shoving her back , Kenobi quietly advanced , blocking her follow - up attack and engaging in a brief flurry of swordplay . Ventress managed to catch Kenobi ' s blade between her own twin blades , hooking it out of his hands . Kenobi dodges her subsequent slashes and reclaimed his lightsaber . Kenobi offered to continue , and Ventress took him up . Fending off her attacks , and slowing her down with his own swift counters , Kenobi slowly retreated towards the center of the chamber . Ventress managed to catch Kenobi off - guard by pulling him into a bladelock and kicking him back against a pillar . Kenobi dodged most of her slashes , blocking only an overhand before blasting her back with a Force push . Ventress recovered quickly , and charged again . Kenobi adjusted his lightsaber ' s position to an Ataru opening stance before fending her off . Countering with a swift jab , Kenobi prompted Ventress to twirl her blades about as she dropped to her knees , forcing Kenobi to leap away . Ventress attacked again , Kenobi fending off her attacks before again retreating . Ventress charged , and Kenobi overleapt her attacks , bounding between pillars and leaping to the overhead platform . Ventress pursued . Their fight briefly resumed on the platform , with Ventress joining her twin lightsabers to form a saberstaff . Kenobi leapt out the window , retreating to an external rampart . Out on the rampart , they both suddenly sensed Skywalker ' s absence , he having escaped into hyperspace with Tano and Rotta . Enraged at her failure , Ventress attacked . Kenobi gave ground , holding off Ventress ' whirling , double - ended weapon . Cutting Ventress ' saberstaff in two with a swift overhand , Kenobi fended off her counter , jamming her twin blades into the rampart ledge . Taunting her , Kenobi then forced both of her blades vertical before hooking one out of her grip and off the rampart , at this point Ventress called for a Vulture droid to provide an escape . Kenobi easily held off her following attack , shoving her back . Raising his own blade to guard , he called for her surrender . Ventress instead leapt off the rampart , landing on the Vulture droid she had signalled earlier . Kenobi rejoined the clones outside , deflecting blaster volleys as he took cover . Kenobi quickly led the clones to victory , the droids easily beaten without Ventress ' command . Rotta was successfully returned to Jabba , and the Republic gained his favor . Duel in the " Malevolence " . When General Grievous turned his new superweapon , the ion cannon mounted on his heavy cruiser , " Malevolence " , on the Clone medical base at the Kaliidi Shoals , Skywalker and Kenobi were forced to leap into action . After Skywalker led a daring bomber run of the " Malevolence " , disabling the ion cannon , Grievous was forced to retreat . However , in a bid to save the cruiser , Dooku revealed that Senator Padmé Amidala had been sent to the sector to negotiate with the Banking Clan , on a tip from Palpatine . Grievous captured her ship , and while she managed to escape the droids onboard , her presence forced the Republic battle group to break off its attack . Quietly approaching the " Malevolence " aboard Skywalker ' s personal vessel , the " Twilight " , the two boarded the heavy cruiser . Initial resistance was light , consisting of only two battle droids . Kenobi and Skywalker quickly cut them down . Making contact with Amidala , they went to rendezvous with her in the " Malevolence ' s " internal maglev chain . When Amidala arrived in the massive chamber , under fire from several battle droids , the two Jedi charged to her rescue . As they leapt from train to train , they got separated , Skywalker going after Amidala , while Kenobi went after her droid , C - 3PO . However , Kenobi ' s efforts were foiled by the constantly moving trains . After a quick communication , Kenobi resolved to go after the " Malevolence " hyperdrive . When Kenobi arrived in engineering , however , he was ambushed by a massive group of battle droids led by Grievous himself . Dodging the droids initial blaster volley , Kenobi drew his lightsaber . . . and began Force pushing droidekas into the battle droid groups behind them , destroying most of the droids quickly . When he pushed the third and last at Grievous , the General caught the droid and tossed it aside . Kenobi was quick to flee , only using his lightsaber to deflect some of the bolts shot after him . Retreating back to the maglev hall , Kenobi was pursued along one of the trains by Grievous , who had drawn two of his own lightsabers . Using an overhead crane to swing around , Kenobi drop - kicked Grievous in the chest before reigniting his lightsaber . Grievous was quick to recover , hacking at Kenobi with dual - overhands . Kenobi initially bladelocked before shoving Grievous back and retreating towards the trains leading car . Grievous ' follow up attack knocked Kenobi off his feet , with Obi - Wan landing on the car ' s forward edge . As Grievous advanced and attacked , Kenobi simply rolled off the car , landing on one of the lower level trains . Kenobi made his way back to the " Twilight " , pursued the whole way by a group of droideka . Deflecting their volleys , Kenobi made it into the airlock alongside Skywalker , Amidala , and their droids . As they fled back to the Republic fleet , pursued by a flight of Vulture droids led by Grievous , Anakin unveiled his little " surprise " . While Kenobi had played cat - and - mouse with Grievous , he and Amidala had gone to the bridge and reprogrammed the " Malevolence " navicomputer . As the cruiser attempted to escape through hyperspace , it instead turned towards a nearby moon and smashed into the surface at lightspeed . Usage on Zigoola . While Skywalker and Tano traveled to Bothawui , Kenobi was convinced by Bail Organa to accompany him to meet a contact in his personal intelligence network , who had apparently uncovered information about the Sith . This information pertained to a remote and unknown world known as Zigoola , a place that Organa ' s contact believed to be of great importance . Arriving at a secret space station out in Wild Space to meet her , they found the station had been attacked by an unknown assailant . Kenobi led the way , lightsaber ignited . Entering a command center on the station , they encountered three droideka reinforced by three human shooters gunning for Organa ' s contact . Kenobi deliberately made himself a target , drawing the fire of the three humans and two of the droids . As one of the droideka ' s shields began to fail , Kenobi focused his blast - deflections on it . Organa finished it off , and Kenobi leapt away from it as it exploded . However , at that moment , two more men and another droid blasted their way in . While Organa took cover , Kenobi leapt about the cramped control center , lightsaber blazing . By the time he was done , all but one of the men were down . Kenobi demanded that he surrender , but just as the man did so , one of the droids jerked up and killed him before self - destructing . Organa ' s contact , a woman named Alinta , was left severely wounded and dying . She managed to provide the location of Zigoola on a data crystal and asked that they destroy the station before expiring . Doing so , they journeyed to Zigoola , despite Kenobi ' s objections that they stop and consider their actions . As they neared the world , the profound Dark Side aura brought about by all the Sith artifacts on the planet overwhelmed Kenobi , compelling him to crash the ship . At the last moment , Kenobi broke free of the control and instead crash - landed . As they traveled across the wastes towards the Sith temple on the planet in an effort to find a way off the world , the Sith spirits tortured Kenobi constantly . As they picked their way through a dying forest , the spirits conjured a vivid illusion , convincing him that he was fighting Asajj Ventress . Kenobi carved his way through the forest , attacking and defending against a non - existent opponent . Caught up in the fury of the vision , Kenobi even turned on Bail Organa . He attacked the senator , but managed to stop short of actually killing him . Dropping his lightsaber , Kenobi realized what had happened . Not wanting to take such a risk again , Kenobi left his lightsaber with Organa for safe keeping as they continued on . When they reached the temple , they found a Sith crystal that boosted telepathy , though it also effected Kenobi very strongly . Kenobi became reliant on physical pain to clear his mind , for it somehow silenced the Sith voices whispering in his head . He forced Organa to gently scorch Kenobi with his own lightsaber while the Jedi attempted to use the crystal . Kenobi got through , contacting Yoda , who sent rescue . Organa destroyed the crystal , it ' s usefulness outlived , before it shattered Kenobi ' s mind . Usage during the pursuit of Dooku . In an attempt to capture Dooku , Anakin Skywalker infiltrated the Count ' s personal frigate and allowed himself to be captured . Kenobi quietly boarded the ship in a spacesuit to spring Skywalker from the brig . Going cell to cell , Kenobi entered an empty one . Ambushed by an unknown assailant , he turned and drew his weapon . . . on Skywalker himself . Returning Skywalker ' s lightsaber , which had been left with him for safe keeping , the two began searching the frigate for Dooku . Barging into the Count ' s meditation chamber , weapons drawn , they prepared to engage Dooku , all the while with their own warship attacking the frigate . Rather than fight , Dooku instead fled through a secret escape chute in the chamber , with Skywalker in pursuit . Kenobi arrived in the hangar just before Skywalker , just in time to see Dooku leave . Drawing his lightsaber , Kenobi destroyed the two droids guarding a shuttle , decapitating one and downing the other with an accurate blast - deflection . Skywalker boarded and the two chased after the Count ' s solar sailer . They successfully shot down Dooku ' s sloop , but were in turn shot down by his fighter escort . Crash - landing next to Dooku ' s ship , they began searching the area for him . Combing a nearby cave for the Count , they were ambushed by him . Dooku telekinetically triggered a cave - in , incapacitating Kenobi and burying Skywalker . Making off with Skywalker ' s lightsaber , Dooku proceeded to collapse the cave mouth , trapping the Jedi . As the two began searching for a way out , Kenobi attempted to ignite his lightsaber to serve as a light source . However , it had been damaged in the cave - in , spluttering and dying in Kenobi ' s hands . At that moment , they were also set upon by a gundark living in the cave . While Anakin distracted the gundark , Kenobi began disassembling his lightsaber in an attempt to ascertain the damage . Ultimately , Kenobi gave up on the attempt , and he and Skywalker began telekinetically attacking the beast , hurling boulders at it . Knocking out the gundark , the two resumed their search for an exit . In the end , they were rescued by Ahsoka Tano , who had the clones under her command blast open the entrance just in time to save them from a toxic gas leak . They returned to Coruscant , and learned that Dooku had been captured by Hondo Ohnaka ' s pirate gang after escaping them . Skywalker and Kenobi were sent to Florrum to confirm Dooku ' s capture , on the condition that they arrive unarmed . Ohnaka exploited this and captured them as well , hoping to extort more from the Republic . Ohnaka also somehow gained hold of Kenobi ' s lightsaber even though the Jedi Master was not supposed to bring it , suggesting that Kenobi had kept it concealed on his person or in Skywalker ' s ship . Forced to work with Dooku , the pair engaged in multiple escape attempts . All were foiled , and Ohnaka ultimately separated the Jedi out and began torturing them . However , the pirate bases power was cut by a Republic infiltration team . Reclaiming their weapons , Skywalker and Kenobi held Ohnaka hostage , using him as a living shield as they retreated to their ship . Meeting with the Clone Troopers , they released Ohnaka and boarded Anakin ' s ship , leaving the planet . In the subsequent Skirmish on Orto Plutonia , Skywalker and Kenobi were only involved in initial negotiations with the native Talz . They didn ' t participate in the battle itself , as the conflict was declared by the Pantoran Chairman Cho to be a matter of internal security . Blue Shadow Virus crisis . When the Republic found out about the secret laboratory the Separatists managed to maintain on Naboo , Skywalker and Kenobi were send to destroy it . The lab was run by the mad scientist Doctor Niro Vindi , a madman bent of recreating the destructive Blueshadow virus . The clone forces blasted their way into the lab , Kenobi entering to disable Vindi ' s virus bombs . Kenobi barged in on Tano engaging a trio of droideka , crushing the droids with fragments of the ceiling . They quickly split up , Kenobi going for the bombs while Tano held off the droids pursuing them . When he entered the bomb chamber with the Clone Bomb Squad , they all suddenly went active . While the Clones deactivated them , Kenobi joined Skywalker in pursuing Vindi . Barging into the hangar , Obi - Wan leapt onto the shuttle platform Vindi was perched on , but was forced to break off when Vindi began tossing vials filled with airborn virus . Kenobi caught the first three vials , while Skywalker went after Vindi . Vindi was captured , and Kenobi joined Skywalker on the platform . However , one of Vindi ' s droids managed to set off one of the bombs , flooding the labs with the virus . Returning to Naboo ' s capital , Theed , they learned that the virus was made from the Reeksa root , native to Iego . Meeting with Jaybo Hood on Iego , a young boy who had reprogrammed an army of battle droids into personal servants , they learned that the plant they were searching for runs rampant through the gorges and pitfalls of the planet . They also learned that they were trapped on Iego , thanks to Droll , apparently the phantom god ruling the planet , actually a Separatist laser grid in the massive asteroid field surrounding the planet . Dropping into the gorges , they accidentally aggitated the carnivorous Reeksa vines . Kenobi ignited his weapon to fend off the plants , while Anakin dug for the vines . Retreating up the gorge wall , they quickly cut off a Reeksa maw each to fend off the beast . They managed to escape Iego , destroying the primary laser node on the moon Millius Prime . They returned to Naboo with the Reeksa root and synthisized an antidote to the Blueshadow virus , curing all those trapped in Vindi ' s lab and eradicating the virus itself . Usage during the Battle of Ryloth . When the Separatists attacked Ryloth , Kenobi was sent along with Skywalker and Mace Windu to retake it . Skywalker cleared the skies , and Kenobi led the initial ground assault . Attacking the city of Nabat , Kenobi led the charge . As they approached the city wall , the droids opened up . Kenobi deflected the volleys fired at him and led two clones up close . The two clones tossed EMP grenades onto the wall , with a little telekinetic assistance from Kenobi , taking down the defenses . As they advanced through the village , the droids unleashed a pack of gutker on the droids . Kenobi initially drew his lightsaber , but seeing how the gutker were tearing apart the clones , he instead used a powerful Jedi mind trick to lure them into a dead end alley , leaping out while the clones blocked it off . Shortly afterwards , the scouts Kenobi had dispatched earlier rejoined the group , with a young Twi ' lek girl in tow . The girl , Numa , led the clones through the tunnels and catacombs beneath Nabat to the droid base . Kenobi , with Numa in arm , quickly cut down the droid rear guard and trapped one in an empty gutker pen . Leaving Numa with his backup , Kenobi quietly sneaked into the droid base while his main force attacked the front entrance . Leaping into the midst of the droid guards , Kenobi quickly cut them down , then began freeing Twi ' lek prisoners . Guiding them to the tunnels he used to enter , Kenobi quickly turned to the droids . Kenobi rushed one of the droid cannons , cutting down the guards and commandeering it . With two clones reloading the machine , Kenobi began destroying the droid base before being forced to jump out when a tank destroyed the gun . Kenobi was ultimately saved from the tank when the Twi ' leks he had freed rose up and attacked it , destroying the pilot , a tactical droid . With the city of Nabat secured , the Republic had its landing zone . Mace Windu led the final offensive on the capital of Lessu , winning the battle . Usage on Kothlis . When Grievous attacked the world of Kothlis , Kenobi and Skywalker , being the only Jedi near enough , were sent to stop him . Their communications blocked by both a Separatist virus and a new jamming suite , they were forced to effectively fight deaf . While Skywalker cleared the skies , Kenobi led the ground assault , accompanied by Ahsoka Tano . While Tano fought elsewhere , Kenobi holed up in the entrance hall of the Kothlis spynet facility . Starting to tire out as he took on the last wave of attacking droids , Kenobi and his troopers were attacked soon after by a wave of remote droids ; mosquitoes . The mosquitoes blasted their way through the hall skylight , the shards of glass actually managing to pierce Kenobi ' s armor . Kenobi was forced to ignore the pain of the glass cutting his muscles and tendons and fight . He cut up every mosquito in lightsaber range , telekinetically blasting those outside of it , but he was tiring fast . Kenobi only survived thanks to Ahsoka Tano ' s intervention , the padawan storming in on a hijacked STAP , allowing the Jedi to take the fight to the enemy . The Battle of Kothlis was a victory , barely . Usage during the Hunt for Ventress . Despite Anakin Skywalker ' s assurances that Asajj Ventress was dead by his hand , Kenobi remained unconvinced . He began obsessively trying to track her down . First , he went to Trigalis to speak with the Black Sun strongman and information broker running the city of New Coronet , Xist . Approaching the city by speeder bike through the local swamps , Kenobi was aggressively pursued by a local swoop gang who wanted to steal his lightsaber and sell it on the black market . Kenobi killed them all , cutting down the gang leader last when he refused to surrender . Kenobi was confronted immediately afterwards by a collection of Black Sun assassins who also wanted his lightsaber and money . Kenobi subdued them , blasting one into the bar where he was going to meet with Aayla Secura . Aayla gave him info on Xist , whom Kenobi went to " visit " . Breaking into Xist ' s fortress , Kenobi engaged the vibrowhip - wielding killer in combat . Using the armor he wore to absorb most of Xist ' s vibrowhip attacks and dodging his blaster shots , Kenobi went in close . Attacking Xist with punches and kicks while parrying the vibrowhip with his lightsaber , Kenobi brought the Falleen down . Xist agreed to give Kenobi possible information about Ventress , saying that the Separatists had promised to send their best agent to kill Xist ' s rival , the Corellian Drama Korr . Kenobi recruited Skywalker to help him and went to interecept Korr ' s ship , and Dooku ' s agent . Boarding the ship , they were ambushed by Durge , who had already killed Korr , and wired the ship with explosives . They split up , Skywalker taking Durge , while Kenobi went after Durge ' s ship to get at the logs . Kenobi carved his way through Durge ' s battle droid escort , getting to the hangar . Cutting his way into Durge ' s ship , Kenobi decapitated the navigation droid and made off with its head . Meeting up with Skywalker , the two fled the ship as it exploded . They were saved from the Vulture droids left to kill any survivors by a Republic warship that just came out of hyperspace . Boarding the vessel , they went through the navdroids memory banks , and learned that Durge had dropped off another Separatist agent of Boz Pity . While the Jedi planned their next move , Skywalker engaged Kenobi in a sparring match to relieve tension . While they battled back and forth , they prodded one another regarding their individual obsessions . Their bout ended when they blasted each other with Force pushes , leaving the hangar in disarray . They were met soon after by Mace Windu , who revealed that virtually every Jedi available was on board for their upcoming mission ; the invasion of Boz Pity . In a daring flanking maneuver , Skywalker pulled their warship out of hyperspace between the planet and the Separatist blockade . However , the ship got caught in Boz Pity ' s gravitational pull and crash landed . Despite the battle raging about him , Kenobi never actually drew his lightsaber , instead quietly infiltrating the Separatist base , and finding Ventress . Attacked by her , Kenobi was driven back out to the battlefield , with Ventress just behind . As Ventress came on , Kenobi was eventually forced to draw his lightsaber in self - defense , though he refrained from fighting back . As Dooku began to evacuate with a crippled Grievous , Ventress broke off from Kenobi , kicking him down before attempting to rejoin her master . Ultimately , Ventress was ordered gunned down by Dooku , and slashed across the back by Skywalker when she tried to attack Kenobi with a jagged piece of metal . She apparently died , though not before revealing crucial Separatist intel . Usage on Cato Neimodia . Kenobi and Skywalker led the invasion of Cato Neimodia , an effort to capture the Separatist Council member and Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray before he fled by to the Outer Rim . Attacking the Viceroy ' s personal redoubt on Cato Neimodia , Kenobi and Skywalker led the ground forces . Fighting their way through the manax orchards along the redoubts lower ramparts , Kenobi brought down two attacking sentries with their own deflected bolts before continuing on . He was saved from another set of droids that had flanked him by Skywalker , dropping to the ground with his blade aimed down to avoid impaling Skywalker as he rushed past and destroyed the droids . Using the harvester beetles that managed the orchards to infiltrate the lower levels of the citadel , Skywalker and Kenobi dealt with the droid rearguard . Kenobi brought down one droid with a blast - deflection , while directing its second shot at the door controls , sealing off the tunnel the droids attacked from . The Jedi split up , Skywalker going after Gunray while Kenobi acted as a distraction . Traveling to a lower level via turbolift and attacking the droids on the level , Kenobi and his clones threw themselves into the combat . Mangling two super battle droids and barging into a large shipping room , fighting off droids in there as well . Attempting to seal the droids entry point ; a set of shipping doors ; Kenobi accidentally punctured and crushed between the doors a shipping container full of the fungus that Cato Neimodia exported . This fungus had a " dislocating " effect on humans , the spores leaving Obi - Wan intoxicated and giddy . In this new state of mind , Kenobi achieved an entirely new level of effectiveness against the droids . Remaining in one place , he swayed and reeled , dodging all the shots fired at him , while he casually deflected those he couldn ' t dodge . His deflections were incredibly accurate , and Kenobi brought down over fifty droids before Skywalker arrived to " rescue " him . Kenobi collapsed into Skywalker ' s arms , who deactivated Kenobi ' s lightsaber . Usage during the Hunt for the Sith Lords . While Gunray escaped , he did leave something of great importance behind , which Kenobi and Skywalker found ; a mechno - chair with a hyperwave transceiver built in that allowed Gunray to contact Darth Sidious . Kenobi and Skywalker were sent to Charros IV to investigate the craftsman who had created the chair , a Xi Char named t ' laalak - s ' lalak - t ' th ' ak . From there they were directed to the mining facility Escarte , where a droidmaker had provided the transceiver that was used in the chair . After the two led the fighter wings during the Battle of Belderone , they travelled to Escarte . Getting themselves purposefully apprehended by the authorities in the base to get close to the droidmaker , a Bith named Thal K ' sar . Springing the Bith from the Escarte detention level , they escaped the facility and were directed to Naos III to look for the Twi ' lek pilot of a vessel that one of the two transceivers K ' sar had built was meant for . While meeting with the pilot ; Fa ' ale Leh , they were attacked by a number of bounty hunters hired by Dooku to eliminate them before they found Sidious . Kenobi cut both hands off one of the human hunters and impaled a second when he fell forwards . Taking on a vibro - ax wielding Falleen , Kenobi managed to duck under his attack and nick the Falleen ' s thigh . The other hunters were quickly killed off by Skywalker , who also finished off the Falleen . Fleeing the inn Leh was staying at through an escape route she had prepared , they used a set of escape swoops and fled the area . Pursued by more bounty hunters , Kenobi was forced to fly one - handed , using the other to handle his lightsaber . When one of the hunter swoops overtook him , Kenobi braked to dodge one shot and deflected the other into the enemy swoop ' s engine . As the pursuit continued on , Kenobi was eventually plucked from his seat by the grasping claws of Sharptooth collector , dropping his lightsaber . He was only saved by Skywalker ' s intervention . Leh afterwards provided information on the ship the transceiver was for ; it was taken to an old building in the Coruscant Works , and accepted by Darth Maul . Mace Windu and Shaak Ti took over the search for Sidious , while Kenobi and Skywalker were sent to Tythe in an attempt to capture Count Dooku . Landing at the abandoned LiMerge Power facility where Dooku was apparently holed up on the dead world , they were confronted in the archive hall by a holographic transmission of the Count from elsewhere in the facility . Sensing Dooku ' s location , they began to follow , only to be attacked by a force of fifty battle droids . While Kenobi ' s initial efforts were accurate and precise , he began to tire out , his strikes losing their surgical precision . However , the conflict continued to drag on , as droid reinforcements continued to pile in . While Kenobi kept his cool , Skywalker lost his temper . Unleashing a sudden Force scream , he caused the hall ceiling to collapse . While they managed to dig their way out of the rubble , they weren ' t able to catch Dooku . Following Dooku ' s escape course , the Jedi arrived at Nelvaan . However , when they arrived on the planet and encountered the natives , the subsequent conflicts were waged by Skywalker exclusively , becoming something of a spiritual journey for him . Kenobi was not involved and didn ' t actually use his lightsaber . Rematch with Dooku . When their business on Nelvaan was concluded , the two received a message from Mace Windu . Learning that Grievous had invaded Coruscant and kidnapped Palpatine , they realized that their hunt for Dooku on Tythe and Nelvaan had only been a diversion to keep them away from Coruscant . Speeding back to the Core aboard their starfighters , they emerged into the chaotic and bloodied airspace above Coruscant . Flying through the flak and fire of the battle , they crash - landed onboard Grievous ' cruiser , the " Invisible Hand " , where Palpatine was being held . Kenobi exited his ship first , leaping out of the cockpit into a group of battle droids as his ship skidded along the hangar deck . Igniting his lightsaber in midair , Kenobi cut down all four with two rapid slashes . Carving his way over to Skywalker , Kenobi joined him in finishing off the last droids in the hangar . They began to make their way through the ship , cutting down all the droids in their path . Driven into a turbolift by a trio of droideka , the Jedi found themselves confronted by a squad of battle droids within the lift . The Jedi cut them down in less than four seconds . As the lift began to climb , the Jedi were slowed down when the lift controls were sabotaged by the droids . While Anakin ' s astrometrics droid , R2 - D2 , hacked the controls to get them moving again , Anakin himself cut a hole in the ceiling , intending to climb the shaft himself . R2 managed to get the lift going again , and Anakin reentered , surprising Kenobi , who brandished his lightsaber . They eventually made it to the top of the " Invisible Hand ' s " conning tower , entering the General ' s quarters , a massive observation suite at the towers fore . Finding Palpatine bound within the General ' s chair at the far end of the suite , the Jedi were confronted by Dooku . As both parties advanced , Kenobi brandished his lightsaber and raised it to a guard , Skywalker following suit . Dooku ignited his own weapon , and the battle was on . Initially , Kenobi and Skywalker relied on the more basic fighting disciplines that they had applied in earlier contests with the Count , lulling the Sith Lord into a false sense of security . However , after a brief banter with the Count during a lull in the combat , Kenobi and Skywalker switched over suddenly to the advanced styles that they had practiced and mastered during the war . Dooku was forced to give ground . Unable to penetrate Kenobi ' s staunch defense , Dooku blasted him aside with a Force push to focus on Skywalker solely . While Skywalker drove Dooku up onto the suite ' s entrance balcony , Kenobi charged after them , destroying Dooku ' s droids . Panicking , Dooku kicked Skywalker aside and seized Kenobi in a Force grip , hurling him aside before toppling a section of the balcony onto him . Rendered unconscious , Kenobi didn ' t witness Skywalker ' s defeat of Dooku , nor his heinous murder of the unarmed Count . After Kenobi regained consciousness while being hauled around on Skywalker ' s shoulder , the Jedi and Palpatine were captured by Grievous ' droids while caught in a ray shield trap . They were taken to the bridge , and their lightsabers were given to Grievous . However , before Grievous could kill them , R2 - D2 distracted the General with a sudden pyrotechnics display , allowing Kenobi to reclaim his lightsaber to cut his and Skywalker ' s bonds . As Skywalker reclaimed his own lightsaber , Grievous ordered his IG - 100 MagnaGuards to attack them . Kenobi focused on IG - 101 , slowly retreating before suddenly decapitating the droid . However , 101 continued to fight headless thanks to a secondary processor and visual sensor built into its chest . Kenobi stood toe to toe with the droid , ultimately bringing it down with a horizontal slash at it ' s chest , cutting it in two . While Kenobi and Skywalker began to aggressively dismantle most of the droid bridge crew , Grievous charged towards the fore of the bridge , taking up IG - 101 ' s fallen electrostaff . As the Jedi moved in to corner him , Grievous instead escaped by smashing one of the bridge viewports with the staff and leaping into the vacuum , which he could survive thanks to his droid body . Finishing off the last of the bridge droids , Kenobi and Skywalker were forced to crash land the dying cruiser on Coruscant , as Grievous had already remotely launched all the escape pods . They were praised as heroes for having saved Palpatine and killed Dooku , though Grievous remained at large . Last use against Grievous . When Grievous ' location was finally discovered , Kenobi was sent alone to lead the attack on the General ' s stronghold on Utapau . Quietly infiltrating Grievous ' base in one of the sinkhole cities of the world to act as a one man distraction , Kenobi confronted the General . Grievous initially pulled back , tasking his MagnaGuards with killing Kenobi . Obi - Wan brandished his lightsaber , but rather than engage the MagnaGuards , he instead crushed them with a large shipping container hanging from the ceiling . Quickly cutting down the one surviving droid , Kenobi advanced on Grievous . The bio - droid responded by splitting his arms into four and drawing all four of his lightsabers and advancing on the Jedi . Kenobi slowly retreated before jabbing his blade into Grievous ' s whirlwind . Two of Grievous ' blades caught on Kenobi ' s , and the General pulled back . Kenobi unleashed a swift overhand and overleapt Grievous ' counter , flanking him . As their fight carried on , Kenobi relied on defensive tactics and simplistic movements to fend off Grievous ' frenzy , not even attempting to fight back . Instead , he simply altered the angles of two of his parries and caught Grievous ' wrists rather than his blades . Despite being deprived of his two extra lightsabers , and surprised by the sudden arrival of the Republic forces , Grievous remained unfazed . As the General advanced , ready to resume the duel , Kenobi instead used a Force push to blast Grievous against the ceiling of the massive hangar they fought in , disarming the bio - droid . Grievous decided to flee , crawling over to his wheel bike and speeding out of his base with Kenobi in close pursuit aboard his varactyl Boga . During one of Boga ' s bumpier landings , Kenobi dropped his lightsaber . It fell down several levels of the sinkhole onto a landing platform , where it was retrieved by the Clone Commander Cody . After Kenobi finished Grievous and rejoined his forces , Cody returned the lightsaber to him . The Great Jedi Purge . Usage during Order 66 . Mere moments after his lightsaber was returned by Cody , Kenobi was betrayed by the clone , who had just received Order 66 . Kenobi was shot down by the heavy artillery , blasted off the sinkhole wall into the water - logged grottos below . Kenobi afterwards congratulated himself for keeping hold of his lightsaber during his semi - conscious fall . Working his way through the catacombs and backways of the Utapaun city , Kenobi made his way to Grievous ' secret landing platform and hijacked the General ' s personal fighter . Rendezvousing with Senator Bail Organa , who had just rescued Yoda from Kashyyyk , Kenobi was given transportation to Coruscant to reverse a rigged transmission from the Jedi Temple that ordered the surviving Jedi to return home . Kenobi and Yoda stormed the main entrance of the Temple , cutting down the Clones guarding it . As they made their way towards the Temple communications tower , ambushing isolated Clone squads along the way , they came upon evidence of horrifying atrocities within ; Jedi mercilessly gunned downed by the Clones , children massacred by a lightsaber - wielding assailant . In the communications room , Kenobi reset the signal to tell surviving Jedi to run and hide . He then checked the Temple security recordings to find out who led the attack . He was horrified to discover that Anakin Skywalker was the killer , having turned to the Dark Side and sworn allegiance to Darth Sidious , revealed to be Palpatine . Yoda tasked Kenobi with engaging the newly minted Darth Vader while he went after Sidious . Meeting with Senator Padmé Amidala to try and get Skywalker / Vader ' s location from her , he instead found out about their secret marriage , and that Skywalker was the father of her unborn child . Knowing that Amidala would go to Skywalker to find out about what Obi - Wan had told her , Kenobi stowed away on her ship . Amidala journeyed to Mustafar , the secret hideout of the Separatist Council , and unknown to her , Darth Vader ' s newest killing ground . As Amidala spoke with Skywalker and gradually realized that Kenobi had been telling the truth , Kenobi revealed himself . Vader , enraged , attacked Amidala with a Force choke , rendering her unconscious . As the dialogue between the former master and student turned sour , Kenobi came to the conclusion that Skywalker was beyond saving . He brandished his lightsaber and awaited Vader ' s attack . First use against Darth Vader . Darth Vader drew his weapon and leapt at Kenobi , unleashing a vicious offensive frenzy . Kenobi was forced to give ground , retreating into the Mustafar facility as Vader came on . As they entered the facilities control room , Kenobi managed to pull Vader into an armlock , striking at his back . However , Vader managed to block and wrestle out of the lock , resuming his attack . They battled their way into the conference room of the base , where their fight degenerated into an all out brawl . Kenobi managed to disarm Vader , but Vader quickly attacked , grabbing Kenobi by the throat while seizing his weapon arm in his other hand . Twisting Kenobi back and down , Vader began throttling him and forcing his lightsaber closer to Kenobi ' s face . Kenobi managed to kick Vader off and keep hold of the lightsaber , but Vader quickly countered with a drop - kick , knocking Kenobi down and disarming him . After a brief fight , Kenobi summoned his lightsaber and attacked , though Vader manages to block with his own retrieved weapon . As their battle tore through the facility , the energy shield protecting the base from the lava river outside was accidentally deactivated , leaving the adjacant mining complex vulnerable . Kenobi retreated along an external steam pipe from the control center into the mining complex , with Vader driving him the whole way . As the lava raining down on the facility began to bring it down , Kenobi and Vader was left clinging to one of the collection arms as it plummeted into the lava below . Despite this , Vader viciously continued his attack , pursuing Kenobi up the collection arm as it drifted down the river , slowly sinking . As the arm neared a massive lava fall , Kenobi leapt onto the broken support cables , and after a brief midair bout with Vader , swung out and leapt onto a floating lava - mining platform . Vader followed suit , leaping onto a nimble lava - collection droid as the arm toppled over the fall . Vader ' s droid proved more than able to outmaneuver Kenobi ' s platform , and the Sith Lord kept up his attack . Eventually , Kenobi managed to leap to the river shore , gaining the high ground on Vader . Despite Kenobi ' s cautions , Vader leapt in pursuit , allowing Kenobi to finish him , executing a vicious " mou kei " finishing move as Vader flew overhead . Kenobi amputated both of Vader ' s legs and his left arm . After a brief dialogue with the fallen Sith Lord , Kenobi retrieved Skywalker ' s lightsaber and left Vader to burn in the lava . Kenobi afterwards learned that Vader had survived , forced to wear heavy life - support armor and bulky prosthesis for the rest of his life . Kenobi transported the semi - conscious Senator Amidala to the Polis Massa medical facility , rendezvousing with the defeated Yoda and Bail Organa . Amidala gave birth to Anakin Skywalker ' s twins , naming them Luke and Leia before dying . Yoda went into hiding on Dagobah , Leia was left in the care of Bail Organa , while Luke was given over to Anakin Skywalker ' s stepbrother , Owen Lars . Kenobi hid out on Tatooine , watching over Luke . During the next two decades , his lightsaber saw little use . Final usage by Kenobi . In 0 BBY , Kenobi came upon the teenaged Luke Skywalker being attacked by Tusken Raiders . Driving off the raiders with an imitated Krayt dragon call , Kenobi rescued Luke , taking him and his two droids to his dwelling . One of the droids was R2 - D2 , Anakin Skywalker ' s old astrometric droid that had been left with Bail Organa after Padmé Amidala ' s death . The droid was bearing a message from Leia Organa , secretly Luke ' s sister . Having been captured by the Empire just after procuring the blueprints for the Death Star , she had R2 take them to Kenobi . After Owen Lars and his family were killed by the Empire , Luke joined with Obi - Wan , planning to accompany him to Alderaan . Traveling to Mos Eisley , they began searching Chalmun ' s Spaceport Cantina for a transport pilot to hire . While there , Luke was cornered by two criminals , forcing Kenobi to step in . Things turned sour , and Kenobi was forced to draw his lightsaber for the first time in years , cutting off one of the thug ' s arms . Given transport by Han Solo and his Wookiee copilot , Chewbacca , they narrowly escaped the planet . En route , Kenobi began tutoring Luke , who wielded his father ' s lightsaber , in basic Form I velocities , specifically blast - deflect training . When they reached Alderaan , they found that the planet had been completely obliterated by the Death Star . Dragged onto the massive battle station by the tractor beam , they were forced to infiltrate the corridors and hallways of the construct . Kenobi broke off from the group to deactivate the tractor beam , while they went to rescue Leia Organa . While Kenobi kept his lightsaber on hand , he never actually ignited it , evading most of the Imperials he encountered . Successfully deactivating the beam , Kenobi began to make his way back to the ship . However , Darth Vader was present on the station , and sensing Kenobi , moved to intercept . Kenobi was blocked from the hangar by the Sith Lord , and was forced to draw his lightsaber and engage . Kenobi attacked first , Vader blocking and riposting , speeding up his timing , forcing Kenobi to retreat . As they fought , Vader reflected that Kenobi still had some skill , but was out of practice . Kenobi twirled and blocked a slash , weaving a defensive pattern with his blade . While Kenobi was still able to anticipate Vader ' s attacks and defend himself , he was still weakening . Kenobi lunged again , but Vader was ready , bringing them into a momentary bladelock . Vader shoved hard , breaking the lock and forced Kenobi to pull back . After another exchange , Kenobi was obviously tiring , and began backing away . Vader forced Kenobi past the entrance to the hangar and began to chivvy him into the wall . Just as Vader was about to deliver a finishing strike , Kenobi unleashed a sudden flurry of attacks that forced Vader to pull back . As they rapidly circled , the stormtroopers in the hangar became aware of their battle and moved in to cover the entrance to the hangar . Kenobi , trapped between Vader and the Stormtroopers , risked a glance into the hangar , where he saw that his companions had reached the ship . Turning to Vader , he did the last thing the Sith Lord would have expected ; he smiled and raised his lightsaber so the tip pointed straight up , lowering his guard . This was so totally unexpected that Vader stood for an instant in shock . However , not caring if it were a trap of some sort and believing Kenobi too slow to execute it if it were , Vader cut hard at Kenobi ' s neck . However , just before the blade sliced through him , Kenobi transcended physical existence and became one with the Force . Kenobi ' s robes fell to the ground , empty , his lightsaber landing on top of them . Collected and Recovered . The lightsaber fell into Darth Vader ’ s possession , who stored it in his personal retreat on Vjun as a trophy . After the Jedi Order was recreated under Luke Skywalker , several of his students , led by Tionne Solusar and Ikrit , arrived at Bast Castle to search for relics and artifacts contained within . Their arrival coincided with the efforts of Orloc , a false Darksider who relied on technological gimmicks to convincingly mimic Force abilities . While the Jedi found Kenobi ’ s lightsaber and the Asli Krimsan ' s holocron first , Orloc managed to steal both in the subsequent encounter , threatening Ikrit with the lightsaber . However , Orloc ’ s unfamiliarity with the many passages and traps of Bast Castle nearly got him killed , and allowed the Jedi to reclaim the lightsaber and the holocron . The holocron and the lightsaber were left in Luke Skywalker ’ s quarters for him to examine later . However , Uldir Lochett , a non - Force sensitive attempting to become a Jedi , stole both artifacts and fled to Exis Station to meet with Orloc , hoping the false adept could teach him how to use the Force . Lochett ’ s fellow students chased after , confronting Orloc . Solusar telekinetically retrieved Kenobi ’ s lightsaber and the holocron . The lightsaber changed hands several times during the ensuing battle , finally coming to Anakin Solo , who used it to destroy the devices on Orloc ’ s costume and exposing him as a charlatan . Orloc escaped , while the lightsaber was returned to the Jedi praxeum . Behind the scenes . The original hilt carried by Sir Alec Guinness in A New Hope was made from the clamp of a 3 - cell Graflex flash handle with a balance pipe from a Derwent jet engine for the emitter , a World War I rifle grenade for the upper grip , a Browning machine gun booster for the lower section , an Armatage Shanks faucet / tap handle for the pommel , a couple of capacitors for the buttons , and the magnifying " bubble strip " display of a 1974 calculator inserted into the Graflex clamp on the side . It also had a D - ring attached to the pommel rather than utilizing a Covertec wheel on the side of the machine gun booster section . In several scenes in Revenge of the Sith , General Grievous wields a lightsaber that strongly resembles Kenobi ' s . The Ben Kenobi figure released by Hasbro possesses a lightsaber that resembles the one Obi - Wan uses in " Episode III " , with a bronze hilt , as opposed to the actual one wielded with no bronze in " Episode IV " .