Obi-Wan Kenobi

"*Obi-Wan was a Jedi Master and General of the Galactic Republic. During the Clone Wars, he commanded the 212th Attack Battalion and defeated General Grievous on Utapau.*"
— In-game Description
**Obi-Wan Kenobi** is a Galactic Republic Hero in DICE's *Star Wars Battlefront II*. He was added to the game on November 28, 2018, as part of the Battle of Geonosis Update. He originally cost 35,000 credits to unlock but this cost was removed in the Capital Supremacy Update.

## Overview

Much like Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi is an expert at turning defense into offense, though in a different way. While Yoda's defensive strengths come in the form of his Unleash ability, where he absorbs blaster fire and propels enemies forward, Obi-Wan Kenobi's comes in his high stamina, allowing him to deflect blasters and other lightsabers for longer. He also possesses a higher than average max health regen, which can be increased further with a Star Card.

Obi-Wan's defensive strength can also be seen in his right ability, Defensive Rush, where Obi-Wan lunges forward at enemies in a lightsaber rush, all the while accurately deflecting any attacks.

The Jedi mind trick is an iconic ability of Obi-Wan's. While Rey uses her mind trick to confuse enemies and revert their controls, Obi-Wan's mind trick prevents enemy players from using their abilities and dodging him.

Finally, Obi-Wan has a powerful Force push inspired by his use of the Force as seen in particular in *Revenge of the Sith*. Obi-Wan is able to charge up this ability; the longer it is charged, the more powerful the blast is in terms of the range at which enemies are effected as well as the width of the ability.

## Health and Movement

 **Max Health Regen** | 300

 **Regen Delay** | 4.5 sec

 **Dodge Length** | 5.5 meters

## Weapon

 **Stamina Regen Speed (from empty)** | 3 seconds

## Abilities

* All-Out Push
* Restrictive Mind Trick
* Defensive Rush

 **Ability Cooldown** | 14 seconds

 **Ability Cooldown** | 21 seconds

 **Ability Cooldown** | 10 seconds

## In-game Hints

> Obi-Wan Kenobi's RESTRICTIVE MIND TRICK will prevent enemies from using their Dodge move.
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> First hint

> Obi-Wan Kenobi's DEFENSIVE RUSH can be retriggered at any time by pressing the Attack button, unleashing a powerful ligthsaber swing .
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> Second hint

> Obi-Wan Kenobi's ALL-OUT PUSH can be released at any moment if time is of the essence.
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> Third hint

## Emotes and Quotes

* Emotes
* In-game
* Banter

> Hello there.
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> First emote

> Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
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> Second emote

> The strongest defense is a swift and decisive offense.
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> Third emote

> Your move.
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> Fourth emote

> Maul.
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> Voice Over

> This is the last time Cody takes a day off.
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> Upon spawning

> Some of you served with Rex in the 501st, didn't you?
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> Banter with allies

> There is no chaos, there is harmony.
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> Reciting the Jedi Code

> There is no death, there is the Force.
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> Reciting the Jedi Code

> There is no passion, there is serenity.
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> Reciting the Jedi Code

> There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
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> Reciting the Jedi Code

> There is no emotion, there is peace.
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> Reciting the Jedi Code

> **Obi-Wan**: Why do I get the feeling you’re gonna be the death of me?
>  **Anakin**: Don't say that, Master.
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> Banter between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi

> **Obi-Wan**: I thank the stars Qui-Gon never saw what you've become.
>  **Dooku**: Have you considered my old apprentice might have joined me as you should?
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> Banter between Count Dooku and Obi-Wan Kenobi

> **Obi-Wan**: Your master really should have taught you not to be so impulsive.
>  **Grievous**: The way you have with young Skywalker?
>  **Obi-Wan**: Touché...
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> Banter between General Grievous and Obi-Wan Kenobi

> Why is it I always seem to attract the bounty hunters?
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> Banter with Boba Fett

> Shouldn’t you be off babysitting Boba Fett or something?
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> Banter with Bossk

> Your perversion of the Force ends here.
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> Banter with Emperor Palpatine

> You're more machine than man.
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> Banter with Darth Vader

> Hmm... if I had to say... special forces?
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> Banter with Iden Versio

> Used to be so easy when you knew the good guys wore the armor.
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> Banter with Iden Versio

> Yes, yes, yes, I know... just following orders.
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> Banter with Iden Versio

> When I cut you in half, I should have aimed for your neck instead.
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> Banter with Darth Maul

> I didn't realize they come in silver.
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> Banter with Captain Phasma

## Trivia

* Obi-Wan Kenobi is voiced by James Arnold Taylor, who previously voiced the young Kenobi in the *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* animated TV series as well as in the original *Star Wars: Battlefront II*.
* One of Obi-Wan Kenobi's running animations had been discovered by dataminers prior to his release. It is similar to his running animation from the original *Star Wars: Battlefront II*.
* Additionally, Obi-Wan Kenobi's emotes had been discovered by dataminers prior to their announcement. They were found to be respectively titled: "Hello There," "Your Move," "Strongest," and "Absolutes."
* Obi-Wan's All-Out Push voice lines are lines from the Jedi Code. In canon, sometimes Obi-Wan used the Jedi Code as a mantra, iterated the code mentally.

## Updates

*Roger Roger Update*

* Health on Kill Star Card "Jedi General" has been replaced with "Safeguard".
	+ Old Star Card Name: Jedi General
		- Description: *Whenever Obi-Wan Kenobi defeats an enemy trooper he regains 20 health. Whenever he defeats an enemy hero, he regains even more.*
		- Stats: **40** / **60** / **80** / **100** Health regained upon defeating enemy hero
	+ New Star Card Name: Safeguard
		- Description: *After blocking 5 blaster shots, 2 abilities, or lightsaber attacks with his block, Obi-Wan gains a permanent reduction of 2% to all his stamina costs to a maximum. This effect resets when Obi-Wan is defeated.*
		- Stats: **25%** / **30%** / **35%** / **40%** Maximum Stamina Cost Reduction
* Fixed an issue where blocking would occasionally stop working after blocking Obi-Wan's DEFENSIVE RUSH ability.
* Improved Obi-Wan's Dodge animation.

*July 2019 Update*

* Visual tech animation improvements to the chestplate of the General Kenobi appearance.
* Added new Community Quests to take place over July. The new quests will unlock animated Victory Poses and new Voice Lines for Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Darth Maul, and General Grievous.
* **Community Request**: Obi-Wan Kenobi is now immune to enemy Force abilities while performing All-Out Push.

*Giants Above Kachirho Update*

* Fixed an issue where the button prompt to perform the final move for Obi-Wan's Defensive Rush and Chewbacca's Charge Slam would not show up on screen.
* **Community Request:** Adjusted Obi-Wan's primary attack sequence animation so that it feels faster.
* **Community Request:** Brought back Obi-Wan's air attack animation, but adjusted so that it feels faster.

*Capital Supremacy Update*

* Increased active duration of Restrictive Mind Trick ability from 3 to 4.5 seconds.
* Fixed an issue that would not allow players to use their secondary fire when under the influence of Obi-Wan's Restrictive Mind Trick ability.

*The Chosen One Hotfix*

* Fixed an issue where the damage reduction that applied while Obi-Wan Kenobi was performing his All-Out Push ability, remained active after the ability was completed.

*The Chosen One Update*

* Obi-Wan Kenobi will receive 80% less damage while holding out to perform the All-Out Push ability.
* Fixed an issue where Obi-Wan Kenobi's All-Out Push ability would be occasionally retriggered by the player.
* Fixed an issue where Lightsaber audio would play while the Lightsaber is turned off during "Strongest Defense" emote.
* Updated the VO for Obi-Wan in German with the original German voice actor, Philipp Moog.

*Darth Tyranus Hotfix*

* Fixed an issue that would occasionally cause camera stuttering when Obi-Wan gets interrupted while performing his “All-Out Push” ability.

*Darth Tyranus Update*

* Fixed an issue where Emperor Palpatine's "Chain Lightning" could damage Obi-wan, even when blocked.
* Fixed a visual clipping issue with Obi-Wan Kenobi's fingers in the "Fighting Stance" Victory Pose, while the General Kenobi appearance was activated.
* Fixed an issue where Obi-Wan's "Your Move" emote would play out-of-sync, when playing in a language other than English.

*December Update*

* Fixed an issue where a fully charged "All-Out Push" ability would not deal damage to enemies that are in the 2nd half of the ability zone.
* Fixed an issue where the UI lines of the "All-Out Push" ability would not be completely visible if the player doesn't charge up the ability.
* Fixed an issue where players could not cancel the "Defensive Rush" ability by dodging.
* Fixed an issue where players couldn't see the Lightsaber ignite animation while being frozen by Kylo Ren.
* Prevented Lightsaber damage for Obi-Wan if he is attacked by Lightsabers during the "Defensive Rush" ability.
* Fixed an issue where Emperor Palpatine's main attack would show on Obi-Wan Kenobi's body, instead of his Lightsaber, when deflecting.
* Fixed an issue where Obi-Wan's "Your Move" and "Absolutes" emotes would play swapped in-game.
* Moved Obi-Wan's "All-Out Push" ability to the left ability slot and "Defensive Rush" to the right one, in order to address player feedback and improve consistency.

*Battle of Geonosis Update*

* Added.

## Gallery

Obi-wan-kenobi-general-grievous-geonosis.jpgFirst look at Obi-Wan Kenobi revealed in the General Grievous Community Update video.Obi-Wan and Grievous on Geonosis - Battlefront II.jpgPromotional image of Obi-Wan Kenobi and General Grievous on Geonosis.532179-battlefront-grievous-kenobi.jpgObi-wan-kenobi-bf2.jpgPromotional image of Obi-Wan Kenobi.Obi-wan-kenobi-robed-bf2.jpgPromotional image of Obi-Wan Kenobi in his Robed appearance.Obi-wan-kenobi-geonosis-portrait.pngObi-Wan Kenobi, Robed, as he appears in the Battle of Geonosis trailer.Obi-Wan Kenobi (Sanna Nivhede).jpgObi-Wan Kenobi 2 (Sanna Nivhede).jpgObi-Wan Kenobi 3 (Sanna Nivhede).jpgObi-Wan Kenobi Official - Battlefront II.jpgSWBFII Obi-Wan Icon.pngIn-game icon for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
## References

1. ↑ THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF STAR WARS™ BATTLEFRONT™ II: New Clone Wars era content is coming starting this fall, including Geonosis, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and General Grievous.
2. ↑ The Roadmap
3. ↑ AUGUST UPDATE: THE STAR WARS™ BATTLEFRONT™ II ROADMAP
4. ↑ F8RGE's Compiled Comments from Discord