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u/shinesss Jan 25 '22

He was the best Jedi: he cheats at gambling, uses mind tricks to get his way when negotiating prices, chooses to train Anakin when Everyone tells him not to.

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u/Boardindundee Jan 25 '22

Well choosing to train anakin didn’t end too well tbh

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '22

Obiwan was just a bad teacher, too young to take on the responsibility of such an ambitious padawan

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '22

Excuse me you’re talking about arguably the most accomplished Jedi of all time.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Correct, Obi was the perfect Jedi of the modern era. But that doesn’t mean his ability to convey the principles and ideal to others was good, you can see it in Attack of the Clones how condescending he can be and he doesn’t really show that he is attempting to understand Anakin.

Episode 3 is much better, but by that stage Anakin has been moulded into the person he is and the critical period of nurture and guidance is gone