Why did Obi-Wan stop fighting Darth Vader?
Because Luke was not yet ready to face Vader, Obi-Wan could not have Luke trying to help him as he knew he would, and knowing that he could not cease his fight with Vader for fear of putting Luke at risk, Obi-Wan chose to distract Vader from Luke by allowing him to cut him down, simultaneously distracting and confusing …
Why didnt Obi-Wan go after Darth Vader?
Originally Answered: Why didn’t Obi Wan fight Darth Vader when he was younger? He was protecting Luke, and he couldn’t reveal his location (Tatooine), and if he did reveal it, Vader had the entire Empire backing himself up, Vader doesn’t even need to duel with Obi-Wan, he could simply send his army to capture him.
Why didn’t Obi-Wan make sure Anakin was dead?
Obi-Wan couldn’t bring himself to kill his best friend despite everything Anakin had done. The expression on Obi-Wan’s face showed the pain he was feeling after mutilating Anakin. Killing Anakin would prove too painful. He couldn’t bring himself to do it.
Did Obi-Wan think he killed Anakin?
Actually, Obi-Wan thought he had finished Anakin off on Mustafar. He knew full well that, barring some colossal medical intervention, Anakin would surely have died from his injuries, slowly suffocating from all the lava-fumes or burning alive until there was nothing left.
Why did Obi-Wan let Anakin suffer?
If we go by the need to rationalize what we saw, Obi Wan either felt Anakin deserved to die in pain over however long it would take, or didn’t really want to kill him. The obvious reason is that Anakin needed to survive in order to become Darth Vader.
Why can’t Obi-Wan kill Darth Vader?
He has to; the next three movies make no sense if Vader dies on Mustafar. So, Obi-Wan can’t kill him. Whatever machination the script-writers needed to get Vader so badly disfigured he couldn’t live outside his suit, but NOT kill him, was the order of the day.
Did Obi-Wan know Vader was still alive on Mustafar?
When Obi-Wan defeats Vader on Mustafar, he leaves Vader alive. Sure, he’s missing his legs and has just caught on fire; but when Obi-Wan walks away, Vader is still alive. I think it’s likely that Obi-Wan would have sensed that Vader was still alive until he was a fair distance away from Mustafar, saving Padme.
Could Obi-Wan have saved Anakin from burning?
As far as “saving” Anakin from burning, it didn’t appear as if there was any possibility of that: OBI-WAN looks in horror as ANAKIN becomes engulfed in flames. OBI-WAN can’t watch him as he struggles to climb the embankment, covered in flames. Obi-Wan reasonably assumed that Anakin was already dead/irreversibly dying.
Why didn’t Obi-Wan Kenobi tell Luke that Vader was his father?
It’s a fairly major plot point that he didn’t want Luke to know that Vader was his father. Based on ROTJ, Obi-Wan considered Anakin to be dead. This was likely to help him fight with everything he had and potentially kill an old friend. ( ROTJ Screenplay) You father was seduced by the dark side of the Force.