They would have to really change the way they introduce and glamorize the older (Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan) through the rest of the prequels. Like, they'd have to make him out to be a near mythical level hero to the point where he was a beacon of hope to the rebellion.
They'd also need to cast somebody who looks more like Alec in order to swerve the audience with the reveal. If the idea is that Obi-Wan is revealed to not actually be Obi-Wan, then the reveal isn't as surprising if the actor looks nothing like the original. That would mean Liam probably wouldn't work because we'd all be thinking something off with his appearance.
It would make Yoda talking about Qui-gon returning as a force ghost in Episode 3 kind of awkward. "Master Obi-wan, wait a moment. An old friend has returned from the Force. Your old master Obi-wan." And then when Qui-gon does make force ghost appearances what does he call Obi-wan? Two characters with the same name calling each other by the same name would be cumbersome, but it's probably going to confuse kids watching animated shows if a ghost shows up and starts calling Obi-wan by another name without any explanation. It would also give us a never ending stream of Obi-two memes.
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u/mpaes98 Oct 31 '24
They would have to really change the way they introduce and glamorize the older (Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan) through the rest of the prequels. Like, they'd have to make him out to be a near mythical level hero to the point where he was a beacon of hope to the rebellion.