r/StarWars • u/VillainM Anakin Skywalker • Mar 23 '21

I’ve recently been made aware that a lot of younger Star Wars fans (understandably) aren’t aware that Sebastian Shaw was the original ghost of Anakin, and that Hayden was edited onto Sebastian’s body in 2004. So this is for those who might not know! Meta

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Obi-Wan really said "Ima stay an old man forever rather than being Ewan McGregor."

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u/Infini-tea Mar 23 '21

I don’t see Obi wan being somebody who was attatched to the past. He seems like he’d be happy with the man he became late in life. Whereas we know anakin wasn’t too good with the whole letting go of the past thing to begin with, and likely wasn’t too happy with about 20 years worth of decisions he made at the end of his life. It makes sense he’d see this version as the last “good” version of himself.

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u/yomish Mar 23 '21

Yeah having a direct hand in the murder of billions of people and his personal dismembering of elementary school kids probably influenced how happy he was with himself

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u/ihavemademistakes Jan 20 '22

I can understand this take on it, but for me personally it feels weird for someone to become one with the Force AND have a preferred self image at the same time.

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u/Crying_Reaper Mar 23 '21

Honestly with Obi-Wan being the ideal if what every Jedi should be I can totally see him being alright with looking like he did at the end of his life. He wasn't boast full and always remained humble.

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u/Saw_Boss Mar 23 '21

So Anakin is redeemed, and then starts worrying about his appearance?

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u/DorkNow Hera Syndulla Mar 23 '21

as we all know from prequels, Anakin is a stupid whiny bitch. it's not a stretch

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u/[deleted] May 03 '21

Okay?

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u/[deleted] May 03 '21

I guess

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u/Person306 Anakin Skywalker Mar 23 '21 edited Mar 23 '21

It would be kinda weird if he looked like Ewan instead because Luke wouldn't recognise him, so it makes sense that he would appear as old Ben, ifit was in fact a choice (which I don't think it is anyway) .

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u/Galtiel Mar 23 '21

I mean in that case Anakin definitely shouldn't look like Hayden.

"Hey uh...that's not the person that I saw at the end of my fathers life. Like, that's a completely different person there."

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u/leela_martell Mar 23 '21

Or “I wonder who that guy is. Wish I could see dad again.”

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u/SteelCrow Mar 23 '21

The ghost is how they think of themselves. Their own self image made manifest.

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u/endersai The Mandalorian Mar 23 '21

Obi-Wan really said "Ima stay an old man forever rather than being Ewan McGregor."

tbf Sir Alec Guiness has the most amazing voice in all of recorded history, and was a stronger actor, so I can see this.