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Ben Kenobi
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi () is a character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. In the original film trilogy, he is a Jedi Master who trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force. In the prequel trilogy, he mentors Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan is portrayed by Alec Guinness in the original trilogy and by Ewan McGregor in the prequel films. McGregor also plays the character in the television series ''Obi-Wan Kenobi''. Guinness's performance in ''Star Wars'' (1977) earned him the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Creation and development Various claims have been made about the origins of the character Obi-Wan Kenobi. In his book about the ''Star Wars'' franchise, Chris Taylor asserted that Obi-Wan was inspired by the J.R.R. Tolkien character Gandalf. Ben Sherlock of ''ScreenRant'', meanwhile, claimed that the Jedi Master was based on General Makabe Rokurōta, a character from Akira Kurosawa's 1958 ...
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Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into List of Star Wars films, various films and Star Wars expanded to other media, other media, including List of Star Wars television series, television series, Star Wars video games, video games, List of Star Wars books, novels, List of Star Wars comic books, comic books, List of Star Wars theme parks attractions, theme park attractions, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, themed areas, comprising Universe of Star Wars, an all-encompassing fictional universe. ''Star Wars'' is one of the List of highest-grossing media franchises, highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The original 1977 film, retroactively subtitled ''Star Wars (film), Episode IV: A New Hope'', was followed by the sequels ...
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Rogue Leader
Rogue Leader may refer to: * '' Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader'', a video game for the GameCube * '' X-Wing: Rogue Leader'', a three-part comic book series See also * '' Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts'' * ''Rogue One ''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy. Produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the first '' ...
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The Padawan Menace
Lego ''Star Wars'' (stylized as ''LEGO Star Wars'') is a Lego theme based on the ''Star Wars'' media franchise created by George Lucas. It includes over 928 Lego building toy sets, 1389 Lego minifigures, an eponymous video game series containing six games, and multiple animated short films and television series. Originally it was only licensed from 1998 to 2009, but The Lego Group extended the license with Lucasfilm, first until 2011, then until 2016, then again until 2022, and then once more until 2032. Overview ''Lego Star Wars'' is based on the ''Star Wars'' saga and franchise. The product line directly focuses on the Star Wars characters from the films and TV Series, with the exception of a few special characters. It was first announced in February 1999 at the North American International Toy Fair, serving as a tie-in to ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', that would be released in May. Development The Lego ''Star Wars'' designers have revealed ...
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Rebel Strike
''Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike'' is an action video game developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts for the GameCube. The game is set during the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy and recreates battles that take place during those films. The game follows Rogue Squadron, which, under the command of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles, uses starfighters to engage and defeat the Galactic Empire. ''Rebel Strike'' was developed as a sequel to '' Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'' and '' Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader''. ''Rebel Strike'' introduced the ability for players to step out of their starfighters in on-foot missions, as well as the ability to commandeer ground vehicles that have appeared in the films, such as the AT-AT, the AT-ST, speeder bike and landspeeder. Additionally, the game features a two-player multiplayer mode, allowing cooperative play for most missions from its predecessor, ''Rogue Leader''. Gameplay In ''Rebel Strike'' the player controls se ...
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