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Our next installment of the Obi-Wan in Exile series was a difficult one. The subjects of trauma and depression are often considered taboo, especially when it comes to our fictional heroes. But it’s important to acknowledge such emotional and psychological difficulties as they are as much a part of a character’s story as anything else.
We’re not here to say that Obi-Wan spent every single day of his time on Tatooine moping around the desert and crying – quite the opposite. He would go on to suffer all of these things and yet remain steadfast to his friends and his goals in the nineteen years to come. But, ultimately, his life on the other side of the Dune Sea would not be an easy one, as is often the curse with any exile.
Let’s begin, shall we?