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Post #1491572

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Louis J
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: Refocused [RELEASED]
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Date created
29-Jun-2022, 2:19 PM

OBI-WAN KENOBI: REFOCUSED

Hey all! If you’re like me, you were dissatisfied with the Kenobi show as a whole, but really enjoyed some of the moments from the series. So, I set out to make a more cohesive and canon-friendly edit of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

V1 RELEASED (I WILL FIX LOW QUALITY RENDER FOR V2) (comment or PM me for link)

V2 WIP - SUGGESTIONS WELCOME

Final runtime is 2:25:53

Major Changes:

  • Reva is no longer a Padawan who survived Order 66, just an Inquisitor fed up with her superiors
  • Obi-Wan knows Anakin/Darth Vader is alive, he just hasn’t seen him in person
  • Qui-Gon talks to Obi-Wan throughout but doesn’t manifest himself until the end
  • Fortress Inquisitorius Leia’s rescue is cut completely

Minor Changes:

  • Trimmed Leia chase scenes
  • Cut every reference to Nari and him finding Obi-Wan on Tatooine
  • Toned down Reva and Inquisitors
  • Etc.

Episode Breakdowns:

Episode I:

  • Cut Prequel Recap
  • Order 66 Opening is replaced by Kenobi going to watch over Luke > Title card > Inquisitor entrance
  • Trim Grand Inquisitor Talk at saloon (Implication is Obi-Wan at one point helped this man out)
  • Cut Nari references in saloon
  • Cut Jawa scene (might edit part of this back in later)
  • Add Vader breathing in Kenobi nightmare
  • Add Qui-Gon voice after nightmare
  • Cut Nari finding Kenobi at night
  • Change Leia’s intro to her running in the forest
  • Cut inquisitors taking to crowd and Reva interrogating Owen
  • Cut Fifth Brother scolding Reva
  • Cut the Organa reception and Leia/Cousin interaction (V2 Change)
  • Trim Leia chase scene
  • Cut Nari hanging scene
  • Cut kidnappers breaking LOLA
  • Cut Kenobi digging up the Lightsabers (He has them in his Hut in case he needs to protect Luke)

Episode II:

  • Add Qui-Gon voice on Daiyu
  • Cut spice dealer (V2 Change)
  • Trim Haja intro
  • Cut Kenobi being captured by the kidnappers
  • Trim Grand Inquisitor and Reva talk
  • Trim Leia chase
  • Cut all of Reva Parkour
  • ReEdit Leia falling and Kenobi catching her (V2 Change)
  • Cut Hada and Reva interaction
  • Cut Reva knowing Anakin is Vader and revealing it to Kenobi

Episode III:

  • Cut parts of Reva voice in Kenobi meditation
  • Trim Reva talk with Vader
  • Add Kenobi’s nightmare audio in Anakin hallucination
  • Trim Reva talk at Inquisitorius
  • Add Qui-Gon voice before Vader arrives
  • Cut Reva finding The Path
  • Trim
  • Add Vader remembering duel on Mustafar when looking at fire
  • Cut Reva catching Leia

Episode IV:

  • Cut everything except arrival on Jabiim and bacta scene

Episode V:

  • Cut Reva talking about tracker
  • Cut ship returning to Jabiim
  • Cut Evil LOLA
  • Ani/Obi training edited together (from source)
  • Cut Reva yelling “Fire” and “Light them up” to the troopers
  • Cut every reference of Leia in the vents (V2 Change)
  • Cut Bail Organa message to Kenobi (V2 Change)
  • Trim Tala and Kenobi talk after Bail contacts Kenobi
  • Heavily trim Kenobi and Reva talk through the blast door
  • Cut Kenobi talking to Reva after surrendering
  • Cut Kenobi getting taken back inside after surrendering to Reva
  • Cut Anakin/Vader parallels as she loses to Vader
  • Reva dies at the hands of Vader
  • Cut Reva finding Bail message and Luke ending

Episode VI:

  • Cut everything with Reva
  • Cut Roken persuading Kenobi to stay both times (V2 Change)
  • Add Qui-Gon voice before Kenobi goes to face Vader
  • Add Qui-Gon voice when Kenobi is buried
  • Rearrange ending: Kenobi leaves Vader > Kenobi goes to see Leia > Vader and Emperor scene > rest is same

Sources:

  • Numerical Joker/Mecha Salesman’s Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Feature Cut Edition
  • Qui-Gon’s voice bits from Clone Wars show

Hope you enjoy! Comments and suggestions welcome!