ImperialFighter said:
I'd like to muddy the waters a little more on this one dwsiddall, as I've always looked on Obi-Wan as swiping <span style="text-decoration: underline;">twice</span> in this scene!
We hear the lightsaber ignite, and immediately after we see the close-up of the blaster being raised by 'Freaky Nose', we see what looks like a short 1st swipe which would account for 'Freaky Nose's right arm being severed...which is followed by a 2nd swipe which I always look on as being directed at 'Walrus Guy' standing next to him. Obi-Wan's taking no chances here. (Have a look at the footage in slow motion or frame-by-frame to get a good look at what I mean) And <span style="text-decoration: underline;">both</span> characters are seen to collapse to the floor, which convinces me more.
This is the way I've always viewed the secne. He cuts them both down. And that IS Walrus Man's arm. Which means it is a goof that he has one type of hand in one shot & a totally different hand in another shot. But I can live with it. It's a low(er) budget movie from 1977. A small contnuity error isn't going to break it for me (especially when it's not even an error with the plot or timeline or anything major).