Star Wars Purist said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
Star Wars Purist said:
Anyway, do you guys take the "I took you to live with my brother, Owen" quote from Ben (from the ROTJ novelization) into account for your Prequels?
Yes, to an extent.
In my personal canon (as of this moment, anyway), Obi-Wan is Owen's half-brother, the result of a drunken one night stand their father Cliegg had with a space addict named Aika. When Cliegg refused to help Aika raise Obi-Wan, she placed him in the care of a Jedi Knight visiting Tatooine, so the two never grew up together or even knew of each others' existence. The truth is only uncovered later, when Cliegg tells Owen of the illicit tryst and the illegitimate child while on his deathbed; presumably, Owen later reveals this information to Obi-Wan, as he comes to know the truth as well.
I don't think I'll be relating any of this when/if I get around to writing my new PT out, though; it's all just backstory.
I see. I guess there's something to say for a Kenobi with "mysterious" origins.
To be honest, after going over it again, I'm starting to have second thoughts in regard to having Obi-Wan tied into the Lars in that fashion; its like something a more R-rated Lucas would come up with, and I really don't want to go that route.
Since I'm striving to create a rewrite that stays as true to the pre-1999 canon as is possible, I'm still going to go with the whole Obi-Wan + Owen = brothers angle, but maybe it's best if I come up with a more palatable scenario.