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Obi-Wan was actually a kind of last addition to the plot. He didn’t even show up in the script until very late in the writing process (third draft I think). Although I do agree that he does add tremendous weight to the final battle, so Lucas definetely struck gold when he got the idea to give Luke an aged mentor. I think it was Joseph Campbell’s writing that eventually convinced Lucas that there had to be a teacher/guide of some kind.