He is cut down by Darth Vader allowing Luke and the others to escape from the Death Star.

Why does obi wan say luke is the chosen one. The bitterness and disbelief he expressed at that moment spoke volumes about his state of mind. Instead after striking Maul down Obi Wan appeals to Mauls ego and soul by confirming his erroneous belief that Luke is the chosen one inferring that Obi Wan is training an avenger to strike down the Emperor. What about Anakins triumphant son Luke Skywalker.

Even ignoring the fact that it wasnt written yet Obi-Wan still has a good reason. Knowing Obi-Wan has a purpose on Tatooine Maul says tell me is it the chosen one Obi-Wan answers. From a certain point of view yes.

As is shown in ROTS they were BOTH intended to be trained as Jedi and the timing of the training was pretty much left by Yoda to the Force. He was a navigator on a spice freighter. These 3 lines may be more cause for speculation than many others in recent Star Wars especially Obi-Wans statement that Luke in The Chosen One but well break that down in another piece.

Luke wasnt chosen - he just happened to be the first to get around to you know train to become one. In Return of the Jedi Obi-Wan tells. Ironically Obi-Wans line from Return of the Jedi about a certain point of view renders his belief that Luke is the Chosen One merely that.

Old Ben proved to be have been one of the. To this end he might have considered it better to Bend the truth a little and tell Luke that Darth Vader killed his father rather than that Darth Vader was his father. It was a tactic they felt was necessary because theyd both made the.

The rhetoric that Obi-Wan and Yoda created for Luke was designed to frighten him into success. As seen in the Rebels Episode. Obi-Wan Believed in Luke But There Was No Specific Reason Why.