- "Obi-Wan was a Jedi Master and General of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars, he commanded the 212th Attack Battalion and defeated General Grievous on Utapau."
- — In-game description
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Galactic Republic Hero in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II.[1][2] He was added to the game on November 28, 2017, as part of the Battle of Geonosis Update.[3][4] He originally cost 35,000 credits to unlock but this cost was removed in the Capital Supremacy Update.
Overview[]
- "Be Noble."
- — Star Wars Battlefront II website
Much like Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi is an expert at turning defense into offense, though in a different way. While Yoda's defensive strengths come in the form of his Unleash ability, where he absorbs blaster fire and propels enemies forward, Obi-Wan Kenobi's comes in the form of his high stamina, allowing him to deflect blaster bolts and other lightsabers for longer. He also possesses higher than average max health regen, which can be increased further with a Star Card.
Obi-Wan's defensive strength can also be seen in his right ability, Defensive Rush, where Obi-Wan lunges forward at enemies in a lightsaber rush, all the while accurately deflecting any attacks. You can shoot him from the back, though he takes reduced damage.
The Jedi mind trick is an iconic ability of Obi-Wan's. While Rey uses her mind trick to confuse enemies and invert their controls, Obi-Wan's mind trick prevents enemy players from using their abilities.
Finally, Obi-Wan has a powerful Force push inspired by his use of the Force as seen in particular in Revenge of the Sith. Obi-Wan is able to charge up this ability; the longer it is charged, the more powerful the blast is in terms of the range at which enemies are affected as well as the damage of the ability.
Levels[]
Level | Reward Upon Reaching Level | XP to Complete Level | Total Skill Points |
1 | None | 3,000 | 0 |
2 | 1 Skill Point Jedi Resilience becomes available Perfect Defense becomes available |
5,800 | 1 |
3 | 1 Skill Point | 10,200 | 2 |
4 | 1 Skill Point | 10,540 | 3 |
5 | 1 Skill Point Give It All becomes available Think It Over becomes available |
10,976 | 4 |
6 | 1 Skill Point | 11,400 | 5 |
7 | 1 Skill Point | 11,836 | 6 |
8 | 1 Skill Point | 12,280 | 7 |
9 | 1 Skill Point | 12,736 | 8 |
10 | 1 Skill Point Safeguard becomes available |
16,750 | 9 |
11 | 1 Skill Point | 17,203 | 10 |
12 | 1 Skill Point Can now upgrade Star Cards to Rare |
17,660 | 11 |
13 | 1 Skill Point | 18,123 | 12 |
14 | 1 Skill Point | 18,590 | 13 |
15 | 1 Skill Point Quickened Focus becomes available Forward! becomes available |
19,063 | 14 |
16 | 1 Skill Point | 19,540 | 15 |
17 | 1 Skill Point | 20,023 | 16 |
18 | 1 Skill Point | 20,510 | 17 |
19 | 1 Skill Point | 21,003 | 18 |
20 | 1 Skill Point More Doubts becomes available Critical Deflection becomes available |
21,500 | 19 |
21 | 1 Skill Point | 22,003 | 20 |
22 | 1 Skill Point | 22,510 | 21 |
23 | 1 Skill Point | 23,023 | 22 |
24 | 1 Skill Point | 23,540 | 23 |
25 | 1 Skill Point Can now upgrade Star Cards to Epic |
24,063 | 24 |
26-37 | 1 Skill Point per level | 24,417 | 36 |
38-40 | 1,000 Credits per level | 24,417 | 36 |
Prestige: 41-1,000 (MAX) |
None | 25,000 | 36 |
Health and Movement[]
Health Statistics for Obi-Wan Kenobi | |||||||
Base Health | 750 | ||||||
Health Regen Rate | 50 health/sec
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Max Health Regen | 300
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Regen Delay | 4.5 sec |
Movement Statistics for Obi-Wan Kenobi | |
Sprint Speed | 8 meters/second |
Maximum Jump Height | 10 meters |
Number of Dodges | 2 |
Dodge Length | 5.5 meters |
Dodge Cooldown | 1.1 seconds per dodge |
All dodges grant 20% damage reduction throughout the animation |
Weapon[]
Weapon Image | |||||||||||||
In-game Description | Obi-Wan Kenobi constructed his third lightsaber after his promotion to Jedi Master and wielded it for the rest of his life. | ||||||||||||
Damage | 130 150 (Rear) | ||||||||||||
Melee Attacks | 10 swings possible
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Blaster Deflections | 2121 damage deflections possible
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Deflection Spread (angle multiplier) | 0.2 | ||||||||||||
Melee Deflections | 25 melee deflections possible
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Stamina Regen Delay | 1 seconds | ||||||||||||
Stamina Regen Speed (from empty) | 3 seconds |
Weapon Image | |||||||
Damage | 36-30
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Range | Start damage drop-off: 20 meters End damage drop-off: 40 meters |
Abilities[]
Passive Ability[]
Ability Name | Health on Elimination |
Ability Icon | |
In-game Description | Obi-Wan Kenobi regains health for each defeated enemy. |
Effect | Grants 20 health per defeated trooper, 100 health per defeated Hero. |
Combat Abilities[]
Ability Icon | |||||||
In-game Description | The lessons of the Jedi mantra inspire Obi-Wan to resolve conflict without emotion, pushing back his attackers and extending his reach. | ||||||
Damage | Uncharged: 170 (Non-heroes), 150 (Heroes) Charged: 200 (Non-heroes), 180 (Heroes) | ||||||
Effect |
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Area of Effect | Up to 22 meters
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Ability Duration | Up to 1.2 second charge time
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Ability Cooldown | 14 seconds |
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In-game Description | A Jedi's mastery of the Force can influence the weak-minded, and in the case of Master Kenobi, even subvert his enemy's desire to use their abilities against him. | ||||||
Effect | Prevents targets from using abilities | ||||||
Area of Effect | 20 meters
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Ability Duration | 5.5 seconds
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Ability Cooldown | 21 seconds |
Ability Icon | |||||||
In-game Description | Obi-Wan demonstrates his bravery by surging towards any enemies foolish enough to cross his path, deflecting blaster fire as well as choosing to deliver a final strike at any time. | ||||||
Damage | 140 upon rush, 60 on final strike 200 if only the final strike connects
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Effect | Deflects incoming frontal attacks to Obi-Wan as well as dealing damage | ||||||
Ability Cooldown | 10 seconds |
Known issues[]
Knocking enemies down affected with Restrictive Mind Trick will end the effect earlier than expected.
Boost Cards[]
Jedi Resilience | Perfect Defense | Give It All | Think It Over | Safeguard |
Quickened Focus | Forward! | More Doubts | Critical Deflection |
Appearances[]
Jedi Master (default) |
Jedi Robes (Epic) |
General Kenobi (Epic) |
Victory Poses[]
Shall we Duel | Fightning Stance | Soldiers, with me | Contemplating | Body and Mind |
In-game Hints[]
General[]
- "All heroes can dodge or evade. Use this to avoid damage and open distance between you and your enemy."
- — First hint
- "Dodge is most effective at avoiding lightsaber attacks and opening space between you and the attacker."
- — Second hint
- "Heroes can only block attacks from the front. Try to position around them and hit them from behind to be effective."
- — Third hint
- "Each time a blocking hero deflects damage or swings their lightsaber, they lose stamina. When out of stamina, heroes are unable to deflect or trigger a closing strike."
- — Fourth hint
- "Heroes have strengths and weaknesses. Hone your skills by playing Arcade."
- — Fifth hint
- "Use Star Cards to ensure your hero experience is personally tailored."
- — Sixth hint
- "Heroes will only regenerate a limited amount of health after taking damage."
- — Seventh hint
Specific[]
- "Obi-Wan Kenobi's RESTRICTIVE MIND TRICK will no longer prevent enemies from using their Dodge move."
- — First hint
- "Obi-Wan Kenobi's DEFENSIVE RUSH can be retriggered at any time by pressing the Attack button, unleashing a powerful ligthsaber swing ."
- — Second hint
- "Obi-Wan Kenobi's ALL-OUT PUSH can be released at any moment if time is of the essence."
- — Third hint
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- "Hello there."
- — First emote
- "Only a Sith deals in absolutes."
- — Second emote
- "The strongest defense is a swift and decisive offense."
- — Third emote
- "Your move."
- — Fourth emote
- "Maul."
- — Voice Over
- "Some of you served with Rex in the 501st, didn't you?"
- — Banter with allies
- "There is no chaos, there is harmony."
- — Reciting the Jedi Code
- "There is no death, there is the Force."
- — Reciting the Jedi Code
- "There is no passion, there is serenity."
- — Reciting the Jedi Code
- "There is no ignorance, there is knowledge."
- — Reciting the Jedi Code
- "There is no emotion, there is peace."
- — Reciting the Jedi Code
- "Blasters? Well, no accounting for taste, is there?"
- — Facing off against an enemy with a blaster weapon
- "You want to rethink your actions."
- — Using Restrictive Mind Trick
- "So uncivilized..."
- — In battle
- "Army or not, you must realize you're doomed."
- — In battle
Anakin: Don't say that, Master."
- "Obi-Wan: I thank the stars Qui-Gon never saw what you've become.
Dooku: Have you considered my old apprentice might have joined me as you should?" - — Banter between Count Dooku and Obi-Wan Kenobi
- "Obi-Wan: Your master really should have taught you not to be so impulsive.
Grievous: The way you have with young Skywalker?
Obi-Wan: Touché..." - — Banter between General Grievous and Obi-Wan Kenobi
- "Must we do this again, General?"
- — Banter with Grievous
- "Why is it I always seem to attract the bounty hunters?"
- — Banter with Boba Fett
- "So, tell me, Mandalorian... what clan are you from?"
- — Banter with Boba Fett
- "Oh, no. Fighting enemies in jetpacks never gets old."
- — Banter with Boba Fett
- "If I didn't know better, I'd say you'd undergone Clone training."
- — Banter with Boba Fett
- "Challenging a Jedi? You don't lack for confidence, I'll give you that."
- — Banter with Boba Fett
- "Shouldn’t you be off babysitting Boba Fett or something?"
- — Banter with Bossk
- "Trandoshans... always so touchy."
- — Banter with Bossk
- "Another hired gun. Typical."
- — Banter with Bossk
- "Your perversion of the Force ends here."
- — Banter with Emperor Palpatine
- "You're more machine than man."
- — Banter with Darth Vader
- "Hmm... if I had to say... special forces?"
- — Banter with Iden Versio
- "Used to be so easy when you knew the good guys wore the armor."
- — Banter with Iden Versio
- "Yes, yes, yes, I know... you're just following orders."
- — Banter with Iden Versio
- "When I cut you in half, I should have aimed for your neck instead."
- — Banter with Darth Maul
- "I defeated you before, and I will defeat you again!"
- — Banter with Maul
- "Maul. Perhaps this time will be the end of it."
- — Banter with Maul
- "I didn't realize they came in silver."
- — Banter with Captain Phasma
- "Goodness... you're not one to trifle with, aren't you?"
- — Banter with Phasma
- "It'll take more than a helmet and a cape to intimidate me."
- — Banter with Phasma
- "A surprisingly civilized climax, as Obi-Wan Kenobi proves once more why triumph is his specialty."
- — Heroes vs. Villains announcer, when an Obi-wan player gets the final game-winning kill
- "A Jedi has been spotted. Looks like... Kenobi."
- — Separatist announcer when an opposing Obi-Wan player spawns
- "Master Kenobi is now fighting with the Clones."
- — Separatist announcer when an opposing Obi-Wan player spawns
- "Kenobi has joined the Republic forces."
- — Separatist announcer when an opposing Obi-Wan player spawns
- "Kenobi is here to support us!"
- — Republic announcer when an Obi-Wan player spawns
- "We're getting support from Master Kenobi!"
- — Republic announcer when an Obi-Wan player spawns
- "Master Kenobi has joined us!"
- — Republic announcer when an Obi-Wan player spawns
Hero Themes[]
Intro[]
Outro[]
Trivia[]
- Obi-Wan Kenobi is voiced by James Arnold Taylor, who previously voiced the young Kenobi in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated TV series as well as in the original Star Wars: Battlefront II.
- One of Obi-Wan Kenobi's running animations had been discovered by dataminers prior to his release. It is similar to his running animation from the original Star Wars: Battlefront II.
- Additionally, Obi-Wan Kenobi's emotes had been discovered by dataminers prior to their announcement. They were found to be respectively titled: "Hello There," "Your Move," "Strongest," and "Absolutes."
- Despite the Restrictive Mind Trick ability being changed in The Rise of Skywalker Update to not restrict dodges anymore, a hint still mentions such.
- In addition, the word "lightsaber" is mispelled in the Defensive Rush hint as "ligthsaber".
- Obi-Wan's All-Out Push voice lines are lines from the Jedi Code. In canon, sometimes Obi-Wan used the Jedi Code as a mantra, iterated the code mentally.
Updates[]
- Added.
- New content: General Kenobi Appearance.
- Buff: Obi-Wan no longer receives enemy lightsaber damage during Defensive Rush.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where a fully charged All-Out Push would not deal damage to enemies that are in the second half of the ability's area of effect.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the UI lines of All-Out Push would not be completely visible if the player didn't charge up the ability.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where players could not cancel Defensive Rush by dodging.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where players couldn't see the lightsaber ignite animation while frozen by Kylo Ren.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where Emperor Palpatine's main attack would show on Obi-Wan Kenobi's body instead of his lightsaber when blocking it.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where Obi-Wan Kenobi's "Your Move" and "Absolutes" emotes would be swapped in-game.
- Quality of life: Moved All-Out Push to the left ability slot and Defensive Rush to the right one in order to address player feedback and improve consistency with other Force heroes.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where Emperor Palpatine's Chain Lightning could damage Obi-Wan Kenobi even when he is blocking.
- Bug fix: Fixed a visual clipping issue with Obi-Wan Kenobi's fingers in the "Fighting Stance" Victory Pose while the General Kenobi Appearance was activated.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where Obi-Wan Kenobi's "Your Move" emote would play out-of-sync, when playing in a language other than English.
- Known issue: Obi-Wan Kenobi is not always able to block attacks from Count Dooku when his Duelist ability is active.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue that would occasionally cause camera stuttering if Obi-Wan Kenobi was interrupted during All-Out Push.
- Buff: Obi-Wan Kenobi now receives 80% damage reduction while performing All-Out Push.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where All-Out Push could be instantly reused by the player.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where lightsaber audio would play even while Obi-Wan's lightsaber is turned off during "Strongest Defense" emote.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where Count Dooku's voice lines would overlap with that of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
- General: Updated the German voice lines with the original German voice actor for Obi-Wan Kenobi, Philipp Moog.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the damage reduction during All-Out Push remained active after the ability was completed.
- Mechanics change: Improved hero lightsaber combat in a variety of ways:
- Removed staggering when a player attacks an enemy hero who is blocking.
- A hero can no longer attack when they have no stamina.
- Removed the stamina costs associated with pressing and holding block.
- After being hit by a lightsaber, heroes and troopers will be unable to be staggered by a lightsaber attack for 0.8 seconds.
- Buff: Increased active duration of Restrictive Mind Trick ability from 3 to 4.5 seconds.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue that would prevent certain heroes and troopers from using their secondary fire when affected by Restrictive Mind Trick.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the button prompt to perform the final move for Defensive Rush would not appear.
- General: Community Request: Adjusted Obi-Wan Kenobi's primary attack sequence animation so that it feels faster.
- General: Community Request: Brought back Obi-Wan Kenobi's air attack animation, but adjusted so that it feels faster.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue that prevented Darth Maul from blocking when affected by Restrictive Mind Trick.
- Buff: Increased the duration of Obi-Wan Kenobi's Restrictive Mind Trick from 4.5 to 5.5 seconds.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue that could cause Obi-Wan Kenobi to get stuck during the All-Out Push animation due to a bad connection with the server.
Where are those Droidekas? Update
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where Defensive Rush would not inflict lightsaber marks on objects.
- Bug fix: Fixed the delay between the animation of the Defensive Rush and the VFX when attacking an enemy who is blocking.
- New content: Added "Body and Mind" animated Victory Pose and "Maul" Voice Over, available by completing July 2019 limited-time challenges.
- Buff: Community Request: Obi-Wan Kenobi is now immune to enemy Force abilities while performing All-Out Push.
- Known issue: Kylo Ren's Pull can still interrupt OAll-Out Push. This will be changed in the next update.
- Bug fix: Obi-Wan Kenobi is no longer affected by Kylo Ren's Pull during All-Out Push.
- General: Obi-Wan Kenobi's health-on-kill Star Card named Jedi General has been replaced with Safeguard.
- Mechanics change: Obi-Wan Kenobi now gains health from every kill automatically, no Star Card required.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where enemy lightsaber heroes would be unable to block after blocking Defensive Rush.
- General: Improved Obi-Wan Kenobi's Dodge animation.
- Mechanics change: When hero abilities are interrupted by another ability, the interrupted ability will become instantly available so it can be used again. Before this, the interrupted ability would enter its cooldown despite not triggering.
- Bug fix: Fixed Defensive Rush end attack causing all enemy stamina to drain.
- General: The animation of Obi-Wan Kenobi's Defensive Rush ability has been improved for speed and accuracy.
- Mechanics change: Hero abilities will not get canceled when heroes are hit with melee attacks. Additionally, a melee attack right after a lightsaber attack should not stagger the hero.
- Mechanics change: Heroes and troopers are now immune to staggers for 0.7 seconds after having been staggered. This is applicable to staggering abilities, melee attacks, as well as lightsaber attacks.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where health-on-kill would occasionally award the wrong amount of health when killing troopers.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where Obi-Wan Kenobi would get damage reduction and immunity to enemy Force abilities, when trying to use All-Out Push at the same time as attacking with his lightsaber or using another ability.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where All-Out Push would get activated but not trigger any animation or push if used at the same time as a lightsaber strike.
- Quality of life: Heroes and troopers are now able to move and use abilities after having been staggered 0.15 seconds earlier.
- Quality of life: Reduced the time length of staggers when hit from behind by 0.15 seconds for all heroes and troopers.
- Quality of life: Pass on Obi-Wan Kenobi's abilities, allowing the player to regain control over the character earlier after the ability animation has ended:
- All-Out Push: Letting the player evade, move, and use other abilities 0.1 seconds earlier.
- Defensive Rush: Letting the player evade and move 0.15 seconds earlier. Other abilities for Obi-Wan Kenobi can be used 0.1 seconds earlier.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where All-out Push would not affect enemies if the player was attacked while activating it.
- Nerf: Restrictive Mind Trick no longer prevents dodges.
- Quality of life: Restrictive Mind Trick now shows the number of enemies targeted.
- General: The intro animation for Obi-Wan Kenobi in the spawn and Collection menu screen have been improved.
- General: Improved audio effects for Restrictive Mind Trick.
- Quality of life: Defensive Rush now follows the direction of the camera instead of the character model.
Gallery[]
References[]
DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II | Heroes in|
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Light Side | Anakin Skywalker ⋅ BB-8 ⋅ Chewbacca ⋅ Finn ⋅ Han Solo ⋅ Lando Calrissian ⋅ Leia Organa ⋅ Luke Skywalker ⋅ Obi-Wan Kenobi ⋅ Rey ⋅ Yoda |
Dark Side | BB-9E ⋅ Boba Fett ⋅ Bossk ⋅ Captain Phasma ⋅ Count Dooku ⋅ Darth Maul ⋅ Darth Vader ⋅ Emperor Palpatine ⋅ General Grievous ⋅ Iden Versio ⋅ Kylo Ren |
The Galactic Republic in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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