EPIII theory

I think that someone asks OB-1 a favor in EpIII, but he refuses because he is still down from the failing of Anakin. So someone asks his help
"Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope."
"Mylady, you're mistaken, I'm Ben Kenobi, my brother died years ago!"

What do you think???

Anakin doesn't fall in II, in fact he may not fall until very late in III, at least completely where everyone knows he has turned.

Rehashing an old line from ANH, Eugh....

As for the Ben Kenobi name, he uses that on Tatooine, not to hide from his friends but to maintain a low profile.

Episode-III takes place 2-3 years after Episode-II, so a line like "He dies years ago" would be out of place.

Anakin ends Episode-II still pretty much on the side of good, with hints of his emerging evilness throughout the movie. Though he may be a few lbs lighter near then end than he was at the beginning. 😂

Hey could try,
and I think that being called Ben or Obi-Wan doesn't change alot.
I mean, you're still a Kenobi

But Kenobi could be like Smith or Jones or it could be like Nasasahasalam.

We don't know how common the name is.

Why rename than? He comes to Tattooine every episode

Originally posted by yerssot
Why rename than? He comes to Tattooine every episode

And he hardly goes to Tatooine at all until he settles there.

In Episode-I he never left the ship, he doesn't go to Mos Espa or any where else for that matter.

He doesn't visit Tatooine in Episode-II.

He probably does in Episode-III, but only to deliver Luke to the Lars and possibly to begin his hide out.

The only knowledge of Obi-Wan that the denizens of Tatooine have is over the news, if they ever talked about the great Hero Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Remember, he hides his house far away from anyone esle, on the edges of the Jundland wastes, where people hardly ever visit. I'm sure that any unwanted visitors could just be "convinced" they had never been there.

He is referred to by Owen as a hermit, I would imagine that he spends nearly 20 years on Tatooine with very little contact with anyone.

If the Empire does hunt down the Jedi then I would think that there would be quite a few greedy people willing to turn a jedi in for profit..and remember..Luke didn't know that Ben was a jedi. So it goes along that feeling that Obi-Wan changed his name for safety reasons. Plus the Jedi come to be ridiculed by the common people..maybe saying you're some big time Jedi Master is just asking for someone to try something.

Obi-Wan does say that he hasn't used his name since BEFORE Luke was born...

Agreed, but also remember that he does have a talent for exaggeration.

I'll forgive him that because he has a nice beard.

Be interesting to see whether that statement turns out to be true or not.

Probably not, but it would form a great link beween OT and PT

Well, even though it might not be "technically" true, the idea he dropped Obi-Wan a long time ago is still valid.

A while ago I had my questions about OB1 and Ben being the samme person.
But sw.com says that they are the same: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ben)

They did a lot of effort with Sidious and Palpa but they are the same, (I guess)

I;m sorry; there was ever a question of them being different people?!

No,
I had my doubts, espaccially you had the following thing:
C-3PO: Seethreepio
R2-D2: Artwodeetoo
OB1: Obi-Wan

For that I had my doubts, but it was something stupid, never mind

I have friends who think that Sidious and Palpy are totally different. What should I tell them so they know the truth?

Say nothing,
a lot of people think that they are the same, but it isn't showed in the movies (yet)

I can't wait to see the looks on their faces when they do find out.

I saw a pic on sw.com where you could see under his cape (=Sidi) but it isn't Ian, so is he still the same?

No, they're the same...that's just there to confuse you. 🤣