Monday, May 6, 2013

"You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned."

     Sometimes, I like to go to this little place in the back of my mind where the Star Wars prequels don't exist. In this little place, I can let my imagination go wild contemplating what it was like for a young Obi-Wan and Anakin having adventures in a universe completely free of midichlorians and roger-rogers.

Here's my take on Obi-Wan from this alternate reality.


     When we first meet Obi-Wan in "A New Hope," he's supposed to be "laying low." He's a fugitive on the Empire's most-wanted list, so I like to think that his attire isn't a Jedi uniform, but just something an old man on Tatooine might wear. After all, it wouldn't make much sense for a wanted war criminal to be walking around in full uniform. I imagined that the Jedi attire would be something similar to what Luke wears in "Return of the Jedi." I drew this version with that in mind, and I also threw in some elements from Ralph McQuarrie's earlier concept drawing of Obi-Wan.

     It's fun to think this way, but unfortunately, I eventually have to return to reality, or as I call it... the "Jar Jar-verse." 

*sigh*

5 comments:

Laura Volpes said...

Oh, this is so cool!!! Great idea! Could be the charachter's description in an RPG sort of thing! ;)
Thumbs up!

Nathan H. Boyd said...

I guess it could, huh? Thanks for commenting! Glad you like it!

Unknown said...

Looks sorta like Draco Malfoy from harry potter, except the face is different.... But defiantly good!

Anonymous said...

Awesome!

ottoman beds said...

its so cool,,awesome.