Darth Vader’s “Purge” is one of the most widespread legends in the Star Wars universe. Now, we will see her in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
In an interview given to Entertainment Weeklythe screenwriter Joby Harold anticipated what viewers were going to find in Obi-Wan Kenobithe new series of starwars what we will see soon Disney+. One of the details that he advanced was “The Purge” of Darth Vaderone of the most widespread legends among fans of the galactic saga of lucasfilm.
«The series takes place ten years after ‘Revenge of the Sith’.‘, a dark time in the galaxy,” Joby Harold said of Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Star Wars universe. But what about Darth Vader and the purge of him? «The Galactic Empire is on the rise and all the horrors it brings are beginning to manifest in all corners of the galaxy. The Jedi Order that remains is being eliminated, hunted down. Everything that was or existed in the prequels… has collapsed«.
One of the byproducts of the events of the prequels was the appearance of Darth Vader, who seems to hunt down any surviving Jedi relentlessly. «The Jedi who have survived, those who survive, flee and hide. Darth Vader and his Inquisitors pursue them to the ends of the galaxy.“, Promised the writer of the Star Wars series. We will see “The Purge” in Obi-Wan Kenobi!
The paths of faith and hope… in stormy times
Obi-Wan Kenobi himself has fought to retain hope and maintains his faith in the ways of the Force. The writer of the Star Wars series has promised that those concepts will be explored in the television show starring Ewan McGregor. «Within this fatalistic and hopeless world, we find possibly the most famous Jedi of all those who have survived. He is hidden and fights with that faith that defines the Jedi. He wants to hold on to her and hopes to get her back into a hopeless world.“, said.
As the series progresses, Obi-Wan Kenobi will be put to the test. The Jedi will regain faith. And that faith will lead him to become the old mentor we saw in Star Wars: A New Hope. In the movie where he faced Darth Vader again, after so long. «Within that galactic context, his faith is put to the test. He goes on a journey from the end of the prequels, where Ewan McGregor really felt like he was playing Obi-Wan. Kenobi’s series reaches an extraordinary point, culminating in him becoming the character Sir Alec Guinness gifted the world with in ‘A New Hope.’ At this specific moment in Star Wars history, when the Jedi are on the run from Darth Vader, we can stand and watch Obi-Wan as he accepts the challenge to survive.«, he sentenced.