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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>DefyAuthority9</strong> <a href="/forum/post/0"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style=""></a><br><br>
WHY DID THEY KILL OBI WAN!!! DAMN THEM <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/bigcry.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="

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<br><br><br><span style="color:#008000;">Obi-Wan allowed himself to be killed, as he was sacrificing himself so that Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie & the droids could escape. He also knew (through his communing with Qui-Gon) that he'd become one with the Force and be able to help Luke more in that manner than he could as a physically old man who was restricted to one physical location.<br><br>
(this is all just my extrapolation and thoughts)<br><br><br><br>
He knew exactly what he was doing, if you ask me. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/smiley.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="

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