Why Did Obi-Wan Wait Three Years to Appear to Luke on Hoth? | Star Wars Explained

Report from the Holocron of Xela. Description: Why did Obi-Wan wait three years to tell Luke to go to Dagobah? I don’t think we have an official answer for this, but there is an important factor we need to take into account. Primarily, when the movie was made, the three year time jump hadn’t been established. The story needed to get Luke to Dagobah, and so Obi-Wan’s Force ghost gave him a little nudge. But, in-universe I think we can rationalize this a couple of ways. It’s possible Luke simply wasn’t ready to see Kenobi, the same way Ben wasn’t ready to see Qui-Gon in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Or Luke’s near-death experience could have opened the door for Deus Ex Machinobi to show up and offer him some guidance. We also have to consider that Force ghosts exists outside of space and time, as illustrated in the From a Certain Point of View book for A New Hope. This starts to get into headache territory the more you think about it, but the fact of the matter is, Obi-Wan’s spirit knows when he will visit Luke again as soon as he dies. So he knows when the right times to appear are. Basically we can just chalk it up to the Cosmic Force knowing what’s best, and as part of the Cosmic Force, Obi-Wan aligns himself with its timeline. #starwars


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