- "I don't know any Obi-Wan, but old Ben lives out beyond the Dune Sea. He's kind of a strange old hermit. "
- ―Luke Skywalker, about Obi-Wan Kenobi
A hermit was an individual who had withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of seclusion.[1] Hermits who had retired from society for somewhat religious reasons were also called anchorites. The powerful Force wielder known as the Father described himself and his two children as such.[2] At the time of the Invasion of Naboo, Beggar's Canyon on the desert planet of Tatooine housed hermits who had been chased out of Mos Espa.[3] The Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi later became a hermit on Tatooine so he could watch over Luke Skywalker from a distance as he grew up.[4] Similarly, Grand Master Yoda spent the last years of his life alone on Dagobah, where he studied the secrets of immortality,[5] and Luke Skywalker himself came to live alone on Ahch-To following the destruction of his new generation of Jedi.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Overlords"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Altar of Mortis"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Ghosts of Mortis"
- Most Wanted
- Star Wars 7: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi: "The Last of His Breed"
- Star Wars 15: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi
- Star Wars 20: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi
- Star Wars 27: Yoda's Secret War, Part II
- Star Wars 28: Yoda's Secret War, Part III
- "The End of History" — Star Wars Insider 154 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Rebels — "Twin Suns"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Wolves and a Door" (Depicted on a mural)
- Star Wars Rebels — "A World Between Worlds" (Depicted on a mural)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- "We Don't Serve Their Kind Here" — From a Certain Point of View
- "There is Another" — From a Certain Point of View
- Star Wars 57: The Escape, Part II (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Aftermath: Empire's End
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only)
- A Crash of Fate (Mentioned only)
- "The Knight & the Dragon" — Star Wars: Myths & Fables (In flashback(s))
Sources
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi
- Luke Skywalker Biography Gallery in the Databank (backup link)
- Tatooine History Gallery in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ "Overlords" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link (tv-shows/clone-wars/overlords-trivia-gallery) not verified!)
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Tatooine History Gallery in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Yoda biography gallery in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens