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"Well I can't say I really remember. I was very young when I left my homeworld."
―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Anakin Skywalker[3]

Stewjon was a planet[4] in the Deep Core[1] that was the homeworld of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a male human Jedi Master.[2] Between 32 and 29 BBY,[5] Kenobi told his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, that he did not remember leaving his homeworld.[3] Stewjon was also the homeworld of Tadd Marteens, a farmer who joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic after the Battle of Yavin.[6]

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Behind the scenes[]

"This is one of the first things I wrote in the very first script. He comes from the planet Stewjon."
―George Lucas, joking about Obi-Wan Kenobi's planet of origin to Jon Stewart[7]

The name of Obi-Wan Kenobi's homeworld was coined by George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars. At the Celebration V convention in Orlando, Florida, comedian and talk-show host Jon Stewart interviewed Lucas, and Stewart asked for the name of Obi-Wan Kenobi's home planet. Lucas jokingly replied that it was "Stewjon," a tuckerization of Stewart's name.[8][7] The official StarWars.com Encyclopedia entry on Obi-Wan Kenobi later listed Stewjon as Kenobi's homeworld.[2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: Timelines
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 StarWars Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1
  4. Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
  5. Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1 takes place in between Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 32 BBY, and Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin. Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide dates Anakin Skywalker's birth to 41 BBY, and since Anakin is 12 years old in Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin, it must take place in 29 BBY. Therefore, Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1 must take place in between 29 BBY and 32 BBY.
  6. TwitterLogo Landry Q. Walker (@LandryQWalker) on Twitter: "Star Wars Adventures 4 - Meet Tadd Marteens. A farmer from Stewjon, Tadd is a new recruit who joined the rebellion after the victory at Yavin. A decent pilot with no combat experience, Tadd flies an A-Wing into battle." (content now obsolete; screenshot)
  7. 7.0 7.1 The star wars show logo The Star Wars Show: A Celebration of Star Wars Celebration! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)  (Posted on StarWars.com)
  8. StarWars Star Wars Celebration Main Event: Play by Play on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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