This blog will be focused on showcasing the abilities of legendary Jedi Obi Wan Kenobi, as an Initiate. As a rank, it is lower than the rank of padawan and the lowest Jedi rank. Jedi who are Initiates are basically children Jedi, taught only the most basic Jedi skills and are not formal apprentices under a Master. Instead, groups of Jedi Initiates are trained by a single master in basic lightsaber combat and basic force skills among other basic education.

This blog covers Obi Wan Kenobi till the age of 12, where he is a Jedi Initiate. He becomes an apprentice under Qui Gon after this and is then recognized as a padawan or Jedi Apprentice.

The main topics of elucidation here will be:

1. Clearing up a common misconception

2. General hype about Obi Wan's power and potential

3. The Draigon feat

4. The Wall feat

There will be other feats too, but the ones above will receive the most elaborate explanations and analysis here.

This blog will not cover feats of Obi Wan after he becomes an apprentice under Qui Gon, that is the timeframe from when he is 13 till when he is 25 years old during TPM. Although certain quotes will be taken from that timeline to demonstrate his ability in this particular timeline, as a Jedi Initiate.

"There is a secret to the warrior arts. One that has nothing to do with training. Nothing to do with fancy movements. It is the willingness to trade lives with your enemy. To never fight for anything you would not die for. Those who fight for glory, or gold, or power, stand on shifting sand, not the bedrock of true courage."

-Obi Wan Kenobi

1. Clearing up a common misconception:

There was or maybe even is, a common misconception that Obi Wan's potential in the force is low, because he was almost thrown out of the order and wasn't chosen by a master before the age of thirteen to be an apprentice. Factually speaking, this is utterly wrong, and quite surprising that this misconception is still somewhat prevalent.

Looking at the facts, we have:

No one would see if he gave Bruck the beating he deserved. Bruck was often cruel, but usually not so brazen. He was deliberately provoking Obi-Wan, trying to get him to loose his temper.

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Obi-Wan, for all his talents, had been not just a little like Anakin as a boy: rough-edged and prone to anger.Credit: Rogue Planet

This may be surprising to those not intimately familiar with the character, but Bruck succeeds spectacularly. He had even done so in the past:

Obi-Wan’s anger, his impatience, had been his downfall often enough in the past Bruck hoped to fill his mind with rage and despair so that he would not be open to the Force.

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Because the truth was that if Bruck had set the trap, he had walked into it willingly. Blindly and without though, perhaps. But it was his own will that led him there. What kind of Jedi would he make if he could fall for the tricks of a bully like Bruck?

Obi-Wan threw himself back on his sleep-couch. He had let Master Yoda down. He had thrown away his one last chance by letting anger cloud his mind. Now his worst fear had come true. After all his years of training, he was not good enough to be a Jedi Knight.

Yoda had always told him that anger and fear drove him too hard, that if he didn’t learn to control them, they would lead him down a path he didn’t want to follow. “Befriend them, you should,” Yoda had advised. “Look them in the eye without blinking. Use faults as teachers, you should. Then, rule you, they will not. Rule them, you shall.”

Yoda’s wisdom was engraved on his heart. How could he have failed to follow it?

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Obi-Wan held his anger, and merely smiled at Bruck. Yet a white-hot fury was building inside him.

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“What?” Senior Council Mace Windu asked. He was a strong, dark-skinned man with a shaved head. He studied Yoda with eyes that could pierce like blaster bolts. “What would be the point? Obi-Wan has proven once again that he cannot control his anger or his impatience. And Qui-Gon Jinn is not ready for another impatient Padawan.”

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Obviously, he has a history with this, with his anger and rage, well known to even Masters like Mace, who usually wouldn't get that involved with "Jedi Initiates" unless they exhibited extraordinary talent and/or extraordinary uncharacteristic behavior for a Jedi. In the case of Obi Wan, it was both.

As shown later, Obi Wan and Bruck were both filled with anger in their duel, and even though Obi Wan easily defeated Bruck when he went on the offensive, Qui Gon didn't take Obi Wan as his apprentice, due to the fact that a boy filled with so much anger was likely to turn to the dark side.

“Strong in the Force he is,” Yoda remarked.

“And angry and reckless,” Qui-Gon said, a trace of irritation beginning to edge his tone. “And likely to turn.”

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This pretty much seals the point. Obviously, Obi Wan is not as gifted as someone like Anakin, so the Council would not overlook his faults that easily. Although, as shown later, Yoda was willing to do so.

So, this should clear up any notion that Obi Wan had a low force potential due to this reason. His hype and feats show for themselves and he should easily be among the people with the best of the best force potential in the entirety of the SW legends.

2. General hype/feats and accolades about Obi Wan's power and potential:

Yoda senses Obi Wan's potential as an infant, and is immediately drawn to him:

Yoda rested his small hands on his own cross-legged knees. "Watched you I have, Obi-Wan, from your first day in the Temple. Drawn to you I was. As an infant, a youngling, a Padawan, a Jedi Knight. Burn in the Force's light always you have."

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Obi Wan's aura in the force particularly stood out for Yoda and he was drawn to him throughout Obi Wan's career as a Jedi.

Yoda takes a personal interest in the progress of Qui Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi Wan Kenobi. Yoda recognizes their considerable strength and potential even as he disagrees with some of their "dangerously reckless" choices.

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Indeed that is confirmed by the fact that he has taken a special interest in the pair of Obi Wan and Qui Gon throughout, due to their ability and potential indicated by the quote above.

Obi Wan mastered the Jedi fundamentals by the age of two only:

Skywalker lacked the foundation of a Temple education, so Kenobi had to teach him Jedi fundamentals he'd mastered himself by age two.

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Most people have barely even begun to walk and talk by the age of two, but Obi Wan has "mastered" the Jedi fundamentals taught to Jedi Initiates, the phase of Jedi training that Anakin missed. This includes basic lightsaber training, as well as basic force powers such as precognition, basic telekinesis etc. All by the age of two.

Yoda remarks highly on a 12 year old Obi Wan:

“On Qui-Gon that depends – and you,” Yoda said. “Come back tomorrow and fight for him with the Force as your ally. Perhaps accept you he will.” Yoda put a comforting hand on his arm. “either way, it matters not. Leave the Temple soon you shall. But tell you I must, to lose such an apt pupil, I am sorry.”

Startled and pleased, Obi-Wan looked at Yoda. The Master’s eyes glowed as he blinked at Obi-Wan. A compliment from Yoda was as rare as an expression of regret. That was what made his opinion so highly prized. At that moment, Obi-Wan felt that even if he didn’t become a Knight, he had earned Yoda’s respect. That was a great gift.

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He does so again, to Qui Gon:

Qui-Gon didn’t answer. Yoda knew him too well. He could not argue.

“Strong in the Force he is,” Yoda remarked.

“And angry and reckless,” Qui-Gon said, a trace of irritation beginning to edge his tone. “And likely to turn.”

“Not all angry young men to the dark side turn,” Yoda said calmly. “Not if a proper teacher they have.”

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Qui Gon is disgusted at the notion of Obi Wan becoming a farmer, disgusted at "such a waste of potential":

“For the Agricultural Corps he will work.”

Qui-Gon grunted. “ Farmer?” Such a waste of potential. “Tell him . . . that I wish him luck.”

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Obi Wan "excelled" at his Jedi training:

A pensive, often reckless youth, Obi Wan was quick to take action, often giving little thought to the consequences of those actions. Nevertheless, the youth excelled at his Jedi training, and proved himself to be a diligent and loyal student.

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During a mission, Obi Wan emits the force with such power that Qui Gon is "astonished" by it:

Qui-Gon was taken aback. He felt the Force emit form Obi-Wan like a breaking wave. The power of it astonished him. He locked his gaze with Obi-Wan. Their wills slashed silently in the dark tunnel.

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Fight With Bruck Chun( fellow Initiate) in front of Qui Gon and the rest of the students and teachers in the temple:

The Masters had decided the fight would be without blindfolds. Bruck’s face was close, and his eyes glared at Obi-Wan with hate. The moment stretched, extended. In Bruck’s eyes Obi-Wan saw a future mapped out for him, a future in which anger ruled him and he began to hate all who opposed him.

Obi-Wan reached out for the Force. He felt it flow around him, but he could not fully grasp it. Here was the boy who stood between him and his dream, who mocked him, who tricked him. He pushed against Bruck and saw the surprise in the boy’s eyes as he fell backward.

Obi-Wan took advantage of Bruck’s uncertainty to aim a sizzling attack at Bruck’s face. Bruck ducked and slashed at Obi-Wan’s feet. Obi-Wan leaped high in the air.

As a child, Obi-Wan had learned by fighting older students to avoid flashy attacks that wasted energy. Instead, he’d been trained to fight defensively, to block blows with small movements, or to avoid them.

As Obi-Wan parried Bruck’s moves, he felt Qui-Gon Jinn’s eyes on him. The Jedi was a rebel and a loner, and Obi-Wan wanted to be seen as a rebel, too.

Instead of waiting to gauge Bruck’s attack strategy, Obi-Wan attacked suddenly and furiously. Bruck tried to block the attacks, but Obi-Wan’s lightsaber met Bruck’s with stinging power. Bruck nearly dropped his weapon.

Obi-Wan brandished his lightsaber in both hands, swinging brutally. Bruck tried to block a second time, and fell back, sprawling . His lightsaber switched off and went skittering over the uneven floor.

Obi-Wan slammed down, a decisive blow that should have won the bout, but Bruck managed to roll aside and grab his lightsaber. He barely had time to switch it on before Obi-Wan’s lightsaber battered down again.

This time, there was no blocking the blow. Bruck’s lightsaber knocked back into him. Obi-Wan caught Bruck cleanly between the eyes, burning his hair and scorching his skin.

Bruck cried out in pain as both lightsabers burned him, and Yoda announced, “Enough!”

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Both the boys were filled with anger throughout the fight, and while the fight was somewhat even during the first part, Bruck is clearly stomped by Obi Wan once he goes on the offensive. It is then that the disparity between the two characters becomes apparent since Bruck clearly cannot handle Obi Wan's power as is directly stated.

3. The Draigon Feat

This is arguably Obi Wan's most impressive feat at this stage. He fights off an army of endless numbers of giant winged reptiles called Draigons who are massive enough to hold Whiphid warriors in their mouths and are 20 m in length.

Qui-Gon fought to control the draigon’s mind, bring it safely to the ground. He was worried. As far as the eye could see, draigons flocked toward the caves. Their roars were deafening as they called to each other.

Qui-Gon had seen the giant trees in the Silver Forest of Dreams on the planet Kubindi. Some of their vast leaves could be twenty meters wide, and when they fell in the autumn, they floated like giant rafts through the sky. That is what the draigons reminded him of. They dropped through the leaden skies, just as the leaves floated from the Kubindi forests.

Yet these creatures were deadly; and like Qui-Gon, they were headed toward the caves.

Qui-Gon called with his mind, warning young Obi-Wan Kenobi again of the danger. Then he waited as the draigon wafted downward, close to the narrow ledge outside the caves. Qui-Gon chose his moment, then sprang off the back of the beast. He landed on the ledge, steadying himself with a hand against the outside wall of the cave. The draigon flew off with a soft confused cry, his mind released.

Qui-Gon had taken two steps toward the cave when he saw Obi-Wan race from its mouth, lightsaber held high.

Obi-Wan ran from the cave only to stop short. He stared at the sky in horror.

At first, he’d thought it was just dark clouds. But now he realized that scores of draigons were blocking the sun. And they were all winging toward the caves.

Never in his young life had he imagined such terror. His legs went weak, and his mind was suddenly blank. He didn’t know what to do.

The he saw Qui-Gon heading toward him. Relief flooded him. The Jedi looked battered and bloody, and he was holding one shoulder stiffly. Still, he was alive.

“Did you get the dactyl?” Obi-Wan called.

Qui-Gon nodded. “The Arconans?”

“Still alive, but barely. Go, Qui-Gon. I’ll hold the mouth of the cave.”

....

Draigons hurtled from the sky by the dozens, converging on the lad. Even Grelb had to admire the young Jedi’s skill. His lightsaber struck again and again, and the boy showed no sign of tiring. It was almost a pity to kill him.

....

The battle was like none Obi-Wan had ever imagined. He felt no fear. He had accepted his death. The odds were just too great against him. Now he only fought to protect the Arconans. He felt no anger. He did not hate the hungry beasts that dropped endlessly from the blackened skies.

The Force was his ally.

He could feel it moving him, moving through him, and through the draigons. He leaped and somersaulted. He spun and slashed through muzzles and claws. The battle became a dance of sheer survival.

As he danced, Obi-Wan changed. He felt subtle promptings he’d never felt before. He saw attacks before they came. He sensed the flail of a tail before it happened. The muscles of the draigons seemed incredible defined, so that he could read tiny flickers of movements that revealed which way a draigon would turn. Dead draigons piled on the ground around him. He gave himself entirely to the dance.

After several long minutes, he began backing toward the mouth of the cave. He had an idea. If he could kill the draigons at the very mouth of the cave, the bodies would block the entrance. If enough entrances were blocked, they might have a chance.

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The feat is clear. "Endless" numbers of draigons converge on him all at once( so many they were blotting out the sun), and he fights them all off at once. Further, draigons were rising to the sky itself in greater numbers continuously drawn from their resting places due to the firing of the Whiphids as elaborated later on.

Later when Qui Gon joins him, together they fight off the draigons till nightfall:

Together, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon jinn fought side by side. The Forced pulsed between them. They knew without speaking where the other would move, when the other would strike. When Qui-Gon moved forward, Obi-Wan sprang back to protect his flank. When Obi-Wan leaped to the right, Qui-Gon made sure he was covered from the left.

Clat’Ha joined them, a blaster in each hand and a spare strapped to her leg. Qui-Gon and Clat’Ha had worked quickly to administer the dactyl to the Arconans, and they had revived enough to stand together and fight. Si Treemba and a group of Arconans handled any draigons who dared breach the opening.

Obi-Wan’s plan worked. Draigon bodies piled up at the entrance, blocking it. Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and Clat’Ha left a small squad to protect it and raced to the next cave opening. Then the battle began all over again.

Before his death, Jemba had ordered the Whiphids and Hutts of Offworld Corporation to defend the cave where they had gathered. He instructed them to fire from the rocks outside the cave. It was a foolish strategy. Hundreds of miners had been slain. Finally, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon convinced them to fight at the cave entrance and use the draigon bodies as shields.

The Offworld miners and the Jedi worked to guard the cave entrances, but draigons dug new entrances through the rock, so that at times they broke through and came at the miners from above or behind. That’s where the Arconans came in handy. By evening, it was evident to every Hutt and Whiphid on that rock that the Arconans were not cowards. They were creatures born to caves and darkness, and when it came to time to fight in their own element, they proved themselves to be ferocious and cunning.

No draigon that tunneled through a cave’s roof caught an Arconan by surprise. Indeed, the Arconans were so fierce that the Whiphids and Hutts finally retreated and left them to finish the battle.

Near nightfall Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon were still battling at the last entrance to the caves. Smoke rose from the draigons’ mouths as they let out their piercing cries in the dusky air. But the cries had changed from war cries to signals. Suddenly, what was left of the flock roared and leaped into the air. The draigons circled the island twice, then flew off in defeat.

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The book is meant to show the emotional evolution of Obi Wan as he moves past his stage of anger and recklessness and matures into the Jedi we all know( though he obviously does not complete that transformation in this book). Here, Obi Wan has learned to do just that and take a pretty big step in that direction when confronted with a challenge far greater than any he has ever faced before. Thus, his power significantly increases during the course of the duel. As evidenced by this:

“You did well,” Qui-Gon said. “I felt the Force move in you.”

“It was . . . astonishing,” Obi-wan said quietly. “I thought I understood its power. But I see that I had only glimpsed one corner of what it could do. For years, I thought myself worthy of it. But it was not until I recognized my own unworthiness that the power began to fill me.” Obi-Wan turned to Qui-Gon. His eyes searched his face. “Do you know what I mean?”

Qui-Gon smiled. “You are learning. And yes, I know what you mean.”

Silence grew between them, but it was a comfortable silence. Always before, Qui-Gon could almost hear the pleading Obi-Wan was holding back. Now he felt only acceptance of Qui-Gon’s feelings, and his own fate. Another victory for the boy. He was impressed.

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Just for additional confirmation, Obi Wan's power is confirmed to increase throughout the course of the book, as he emotionally matures past his reckless stage:

Qui-Gon’s blue gaze studied Obi-Wan keenly for a moment. “Obi-Wan, when you accelerated the ship, what thoughts did you have?”

“Thoughts?” Obi-Wan asked doubtfully. “I wasn’t thinking about much of anything. I was afraid of the pirates, and I just knew I had to get away fast.”

He was too exhausted to care too much about giving the wrong answer. Better just to speak the blunt truth. Qui-Gon would approve of his actions or not. He was tired of trying to please him.

“So you didn’t think about the fact that you would tear the ships from the docking bays and kill hundreds of pirates in the process?” Qui-Gon asked in a neutral tone.

“I didn’t think about what I was doing,” Obi-Wan replied. “The Force led me.”

“Were you frightened? Angry?”

“Both,” Obi-Wan admitted. “I . . . fired on the pirates. I killed, but I didn’t do it in anger. I did it to save lives.”

Qui-Gon nodded, just the smallest of movements. “I see.” It was the answer Qui-Gon had been looking for. It demonstrated that Obi-Wan was growing stronger in the ways of the Force.

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So, it should be pretty evident that Obi Wan when he emerges from the battle, is far superior to the Obi Wan at the start of the battle.

But that is not all. Qui Gon, who felt the force in Obi Wan in the fight, noted after a few weeks of this battle, when he took Obi Wan as his padawan that with every mission he was more and more convinced that Obi Wan would become extraordinary among the Jedi, demonstrating that Obi Wan was increasing in power and skill with each mission( which obviously includes their first mission on the unknown planet here, against the draigons and Offworld in this book, even if Obi Wan is not officially his padawan):

And he had Obi-Wan. With every mission, he was more convinced that his Padawan would become extraordinary, even among the Jedi. What he taught would live on. That was legacy enough.

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When Obi Wan is 17, he remarks that he had grown "so much" during the course of the 4 years since Qui Gon had first met him, and although this has nothing to do with him as an Initiate, it does help in clearly indicating his pretty high growth rate at this stage:

Then an image of Obi-Wan when he had gone to help him on Melida/Daan, wounded, humble, and brave enough to face his mistakes - even if doing so meant never becoming a Jedi. The boy had grown so much in the last four years. More than getting stronger and taller, he was learning to trust himself, his instincts, and the Force.

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It should be evident that Obi Wan has had a pretty big increase in power after this battle, but even this is not his prime stage as an Initiate.

During their fight against Xanatos a few days later, Qui Gon finally "realizes" Obi Wan's true potential, indicating that he had grown even more:

He was saved by the selfless quick thinking of Obi Wan and although Xanatos escaped, Qui Gon finally realized Obi Wan's potential.

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So, at his prime as a Jedi Initiate( a few days after this event) Obi Wan should be far better than the Obi Wan who went into the battle initially against the draigons here.

To further describe the draigons:

It was the first he’d seen up close. The draigon had tiny silver scales over all of its body, and huge yellow eyes like those on a fish. It had no front legs, only a single huge claw on each wing. And its mouth had the strangest teeth – like enormous needles that arced down from its gums. The monster vaguely reminded him of an Ithorian razor shark.

The huge reptile had half of the Whiphid marksman in its mouth.

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The mere cry of a draigon is enough to set an entire cave into vibration, and make the ground tremble:

Suddenly a draigon roared near the mouth of the tunnels. The sound was astonishing. The cave trembled. Bits of dust shook loose from the roof.

....

Suddenly, a great shadow blocked the light to the cave. A draigon shrieked, a cry so piercing that the rock around Qui-Gon trembled. He pressed himself against the side of the cave.

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What's more noteworthy is that lesser numbers of draigons laid waste to an entire Whiphid army:

The Whiphids all turned and began to fire at the draigon.

Qui-Gon pulled himself up the last three meters, then wedged himself into the small cave. There, he paused, panting for a long moment, clutching his sore right arm. The acrid scent of sulfur and ammonia assaulted him. He peered farther inside the cave. The dactyl crystals had been thrown on the smooth floor of the cave, and were giving off a dull yellowish glow.

Th blaster fire was coming fast as ever. The guns made a steady boom boom boom.

But the shots were no longer directed at him. Instead, the Whiphids had hidden in the rocks, firing at draigons. The blaster fire attracted them by the score, and draigons roared in the sky, flocking down from the cliffs. Several of the huge beasts had collasped around the Whiphids, but others were wheeling from the skies in a feeding frenzy.

Qui-Gon looked down from the cliff, watching the struggle. He had traveled all morning without attracting the attention of a draigon. Now, by shooting their blasters, the stupid Whiphids were drawing them in droves.

Draigons screamed, a great shrieking cry, and dove out of the clouds on leathery silver wings. They soared over the stones and swiveled their heads. Teeth gleamed under the strobe of lightning flashes.

The Whiphids scattered and tried to hide beneath huge slabs of stone. One Whiphid roared in terror as a draigon dropped from the sky and plucked it from its hiding place.

Qui-Gon used the diversion to load the dactyl into the cloth sack he had brought. For several moments the Whiphids fought and screamed and died as dozens and dozens of the huge draigons plummeted toward them.

....

Before his death, Jemba had ordered the Whiphids and Hutts of Offworld Corporation to defend the cave where they had gathered. He instructed them to fire from the rocks outside the cave. It was a foolish strategy. Hundreds of miners had been slain. Finally, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon convinced them to fight at the cave entrance and use the draigon bodies as shields.

....

Because of Jemba’s orders, over three hundred Offworld miners were killed in the battle. Eighty-seven Arconans had lost their lives. The caves filled with the Arconans’ hum of mourning.

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Note that the blaster fire was attracting more and more draigons, so by the time the army was dealt with, Obi Wan would have to face a far more number of draigons than the Whiphids faced( the draigons had already dealt with the Whiphids but in the process a huge number of them had accumulated and they were then heading in the direction of the caves towards Obi Wan there). Indeed, the numbers of draigons coming from the sky to attack Obi Wan were so great, that the draigons blotted out the sun, as stated earlier.

To summarize:

-Obi Wan fought off an endless amount of draigons so great in number that the numbers coming from the sky to attract him blotted out the sun.

-Obi Wan and Qui Gon together fight off the draigons for many more hours after that continuously.

-Obi Wan's power increases significantly during the fight with the draigons and throughout the novel as he struggles to master his emotions and evolve into the character we all know, and increases even more a few days later where he is at his most powerful as a Jedi Initiate. Obi Wan at his best during this stage of his career as a Jedi Initiate thus, should easily do what he did against the draigons initially.

-Far lesser numbers of draigons than the ones that moved in to attack Obi Wan destroyed an entire army of hundreds of Whiphids shortly before.

4. The Wall Feat

Another very impressive feat for Obi Wan around this time happens a few days later on Bandomeer after the previous ordeal for Obi Wan on the unknown planet with Offworld and the draigons.

By changing the temperature of the entire wall, uniformly( and thus generating thermoelectric currents in it), Obi Wan is able to turn an entire wall transparent. The wall was one with a property of becoming transparent if thermoelectric was generated through it( which happens with change in temperature):

"I think we found the fertilizer," Obi-Wan groaned, pulling himself out of the muck. They surveyed their surroundings. Behind them was the field. Ahead was a blank wall.

Something about the wall bothered Obi-Wan. It was tall and seamless, and curved out of sight around the fertilizer pile.

He walked closer and placed his hands against the wall. The surface was cool, like metal. When he took his hands away, to surprise he saw, just for an instant, that his touch had caused transparency. It happened in the flicker of an eyelid, to quickly for him to see inside.

"What are you doing?" Si Treemba asked impatiently. He let out the Arconan hissing sound of anxiety. "Let's go. This smell will kill us."

Si Treemba hadn't seen the wall flicker. Perhaps the Force was at work. "One moment," Obi-Wan said. "I think this might be another way out."

He felt carefully along the wall, watching as his fingers left a shimmering transparency behind. He'd never seen a metal with this quality before. Finally, he found what he was looking for - a seam. He traced it with a finger.

It was a door.

Keeping his hand flat on the door, Obi-Wan felt the energy from the living things around him, the grain and fruit, the people, the rich, organic island that was the dome.

Si Treemba gasped as the entire wall suddenly turned transparent.

....

He placed a hand against the wall. When he took it away, he saw a brief flicker of transparency.

Obi-Wan's description togged at Qui-Gon's memory. He'd read about the technological advances on Telos, the home planet of Xanatos. Recently they had been able to cover transparisteel with a special coating the rendered it opaque.

When a thermoelectrical was generated, the wall returned to normal transparency.

He pressed his whole body against the wall and it turned transparent. He could see the inner office. Still, where was the door?

Qui-Gon drew the Force in and felt it move within him like a cresting wave. The entire wall became transparent.

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The property of thermoelectric current, is that it is generated whenever a substance changes temperature. At least, that is what I have heard since I am not very knowledgeable on that particular branch of physics, but it should be obvious that that is what is happening here. Obi Wan's touch causes transparency only in those areas where he touches it since the wall is cool in temperature( it is an air conditioned facility) and Obi Wan's body temperature would be rather noticeably higher than the temperature of the wall, heating it up for a miniscule amount of time and by a very small amount( shimmering transparency) before returning back to its original temperature, making it opaque.

Thus in order to make the entire wall transparent, Obi Wan would have to heat up the entire wall by a noticeable degree. The wall is described as being tall and curving out of sight, so it is a pretty big wall that Obi Wan has to change the temperature of. Making the feat pretty impressive.

What makes it more impressive however, is the energy output Obi Wan can give. It should be apparent that heating things up requires much more energy than in moving them through telekinesis or even lifting them. We can simply try out the exercise with a pencil or a small metal rod, where it should be obvious that we can move the object far more easily than we can heat it up on our own( with friction). Even if we use a flame, it is again pretty obvious that the energy output of the flame is far greater than the energy it requires us to move the object.

So, even though this isn't telekinesis it still requires a tremendous amount of power to pull it off, more than what telekinesis takes up. Which is what makes the feat so impressive. It is a showing of Obi Wan's sheer power manifested through temperature manipulation.

For those interested in the mathematical treatment, I have also calculated the respective energies and compared them. However, some people might not be interested in any quantitative analysis so feel free to skip it.

As said earlier, even if you don't accept the mathematical treatment, it should still be apparent that changing the temperature of objects is a pretty great showing of energy output than can be produced.

That concludes Obi Wan's impressive feats at this stage. Hope you enjoyed reading it, and constructive feedback is appreciated.