{"id":16109,"date":"2022-05-27T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T10:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1652463"},"modified":"2022-05-27T12:42:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T10:42:08","slug":"obi-wan-kenobi-debuts-clever-surprise-cameo-in-opening-episodes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/obi-wan-kenobi-debuts-clever-surprise-cameo-in-opening-episodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Obi-Wan Kenobi debuts clever surprise cameo in opening episodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 27 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>While we knew the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/obi-wan-kenobi-series-release-date-disney-plus\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/a> series would include a few familiar faces \u2013 the titular Jedi himself, played by Ewan McGregor, Joel Edgerton\u2019s Owen Lars and Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader, among others \u2013 the production team behind the new Star Wars Disney Plus show still managed to sneak an extra prequel cameo into the second episode to take fans by surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Look away now if you\u2019re particularly spoilerphobic, though it\u2019s not that big a giveaway to the plot of the episode anyway.<\/p> <p>Yes, it\u2019s another star of the Disney Plus screen \u2013 Temuera Morrison, aka Boba Fett, aka Jango Fett, aka just about any clone trooper you\u2019d care to mention. And it\u2019s the latter he\u2019s playing here, turning up on the streets of the crime-ridden planet Daiyu as an ex-Republic soldier begging for money on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpare any credits\u2026help a veteran get a warm meal,\u201d he says to the disguised Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor), who despite some mixed feelings does end up giving him some money.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Obi-Wan fought alongside countless \u201cbrothers\u201d of this man in the Clone Wars, befriending some of them personally. Based on the clone\u2019s armour, he probably even fought in the 501st Legion, who worked closely with Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker during the animated Clone Wars TV series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">\/\/ kenobi spoilers <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/obiwankenobi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#obiwankenobi<\/a><br\/>&#8211;<br\/>&#8211;<br\/>&#8211;<br\/>&#8211;<br\/>IM SO SURE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE SEEN TEM AS A 501ST CLONE IN LIVE ACTION <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/mYRScq7rs2&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/mYRScq7rs2<\/a><\/p>\u2014 gab (@JEDIREXS) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JEDIREXS\/status\/1530083944468733952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>On the other hand, clones also enacted Order 66 and wiped out the Jedi, as we were reminded in the opening scenes of episode 1. Who\u2019s to say how many Jedi this clone in particular killed off?<\/p>\n<p>Altogether it\u2019s a nice nod to Obi-Wan\u2019s past, the Clone Wars TV show (which is particularly beloved by fans) and a way to include Morrison that doesn\u2019t get too confusing with the timeline of his own series.<\/p>\n<p>And given that Morrison used to play every single clone trooper (all cloned from his Episode II character Jango Fett), we wouldn\u2019t be too surprised to see him turn up again in some flashbacks, even if it\u2019s just his voice.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this is just the start of these smart little cameos in Obi-Wan Kenobi \u2013 but even if this is all we get, it\u2019s still a nice nod to Star Wars\u2019 past.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Obi-Wan Kenobi series will air on Disney Plus on Fridays at 8am GMT. 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