![]() In this scenario, Jones was still utilized for Vader’s voice, though uncredited. We only very briefly get a small glimpse of him as Vader at the very end of Revenge of the Sith. In the prequel series, he was Anakin Skywalker, for the most part. What makes Obi-Wan Kenobi unique is that Christensen had never really portrayed Vader before. Meanwhile, we weren’t quite sure if it was safe to just assume he was returning. Hence, they were quite tight-lipped on whether Jones would be returning or not. This is how they subtly hid the Organa family’s prominent role in the series. Of course, Star Wars always loves to keep us guessing whenever possible. Given Jones’ history portraying Vader, one would assume he’d be returning for Obi-Wan Kenobi. ![]() Who voices Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi? In rereleases, he has since been credited and has gone on to reprise his role as Vader’s voice numerous times. At the time, Jones didn’t even ask to be credited, not thinking the film would perform well. Hence, James Earl Jones’ strong baritone was dubbed over Prowse. This is because the original Darth Vader actor, David Prowse, had the build of Vader, but couldn’t quite cut it voice-wise. One actor portrays his physical body, while another provides Vader’s voiceover. While we know that Christensen is portraying Vader’s body, Vader typically has two actors. Since we’ve barely gotten visuals of Darth Vader, we still haven’t heard his voice. His face is burned beyond recognition, but the credits confirm that it definitely was Christensen in that shot, with heavy make-up and prosthetics. In the scene, Vader has removed his outerwear for treatment in a bacta tank. In fact, the only glimpse of him we got was the very end of “Part II.” We know it is Vader from the characteristic breathing, but he is hardly recognizable without his mask. While we did get Skywalker flashbacks in Obi-Wan Kenobi, we haven’t gotten much at all of the present-day Vader. He changes his name to Ben, suffers from flashbacks of the past, and struggles to find the man he used to be. Viewers got to see firsthand the difficult stage of life he is in when the series takes place. So far, fans of Obi-Wan got a nice dose of him from the first two episodes. The show has been highly anticipated for months, after it was revealed both Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen were returning to the Star Wars franchise as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker (now Darth Vader), respectively. Disney+’s latest live-action Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered on May 27, 2022, releasing both parts of its two-part premiere simultaneously.
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