Comparing The Voices - Obi-Wan Kenobi

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  • The Voices of Obi-Wan Kenobi a.k.a. Ben Kenobi (When called by Luke Skywalker)
    (The Former Padawan to Qui-Gon Jinn, and later Master Jedi to Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker)
    Who is Your Favorite Obi-Wan Kenobi? Who Do You Want To See Next?
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  • @Mom-yg1rt
    @Mom-yg1rt Před 4 lety +3346

    It’s weird to think James Arnold Taylor has done the most as obi wan

    • @timeless4168
      @timeless4168 Před 4 lety +158

      It’s because he was in nearly every episode of Star Wars the clone wars and in rebels and in battlefront 2. So you have heard him more than Ewan like for example me I forgot how Ewan sounded cuz I was binging the clone wars

    • @happy-face7611
      @happy-face7611 Před 4 lety +16

      Because of the clone wars
      ,

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen Před 4 lety +6

      still great tho!

    • @treygoldsworthy1402
      @treygoldsworthy1402 Před 4 lety +32

      And now a bit in Jedi Fallen Order.

    • @evanludens4583
      @evanludens4583 Před 4 lety +3

      They did this because he sounds hottttt

  • @bartholomewthundercatiii3484
    @bartholomewthundercatiii3484 Před 7 lety +8831

    For me no one surpasses Ewan McGregor but James Arnold Taylor is a worthy successor.

    • @LeagueOfGaming1000
      @LeagueOfGaming1000 Před 7 lety +374

      James Arnold Taylor was doing an imitation of Ewan so... basically they're the same person for voice

    • @cjmorton2436
      @cjmorton2436 Před 7 lety +128

      Bartholomew Thundercat III what about Alec Guinness he was the original one from episode 4

    • @Anti-HyperLink
      @Anti-HyperLink Před 7 lety +13

      Divide All of the young ones were.

    • @thomaschambers3588
      @thomaschambers3588 Před 7 lety +69

      CJ Morton Alex Guinness wasn't a fan of starwars and asked for his character to be killed off because he thought the film would flop

    • @cjmorton2436
      @cjmorton2436 Před 7 lety +33

      Thomas Chambers I know that and I know that Obi Wan was supposed to survive but yeah like you said Alec Guinness told George Lucas to kill off the character.

  • @JATactor
    @JATactor Před 6 lety +1537

    Very kind comments here, thanks to everyone that has enjoyed my work as the Jedi Master all these years, May the Force be with you all! JAT

    • @ahsokatano5284
      @ahsokatano5284 Před 3 lety +90

      Master Obi wan? where is my Master?

    • @Julien_789
      @Julien_789 Před 3 lety +65

      Thanks for all the amazing work you did yo did an amazing voice of Obi Wan

    • @dhruvkaushik4872
      @dhruvkaushik4872 Před 3 lety +32

      Hello There

    • @articusramos808
      @articusramos808 Před 3 lety +35

      It's the man himself! How you doing?

    • @joeswanson7634
      @joeswanson7634 Před 3 lety +17

      Posted 2 years ago but he just only gets responses .......ironic

  • @aboubakr1527
    @aboubakr1527 Před 6 lety +1692

    Confirmed: James Arnold Taylor is secretly Ewan Mcregor

    • @mikeor-
      @mikeor- Před 4 lety +7

      What about the Great Alec Guinness?

    • @pscasual4348
      @pscasual4348 Před 4 lety +15

      Mike Or Alec Guinness is definitely the best Ben Kenobi, but James Arnold Taylor and Ewan Mcgregor are iconic for young Obi-Wan.

    • @mikeor-
      @mikeor- Před 4 lety +4

      @@pscasual4348 I don't know about you, but I like McGregor better as the young Obi-Wan.

    • @gisele_rdgz
      @gisele_rdgz Před 3 lety +1

      :0

    • @Koll-Manee
      @Koll-Manee Před 3 lety +1

      @@mikeor- same

  • @TheHero136
    @TheHero136 Před 8 lety +5400

    1.) Ewan McGreggor
    2.) Alec Guinness
    3.) James Arnold Taylor
    They are my top 3.

  • @BlargeMan
    @BlargeMan Před 8 lety +1958

    Guinness, McGreggor and Taylor are the only Obi-Wans so far as I'm concerned

    • @97Multiphantom
      @97Multiphantom Před 7 lety +3

      Alex Andrews same

    • @mr.nugget1036
      @mr.nugget1036 Před 7 lety +20

      Alex Andrews You Mean Sir McTaylor? aka Obi-Wan?

    • @---pr2sj
      @---pr2sj Před 7 lety +1

      Alex Andrews just McGreggor so far as I'm concerned.

    • @Dave-us5fq
      @Dave-us5fq Před 7 lety +3

      - CMA - McGregor* no double G...

    • @DreamerFromTheDepths
      @DreamerFromTheDepths Před 5 lety

      @@mr.nugget1036 The only literal Ser here is Ser Alec Guinness.

  • @ianallistair1880
    @ianallistair1880 Před 4 lety +673

    I think everyone can agree that Ewan McGregor, Alex Guinness, and James Arnold Taylor are the best.

  • @anakinskywalker7323
    @anakinskywalker7323 Před 4 lety +204

    Those deathsticks really affected me, I hear my master's voice everywhere... What a nightmare.

    • @restrokruc2688
      @restrokruc2688 Před 4 lety +5

      Ah yes i can use useless sand here

    • @gabrielahayetian8056
      @gabrielahayetian8056 Před 3 lety +6

      @Anakin Skywalker Is is possible to learn this power?

    • @UmbraVR
      @UmbraVR Před 3 lety +3

      Me, the real Anakin, is just gonna watch this fight

  • @DarkeNite77
    @DarkeNite77 Před 8 lety +2163

    James Arnold Taylor had me believing he was speaking as Ewan.

    • @jamiewilliamson9829
      @jamiewilliamson9829 Před 7 lety +193

      Same here. In fact, when I first heard him in the Clone Wars TV Shows and movie, I assumed they managed to get him. Especially for the movie. James Arnold Taylor is a brilliant voice actor and a brilliant voice double.

    • @acenebula3045
      @acenebula3045 Před 7 lety +12

      Kurosaki Ichigo yeah, same here

    • @iain3713
      @iain3713 Před 7 lety +19

      Jamie Williamson and he does a pretty good Alec Guinness voice as well

    • @CalicoJackal
      @CalicoJackal Před 6 lety +5

      Deepfriedpillows Stephen Stanton is better as Old Ben/Alec Guinness

    • @anaussie213
      @anaussie213 Před 6 lety +2

      You guys must all be yanks because the way he talks is not how Guinness speaks (Received Pronunciation aka the queens English aka British English aka standard English).

  • @colin4758
    @colin4758 Před 7 lety +704

    Aside from the obvious two, Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor, I think that James Arnold Taylor is a fantastic Obi-Wan

    • @willyodi5
      @willyodi5 Před 7 lety +11

      Colin Keiser James and Ewan sound extremely similar

    • @TREVORVADER
      @TREVORVADER Před 4 lety +2

      Colin Keiser he even can play both young and old

  • @thenathanpainter
    @thenathanpainter Před 4 lety +1589

    No one outdoes Ewan McGregor
    Top 3 has to be
    1. Ewan McGregor
    2. James Arnold Taylor
    3. Alec Guinness

  • @GlobalOutcast
    @GlobalOutcast Před 4 lety +1901

    All of these people are obi wan,
    From a certain point of view

    • @scottespinosa7610
      @scottespinosa7610 Před 4 lety +13

      I wanted to say but decided not too .

    • @harisosse6371
      @harisosse6371 Před 4 lety +5

      Well from my point of view they arent

    • @GlobalOutcast
      @GlobalOutcast Před 4 lety +4

      @@harisosse6371 lol ok? Are you an ot purist or something?

    • @harisosse6371
      @harisosse6371 Před 4 lety +1

      Global Outcast have you ever watched rots

    • @GlobalOutcast
      @GlobalOutcast Před 4 lety

      @@harisosse6371 of course? I seen all the starwars movies

  • @nicosy282
    @nicosy282 Před 8 lety +2474

    James Arnold Taylor sounds almost like Ewan McGregor when he voiced Obi-Wan Kenobi.

    • @nicosy282
      @nicosy282 Před 8 lety +34

      I agree

    • @TREVORVADER
      @TREVORVADER Před 6 lety +88

      Nico Sy I think he’s pretty much a tie with Ewan McGregor for best Obi Wan.

    • @raiseasato
      @raiseasato Před 6 lety +72

      I always thought he *was* Ewan!

    • @connorshekelstein6432
      @connorshekelstein6432 Před 6 lety +3

      Nico Sy james taylors voice sounds better to me

    • @setogod7
      @setogod7 Před 6 lety +2

      i only just found out it was not ewan such a wth moment

  • @shadowofchaos41
    @shadowofchaos41 Před 9 lety +184

    Ewan Mcgregor's portrayal as Obi Wan is one of the best parts of the prequels

  • @obiwankenobi7857
    @obiwankenobi7857 Před 4 lety +686

    James Arnold Taylor sounds like me

  • @BoltBlades12
    @BoltBlades12 Před 7 lety +170

    The best voices simply put:
    Cinema: Ewan McGregor/Alec Guiness
    Animation/Games: James Arnold Taylor

  • @BarbusCraft
    @BarbusCraft Před 7 lety +1126

    1: Ewan McGregor
    2: Alec Guinness
    3: James Arnold Taylor

  • @alancrook1745
    @alancrook1745 Před 7 lety +1543

    McGreggor is the best thing about prequels

  • @tonyfino3671
    @tonyfino3671 Před 4 lety +631

    I just realized that at 1:31, that starting sentence is the same sentence used in Jedi: Fallen Order when Cal opens the Holocron and sees Obi-Wan’s warning.

    • @JL-sc5my
      @JL-sc5my Před 4 lety +14

      OMG your right! lol

    • @indiana157
      @indiana157 Před 4 lety +79

      Because obi wan replaced most of the holocrons with that message

    • @katyagras
      @katyagras Před 4 lety +6

      Yeah

    • @ChrisPrantza
      @ChrisPrantza Před 4 lety +31

      Actually that was a reference to the first time we heard the message in Rebels.

    • @Yougotcaged102
      @Yougotcaged102 Před 4 lety +46

      It's also the same message he recorded in REVENGE OF THE SITH
      although having said that, it feels kinda obvious

  • @Names_buck
    @Names_buck Před 4 lety +354

    Lewis MacLeod sounds like someone pretending to be a Scottish man with nasal congestion

    • @albinoraichu328
      @albinoraichu328 Před 4 lety +20

      Sounded horrible as obi wan

    • @jurassictheory6494
      @jurassictheory6494 Před 4 lety +1

      @@albinoraichu328 yup

    • @flavioy2f
      @flavioy2f Před 3 lety +1

      He's Scottish, though

    • @marcokilby7875
      @marcokilby7875 Před 3 lety +2

      My guess is that they thought Ewan McGregor was a Scottish bloke doing an English accent, so the best way to recreate that magic was to get another Scottish fella in. Doesn't work though.

  • @FaintestOfBreath
    @FaintestOfBreath Před 8 lety +509

    Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan is a hidden gem within the prequels. However James Arnold Taylor definitely gets a honorary mention because he's SO GOOD at the voice. Cadence, mannerisms, the actual voice being nearly identical to the movie version. Props to both guys.

    • @anaussie213
      @anaussie213 Před 6 lety +1

      Faintest Of Breath basic pronunciation? Alec Guinness speaks the queens English as does Mcgregor. James Taylor Arnold? Can’t do it.

    • @ethanfrederiksen4327
      @ethanfrederiksen4327 Před 5 lety +17

      I agree. James Arnold Taylor truly manages to capture the essence of Obi-Wan. He may bot sound completely identical to McGregor all the time, but he always sounds like the character.

    • @roshia_2783
      @roshia_2783 Před 5 lety +4

      @@ethanfrederiksen4327 No way. Ewan McGregor is the best. Besides, Taylor only voiced the character as he was in Episode II and III. Ewan McGregor tackled his whole character arc in the prequels and really carried the role with a passion that charmed the audience. McGregor was born for the role.

    • @shadowcat1606
      @shadowcat1606 Před 5 lety +8

      Hidden gem ? I'd say he was a rather obvious one.

  • @LordVader1094
    @LordVader1094 Před 8 lety +159

    I love that James Arnold Taylor voiced Obi-Wan in both the 2003 and 2008 Clone Wars series.

    • @MegaRaymond2009
      @MegaRaymond2009 Před 8 lety +11

      +LordVader1094 His voice is almost the same as Ewan too

    • @percyjacksonsonofneptune9407
      @percyjacksonsonofneptune9407 Před 8 lety +1

      +Faraghorn Actually, I think he just has a very versatile voice. He also voices the clones in the newer Clone Wars, I think, and maybe even the battle droids.

    • @LeonardBillsMcGoatPryor
      @LeonardBillsMcGoatPryor Před 8 lety +2

      +Percy Jackson Son of Neptune No, that's Dee Bradley Baker who voices the Clones.

    • @percyjacksonsonofneptune9407
      @percyjacksonsonofneptune9407 Před 8 lety +3

      The Batman Of Neo-Gotham​​ Ah, my bad, the triple name must've confused me. But he does voice Plo Koon, and some other voices on that show.

    • @MichaelM28
      @MichaelM28 Před 8 lety

      +Faraghorn But the pronounciations were wrong

  • @Whitepandemic
    @Whitepandemic Před 6 lety +220

    all i can hear is "hello there" "hello there" "hello there" "hello there" "hello there" "hello there"

    • @Mikey64
      @Mikey64 Před 3 lety +5

      You’re gonna love the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special

    • @karlheath4327
      @karlheath4327 Před 3 lety

      General Kenobi

    • @imagurd
      @imagurd Před 3 lety

      @@karlheath4327 heheheh you are a bold one!

  • @ClearlyInPeril
    @ClearlyInPeril Před 3 lety +37

    The way Ewan delivers his final speech in Episode 3 will always send chills down my spine. It's the desperate pleas of a man who has lost everything to the one last person he thought could fix the broken world, to the person he viewed as his brother. I am very excited to see Ewan and Hayden return in the Obi Wan series!

  • @johnnystevens1248
    @johnnystevens1248 Před 7 lety +1582

    Its crazy how much JAT and ewan mcgregor sound alike

    • @androzani84productions85
      @androzani84productions85 Před 7 lety +125

      Johnny Stevens to the point that Taylor was recorded for the force awakens in a vocal capacity, until someone realised that it made more sense to use Ewan McGregor.

    • @JATactor
      @JATactor Před 7 lety +56

      Johnny Stevens thx

    • @mnmmcg3543
      @mnmmcg3543 Před 5 lety +40

      They could probably dub Ewan McGreggor in all three prequels as James Arnold Taylor and I bet nobody would notice.

    • @PrinceJes
      @PrinceJes Před 5 lety +1

      @@androzani84productions85
      Vocal capacity huh? What does that mean and where is his Ewan in Awakens?

    • @JimboAverage
      @JimboAverage Před 4 lety

      Massa the part where Rey holds Luke’s lightsaber in Maz’s castle

  • @MantisUzumaki
    @MantisUzumaki Před 7 lety +1090

    Sir Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor go hand in hand. James Arnold Taylor has made Obi-Wan so much more. If only they'd make a new Obi-Wan movie.

  • @pinheadlarry8688
    @pinheadlarry8688 Před 4 lety +195

    Idk I love Ewan but for some reason like James Arnold Taylor’s voice a little more. He’s got the charm of Ewan and the wiseness of Alec Guinness. Ewan and JAT are still the two best easily for their respective roles tho.

  • @RYROSmetaldefender
    @RYROSmetaldefender Před 4 lety +134

    " I have a Bad feeling about this. Whats your plan Qui Gon?"
    - Qui Gon: (Starts speaking Sith language like Darth Nihilus) 0:09

  • @jimbo8549
    @jimbo8549 Před 8 lety +1113

    Alec Guinness, Ewan Mcgreggor and James Arnold Taylor are all amazing as Obi Wan!

    • @jimbo8549
      @jimbo8549 Před 8 lety +3

      +Kreutzwerkz I do not care! Is it a wrong to like a character in a movie?

    • @lalame92
      @lalame92 Před 8 lety +2

      +General Hux Nothing is more true general. Well said.

    • @jimbo8549
      @jimbo8549 Před 8 lety +3

      +Piskarlo Panus Thank you!

    • @swagfab5271
      @swagfab5271 Před 8 lety +1

      AGREED, GENERAL.

    • @deathintkyo
      @deathintkyo Před 8 lety +1

      Agreed

  • @betternamecame
    @betternamecame Před 9 lety +223

    I have grown up on Ewan Macgregor's portrayal of Obi-Wan. His will always be my favorite.

  • @DiamondLotus210
    @DiamondLotus210 Před 4 lety +89

    Ewan will always be the best live action version, JAT might always be the best animated version. Alec Guinness is great too, but he’s a totally different version of Obi-Wan.

    • @TheB-Gilly
      @TheB-Gilly Před 4 lety +1

      Miles M exactly Alec is Ben Kenobi he’s a bit different to obi wan

  • @tomperry5947
    @tomperry5947 Před 4 lety +46

    That Lewis guy just sounded like he was taking the piss lmao

    • @luketube7207
      @luketube7207 Před 4 lety

      Yeah it did kinda seem that way a bit

  • @nicklassthr5147
    @nicklassthr5147 Před 8 lety +1039

    I get heartbroken each time Ewan says the "I LOVED YOU!"

    • @jbh32
      @jbh32 Před 8 lety +63

      I know such a sad scene but one of the best in the whole saga

    • @nicklassthr5147
      @nicklassthr5147 Před 8 lety +1

      Exactly jarom Hartsell

    • @blueavenuekitten3362
      @blueavenuekitten3362 Před 8 lety +1

      I know, so do I.

    • @alexgrant191
      @alexgrant191 Před 7 lety +37

      Nicklas Stæhr same that scene is devastating. Ewan said those lines perfectly as he did most of his lines. His performance as Obi-Wan was one of the best things to come from the prequels. Hope they bring him back for a spin off movie. He wants to do it & is now nearing the perfect age for the time gap between episodes 3 & 4. Feel it would be a massive opportunity missed if Disney do not take advantage of that

    • @pokadotty3554
      @pokadotty3554 Před 7 lety +4

      Alex Grant he had a voice cameo in episode 7...he was mixed with Alex Guinness dialogue

  • @redbigun
    @redbigun Před 7 lety +750

    "Senator Amidala is a politician and is not to be trusted."
    "Padme, I need your help."
    That's funny when you put it together like that. 😆

    • @PatrickStewarts
      @PatrickStewarts Před 4 lety +5

      Yea and the first thing she did was run out and warn Anakin! Although, that's what he wanted so he could follow her.

    • @mikeor-
      @mikeor- Před 4 lety +6

      Well, he knew that Padme and Anakin were married, and he knew that only Padme could have known where Anakin may have gone.

    • @erikakishel
      @erikakishel Před 3 lety +1

      XD

  • @Trucifer
    @Trucifer Před 4 lety +315

    When Seth green is better than some of the games actors

    • @robnavarro9405
      @robnavarro9405 Před 4 lety +8

      Trucifer War said the same thing, it’s pretty good for Seth but horrible for all of them.

    • @robin9031
      @robin9031 Před 4 lety +5

      Not rlly considering he was doing a Alec Guinness and sounded nothing like him. Some of the game Ewans were terrible tho

  • @amdoick
    @amdoick Před 5 lety +13

    James Arnold Taylor voiced three versions of Obi Wan. Mad respect to him.

  • @rquinain
    @rquinain Před 7 lety +378

    Ewan MacGregor, James Arnold Taylor, and Alec Guinness are all definitive Obi-Wans in my eyes.

  • @saavanrijsinghani
    @saavanrijsinghani Před 8 lety +407

    I love Obi-Wan's speech in Rebels. It really kicks off the show with a strong start

    • @brendan2550
      @brendan2550 Před 8 lety +8

      It looks nothing like him though(clone wars wise)

    • @jpgorys2528
      @jpgorys2528 Před 8 lety +31

      +Brendan Yim It's a different style of animation, though I prefer the Clone Wars style better

    • @brendan2550
      @brendan2550 Před 8 lety +15

      Agreed but as it's the same universe and the hologram seems only a few years after order 66, they should've atleast tried to make obi wan look like him in the clone wars rather than a 6 year old wearing a fake beard

    • @brendan2550
      @brendan2550 Před 8 lety +6

      No, not really, clone wars obi wan had an animation style that made sense, not that role playing child

    • @nerdnculture6300
      @nerdnculture6300 Před 8 lety +3

      +ヨサファット agreed , clone wars was weirdly blocky never liked it, this one fits much better compared to the movies.

  • @flores5420
    @flores5420 Před 4 lety +39

    Top 5 best voices for Obi-Wan:
    1. Ewan McGregor
    2. Ewan McGregor
    3. Ewan McGregor
    4. Ewan McGregor
    5. Ewan McGregor

  • @EliPlayzzz
    @EliPlayzzz Před 3 lety +13

    Nobody:
    Not Even Ewan Mcgregir:
    Seth Green: Southern Voice Intesifies

  • @loganthekrogan2182
    @loganthekrogan2182 Před 8 lety +542

    Ewan McGreggor portrayed Obi-Wan amazingly yet was saddled by periodic poor scripting by George Lucus.
    James Arnold Taylor is portrays Obi-Wan good but not as good as Ewan did, but has had more good consistent scripting to compensate.
    It's difficult to say who I like more.

    • @GalaktischerHirnsauger
      @GalaktischerHirnsauger Před 8 lety +19

      ewan mcgregor of course !

    • @breebrett7244
      @breebrett7244 Před 8 lety +3

      Couldn't agree more. Love Ewan as Obi Wan.

    • @breebrett7244
      @breebrett7244 Před 8 lety +1

      Couldn't agree more. Love Ewan as Obi Wan.

    • @beckyau03
      @beckyau03 Před 8 lety

      +Bree Brett you said that twice.

    • @Bongo2k
      @Bongo2k Před 8 lety

      +Logan Stair (Logan the Krogan) Ewans fake british accent ruins the first episodes. Makes it sound forced and silly

  • @litp0tatochip
    @litp0tatochip Před 8 lety +171

    "YOU WERE MY BROTHER ANAKIN!-
    I LOVED YOU...-"
    **groSS SOBBING**

  • @jeffreymodesitt3345
    @jeffreymodesitt3345 Před 6 lety +23

    Young Obi-Wan: Ewan McGregor with James Arnold Taylor in close second
    Old Obi-Wan: Alec Guinness

  • @Giggitygooguygaming
    @Giggitygooguygaming Před 4 lety +17

    James Arnold Taylor is so good when i first started clone wars I thought Ewan Mcgregor voiced obi wan in the show

  • @krajax
    @krajax Před 9 lety +34

    Animated Obi: James Arnold Taylor
    Young live Obi-Wan: Ewan McGregor
    Old live Obi-Wan: Alec Guinness

  • @narutofire332
    @narutofire332 Před 8 lety +504

    1. Ewan McGregor
    2. James Arnold Taylor
    3. Alec Guinness
    Just my opinion y'all :)

  • @Ducc1x
    @Ducc1x Před 4 lety +7

    I get chills every time I hear Guinness talk. The way he describes the force with such conviction and detail is what cemented my love for Star Wars.

  • @Gwenasdf
    @Gwenasdf Před 4 lety +137

    Ewan McGreggor is my favorite I wish I could hear him again
    Ewan: Hello There
    Me:Hel- Wait

    • @Gwenasdf
      @Gwenasdf Před 4 lety +8

      New Kenobi TV show reference that’s coming soon like if you got the joke

    • @billyyoung6365
      @billyyoung6365 Před 4 lety +1

      McGregor*

  • @DemonLordCoC
    @DemonLordCoC Před 9 lety +748

    Shpuldve put RIP besides Alec Guinness
    Like you do with others who've passed

    • @GenerationWest
      @GenerationWest  Před 9 lety +51

      I did, but I forgot to use my updated version with it labeled

    • @DemonLordCoC
      @DemonLordCoC Před 9 lety +6

      Ok

    • @Designandrew
      @Designandrew Před 9 lety +36

      +Tohru “The Fool” Adachi Didn't you see the movie? He lives on as a force ghost geez

    • @DemonLordCoC
      @DemonLordCoC Před 9 lety +1

      Oh yea

    • @kylethedalek
      @kylethedalek Před 8 lety +3

      +TheGenerationWest also should have put Sir in front of his name too.

  • @taylon1108
    @taylon1108 Před 9 lety +1097

    ewan mcgregor is the best obi wan

    • @ThierryRocksTV
      @ThierryRocksTV Před 8 lety

      +Darth Malice Yes

    • @bolshevikY2K
      @bolshevikY2K Před 8 lety +8

      +Darth Malice to that i say: Sir Alec Guinness is significantly better

    • @kristopherawojobi5986
      @kristopherawojobi5986 Před 8 lety +32

      +Hawkboy1080 I respectfully disagree. Ep III Obi-Wan was much better.

    • @lumpas7
      @lumpas7 Před 8 lety +18

      +Hawkboy1080 noooo sir alec guinness is the legendary "ben kenobi" lol but ewan plays the best younger obi wan

    • @ThierryRocksTV
      @ThierryRocksTV Před 8 lety +5

      ***** Alec Guiness rolls in his grave when people say stuff like "R.I.P Master Kenobi"

  • @acepup123ilovedogsforever6
    @acepup123ilovedogsforever6 Před 4 lety +39

    I stick with my main man Ewan McGregor love the beard, love the accent, love the actor.

  • @mazrack7791
    @mazrack7791 Před 5 lety +26

    Alec Gueiness will always be my favorite he brings so much life, love and mystery to a character only on screen for half of A New Hope and smaller time in Empire he is the true Obi Wan RIP Alec

    • @Nate-xl3ju
      @Nate-xl3ju Před 3 lety

      He hated Star Wars

    • @mazrack7791
      @mazrack7791 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Nate-xl3ju that doesn't mean he didn't try or that he did a poor job

    • @Nate-xl3ju
      @Nate-xl3ju Před 3 lety

      @@mazrack7791 oh I know. I was just saying idk why though. If he was alive today he would probably like it seeing it’s been so popular

  • @RowanJColeman
    @RowanJColeman Před 8 lety +222

    I love that you include the Robot Chicken versions :)

    • @Nustart999
      @Nustart999 Před 6 lety +2

      Rowan J Coleman they're arguably the best ones

  • @CHASEMARC
    @CHASEMARC Před 7 lety +127

    Alec Guinness - is Old Ben Kenobi, but James Arnold Taylor and Ewan McGregor both did great jobs as well

  • @justana3507
    @justana3507 Před 2 lety +3

    Alec and Ewan are tied. Alec has the perfect old Obi voice and Ewan has the best young one James comes below them but he does have such an iconic voice that resembles my childhood of watching the clones

  • @irishash-2001
    @irishash-2001 Před 4 lety +60

    "Do not defy the counsel not again"
    Qui-gon has done it before?

    • @masterexploder9668
      @masterexploder9668 Před 4 lety +17

      All the time, he was called a maverick and even a Grey Jedi (but Grey because he opposed the Council, not because he was half-darksider). It was noted he would easily have a spot in the Council, if he followed the Code.

    • @leonardochapman4736
      @leonardochapman4736 Před 4 lety +2

      @@masterexploder9668 in the master and apprentice novel, he is offered a seat on the council. On top of this, obi wan loves flying!

    • @mathiasbonneton5017
      @mathiasbonneton5017 Před 3 lety

      In Legends continuity, yes, he did

  • @Obileo346
    @Obileo346 Před 8 lety +452

    3: Alec Guinness
    2: James Arnold Taylor
    1: Ewan McGreggor

    • @EnderHeart5911
      @EnderHeart5911 Před 7 lety +18

      Obileo346 Darn, now that I listen to this video again I have to admit that Taylor's voice is the one in my head when I think of Obi Wan rather than McGreggor's.

    • @TimTim-lc5gp
      @TimTim-lc5gp Před 7 lety +19

      1: Alec Guinness
      2: Ewan McGregor

    • @UnknownUser-gd3ls
      @UnknownUser-gd3ls Před 7 lety +6

      Tim Tim no

    • @hooligan2145
      @hooligan2145 Před 7 lety

      Tim Tim just pls stop and quit trying to be specisl

    • @hooligan2145
      @hooligan2145 Před 7 lety

      Man I suck at spelling

  • @BiIIyLoomis
    @BiIIyLoomis Před 8 lety +69

    1. Alec Guiness, Ewan McGregor
    2. James Arnold Taylor.

  • @OfficerSpeedo
    @OfficerSpeedo Před 6 lety +11

    James, Ewan and Alec. The trio I grew up with. Amazing voices for a wise and strong character.

  • @mikeor-
    @mikeor- Před 4 lety +39

    4:48: Revenge of the Sith came out in 2005, not 2006.

  • @MrCodysVideos
    @MrCodysVideos Před 8 lety +136

    Ewan mcgeegoor always make a perfect look of obi wan when I think of his character he comes in mind

    • @MrCodysVideos
      @MrCodysVideos Před 8 lety +6

      I gotta spell his last name right

    • @obi-wankenobi4301
      @obi-wankenobi4301 Před 7 lety +5

      TITANGAMER McGreggor, take it from someone with the same last name, but mine is spelled McGregor

  • @BromanderInChief
    @BromanderInChief Před 8 lety +147

    The difference between Alec Guiness and Ewan McGregor is that Guiness loathed Kenobi, while Ewan has said many times he adores him and it is one of his favorite roles.
    Ewan truly portrays Obi Wan the way he should have been. He was one of the bright spots of the prequels.

    • @meghnasaha4349
      @meghnasaha4349 Před 5 lety +10

      @@divanshukumarmahajan4803 exactly it doesn't matter what his personal feelings were he was absolutely perfect, I still remember that scene where he talks about Vader's betrayal and fighting in the Clone Wars, I mean that is something even George Lucas hadn't fleshed it out properly in his mind yet, but the emotions with which he did it, not knowing the backstory of it ..... it's incredible. Ewan McGregor worked so well because he put a lot of thought into what a young Alec Guinness would be like

    • @joekaput747
      @joekaput747 Před 4 lety +5

      @@divanshukumarmahajan4803 those residual checks he got as well as the Oscar nom probably helped ease the pain of being in that small, insignificant movie

  • @povl9087
    @povl9087 Před 3 lety +6

    I'm a bit disappointed you didn't have even one "Hello there."

  • @DreamerFromTheDepths
    @DreamerFromTheDepths Před 5 lety +4

    It's crazy how fast the atmosphere changed when Ser Alec Guinness' voice lines were played, the feeling tbat emanates from the original trilogy is simply impeccable, we won't be getting that from Star Wars now, not anymore...

  • @MsLm97
    @MsLm97 Před 8 lety +17

    1) Ewan McGreggor's performance showed the transition from the young apprentice to the Jedi master, almost morphing into Alec Guiness' Obi-Wan at the very end of ep III, both visually and psychologically.
    2) Every portrail of the young Obi-Wan since the prequels has been based on McGreggor's performance.
    3) Need I say more?

  • @lordofbanana6869
    @lordofbanana6869 Před 7 lety +24

    1: James Arnold Tylor
    2: Ewan McGregor
    3: Alec Guinness
    My top 3

  • @colmmccabe7223
    @colmmccabe7223 Před 4 lety +9

    Most of them good. You can't beat the genuine Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor original especially Alec's voice.

  • @Obi-Wan_Kenobi
    @Obi-Wan_Kenobi Před 5 lety +6

    Alright, it's time for a real question. Who's voice are you reading this comment in?

  • @IDremOI
    @IDremOI Před 8 lety +102

    In different ways I feel the same amount of Obi Wan in both Ewan McGregor James Arnold Taylor. Ben in Guiness, no doubts there!

    • @EnderHeart5911
      @EnderHeart5911 Před 7 lety +9

      André Moraes After listening to Taylor's voice, McGreggor's almost seems too high sometimes. They're so close for me that I can't really choose which one I prefer.

  • @stevie_ily
    @stevie_ily Před 8 lety +123

    Honestly, I have to go with James Arnold Taylor

    • @acdragonrider
      @acdragonrider Před 8 lety +5

      +Demitrium He is so good. I would have loved to have seen a remake of Star Wars Episode 3 clone wars style.

    • @acdragonrider
      @acdragonrider Před 8 lety

      +Demitrium He is so good. I would have loved to have seen a remake of Star Wars Episode 3 clone wars style.

    • @EevisandEdhead
      @EevisandEdhead Před 8 lety +1

      +Acdragonrider Videos honestly i wouldnt mind seeing any of the films remade in the clome wars style... except maybe phantom menace.

    • @furioussherman7265
      @furioussherman7265 Před 8 lety

      +Acdragonrider Videos Same here.

    • @CosmicTeapot
      @CosmicTeapot Před 8 lety +8

      +Demitrium IKR? It's so weird it's like he's a better Ewan McGregor than Ewan McGregor

  • @SpaceMonkeyBoi
    @SpaceMonkeyBoi Před 4 lety +26

    0:33
    He sounds like he has a cold

  • @JaycodaJr
    @JaycodaJr Před 4 lety +2

    James does such a good impression of Ewan's Kenobi, it's truly something to be proud of.

  • @DeeRhoe
    @DeeRhoe Před 7 lety +365

    The hell is up with this Lewis Macleod guy's voice?

    • @qui-gonjinn6060
      @qui-gonjinn6060 Před 7 lety +16

      Dylan Fagan ikr lol

    • @AzelfandQuilava
      @AzelfandQuilava Před 7 lety +127

      Sounds like he's doing an impression of Ewan Mcgregor in Trainspotting instead of Star Wars.

    • @AnakinSkywakka
      @AnakinSkywakka Před 6 lety +35

      I think he needs a tissue

    • @alexgrant191
      @alexgrant191 Před 6 lety +45

      Sounded like he was trying to impersonate Ewan McGregor but went way to Scottish with it

    • @ens4180
      @ens4180 Před 6 lety +21

      He sounds like he has a potato stuck in his throat

  • @jacobwilson8142
    @jacobwilson8142 Před 7 lety +193

    i don't care what anyone says Ewan McGregor will always be Obi-Wan Kenobi

    • @SlasherIncorporated
      @SlasherIncorporated Před 5 lety +20

      He'll always be young Obi-Wan. But Sir Alec Guinness absolutely is and will always be "Old Ben" Kenobi.

    • @Constipatedoverlord
      @Constipatedoverlord Před 4 lety +4

      Nobody ever said he wouldnt be

  • @cautioncrazy
    @cautioncrazy Před 4 lety +6

    Ewan is my favorite obi wan. But to be fair I grew up with the prequels. But I can't explain how happy i am that Ewan is doing the new obi wan series. It's going to be fantastic 😁

  • @uncleandres5005
    @uncleandres5005 Před 4 lety +1

    This is basically who can do the best Ewan Mcgregor and Alec Guinness impressions

  • @garrettfoster18
    @garrettfoster18 Před 8 lety +17

    James Arnold Taylor did an excellent job imitating Ewan McGregor, which was obviously his point of reference. The two can't really be compared with Alec Guinness, because they were portraying different times in Obi-Wan's life. For me, those three were the best Obi-Wan's.

  • @vikrammithras7137
    @vikrammithras7137 Před 7 lety +19

    ewans performance after he fought anakin was brutally emotional

  • @Seyomint
    @Seyomint Před 4 lety +1

    Stephan Stanton did a really nice Oldbi Wan Kenobi voice. Sounded much like Alec Guinness. I always felt a sense of safety and strength whenever I selected Obi Wan in Empire at War and he’d speak a line.

  • @Joshshawk
    @Joshshawk Před 4 lety +44

    REALLY NO “HELLO THERE”FROM OBI WON!!!

  • @elendil95
    @elendil95 Před 8 lety +10

    Thats one good thing about the German sync :D Obi-Wan and Anakin have been voiced by the Same actor through Episode 1-3 and Clone wars and The Clone Wars :D

  • @thewatcherfreak.3785
    @thewatcherfreak.3785 Před 7 lety +161

    Ewan McGregor and James Arnold Taylor are the best one's.

  • @miguelmastroberardino5544

    Ewan, James and Alec, the official voices of Obi-Wan.

  • @beanieguitarguy4070
    @beanieguitarguy4070 Před 4 lety +4

    Lewis Macleod does a great “Obi-Wan choking on Saltine while high” impression!

  • @wyatttyson7737
    @wyatttyson7737 Před 7 lety +83

    My favorite is actually James Arnold Taylor, but I am very partial to all of the voice acting in the Clone Wars (both the 2003 and 2008 versions)

    • @joevile240
      @joevile240 Před 7 lety +2

      Wyatt Tyson The voice actors did great work in both series.

    • @pwner332
      @pwner332 Před 4 lety

      Wyatt Tyson u do know he was doing an Ewan McGreggor impression right?

    • @solaris5303
      @solaris5303 Před 4 lety +2

      @@pwner332 Yes, but James Arnold Taylor's imperfect impression had a unique quality that makes me prefer it over Ewan.

  • @davidmaglioli7048
    @davidmaglioli7048 Před 9 lety +7

    Alec Guinness is probably one of the greatest actors ever. I'm not just saying that because he was Obi Wan. During the production of the first Star Wars movie while people were losing faith in the project, Lucas was going over budget, certain special effects weren't working, equipment wasn't working, the overwhelming amount of stress, arguing, and just general lack of professionalism from the members of the cast. and crew, and the looming threat of having the entire project cancelled, Alec Guinness was said to have maintained constant professionalism, never complained, and never lost his cool. He was the only one who actually took the job seriously. It's ironic considering he said he hated Star Wars and that it was a terrible experience. It was supposedly his idea to kill off Obi Wan in IV because he couldn't stand it anymore, and that even years later he would be very hostile and lash out at fans when they would ask him about Star Wars.

  • @nexgen7164
    @nexgen7164 Před 4 lety +12

    Ewan McGreggor, hands down my favorite

  • @Pienimusta
    @Pienimusta Před 6 lety +2

    Love how James mixes Ewan + Alec

  • @dr.little7311
    @dr.little7311 Před 8 lety +7

    In my opinion, the Anakin vs Obi Wan was one of the best scenes in Star Wars. It was truly heartbreaking and that's what made it so amazing. The 2 actors did a great job.

  • @jacobherring6445
    @jacobherring6445 Před 7 lety +11

    Ewan McGregor has the most defined and recognizable voice. Almost everyone will think of the Obi Wan from Episode 3 when asked about Obi Wan.

  • @ShazzyZang211
    @ShazzyZang211 Před 5 lety +2

    It's interesting to see how much Ewan McGreggor deepened his voice throughout the prequels to show Obi Wan's voice get closer and closer to that of Alec Guinness. He really did a fantastic job in the role. James Arnold Taylor obviously did a fantastic job of replicating Ewan's Obi Wan as well.
    My favourite Obi Wan voices, in order, are Ewan, Alec and James. It seems that the only thing that changes about this list from person to person is the order, which just goes to show you how good these 3 were.

  • @nathan_ie
    @nathan_ie Před 4 lety +17

    lego star wars TCS obi wan: "Hm."

  • @jazzyprince3335
    @jazzyprince3335 Před 8 lety +46

    1.Alec Guinness
    2.Ewan McGreggor
    3.James Arnold taylor

    • @jodsilla6105
      @jodsilla6105 Před 8 lety

      I agree

    • @zakkarywhiting8304
      @zakkarywhiting8304 Před 7 lety +1

      Kalvin Johnston I feel like Ewan would've been a better Obi Wan if he'd had a better script because sometimes it sounds like Alec wasn't even trying

    • @TREVORVADER
      @TREVORVADER Před 4 lety

      JazzyPrince333 bump the other two up and put Alec at 3 for me personally

  • @Bobby_boucher31
    @Bobby_boucher31 Před 8 lety +7

    Alec Guinness, James Arnold Taylor, and Ewan McGreggor will always be the greats. And obviously Seth Green deserves a spot for his outstanding performance filled with many lulz.

  • @Chase_is_a_race
    @Chase_is_a_race Před 5 lety +3

    0:28 I played SW ObiWan a TON. The voice work in that game still cracks me up, the voice of QuiGon wasn’t bad, however.

  • @gianarule4122
    @gianarule4122 Před 3 lety +3

    Ewan McGregor is just all around amazing as an actor, so i’d have to say he’s number one for me, but James Arnold Taylor i was my childhood because of the Clone Wars so he comes in second

  • @ForJustice-bl6rs
    @ForJustice-bl6rs Před 8 lety +49

    Did any of you guys know Ewan McGregor returned in a voice cameo in The Force Awakens?

    • @dizzyshroom8376
      @dizzyshroom8376 Před 8 lety +1

      ye

    • @poptropica105087
      @poptropica105087 Před 8 lety +1

      They took his voice when he said afraid and they made it to Rey . So not really .

    • @pokemike237
      @pokemike237 Před 8 lety +17

      +poptropica105087 that was Alec Guiness Ewan recorded "you have taken your first steps"

    • @AlexTheCrayChick
      @AlexTheCrayChick Před 8 lety +2

      yes !! and I hope he appears more in ep vii !!

  • @matthewsherwin1306
    @matthewsherwin1306 Před 7 lety +208

    1. Alec Guinness2. Ewan McGreggor3. James Arnold Taylor

  • @Nikkidafox
    @Nikkidafox Před 4 lety +3

    Everyone is talking about the impressive work that James Arnold Taylor did, and it is. But why does no one acknowledge the superb impression of Alec Guinness that Stephen Stanton did? As someone who has played EaW for years, I always assumed every line was just taken from Alec Guinness's original lines. I could hardly even tell the difference after I knew.

  • @l_l7131
    @l_l7131 Před 2 lety +4

    Ewan McGregor, Alec Guinness, and James Arnold Taylor will forever be best Obi Wan Kenobi for me, who else agrees 👍