There are a lot of great and powerful characters in the Star Wars universe, but the fan-favorite is Obi-Wan Kenobi. This classic character has had a number of dangerous foes and close allies that Obi-Wan interacted with over all his time serving the galaxy.

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While Obi-Wan was much stronger than most people, there were a select few that could hold their own against him. Hopefully, in the Kenobi TV series, he meets some new and challenging villains.

7 Pre Vizsla & Obi-Wan Went Head To Head

pre vizsla holding his darksaber

Pre Vizsla was a Mandalorian terrorist who lead an aggressive splinter organization called Death Watch. This is the same group that Din Djarin would be adopted by later on. Pre Vizsla was one of the first people that fans saw use the darksaber, and Obi-Wan went head-to-head with him.

Vizsla wanted to bring Mandalore back to their roots as a warrior society, no matter how many people he had to kill to do it. In order to put a stop to his organization, Obi-Wan fought Vizsla and won that time, but Vizsla continued to come back and cause trouble for the people of Mandalore.

6 The Grand Inquisitor Hunted Many Jedi like Obi-Wan

The Grand Inquisitor with his lightsaber

The Grand Inquisitor was in charge of hunting down and eliminating the remnants of the Jedi Order. Fans were first introduced to him during the first season of Star Wars: Rebels when the Grand Inquisitor started hunting down Phoenix Squadron. While Kanan and Ezra defeated him, his spirit did survive as a protector of an abandoned Jedi Temple in the outer rim.

It turned out that the Inquisitor was a former Temple Guardian and took over the role again in the afterlife. After his demise, Vader used many other Inquisitors to kill Jedi, but all of them were equally unsuccessful.

5 Cad Bane Eluded Obi-Wan Numerous Times

Cad Bane in Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Cad Bane is one of the best bounty hunters in the whole galaxy. He robbed the Jedi temple and eluded Obi-Wan and Anakin at almost every turn. He was fast, sly and able to think on his feet. Combine that with his excellent blaster skills and he made a formidable opponent for the Jedi, which is not an easy task.

Cad Bane outfoxed Obi-Wan almost every time and he continued with his dastardly deeds all the way through into Star Wars: The Bad Batch

4 Darth Maul Made Killing Obi-Wan His Life's Goal

Darth Maul fighting Obi-Wan in Rebels

Darth Maul is one of the greatest characters to come out of Star Wars. At every step of the way, he was plagued by Obi-Wan. From his first encounter when Obi-Wan cut him in half, all the way to when they faced off on Tatooine for the last time. Maul was continually haunted by his thirst for vengeance.

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His hate for Obi-Wan was all-consuming. He even sought out extremely dangerous Sith Holocrons in order to find Obi-Wan. If Kenobi had faced him on Mandalore, when Maul was at his strongest, the outcome of their fight might have been different.

3 Ahsoka Tano Became More Powerful Than Anyone Expected

Ahsoka igniting blue lightsabers

Ahsoka Tano became an extremely powerful Force user. She started out as Anakin Skywalker's Padawan during the Clone Wars. Even after she quit the Jedi Order, her powers continued to grow. She faced off with Maul on Mandalore and managed to bring him to justice. That was all ruined when Order 66 happened and the clones turned against her.

In The Mandalorian she is extremely strong, almost taking down a whole fortress town by herself. At this point, her powers might even be stronger than Obi-Wan's could have been.

2 Darth Vader Is Obi-Wan's Ultimate Rival

Obi-Wan fights Darth Vader

The rivalry between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader is a cornerstone for all of Star Wars. It is the first lightsaber duel that fans ever saw in the Star Wars franchise and for that reason, it is a beloved scene. Obi-Wan trained Darth Vader, he even was like a father to him when he was still Anakin Skywalker.

When Anakin became Darth Vader and murder the Jedi Order, Obi-Wan was devastated. When he fought him to the bitter end on Mustafar, it broke Obi-Wan's spirit. Darth Vader might have lost on Mustafar but he killed Ben Kenobi in the end on the Death Star. When Vader went back to the light side, the two brothers were reunited in death as Force ghosts.

1 Yoda Is The Strongest Of Them All

Yoda in the Jedi High Council from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

During Obi-Wan's life with the Jedi Order, Grand Master Yoda was one of the strongest Jedi in the entire order. Yoda's abilities far surpassed Obi-Wan's, he was easily able to deal with Count Dooku where both Anakin and Obi-Wan had failed.

Yoda could do many things that far outreached the abilities of any Jedi. Often people even underestimated Yoda due to his size, Luke did, and Yoda showed him how wrong he was when he lifted the X-wing out of the swamp.

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