Quote Originally Posted by Dutch_guy
Care to expand a bit on the ''prepared'' part ? I don't quite understand it.

I always though Obi-wan lost against vader on purpose, while luke was watching. Probably to make him not lose track of things, and seek some sort of revenge.

I am sure I read it in a few places but I don’t remember where, it had to have been one of the expanded universe books, maybe even one of the kyle katarn books, that made reference to being prepared or at piece when you die in order to not be lost. But who knows what George was thinking, any explanation must have come after the movie was made and was the result of someone trying to make it make sense. Seems believable to me (at lease as believable as any of it ).