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I have the high ground.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Obi-Wan's warning is part taunt, part last plea: he has won the position, and Anakin leaps anyway. It has become one of the most memed lines in the saga, with the high ground claimed in every argument, board game and battle. The mix of tragedy and pedantry, a heartbroken master pointing out a tactical fact, is why it endures.
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In context
Spoilers for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithShow the scene
At the end of Revenge of the Sith (2005), Obi-Wan Kenobi and the newly fallen Darth Vader fight a lightsaber duel across the lava-ravaged mining facility on Mustafar. It ends on a black embankment above the lava river, where Obi-Wan leaps up and lands above him. He tells his former apprentice it is over and begs him not to try it. Vader leaps anyway, and Obi-Wan cuts off his legs and remaining arm. He then tells him he was the Chosen One and leaves him to burn.
Sources (2)
- Wikiquote: Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the SithMustafar duel dialogueReference checked
- Wookieepedia: Duel on MustafarVader's defeat sectionReference checked
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