What is the name of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s mentor?

The story behind the answer

In The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan is a Padawan to the maverick Jedi who discovers Anakin Skywalker and is killed by Darth Maul on Naboo—Obi-Wan’s canonical mentor. Not Yoda, who serves as Grand Master and later teaches Luke; not Mace Windu, a senior Council member but never Obi-Wan’s master; and not Count Dooku, who actually trained Obi-Wan’s master before turning Sith.

This mentorship defines Obi-Wan’s path: honoring his master’s dying wish, he trains Anakin, a decision that propels the saga’s tragedy and hope. His mentor’s “living Force” philosophy—trusting intuition and compassion—often contrasted with Council orthodoxy, shaping Obi-Wan’s humility and patience and influencing his later guidance of Luke, bridging the prequel and original trilogies.