Obi-Wan Kenobi — Star Wars The Black Series 6-Inch Figure #10

Overview

Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the most-released characters in the Black Series line — the Padawan version, the ANH version, the Blue Line version, the Wandering Jedi, Ben Kenobi, the Jabiim version, the Jedi Legend version, and more across twelve years of releases. If you’re looking for the best Black Series Obi-Wan Kenobi for a modern display, this 2014 Orange Wave release is not it — later versions with Photo Real technology and updated engineering surpass it significantly. But as the first Black Series Obi-Wan Kenobi at 6-inch scale, #10 has historical importance and holds up better than some of its Orange Wave contemporaries.

Released in Wave 3 of the Orange Wave in 2014, this figure depicts Obi-Wan in his Revenge of the Sith Jedi tunic — the Clone Wars-era costume he wears through the prequel trilogy’s final chapter and into the Mustafar duel with Anakin Skywalker. The packaging text makes the context explicit: this is the duel version of the character, which is also the most action-appropriate pose context. With 19 joints and a lightsaber featuring a removable blade, it delivers the core Obi-Wan experience cleanly if not extravagantly.

Accessories

Black Series Obi-Wan Kenobi #10 includes a single accessory: a lightsaber with a removable blue blade.

The lightsaber hilt is a two-part design. The blade pulls out cleanly to leave a non-ignited hilt, and that hilt plugs into a hole in the figure’s belt — a feature galacticfigures specifically calls out as looking great. The plugged-in belt hilt allows a deactivated Jedi display configuration that most early Black Series Jedi figures didn’t support. Both hands hold the hilt without difficulty.

The notable omission is a Jedi robe. The Orange Wave Obi-Wan ships in his tunic only, with no soft-goods or rigid robe element. For Mustafar duel poses this is appropriate — he removes the robe before fighting — but for Coruscant or Order 66 scenes the absence is visible. Later Black Series Obi-Wan releases have addressed this in various ways.

Sculpt and Articulation

The portrait captures Ewan McGregor’s Revenge of the Sith likeness with reasonable accuracy for a 2014 pre-Photo Real release. Galacticfigures notes that the paint application is well done — subtle grey highlights in the hair and beard, and various shades of brown and grey across the layered Jedi tunic give the figure genuine depth and avoid the flat, toy-like appearance that affects some Orange Wave human figures. The costume sculpt is the stronger achievement, accurately capturing the layered tunic and tabards of the ROTS Jedi design.

The 19-joint configuration is standard for the wave: ball-jointed neck with swivel, ball-jointed shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, swivel thighs, above- and below-knee swivels, and ball-jointed ankles. Balance is good even in dynamic lightsaber-combat poses — the tunic doesn’t restrict leg movement significantly and the figure holds two-handed saber grips and wide-stance duel poses without external support.

Display

The primary Black Series display context for this figure is the Mustafar duel — Obi-Wan versus Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith’s climax. The Orange Wave Anakin Skywalker (#12) releases two waves later in the same packaging run, making a period-matched pair achievable entirely within the Orange Wave. For a Mustafar duel arrangement using contemporary figures, the Galaxy Collection ROTS 04 Obi-Wan and ROTS 05 Anakin (both 2025) are the modern alternatives with full Photo Real engineering.

He also works in Jedi Order and prequel era displays alongside Clone Wars-era figures. The TCW Ahsoka Tano, Mace Windu, and various clone trooper releases pair naturally with this ROTS Obi-Wan for a broad Clone Wars or Order 66 arrangement. The Revenge of the Sith costume spans the end of the Clone Wars through the Mustafar confrontation, giving the figure wide placement flexibility across prequel-era display contexts.

For collectors building a complete Black Series Obi-Wan Kenobi character run, this is the starting point — the first Obi-Wan the line produced. It was followed quickly by the Blue Line #08 re-release (late 2014, identical mould) and eventually by far more technically accomplished versions across the Galaxy Collection Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

Collector Notes

No variations are recorded for Black Series Orange Wave Obi-Wan Kenobi #10. Secondary market values are modest and the figure is readily available loose.

One important context note: this figure was re-released almost immediately as Blue Line #08 in late 2014 — the same mould, no changes, different packaging. If you see the Blue Line version at a lower price, you are getting the identical figure. The Orange Wave version’s collectibility rests entirely on the orange packaging rather than any difference in the figure itself.

The lightsaber blade is the accessory most likely to be missing from loose secondary market copies. The removable blade is a small piece that separates easily, and many loose copies circulate with only the hilt. Confirm blade presence before buying loose.

The Black Series has produced a large number of Obi-Wan Kenobi releases since 2014. For Revenge of the Sith specifically, the Galaxy Collection ROTS 04 (2025) is the current-era version with Photo Real face printing and updated articulation.

Verdict

Black Series Obi-Wan Kenobi #10 is a solid figure limited primarily by its 2014 portrait technology and the absence of a robe. The belt hilt feature is genuinely well-executed and the costume sculpt holds up. For the Mustafar duel specifically, it pairs naturally with Orange Wave Anakin for a period-matched display.

For a modern Black Series Obi-Wan Kenobi display, the Galaxy Collection ROTS 04 or any of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series releases (OWK 01 through OWK 17) deliver significantly better results. Buy #10 if you’re completing the Orange Wave, building a Phase 1 Black Series historical display, or want the original first Black Series Obi-Wan as part of a character collection. Know going in that a better version exists, and that the Blue Line #08 re-release is the identical figure in different packaging.