Obi-Wan Kenobi — Star Wars The Black Series #08

Overview

Blue Wave #08 is the Revenge of the Sith Obi-Wan Kenobi — a re-release of the earlier Black Series #10 placed in the Blue Wave to provide a Prequel Trilogy Jedi anchor and a second supply window for collectors who missed the original. Same sculpt, same accessories, same engineering. The numbered Blue Wave sequence completion is the primary reason to distinguish between them.

The lightsaber belt peg is the figure’s most useful practical feature: the non-ignited hilt fits a dedicated hole on the belt, allowing the non-ignited carry pose that is the correct film reference for Obi-Wan between engagements. Most pre-2019 Black Series Jedi figures made you choose between holding the weapon and having nowhere to put it. This one doesn’t.

The Ewan McGregor portrait is pre-Photo Real and reads as an approximation at close range — the proportions are right but the specific features of his face at age 33 aren’t captured with the accuracy that photographic printing later delivered. The 2025 Galaxy Collection ROTS Obi-Wan delivers a substantially better likeness. MSRP $19.99.

The Character and Scene Context

Revenge of the Sith is Obi-Wan’s hardest film. He opens it as the Order’s most capable active Jedi, defeats General Grievous when no one else has managed it, and ends it in exile on a desert planet having outlived his Padawan, his Order, and the Republic he served. The ROTS configuration — the earth-tone Jedi robes, the specific weathering of a man who’s been in continuous combat deployment — is the costume of the last functional day of everything Obi-Wan Kenobi is in the moment he puts it on.

The Mustafar confrontation is the scene this figure most directly serves. “I have failed you, Anakin. I have failed you” is said in this configuration, in the specific robes this figure wears. The accusation that follows — “You were the Chosen One. It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them” — is not written as a villain’s speech or a hero’s declaration. It’s the grief of a teacher whose student has destroyed everything the teacher invested in him.

The lightsaber belt peg means you can display Obi-Wan in the pre-confrontation configuration — composed, weapon sheathed, still trying to persuade rather than fight. That specific pose is possible because of one engineering decision. It’s worth noting.

Accessories

Two accessories: a lightsaber hilt with a removable blue blade.

The hilt pegs to a hole on the belt with a secure fit that holds through repositioning. The assembled saber — hilt with blade — fits both hands. Non-ignited belt carry is the more valuable display configuration for the specific ROTS scenes where Obi-Wan is composed rather than in combat.

Sculpt and Articulation

The ROTS Jedi robe sculpt is the figure’s most durable element across production eras. The layered earth tones — inner robe, outer tabard, belt assembly — are accurate to the film reference. The grey hair and beard highlights, the brown-and-tan Jedi tunic palette, and the fine detail on the belt accessories are all well-executed at 2014 production standards.

Articulation covers 19 points: ball-jointed neck, swivel neck, ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed waist, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, above and below knee swivels, ball-jointed ankles. The upper torso joint was reported as occasionally stiff in original reviews.

All Black Series Obi-Wan Kenobi Releases

Seventeen releases. For ROTS specifically: the Red Line #111 Jedi Knight (2020) was the first Photo Real ROTS Obi-Wan. The 2025 Galaxy Collection ROTS sub-line version is the current display recommendation with the most accurate Ewan McGregor likeness the line has produced.

The Blue Wave release and the earlier #10 are identical figures in different numbered packaging. Collectors completing the #10 numbered sequence and the Blue Wave sequence need both for packaging completeness; those who care only about the figure need one.

Display Recommendations

The ROTS configuration’s natural display pairings: Clone Commander Cody from the Blue Wave for the 212th Battalion Utapau context; Anakin Skywalker (ROTS) from the Galaxy Collection for the Mustafar confrontation. See the Mustafar Duel scene guide.

The Re-Release Context

The specific decision to re-release Black Series #10 as Blue Wave #08 reflects the collector demand Hasbro observed for the ROTS Obi-Wan in the initial run. The #10 numbered figure had sold through at retail and commanded a secondary market premium; placing it in the Blue Wave numbered sequence provided additional supply at a lower price point for collectors who had missed it. For the figure itself, the re-release added no new value — same sculpt, same accessories, different box number. The production era context is identical.

Collectors who own the #10 and are completing the Blue Wave will need this specifically for the Blue Wave numbered packaging. Collectors who care only about the figure need either the #10 or this release but not both. The 2025 Galaxy Collection ROTS Obi-Wan supersedes both for display purposes.

Verdict

The Galaxy Collection ROTS Obi-Wan (2025) is the display recommendation for Portrait quality.

Buy the Blue Wave #08 for: completing the Blue Wave numbered sequence; the belt-peg lightsaber hilt that remains a practically useful display feature; or as a budget secondary market alternative where the costume sculpt quality holds up even as the portrait doesn’t match Photo Real standards.

Secondary Market

The Blue Wave Obi-Wan Kenobi is available at or below original retail. The 2025 Galaxy Collection update limits secondary demand to Blue Wave completionists. No significant variants documented beyond the re-release relationship with Black Series #10.

Product codes: ASIN B00MYL3M7Y

For collectors who want ROTS Obi-Wan at any era — the costume sculpt quality holds across the decade separating this from the 2025 Galaxy Collection version. The earth-tone Jedi robe layering, the belt assembly detail, and the grey-streaked beard are all present here and well-rendered. The portrait is where the era shows. For display contexts where Obi-Wan is positioned in profile or three-quarter angle rather than facing the viewer directly — the Mustafar confrontation, the Utapau drop, the Clone Wars battlefield — the portrait limitation is least visible and the costume quality most apparent.

Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Blue Wave. Related: All Obi-Wan Kenobi figures | Revenge of the Sith | Mustafar Duel scene | Jedi Order.