Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Legend) — Star Wars The Black Series #OWK 17

Overview

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Legend) at #OWK 17 is the Mural Collection’s closing figure and arguably its most accessory-rich Obi-Wan release — the version of the character from the Disney+ series’s final episode, the Obi-Wan who has completed his arc and is preparing to return to Tatooine to begin the long wait for Luke. Released October 2023 as a single-boxed Walmart exclusive. MSRP $27.99 (Walmart exclusive premium above the standard $24.99). Six accessories: a soft-goods robe (with a functional pocket), a pair of goggles, a lightsaber hilt, a removable blue blade, a T-16 Skyhopper toy model, and a two-piece display stand for the Skyhopper. The fourth Obi-Wan figure in the Mural Collection (after Wandering Jedi at #OWK 01, Tibidon Station at #OWK 06, and Jabiim at #OWK 11), and the figure that captures the character at the moment he picks up the gift Luke will eventually receive.

The T-16 Skyhopper: The Mural Collection’s Best Accessory

The figure’s headline accessory is the T-16 Skyhopper toy model — the small flying vehicle Luke uses for womp rat target practice in A New Hope, references nostalgically throughout the Star Wars films, and which Obi-Wan brings to Owen and Beru as a gift for young Luke at the end of the Disney+ series. The Skyhopper is a sculpted miniature vehicle with the screen-accurate Tatooine-era design, included with a two-piece display stand (a base and a handle) so that the model can be displayed as a hovering vehicle independent of the figure or held in Obi-Wan’s hand for the gift-delivery pose.

This is the Mural Collection’s single best accessory. The Skyhopper is the kind of franchise-bridging detail that elevates a figure from “good” to “great” — it connects the Disney+ series narrative to the original trilogy’s narrative through a specific visual prop, and the figure with the Skyhopper in hand reads as the moment of bridge-building between the two eras. For collectors who care about Star Wars’s deep lore connections and visual continuity, the Skyhopper inclusion is the figure’s most significant feature and the reason the Walmart exclusive premium is justified.

The two-piece display stand means the Skyhopper can sit on the shelf as its own display element (hovering on the stand) or be held by Obi-Wan (with the stand stored away). Both configurations are screen-accurate to the Disney+ series scene where Obi-Wan delivers the toy to the Lars homestead.

The Functional Pocket on the Robe

The soft-goods robe has a functional pocket. This is the kind of small engineering detail that distinguishes a serious Phase 4 release from an average one. Hasbro tooled the robe with an actual fabric pocket — not a sculpted decorative pocket, an actual cloth pouch — into which the included goggles can be placed for storage. The figure can be displayed with the goggles in the pocket (concealed but present), or with the goggles worn on the face for the screen-accurate Tatooine-traveling configuration.

The pocket reads as functional rather than as decorative. The fabric stitches and forms an actual pouch that can hold small accessories. For collectors who appreciate when toy design respects the lived-in details of the source material — Obi-Wan in the Disney+ series carries goggles in his pocket for Tatooine sandstorm protection, and the figure reflects this — the functional pocket is the kind of design detail that gets noticed even when collectors don’t actively use the storage feature.

The robe fits well onto the figure overall. The hood lies flat on top of the head when raised, which is a meaningful improvement over the Wandering Jedi (#OWK 01) figure’s somewhat awkward hood arrangement. For the closing-figure of the Mural Collection’s Obi-Wan progression, Hasbro committed to making the soft-goods elements work the way the earlier figures’ soft-goods didn’t always.

The Goggles

The goggles are a separate sculpted accessory that fits well around the figure’s head. Hasbro designed them to sit either over Obi-Wan’s eyes (the screen-accurate sandstorm-protection configuration) or pushed up onto the forehead (the screen-accurate not-currently-using configuration), supporting both display options. The goggles reference the Disney+ series’s Tatooine-traveling sequences where Obi-Wan wears goggles to protect his eyes from the desert environment, and the inclusion of the accessory completes the screen-accurate Tatooine-Obi-Wan visual language.

For collectors who want to display the figure in the goggles-on configuration, the fit is secure enough that the goggles don’t slide off during normal posing. For collectors who want the goggles concealed, the functional pocket means the accessory has a place to go rather than needing to be displayed somewhere awkward.

The Lightsaber

Standard Mural Collection Obi-Wan lightsaber: a hilt and a removable blue blade. The figure can hold the lightsaber well in both hands. The hilt plugs into a hole sculpted into the belt for the screen-accurate stowed display configuration. This is the same lightsaber tooling used across the other Mural Collection Obi-Wans (Wandering Jedi, Tibidon Station, Jabiim), with the same minor sculpting issue affecting the emitter section — the golden upper portion reads as slightly bulkier than the screen prop. Most collectors will not notice; lightsaber-accuracy collectors should know the hilt is the same flawed mould.

The lightsaber is the figure’s lowest-priority accessory in this loadout. The Skyhopper is the headline. The goggles are the second-most-distinctive feature. The functional-pocket robe is the engineering standout. The lightsaber is included because the character needs it, but the figure’s narrative weight is in the other accessories rather than the saber itself.

The Photo-Real Head Sculpt

The head sculpt uses Hasbro’s photo-real print application — same technique as the Jabiim Obi-Wan (#OWK 11), capturing the Ewan McGregor likeness with the screen-accurate definition that photo-real printing provides. The face reads correctly under display lighting, with the late-series-Obi-Wan facial expression captured cleanly. For collectors who care about Black Series figures capturing live-action likenesses sharply, this is one of the better Obi-Wan head sculpts in the entire Mural Collection.

Hasbro committed to the photo-real treatment specifically for the Mural Collection’s late-2023 Obi-Wan releases (Jabiim and Jedi Legend), which marks a quality-tier upgrade over the earlier-2022 Obi-Wan releases (Wandering Jedi and Tibidon Station). The progression tracks with the Mural Collection’s broader improvement curve — earlier figures used standard paint, later figures used photo-real, and the late-2023 closing figures benefit from the technique most fully.

Articulation and Build

19 joints. Ball-jointed top neck, ball-jointed lower neck, butterfly joints in the shoulders, ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, ball-jointed wrists, ball-jointed upper body, ball-jointed hips, swivel thighs, ball-jointed knees, ball-jointed ankles. Standard Mural Collection late-2023 articulation count, supporting the dynamic posing range that the figure’s accessory-rich loadout enables.

The figure pictured by detailed reviewers had stiff joints throughout — which makes posing and maintaining dynamic stances easy, the opposite of the loose-joint problem that affects some Mural Collection releases (notably the Jabiim Obi-Wan and the Duel’s End Vader). Stiff joints mean the figure holds its display configuration without drift, supporting both the standing-with-Skyhopper poses and the more dynamic lightsaber-deployed configurations.

The paint application is good across the figure, with particular sharpness on the photo-real head sculpt as noted. The body paint matches the screen-accurate Disney+ series late-episode Obi-Wan costume palette.

The “Obligation to Steward the Skywalker Legacy”

The figure’s packaging text reads: “Emerging from his darkest days stronger and more hopeful than ever, Obi-Wan Kenobi looks toward the future and fulfilling his obligation to steward the Skywalker legacy.” This is the narrative framing the Mural Collection ends on — Obi-Wan as the rebuilt Jedi who has accepted his role as Luke’s distant guardian, and who is preparing to return to Tatooine to begin the long wait that ends with A New Hope.

The Jedi Legend designation captures this character state. Not the broken hermit (Wandering Jedi). Not the in-transit traveler (Tibidon Station). Not the active fighter at the height of the rescue mission (Jabiim). The Jedi Legend Obi-Wan is the character at the moment he has rebuilt his identity completely, who has confronted Vader and survived, who has rescued Leia and returned her to the Organas, and who is now ready for the next phase of his arc. The figure captures Obi-Wan at the most rewarding moment of his Disney+ series journey.

The Mural Collection Position

The Jedi Legend Obi-Wan is the closing figure of the Mural Collection’s Obi-Wan progression. Display alongside Wandering Jedi (#OWK 01), Tibidon Station (#OWK 06), and Jabiim (#OWK 11) for the full four-figure Obi-Wan arc readout — broken hermit, in-transit traveler, active fighter, rebuilt legend. The progression tells the show’s character arc through the figures themselves, and the Jedi Legend completes the visual sequence.

For loose display, the Jedi Legend Obi-Wan also works alongside the Force Spirit Qui-Gon (#OWK 16) for the closing-scene master-and-apprentice reunion, alongside Owen and Beru figures (separate Mural Collection releases) with the T-16 Skyhopper for the Lars homestead delivery vignette, or alongside the various Phase 1 and Phase 2 Black Series Obi-Wan A New Hope figures for the Disney+-to-original-trilogy chronological display.

The Walmart Exclusive Distribution

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Legend) was a Walmart-exclusive single-boxed release in October 2023, alongside Qui-Gon Jinn (Force Spirit) at #OWK 16. The Walmart-exclusive arrangement meant Walmart-only initial distribution, with periodic restocks through 2024. Secondary market prices have generally tracked at MSRP or slightly above, with the closing-figure status and the Skyhopper accessory keeping demand firm.

For collectors looking to buy now, the figure is generally available through eBay or Walmart restocks at fair prices. Verify all six accessories are present (robe, goggles, lightsaber hilt, blue blade, T-16 Skyhopper model, two-piece display stand). The Skyhopper specifically is the easiest accessory to lose during transit or display — it’s small, sculpted as a separate piece, and depends on its display stand for stable positioning. No production variants documented.

Our Verdict

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Legend) at #OWK 17 is the Mural Collection’s most accessory-rich figure and one of the best-engineered closing-of-collection releases in the entire Phase 4 line. The T-16 Skyhopper is the Mural Collection’s single best accessory and a meaningful franchise-bridging detail. The functional-pocket robe is the engineering standout. The photo-real head sculpt captures the Ewan McGregor likeness cleanly. The goggles add screen-accurate display flexibility. The lightsaber is the standard re-used Mural Collection Obi-Wan tooling with the standard re-used minor flaw. The 19-joint articulation supports the dynamic posing range that the accessory loadout enables.

There are no significant negatives. The figure’s stiff joints mean it holds poses cleanly. The paint application is good. The build quality is solid. The Walmart-exclusive premium pricing is justified by the accessory loadout — six accessories at $27.99 is a fair value compared to the Mural Collection’s standard $24.99 for one-or-two-accessory figures.

Buy this figure if you are completing the Mural Collection (it is the closing figure, and the collection feels finished only with it included), if you collect Obi-Wan across configurations, if you build Tatooine displays where the Skyhopper-to-Luke narrative bridge matters, or if you want the best-equipped Disney+ series Obi-Wan available at the 6-inch scale. The $27.99 MSRP is fair for the engineering and the accessories, and the figure has held its value steadily on the secondary market.

The Obi-Wan who has finished his journey. The figure with the T-16 Skyhopper that connects the Disney+ series to A New Hope. The functional-pocket robe and the goggles and the photo-real face. Buy him. Display him alongside the other three Mural Collection Obi-Wans for the full four-figure character arc. The Mural Collection ends here, and the figure earns the closing position by being the most thoroughly-equipped Obi-Wan in the entire collection.

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Obi-Wan Kenobi Mural Collection. Related: Obi-Wan Kenobi Wandering Jedi P4-OWK-01 | Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jabiim) P4-OWK-11 | Qui-Gon Jinn (Force Spirit) P4-OWK-16.