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Ben Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi () is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Within the original trilogy, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Master as a supporting character and is portrayed by English actor Alec Guinness. In the later-released prequel trilogy, a younger version of the character serves as one of the two main protagonists, alongside Anakin Skywalker, and is portrayed by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor. In the original trilogy he is introduced as Ben Kenobi, an alias he uses while in hiding from the Empire. He is a mentor to Luke Skywalker, to whom he introduces the ways of the Jedi. After sacrificing himself in a duel against Darth Vader, Obi-Wan guides Luke through the Force in his fight against the Galactic Empire. In the prequel trilogy, set two decades earlier, he is initially a Padawan (apprentice) to Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, and later mentor and friend of Luke's father Anakin, who falls to the dark side of the Force and becomes Vader. The character briefly appears in the sequel t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of Star Wars, phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into List of Star Wars films, various films and Star Wars expanded to other media, other media, including List of Star Wars television series, television series, Star Wars video games, video games, List of Star Wars books, novels, List of Star Wars comic books, comic books, List of Star Wars theme parks attractions, theme park attractions, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, themed areas, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe. ''Star Wars'' is one of the List of highest-grossing media franchises, highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The original film (''Star Wars''), retroactively subtitled ''Episode IV: A New Hope'' (1977), was followed by the sequels ''The Empire Strik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverse (website)
''Inverse'' is an online magazine from Bustle Digital Group, covering topics such as technology, science, and culture for a Millennials, millennial audience. History Launched in 2015 by Dave Nemetz, co-founder of ''Bleacher Report'', the site was made possible through seed funding with its headquarters in San Francisco, California and the editorial staff initially based in Brooklyn, New York. As of August 2016, the site had over 4.9 million U.S. multiplatform unique visitors. The company raised a $6 million Series A funding in 2016, led by Crosslink Capital with participation from Bertelsmann#Bertelsmann Investments, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. In 2017, the headquarters was moved to SoHo, Manhattan, New York City with an expanded staff of approximately 30 full-time employees and 25 freelancers. In September 2017, the company debuted two shows on the Facebook Watch platform. On August 15, 2018, six staff writers (15 percent of the staff) were laid off after it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Donovan
Michael Donovan is a Canadian voice actor and director known for his roles as Suikotsu in ''Inuyasha'' and Zoken Mato in ''Fate/stay night''. He has also directed many animated series and feature films. Roles Animation * ''3-2-1 Penguins!''Kevin * ''A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation''Ning * ''Action Dad''Chuck Ramsey, Slam McJackson, Ms. Poundpenny, additional voices * ''Action Man (2000 TV series), Action Man''Narrator * ''Adventures from the Book of Virtues''Sock, Socrates, additional voices * ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog''Wes Weasley, Mad Mike * ''Animated Classic Showcase''Guest voices * ''Batman Gotham Knights (TV series), Batman: Gotham Knights''Gun Runner #3 * ''Batman: The Animated Series''Guest voices * ''Billy the Cat (TV series), Billy the Cat''Mr. Hubert, Magician, Blackie, additional voices * ''Boom Boom Sabotage''TV Narrator/Commercial VO * ''Bumble Braynes''Burwin * ''Camp Candy''Grannie Knot, various guest roles * ''Captain N: The Game Master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Force Unleashed
''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' is an action-adventure game developed by LucasArts and part of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (project), ''The Force Unleashed'' multimedia project. It was initially developed for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on iOS, second-generation N-Gage (device), N-Gage, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and Java-equipped mobile phone handhelds. The game was released in North America on September 16, 2008, in Australia and Southeast Asia on September 17, and in Europe on September 19. LucasArts released downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. An ''Ultimate Sith Edition'' of the game, containing both new and previously released downloadable content, was released in November 2009, and later ported to the macOS and Microsoft Windows. An enhanced remaster of the Wii version, developed by Aspyr, was released on Nintendo Switch on April 20, 2022. The project bridges the first two ''Star Wars'' trilog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
