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 by: Job Bautista - Mon, 17 May 2021 11:07 UTC
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(Originally written by u/dumname2_1 and u/MetaCommando of Reddit)

Obi-Wan doesn't need to be on the high ground, the high ground just
needs to exist within the battle; Obi-Wan knows that when he has the low
ground, he really has the high ground, from a certain point of view; see
Diagram A.

Look at his battle record:

Maul: Has low ground, wins Example A
Dooku: No high ground, loses
Dooku rematch: No high ground, loses Example B
Greivous: Has low ground, wins Example C
Vader: Has high ground, wins
Vader rematch: No high ground, loses

Obi-Wan with the high/low ground is canonically the most powerful Jedi.
This is fact. Had Yoda not denied his request to battle The Senate with
typical Jedi arrogance, Obi-Wan could have defeated Palpatine in the
Senate building, which housed a variety of different altitudes; this was
designed so that the Chancellor could always have the moral high ground
in political debates. But Obi-wan didn't fight The Senate, and Yoda soon
learned that you can't cleave the Sheev in a normal 1v1. It took the
Tusken Raiders years of conflict against Old Ben Kenobi to grasp his
superiority in terrain advantage, as you see them visibly flee in ANH
when they realize he holds the low (inverse-high) ground; this was the
optimal strategy against a near-invincible opponent.

Yoda is shorter than virtually every other fighter, which gives him a
permanent low-ground disadvantage; however, his saber-fighting style
utilizes a flipping-heavy technique in order to negate this weakness for
a temporary window. You'll notice that, after falling from the central
podium in The Senate's building, he immediately retreats upon realizing
he is on the lowest ground. You'll also notice that, while training
Luke, he rides on him like a mount, to gain the intellectual high ground
and accelerate Luke's training. Example D. Obi-Wan's defensive Form III
lightsaber style synergizes with his careful military maneuvers; as he
only strikes when prepared, he can always hold the strategic high
ground. (The business on Cato Neimodia doesn't count.) You'll come to
realize that this is why Commander Cody's artillery strike failed
against Obi-Wan, when hundreds of Jedi were killed in similar attacks.
Cody failed to grasp the strategic situation, as the Jedi Master's
elevation was superior to his by hundreds of meters, making him
virtually unkillable. (You'll notice that all the Jedi killed in Order
66 were on level ground with the clones, thereby assuring their demise.)
Had Cody taken his time and engaged the Jedi on even terrain, he would
have succeeded. Obi-Wan subsequently retreated under the surface of the
lake, so that he could maintain the topographical low/high ground. This
is why Obi-Wan is so willing to fight against impossible odds to the
point where he thrusts himself in immediate danger; when your
probability of victory is 1-to-10, you have the statistical (and
therefore strategic) low ground, a numerical advantage when you use your
point of view to flip the value to 10/1. Almost losing is, in Obi-Wan's
case, certain victory. (See Example E).

As we all know, spinning is a good trick. However, only the Chosen One
can spin outside of a starfighter. Palpatine tried spinning, but he lost
due to this technique (but this was intentional, as losing gave him the
emotional high ground when Anakin arrived). The reason for this is that
spinning provides a yin-yang approach to combat (based in Eastern
philosophy on balance), giving the spinner the high ground from above
and below. Only the Chosen One can master the spin, as it is their
destiny to maintain balance in the universe. This is why Obi-Wan was so
emotional after defeating Vader on Mustafar; he expected to lose the
high ground to the spin, but Anakin fell to the dark side and could no
longer use his signature trick, becoming the very thing he swore to
destroy. Additionally, Anakin told Obi-Wan that, from "[his] point of
view, the Jedi are evil". This broadens Anakin's mind to the concept of
relativity in the context of the moral high ground, a mere step away
from tactical comprehension.

Anakin doesn't hate sand for the reasons he told Padme; all Jedi hate
sand, as the battlefield can rapidly change between low and high ground
on multiple vectors, so your perspective must be from a certain
three-dimensional point of view in order to comprehend who holds the
high ground. This is the only reason why Obi-Wan killed Maul in Rebels.
This is also the reason why Obi-Wan hates flying; there is no gravity in
space, therefore there is no high or low ground from any frame of
reference (This also negates the spinning trick, as noted in Example F).

In ANH, Vader proves his newfound mastery by engaging Obi on perfectly
even ground. However, Obi-Wan intentionally sacrifices himself on the
Death Star, so that he could train Luke from a higher plane of
existence, thereby giving him the metaphysical high ground Example G.

Why was Vader so invested in the construction and maintenance of the
Death Star? Because he knows Obi-wan can't have the high ground if
there's no ground left. Image A. As seen through the events of the Clone
Wars, Obi-Wan was known to be on friendly terms with Senator Organa,
whose homeworld held large quantities of mountainous terrain, the
perfect habitat for a Jedi Master. Grand Moff Tarkin was already in
position to destroy Alderaan as a first target, as the distance from
Scarif to Alderaan was too vast to reach between the escape and
recapture of the Tantive IV, even at 1.0 lightspeed. Alderaan had been
the initial target all along, as Obi-Wan with the high ground was the
primary threat to the Death Star. How? Because a moon-sized space
station would have some form of gravitational pull, thereby negating
Obi-Wan's zero-gravity weakness; Obi-Wan with the perpetual high-ground
in a low-orbit starfighter would easily be able to fire proton torpedoes
through a ventilation shaft, although the Empire was uncertain of the
specific weakness of the Death Star planted by Galen Erso (who was a
good friend).

In Return of the Jedi, you can see that the Throne Room contains a
variety of different altitudes; Palpatine placed these there to ensure
Vader's defeat. However, Sheev failed to realize that his weakness was
no ground, and should have covered that useless gaping pit which does
nothing.

A common misconception is the idea of a prostrate position version of
the high ground, wherein Obi-Wan lies flat on his back, giving him
tactical superiority from his point of view. However, this strategy is
futile, as for the high ground to come into effect, there must be a
differential between parties on both the x-axis and y-axis to a
moderately significant variation from both absolutes (Angles only a Sith
would deal in). For Obi-Wan's high ground powers to be in full effect,
he must stand between 15 and 75 degrees (π/12 to 5π/12 radians) diagonal
from his opponent(s) on any quadrant of the area circle; this has been
dubbed the Trigonometric Perspective Diagram. (Diagram B). The total
effect for conventional high ground advantage can be calculated via the
MetaComm Equation, or f(x) = lim 0→x π/12 | 7π/12 5π/12 | 11π/12 Ʃ(x)
(2tan(x) / 3sin(x) + (log10Δ)) * cΦ

Δ = distance on hypotenuse (meters)

Φ = Surrounding Force [c * β * (pressure/2.2)]

x refers to the angle of contact between the two parties on, with
advantage being based purely on position on the Y-axis, as the vast
majority of force users base their perception on elevation rather than
spacial relativity.

The power of gravitational force has great effect on the high ground;
too weak, and the high ground holds no traction; too strong and the
ground becomes the real enemy. Experimentation has proven that the high
ground typically holds significant value between .8 and 1.4 β with
maximum impact standing roughly equal to 1.05.

Pressure is equally important, as it is a surrounding force attached to
gravity (the high ground has famously low impact in aquatic
environments). Pressure(λ) is measured in pounds per square inch (psi),
to be used as a gravity multiplier (or division if pressure is
sub-atmospheric; Φ is a variable defined as β * 2.2λ , with no metric
value assigned due to its singular application.

In situations regarding Obi-Wan and his relativistic point of view, you
must substitute the Quadrilateral MetaComm Equation (the Jedi Master
function), f(x) = lim 0→x minmaxƩ (2tan(x) / 3sin(x) ) * (1.2)cΦ [min (|cos(x)| = 1) | (|sin(x)| = 1) + π/12 ), max = (|cos(x)| = 1) |
(|sin(x)| = 1) + 5π/12 ].

The viable Φ field is expanded, as Obi-Wan has taken advantage of the
high ground in so many different environments that he simply uses it
more efficiently, and the min/max values apply due to his
multidimensional point of view, evidenced by the Trigonometric
Perspective Diagram. Additionally, the distance factor does not affect
Obi-Wan, as spacetime can be perseptively compressed, giving him the
ideal Δ value from his point of reference.

In conclusion, Obi-Wan abuses spatial relativity and Taoist doctrine in
order to always invoke his high-ground powers. To properly analyze the
strategic genius of Kenobi, one must hold advanced knowledge in
Philosophy, Mathematics, and Calculus-based Physics, and be able to
integrate these topics together.


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