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[Star Wars] Did Obi-Wan die and get consumed by Ben Kenobi, from a certain point of view? And is this what Owen mean when he said "Obi-wan doesn't exist anymore. He died about the same time as your father?"

The Obi-Wan of the Clone Wars was cheerful and made a lot of jokes while after the duel with Anakin, he became depressed. Did Obi-Wan become Ben at the same fateful moment on the high ground that Anakin permanently became Vader?
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I suppose the first point is metaphorically arguable, but not the latter. For starters, Owen Lars never knew Anakin was Darth Vader; Obi-Wan told him Anakin had been killed and that was that. Believing the jedi responsible for Anakin's death, Owen forbade Kenobi from seeing Luke and lied to the child in order to keep him from falling victim to the same fate that his father did (as far as Owen knew).