Obidala

The Star Wars prequels were a disappointment to me, so I never really got into the fandom. To be honest, besides Harry Potter, Tori Amos and Smallville I've never really been involved with ANY fandom. I'm a fan of a lot of things but I'm not really part of the fan community for those things.

Today on livejournal I discovered Obidala. This is the paring of Obi Wan Kenobi - who is probably my favorite character of the series as a whole, and Padme Amidala former Queen of Naboo and Senator. I snagged a whole bunch of icons from the LJ fan community for this paring. I was THIS close to registering at an Obidala forum. I stopped myself because I was only registering there for the manips and also because I don't know how much of an Obidala shipper I am.

As I said, I adore Obi Wan Kenobi in both the prequel and original series. This probably is the main reason I would ship this pair. Second, Anakin Skywalker's development in the Prequels was disappointing to say the least. So maybe there's a little bit of anti-Anakin motivation. But when it comes to the actual characters in the actual story... I like the idea of there being tension between them but... I don't think they are really suited to one another.

Honestly, Obi wan seems to be one of those people who is genuinely content to be single. These people exist! I think. He is completely fulfilled by giving his whole life to being a Jedi. I don't think... love is really... interesting to Obi Wan. I'm sure he's a romantic but for himself... I don't see it. In Obi Wan and Amidala I see a strong friendship and mutual respect. I feel that they are pretty much on the same page with their ideal etc. They are of similar temperments. But I DO like the tension.

In conclusion I, romance junkie though I am, do not ship Obidala, but I am an Obidala appreciator. I really want to get a look at those manipulations. :D