 Throughout the series, he grows increasingly wary of Palpatine's designs on the Republic and his influence on Anakin.In the non-canon story "Old Wounds", published in "" (2005) and set a few years after the events of "Revenge of the Sith", Obi-Wan confronts Darth Maul on Tatooine to protect Luke.The duel ends when Owen Lars shoots and kills Maul; he then warns Obi-Wan to stay away from his nephew.