Why specifically was <PERSON> the "only hope" of Princess <PERSON>?
I know that there is a sort of similar question about how Princess <PERSON> knew about <PERSON> here, but I'm curious as to why and how Princess <PERSON> thought an aging <PERSON> would be of any help to the Rebellion worth risking herself and her crew in addition to the stolen Death Star plans (which apparently the Rebellion only had stored on R2-D2 physically, and no other copies)?
See here for the scene in question.
Things to consider:
1. Obi-<PERSON> as a resource to the Rebellion didn't even have his own ship or own resources to contribute (not even enough to pay for passage for a smuggler to transport him).
2. <PERSON>-<PERSON> as a fighter did not do any extensive amount of fighting in A New Hope (he cut off a guy's arm in a bar, and sacrificed himself vs <PERSON>, that's it)
3. <PERSON> as a Jedi didn't have an apprentice yet, and was probably not going to have a shot at taking on <PERSON> or the Emperor.
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Princess <PERSON> risked near everything just to visit in person the place where she thought <PERSON> still lived (he could have been dead for years assuming that she said "years ago" in her message to <PERSON> regarding how she knew of him). She risked herself, her ship, her crew, her cause (if she had been tortured into giving up the Rebellion) and the stolen plans themselves (next time stormtroopers, shoot down the empty escape pod, if for no other reason than to improve your atrocious aim and shooting during the original trilogy), just to see if <PERSON> might be interested if still alive to maybe (somehow) help the Rebellion.
Possible answers I've considered (I'm curious for more though):
1. Obi-<PERSON> might have some sort of wisdom or knowledge about attacking the Death Star and he may have been able to analyze the stolen Death Star plans for weaknesses (but the Rebels did a good job of this anyway).
2. <PERSON>-<PERSON> would have been exceptional at espionage and infiltration (took out the tractor beam on the Death Star, successfully avoided almost every stormtrooper he encountered, and Jedi mind tricked the ones he couldn't avoid -- think "these aren't the droids you're looking for"), although <PERSON> stealth would not have been needed inside the Death Star had <PERSON> not gotten herself captured and in need of a rescue from the Death Star in the first place, which happened as a result of trying to visit <PERSON>-<PERSON>. 865