If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

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Topic

Invincibility

Speaker

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Actor

Alec Guinness

Source

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Medium

Film

Genre

Epic (film) Science fiction (film) Epic Science fiction

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Directed by George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1977.

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Medium
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Time
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Citation

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