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Hello There refers to a memorable quote by the character Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Ewan McGregor, in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
Origin
In May 14, 2005, the film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. In the film, Obi-Wan (portrayed by Ewan McGregor) is sent to kill General Grievous. In the scene, Obi-Wan jumps behind him to surprise him. They engage in a fight and later a chase. On August 21st, 2007, a remix of this scene was posted on YouTube was posted by user Thereisnospoon303 titled "OBI-WAN SAYS HELLO WHILE I PLAY UNFITTING MUSIC." It has garnered over 8,000 views and 70 likes as of March 22, 2021.
- "Obi-Wan: Hello there!
General Grievous: Ahh, General Kenobi! [laughs] You are a bold one! [laughs even more] Kill him!
[Droids fail to kill Obi-Wan]
[Other droids surround him]
General Grievous: Back away! I will deal with this Jedi scum myself!
Obi-Wan: Your move!
General Grievous: You fool! I've been trained in your Jedi arts by Count Dooku! [turns out he has 4 arms, he ignites his collection] Attack, Kenobi!
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- – from the film
Spread
On March 25, 2014, Tumblr user suzcatonmars reblogged a post of several Obi-Wan GIFs, including the Hello There scene. The post got 2,100 notes in five years.
Three years later, on January 27th 2017, Imgur user Spatzz posted a photoshopped version of the character saying the line in a "dump of 50 prequel memes." The post received over 1,600 points and 96,000 views.
Around this time, the phrase had become a popular meme on the subreddit /r/PrequelMemes.
References
All of the information has been supplied by Know Your Meme, Wikipedia, and some videos I found on the Internet.
Related Memes
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Example
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