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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8674018" data-attributes="member: 22779">Well, at the end of the day, letting him walk away results in the Empire being defeated, the Emperor killed and the forces of Good winning in the Galaxy.Considering we know that the Force is able to see the future, you could argue pretty easily that the Force guided Obi-Wan at this moment to not kill Vader, in the knowledge that in the future, Vader will not kill Luke and will kill the Emperor.We are dealing with a force (sorry for the pun) that is quasi-godlike in nature that is unknowable but, more than capable of affecting the real world.  So, it's pretty plausible actually.  Just like Obi-wan knows that he will become more powerful if Vader kills him.</blockquote>