The most straightforward explanation would be that Leia knows the person who rescued her is Ben, and never connected the dots that Ben is actually Obi-Wan. Surely complicating matters is that various characters have referred to him as Obi-Wan in her presence.
She knows Obi-Wan's real name as well as his alias of “Ben.” When Luke comes barging into her cell and says, “I'm here with Ben Kenobi,” Leia jumps off the bunk in an instant.
Because they made that movie four decades before she got to know him in the latest iteration of “The Lore Between the Lore" that Disney+ is selling us. The same reason she didn't show a big reaction when the her entire planet and all those she was responsible for died in an instant.
However, Leia's strong-mindedness during Vader's probe denied him the opportunity to discover she was his daughter. That serves to justify Vader's lack of awareness of his connection to Leia, although, perhaps, not as satisfyingly as if Lucas had planned for the relationship from the beginning.
While Luke didn't know who Obi-Wan was until later in life, we see from the start of "A New Hope" that Leia knows exactly who Obi-Wan is and that he's still alive. Along with the Death Star plans, Leia also puts a message to Obi-Wan in R2-D2 that Luke first receives, spurring him to go and talk to Ben.
Darth Vader didn't learn he had a daughter until Return of the Jedi, when he stood before Emperor Palpatine. The Emperor's power probed Luke's mind, attempting to goad him to fall to the dark side, and he discovered Leia's existence. "Sister," the Emperor taunted.
In A New Hope, Leia's utter faith in Obi-Wan Kenobi comes circuitously from her father, who, in that film, is never glimpsed. However, when Luke breaks Leia out of her cell and says, “I'm here with Ben Kenobi,” and Leia doesn't miss a beat. She knows that's his other name.
Yes. In the book 'Tatooine Ghost', Leia learns of Anakin's life prior to his evolution into the Darth Vader personae. This revelation leads her to forgive him. She even named her third child in memory of her father.
While other factors (like her love for Han) kept Leia from becoming a Jedi, Darth Vader's evil existence was definitely a big part of it. Leia wanted to lead and reshape the galaxy, but wielding the same power that had corrupted Vader would be too big of a temptation because she would have become a powerful Jedi.
She's important in the plot sense because Reva, who is searching for Obi-Wan for Anakin, uses Leia as bait but she's also important because she reminds Ben what he lost in Padmé and Anakin but what he gained in the twins. Leia is just as important as Luke.
Padmé was just a friend. It's only the way he talks about her around Leia that could make one wonder if he harbored feelings for the Queen and Senator from Naboo.
Why does Obi-Wan Kenobi age like that? Because he's not real, and is a fictional character played by different people. You see, Obi-Wan Kenobi is played by Alec Guinness in the original trilogy. Guinness was 62 when he filmed A New Hope, and he died in 2000.
So, is Leia a Jedi? While Leia was just as strong with the Force as her brother Luke, she never became a Jedi. Still, she did begin her training. Shortly after the Battle of Endor, the twins began training together, with Luke guiding Leia through meditative practices and sparring exercises.
But when little Leia realized Obi-Wan had known her birth mother, he shared a story that not only made Leia's memories of Padmé plausible, it made them all the more moving. Jedi took babies from their families at an age when no child can retain memories.
It's not shown, but it is clearly insinuated that Anakin killed the younglings. This is confirmed later in the movie when Obi-Wan informs Padme that Anakin killed them. Both are torn apart with hurt and confusion, trying to make sense of something so terrible. How could Anakin do such a thing?
Padme did not cheat on Anakin here is why: Padmé and a Anakins relationship was very strong they both were deeply in love. In the clone wars there is an episode called ““The Rise of Clovis.” long story short a former flame of Padmé's returns and is trying to rekindle with Padmé. Unbeknownst to him she is married.
Yes, when Darth Vader turned back to Anakin Skywalker and sacrifice himself to save his son, he dies and Obi-Wan uses the force to connect with Anakin's spirit. In that time Anakin apologizes to Obi-Wan, desperately asking him to forgive him for everything he has done to him and everybody over the years.
In Star Wars Legends Leia was visited by the force ghost of her father Anakin Skywalker, the man who used to be Darth Vader. It wasn't a pleasant meeting as Leia was unable to forgive him for the things he'd done no matter how hard he begged, and it was the only time she saw him.
No evidence would suggest that Darth Vader knew that Leia Organa was his daughter the entire time. However, in the final battle with Luke Skywalker, he learned that Luke had a sister. But the important part is that it was never shown that Vader found out that this sister was Leia.
There's nothing in the first Star Wars film to suggest Luke had never talked to Obi-Wan before; he simply hadn't spent any real time with him, mostly knowing him from rumors of a crazy hermit living out in Tatooine's desert.
The base assumption of why Obi-Wan doesn't remember R2-D2 -- in light of the prequels -- is that Obi-Wan is feigning ignorance in A New Hope to downplay the importance of the droid's arrival.
With Leia, Luke, and Darth Vader all being major characters in "Obi-Wan Kenboi," the show is having to tread lightly as the "Star Wars" canon is pretty explicit. We know exactly when Vader discovered that Luke was his son, and we know when he figured out that Leia was connected to him as well.