He doesn't really mind, though, because while he understands there is a certain lack of aesthetic appeal to the Padawan braid, it is still a rather sacred physical representation of the Padawan and their ranking within the Jedi order. Obi-Wan was proud to wear his, prouder still to be able to cut it off once he had reached the rank of Jedi Knight.
"When Jedi are taken on as a Padawan by their Master, they grow a braid," he explains, still smiling. "It doesn't need to be all their hair, just a small portion worn on the right side, but it must be grown until they pass the trials and become a Jedi Knight, at which point it is shorn off. In the case of Jedi who can't grow hair, there are alternatives, beads that are added to each year they're a Padawan."
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He doesn't really mind, though, because while he understands there is a certain lack of aesthetic appeal to the Padawan braid, it is still a rather sacred physical representation of the Padawan and their ranking within the Jedi order. Obi-Wan was proud to wear his, prouder still to be able to cut it off once he had reached the rank of Jedi Knight.
"When Jedi are taken on as a Padawan by their Master, they grow a braid," he explains, still smiling. "It doesn't need to be all their hair, just a small portion worn on the right side, but it must be grown until they pass the trials and become a Jedi Knight, at which point it is shorn off. In the case of Jedi who can't grow hair, there are alternatives, beads that are added to each year they're a Padawan."