{"slug":"obi-wan-hello-there-gif","name":"Obi-Wan Hello There GIF","url":"/templates/obi-wan-hello-there.gif","w":400,"h":200,"mediaType":"gif","top":"","bottom":"HELLO THERE","description":"Obi-Wan Kenobi dropping \"Hello there\" on loop. The animated version of the most quotable entrance in Star Wars prequel history.","keywords":"obi-wan hello there gif, hello there gif, general kenobi gif, revenge of the sith gif, obi-wan gif","year":2005,"origin":"The animated clip of Obi-Wan Kenobi's iconic \"Hello there\" from Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (2005). The GIF loops the greeting that launched a thousand Reddit threads. A still version is also available; see Obi-Wan Hello There.","format":"classic","sourceVideo":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEq1Z0bjdwc","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"obi-wan-hello-there","label":"With Caption"},{"slug":"obi-wan-hello-there-blank","label":"Blank Template"}],"howToMake":["Obi-Wan is already greeting on repeat. Set the stage for his entrance","Top text describes where or when you showed up. \"HELLO THERE\" at the bottom completes the bit","The GIF is wide (400x200) so horizontal text fits naturally. Keep it brief and let the Jedi charm loop","Download the endless greeting or Copy it as the definitive way to enter any conversation"],"exampleCaptions":["WALKING INTO WORK ON MONDAY","HELLO THERE"],"exampleAltText":"Animated Obi-Wan Hello There GIF about showing up to work on Monday","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-03-14","seo":{"aliases":["Hello There GIF","General Kenobi GIF","Obi-Wan Greeting GIF","Revenge of the Sith GIF"],"description":"Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, animated in a continuous loop, delivering the \"Hello there\" line with Jedi composure. His robes and beard are visible as he makes his casual, confident entrance.","definition":"Animated GIF of Obi-Wan Kenobi saying \"Hello there\" from Revenge of the Sith. The loop makes every entrance feel both dramatic and casual, exactly as the Jedi Master intended.","useCases":[{"category":"Showing Up Uninvited","examples":["Walking into the kitchen at 2 AM and your roommate is already there eating cheese","Arriving at the party nobody told you about because you saw it on someone's story","Joining a Zoom call 20 minutes late with your camera on and zero shame","Opening the fridge at someone else's house like you live there"]},{"category":"Running Into People You Avoid","examples":["Making eye contact with your neighbor at the grocery store after pretending not to be home all week","Bumping into your dentist at a restaurant while eating candy","Seeing your boss at the gym on the day you called in sick","The coworker you've been dodging cornering you in the elevator","Your ex walking into the same bar on the one night you decided to go out"]},{"category":"App and Notification Greetings","examples":["The Duolingo owl appearing after you missed three days in a row","Your bank app sending a push notification while you're mid-purchase","The \"we miss you!\" email from an app you used once in 2022"]},{"category":"Prequel Meme Chain Starters","examples":["Dropping this in any thread and waiting for the inevitable \"General Kenobi\" reply","Starting a comment chain that will spiral into the entire Revenge of the Sith script","The GIF that tests whether anyone in the group chat has Star Wars literacy","Posting this in a subreddit and watching the upvotes arrive from people who physically cannot resist replying"]},{"category":"Morning Arrivals Nobody Asked For","examples":["The first person to join the 8 AM meeting, camera on, coffee in hand, unreasonably alert","Walking into the office on Monday like you own the place when you barely survived Sunday","Your dog greeting you at the door after you were gone for eleven minutes","The sun hitting your face through the blinds at 6 AM when you went to bed at 4"]},{"category":"Dramatic Re-Entrances","examples":["Logging back onto social media three days after announcing you were \"taking a break\"","Returning to the group project after going silent for two weeks with \"hey guys what did I miss\"","Coming back to a mobile game you abandoned and finding your village in ruins","Reopening the browser tab you closed an hour ago because you actually needed it"]}]}}