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Today, we’re gonna be diving into 10 interesting facts about my homegirl, Ahsoka Tano.
First introduced in the 2008 animated film, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ahsoka Tano’s
story has seen her grow from an inexperienced Jedi padawan to a character that many feel
exemplifies what it means to be a Jedi, even if she left the Jedi Order at age 17.
Over the years, she’s become a beloved character within the fandom, as well as one of my absolute
favorite characters in all of Star Wars. To put it simply, Ahsoka is a total badass.
So, let’s discuss 10 interesting facts about the smart, strong, and savy Togruta, Ahsoka Tano.
Ahsoka was Initially Named Ashla Early on in the development of The Clone Wars,
Ahsoka was initially given the name Ashla, which was actually a reference to an early
name given by George Lucas for the light side of the Force.
Lucas eventually settled on the name Ahsoka, however, which is a reference
to Ashoka the Great, who was an ancient Indian Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty.
In the 2016 canon novel, Ahsoka, our homegirl actually used the alias Ashla while trying to
evade the Empire, which is a reference to the name initially given to her by George Lucas.
In Attack of the Clones, a togruta youngling named Ashla that appears during the film was
thought to be a young Ahsoka, but Dave Filoni revealed that, while there had been discussions
about making the Jedi Youngling Ahsoka, Ashla’s age wouldn’t line up with Ashoka’s and she
would’ve been too young to be our homegirl. In legends continuity, Ashla was the term used
by ancient Force-sensitives on Tython when referring to the light side of the Force.
In the current canon, The term Ashla was first mentioned in the Star Wars Rebels,
season 2 episode, legends of the Lasat, as it’s revealed in the episode that the Lasat
species referred to the Force as the Ashla. In season 3 of Rebels, my homeboy Bendu
referred to the light side of the force as Ashla when speaking to Kanan Jarrus.
Ahsoka is Originally from Shilli In 36 BBY, our homegirl Ahsoka was born
on the Expansion Region planet of Shili, which is the homeworld of Ahsoka’s species, the Togruta.
Three years later, in 33 BBY, Ahsoka was nearly enslaved by an impostor who had
intercepted a signal that had been sent from Ahsoka’s village to the Jedi Order.
The slaver hoped to use Ahsoka’s powers for their own nefarious ends, but their scheme
was ultimately foiled when Jedi Master Plo Koon arrived on Shilli and discovered Ahsoka.
Soon thereafter, she was accepted into the Jedi Order and began her
training at the Jedi Grand Temple on Coruscant. Ahsoka and Plo Koon Shared a Bond With Each Other
Although Ahsoka would eventually go on to become Anakin Skywalker’s padawan, Jedi
Master Plo Koon shared a significant bond with her, which stemmed from her days as a youngling.
As previously mentioned, Ahsoka was discovered at the age of 3 by Master Plo, who took her from
Shili and brought her to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant to train and become a Jedi.
Over the years, Master Plo kept an eye on Ahsoka’s progression and training, became a
mentor to the young Jedi, and he would eventually go on to give her the nickname "Little Soka."
During the Clone Wars, Ahsoka and Plo Koon worked together on several occasions,
including their search for Boba Fett and fellow bounty hunter, Aurra Sing,
and Master Plo was someone that the Jedi padawan could turn to for guidance and advice.
In one instance, Plo Koon even vouched for Ahsoka, after she snuck her way onto
a Republic starship that was sent to infiltrate the Citadel prison on the planet Lola Sayu.
When discovered by Anakin, Ahsoka stated master Plo had instructed
her to tag along on the mission. Once the mission was over and the
crew were back on Coruscant, Anakin asked Master Plo if had indeed assigned Ahsoka to the mission,
and the Jedi Master vouched for her, telling Anakin it appeared that he did.
Additionally, When Ahsoka was framed for the bombing of the Jedi Temple,
Plo Koon found it hard to believe that Ahsoka could commit such a heinous act, and was the
first from the Jedi Council to apologize to Ahsoka once she was exonerated of the crime.
Anakin initially didn't want to train her In 22 BBY, once the Jedi Council believed
Ahsoka was ready for her first mission, Ahsoka was sent to the planet Christophsis
in order to assist Republic forces that were fighting the Separatist army there.
The council sent Ahsoka to Christophsis to pass on a message to Obi-Wan Kenobi
and Anakin Skywalker that they were both needed back at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant,
and to also meet her new master, Anakin. Initially, Obi-Wan believed that the Jedi
Council had assigned him to be Ahsoka’s Jedi Master, and both he and Anakin were completely
surprised when Ahsoka revealed that the council had actually assigned Anakin to become her master.
Prior to this, Anakin had been very vocal about not wanting to take on an apprentice,
despite Obi-Wan, and even Yoda’s belief, that taking on a padawan would be good for Anakin
and might even calm his wild ways. Over the course of their time fighting
separatists on Christophsis, however, Ahsoka and Anakin seemed to work quite well together,
and Anakin eventually agreed to take her on as his Padawan learner.
Master Yoda helped Ahsoka in Learning How to Wield Two Lightsabers
By 21 BBY, Ahsoka was still training to perfect her ability to wield two lightsabers in combat.
One day, while sparring with Anakin at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant,
Master Yoda arrived to inquire about Ahsoka’s progression in her training.
To Ahsoka’s surprise, Yoda informed her that he wanted to spar with the young padawan learner
to see how her skills had progressed. When Ahsoka prepared to spar with the
Jedi master, she initially ignited only one of her lightsabers, as she did not
feel confident in her ability to wield two lightsabers, but Yoda insisted she use both.
During their sparring, Ahsoka initially used an orthodox grip for holding her lightsabers, copying
the grip Anakin used when holding his lightsaber. As Ahsoka struggled against Yoda, he explained to
the padawan that what made her unique, made her strong, and that she must always be herself.
Understanding the lesson that Yoda was instilling upon her,
this prompted Ahsoka to use an unorthodox, reverse grip when holding her lightsabers,
the same grip we’d see her use throughout The Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian.
This new grip allowed Ahsoka to fare much better against Yoda,
who then advised the padawan to always take what she learned from her master and make it her own.
Ahsoka stopped a shape shifting bounty hunter from assassinating Padmé
In 21 BBY, Ahsoka was assigned to provide security for Padmé Amidala, as the senator from Naboo would
be hosting Arthurian delegates to dine at her apartment to begin important negotiations.
While a handmaiden of Padmé’s was setting the table, Ahsoka noticed that the handmaiden had
set the table with eating utensils, something that Padmé had specifically instructed her handmaidens
not to do, as Arthurians never use them and might find their placement on the table offensive.
After attempting to question the handmaiden, she pulled a blaster out
and began to fire at Ahsoka and Padmé. Upon disarming the rogue servant,
Ahsoka was surprised to learn that the handmaiden was actually the shape shifting,
clawdite bounty hunter Cato Parasitti Before Ahsoka could apprehend the Clawdite,
they learned that the bounty hunter left an armed thermal detonator under the dinner table.
Ahsoka then used the force to throw the detonator out of the window of the apartment,
as Padmé clubbed the bounty hunter with a vase, preventing her from escaping.
Ahsoka had a guardian of sorts At one point during The Clone Wars, Ahsoka,
Anakin, and Obi-Wan were sent to the Chrelythiumn system in Wild Space to rendezvous with Captain
Rex and investigate a 2,000-year-old distress signal that had begun broadcasting out of nowhere.
Once at the rendezvous point, the three Jedi were brought through a vergence in the force,
within an ancient monolith, to the planet Mortis, which was an ethereal realm within the Force.
Once on Mortis, Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan soon encountered The Father,
The Son, and The Daughter, 3 beings who were once regarded as the Mortis gods.
The Son was the physical embodiment of the dark side, The Daughter was the
physical embodiment of the light side, and The Father kept the two in check and in balance.
The Son, who resented the Father's authority and hoped to escape from Mortis and venture
into the greater galaxy, plotted to use the three Jedi as a means to break free from the planet.
To enact his plan, The Son eventually kidnapped Ahsoka,
bit her, and corrupted her with the dark side, allowing him to fully control the Jedi Padawan.
Once Anakin arrived to rescue his apprentice, The Son forced Ahsoka to attack Anakin, but The
Daughter soon arrived and confronted The Son. During the melee, The Son eventually
killed both Ahsoka and The Daughter. Before The Daughter died, however, she instructed
Anakin to act as a conduit to channel her life force into Ahsoka’s, which worked to revive the
Jedi padawan and purge her of the dark side. Over the years, following the events that
transpired on Mortis, a Convor named Morai could be seen accompanying and watching over Ahsoka.
It was believed by some that the convor was a servant of the Daughter or even a manifestation
of the Daughter herself in another form. Morai has appeared in The Clone Wars,
Star Wars Rebels, as well as most recently in Season 2 of The Mandalorian, and always appears
to be watching over and/or protecting Ahsoka. Ahsoka Killed an Inquisitor to Get
Kyber Crystals for New Lightsabers Following the initiation of Order 66 and the
Great Jedi Purge in 19 BBY, Ahsoka quickly became a high priority target of the Empire and the Sith.
In an attempt to evade the Empire, Ahsoka, along with her friend Rex,
planned to fake their deaths and go into hiding. Hoping to sell the fact that she perished,
Ahsoka left her lightsabers on the unidentified moon that the Republic Star Destroyer she and
Rex were aboard crashed on, with the hope that this would aid in the illusion that she died
in the Star Destroyer crash. About a year later, In 18 BBY,
Ahsoka, now going by the alias Ashla, found herself on the outer rim moon of Raada,
which was an Imperial farming settlement. Over time, Ahsoka aided the people of Raada in
resisting and attacking the Imperial presence on the moon, forcing her to reveal her force powers.
Because of this, the imperial inquisitor, known as the Sixth Brother, was dispatched to Raada to find
and eliminate the potential jedi presence. Wanting to confront the Sixth Brother,
Ahsoka hoped to construct new lightsabers, but needed kyber crystals to do so.
She then traveled to Ilum, the sacred planet which had previously been used by
the Jedi Order for thousands of years to obtain kyber crystals to construct lightsabers with.
Once she arrived at Ilum, however, she discovered a large Imperial contingent that had come to the
planet to mine the vast amount of kyber crystals that resided within the planet.
Hoping to obtain a kyber crystal somewhere else, Ahsoka then reached out in the Force
and discovered that the Sixth Brothers’ kyber crystals were actually singing to her from Raada.
Ahsoka then returned to Outer Rim Moon, engaged the Sixth Brother in a fight,
used the force to cause the Sixth Brother's lightsaber to explode, which killed the Inquisitor
and allowed her to take his kyber crystals. Since the crystals had been corrupted with the
dark side of the force and bled, giving them their crimson red hue, Ahsoka used the force to heal the
crystals, purging them of the corruption that had been imbued with the dark side of the force.
Using various parts Ahsoka gathered here and there over the previous year, she was then able
to construct new lightsabers that we would see her wield in Star Wars Rebels and The Mandalorian.
Ahsoka Began Working with Bail Organa and His Burgeoning Rebellion in 18 BBY
Sometime before defeating The Sixth Brother, Senator Bail Organa sent several individuals
to track down Ahsoka so as to speak to her. Once Bail was able to speak with Ahsoka,
he informed her that he was recruiting people for a rebellion against the Emperor and the Empire.
During their conversation, the two discussed the fact that the Empire was dispatching Inquisitors
across the galaxy to kill force sensitive children, and Ahsoka agreed to help Bail
if he’d agree to assist her in trying to prevent the Empire from hunting down force sensitives.
Bail agreed to Ahsoka’s terms, then provided her with intel and information on the Sixth Brother,
to aid her in her coming fight with the Inquisitor.
Soon after defeating the Sixth Brother and crafting new lightsabers, Ahsoka smuggled
herself aboard Bail’s ship, the Tantive III, in order to speak with the senator.
Ahsoka and Bail then discussed the events that transpired on Raada, how Bail had dispatched
Captain Raymus Antilles to help evacuate the villagers of the moon, and that the rescued
refugees would be joining the Rebellion. After Ahsoka showed Bail her newly crafted
lightsabers and explained how she had to purify the kyber crystals to give them their white hue,
the two discussed the fact that Bail’s budding rebellion would need better
channels of communication moving forward. Bail then entrusted Ahsoka with commanding
the Rebel Alliance Intelligence Service, which would go on to become a branch of the Rebellion
responsible for obtaining and analyzing military, diplomatic and economic information about the
Galactic Empire and reporting such information to relevant branches of the Rebel Alliance.
Ahsoka instructed Bail to call her Fulcrum, which was originally the name of a subspace
communications frequency used by Ahsoka’s master, Anakin, during the Clone Wars.
Fulcrum would go on to be used as a title for various Rebel informants during the
years leading up to the Battle of Yavin. Ahsoka Dueled Darth Vader on the Planet Malachor
In 3 BBY, Ahsoka, Kanan Jarrus, and Ezra Bridger were instructed by master Yoda to
travel to the planet of Malachor, under the assumption that the planet would provide the
Jedi with something that could help them defeat the Inquisitors, and possibly even the Sith.
Once they arrived on the planet, they quickly discovered a Sith temple, which was also a
superweapon that housed a Sith Holocron. As the Jedi ventured closer to the temple,
they encountered Maul, who had been marooned on the planet for an undisclosed
number of years, and several Inquisitors. Soon after defeating the Inquisitors and being
betrayed by Maul, Darth Vader arrived to destroy the beings that had ventured to the Sith Temple.
Ahsoka then appeared before her former Jedi master and Vader explained to her that it
was foretold she’d be there, referring to a vision the Sith Lord had in 12 BBY, following
the completion of his castle on Mustafar. Initially, Vader didn’t want to fight
his former Padawan, telling her that the Emperor would show her mercy if she divulged
where the remaining Jedi could be found. Ahsoka would not placate Vader, however,
prompting the two to begin their duel. Back and forth the two went,
until it seemed as if Vader would be able to defeat his former apprentice.
That is until Ezra, from the future, used a mystical plane within the Force known as
The World Between Worlds, to pull Ahsoka through a portal, bringing her into the
future and saving her from almost certain death. Realizing the potential danger the World Between
Worlds would be in the hands of the Sith, Ezra and Ahsoka decided to close the portal
to the realm to prevent others from accessing it. Before they could do so, the two encountered Darth
Sidious, who tried to enter the realm, but Ezra and Ahsoka were able to return to their own times,
allowing Bridger to seal the portal, causing the Jedi temple-where the portal resided-to collapse.
And there you have it, those are 10 interesting facts about one of my favorite
characters in Star Wars, Ahsoka Tano. Ahsoka is such a stellar character
and I can’t wait for us to get more stories featuring my homegirl.
But what do you guys think about some of the facts we’ve discussed?
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