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Today’s episode will go over who exactly is Ahsoka Tano.
Ahsoka Tano was a Togruta female and former Jedi Padawan who, after the Clone Wars, helped
establish a network of various rebel cells against the Galactic Empire.
She was born in 36 BBY on the planet Shili.
At three years old she was discovered by Jedi Master Plo Koon who brought her to the Jedi
Temple on Coruscant to receive Jedi training.
Like all Jedi of her era, she was raised at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and traveled
to Ilum to acquire a kyber crystal to build her lightsaber.
Following the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Jedi Grand Master Yoda assigned the young
Tano to be the Padawan learner of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who nicknamed her "Snips"
when she joined him at the Battle of Christophsis.
Whereas Ahsoka was eager to prove herself, Anakin had a reputation for recklessness,
and they had a rather difficult start as master and apprentice.
As a commander in the Grand Army of the Republic, Ahsoka found a mentor in Clone Captain Rex
of the 501st Legion, with whom she and Skywalker collaborated to lead frontline campaigns against
the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
Her assignments pitted her against a variety of opponents, from General Grievous and Sith
apprentice Asajj Ventress to bounty hunters such as Cad Bane and Aurra Sing.
Over time, she matured into a respected leader, contributing to key Republic victories like
the Second Battle of Geonosis and the Battle of Mon Cala.
During her time on and beyond the war front, she gained much experience.
However, in a drastic turn of events, Ahsoka was framed for the bombing of the Jedi Temple
hangar and she escaped into the Coruscant underworld to clear her name.
Though she formed an unlikely alliance with Asajj Ventress, she was detained by Republic
forces and was consequently kicked out from the Jedi Order.
Ultimately, Anakin uncovered the truth, that Ahsoka’s friend and fellow padawan Barriss
Offee was truly guilty of the crimes, and Ahsoka avoided being convicted of sedition.
Nevertheless, the ordeal dislodged Ahsoka’s faith in the Jedi and she refused to rejoin,
opting instead to search for a new path.
Ahsoka does briefly work again with Republic forces during the Siege of Mandalore, coming
face to face with Maul.
Once Order 66 is initiated, she fakes her death and goes into hiding.
Once the Galactic Empire came to power, Ahsoka went to Thabeska and Raada and disguised herself
as Ashla.
Following the evacuation of Raada, Ahsoka joined Senator Bail Organa's growing rebel
movement.
She became the manager of his intelligence network and adopted the codename "Fulcrum."
As Fulcrum, Tano provided intelligence to various rebel factions including Hera Syndulla's
Spectres rebel cell.
Ahsoka took a particular interest in Syndulla's rebels because one of their members, a former
Jedi named Kanan Jarrus, had begun to train his own Padawan, Ezra Bridger.
In addition, Ahsoka's efforts against the Empire brought her into contact with the Dark
Lord of the Sith Darth Vader who, unknown to her, was actually her former master, Anakin.
Following the mission to Malachor, Ahsoka became lost in the rubble and shadows of the
Sith temple and was believed by many, including Jarrus and Bridger, to have perished during
a duel with Darth Vader.
However, she was unexpectedly saved from Vader's wrath by a future Ezra Bridger, who pulled
her through a portal into the World Between Worlds, a dimension of the Force connecting
all time and space.
After the end of the Galactic Civil War, Ahsoka returned to a freed Lothal and joined Sabine
Wren in her quest to find a missing Bridger, who had disappeared during the Liberation
of Lothal.
Decades after Ahsoka began her search, her voice joined a multitude of Jedi spirits to
guide the young Jedi Rey during the final battle of the First Order–Resistance war.
Ahsoka inspired Rey to stand up to a resurrected Darth Sidious and destroy him once and for
all.
And there you have it!
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