Ahsoka Tano

> "*When I was out there, alone, all I had was your training and the lessons you taught me. And because of you, I did survive. And not only that, I was able to lead others to survive as well.*"
> ― Ahsoka to Anakin after being rescued from her kidnapping
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> "*I know you believe in me, Anakin, and I’m grateful for that. But this isn’t about you. I can’t stay here any longer, not now.*"
> ― Ahsoka to Anakin on her departure.
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> "*I am no Jedi!*"
> ― Ahsoka Tano to Darth Vader sixteen years since their last encounter as friends.
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**Ahsoka Tano** is a Force-sensitive Togruta female a major protagonist in the *Star Wars* franchise. She was a major protagonist in the animated franchise, *The Clone Wars*, appearing as the deuteragonist of the 2008 film and one of the major protagonists of its follow-up series as the tritagonist of Seasons 1-5 and the main protagonist of Season 7. Ahsoka is later, a returning/recurring protagonist in the sequel series, *Star Wars Rebels*, the titular protagonist of her own novel *Ahsoka*, and a post-humous character in *The Rise of Skywalker*. She will later appear in Season 2 of *The Mandalorian* in her first live-action appearance.

She is first introduced as the Padawan of Anakin Skywalker during her time in the Jedi Order. During the Clone Wars, she served as a Jedi Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. However, Ahsoka lost faith in the Jedi Order when the Council did not stand by her when she was accused of treason in the Jedi Temple. She attempted to commit to a civillian life but was soon called back into war by Bo-Katan Kryze to capture Darth Maul which led to The Siege of Mandalore and Order 66. Survivng the Jedi Purge, Ahsoka went into hiding, assuming the identity of **Ashla**. However, she was drawn out of hiding and recruited by her old ally through Padme, Bail Organa to become part of his rebellion against Palpatine. Ahsoka began using the code-name **Fulcrum**, serving as a spy for the rebels and contact through Hera Syndulla. Along the way, she befriended Ezra Bridger, whom she mentored and became close friends with. Following Ezra's disappearance into hyperspace with Grand Admiral Thrawn during the Liberation of Lothal, Ahsoka joined Sabine Wren on a quest to find him and bring him home.

In the Clone Wars film and television series, she is voiced by Ashley Eckstein and portrayed by Rosario Dawson in the live-action television series, *The Mandalorian*.

## Appearances

### *The Clone Wars*

#### Movie

By the age of fourteen, she makes the rank of Padawan by Yoda, who assigns her to Anakin Skywalker in hopes that he learns to let go of losing his personal attachments. Upon reaching Christophsis, Ahsoka meets Anakin and Obi-Wan and allows them to use her transmission to communicate with Yoda. At first, Obi-Wan was the one who thought that Ahsoka was assigned to him as his Padawan, but she quickly corrected the Jedi Master and clarified that she was to become Anakin's, which shocked them both. The young man is utterly perplexed, but begrudgingly brings her along the front lines, where Ahsoka meets his second-in-command, Captain Rex. As the two get acquainted with each other, she notices a deflector shield that the droid army had set up that would block the artillery bombardment. Anakin and Ahsoka both sneak into enemy lines to destroy the shield generators. However, during their plan, Obi-Wan surrenders to Separatist General Whorm Loathsom in order to distract him as Anakin and Ahsoka make their way to destroy the generator. During their fight with battle droids, Ahsoka sees her master struggling as the retail droids pin him down and spots a wall with a convenient whole in the center, and uses the Force to crush the other droids attacking him. Due to their efforts, the generator explodes. In the aftermath, Anakin tells Ahsoka that she is reckless and would never make it as Obi-Wan's Padawan but she might make it as his. Yoda nearly pulls Ahsoka out as Anakin's Padawan, but the young man assures that with proper training and patience, Ahsoka will make a good Jedi, causing the girl to be thankful for Anakin defending her. With Anakin, Ahsoka goes on the mission to rescue Jabba the Hutt's son in the Teth system.

On their way to rescue Rotta on the planet Teth, Ahsoka informs the Clones what transpired between her and Anakin during the battle of Christophsis, immediately building a friendship with the Clones and her Master, who has nicknamed her "Snips" because of her snippy personality. Making it to the fortress, Anakin and Ahsoka find him in a cell, left abandoned and extremely ill. Ahsoka reveals her insecurities on being Anakin's student, but the Young Jedi assures Ahsoka that she will make it and that nothing happens in hte Force by accident. They are alerted to the presence of Asajj Ventress when they hear Rex call Anakin by his first name, something Rex never does and only addresses Anakin as "General."

Master and Padawan are forced to flee on an abandoned ship, where Ahsoka briefly engages in a duel with Asajj Ventress, Dooku's apprentice before Anakin intervenes as they steal a ship, dubbed the *Twilight* and returning Rotta to Tatooine. Ahsoka helps heal the Hutt child and fianlly cures him of his affliction. When returning to Anakin's homeworld, Ahsoka remains unaware of Anakin's past experiences on the planet. Meanwhile, the Battle Droids are sent after Ahsoka and Anakin, leading them to split up. While Ahsoka rushes off to Jabba's palace, Anakin distracts Dooku. On her way, the girl is attakced by Dooku's droids but she manages to fight them off. However, she spots Anakin and tries to track him down, but her master flies by her. Ahsoka makes it to Jabba's palace, returning Rotta safely to his father. However, Jabba still believes that they are there to kill him and orders his gangsters to execute them. However, he is contacted by Padmé Amidala, who reveals Dooku decieved him and that his uncle Ziro was in on the plan the whole time. Thanks to Ahsoka's and Anakin's efforts, the Republic forms an alliance with the Hutts.

#### Series

Throughout the series, Ahsoka continued to fight on the battlefield with Anakin and Obi-Wan. However, she and Anakin often argued with one another about Battle tactics. Most of the time, Ahsoka rushes in to save him from certain doom. Among her adventures, Ahsoka comes across several friends and enemies, such as assassin Asajj Ventress, pirate Hondo Ohnaka and general Grevious and becomes close friends with Anakin's wife, Padmé Amidala. During the war, Ahsoka learns to see that not all things are black and white. She also gains a love interest in Lux Bonteri, the son of a Separatist Senator Mina Bonteri.

##### Season One

Due to the Separatists' hidden weapon, the Malevolence, Ahsoka Tano accompanied her Master to the Bith system, where they are contacted by Ahsoka's mentor, Plo Koon, who had found where the Malevolence would be located. However, the transmission was cut off, causing Ahsoka to be concerned for the fate of Plo and his Clone Forces. She and Anakin confer with Mace Windu, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who order Skywalker and Tano to remain in the Bith system rather than search for survivors, causing Ahsoka to outburst in protest that they must do something to save Koon however, her concerns are overlooked. After their transmission ends Anakin scolded her for her insubordination, but Ahsoka refuses to acknowledge her mistake. Anakin and Ahsoka departed from their Star Destroyer to rescue Plo and his battalion of Clone Troopers to the Abregado system. Ahsoka was not aware of this until Anakin revealed that they were searching for survivors, causing her to feel betrayed and slightly agitated that Anakin was planning on searching for survivors but, in spirit of the High Council's demands, keeping his fleet in the system.

Obi-Wan, knowing his former Padawan, contacts the duo and tells Anakin to return to his command, following Chancellor Palpatine's order as well. However, Ahsoka, through her bond with Master Plo, senses he is still alive shortly after he and his clones destroyed Separatist droids and both she and Anakin come in for the rescue. After bringing the troops safely onboard the *Twilight*, Ahsoka and a weakened Plo embraced one another. However, the Malevolence comes around the ship's general, causing the Twilight to go on shutdown but they neglect to turn off the Medical droid. Realizing they are compromised, Anakin and Ahsoka flee with their survivors, making a clean getaway. The clones thank Ahsoka and Anakin for helping them as Plo Koon and Anakin report to the council. Despite Ahsoka's outburst earlier, Anakin invites her to come along anyways, so they both share the blame. (Destroy Malevolence)

##### Season Five

Ahsoka's apprenticeship with Anakin at took a dark turn when she was framed by Barriss Offee for the bombing of the Coruscant Jedi Temple hanger and murdering the culprit, Letta Turmond. Terrified, Ahsoka fled to prove her innocence with the help of Asajj Ventress, who was now a bounty Hunter, after convincing they had a lot in common. however, Ahsoka was attacked by a woman dressed like Ventress and made sure she was found with the nanodroid explosives used in the temple bombing. After Ahsoka was found with them and arrested by Clone Troopers, she was expelled from the Jedi Order and faced trial in front of the Galactic Republic, with Padmé Amidala representing her but she failed to convince others Ahsoka was innocent (especially by Admiral Tarkin). However, before a sentence was carried out, Anakin apprehended the true culprit, Ahsoka's own best friend, Barriss Offee, who now believed the Jedi council know nothing but war and violence. Following her trial, the Jedi Council offered Ahsoka a place back in the Jedi Order, possibly earning the rank of a Jedi Knight; however, Ahsoka ,because of her disillusionment with the Jedi Order when none but Anakin believed her innocence, rejected them. Anakin attempted to convince her to stay; however, Despite her master's protests, she tells Anakin she has to follow her own path, without the Jedi and without him, and sadly walks down the temple steps to whatever and wherever the Force will take her.

Ahsoka's departure haunted Master Yoda, as he felt guilty for not standing by her during her trial.Her departure also intensified Skywalker's frustration with the Council, as he felt they had betrayed her and left her with no choice by turning their backs on her during her trial Others, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka's old mentor, failed to realize that the Jedi council was to blame.

Following her departure, Ahsoka went to live on the lower levels of Coruscant before befriending two other women, Rafa and Trace Martez.

### Star Wars Rebels

#### Season 1

In the early days of the rebellion, Ahsoka establishes a network of the rebellion's secret informants using the shared codename "Fulcrum." She frequently contacts Hera Syndulla, providing her and her crew with several jobs and leaving provisions for her on Fort Anaxes, an abandoned Clone military base. (Ahsoka, "Out of Darkness")

Ahsoka, as Fulcrum, supplies Hera with information about Imperial activity. She later plans to give Hera with supplies she needs to provide for her crew and contacts her, informing Hera that she has arrived at the rendevous point at Fort Anaxes and wonders if she should wait for her until a young woman tells Ahsoka to wait for their arrival. Knowing Hera has a young woman who is deemed "Spectre-5," Ahsoka decides to leave in order to keep her identity a secret. ("Out of Darkness")

Several days later, Ahsoka is contacted by Hera to help Tseebo, a friend of one of her crewmates, escape Imperial custody. As "Fulcrum" comes to take Tseebo away, Ahsoka announces her arrival. Sabine asks Hera if she and Zeb can meet "Fulcrum" but she tells them some other time. Ahsoka presumably takes Tseebo somewhere safe, but not before he tells Hera the fates of Ezra's parents, Mira and Ephraim. (Gathering Forces)

In an unspecified amount of time, Ahsoka is contacted by Hera about Senator Gall Trayvis coming to Lothal after Ezra Bridger had a vision of him. She tells Hera that the senator always puts coded messages in transmissions, it is always the one he is visiting. (Vision of Hope)

As Fulcrum, she assigns Hera Syndulla and Spectres on a milk run to pick up supplies for Tarkintown refugees on Lothal on the planet Kaller. (Kanan)

Ahsoka is informed of Kanan's capture and how his team is trying to rescue him. However, she tells Hera that Kanan risked everything, even putting his own safety over his family's. Despite Hera's insistance that they can find Kanan, Ahsoka believes that their cover is blown for they were to be unseen. She informs her friend of Ezra's transmission gaining the attentions of not only civilians, but the highest ranking levels of the Empire and tells Hera to halt the search to protect Ezra and her crew. (Rebels Resolve)

After the spectres ignored her warnings and went to rescue Kanan, several days later, Ahsoka is contacted by C1-10P, Hera's droid, who realizes he and his companions are outnumbered at Mustafar and needs assistance. Urged, Ahsoka and Chopper return to the system, rescuing the Spectres in the process. When Kanan asks of her presence, she tells her former fellow Jedi that hope has sparked in the galaxy. Ezra asks Ahsoka what is to happen next, but she reveals she is not sure but knows that a chapter for Ezra is ending and a new one is beginning. ("Fire Across the Galaxy")