Star Wars Reveals Answer To Years-Old Ahsoka Tano Mystery, But I’m Still Confused

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As a die-hard Star Wars fan who has been following the saga since its inception, I must admit that I find myself somewhat perplexed by the recent developments regarding Ahsoka Tano‘s backstory. Growing up, I devoured every piece of Star Wars media I could get my hands on, and Ahsoka quickly became one of my favorite characters. So, when I heard we were getting a novel about her post-Clone Wars life, I was beyond excited.

As a devoted Star Wars enthusiast, I can’t help but marvel at how rapidly the galaxy far, far away is expanding under Disney’s guidance. In less than two years, we will have as many Star Wars movies under Disney as we ever did from George Lucas, and all in a fraction of the time! To top it off, we have an abundance of Star Wars series on Disney+, not to mention countless novels and comic books. It’s an exciting time for us fans, but with so much activity, there might occasionally be a minor storytelling glitch along the way.

It appears that the background story of beloved character Ahsoka Tano is somewhat complex. Initially introduced in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, she has since been featured in novels, live-action shows, and further animated series. This expansive body of work leaves me a bit confused as various stories seem to contradict each other at times.

Tales Of The Jedi And The Ahsoka Novel Appear To Tell The Same Story

Way back in 2016, before even a whisper of additional Star Wars: The Clone Wars or live-action Ahsoka series was on the horizon, I stumbled upon Ahsoka, a novel penned by E.K. Johnson. This book takes place post the events of Season 6 of The Clone Wars, which at that time marked the series’ conclusion. It chronicles Ahsoka’s journey as she evades detection following Order 66. Eventually, circumstances force her to tap into The Force, leading an Inquisitor on a trail to find her, a pursuit she ultimately manages to thwart.

In my gaming world, you could say: “I’ve noticed that the tale in Episode 6 of the ‘Tales of the Jedi’ series mirrors a larger storyline. Mind you, an animated episode like this one is naturally compacted compared to a full novel, but even so, there were some continuity discrepancies before. Now, after watching this episode, I find myself spotting even more.

It seems there’s a discrepancy between the latest Star Wars Encyclopedia, as reported by SFFGazette, and the Ahsoka novel concerning the identity of the Inquisitor that Ahsoka fights in Tales of the Jedi. While the Encyclopedia refers to this character as First Brother, the Ahsoka novel identifies him as Sixth Brother. This raises the question: are these two accounts portraying the same story or not?

It’s a minor thing to change the name of a small character but it would have been just as easy to simply use the name that had already been used. All this does is add confusion to the situation. Is Tales of the Jedi retconning the events of the novel? Is this a very similar, but different situation?

Is The Ahsoka Novel Now Non-Canon?

Dave Filoni, who has been overseeing Ahsoka’s character development across the Star Wars universe since co-creating her with George Lucas, is said to have collaborated with E.K. Johnson on the novel. Given this involvement, it seems that any changes made in “Tales of the Jedi” might appear puzzling as Filoni was not altering a story he had no part in creating.

In essence, it’s not a significant issue. After all, we’re talking about another book in the vastly expansive Star Wars universe of novels that have been largely discarded from the Star Wars lore, so one more isn’t a major concern. However, for those who prefer to stick to the “authentic” narrative, such decisions do make it harder to follow the main storyline.

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2024-11-22 01:37