Why AHSOKA Is the Most CRUCIAL Character In the STAR WARS Skywalker Saga
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2023
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Ahsoka has been a crucial character in 3 different Star Wars trilogies, and the time between them. This is how the Clone wars veteran came to define Star Wars for a generation.
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Written by Colton Ogburn ( / coltonogburn )
Hosted by Ryan Arey ( / ryanarey )
Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright, Randolf Nombrado, and Brianna McLarty
#Ahsoka #StarWars
Ahsoka is the crux of the Star Wars saga-and many casual fans have never even heard of her. She has served a major role in all three eras of the Star Wars Saga without even appearing in any of the nine episodic films.
Not only did Ahsoka’s journey shape the events of the nine-part Skywalker Saga-but we think Ahsoka will heavily influence the upcoming Rey Skywalker trilogy as well-as I’ll explain a little later in the video.
Ahsoka hit the scene in the pre-empire era of the Saga. This period featured the return of the Sith, the beginning and end of the Clone Wars, the siege of Mandalore, and the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. [clip]
Ahsoka was introduced in the Clone Wars movie-and at first, she came off as an annoying kid sidekick [clip]. But over the years, she matured into a character whose wisdom surpassed her master’s in many ways. When they first introduced a padawan to Anakin Skywalker, a lot of fans-myself included-rejected the idea because it was too bold of an addition to canon. Interestingly enough, Ahsoka’s creator, Dave Filoni, thought the same thing [George Lucas clip].
But Ahsoka’s introduction only enriched the characters from the main Star Wars films-especially her master, Anakin Skywalker.
Over the years, Ahsoka, as Anakin's apprentice, showed a side of Anakin we’d never seen before. Instead of seeing him go from a whiny teenager [clip] to a brooding badass [clip], Ahsoka guided us through Anakin’s evolution. She was a brash, headstrong padawan, so Yoda assigned her to a brash, headstrong Jedi knight [cli[p].
And over the years, the two grew up together. Now, we see Anakin as a mature war hero passing wisdom on to an apprentice completely changes the way we view his character. Take this scene from Revenge of the Sith for example. [clip]
Before meeting Ahsoka, this scene made Anakin come off as whiny and entitled. But after seeing all of his triumphs in the Clone Wars and his assignment as a Jedi padawan-it’s understandable why he was so angry about not being given the rank of master.
Doug: If you ask me, it is outrageous and unfair. [clip]
Right, and you see, if not for Ahsoka and her role in the Clone Wars, we never would have seen this more mature side of Anakin. We’d always wonder how he went from a whiny serial killer to 2nd in command of the entire galaxy.
Anakin’s resentment for the Jedi was amplified when Ahsoka left the order. Ahsoka was framed for a bombing at the Jedi temple. [clip]
Anakin was one of the only people in Ahsoka’s corner when she was framed for this attack. He put his full faith in Ahsoka-and did all he could to prove her innocence. Meanwhile, the Jedi Council expelled her from the order. [clip]
Once Ahsoka’s name was cleared, she was welcomed back to the order, but she declined to return. Like Anakin, Ahsoka was disillusioned by the Jedi’s reckless acts, lack of faith, and commitment to government bureaucracy, rather than the force.
Ahsoka saw the very flaws that would lead to the extinction of the Jedi, and the rise of the Sith.
Through Ahsoka, we got a closer look at the corruption of the Republic and the Jedi Order. The same corruption that pushed Anakin to the dark side. This was a major turning point for not only Ahsoka and Anakin but for the entire of the saga.
If not for the injustice served upon Ahsoka, Anakin may have never become so disillusioned with the Jedi and the republic. He definitely wouldn't have been so quick to become angry toward the Jedi council. Palpatine manipulates this resentment perfectly [they asked you to spy on me].
Ahsoka was one of the only characters who truly understood and listened to Anakin. Had she never been pushed away-she may have been able to save Anakin from his fall to the dark side. She even knew about his love for Padme, but kept his secret-even from the audience [clip].
Doug: If ifs and buts were candy and nuts we’d all have a merry Christmas.
Fair enough. Let’s talk Mandalorians.
Mandalorians have taken center stage in the Star Wars Galaxy in the Disney Plus era. [clip, Mando walking into bar in ep 1] But-Ahsoka has been instrumental in the history of Mandlore. - Фільми й анімація
To see Ahsoka become like the new Yoda would sure be something. A long-lived Jedi master passing down all she has seen to generation after generation.
She’s literally only 50 years old! Yoda was like 900! She has a looong way to go.
@@eddieterrell5457 haha, tbf Yoda was a master when he was only 50 years older than Grogu.
Yeah, and by the time of the ST she’d be like 70, and then by the time of Rey’s new Jedi order she’d be like 85.
Force-sensitive Togruta can supposedly live to 200.
Ahsoka is my favorite character in star wars, so the idea that she's the fulcrum of the entire cinematic universe, would be awesome
I see what you did there
SAME! When I was watching clone wars I told my partner "I think starwars is all about Ahsoka " . I saw this video and told my gf "dope! SC agrees!"
Haha, Fulcrum
But then never mentioned by Obi-Wan and Yoda in the original trilogy.
@@meniiix, I said the same thing.
She is one of, if not the most, well developed characters in all of star wars. Her arch has been fantastic
Her 'ARC'. You build arches (Romans).
She is the only well developed character in Star Wars
@@KdN17that's just straight up false
@@vladdrakul7851he could mean her “arch” ;)
Anakin-Vader, Darth Maul, Obi-Wan and he’ll even Dooku will disagree
It's so interesting to think that a character that wasn't introduced until 2008 when the saga was technically "over" could have such an impact on the overall franchise for years to come.
"Why a character no one mentions in the Skywalker Saga is the most crucial character in the Skywalker Saga." -- Clone Wars fans
It's like having to deal with AoS fans explaining which episode the MCU's latest movie revolves around even though no one in the MCU making movies had seen a single episode... 😂
@@MrBazBakeoof your life is so sad
Cade Skywalker is the most important not this!
Yes. Because insert fake garbage. Doesn’t mean anything. Just means they filled the gap with trash
Retcon BS isn't interesting at all.
Ryan and Doug, best things about screencrush. Others ruin the name. “I dIdNt LiKe HoW hE wAs RuNnInG!”
Yea ..that running comment that dude man on the last video was super weird.
When I see that Ryan and Doug are not doing video, I go to something else. IJS
Exactly, what bullshit
Lol they call themselves "professionals" 😂
I stopped watchingn that video. I’m tired of haters looking so hard for something to hate that try come up with that kind of bs. If it wasn’t a screencrush video I would have stopped recommendation of the channel.
As long as they make her race age at half the rate, there will not be any issues and Rosario can play Ahsoka for as long as she can physically do so. Even into her own old age, she can appear as old Ahsoka. Which is what we love!
Anyone noticed that Ahsoka defeated Maul with a saberless dodge and disarm... then defeated Anakin with a saberless dodge and disarm... makes me wonder how things will go in a rematch with Baylon.
This new enlightened Ahsoka is gonna be a different beast against Babylon, honestly he might question if she’s the same person he fought before😂
Obi-Wan defeated Anakin in similar fashion during a flashback to a sparring match in one of the episodes of his show. Not 100% sure that connects to your statement but I found it interesting 🤷♂️😁
And the spooky inquisitor
A saberless dodge and disarm?
@@TheLethalGuy her without a lightsaber, dodges an opponent with a lightsaber and disarms them
The adding up her character definitely enhances, Star Wars! She literally went from annoying afterthought character, to one of the most important and most powerful Jedi ever and can’t wait to see her full story laid out.
But then never mentioned by Obi-Wan and Yoda in the original trilogy.
@@TeamDaemon1980 didn’t need to.
@@TeamDaemon1980that's what retconning does. It's stupid. Not sure why most of the people here are happy to see that happen.
@@tldr365 stories grow, change, and expand. Storytelling does too. I'd argue the problem instead is that some people absolute abhor and are terrified of change.
@@TCO_404the change has to be good. StarWars is viewed different by each generation. Why forget about the fans who supported it for 40ys, and run with the new ones created in the last 20 so you can rewrite the narrative? Making the cartoon crew important to the live action was a big mistake. That's like saying someone needs to read the comics to understand what's going on. You alienate a bigger portion of your audience for a smaller portion. The franchise fanbase is actually getting smaller each generation. Which could have been avoided.
I'd rather it die than see it just become worse over the next 20 yrs. Andor was the best thing we got from Disney in regards to the OT fans.
I think Filloni has said in the past that Ahsoka’s species can age up to around 200 years
Togruta
Average life span 75. Tho use attuned to the force can live to 200. Twi'lek race
They can retcon it with a single line like they did with Yoda in return of the jedi. Ashoka be like ya I can live up to x number of years 😂😅😂
That would just be dumb
So what then? How would she age? 70 like he said or younger
Like the animated shows, Ahsoka adds a depth to all of Star Wars. You are right about how this showed Anakin’s fall build over the years. It fleshed out the beginning of the Rebel Alliance. And it pushed understandings of the force to a much deeper level. (E.g. “I’m the one in the middle.”)
I love that this show is continuing those themes.
Luthen Rael was Axis, Ahsoka Tano was Fulcrum. That's a clever bit of writing you guys never mentioned. One implies the existence of the other, so Ahsoka was already an offscreen character in Andor, too.
Welcome back Ryan! Since you have returned we will not riot.
As for the Rey movie, I'll believe it's coming when I see it in a theater. There's been so many announced Star Wars movies announced with either not written yet, or outright cancelled like Patty Jenkins movie. There's also the Taika Waititi, which no movement. I have some doubts that the Rey movie will go through based on a history of cancelled movies that were announced only to be cancelled or turned into Disney plus shows like Kenobi.
What a refreshing perspective of how star wars is shaping up. Thanks for pointing that out. Man what a time to be a star wars fan indeed.
Don’t really have much friends and when I did they didn’t care for Star Wars as much as I do.
Thanks for making these videos, it makes me feel part of a community and I love the discussion in the comments.
Got to admit Ahsoka is one of the best things Stat wars has ever done to connect her to so many things. She is like Dave Filoni's vision of what the fans are to him. Everyone loves Ahsoka
I’m pretty sure the Tegruda race ages half as slow and lives twice as long so it would put her in her prime
And she has her connection with a Mortis god too. Ahsoka's character has been so connected to death, both in the stories, but also from a meta perspective, and the "Ahsoka lives" movement. I'm fairly certain the character will never really die.
The random Rowena/Crowley clip from SPN thrown in there just made a great day even better
Filoni really did the impossible though with bringing mail back the right way and making ashoka
Thank you. This is the best video you've ever made! The idea of Ahsoka being the fulcrum for everything to come and tie it together so perfectly is genius. Awesome. Thanks
Ahsoka was my favorite character in the Clone Wars & I'm glad she is such an important figure.
I want to see Luke and Ahsoka meet for the first time because I am so confused where in the timeline her appearance on Boba Fett happened. To see the two of them fighting side by side would be so awesome. Nice video. Thanks Ryan.
She met him before the Ahsoka show and Mando S3.
@@TCO_404nah she met him in the boba fett series in one if the last few episodes
@@thesweatbaron8443 yes, which is what I said. 😁
I completely agree and that’s why I think it’s ridic to say well people don’t understand enough about Ahsoka, so they can’t make her show so mysterious. Like are you serious… If you’re a fan of Star Wars, and you haven’t invested in Asoka’s storyline… That’s your loss. If you have literally watched no Star Wars since the sequels besides the Mandalorian like, can you really call yourself a Star Wars fan? Anything with Asoka should be required watching, they don’t need to dumb it down for anyone.
This makes no sense to someone who is over 40 or 50, ya know the original fans. Young ppl tend to only think in absolutes. I above 40 and have seen it all but to call grown adults "non-fans" because they didn't watch the animated series is just a selfish take.
I’m still holding out hope for a live-action Asajj Ventress. Another great, complex character.
Sorry for the essay, but I just have too much to say!
I totally agree that Ahsoka is the most pivotal character in the Star Wars saga! I have been a fan of her from the moment she was introduced. I was 14 when The Clone Wars came out, about the same age as Ahsoka at the time, so she was instantly someone I could relate to, particularly with her character flaws. I was also excited to see a girl Jedi in a leading role for the first time (this was before I had delved into the Expanded Universe). Also, because of her flaws, I was excited about the possibilities of her character arc. I had no idea that she would go this far, let alone become my favorite character in all of fiction!
After the end of Star Wars Rebels, I had a theory that Ahsoka eventually went to stay in the World Between Worlds to guard it from people who would try to misuse it. In doing so, she would be able to observe all of Star Wars history and accumulate knowledge and wisdom. Maybe she would even visit important people and events without interfering, or maybe she would interfere where she was meant to, like how Ezra was meant to save her from Darth Vader. In that way, she would be like the watcher or guardian angel of the entire Star Wars franchise! I admit it's a bit of a stretch, but we could still see something like that someday.
I agree that it would make sense for Ahsoka to give Rey guidance in the upcoming movies. In fact, before The Rise of Skywalker came out, I imagined (but did not expect) that she would appear in the movie in a role similar to the knight at the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, being an unnamed, old, wise character who briefly guided Rey to the final stage of her journey. I even thought about her giving Rey her white lightsabers to replace the Skywalker lightsaber after it broke in The Last Jedi. I knew that that wouldn't happen and fully expected her to have no role in the movie whatsoever, so I was overjoyed to hear her voice!
I'm very excited to see how this Mandoverse story plays out. In Dave and Jon, We Trust.
Great work once again Screencrush.
Excellent video. Ahsoka has the best character development imo. She truly could be what ties every piece of SW together and that sounds so poetic. They have such a great opportunity to revive the whole franchise and herald another era where SW takes the spotlight once again. So cool.
Her arch adds an interesting layer of realism to the Skyguy Saga. It's amazing how many people act - knowing or unknowing - as the quiet fulcrum that great people and events pivot upon... Or not so quiet, as is the case here. 😁
Absolutely agree! One of the few characters to exist in all 3 trilogies. In 10years, she went from annoying new character to my favorite and a top 5 Star Wars character.
Exists but never even mentioned in any of the movies. It's almost as if it's some kind of fan fiction.
Exist? Ahagahah delusional
I'm glad you're back. You are the staple of Screencrush. I couldn't even watch the videos all the way through, with the other guy.
I’m so glad you are back Ryan 🛐
Excellent breakdown! Ashoka and R2 are some of my favorite characters, simply because of the depth of their history. Thanks for the share~!
I love this idea. We will see where they take it! Hopefully the Filoni movie is amazing and we get more
Very interesting perspective Doug and Ryan. You guys are smart.
Great Top grade video as always! Great theories. Even if half of your theories happen this will be a amazing refreshing story to go forward with Star Wars.
Crushed it. Amazing video Ryan.
Great video. This is my fav of all time.
Really enjoyed this one! 🙏🏼
Awesome breakdown! thanks for sharing
Yeah I have been pumping Ahsoka for years. She’s by far the best and I think the most powerfully balanced Jedi. Specially after the last episode. I finally got one of my friends that claimed he was a die hard StarWars fan but refused to watch clone wars because it was so much… but now he’s hooked and really has a greater appreciation for what they have done
Always found it interesting and a little shocking that for such a beloved saga such as Star Wars that it really requires reading the books, watching the animation, and now the live-action series to truly "get it", the full story. More than any other grand story, operatic series that I can think of. I love, love that they are finally doing this with Asohka, Mandalorian, Kenobi, Solo, and even Boba Fett (to a point) to further expand on the Clone Wars/Rebels/Legends lore that has filled in so much of the blank space between the films. Keep it up, Padawan Filoni - you'll be on the Council in no time.
Luke was the biological child but Anakin was a true father figure to Ahsoka. She is the real heir apparent to Anakin's legacy. It's a hot take but look at it logically, he taught her everything where he was a simple hurdle for Luke/Leia. It's a prequel-era development but one that has obviously stuck. I'm all for it. We have more of her than we do of Luke and the character is one we can continue with now while the Luke/Leia era has passed, unfortunately. We can continue with her and the others of this post-2000 era because the actors haven't aged out. This is what Disney will continue to lean into (as shown already). I am sad to admit that the original trilogy is great lore but is also an anchor weighing down the franchise moving forward. It's been 40 years and the content has to move on. Respect the past and continue to build. Ahsoka is a way to strengthen that throughline as she bridges (potentially) all of it.
Well said, and I am of like mind. Look up the definition of fulcrum, it describes Ashoka to a tee. May the force be with you always.
I disagree. The sequel trilogy and unfcking "somehow Palpatine returned" are perimeter limits that hold back the franchise.
@Wanderer25 your judgment, clouded it is. Trusting in The Force, you must be... Have faith...
I agree with Wanderer25. The sequel trilogy is the problem. De-canonize it and stop wasting time trying to legitimize it and make it make sense. It doesn't! Make the Heir to the Empire Trilogy in whatever format necessary. Clearly, Disney doesn't have a story as good as it. If you're going to use Thrawn, use the whole original story and related characters! I like Ahsoka's character and think that Dave has done a great job.
I think they were more like siblings, in the final season of Clone Wars Ahsoka even refers to him as an older brother. But agree on everything else
love you so much Ryan Arey!
Oh yes I raged and bruided about a padawan of Skywalker's I never saw in the films. So much so I stopped watching the clone war movie. Then the clone wars series set me straight and just luke that I rewatched the movie after falling head over heals for Skywalker's Padawan, Ahsoka Tano
You Crushed it again! ❤
Wow, great take. You have opened my eyes to a larger world.
Thank you.
Ryan, I feel you understand the love is who grew up with the prequels have. Flaws and all it is the best era of Star Wars.
This is an amazing analysis of this character. She has just been in the background all this time until introduced in Star Wars Rebels. She really is just a well-developed character in all of the Star Wars periodt. I will die on that hill
Well deserved Ahsoka!
I just love how she encompasses a pretty large scope among the timelines compared to other jedi; there is so much they could do if wanted to add on to her legacy. Amazing pick for this day and age of Star Wars; you've got to give the credit to all the producers and creators. Let's just keep it up!
Ahsoka is what Rey should have been. She is the next Luke, but in being a very original character with a great background story. She could be the greatest character in Star Wars because we have watched her grow up into the Force user she is.
Thank God, Ryan's back. Never leave again.
I love this perspective. We'll see Ahsoka more and more but I'd support mostly independent adventures with some code-red level team ups. She's too wise and connected to nature to not be a nomadic archetype.
My only problem is with episode 10,11,12 theories. If Rey were to rebuild an order - it could inevitably lead to another dark side retaliation. To prevent this - the order would need to be FAR less public, rigid, and entitled than ever. Something like a tribe, not a bureaucracy. And no more kid snatching.
Yay Ryan is back!
great video!
Really hope you're right Ryan. Ahsoka has quickly become a favorite for me, and I hope they use her to move the franchise forward in the Rey sequel series.
So ready for the episode tonight I will be watching all episodes before it im so stoked ❤
lol "Sy Snootles is getting her own show"... i almost spit out of coffee. Sy Snootles, awesome deep cut.
That was great - thanks!
Cal Kestis falls into the Ahsoka Jedi ideology as well. I could see Kata Akuna making an appearance. Plus we have Skeleton Crew and those characters building towards Dave Filoni’s film.
"Lay it on me, string bean" won this video for me.
Loved these ideas!
The moment Ahsoka walked away from the Jedi I knew I found my favorite character of the franchise. She is everything Anakin couldn’t be.
Mail did convince Ashoka to be his apprentice. She said yes but changed her mind when when he said Anikin was evil.
Note: The lightsaber duel between Ahsoka and Maul is one of the best lightsaber duels on the entire saga.
Including any live action or animated stuff.
100%
Love Love Love this idea!
One can argue that Ahsoka is the "Fulcrum" to the Skywalker Saga
I love Ahsoka so much because she really is the pillar that is holding everything together, and without her influence much of the SW lore would've been different. Hands down my all-time favorite character in all of SW!
I just noticed that Ahsoka defeats Maul, the same way Anakin slices the World between world platform under Ahsoka.
She is masterfully portrait by Rosario Dawson, so I ain't mad. Of everything that Disney has ruined they have absolutely struck gold with Dawson and Pascal. Even in the most dull episodes their acting made it still worth watching, If Filoni can learn to stay away from macguffin chasing and keeps the emphasis on creatures who are critical to the storyline. I mean who didn't love the Rancor riding, Space whales(forgot their name) and the baby Pterodactyl looking things coming out of the ship at the end of S03E04(I believe) It's things like that which make the world believable imho.
sheeeesh great video.. after so much Disney fatigue you've actually made me excited again
If anakin is supposed to bring balance to the force... wouldnt his completion in training Ahsoka (aka fulcrum) possibly do just that? I mean she did just go gandalf the white...
Ahsoka is and has always been my favorite character and thinking about her being the falcrum of the whole starwars story is amazing....Ahsoka is the key haha 😜🤘
I played this video as something to listen to on my way to Dunkin, then it blew my mind so much that had to park and think about it…
After watching screen crush explain it to me I appreciate the series more
I would like to see her as Master of the Order in Rey's new Jedi Order.
"Fulcrum" is also a funny pun because it involves the balance between two forces.
Our SC saviors! Welcome back, Doug and Ryan!
Ahsoka is kind of the "nexus" in the franchise. She knows all the VIP's established in the Prequels & OT.
Thanks to the Clone Wars and Rebels shows, I feel that Ahsola and Maul are the most fully developed and interesting Star Wars characters.
I would love a live action Maul show set sound him getting his mind right & becoming a crime boss.
The scene where he begs Ahsoka ro let him die in the last season if Clone Wars and the scene with Obi Wan in Rebels are so gut-wrenchingly emotional!
Can’t wait to see thrawn!!!
Your theory is brilliant
The "There is another" line implies to me that the only adept light side force users left are Luke and Leia at that time.
Another great video, string bean 🫛
If you think about it, a few different alien species age differently than humans, yodas species can live several hundred years, and the same could be said about ashokas species too if they wanted to. Maz Kanata is really old too so 70 years old in human years could be 20 in ashokas species relatively. 🤷♂️
I think it would be AMAZING if Disney did a trilogy of movies with Ahsoka and characters from Rebels, that occur parallel to the original trilogy. Similar to how the Siege of Mandalor in Clone Wars runs parallel to the events of Revenge of the Sith. The 3rd movie could show the mission where the many Bothan's die, to get the Alliance the information needed to destroy the second Death Star.
A long life for Ahsoka may also explain why Anakin said he didn’t expect to see her so soon.
Any time someone brings up the Yuuzhan Vong as being in the sequel trilogy I just roll my etes
It may be time for some prequel special editions with some additional scenes that include Ahsoka.
excellent
Found this channel recently... came for the show breakdowns but am staying for the dog
peridea is imo essentially the “this is where these characters were during the sequels”
Had me laughing on that Friday song
Sweet episode!! I hope they don’t use Thrawn as some villain archetype. As you pointed out, he’ll be much better as a morally ambiguous character that is thinking big picture.
that Friday song caught me off guard. Omg.
Why are you not running Lucus Films!?! You are great and you know so much about this area! You could right this sinking ship!
I’m there for all of it.
I really like the idea of ahsoka becoming the yoda of later Star Wars
If we are stuck with the sequel trilogy as cannon, then the ideas outlined here would be a nice way to try to tie all things together. Certainly would be nice to see Ahsoka play a role in her old age of rebuilding a jedi order.
This is why characters like Ahsoka, Maul, R2 and even Starkiller who isn't canon anymore are absolutely great, they all have seen a lot, have changed a lot both from their own scheme and the bigger scheme of the story, not only all this but they also were written as badass as they should be.
Honestly been adoring what they've been doing with these new stories in Sw, the skywalker saga was disappointing for me so this all is a good way to smooth out those movies.