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In addition to her popularity with fans, Ahsoka has also become increasingly important to the Star Wars franchise, and Ahsoka Tano actress Ashley Eckstein shared her opinion on why that is. At MegaCon 2025, Eckstein explained:
"The Daughter represents the light side of the Force, and so, when she gave up her life for Ahsoka, in many ways—this is just my personal opinion, so don't get me in trouble with Dave Filoni—but I think Ahsoka in many ways represents the light side of the Force as well."
This comment was specifically in reference to the Mortis Gods arc in The Clone Wars, which saw the Daughter use her dying moments to help Anakin transfer her life force into Ahsoka, bringing her back to life.
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Eckstein is certainly onto something, particularly given the other major hints Star Wars has since dropped that Ahsoka is now so much more than she seems. For one, Ahsoka adopted the alias Ashla, a name that carries incredible significance in the franchise. Among other references, Ashla and Bogan are the oldest names for the light and dark side of the Force—quite literally, Ahsoka adopted the name of the light side of the Force itself, in that sense.
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Star Wars' TV shows have also continued to link Ahsoka to the Daughter. In Star Wars Rebels, Ahsoka was still being followed by Morai, the Daughter's convor. Ahsoka told Ezra Bridger that Morai had saved her life, presumably a direct reference to the Daughter saving her in The Clone Wars. Morai continues to follow Ahsoka even now, appearing most recently in the Ahsoka season 1 finale.
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With Baylan Skoll's apparent quest to find the Mortis Gods on Peridea in Ahsoka season 1, Ahsoka season 2 may also confirm this theory that Ashley Eckstein verbalized, or at least indicate what Ahsoka's connection to the Daughter may mean for her future. At present, Ahsoka's fate in Star Wars remains excitingly undefined. Her voice is among the Jedi who speak to Rey on Exegol in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but her whereabouts between Ahsoka and the sequel trilogy are unknown.
Many are worried that her voice in The Rise of Skywalker means that Ahsoka dies by the beginning of the sequels (or at least by The Rise of Skywalker), but that isn't necessarily the case, especially if Ahsoka was destined for something greater. Perhaps on Peridea, Ahsoka is able to find true balance in the Force as the light side of the Force itself. While this is only theoretical for now, Ashley Eckstein's perspective on Ahsoka Tano's significance following this arc in The Clone Wars seems right on the money.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Release Date
- 2008 - 2020-00-00
- Network
- Cartoon Network, Netflix, Disney+
- Showrunner
- Dave Filoni
Cast
Tom KaneNarrator / Yoda / Medical Droid / Yularen / Kraken (voice)
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
- Directors
- Brian Kalin O'Connell, Steward Lee, Giancarlo Volpe, Bosco Ng, Danny Keller, Rob Coleman, Justin Ridge, Nathaniel Villanueva, Saul Ruiz, Jesse Yeh, Duwayne Dunham, Atsushi Takeuchi, Robert Dalva, Walter Murch
- Writers
- Katie Lucas, Christian Taylor, Brent V. Friedman, Matt Michnovetz, Drew Z. Greenberg, Steven Melching, Chris Collins, Charles Murray, Eoghan Mahony, Bonnie Mark, Craig W. Van Sickle, Daniel Arkin, Jose Molina, Steven Long Mitchell, Cameron Litvack, George Krstic, Carl Ellsworth, Craig Titley, Julie Siege, Jonathan W. Rinzler, Ben Edlund, Douglas Petrie, Kevin D. Campbell, Kevin Rubio
- Franchise(s)
- Star Wars
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