Ahsoka Tano

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Ahsoka Tano was a Togruta Jedi Padawan during the Clone Wars. She was assigned to Anakin Skywalker by Jedi Master Yoda, and showed an eagerness to prove herself worthy to be Skywalker's Padawan, and shared his skill with a lightsaber and a starfighter.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 Notes and references 6 External links

[edit] Biography

Ahsoka Tano was discovered by Master Plo Koon at a young age and was raised in the Jedi Temple. She was promoted to Padawan earlier than normal by Master Yoda in hopes that it would teach Anakin Skywalker a greater sense of responsibility. Ahsoka usually followed most situations in a more orthodox fashion than that of her Master.^[2]

The Jedi Council hoped that as Ahsoka became more independent, her Master would learn to let go of his problematic sense of attachment. Though they were as different to one another as a Master and apprentice could be, Anakin and Ahsoka quickly found a common ground, which left Yoda wondering whether the responsibility of mentorship would actually calm Anakin's wild ways, or if he'd simply pass them on to his new Padawan.^[2]

Master and Padawan would later encounter the Dark Jedi, Asajj Ventress, during the two battles on Teth and Tatooine.

Since Anakin never attained the rank of Jedi Master, Ahsoka presumably never attained the rank of Jedi Knight. Eventually, the man she had been assigned to would become the dreaded Darth Vader.

[edit] Behind the scenes

Star Wars: The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni and writer Henry Gilroy initially had the idea for a female character for the series, and the idea was ultimately approved by creator/executive producer George Lucas.^[3] Lucas first publicly mentioned the character during his appearance at the Museum of Television and Radio's PALEY Festival in April 2007.^[4] StarWars.com later formally introduced the character as part of one of its daily updates.^[1] According to Lucas, the character is eleven years old when The Clone Wars series begins.^[5] However, the StarWars.com Databank says she was fourteen by the time she was chosen as Anakin Skywalker's Padawan.^[6]

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series
• Shipyards of Doom

[edit] Sources

•  Padawan Ahsoka Joins the Star Wars Cast on StarWars.com
•  Ahsoka Tano in the Databank
•  Anakin Skywalker in the Databank
•  Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Databank

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• IESB interview with George Lucas
• Randy Stradley gives the character's name