The originalAhsoka Tanoactress Ashley Eckstein shared her perspective on why Ahsoka is so important inStar Wars , 17 years after Anakin Skywalker ’s Padawan debuted inStar Wars : The Clone Wars . There was plenty of resistivity to Ahsoka when she arrived on the scene in 2008 , in particular becauseStar Warsmovies and television showshad up until that point not indicated that Anakin had a Padawan . Despite that initial reaction , Ahsoka is now see one ofStar Wars’best fictional character .

In plus to her popularity with fans , Ahsoka has also become progressively of import to theStar Warsfranchise , and Ahsoka Tano actress Ashley Eckstein shared her opinion on why that is . At MegaCon 2025 , Eckstein explained :

" The girl represents the light side of the Force , and so , when she gave up her life for Ahsoka , in many way — this is just my personal opinion , so do n’t get me in hassle with Dave Filoni — but I think Ahsoka in many way be the unaccented side of the Force as well . "

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This comment was specifically in reference tothe Mortis Godsarc inThe Clone Wars , which saw the Daughter use her dying moment to assist Anakin channelize her biography forcefulness into Ahsoka , bring her back to animation .

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Eckstein is surely onto something , specially given the other major hintsStar Warshas since throw off that Ahsoka is now so much more than she seems . For one , Ahsoka adopted the false name Ashla , a name that carries unbelievable import in the franchise . Among other references , Ashla and Bogan are the sometime figure for the light and drab side of the Force — quite literally , Ahsoka take in the name of the light side of the Force itself , in that gumption .

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headliner Wars’TV shows have also cover to link Ahsoka to the Daughter . InStar Wars Rebels , Ahsoka was still being followed by Morai , the girl ’s convor . Ahsoka told Ezra Bridger that Morai had saved her life-time , presumably a verbatim reference to the girl saving her inThe Clone Wars . Morai continues to stick to Ahsoka even now , appearing most recently intheAhsokaseason 1 finale .

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With Baylan Skoll ’s seeming quest to ascertain the Mortis Gods on Peridea inAhsokaseason 1,Ahsokaseason 2may also confirm this theory that Ashley Eckstein verbalized , or at least indicate what Ahsoka ’s connectedness to the Daughter may mean for her future tense . At nowadays , Ahsoka ’s destiny inStar Warsremains excitingly undefined . Her voice is among the Jedi who speak to Rey on Exegol inStar warfare : The rising slope of Skywalker , but her whereabouts betweenAhsokaand the sequel trilogy are unknown .

Many are worried that her voice inThe ascension of Skywalkermeans that Ahsoka dies by the beginning of the sequels ( or at least byThe Rise of Skywalker ) , but that is n’t of necessity the case , particularly if Ahsoka was specify for something nifty . 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 position onAhsoka Tano’ssignificance following this arc inThe Clone Warsseems mightily on the money .

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