The most loyal fans of Star Wars are looking forward to its release Ahsoka. However, there is a huge portion of potential viewers who They look with some suspicion at the series. The reason is not its plot or its characters, but the innumerable connections that it aims to have with other projects in the saga. The series team itself has indicated that it will not be as independent a production as The Mandalorianbut the references will be constants.
This has a very clear explanation that points to the person behind the character. dave filoni was the one who created Ahsoka Tano in 2008. Since then, the popularly known as “heir to George Lucas” has been molding and expanding the story of the warrior. Several series have added new traces to a heroine who is already one of the characters most appreciated by fans. Despite this, those who have not followed The Clone Wars either Star Wars Rebels they feel quite lost.
The series will feature the debut of characters who make the leap from animation to live action, such as Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, Ezra Bridger or the Grand Admiral Thrawn. In order to understand all these references in time, here we have organized a list with the essential episodes of the different series that you must see and thus be up to date with the life of Ahsoka and company.
What to see before Ahsoka?
The simple answer to know everything about Ahsoka Tano it would be to see the 133 episodes it has Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the 75 episodes of Star Wars: Rebels. To them we should add some more from other series such as the jedi chronicles or even The Mandalorian. because the reality is that Ahsoka is one of the most important characters in all of Star Wars.even if it is unknown to those who have only seen the movies.
But the series arrives on August 23, so if you don’t have time to see everything —which is still the most recommended option—, there are a series of chapters that are necessary to understand Ahsoka. And, in addition, here we order them in chronological order to follow their lives from scratch. It may seem long, but virtually all episodes range from 10 to 20 minutes. Finally, we mark in bold the absolutely essential before starting the series. all are available on Disney+.
- The Jedi Chronicles 1×01: Life and death
- Movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
- The Clone Wars 1×02: The start of the malevolence
- The Clone Wars 1×19: Storm over Ryloth
- The Clone Wars 3×21: the lost padawan
- The Clone Wars 3×22: Wookiee Hunt
- The Clone Wars 5×17: Sabotage
- The Clone Wars 5×18: The jedi who knew too much
- The Clone Wars 5×19: catch a jedi
- The Clone Wars 5×20: the wrong jedi
- The Clone Wars 7×05: leaving trace
- The Clone Wars 7×06: deal, no deal
- The Clone Wars 7×07: a dangerous doubt
- The Clone Wars 7×08: together again
- The Clone Wars 7×09: old friends are not forgotten
- The Clone Wars 7×10: the ghost apprentice
- The Clone Wars 7×11: shattered
- The Clone Wars 7×12: victory and death
- The Jedi Chronicles 1×05: practice makes perfect
- The Jedi Chronicles 1×06: Resolution
- Star Wars Rebels 1×01: The Spark of Rebellion: Part 1
- Star Wars Rebels 1×02: The Spark of Rebellion: Part 2
- Star Wars Rebels 1×15: Fire across the galaxy
- Star Wars Rebels 2×01: The Siege of Lothal: Part 1
- Star Wars Rebels 2×02: The Siege of Lothal: Part 2
- Star Wars Rebels 2×18: a cloak of darkness
- Star Wars Rebels 2×21: Twilight of the Apprentice: Part 1
- Star Wars Rebels 2×22: Twilight of the Apprentice: Part 2
- Star Wars Rebels 4×12: wolves and a door
- Star Wars Rebels 4×13: A world between worlds
- Star Wars Rebels 4×14: A fool’s hope
- Star Wars Rebels 4×15: family reunion and farewell
- The Mandalorian 2×05: the jedi
In addition to all these episodes, there is one more appearance by Ahsoka Tano in live action. It is somewhat short, and can be seen in the sixth episode of Boba Fett’s book. There the importance of him as a Jedi is demonstrated, by accompanying Luke Skywalker during part of the training that he is doing to Grogu.
After watching these episodes, Ahsoka’s story, as well as Sabine, Hera, Ezra, and Thrawn’s, will be much clearer. The Star Wars universe is practically infinite, but following those guidelines you can see the new series without any problem. And for those who decide to see all those projects in full and want to go for a note, there are some comics and novels in which the warrior also makes an appearance.