Star Wars: How Ahsoka Tano Became Such An Iconic Character

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Ahsoka Tano recently made her latest live action appearance in The Book of Boba Fett. The show received mixed reviews from fans and critics, but had plenty of surprising cameos that, for many, made up for the relatively dull main plot line involving the title character’s battle for control of Mos Espa with the Pyke Syndicate. Tano’s cameo came in Chapter 6 — In the Desert Comes a Stranger, an episode that felt largely out of place (along with its predecessor) but still had major callbacks to previousStar Wars stories, such as the Jedi’s appearance.

Ahsoka has come a long way since her debut in The Clone Wars in 2008, where she was just a teenaged Padawan assigned to a reluctant Anakin Skywalker. Not only has her character had a significant impact on the Star Wars canon, but her popularity has soared as well. In time, Tano has become one of the most popular characters of the entire franchise. Here’s how.

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As stated, Ahsoka Tano made her debut in 2008’s The Clone Wars movie, a title which was originally scheduled as a television film before George Lucas abruptly altered plans in order to give it a theatrical release. The film was poorly received at the time, perhaps because audiences hadn’t yet come around to the Star Wars prequels yet (in the modern day, the trilogy has seen a huge resurgence in popularity). Unfortunately, Tano was the subject of bigoted attacks by some viewers who complained of a young female Jedi’s sizable role in a project. Voice actress Ashley Eckstein discussed in interviews her struggle with having to overcome the unfair and harsh words.

The criticism of Tano was not exclusive to just ignorant viewers, though, as many questioned the canon logic of