What Ahsoka Meant When She Told Luke He's So Much Like Anakin
Luke Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano interact in The Book of Boba Fett, with Tano remarking on the similarities between Luke and his father, Anakin Skywalker. Ahsoka Tano fought alongside Anakin as his padawan throughout the Clone Wars in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, where she witnessed Skywalker at his best. Following Luke's redemption of his father and contributions to the Empire’s defeat in Return of the Jedi, he works towards rebuilding the Jedi Order in The Book of Boba Fett, and his tutelage of Grogu reminds Ahsoka of her late mentor.
Before his tragic fall to the dark side at the end of the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker was a heroic general in the Republic military, and though he was reluctant to train Ahsoka Tano at first, the two quickly became inseparable friends. Years later, Ahsoka would meet Luke Skywalker, becoming a key ally of his as a new Jedi Knight, as shown in The Book of Boba Fett episode 6, «From the Desert Comes a Stranger.”
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During Ahsoka and Luke’s The Book of Boba Fett scene, Luke wonders if Grogu’s “heart is in it,” referring to his Jedi training. Ahsoka responds to this by saying “so much like your father” to Luke. Having been Anakin’s padawan for roughly three years and being familiar with his unorthodox traits as a Jedi, Ahsoka likely referred to Anakin and Luke exhibiting and being receptive to passions and emotions, separating them from the majority of Jedi.
Anakin Skywalker was in some ways hindered by the restrictive lifestyle of the prequel-era Jedi Order. Having lived as a slave on Tatooine before joining the order at age 9, Anakin wasn’t accustomed to suppressing his emotions or shunning attachments. During the Clone
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