Grand Admiral Throne Will return to wage war on the New Republic in upcoming Star Wars projects, and one 15-year-old detail sets up a confrontation with Ahsoka Tano. Before it became Ahsoka’s mission to hunt Thrawn down The Mandalorian Season 2, the characters never had any meaningful connection, because Ahsoka disappeared in Star Wars Rebels Just before Thrawn made his canon debut. Thanks to Ahsoka season 1, Thrawn and Ahsoka have been on a collision courseOne that has not yet come to fruition but is destined to Ahsoka Season 2 or Dave Filoni’s Mandalorian– period movie.
Filoni’s story of ​​developing Ahsoka’s character in Star Wars Animation makes him the most qualified person to spot a crucial detail that ties you and Thrawn together. It would represent the most logical scenario for a proper face-off and bring over a decade of Star Wars Story complete circle. It would also honor Thrawn’s origins in the Star Wars Expanded Universe (aka Legends), which is upcoming Star Wars Movies and TV shows are likely to draw inspiration from. It all hinges on a battle between Ahsoka and Thrawn As the war between the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant rages on.
Ahsoka & Thrawn must face off at some point
There was too much setup for it to be otherwise
Ahsoka may be trapped on Peridea in another galaxy, but no matter how long it takes her to get home, she must inevitably confront Thrawn. Her first live-action appearance in The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 5 “Chapter 13: The Jedi” established that her goal was to find Thrawn, and her desire to stop his return was moved into Ahsoka Season 1. The closest they came to interacting was in the season finale III Thrawn opened a channel to essentially smooth as Ahsoka was helpless to stop him From returning to the main Star Wars Galaxy.
The potential of their interaction would make it disappointing for Ahsoka and Thrawn not to meet each other in person.
Thrawn even complains during his monologue like “…we have not met face to face, and perhaps now we never will.” However, there is too much setup for a future confrontation to be the case, viz Thrawn gets under Ahsoka’s skin by explaining how he exploited her weaknesses to outsmart her. He also reveals that he knew what she would do because he knew her master, Anakin Skywalker, a reference to Star Wars: Throne – Alliances by Timothy Zahn. The potential of their interaction would make it disappointing for Ahsoka and Thrawn not to meet each other in person.
The Clone Wars confirmed that Ahsoka is as good a leader as Thrawn herself
She proved it the first time she was put in command
The most compelling reason for Ahsoka and Thrawn to confront each other, preferably in a military engagement, is how similar their strategic minds are. in Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1, episode 19 “Storm Over Ryloth,” which premiered in 2009, Ahsoka won a court battle by using a bold strategy that caught the enemy by surprise. She ordered the Republic ship to angle its underside to the droid fighters, protecting the clones and catching the droids before they had time to retreat. Even as a Padawan and inexperienced commander, Ahsoka has a gift for military strategy.
Ahsoka was obviously not the first Star Wars Character to use this strategy. As confirmed by StarWars.coms “Storm Over Ryloth Episode Featured”This maneuver is taken directly from Star Wars: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zhan, where a similar technique was used by none other than Grand Admiral Thrawn. The featured description says that Ahsoka and Thrawn are “…both trained in classic fleet tactics,” So there is no telling how much they think alike in the heat of battle. Dave Filoni declared this right years before he created, wrote and directed Ahsoka.
Thrawn could use Ahsoka’s own strategy against her
This is what Thrawn does best
unfortunately, Ahsoka’s understanding of Thrawn’s strategies is a double-edged swordBecause he can use her against her in battle. When Thrawn made his canon debut in Star Wars Rebels Season 3, Episode 1 “Steps into Shadow,” He claimed he would defeat the rebels by making them “…the architects of their own destruction.” This philosophy traces back to Thrawn’s first appearance in Legends, where he successfully implemented the Ahsoka-like strategy by knowing how a particular alien race would respond to the maneuver. Thrawn had already anticipated Ahsoka’s actions because he knew her master during the Clone Wars.
“To defeat an enemy, you must know them. Not only their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy, art.” – Grand Admiral Throne
If Thrawn and Ahsoka were to meet in a space battle, he could pull her history and see what strategies she used as a commander. Ahsoka would think she anticipated Thrawn’s move but realize too late that he outsmarted her By manipulating her expectations. This would play into her fear of failing those under her command, building off the Clone Wars flashback Ahsoka Season 1, Episode 5 “Part Five: Shadow Warrior.” However, Ahsoka admitting how rusty she is as a commander would inevitably backfire on Thrawn during their next confrontation.
Thrawn’s cunning would push Ahsoka to be a leader again
Developing a different side of her character
It’s been years since Ahsoka held a leadership role, and it’s easy to understand why. Experience the horrors of the Clone Wars, walk away from the Jedi Order, and Watching her people die after Order 66 would have strengthened Ahsoka’s desire to avoid military leadership. She did play an important role in the rebellion as Fulcrum, and she helped the rebels when she could, but it was far from the position she once held in the Grand Army of the Republic. Even her time as Sabine’s master ended because she feared continuing Anakin’s dark legacy if she failed.
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Despite how big of a threat Thrawn’s tactical genius is to the New Republic, this could give Ahsoka the push she needs to become a leader again. The New Republic is a young government and much less militarized than the Empire, so they will need all the experienced commanders they can get. Thrawn wouldn’t stand a chance against Ahsoka in hand-to-hand combatSo posing as military commanders is the most logical way to have the characters meet. It would be highly rewarding for one 15-year-old detail to culminate in an epic showdown between Ahsoka Tano And Grand Admiral Throne.