![After 16 years, Ahsoka already has much more Star Wars screen time than Luke Skywalker himself After 16 years, Ahsoka already has much more Star Wars screen time than Luke Skywalker himself](https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ahsoka-and-luke-skywalker.jpg)
Despite appearing almost exclusively in Star Wars TV shows, Ahsoka Tano surprisingly, it has considerably more screen time than Star Wars first hero, Luke Skywalker. Ahsoka debuted in Star Wars: The Clone Wars film in 2008, and this was quickly followed by the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV show, which lasted seven seasons. Although Ahsoka's appearances in the series were cut short when she left the Jedi Order, she was still one of the series' main characters.
Since then, Ahsoka has had several returns to the Star Wars schedule, including Star Wars Rebels, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Star Wars: Tales of the Jediand Ahsoka. Ahsoka never appeared in the 9 Skywalker Saga films (although her voice was among those heard in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker). Even so, there's a surprisingly large gap between Ahsoka Tano and Luke Skywalker's respective total screen time in Star Wars movies and TV shows.
Ahsoka has the advantage because she has appeared in many other mediums
Luke has become more important in recent Star Wars shows, but he doesn't come close to Ahsoka
According to The Screen Time Holocron, Ahsoka's current total screen time in Star Wars is 10 hours and 54 minutes long, second only to Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the entire franchise. In comparison, the same source indicates that Luke Skywalker's total screen time is just 2 hours and 34 minutes. Notably, this number for Luke does not include his time in The Rise of Skywalkerbut still counts its limited participation in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, The Mandalorianand Battlefront II.
In part, Ahsoka's much more significant screen time comes down to the number of projects she's appeared in. Considering Luke was mostly in the original Star Wars trilogy and (to a much lesser extent) the sequel trilogy, Ahsoka dominated Star Wars TV shows through the years. Her Clone Wars the screen time alone is estimated at just under 8 hours total, putting just that show's screen time for Ahsoka far ahead of Luke's. Yes, Luke has had cameos recently Star Wars It shows, but not to nearly the same degree.
Ahsoka dominated Star Wars TV shows through the years.
Ahsoka truly became a Star Wars legend
There may have been resistance at first, but Ahsoka is now clearly one of Star Wars' biggest characters
Ahsoka Tano's introduction in The Clone Wars it didn't go well immediately; initially, she was met with harsh criticism and even outright rejection, as many felt it was wrong for Anakin Skywalker to have a Jedi Padawan. Along Ahsoka Star Wars timeline, however, she has more than proven herself to be one of the Star Wars best characters. Ahsoka's timeline and screen time are also confirmed to be expanded now, with Ahsoka Season 2 currently underway.
It is also unclear whether Ahsoka Season 2 will be the character's last appearance, as her conclusion Star Wars the story is not yet known. The franchise is also clearly happy to bring characters back when you least expect it, so it seems safe to assume that Ahsoka could have a long future ahead of her. Even now, however, Ahsoka Tano radically surpassed Luke Skywalker's screen time by Star Wars.