Fan-favourite character Ahsoka Tano first appeared in <\/span>animated series The Clone Wars back in 2008, b<\/span>efore making the leap to live-action in The Mandalorian<\/a> season 2, in which she was brought to life by actress Rosario Dawson.<\/span><\/p>\n Now, finally, she\u2019s getting her own show in the form of Disney Plus<\/a> limited series Ahsoka<\/a>, which offers a brand new adventure for Star Wars fans but also continues the acclaimed animated series Star Wars Rebels.<\/span><\/p>\n In the new series<\/a>, the former Jedi Knight investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy, and reunites with old allies in a bid to track down the evil Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen<\/a>), but does she succeed?<\/p>\n The series has now premiered on Disney Plus, but for the uninitiated, who exactly is Ahsoka Tano? Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>\n Before you ask: no, Ahsoka Tano isn\u2019t human. Tano is instead a force-sensitive and fearless Togruta known for her strong morals (and awesome duel white lightsabers).<\/p>\n Although previously only appearing in animation, Ahsoka became one of the key figures in the acclaimed Star Wars animated series The Clone Wars.<\/p>\n But she didn\u2019t exactly win over fans straight away. Starting out as Anakin Skywalker\u2019s wilful young apprentice, many critics and viewers wrote her off as an annoying sidekick. However, through the seasons, Tano becomes a well-rounded and mature character, eventually becoming the protagonist of the show.<\/p>\n Over time, she also became a commander of the Republic army and fought the likes of General Grievous.<\/p>\n Despite all of these achievements, however, Tano eventually left the Jedi Order.<\/p>\n Her reasoning? Extremely understandable: she was maligned by her fellow Jedi after being framed for bombing a temple. Although her name was eventually cleared, her faith in the order was severely shaken.<\/p>\n Although outside the Jedi hierarchy, Tano continued to lead Republic forces \u2013 but was forced into hiding after the clone army turned on the Jedi in the last ever episodes of The Clone Wars.<\/p> This wasn\u2019t the end of Tano, though. An older version of the character returned in the animated series Star Wars: Rebels, with the former Jedi now a key player in the resistance movement. Her role in this series was fairly limited, although viewers did get to see Tano battle Darth Vader (an encounter she narrowly escaped alive).<\/p>\n Tano survived the Galactic Civil War and she was last seen in Star Wars: Rebels teaming up with female Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren in a hunt to find missing Jedi Ezra Bridger.<\/p> Who is Ahsoka Tano?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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