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AHSOKA TANO

Ahsoka Tano NAME Snips, Commander, Lady Tano, Ashla NICKNAMES Torguta SPECIES 18 AGE Familiar ROLE

36 BBY BORN 1.76 meters (5'9") HEIGHT Rebel Alliance ASSOCIATIONS Tales of the Jedi Episode 6 CANONPOINT 00/00/0000 ARRIVAL

PERSONALITY

"When I was out there, alone, all I had was your training and the lessons you taught me. And because of you, I did survive. And not only that, I was able to lead others to survive as well.

There's a very good reason why her master gave her the nickname "Snips" and that's because she was snippy the very first time they met. Which isn't exactly normal for a Jedi Padawan who's supposed to be respectful not just to their masters but to everyone. While she has learned to be more respectful to those around her, Ahsoka does still have the tendency to be a bit snippy with people. These days she reserves it for the enemy and her master on occasion. Ahsoka also tends to give people nicknames out of disrespect sometimes. She often refers to droids as "stick-tinnies" or has terrible names to call Ventress when they cross paths. At the beginning she even called Anakin "Skyguy" because he hadn't earned her respect yet. To her, respect is something that's not always freely given.

From the very beginning, Ahsoka has been the reckless sort. She takes risks that most Jedi wouldn't and being Anakin's Padawan hasn't helped at all considering he's just as reckless. At the start of their relationship he told her that she was too reckless to be Obi-Wan's Padawan, but that she might make it as his. Under his tutelage Ahsoka's recklessness has caused concern in other Masters. While the sheer outlandish plans have seemed to catch the enemy off-guard it can result in failure on her part rather than a victory. And failure means lives are lost.

Combine her reckless behavior with her stubborn determination and things can get worse. When she gets like this, Ahsoka tends to lose herself in the moment and plows on ahead without realizing the danger soon enough to retreat. This has resulted in the deaths of many clones under her command or to put them in greater danger. Sometimes, she can't see the whole picture and needs to be pulled out of the situation rather forcefully by someone else. When things don't go her way Ahsoka can tend to sulk - especially if she felt she could have pressed on and won. Retreating isn't something she likes to do but has learned that it is necessary if she's going to save lives.

Put all of it together and you get one Padawan who, on occasion, disobeys orders completely. More than once Ahsoka has completely ignored an order given to her by someone higher up. She's headstrong, even more when she thinks she's being treated unfairly or when Ahsoka feels that Anakin is being too overprotective of her. When she puts her mind to a task this is one girl who's absolutely going to do it, even if it means disobeying a direct order given to her. This was proven when her master refused to let her go on a rescue mission and Ahsoka went anyway without his permission. While her help had been useful it's still something that's frowned upon by the Jedi and people do happen to compare her to her master about this sort of thing.

Which brings us to another point. Jedi are taught to be truthful and yes, she is very honest. Sometimes it’s taken to an extreme and her honesty turns into a blunt dagger that can hurt. Yet, Ahsoka is also an excellent liar when she wants to be. She had Anakin believing that she'd been given orders to accompany him on that very same mission where she disobeyed his order. While her help had come in useful there had been some suspicion at one point and her master did actually ask if the order was true when they got back. Even though the other master didn't give up her lie it was still there. It wasn't the first time she had lied to him either, the other was when her lightsaber had been stolen and she wanted to get it back without him knowing she'd lost it. Other than those rare moments, Ahsoka is an honest sort of person.

Another of her traits that have caused other masters concern is her aggressive nature. Ahsoka is the sort to take an offensive position over a defensive one. Rushing in to strike down enemies instead of staying back to deflect and protect. That doesn't mean she won't defend just that she prefers to defeat the foe quickly. She's generally on the front line of a battle, leading the way. There are times when that aggression comes out in other ways, such as threatening a foe into giving up important information. While she wouldn't necessarily go through with it (especially if they were unarmed), it is something a Jedi shouldn't do.

Ahsoka can also be competitive at times, mostly notable when she was a bit younger and usually with her master. They took count of how many droids they destroyed and would tease the loser after about it. Yes, it’s important to win the battles but they can have fun while doing it. Speaking of. Despite the fact that Ahsoka is a Padawan stuck in the middle of a terrible war she hasn’t lost that jovial spark. She won’t hesitate to tease her master or sass a boy even while fighting or during an important mission. At times the relationship she has with Anakin can be pretty casual, more like they were family than master and apprentice.

She also has a pretty great sense of humor, all things considered. Being in a war hasn’t dampened it completely even if she does have a more serious side to her. There’s a unique sarcasm and feistiness to her that some Jedi wouldn’t approve of. Of course, Anakin really doesn’t help the matter as he sometimes goes along with it or doesn’t always reprimand it sternly enough to be effective. A Padawan learns a lot from her master but this was always a side to Ahsoka that’s always been there.

Impatience is yet another trait she shares with her master. It’s hard to sit and wait for something to happen when she feels like she should be doing something. While this has gotten better, she has yet to completely master finding patience. When she does finally reach her limit that is when her mouth tends to get her into trouble with the sarcasm. Usually it lands her in trouble, especially if she’s been caught by the enemy because she just can’t seem to not provoke them.

Ahsoka can get overconfident in her abilities. Her own master has told her not to get cocky on the battlefield. While she has gotten stronger in her abilities she still has much to learn. That cockiness of hers has lead her into trouble on more than one occasion and sometimes she needs help in order to get out of it. Yet there are times when she realizes that she can’t do something by herself and attempts to enlist the help of those around her.

The last of the negative side she shares with her master is one of attachment. Like him, Ahsoka tends to get attached to people -- which is forbidden to the Jedi. She has a hard time letting go of those she cares for deeply and it has nearly interfered with a situation. When Anakin was badly hurt she initially refused to leave his side in fear of losing him and it was only at the insistence of another master that made her go to find help. Accepting the death of a person is supposed to be something a Jedi does but she finds it difficult and honestly, Ahsoka would fight to the death to protect the people she cares about.

Like Anakin the idea of being compassionate but not forming attachment just doesn’t make sense to her. While she understands the concept of not risking thousands of lives just to save one Ahsoka would still try to save that one anyway. And she is very compassionate. Not only to those that she’s formed some kind of bond to but also to those she hardly knows. It shows in the way she looks after people, especially those who are innocent. She can be gentle with them, trying to soothe their fear or make them feel better. Even though her recklessness does tend to get the clones killed, Ahsoka does get upset over it after. When it first happened it made her doubt herself to the point where she very nearly didn’t want to become a leader again. There’s also been a bit of a maternal instinct shown over the time she’s been Anakin’s apprentice as she’s looked after younglings.

And yet, despite the fact that she can’t let other people die Ahsoka is very selfless in this. She will, and has, risked her own life to save other people or to complete a very important mission. There was no thought to her own life when she brought a weapons factory down on her, not until after when she survived the blast. That doesn’t mean Ahsoka won’t fight with everything she has until her very last breath – quite the opposite, actually. She has a very strong sense of survival and will do anything she can to stay alive. Ahsoka would rather go down fighting than just lie down and wait for death.

Of course, it helps that Ahsoka has a lot of faith in her master. She knows that he won’t give up on her (even though he too should be able to accept death) and will keep looking for her when she’s lost. Just like she won’t give up on him, either. Ahsoka trusts him, often with her life but there are times when she feels that she has to look out for him – has to stop him from doing acts a Jedi shouldn’t. While it’s a bit of a joke that she has to watch his back, there is truth to it. She’s seen how he can get over certain issues, like how he doesn’t talk about his past or the way he handled slavers or even Obi-Wan’s supposed death.

When Anakin was asked what her strength was he said that she was fearless and it’s true, she is fearless. Ahsoka was fourteen when she stepped onto the battlefield, eager to gain experience and she hasn’t run away or said she couldn’t keep watching people die. No, she’s risen to the task of being a Padawan to a general in the war, even when she did doubt herself. There’s no hesitation in risking her own life even though she’s still so young. In fact, she eagerly accepts the missions given to her (and those that aren’t) and would rather do them over other more mundane tasks.

Because of her experience on the battlefield and Anakin’s teachings, she’s become quite the leader. When she needs to fill this role Ahsoka takes it seriously and leads her troops valiantly to the point where they trust her. Yet it’s not just on the everyday battlefield that she’s proven her role as a leader but also in other various situations. She inspired future leaders into taking action against the corruption kept secret on her world and brought hope when there was none left. While she obviously still has some growing up to do and a lot left to learn about being a leader, Ahsoka’s got a pretty good grasp on it so far.

Like most people she’s not perfect, she makes mistakes (accidentally or deliberate) but Ahsoka always accepts the blame. She’s not one to make excuses for herself or get out of a punishment, though she will complain about it or sulk. More than anything the guilt she would feel over a terrible mistake that cost lives is far more efficient in being a punishment than anything the Council or her Master could assign to her. Of course, she won’t accept taking the blame for someone else – not when it’s over something serious. Ahsoka is one who believes people should take responsibility for their own actions rather then try to blame someone else.

With the betrayal of her friend and being kicked out of the Jedi Order, Ahsoka lost a lot of respect and trust she had for the older members. Not only them, but in herself. Even after she was cleared of the charges and was asked back, she felt that she couldn't return to being a Jedi so she walked away from them. The hardest part was walking away from Anakin, whom she had begun to see as an older brother - an attachment that was forbidden. Yet Ahsoka still managed and went out into the world to find out who she was. As it turned out, she couldn't completely turn her back on the Jedi way. She constantly went out of her way to help complete strangers who needed that touch of kindness from someone unwilling to turn a blind eye. Her actions to help a pair of sisters was said to be what people wanted Jedi to be, rather than the generals and warriors they had become during the Clone Wars.

When she once again came in contact with her old master and Obi-Wan, there was some awkwardness and Ahsoka did not hesitate to call out Obi-Wan about jumping to the Chancellor's call. Having come to believe that the Jedi were too involved with the politics of the war and senate, that they had become something of a more personal organization for the Chancellor. She didn't bother to pull any punches about laying that out for them, and for ignoring the pleas of the Mandalorians who were suffering under Maul's rule of their world. However, this was softened when Anakin found a way around that by lending her the use of his men to try to take back the planet. In the end, Ahsoka got the best qualities of the people who raised her and she definitely works hard to put those forward, before some of the negatives ones. Even when everything suddenly turned against her, she refused to be the one who would raise a hand to kill those trying to kill her as Ahsoka had fought beside and led the clones into battle for years.

Once she was in hiding, she constantly felt adrift and helpless as she constantly had to run from the ever-growing Empire. If found, Ahsoka knew she would be cut down so she couldn't simply help people the way she wanted. She had grown tired of fighting and lonely in a darker galaxy without the Jedi. Yet it was still difficult for her to turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people around her, and she went out of her way to do what she could to help them - whether it was helping them organize a rebellion or running much needed goods to people. Sometimes she would develop attachments to the people who helped her and would expose what she was to them all in the name of returning that help. After about a year of trying to run, hide, and survive, Ahsoka joined hands with Bail Organa to build a rebellion. Her role was different, but she created one that could be passed into the hands of others with the codename "Fulcrum" - something of a homage to the older brother that was also her master.

APPEARANCE

One glance at her and one would absolutely be able to know that she wasn't human. She stands at 5'9" with a lithe build and clear muscle definition from the life she's lived. Rather than hair, Ahsoka has three lekku (head-tails) and two montrals (horns) that are white with gray stripes with the front pair reaching her waist. Her skin is orange with natural white markings that, the forehead design is used as the symbol for her Rebellion codename "Fulcrum". Her eyes are blue and her lips are a natural shade of brownish-orange.

For clothing, Ahsoka tends to wear form-fitting designs for the most part. She often wore a dress-skirt with leggings underneath and a pair of knee-high boots and a belt where she could hook weapons. This was usually accompanied with armored vambraces and some sort of headdress. Her current look is a blue jumpsuit with belt and a very simple headdress. Whenever Ahsoka works on mechanics, she has a pair of square goggles. On occasion, she wears a cloak or poncho that has a hood fitted to tuck her montrals and lekku inside - sometimes this is done crudely by simply cutting holes in the very top for her montrals.

For the majority of the series, she has at least one lightsaber hanging from her waist - though there have been times when this was either none or two. As two is her preferred style of fighting these days whenever she wields them. Her current pair was made out of random extra bits of mechanical parts she found after abandoning her previous pair, the crystals inside were once Sith red until she purified them and now they are white upon ignition. The second lightsaber is shorter in both hilt and blade, making it a shoto blade mostly used for defense.

She is voiced by Ashley Eckstein in all of the series except for the Live Action ones.

SKILLS

LIGHTSABER Ahsoka started out using Form V (offensive) with an emphasis on the Shien (guarding/deflecting) in particular, she used the Shien grip in an unorthodox reverse grip. As she grew older, she changed her style to that of that of the Jar'Kai (dual-wielding), of which she is a master of despite having only been a padawan learner, and became quite skilled at mixing it with her own unique moves. She is agile and acrobatic, allowing her to dance around opponents in a spritely manner. From her master, Anakin, she learned Form IV (aggressive, speed, agility) and the lower levels of Form VI (moderated dual-wielding) as Form VI (duel-wielding with Force abilities) was said to be a gateway to Jar'Kai. Over the years at her master's side, Ahsoka has learned to battle against both droid and living beings - specifically against multiple opponents and even being able to wake faster and be alert quicker after being stunned. She is able to go toe-to-toe with other lightsaber users, including ones that use duel-wielding or double-sided weapons.

BIOLOGY As a Togruta, her montrals are hollow and cone-like which allow her to sense movements around her in a form of echolocation. This can work up to a span of 82 ft. Her frame also gives her an enhanced sense of agility, speed, and general reflexes. All of which can be enhanced by using the Force to propel her further.

MECHANICS Another thing her Master taught her is about mechanics. She can repair vehicles or just use it to get her out of a tough situation. After the fall of the Order, Ahsoka relied on this skill in order to get by in the universe. She set herself to fixing ships and other things for a family, then again with farming equipment. All of her work tended to make the equipment better than it had been. Over the years, she has also made plenty of lightsabers and her most recent ones were built out of scrap she picked up from various jobs all over the place.

PILOT Ahsoka is not only a talented pilot, she's also learned how to analyze technical scans of a ship. This latter ability came from Anakin's teaching after she became his Padawan. She sometimes spent a lot of time crawling around the innards of various ships and structures. At one point, she even taught Senator Amidala how to fly in starfighter combat to the extent that the woman was able to defeat a more experienced individual.

STRATEGIST Having spent all of her time as a Padawan in a war situation, Ahsoka learned much about strategizing from both Anakin and Obi-Wan - who both had very different styles of handling a situation. She could command large groups of people, both experienced soldiers and regular citizens, forming a plan to ensure the best outcome.

HAND-TO-HAND Even without her lightsabers, Ahsoka could take down multiple enemies by hand. This was taught to her by Anakin, who wanted to make sure that she could survive any situation considering the conditions they lived in. It has helped her immensely after having left the Order behind along with her lightsabers. At one point, she even said she attended the Skywalker Academy and that a majority of her skills were taught to her by her older brother - mostly due to the fact that she was hiding the fact that she was once a Jedi.

MULTILINGUAL Ahsoka, of course, has spent most of her life speaking Basic - the most common language in the galaxy. However, she did spend her youngest years hearing some of her native language and could understand some of the words. One language she could understand fully was Shyriiwook - the language of the Wookies and once translated for one who ended up a captive. Having spent years around astromech droids, Ahsoka could easily understand their beeps and whistles without needing any sort of translator.

ABILITIES

FORCE Ahsoka was gifted with the raw Force from birth, able to tame a predatory beast to prevent it from eating her and then returning her to her family. Before training, she already had the ability to sense the feelings and intents of the individuals around her. She was able to tell the difference between someone masquerading as a Jedi and an actual Jedi. As her training progressed, the people around her remarked on her advance abilities with the Force and by the time she was a padawan, she could use the Force relatively efficiently and only became better under Anakin's tutelage. It should be noted that once, Ahsoka had been tainted by the Dark Side - under the influence of the Son and she died. However, the Daughter of the Light Side used the last of her life to bring her back. Later in life (past her current canon point), Ahsoka is accompanied by an animal that was once a symbol of the Daughter and she states that this creature once saved her life so this could be some sort of link back to this event and her connection to the Light Side of the Force. When Ahsoka found herself without a lightsaber after Order 66, she connected with a pair wielded by an Inquisitor and was able to restore them from their red state - which is known as "making the crystal bleed". With that, the crystals were purified of their Dark Side energy and turned back to the Light all by Ahsoka's hand.

TELEKINESIS The Force allows her to use telekinesis to move both items and people, both of which Ahsoka is very skilled in doing. She has used it to manipulate her lightsabers into cutting a hole or throwing objects, even using it to cushion her own fall or enhance her own actions like jumping. It can be used for small things like opening a door lock or large ones such as preventing a ship from taking off for a period of time. Ahsoka has gotten very good at mixing her Force ability with her lightsaber skill, able to do both in the heat of a battle with relative ease.

SENSE Through the Force, Ahsoka can sense a great deal - whether it is the actions of a droid or person, to the presence of others like her. It alerts her to danger or allows her to enhance her own natural senses, helping her being able to react in time to prevent her from getting hurt or giving her the ability to protect those around her. She can use this to sense the intents of others, as well. Whether they be good or dangerous, it's like an instinct that tells her who she can trust and who she can't. While this can be clouded by too much darkness, it simply means she may not be able to figure out who it's coming from - such as the Sith Lord being right under the Jedi's nose on the same planet.

VISIONS & DREAMS One thing the Force gives is visions and dreams, both Ahsoka has experienced in her time among the Jedi. She once had a dream about Senator Amidala being attacked by a Bounty Hunter and went along to try to prevent this. However, one mustn't dwell too much on these as the future is always changing and often times these visions or dreams can be misinterpreted - especially once feelings come into play.

BARRIER While this isn't quite something she's able to use at the moment, it is something she's capable of - as seen in her future. Ahsoka was able to use the Force as a barrier to block a fiery attack from Darth Sidious for a time and keep the flames from harming her and another. This is something she could be able to do through training over time.

FOLKMORE INFORMATION

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CONVOR Her main form would be a Convor - this owl-like creature has been apart of Ahsoka's life ever since she encountered the Daughter (a being who embodied the Light side of the Force) and was revived by her last remaining strength. The Convor is a symbol of the Daughter, and one appears near her in future events. These birds work in pairs to fend off predators which symbolizes her history as a Padawan in a Master-Padawan team. At times she would be able to use the sharp eyesight of the Convor or the wings to fly.

RAXSHIR Her secondary and more combat-able form would be that of a Raxshir - the very first creature that Ahsoka ever truly connected with and befriended. These creatures are violent and will hunt the Togrutas of her homeworld, large and fierce, yet also connected to the Force as all things are. Unlike the Convors, Raxshirs appear to be solitary creatures who hunt and live alone, which can represent her striking out on her own and living alone in solitary after Order 66. She will be able to summon the sharp claws/paws of the Raxshir for fighting and tail for balance.

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HISTORY

Event

AGE 0-14 Childhood
Becoming Skywalker's Padawan
Liberation of Christophsis
Battle of Teth
The Malevolence
Battle of Bothawui
Capture of Viceroy Gunray
Rescue on Vanqor
Stranded on Maridun
Blue Shadow Virus on Naboo
Battle of Ryloth
First battle of Felucia, Jedi archives
Confronting Cad Bane
Bounty Hunters on Felucia
Second battle of Geonosis
Incident aboard TB-73
Further adventures and lessons
AGE 16 Journey to Mortis
Rescuing Even Piell
Captured at Felucia
Campaign at Umbara
Combating the Zygerrian Slave Empire
Entanglement with Death Watch
Training Onderon's Rebels
The Gathering at Ilum
Boming at Jedi Temple
Leaving the Order
Martez sisters
Escape from Oba Diah
Last meeting with Anakin
Siege of Mandalore
Aftermath
Surviving Order 66
AGE 17-18: AGE OF THE EMPIRE Hiding on Thabeska
Rebellion on Raada
Return to Thabeska
Entanglement with Black Sun
Ally Bail Organa
Return to Raada, confrontation with Sixth Brother
Joining Organa's rebellion & Fulcrum
More active role

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