That doesn't make sense in the greater timeline. She isn't aware that Vader is anakin until luke is at least an early teen.

I'm on board with Ahsoka as a lynchpin for future development. One of the best characters they have and way better than Rey. Also really like Hera so hope to see more of her.

So? She doesn't have to know who Vader is, just that Luke was born before Padme and Anakied died.

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Always cool to see kids or teens watching SW for the first time.

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Maybe this is me officially being old and out of touch but I will never understand how there's a market for this stuff. Watch a new hope on a tiny screen as some influencer and his kid watch Star Wars.

Maybe I'm the same as the folks who said Elvis was sewer trash

My tv is not small.

Luke considering murdering his nephew in cold blood wasn't exactly his style either.

For 1 second

I propose to you that that 1 second was more out of character than it would be for Ahsoka to want to help take care of the son of her old master.

I propose Ahsoka had no idea who Luke was until after the 1st Death Star exploded

Odd, I'd have thought you of all people would love to see Ahsoka pop up.

Also, I've watched most of Ahsoka's stuff in Rebels, btw.

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Odd, I'd have thought you of all people would love to see Ahsoka pop up.

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Not at the expense of disrupting established canon.

Rebels starts at least a few years after Obi-Wan, right? How would it contradict anything?

Last we saw her she escaped Order 66 with no clear path before her. And we know she was involved with Bail and the rebellion.

Plus let's not pretend Lucasfilm hasn't had to bend over backwards at times to have certain things make sense in the canon. Hell they're breaking canon by having Obi-Wan leave Tatooine.

I guess my thinking is, who does Obi-Wan know that he'd trust enough to watch over Luke? Something of such importance had better be taken care of by someone we know and not some random new character.

It's that time of night.

Who tf is Ashoka. I've never consumed any media that this character is in. You guys talk about her all the time, but everything I know is from the movies and Legends, so the idea of throwing her into the main plot line like she's on par with Luke or Obi-Wan or Qui-Gon or Jocasta Nu sounds like crazy town. I am aware that there is a counter argument to this and you are welcome to make it.

Second, the sequel trilogy after TFA is not canon in my head, so using it to make character arguments causes complete cognitive dissonance. You might as well quote the fanfic you wrote at age 11.

Third, TLJ still sucks.

I don't think the Obi Wan series will mean he needs anyone to watch over Luke when he goes on whatever adventures happen. Nobody knows he exists.

I'll say straight up that this would bug the hell out of me. It's literally his only mission in life after the prequels to protect Luke, so that would destroy canon far worse than anything else for me.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Rebels starts at least a few years after Obi-Wan, right? How would it contradict anything?

Last we saw her she escaped Order 66 with no clear path before her. And we know she was involved with Bail and the rebellion.

Plus let's not pretend Lucasfilm hasn't had to bend over backwards at times to have certain things make sense in the canon. Hell they're breaking canon by having Obi-Wan leave Tatooine.

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She has a whole book that is canon, although I think some details of it are now slightly retconned by the final clone wars season. In that book she is hiding from the empire on a random planet until the very end when she goes to find Bail. It is 99% unlikely she is in Obi-Wan.

Is it recent? Cause I know everything before 2015 or so was made Legends.

I really don't keep up with the books much admittedly.

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Who tf is Ashoka

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Taking your post at face value, I have to ask if you've at least watched Mandalorian and Boba Fett? She's in a few episodes of those.

Beyond that, the majority of her story comes from the Clone Wars animated movie/series. Was Anakin's padawan, and became one of the most popular characters in Star Wars.

I take it you're referring to leaks. Can we just keep them out of the discussion? Even if vague I'd prefer not bringing them in.

Ok, sure, but I was being ridiculously vague, and the majority of my post was just me riffing, which had nothing to do with the first sentence.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Is it recent? Cause I know everything before 2015 or so was made Legends.

I really don't keep up with the books much admittedly.

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published 2016.

Apparently it takes place a year after Order 66, so still quite a while before Obi-Wan.

I suppose anything is possible, but she becomes fully involved with the rebellion afterward. Also, I wouldn't assume Bail would tell her about Obi-Wan, because that leads to Luke, which might lead to Leia, which he really wouldn't want to do. In my opinion.

Also, I had a nice reply to another of your posts about how watching rebels would answer some of your questions, but TexAgs took a crap on me when I hit "post." I might try it again

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Always cool to see kids or teens watching SW for the first time.

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Maybe this is me officially being old and out of touch but I will never understand how there's a market for this stuff. Watch a new hope on a tiny screen as some influencer and his kid watch Star Wars.

Maybe I'm the same as the folks who said Elvis was sewer trash

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Totally agree. Watching other people watch shows is simply dumb and means you have no life if you actually make time for that.

It does help if your tv is level though which might be throwing off your experience.

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It's that time of night.

Who tf is Ashoka. I've never consumed any media that this character is in. You guys talk about her all the time, but everything I know is from the movies and Legends, so the idea of throwing her into the main plot line like she's on par with Luke or Obi-Wan or Qui-Gon or Jocasta Nu sounds like crazy town. I am aware that there is a counter argument to this and you are welcome to make it.

Second, the sequel trilogy after TFA is not canon in my head, so using it to make character arguments causes complete cognitive dissonance. You might as well quote the fanfic you wrote at age 11.

Third, TLJ still sucks.

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Go watch Clone Wars and Rebels which while animated are arguably the best things in Star Wars outside of the OT and R1.

She really is a great character.

I probably will watch it before Ahsoka comes out at some point.

My current plan is to watch all the major Obi-Wan / Satine / Mandalore arcs of Clone Wars in preparation for Obi-Wan, and I'll probably do the same with Rebels next year before Ahsoka.

Admittedly, I have very little interest or patience for the filler, so I'm just gonna do the essential arcs.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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I'll say straight up that this would bug the hell out of me. It's literally his only mission in life after the prequels to protect Luke, so that would destroy canon far worse than anything else for me.

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If only you had watched Rebels...

It took Maul years to figure out where Obi-Wan was, and when he gets there Obi-Wan is waiting for him. One might assume that he'd developed a finely tuned force sense to potential threats toward Luke. Argument could be made that he knew Luke was in danger when he scared off the Tuskens in the original Star Wars. As he tells Han, there is no such thing as luck.

However, I do agree with you about Luke being his sole mission...so there better be a really, really good reason for him to leave Tatooine.

Happens that that's one of the ones I did watch.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Jocasta Nu.

Good troll. Also, watcha drinking?

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