When Does Ahsoka Take Place on the Star Wars Timeline?
The ever-expanding Star Wars canon timeline can be hard to keep track of, especially as movies, TV series, and video games continue to intersect and bring back familiar characters from different eras. For example, Ahsoka, the main character of the new Disney+ series of the same name, has been a part of many major Star Wars events over the years, appearing in several shows that take place across different eras in the Galaxy’s history.She was first introduced as Anakin Skywalker’s padawan in The Clone Wars and later joined the Rebels crew to help take down the Galactic Empire, while her origin story was told in a recent episode of Tales of the Jedi. Rosario Dawson introduced us to the live-action version of the character in The Mandalorian, and we last saw her in The Book of Boba Fett.
We already know that The Book of Boba Fett is the next story in the ever-expanding Mandoverse and that the series serves as a reunion of sorts for many Ahsoka characters, but where exactly does this chapter of Ahsoka’s story fall in the Star Wars timeline?While the exact amount of time that passes across the first three seasons of The Mandalorian and the show’s first spinoff The Book of Boba Fett is still a little murky, we know for sure that The Book of Boba Fett begins five years after The Mandalorian or 9 ABY (after the Battle of Yavin in The Return of the Jedi).According to Natasha Liu Bordizzo, who plays the character Sabine Wren in Rebels, “Ahsoka runs along the same timeline as Ahsoka season 3,” which we know is set roughly between 9 and 10 ABY. When we last left Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian, which is set sometime between seasons 2 and 3 of The Book of Boba Fett, she had paused her search for Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ezra Bridger to help Luke Skywalker start his school for Jedi.
As the trailers for The Mandalorian have revealed, however, it seems like Ahsoka’s search is back on.Before she appeared in the Mandoverse, a.k.a the TV shows and movies connected to and set during the same time period as The Mandalorian, the last time we saw Ahsoka was in the epilogue of the Rebels series finale. While most of Rebels is set during the five years before the Battle of Yavin (BBY), the epilogue is set approximately in 5 ABY, or a year after Rebels. In the epilogue, Sabine and Ahsoka set off to find Ezra Bridger, a young Jedi and Rebel who disappeared with Imperial leader Grand Admiral Thrawn during the Liberation of Lothal in 1 BBY.There will likely be some flashbacks to the Clone Wars era in Ahsoka since Hayden Christensen is reportedly set to return as Anakin Skywalker, but the main story of the show will take place roughly 10-11 years after Ezra’s disappearance and 5-6 years after the Ahsoka epilogue.
As with Rebels and The Mandalorian, the Empire has been officially defeated at this point in the timeline and the New Republic has taken control of the Galaxy’s government.But even though the Rebels won the war, there are still some Imperial officers and sympathizers trying to regain power. With Moff Gideon’s death in The Mandalorian season 3, the surviving loyalists are likely looking to fill the power vacuum left in his absence. Based on the Shadow Collective’s activities in The Book of Boba Fett, it seems that criminal organizations are also vying for control in the post-Imperial Galaxy.
FAQ
Q: When does Ahsoka take place in the Star Wars timeline?
A: Ahsoka takes place roughly 11 ABY (After the Battle of Yavin), which is about 5-6 years after the events of the Rebels epilogue and 20 years before the start of the sequel trilogy.
: Where was Ahsoka during the original Star Wars trilogy?
A: Ahsoka’s whereabouts during the events of the original Star Wars trilogy (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi) remain largely unknown. The animated series Rebels provides some insight into what she was doing in the years leading up to A New Hope, but her exact movements during the Galactic Civil War are still a mystery.
Q: How does Ahsoka’s timeline connect to other Star Wars shows and movies?
A: Ahsoka is set after the events of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, which take place around 9 ABY. The show is also connected to the animated series Rebels, which ends around 5 ABY. Ahsoka’s story is expected to intersect with characters and storylines from both of these previous shows.
Q: Will there be any flashbacks to the Clone Wars era in Ahsoka?
A: Yes, it’s likely that Ahsoka will feature some flashbacks to the Clone Wars era, as actor Hayden Christensen is reportedly set to reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. These flashbacks will likely explore Ahsoka’s time as Anakin’s Jedi padawan.
Q: How does Ahsoka’s timeline fit into the overall Star Wars chronology?
A: Ahsoka’s story takes place in the post-Original Trilogy era, roughly 20 years before the events of the Sequel Trilogy. This places it in a pivotal moment in the Star Wars timeline, as the Empire has been defeated but the New Republic is still consolidating power, leaving room for remnants of the Empire and other factions to vie for control.
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