Lucasfilm has grown bigger over the years as the franchise expands its horizon on Disney+ with their series called as the Mandoverse. One of the most iconic roles to play in the galaxy far, far away is being a Jedi and in Ahsoka, another member has been added on the long list of Jedi characters in the lore: Sabine Wren. Star Wars officially retconned her origins from Rebels and Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni breaks down this twist in the recent series.
Sabine Wren was first introduced in Star Wars Rebels as Mandalorian warrior who became a revolutionary leader in the Galactic Civil War versus the Galactic Empire. She made her live-action debut in Ahsoka where the character was played by Natasha Liu Bordizzo and she played a pivotal role in the series being on the side of Ahsoka Tano. Ahsoka Season 1 officially unveiled Sabine Wren as a Jedi and this change is an interesting turn of events as it could expand the concept of a Jedi in Star Wars.
Speaking on the Dagobah Dispatch podcast, Ahsoka creator and now Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm, Dave Filoni broke down the twist of Sabine Wren being a Jedi which could potentially expand should Ahsoka Season 2 be given green light:
The idea that she's not incredibly adept at wielding the Force, I think, is a strong thing... the Force emanates from everyone and everything, all living things... So she's not absent from the Force. She is part of the Force... Part of the problem is, it's like anything in life that you wanna do, you have to train hard to acquire the skills. It's not that... Everyone can become a Jedi, and everyone cannot become a Jedi... So I wanted to tell this story, though, she's a very talented warrior - she's a very talented person, but this is not something that's easy for her.
How does Sabine Wren's Jedi status affect Star Wars in the future?
In the past, the Star Wars lore showed that to be a Jedi, one must come from the Force itself, or from really powerful bloodlines like that of Luke, Rey, and Anakin Skywalker. With Sabine Wren being a Jedi, the Force faces a massive change in concept as Filoni believes that anyone can be a Jedi notwithstanding their bloodline, strength, or even their birthright. This belief of Filoni came from the thought that because the Force taps into everyone, anyone can do the same to the Force with enough training.
This rebuilds the entire concept of being a Jedi in Star Wars and thus, it is a potential to create more heroes facing bigger villains that could spice up the entire narrative of the galaxy far, far away. Now that Dave Filoni is the Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm, his input on how the nature of being a Jedi changes could expand the Star Wars lore with more possibilities.
All the episodes of Ahsoka are available to stream on Disney Plus.
