Ahsoka Tano might make her live-action debut in wrap up the ongoing story that began with the original trilogy.
The focus of The Rise of Skywalker is still on Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), but the movie will also include characters from across the saga. The prime example of this is Abrams and Denis Lawson could return as Wedge Antilles, too. These characters could be just a handful of familiar ones to appear in The Rise of Skywalker, and now Abrams is teasing the possibility of Ahsoka being one of the surprise appearances.
In an interview with SoraNews24, Abrams was asked who his favorite Star Wars character is. His answer wasn't Ahsoka - it's actually Han Solo - but he asked the interviewer for his favorite character, which is Ahsoka. After this confession, Abrams responded by saying, "Hmmm, Ahsoka, huh? Well then you’ll probably want to watch closely during The Rise of Skywalker." Abrams wouldn't expand on this tease any further, though.
Debuting in the season 7 of The Clone Wars on Disney+ next year, but it also sounds like fans will see her in live-action for the first time in just a couple of days.
Based on this tease though, fans should keep expectations low for the capacity of Ahsoka's role, as it's not like she'll be the one to take on The Emperor in the end. Instead, Abrams' tease that fans of Ahsoka should "watch closely" indicates it will be a quick appearance by her. There has already been speculation that if she's piloting or aboard the ship. Abrams has also used Force flashbacks before in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, so she could also potentially appear in that capacity as well.
There are a lot of possibilities for Ahsoka's cameo in The Rise of Skywalker, and it will be a significant moment for her fanbase when it happens, as it could reveal what happens to Ahsoka after Rebels. And if she doesn't wind up appearing in the movie, then this would be a strange tease for Abrams to make at this point in the press tour. Thankfully, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be out soon and hopefully treat viewers to an exciting Ahsoka Tano cameo.
Source: SoraNews24
