Ahsoka Episode 5 Marks A Number Of Live-Action Firsts For Star Wars – /Film
This article contains spoilers for “Star Wars: Ahsoka” episode 5 — “Shadow Warrior.”
“Ahsoka” episode 5, “Shadow Warrior” (written and directed by Dave Filoni), goes further than any episode in the series before it in blurring the line between the animated and live-action sides of “Star Wars.” While Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) is drowning in the waters of Seatos and fighting to survive, she’s trapped in some sort of vision in the Force that could be nothing more than the thoughts in her head. Regardless of whether she’s simply in her mind, the World Between Worlds, or the Netherworld of the Force (if not some other realm entirely), the result is the same: In order to live, Ahsoka must make her way through her memories. As she travels through these trials from her past, we see a number of things from the world of “Star Wars” animation that have never shown up in live-action before.
Young Ahsoka
Lucasfilm
The biggest live-action “first” in this episode might be the appearance of Ahsoka Tano as a Padawan. Played by Arianna Greenblatt (whom you’re most likely to recognize as the kid from the smash-hit “Barbie” movie), Ahsoka finds herself plunged back into the events of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” grappling with the loss of clones whose deaths she feels responsible for. (It was her orders they were following.) She also has a tense exchange with her master, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), and shows off her ability with a lightsaber(s) both at the Siege of Mandalore and during her final duel with Anakin.
It’s hard to believe we’ve never seen Ahsoka in live-action at this age until now, but there’s a first time for everything. Hopefully, it’s not the last.
Anakin in the Clone Wars
Lucasfilm
It was an interesting choice of George Lucas’s to skip over the Clone Wars entirely when telling the story of Anakin Skywalker in the prequel trilogy. We see the first battle of the conflict in “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones” and the very last day of the conflict in “Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.”
Instead, Lucas reserved all of those stories for the animated “Clone Wars” series he was planning even before “Revenge of the Sith” had been released. Seeing Christensen fight in the Clone Wars as Anakin was something new in “Shadow Warrior,” as were his armor and costume (which Anakin wore in the “Clone Wars” TV show). Seeing it rendered in live-action for the first time was pretty great, as was getting to watch Christensen bridge the gap between the live-action and animated versions of Anakin. Channeling Matt Lanter’s iteration of Anakin from “Clone Wars” is a brilliant approach for his take on the character and helps fill in the blanks in Anakin’s live-action arc.
Captain Rex
Lucasfilm
Captain Rex is a character that was created for the animated television series “The Clone Wars.” He took on a life of his own and made it all the way to “Star Wars Rebels.” In the animated show “Forces of Destiny” it was even revealed that he made it all the way to Endor and fought for the Rebels there, complete with his trademark forearm armor.
He was never featured in live-action before “Shadow Warrior,” nor was he previously ever voiced by Temuera Morrison (Dee Bradley Baker has handled his vocals in the past). This episode of “Ahsoka” changed all of that, introducing this fan-favorite character into the realm of live-action.
Will we see more of him? That’s anyone’s guess, but hope springs eternal.
First generation clones
Lucasfilm
Interestingly enough, “Shadow Warrior” is the first time we’ve seen first generation clones in live-action. Granted, they’ve appeared in live-action movies, but all of the armored clones in “Attack of the Clones” were rendered completely in CGI. Seeing these clones in practical armor and walking around as flesh and blood beings is a first for “Star Wars.” Other generations of the clones have seen some action in live-action, but not this initial batch.
The Siege of Mandalore
Lucasfilm
In the finale of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” Ahsoka is drafted by Bo-Katan Kryze to help liberate Mandalore from the clutches of Lord Maul. With the help of Anakin before she leaves for Mandalore (he gives her the blue lightsabers and a contingent of clones, including Captain Rex), Ahsoka invades and is able to accomplish her task and even captures Maul.
It was an epic conflict in the animated series and Ahsoka’s confrontation with Maul is one of the best duels in all of “Star Wars.” But “Shadow Warrior” offers our first look at the battle in live-action, even rendered through the clouds of Ahsoka’s vision in the Force, and it’s a momentous sight to see for the first time. Of everything we got to see in live-action in this episode, this is the one thing I’m guessing we won’t be seeing again. Still, as Yoda says, “Always in motion is the future.”
New episodes of “Ahsoka” premiere on Tuesday nights on Disney+ at 6:00pm Pacific, 9:00pm Eastern.
Related News & Content
-
Limit taxonomy terms added to a custom post type
Limit taxonomy terms added to a custom post type,I've created a Custom Post Type and a Custom Taxonomy. In WP Admin, how can I limit amount of taxonomy terms that are added to the custom post type? I want to add no more than one tag into the post. -
Query top level custom post in taxonomy
Query top level custom post in taxonomy,This is my first post, I'm a bit stuck. I have a custom post (dan) and taxonomy (dnas), with hierarchical categories. I want to make a query resulting in posts at toplevel (hoofdcategorie01, -
Gutenberg: Restrict Top Level Blocks, But Not Child Blocks
Gutenberg: Restrict Top Level Blocks, But Not Child Blocks,Background I've created a custom top level "page section" block, to work with my existing theme. I've like to restrict top level blocks to ONLY that one block. However, I don't want to di... -
How do I load styles into the block editor admin screen?
How do I load styles into the block editor admin screen?,The core file 'load-styles.php' generates css styles. Some of the styles interfere with the block editor. I would like to pass in my own style rules that override the styles generated by 'load-styl... -
Installing WordPress in a subdirectory
Installing WordPress in a subdirectory,I am trying to install wordpress into a subdirectory of a website. I simply want to build the client's new site in this subdirectory, so a separate and new WP install in this subdirectory, and the... -
Custom theme and plugin updating
Custom theme and plugin updating,History: I'm working on a project for a client that involves building 27 unique websites that are built on wordpress. I say unique, because (for reasons that are not worth going into here) they ar... -
Rewrite nested urls for custom post type
Rewrite nested urls for custom post type,I have a problem with nested permalink. I have a structure of urls like that: Catalog -> Category -> Product My urls are: www.domain.com/catalogs (for archive catalog) www.domain.com/catal... -
Ajax not working to insert, query and result data
Ajax not working to insert, query and result data,On my site, through a form I send/register same information in database, do a SELECT/query and return it! Return the last table saved in database, just that user just entered on the form (along wit... -
Israel at war, day 204: Hamas airs video of Israeli hostages, one with U.S. citizenship
Israel at war, day 204: Hamas airs video of Israeli hostages, one with U.S. citizenship,Hamas Studying Israel's Response to Position on Cease-fire Talks Gaza Aid Shipments Resume From Cyprus IDF: Two Palestinians Killed After Firing on IDF Outpost in the West Bank Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader Banned From Columbia Campus Here's What You Need to Know 204 Days Into the War -
Carol Kirkwood stuns in figure-hugging dress amid BBC Breakfast technical chaos
Carol Kirkwood stuns in figure-hugging dress amid BBC Breakfast technical chaos,CAROL Kirkwood stunned in a figure-hugging dress amid a technical blunder. BBC Breakfast was flung into chaos this morning after a string of sound issues. However Carol, 61, was all smiles as she p… -
Families ‘to sue prison’ where loud inmates ‘terrorise kids’ with screaming
Families 'to sue prison' where loud inmates 'terrorise kids' with screaming,Residents living next door to a new prison who say their kids have to sleep wearing headphones and some leave during weekends due to the racket are threatening to sue the prison service -
Doctor Strange’s Secret Wars Role May Be More Important Than You Thought – Looper
Doctor Strange's Secret Wars Role May Be More Important Than You Thought - Looper,According to entertainment leaker Alex Perez, Doctor Strange will find himself confronting his inner struggles as he headlines "Avengers: Secret Wars." -
What Kris Jenner Has Said About Those O.J. Simpson Affair Rumors – Nicki Swift
What Kris Jenner Has Said About Those O.J. Simpson Affair Rumors - Nicki Swift,Over the years, plenty of gossip has swirled about the Kardashians. Here's what Kris Jenner has said on those affair rumors about O.J. Simpson. -
Why We’re Worried About Khloe Kardashian – Nicki Swift
Why We're Worried About Khloe Kardashian - Nicki Swift,Although Khloé Kardashian has seemingly picked up the pieces of her life after turmoil, there's no denying that we are still worried about the reality star. -
ITV boss reveals Mr Bates vs The Post Office drama made a loss of around £1m
ITV boss reveals Mr Bates vs The Post Office drama made a loss of around £1m,ITV boss Kevin Lygo has revealed the hit drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office made a loss of around a million pounds. -
Miriam Margolyes ‘worries about’ Harry Potter fans because ‘they should be over it by now’
Miriam Margolyes ‘worries about’ Harry Potter fans because ‘they should be over it by now’,The actor revealed that she often gets requests on Cameo from fans who are having Harry Potter-themed weddings. -
Electoral Court ‘deeply fractured’ in its interpretation of Zuma/MK case: IEC
Electoral Court ‘deeply fractured’ in its interpretation of Zuma/MK case: IEC,Electoral Commission asks apex court to resolve split in Electoral Court's thinking in new court papers -
Zuma seeks recusal of five 'tainted' ConCourt justices in IEC case
Zuma seeks recusal of five 'tainted' ConCourt justices in IEC case,Former president Jacob Zuma has counter-applied to the Constitutional Court for the recusal of five of its justices in his battle with the Electoral Commission (IEC) over whether he is eligible to stand for parliament.
Warning: file_get_contents(https://www.scienceradars.com/wp-output-content.php?pg=1&cat=&kw=&lvl=): Failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 526 in /home/wwwroot/xuenou.com/wp-content/themes/chromenews/template-parts/content.php on line 169
Warning: file_get_contents(https://www.bayuexiang.com/wp-output-content.php?pg=1&cat=&kw=&lvl=): Failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 526 in /home/wwwroot/xuenou.com/wp-content/themes/chromenews/template-parts/content.php on line 173
Mbeki tears into Zuma, warns voters against MK Party ‘led by people who tried to destroy Sars’
YERSHEN PILLAY | What about the boys? Tackling GBV also means nurturing them
EDITORIAL | Politicians and church leaders should meet beyond elections
Team Fix It want all aboard to get country's rail and ports back on track
