Every Thing You Need To Know About Ahsoka Tano Lightsaber

Ahsoka Tano, a fan-favorite character from the Star Wars franchise, has a complex background, and her lightsabers play an essential part in it. From her early days as Anakin Skywalker's padawan in Star Wars: The Clone Wars to her much-experienced character growth in Star Wars: Rebels.

The character became so beloved that Disney made an entire show around the character with the title ‘Ahsoka.’ Now, let us deep dive into Ahsoka Tano Lightsaber, including their multiple appearances in the Saga, meaning, and changes over the entire Star Wars canon. 

Ahsoka Tano In The Clone Wars

Ahsoka Tano debuted in The Clone Wars series, which presented the character for the first time as a headstrong and gifted padawan of Anakin Skywalker. For years, she wielded a standard green lightsaber: a standard lightsaber and after shoto lightsaber. The shoto, being shorter in length, enabled her to use two lightsabers, taking one in each hand, which became her signature.  

Design and Features Of Ahsoka Tano Clone Wars Lightsaber

Standard Lightsaber: During The Clone Wars, she used her principal lightsaber, which had a green blade and hilt, providing her with more fight options. The grip was made of silver with black decoration, which explained that the traditional Jedi’s weapon had the owner’s nontrivial addition. 

Shoto Lightsaber: This lightsaber is primarily shorter than the standard lightsaber. 

Some of its features, namely the dual blaster technique with which Ahsoka’s(suite) differentiated her from typical Jedi knights. 

Ahsoka Tano In Star Wars Rebels

Many years after Ahsoka left the Jedi Order, she returned in Star Wars Rebels with new lightsabers. These lightsabers were of white blades. The change in her hair color shows her leaving behind the life of a Jedi padawan and the one who is on her path where she gave in to the Force on her own terms and for her own principles to be an independent and wise warrior. 

Design and Features Of Ahsoka Tano Star Wars Rebels Lightsaber

Twin White Lightsabers: White lightsabers are unique in the Saga. The white blades symbolized her non-alignment to either side of Force - Dark or Light. These lightsabers had curved hilts similar to the shape of katana blades. 

Kyber Crystals: The white blades were surged with kyber crystal harvested from the Inquisitor, referred to as the Sixth Brother. Through volcanic purging of these tainted crystals, Ahsako made them white - a clear rejection of the ideologies both Sith and Jedi propagated. 

Disney+ ‘Ahsoka’: Iconic Moment For The Star Wars Fandom

September 19, 2023, marked an iconic date in the Space Opera universe. ‘Ahsoka,’ an American space fantasy series by Dave Filoni, premiered on Disney+. A prequel to The Mandalorian, it is set after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983). 

• Created By: Dave Filoni
• Written By: Dave Filoni
• Composer: Kevin Kiner
• Cast: Rosario Dawson (Played the titular character), Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ray Stevenson, Ivanna Sakhno, Diana Lee Inosanto, David Tennant, Eman Esfandi, Evan Whitten, Genevieve O'Reilly, Hayden Christensen, Ariana Greenblatt, Lars Mikkelsen, Anthony Daniels

The show till now has only 1 season with eight episodes, with each episode averaging 45 minutes. 

Premise

Since the fall of the Galactic Empire in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, she teams up with her ex-adept Sabine Wren and other characters from ‘Rebels.’ To stop ex-Admiral Thrawn, who is left in another galaxy and is eager to restore the Empire with remnants of the Galactic Empire against the newborn New Republic. The first season ends with Thrawn returning from the other galaxy, leaving Ahsoka and Sabine stranded.

Reception

The show's reception among the fans and critics was quite good across the board. Here’s the current rating of the show: 

IMDb: 7.5/10 (Based on 119k ratings)

Rotten Tomatoes: 86% (Based on 266 critics)

Metacritic: 68/100 (Based on 25 critics)

Viewership

TV Time app users forecast that Ahsoka was the most awaited new series in August 2023, based on the viewer tracking of Whip Media. Disney and Lucasfilm reported that the first episode was viewed by 14 million people in the five days since its release. The Hollywood Reporter estimated the viewership to be 784 million minutes. The show also received many awards and nominations for different categories. 

Highlights 

Rosario Dawson's performance

Concept design of Ahsoka lightsaber

Ahsoka’s Impact On The Star Wars Universe 

As a character, Ahsoka Tano is well-liked by people of all ages, thus offering lessons on the use of Force and the need to find one’s way. Her lightsabers have also become popular with fans, who imitate their use in dressing, buying replicas, and discussing in great detail on platforms like Reddit, where people dissect the symbolisms of the lightsabers. 

She is also present in other Star Wars media, telling us that her character is far from forgotten.

The Final Words

Ahsoka Tano’s lightsabers tell the perfect tale of her experiences, from the Ahsoka Clone Wars lightsabers to the white lightsabers in ‘Rebels.’ Disney+ “Ahsoka” endured the affection and adoration of fans. 

As her story continues to unfold, so will the evolution of her lightsabers, promising to captivate fans and inspire new generations of Saga enthusiasts. Whether she wields her iconic white sabers or forges new weapons, one thing is sure: Ahsoka Tano's lightsaber legacy is as enduring as the character herself.

May the Force be with you!