Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of the enduring Star Wars villain Asajj Ventress, addresses her franchise return. Asajj first debuted in Tartakovsky’s 2003 Star Wars: Clone Wars micro-series that aired on Cartoon Community. She returned in 2008’s The Clone Wars and performed a distinguished position in seasons 1-5.
After The Clone Wars was canceled, her unfinished arc from the present was informed within the Star Wars novel Darkish Disciple by Christie Golden, the place she died after making a noble sacrifice. Years later, Asajj was again from the useless in The Unhealthy Batch season 3, and she or he additionally had her personal three-episode arc in Tales of the Underworld.
Whereas talking with Inverse, Tartakovsky explains how he and his artistic group developed Asajj into the character followers know and love after initially having nothing however a drawing of her. He additionally discusses how Clone Wars opened the door for Star Wars past George Lucas, together with addressing Asajj’s Star Wars future and potential live-action debut. Take a look at his feedback under:
Asajj, they gave us only a drawing of her, and that is all we had, so we had to determine what may very well be her shtick and her story. Any sort of character creation, if it lasts, is superb. As a result of it was a hit, it type of opened the door for George [Lucas] to be okay with different individuals doing Star Wars. As a result of earlier than that, no person actually may do it, and he did not belief anyone. So, we have been profitable, and it virtually opened the door to what it’s now, with so many initiatives that different persons are engaged on. We did it first in a means, and we didn’t mess it up. If she turns into reside motion, tremendous cool. And, in the event that they ask me to do it, that might be an fascinating dialog.
What This Means For Asajj Ventress
Asajj Ventress on Yavin 4, holding her two pink lightsabers because it begins raining within the Star Wars: Clone Wars 2D Micro-Collection.
Regardless that Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars just isn’t a part of the Star Wars canon, Asajj went on to turn into a fan-favorite character, and she or he now has a vivid future forward of her in canon. With out the contributions of Tartakovsky and his artistic group, she wouldn’t exist in the way in which that followers know her at the moment.
Her look in The Unhealthy Batch season 3 episode “The Harbinger” and her Tales of the Underworld arc in some ways felt like a backdoor pilot for a brand new present centered on her. Asajj’s connections to the felony underworld and her historical past serving the Sith additionally makes her a pure match to seem within the upcoming animated sequence Maul – Shadow Lord.
Maul – Shadow Lord takes place after The Clone Wars and can premiere on Disney+ in 2026.
As for live-action storytelling, Asajj was talked about by Anakin Skywalker throughout a recording of his in Ahsoka season 1. Since Asajj’s loss of life has been undone, she will seem in additional films and exhibits that happen after The Clone Wars and make her live-action debut as many different animated characters have already got.
Asajj Ventress seems to be suspiciously at one thing offscreen, pictured from the neck up.
Picture by way of Disney+
Tartakovsky’s feedback assist me additional recognize Asajj’s impression on Star Wars and make me much more enthusiastic about her future. She is a novel character, partly for being created throughout Lucas’ ultimate decade with the franchise, whereas additionally serving to to show that creators aside from him may do Star Wars nicely.
Asajj was a standout character throughout Lucas’ ultimate years, however she additionally paved the way in which for what Star Wars would turn into after being acquired by Disney, and now she has made her personal triumphant return. The concept of Tartakovsky tackling Asajj for live-action is fascinating and will convey her journey full-circle, though for now, I anticipate her onscreen story will proceed in animation.
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