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“A COLD-HEARTED HARPY”
Clockwise from
right: An attempted
takedown of Count Not every character in Star Wars will experience an
Dooku; the mysterious, arc, but when characters are used over an extended
alluring Ventress; number of stories across multiple mediums, arcs can
Ventress battles Ahsoka emerge. Asajj Ventress was a compelling presence.
Tano; proving a match She had an air of mystery and danger. She dueled Jedi
for Anakin Skywalker. standouts, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi
with confidence, delivering biting banter. A female

warrior fighting Jedi men hinted at chemistry similar

to ill-fated relationships that have arisen over the
centuries in literature. While professional creators
bounced Obi-Wan or Anakin against Asajj like fl int to
rock, fandom took those sparks and fanned the
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from Gendy Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars to Jedi Trial
A STORY WHERE ASAJJ VENTRESS
and Obsession, her personal story consisted mostly A S T O R Y W H E R E A S A J J V E N T R E S S
of being an adversary.
FINALLY “OWNS HERSELF.”
Asajj Ventress’s arc started to shine during the F I N A L L Y “ O W N S H E R S E L F . ”
Star Wars: The Clone Wars television show when
writer Katie Lucas developed a fondness for the
character. In an interview with ComicBook.com
discussing the second trilogy of episodes she wrote
for the series, Lucas revealed, “I’ve really fallen for
Ventress, and here the audience gets to learn a lot
about her history. She’s an extremely complicated
character.” Calling Ventress a “cold-hearted harpy,”
Lucas set out to create a story where she fi nally
“owns herself.” With her powers growing, Ventress
becomes seen as a threat to Sidious’s machinations
and her mentor, Count Dooku is ordered to kill her.
Inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Tank Girl,
GET TO KNOW ASAJJ VENTRESS
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EXCITING EPISODES OF STAR WARS:THE CLONE WARS. HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND HER: FIND HER:
(Season 1, episode 9
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and Anakin Skywalker as she sets in with the Republic, but her efforts are Tano and Luminara Unduli to a stalemate
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motion the events leading to the Battle thwarted by Yoda. in her escape.
of Christophsis, then faces off with the
two Jedi again after she has kidnapped
Rotta the Huttlet in a plot to turn Jabba
the Hutt’s forces against the Republic.
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