

It's also possible Finn or Poe could be borrowing it to complete an aspect of their mission. Maybe she's keeping the staff as a security blanket of sorts while she perfects her lightsaber techniques. Only one year has passed between Last Jedi and Episode IX, and Rey's received minimal training for her Force abilities. In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke used a blaster in certain situations, so the same principle can apply here. But it's not out of the ordinary for a Star Wars hero to have two weapons of choice. Related: The Star Wars Saga's True Villain Unites Kylo And ReyĪt first glance, it seems interesting Rey still has her staff, even though she has a lightsaber now. Ridley appears to be clutching it as she hugs Boyega and Isaac. And it'll be there at the end of the trilogy too, as the end of it can be glimpsed in the photo. There was no shortage of theories about the object (long ago, some thought it might be Darth Plagueis' staff), but two movies into the trilogy, it looks like it's just a staff. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait until next week to see how that plays out.Since her introduction in The Force Awakens, one of Rey's most notable accessories has been her trusty staff. The big bad emerges: Darth Maul, hoping for Kenobi, but happy to dispatch of Ahsoka if given the opportunity. Vaughn is killed and Ahsoka finds herself in the crosshairs of Mandalorians like Saxon and Rook. It's clearly a trap, something Bo-Katan tries to warn Ahsoka of the warning comes too late. Bo-Katan and her team easily overpower Almec (no glimpse of the darksaber just yet, however) while Ahsoka and Captain Vaughn lead a team into the undercity of Mandalore, through a maze of conduits and pipes. That's partially by design this is the first fight in a four-episode arc, after all, and it also is part of the plan by Maul, if not Almec and his Mandalorian supporters. The battle for Mandalore follows, and honestly it plays out a little too quickly.

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What follows is one of the best action sequences of the whole series as we get all-out jetpack battle in the skies above Mandalore, complete with Ahsoka's epic fight as she descends to the city's surface sans jetpack. That was a nice moment, a brief pause before the plunge.Īs Ahsoka, Rex, and Bo-Katan lead their forces into the first skirmish of what will become the Siege of Mandalore, they meet early resistance from the puppet Prime Minister Almec, who is under the sway of Darth Maul and the Crimson Dawn of the criminal syndicate. (I'm glad they called out Obi-Wan's emotional attachment to Bo-Katan's sister and former deposed and assassinated leader of Mandalore, Satine Kryze, for what good it did.) Anakin goes a long way toward patching things up with his Padawan by not only splitting up Rex's forces (now designated with Ahsoka's mark) and promoting the veteran clone trooper to commander under Ahsoka's advisement but by gifting her new and improved twin lightsabers. That deepening divide between Ahsoka and the Jedi Council is worsened by Obi-Wan's decision to follow orders and return to Coruscant to protect the chancellor as Grievous attacks the capital city rather than lend aid to Bo-Katan. The heart, however, comes next as Anakin and Ahsoka share a somewhat awkward reunion more awkward still is the chill in the air between the former Jedi and the straight-laced Obi-Wan. We join Obi-Wan and Cody as they lead clone troopers against the Separatist droid army in the Battle of Yerbana, but it's Anakin's arrival (with swagger) and the versatile troopers under Rex's command that wins this one for the Republic. Well, it certainly gets off to a bang of a beginning. And that's where Star Wars: The Clone Wars picks up speed again. However, the sisters are left behind once Bo-Katan arrives, seeking Ahsoka's help to track down and apprehend Darth Maul on the beleaguered planet of Mandalore. Love it or hate it, this four-pack of episodes served to essentially give Ahsoka time away from the Jedi, time amongst the people the Council affects through direct action or indirect neglect, in order to get her head straight. interesting arc for beloved former Jedi, Ahsoka Tano, one that took her into the criminal underbelly of Coruscant to cross paths with the newly introduced Martez Sisters. Those episodes were essentially finalized versions of one that Dave Filoni teased out years ago but brought some closure to that particular tale. We kicked things off with a semi-new arc of four episodes that chronicled the Bad Batch, focusing on the fan-favorite clone troopers.

It's been an interesting ride so far for the seventh and final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
