The first trailer for Ahsoka subtly teases the return of time travel to the Star Wars galaxy. First seen in the Star Wars Rebels animated series which also featured the titular Jedi outcast, a supernatural plane within the Force was revealed known as the World Between Worlds, a cosmic reality that allows those who find it to travel to different points across time and space. As such, it looks as though this Force vergence will play a significant role in the upcoming Ahsoka show from Dave Filoni.
As seen in the new trailer for Ahsoka released during Star Wars Celebration 2023, a new agent of the dark side known as Baylan Skoll makes his debut, played by Ray Stevenson. Wielding an orange-bladed lightsaber, he’s paired with Ivanna Sakhno’s Shin Hati, who looks to be his apprentice. As a result, Skoll is seen dueling Tano in the new trailer, though the locale in which they’re fighting is far more important than the battle itself.
Ahsoka Brings Back Star Wars’ World Between Worlds
Debuting in Rebels, the World Between Worlds is featured in season 4 with Ezra Bridger entering the mystic plane ahead of Emperor Palpatine, who discovered an entrance via a Jedi Temple on Lothal. Using the World Between Worlds, Ezra was able to look through a portal to the past and save Ahsoka Tano during her duel with Darth Vader on Malachor, which occurred at the end of Star Wars Rebels season 2. Together, Ahsoka and Ezra destroyed the entrance on Lothal, despite Palpatine’s attempt to use them to enter the Force vergence himself, having intended to use its power for his own dark ends.
Now, it looks as though Baylan and his apprentice will attempt to access the World Between Worlds in Ahsoka, as evidenced by the same ethereal circles and glowing markings floating in the background behind Skoll and Tano during their duel. They look exactly like the ones seen in the World Between Worlds and have been heavily used in the series’ marketing as well (like the show’s logo). As such, it looks as though one of Ahsoka’s chief goals will be to prevent these new dark siders from traveling back in time in a bid to potentially rewrite reality.
Star Wars’ Time Travel Could Play A Major Role In Ahsoka’s Show
Clearly, there’s an inherent danger to the World Between Worlds and how it could affect the entire galaxy. However, the realm could also explain why Ahsoka was absent during the events of Star Wars’ original trilogy. Although she was a critical figure in the Rebellion’s inception, Ahsoka is nowhere to be seen during the Galactic Civil War itself. Instead, Ahsoka shows up years later to help Sabine Wren find Ezra, who went missing a year prior to A New Hope, as seen in the epilogue for Star Wars Rebels.
Perhaps Ahsoka returned to the World Between Worlds and inadvertently traveled into the future to a time after the Empire had already been defeated by the Rebellion. Something along those lines would explain where she was and why she didn’t help train Luke Skywalker, the son of her corrupted master. Regardless, Ahsoka is confirmed to be continuing the narratives from Rebels, so the World Between Worlds will more than likely play a major role in the upcoming Star Wars show.
