An impressive piece of Star Wars fan art depicts the Ahsoka show’s Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati as battle-hardened warriors. Ahsoka has come to an end, but there are still plenty of mysteries left to unravel, including the history between the late Ray Stevenson’s Baylan Skoll and Ivanna Sakhno’s Shin Hati. Though Ahsoka made it clear these characters admired one another and worked well together, the audience never gained any insight into how they met or what their relationship might look like in the future now that they’ve gone their separate ways.
As two of Ahsoka’s main antagonists, they make a compelling pair. Artist Jake Bartok on X (formerly Twitter) has captured exactly why Baylan and Shin are such intriguing new characters with a stunning piece of fan art that depicts the two Dark Jedi in a stance that can only mean they’re ready for battle.
With their unique orange lightsabers at the ready and their trademark steadfast gazes, the artist has succeeded at depicting both Baylan and Shin’s singular focus on finding Peridea and defeating Ahsoka and her friends.
How Will Baylan Skoll And Shin Hati Fit Into Star Wars’ Future?
It’s hard to say how Baylan and Shin’s futures will play out as Ahsoka’s corner of the Star Wars timeline continues to grow. Due to Stevenson’s tragic untimely passing, Lucasfilm will now be forced to decide between recasting the role – a decision that will undoubtedly cause division between audiences, as Stevenson’s performance in Ahsoka was universally praised – or simply not continuing the character’s story, at least for the foreseeable future. However, given Ahsoka and Sabine are still stuck on Peridea and Baylan found the statues of the Mortis Gods there, too, it’s clear there were big plans for Baylan’s continued arc – plans that may even alter the audience’s understanding of the Force entirely.
Shin, equally, has plenty of story left to tell. Not only would it be interesting to see her history with her master, but Ahsoka episode 7 hinted at a possible redemption arc for Shin when Ahsoka offered the brash Dark Jedi apprentice her help. Of course, this being Star Wars, there is always a solid chance that both Baylan and Shin’s stories will continue in another form – Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi is certainly an intriguing option, or their stories could live on in various comic books and novels. But, with the groundwork for such an important and potentially franchise-altering arc laid out in Ahsoka, it would be a shame not to see Baylan and Shin’s fates unfold in live-action.
All episodes of Ahsoka are streaming now on Disney+.
