Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
rosario-dawson-ahsoka-tano-the-mandalorian-1606808347
Image via Disney Plus

‘Star Wars’ fans looking forward to ‘Ahsoka’ to see a non-human protagonist for a change

We’re spoiled for Star Wars TV content right now, with various series on their way to Disney Plus including Andor, The Mandalorian season three, and obviously more episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi. But it’s Ahsoka that arguably stands out from the pack the most due to it marking a major first for the franchise that you might’ve overlooked. The Rosario Dawson vehicle is actually the first time that a piece of Star Wars live-action media has featured a non-human protagonist.

Recommended Videos

And that’s something that fans have been celebrating on the Star Wars subreddit. User Hayabusafield77 pointed out this surprising milestone, explaining that it’s the reason they’re most looking forward to Ahsoka out of all the Star Wars shows on the horizon. What’s more, as it’s widely assumed that Grand Admiral Thrawn will be the series’ main villain, that means it’ll have both a non-human protagonist and antagonist, too.

“I might be the only one, but I am sick of all star wars [sic] main protagonists being human, and most of the main antagonists being human,” the Redditor wrote.”So it may be silly but this will probably be the first, and only with the way things seem, story (despite the medium) where the main antagonist and main protagonist are not human.”

Commenters agreed with the OP that this innovation is long past overdue.

Comment
byu/Hayabusafield77 from discussion
inStarWars

Why has it taken until now, Disney?

Comment
byu/Hayabusafield77 from discussion
inStarWars

Others, meanwhile, are just hyped for Ahsoka to get her own show because she’s such an awesome character. Not to mention that it’ll bring back various other Rebels crew members. e.g. Sabine Wren, as played by Natasha Liu Bordizzo.

Comment
byu/Hayabusafield77 from discussion
inStarWars

Star Wars‘ reliance on humanoid heroes, despite it existing in a universe filled with an array of alien species, likely comes from a place of concern that hiding leading actors under a ton of prosthetics and makeup would alienate — pun intended — the viewers. Fans have already gone wild for Dawson’s former Jedi, however, so hopefully Ahsoka will convince Lucasfilm and Disney that non-human protagonists can work in live-action.

With filming underway, Ahsoka is coming to Disney Plus in 2023.


We Got This Covered is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Christian Bone
Christian Bone
Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'