Who Are the Nightsisters of Dathomir Mentioned in ‘Ahsoka’?

Who are the night sisters of Dathomir?

For those who watched clone wars And rebelsThe Nightsisters and their homeworld of Dathomir are familiar and have also been mentioned in Boba Fett book just like in a video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. It was a female order of Force-sensitive people (mostly Dathomiri Zabrak) who tapped into the Force. Despite their power, they have always been rather isolated, remaining mostly on Dathomir due to the planet’s magical ichor, a permanent green mist, which was the source of their power. However, during the Clone Wars, they had a short period of expansion and even established a stronghold on the planet Arcana, as shown in Ahsoka.

Besides Morgan Elsbeth, the most famous Nightsister is Asajj Ventress (Nika Futterman), a Dathomiri Zabrak who briefly studied with Count Dooku (Corey Burton), but eventually returned to her homeworld to reunite with her sisters after he betrayed her. During her training, she wreaked havoc on the Republic Army, but Dooku’s anger led the Separatists to attack the Nightsisters and send General Grievous (Matthew Wood) to Dathomir to wage war on them. Their fall is one of the saddest arcs of history. clone warsbecause they are victims of genocide. After that, Ventress also worked with Ahsoka Tano for a while (Ashley Eckstein) herself after leaving the Jedi Order, but ended up perishing during the final years of the Clone Wars, as revealed in the novel. Dark Apprentice.

Although the Nightsisters themselves were women, Dathomir also had male inhabitants, the most famous of which was Maul (Ray Park/Sam Witwer). In comics Darth Maul: Son of Dathomirit turned out that in fact he was the son of Talzin (Barbara Goodson), leader of the Nightsisters, which explains how he and his brother Savage Opress (Clancy Brown) were so powerful in the Force. There were clans of Zabrak males on Dathomir who served the Nightsisters, but in terms of power and Force sensitivity, they were exclusive to Maul and the Nightsisters.

Besides Ventress and Elsbeth, are there any other night sisters around?

Unfortunately, only seven Nightsisters are known to have survived the massacre, including Asajj Ventress, Morgan Elsbeth, and Merrin (Tina Ivleva), the Sister of the Night, whom we meet in the game Jedi: Fallen Order. While Ventress and Merrin are generally considered evil, they are examples of how the Nightsisters are not inherently evil. Their power (which they refer to as “magic”) is usually associated with the Dark Side, but is actually associated with Dathomir’s magical ichor, which they manipulate with the Force to create things seemingly out of thin air and even heal.

IN AhsokaBailan Skoll (b.Ray Stevenson) displays a lot of content regarding Elsbeth after she reveals herself as the Nightsister, but that’s mostly because he was a Jedi before the rise of the Empire. For all their bravado about being the custodians of peace and justice, the Jedi were also extremely intolerant of those who used the Force differently than they did, leading to inevitable hostility between the two groups. They often refer to the Nightsisters as “witches” to belittle their abilities and emphasize the “wickedness” of their behavior, but as we’ve seen, the Nightsisters were never inherently evil.

What do we know about Morgan Elsbeth so far?

What’s definitely interesting about Morgan Elsbeth is that, to what extent today star Wars Kanon says that she is not a Zabrak, but a human. Dathomiri Zabrak women typically have white skin, making them instantly recognizable. They also do not have horns, unlike Zabrak males. But that Elsbeth is the Nightsister, even if she is human, makes sense given her martial prowess, as well as the markings on her forehead and the way she dresses, very reminiscent of Merrin’s style.

Back in The MandalorianAhsoka mentions in Jedi that Elsbeth saw her people being killed during the Clone Wars, but never specified which people she belonged to. Indeed, the Nightsisters of Dathomir were victims of massacre and genocide during the Clone Wars, and this detail is likely left open for further development now in Ahsoka row. What we also know is that Elsbeth used her anger over the loss of her sisters to fuel her efforts to build the Imperial Navy. Although not confirmed, it was probably during this time that they met with Grand Admiral Thrawn and they formed their partnership. In Calodan, Elsbeth’s droids carry the symbol of Thrawn’s Seventh Fleet, and she’s now leading the effort to bring it back, so it’s safe to say they are indeed making a comeback.

In the second episode Ahsokawe learn that one of Elsbeth’s factories was located on Corellia, a planet that used to serve as one of the main shipyards of the Empire (as shown in Solo: A Star Wars Story) and is being repurposed by the New Republic at the time of the series’ release. Even years after the fall of the Empire, she still controls her factories. While Ahsoka herself understands that greed was the reason the shipyard workers kept their loyalty to the Empire, we now know that it could very well be good old Nightsister magic.