Star Wars Girl-Power Strikes Again: Sabine Broke Canon In ‘Ahsoka’ Says Writer

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Henry Gilroy, a key writer and producer on Star Wars: Rebels, believes that making Sabine Wren a Jedi in Ahsoka didn’t align with her original character development and diminishes the impact of her story in the animated series.

What did Henry Gilroy say about Sabine?

In a recent interview, Dave Filoni explained that the concept of Sabine Wren developing Force abilities was considered during the run of Rebels. However, the team decided against it at the time, as it would have overlapped with Ezra Bridger’s journey and themes they’d already covered.

Honestly, as a fan, it really bothered me to hear that the creative team didn’t intend for certain things to happen in the film. Apparently, they felt adding those elements actually hurt Ezra Miller’s character arc and, even worse, just rehashed ideas they’d already explored before. It sounds like they knew it wasn’t the best approach, but felt pressured anyway.

Gilroy clarified that Sabine was intentionally created as a capable Mandalorian warrior, not someone still learning the ways of the Jedi. The writers believed Jedi training would be excessive and would weaken the story they developed focusing on her bond with the Darksaber and the pain caused by the Empire’s treatment of Mandalore.

According to creator Dave Filoni, they decided against training Sabine Wren as a Jedi because she was already such a skilled and capable fighter in her own right. They felt adding Jedi training would have been unnecessary and excessive.

Shock Over Sabine’s New Jedi Path

Gilroy stated he wasn’t involved in the making of the live-action Ahsoka series and was surprised to see Sabine using a lightsaber once more.

“I had nothing to do with the Ahsoka series, so I was shocked,” Gilroy continued.

He used Sabine Wren’s story with the Darksaber in Rebels—where she learns to wield it but eventually gives it up—to illustrate how a character can represent Jedi principles without being a Jedi or following their customs. Gilroy felt this approach was more interesting than abruptly giving her Force powers she hadn’t demonstrated before. He specifically pointed to a scene in Ahsoka where Sabine uses the Force to push Ezra, arguing it felt out of character and didn’t align with her established development in the animated series.

What’s great about the Darksaber storyline is that you don’t need to be a Jedi to believe in Jedi principles. That’s the really important part, not just seeing someone suddenly use powerful Force abilities when they haven’t before.

Why Disney Likely Pushed Sabine Into a Jedi Role

The choice to make Sabine a Jedi in Ahsoka feels less like a logical step for her character and more like a continuation of a trend—emphasizing female Force users—that seems to prioritize branding over established Star Wars lore.

While leading the creative direction, Kennedy often prioritized introducing new female Jedi characters, sometimes at the cost of established Star Wars history and a coherent storyline, as seen in films like The Last Jedi and the series The Acolyte.

This is the same strategy that caused problems with the recent Star Wars sequels and alienated many dedicated fans.

Sabine’s quick rise to becoming a Force-user feels forced, like a studio decision disguised as natural character development. It’s another instance of Disney’s Star Wars repeatedly changing established storylines, and it raises questions about why the franchise has struggled recently.

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2025-11-23 01:32