Finally,Star Warshas the opportunity to fully explain the biggestAsajj Ventressmystery.Tales of the Underworldis coming soon to Disney+, revealing all-new stories starring Cad Bane and Ventress, specifically her time as a bounty hunter during the Dark Times. However,Star Warshas yet to fully explain how Asajj Ventress is even alive following the Clone Wars, as she was canonically KILLED by Count Dooku near the war’s end.
While not shown in the animatedClone Warsseries, Ventress' unfinished and final arc and episodes were turned into the novelDark Disciple.Furthermore, Ventress also made an appearance in 2024’sThe Bad Batchseason 3 during the Dark Times, though the events ofDark Discipleand her demise at the hands of her old Sith master were barely referenced.Keeping that in mind,Tales of the Underworldis uniquely positioned to finally explain Asajj Ventress' apparent resurrection in full.
Star Wars Can Finally Explain Ventress' FULL Resurrection Story
Uniquely Brought Back By Nightsister Magicks
Near the Clone Wars' end,Dark Disciplereveals thatJedi Maverick Quinlan Vosattempted to assassinate Count Dooku. This was surprisingly a mission sanctioned by the Jedi Council, and Quinlan enlisted the aid of Ventress, whose personal vendetta against her old master motivated her to join forces and help the Jedi tap into the dark side to get close to Dooku. As a result, they ultimately fell in love, so much so thatVentress sacrificed herself to save Vos after he’d been corrupted by the dark side’s power, taking a blast of Dooku’s Force lightning meant for Quinlan.
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Brought back to the light, Vos and Obi-Wan Kenobi took Ventress back to her homeworld of Dathomir to rest with her fellow Nightsisters, placing her body in the waters (which notably glowed green). This implied a potential resurrection through the magicks of the Force witches, which was seemingly confirmed byVentress' future appearance during the Dark Times inThe Bad Batchseason 3.However, the only reference to Ventress' death and resurrection was a passing line about how she had “multiple lives”.
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Why Didn’t She Come Back As A Zombie or Spirit?
The Nightsisters' magical power to revive the dead is established in theStar Warscanon. However, deceased Nightsisters have either come back as mindless undead zombies or as spirits without physical form, in the case of their leader Mother Talzin.As a result, it’s yet to be revealed how and why Ventress was able to be fully resurrected following her death inDark Disciple.
There wasn’t much reason or cause for Ventress to share her past with Clone Force 99 inThe Bad Batchseason 3. After all, she’d only just met them, and her appearance in the series was rather brief as she tested young Omega to see if she was Force-sensitive. To that end,I sincerely hope we’ll get some clearer answers about Asajj Ventress' resurrection inTales of the Underworld,perhaps via a reunion with Quinlan Vos who survived Order 66.
