How 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Can Save Ahsoka's Life and Give 'Star Wars' Its Biggest Female Hero

One of the interesting things about the Star Wars: Clone Wars series that currently runs on Cartoon Network is that for most of the show's run, we've always assumed that we know the characters' fates. If a character appeared in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith we knew they were going to live. Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2-D2 — these guys aren't going to die during the Clone Wars. Characters that are exclusive to the animated series are a different story though. Since the beginning of Star Wars: Clone Wars, everyone pretty much figured that characters like Ahsoka Tano, Anakin's apprentice, were doomed. If Anakin is teetering down that path to the Dark Side and Ahsoka didn't appear in Revenge of the Sith, things didn't look good for the Padawan.

Well, the announcement of Star Wars: Episode VII changes that. There's now a whole new universe of Star Wars movies for characters from Clone Wars to eventually show up in, and if I had to pick one character, Ahsoka would be my pick. Head past the jump to see why.

Having Ahsoka in Star Wars: Episode VII would save audiences from watching her die when Clone Wars wraps up
Ahsoka's fate in the cartoon series never looked good. She doesn't appear in Episode III, and Anakin's not really in the best place when that movie starts. He already wiped out an entire village of Tusken Raiders in Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones, what's stopping him from eliminating one small Jedi on his way to the Dark Side?

If Disney chooses to make Ahsoka a main character in Episode VII, they can give the character a sad sendoff when Clone Wars finishes its run but still keep her alive. Freeze her in carbonate. Drop her into a time warp. Change how the character ages. Yoda is hundreds of years old in Episode III, and he's seems pretty mobile.

Ahsoka would give the Star Wars movies their first female Jedi main character
You saw how much money The Hunger Games made, right? Hundreds of millions of dollars, thanks in part to the legions of girls who see Katniss Everdeen as a strong, female role model. After six movies of Lukes and Anakins, isn't it time to give a female Jedi the chance to save the galaxy?

Ahsoka has already proven herself in Star Wars: Clone Wars, becoming a competent and intelligent Jedi, even though she sometimes takes after Anakin a bit too much. The beginning of the current season has seen the character mostly away from the rest of the Jedi while she leads rebel insurgencies, trains freedom fighters and prepares Younglings for the next step in their journeys as Jedi.

If the Skywalkers are central to the new trilogy, who better than their father's apprentice to share the secrets of Anakin Skywalker with them
When it comes to what Luke and Leia know about their father, Obi-Wan and Yoda really weren't too forthcoming. If the story of the Skywalkers is still going to be a main part of the Sequel Trilogy, I'm sure the twins are going to have some questions about the man who became Darth Vader. Besides Obi-Wan, there doesn't seem to be a Jedi who spent more time with Anakin during the Clone Wars than Ahsoka. She could be a valuable asset as Luke and Leia work to restore the Jedi Order.