Star Wars Answers The Biggest Asajj Ventress Mystery In Exclusive Celebration Footage

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld Exclusive footage from Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld has just been revealed. Star Wars Celebration 2025 has begun in Japan, and Screen Rant is in attendance to share all the exciting news and exclusive reveals from the galaxy far, far away. This includes some epic new footage from the next Star Wars animated series, which will be released on May the Fourth.

At Star Wars Celebration’s Lucasfilm Animation 20th Anniversary panel, an entire episode of Tales of the Underworld was shown to audience members, confirming a major mystery about Asajj Ventress and her resurrection following the events of the Clone Wars. Below is our footage description for the upcoming episode, “A Way Forward”:

Obi-Wan Kenobi is accompanying Quinlan Vos as he lays Ventress to rest “I will always love you.” Later, Ventress is given a choice by Mother Talzin to be resurrected: the cost is her heart’s desire, which is clearly Quinlan.

Following the episode’s title card, Ventress is shown working as security for someone who arranges transport during the Imperial Era. She beats someone up for pulling out a blaster. “I don’t want that life anymore” – Ventress on bounty hunting.

A young unnamed Jedi has entered and tries to do a Jedi Mind Trick. Ventress is keeping the boy from being caught by the Empire now that he’s walked inside the place. Ventress uses a mind trick on the stormtroopers.

The Path network is mentioned by the young Jedi, and he confirms Quinlan Vos established the Path. Ventress’ interest is piqued.

Ventress fights an Inquisitor, duel-wielding with her own lightsaber and the young Jedi’s. “You don’t fight like a Jedi… I know who you are” – Inquisitor. The Padawan kills the Inquisitor and saves Ventress.

Ventress recounts her Clone Wars life to the kid, “My name is Asajj Ventress” and the episode ends.

All in all, it sounds like this episode is going to be a great start for Ventress’ arc in Tales of the Underworld, especially because it’s taking the time to finally explain her resurrection in the Star Wars timeline.

Tales Of The Underworld Builds On The Ending Of Dark Disciple

Following The Unfinished Clone Wars Arc That Became A Novel

The 2015 novel Dark Disciple was based on Ventress and Quinlan Vos’ unfinished arc of Clone Wars episodes. In it, Asajj and Quinlan fell in love, and Ventress ultimately gave her life to save Vos from Count Dooku. As such, it seems as though this first episode of Tales of the Underworld will adapt the book’s final chapter, where Quinlan and Obi-Wan Kenobi laid Ventress’ body to rest with her fellow Nightsisters on Dathomir.

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It’s worth noting that the book did tease Asajj’s resurrection, and Ventress subsequently appeared alive and well in The Bad Batch season 3. However, the details were agonizingly left incredibly ambiguous. Now, Tales of the Underworld will finally, fully explain how Ventress came back to life during the Imperial Era (and not as an unread Nightsister zombie), having made a deal with the spirit of Mother Talzin, with the cost being the giving up of her heart’s desire (Quinlan).

Our Thoughts On Ventress’ Resurrection

Star Wars Is Finally Clearing Things Up In The Coolest Way Possible

It’s very exciting to see Ventress protecting a Padawan from a brand-new Imperial Inquisitor in this episode. However, what’s even more fascinating is the potential that Ventress might reunite with Quinlan Vos, who’s confirmed as the Jedi survivor who founded the Hidden Path network first seen in Obi-Wan Kenobi. That said, one has to wonder what the cost of Ventress’ resurrection will mean for her relationship with Quinlan, and if a reunion is even possible for the two star-crossed lovers as Tales of the Underworld continues.

All six episodes of Tales of the Underworld release May the Fourth on Disney+.