Ahsoka Tano (Wardie1993)

"Ah, Commander Tano! How are you, my friend?"

- Queen Jane I to Commander Tano

Ahsoka Tano was a Jedi-turned-Dark Acolyte who fought on the side of the CIS during the Clone Wars, she fought in both the First and Second Battles of Earth of 21 and 19 BBY, respectively, against the Republic, the Republic she formerly held dear. She also fought in the Third Battle of Earth of 18 BBY, against the Empire, to protect her adopted home, and the people she ruled (Jane I having proclaimed Ahsoka to be queen regent to her daughter should anything happen her), however she was surrounded by Stormtroopers, and not ever her combat skills could save her from being overwhelmed and cut down. During the war she was Field Marshal of the Earth Separatist Faction Army, a position she held after becoming unofficial queen of Earth after the death of Jane I during the Third Battle of Earth.

The death of Ahsoka meant Earth had lost its second queen in one battle, however Ahsoka hadn't even been crowned queen, but since Jane I declared Ahsoka Queen Regent upon her death, to assist her daughter until her daughter became old enough to run the kingdom on her own, as a result Ahsoka became de facto Queen when Jane I died above Earth, Ahsoka was only Queen Regent for a few short days before she died during the Imperial invasion of Earth. Following Ahsoka's death Jane Zarkan II was taken into hiding by Separatist Holdouts, to keep her safe from the Empire, which they rightly assumed was trying to eradicate the Zarkan dynasty, as a threat to their war of conquest.

Once believing in the Republic and the Jedi, she came to see both the Republic and the Jedi as evil, believing them to be the cause and continuator of the war, as well as seeing the Senate as tyrannical and oppressive, and her once-beloved Jedi Order as little more than tools of the Senate to maintain their oppression over worlds desperate to be free.

Disillusioned with the Republic and the Jedi, she left the order and joined Count Dooku. After training her as a Dark Acolyte, Dooku sent Tano to help his allies on Earth.

Loss of belief in what she once held dear
"I have renounced the Jedi Order and the Republic! I came to realize what we had truly become! Puppets, tools, soldiers, of a corrupt Senate! We had given up our ideals of being Peace keepers and being honourable guardians of justice to become slaves of the Republic, to enforce the Senate's will on others! Now, as a member of the Confederacy, I am more of a peace keeper and a guardian of justice than the Jedi are, for I fight to bring liberty and freedom to countless worlds! I fight to defend Earth's freedom!"

- Ahsoka Tano, on her disillusionment of the Jedi and the Republic, who caused her downfall to the dark side

Ahsoka hadn't always been drawn to the dark side of the force, at one time she greatly believed in the Republic and the Jedi, especially when she was young, however as she grew, she began to take even greater interest in politics, during a period known as the Separatist Crisis, after hearing Count Dooku's views on the Republic, Tano began to question the Jedi and their service to the Republic, and doubt the Republic itself,.

Whilst her fellow Jedi told her to try and ignore Dooku's speeches, she found it extremely difficult to,

She also further lost faith in the Republic after the Senate's failure to even vote on the Financial Reform Act in 24 BBY, which was intended to reduce corruption in the Senate.

"What is wrong with the Republic? I would've thought voting to reduce corruption would've been a good thing! Yet the Financial Reform Act didn't even make it to the vote! Clearly the Republic is simply corrupt! Why do we even bother supporting this corrupt, oppressive, government? We Jedi should go back to having nothing to do with politics!"

- Tano revealing her loss of faith, and her despair, at the Republic following the failure of the Financial Reform Act to even get to the vote

Following the failure of the Financial Reform Act to even get to the vote, the first systems began seceding, eventually this snowballed into hundreds, then thousands, of systems rallying to Dooku's cause. She began to wonder why so many star systems were abandoning the Republic and flocking to Dooku's banner, if Dooku was wrong about the Republic and the Jedi.

Her disillusionment further continued as the Separatist Crisis progressed, a notable point in her disillusionment was the Battle of Antar 4 in 22 BBY, where, after a slow and botched attempt to remove the radical pro-Separatist Roshu Sune group, the Jedi were forced to set off an EMP weapon, which caused extreme pain and disorientation to the Gotals the Republic forces were fighting, whilst this meant the Jedi could seize victory, it also turned the Gotals against the Republic, Ahsoka viewed this with dismay, this was the first time she actively thought of the Jedi and the Republic as being "evil".

"How evil we Jedi must be, if we can so willingly deploy a weapon which causes terrible, torturous, pain and disorientation to a sentient species! I do not recognize the Jedi Order anymore, this isn't the Jedi Order I dedicated my life to! Where is the honour!? Not to mention the fact the Republic's answer to bombings of Republican soldiers was a slow, and botched, attempt to remove the Roshu Sune, which resulted in the deaths of Jedi, Rangers and civilians. The Republic is sick, and cannot be fixed, we should simply start over!"

- Ahsoka Tano's entry in her diary about her feelings on the Battle of Antar 4

Despite the fact that she had already lost her faith in the Jedi and Republic by this point, Ahsoka decided to stay within the Jedi, at least temporarily, to see if things were going to get better, yet she realized she was hoping against hope.

Everything came to a head during the First Battle of Geonosis, Ahsoka considered the Republic to be the aggressor, and she was horrified that the Jedi had led a Clone Army into battle during a time of galactic peace. Furious at the Jedi Order for believing that they had strayed so far from their ideals they were barely recognizable, and were beyond redemption, and at the Republic, for invading Geonosis without any declaration of war or provocation, Ahsoka Tano had finally had enough of the Jedi and Republic, and defected to the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

"So it has finally happened, the Jedi and Republic have invaded a planet not even at war with them, how have we fallen so far? How have we disregarded our pacifist ideals to become warmongers, soldiers, pawns of the Senate? I do not even recognize my fellow Jedi anymore, they are traitors to our beliefs, I do not feel I belong here anymore, so I am leaving, leaving the Jedi Temple, leaving the Republic, I'm going to fight for the right side, for the Confederacy!"

- One of Ahsoka Tano's entries in her diary, showing her secretive beliefs, beliefs she felt she couldn't share with her fellow Jedi

Personality and traits
"You forget, I was once a Jedi, but I saw us for what we have become, soldiers, warmongers, puppets of the Senate! I once loved the Republic and the Jedi Order, but I realized the truth, the truth that Count Dooku was telling us all along, that the Republic is corrupt, he also told me that the Republic is under control of a Sith lord called "Darth Sidious", and the Jedi Order are simply puppets of a Sith lord who hates them! I am so glad I joined the right side to be on! We Separatists are simply trying to be free, and to save the Republic folk from their evil, corrupt government! Every planet which falls to the Confederacy is one more planet which is free! And now you Jedi try to destroy us and our honourable goals! I warn you, stand in our way and you will be destroyed! Lucky for you, Queen Jane I wants you alive!"

- Ahsoka Tano to Maksi Hikar, Jedi General who led Republic forces during the First Battle of Earth

During her time in the Jedi Order she was generally happy, she was also loyal to the Republic and the Jedi Order, which she adored, however this all changed during the Separatist Crisis, as she heard Dooku's speeches she discovered everything he said was true about the Republic, and this worried her, the more of Dooku's speeches she listened to, the more she lost faith in the Republic and the Jedi.

Eventually she completely lost her faith in the Republic, and the Jedi Order as well, viewing the Republic as a corrupt, evil tyrannical government trying to impose its will on the whole galaxy, and the Jedi as puppets, pawns, soldiers of the Senate, fighting to ensure the Senate's dominance over the galaxy was saved.

However a major warning sign of some internal conflict was Ahsoka's unusual withdrawal from people and social activities, making some wonder if she was depressed, however she felt that due to her pro-Separatist beliefs, she felt she was unable to speak to nearly all her fellow Jedi, causing her to withdraw from them.

"...some of my fellow Jedi have noticed how quiet and withdrawn I have become, I think they're beginning to wonder if I'm depressed, but I'm not, how can I tell them of my Pro-Separatist views? Surely they'd brand me a "traitor"! They're too blind, foolish and arrogant to realise that they're the real traitors, they're traitors to our beliefs, there was a time when we were an honourable and peaceful order, now we willingly conduct violent action against peoples who want to be free, in order to maintain their domination by the evil and corrupt Republic Senate, which has betrayed the ideals that the Republic was founded on! In order to be able to sleep at night, my fellow Jedi claim to fight for "peace", I don't see how "fighting for peace" (what an oxymoron right there!) meant oppressing half of the galaxy under the yoke of corruption, high taxes and an enforced "Republic", if the Republic was true to its name it would let the Separatists have a choice to control their own destiny! Does it allow the Separatists the right to self-determination, and to have their own nation? Nope!""

- An excerpt from Ahsoka's diary, on her social withdrawal and her secretive beliefs

As the Separatist Crisis continued, and the Republic and Jedi stooped to new lows in an effort to maintain peace, such as the Battle of Antar 4, Antar 4 infuriated Ahsoka, who found it unbelievable that the Jedi had actually deployed an EMP bomb which caused extreme pain and disorientation to the Gotals.

The thing which finally caused her to leave the Republic and Jedi was the First Battle of Geonosis, Ahsoka was furious and annoyed at the Jedi and Republic, she considered them illegal aggressors and invaders, she left the Temple ,and the Republic, shortly afterwards, and joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems, which she considered to be the right side in the war.

Behind the Scenes
This version of Ahsoka Tano came about because the writer wanted to include a parallel universe version of a character from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in his parallel universe featuring a version of Earth during the Clone Wars, he decided to make an alternate version of Ahsoka Tano, one who had grown tired and disillusioned with the Republic and Jedi and had defected to the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and joined Count Dooku's Dark Acolytes.