10 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Star Wars: The Clone Wars

10. The Name Game

Ahsoka Tano is arguably the breakout star of The Clone Wars. First appearing in the feature film and being expertly fleshed-out over the seven season show, Ahsoka joined the canon as Anakin Skywalker's new and unwanted Padawan.

Ahsoka was created by George Lucas as a way of adding a new layer to Anakin's story. She represents the true good of the galaxy and is a great character to juxtapose her master's darkening personality.

Originally, however, Lucas wanted to call her "Ashla", which he says means "Light Side". Also, it's also been revealed that Ashla is actually a canon character; a Jedi youngling who briefly appears in Attack of the Clones. The two were originally going to be the one and the same.

However, Lucas changed his mind about this and instead named her after an ancient Indian emperor. This appears to have been a good edit, given as Ahsoka's role in the franchise is exactly that of symbolising the light side and the good of the world, calling her by a name that literally reflected this would have cheapened the symbolism.