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Current Project: Ahsoka Tano

"You're reckless, little one. You never would have made it as Obi-Wan's Padawan&hellip; but you might make it as mine."

- Anakin Skywalker to Tano

Ahsoka Tano, nicknamed Snips by Anakin Skywalker was a Togruta female, an apprentice of Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. Born in 36 BBY, Tano later would be discovered by Jedi Master Plo Koon at the age of three. Tano was bought to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and was trained in the way of The Force. In 22 BBY, Tano was assigned to Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker by Grand Master Yoda and she demonstrated an eagerness to prove herself worthy to be his apprentice. Tano was involved in the defeat of the Confederacy of Independent Systems at Christophsis and Teth. Along with Skywalker, Tano was instrumental in acquiring the Republic's safe passage through Hutt Space, due to her part in rescuing the son of Jabba the Hutt during the Teth battle, which ensured an alliance between the Republic and the Hutt clans. Later, Tano and her master achieved many things during the war including stopping the Blue Shadow Virus, freeing Togruta slaves from Kiros, saving her Master and many others on multiple occasions, and even halting a plot masterminded by Darth Sidious himself. She also engaged some of most deadly people in the galaxy, most notably Separatists Asajj Ventress, General Grievous, and Bounty hunter Cad Bane several times, always surviving without any serious injury. Tano had a brief brush with the dark side on Mortis after being infected with it by the Son and even died, but she was resurrected by the Daughter. Tano formed close bonds with many members of the Order, which included Plo Koon, Barriss Offee and Obi-Wan Kenobi, as well as people outside the Order such as Padmé Amidala and Lux Bonteri, to whom she developed a romantic attraction.

Aound 20 BBY, Tano's close friend Barriss Offee bombed the Jedi Temple and later killed the bomber Letta Turmond by blaming Tano for these crimes that Tano didn't commits. While escaping into Coruscant Underworld and evading the Republic forces, Tano met her old nemesis and former Dark Acolyte Asajj Ventress allied with her, since both were on the run from their masters. Tano was "guide" by Offee, the only Jedi whom Tano still saw as an ally, into a trap at an abandoned Coruscant warehouse in Coruscant's Undercity, where she was stunned and captured by Commander CC-3636. After Tano's capture, the Jedi High Council then expelled Tano from the Jedi Order and turned her over to the Republic for trial. Tano came very close to a conviction and death sentence, but she was acquitted at the last minute by the forced confession of a captured Offee. While the Council pardoned Tano and offered to bring her back into the Order, Tano refused, and she left the Jedi Temple.

Early life
"It was Master Plo Koon who found me and brought me to the Temple where I belonged&hellip;"

- Tano, to Anakin Skywalker

A Force-sensitive Togruta, Ahsoka Tano was born in 36 BBY on planet Shili. At the age of three, Tano was discovered by Jedi Master Plo Koon during his mission to Shili. Master Koon bought Tano to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, Tano was raised and trained in the way of The Force. Tano considered Master Koon to be among her oldest and dearest friends by 22 BBY and felt a large amount of gratitude to him for discovering her Force sensitivity and ensuring that she would be given a home at the Jedi Temple. Tano was assigned to the Clawmouse Clan with many other Jedi Initiates. While Tano was a Jedi Initiate, She received training in sand levitation by Grand Master Yoda. By the start of the Clone Wars, Tano was a talented student and was promoted to the rank of Padawan earlier than normal by Master Yoda, and assigned to Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker in hopes that it would teach Skywalker a greater sense of responsibility.

Battle on Christophsis
"If you want experience, little one, it looks like you're about to get plenty."

- Captain Rex, to Tano, during the battle for Crystal City

Around 22 BBY, The Republic forces led by Jedi Generals Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi attacked the Confederacy of Independent Systems at Christophsis. En route to Christophsis, the fourteen-year-old Tano was dispatched by Grand Master Yoda to deliver an important message to Kenobi and Skywalker. As the Republic forces assembled around the shuttle, Tano's Nu-class attack shuttle piloted by Admiral Wullf Yularen landed in City Plaza, a place within the city of Crystal City. Departing from her shuttle, Tano met with Kenobi and Skywalker and told them there was an emergency in the Jedi Temple and Yoda wanted them to return, however, the communication was failed. While on the planet, Tano introduced herself to Kenobi and assumed that Tano was his newly assigned Padawan he had been expecting but Tano was assigned to Jedi Knight Skywalker. Putting the problem aside, Skywalker, accompanied by Tano, soon departed to check on clone Captain CC-7567, nicknamed "Rex," who was checking an area for activity on an abandoned skyscraper.

Later, General Whorm Loathsom of the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched another attack by using a Deflector shield protecting his droids from the Republic's artillery. Skywalker and Tano figured out the plan to sneak inside the shield and destroy the generator. His plan worked, as both Tano and Skywalker successfully hid beneath a debris box as the Confederate line moved past them. Yet, after they bumped into a droideka, the droid began to attack the Jedi, though it was destroyed by Tano. The two Jedi made it to the shield generator, though Tano ignored Skywalker when he told her to wait, and accidentally activated a series of hidden LR-57 combat droids, who were buried underground around the shield generator. Skywalker ordered Tano to take out the generator, while he took care of the droids, but Tano activated more of the droids when she Force pushed destroyed droid parts on the droid activating senors on the ground. Skywalker was frustrated with her recklessness, and soon was cornered by the droids. The young Togruta told Skywalker to not move as she used the Force to bring down a broken wall with a hole in the center, which destroyed the droids around her master and saved him. Tano then placed the bombs around the generator and activated them, which eradicated the Separatist shield. Soon after the two Jedi completed their task, the Republic reinforcements arrived above Christophsis. Onboard a LAAT/i gunship, Rex picked up Tano and Skywalker, congratulated them on their success.

First Assignment
"But the hard bit's over, right? I mean, we just crawled up a cliff under fire and wiped out a battalion of droids or something.''" "'' ' Fraid not, littl'un, The hard bit isn't over until we put our boots down on Republic soil again, preferably with one Huttlet on board."

- Tano and Captain Rex

After the decisive battle of Christophsis, Tano and Skywalker were dispatched to planet Teth ; Their objective was to rescue Rotta, son of Jabba the Hutt. The success of their mission was vital to completing Kenobi's negotiations with the gangster for trade and shipping routes in the Outer Rim Territories critical to the war effort. While they on their way, Tano gave the 501st troopers of how she "saved" Skywalker from the retail droids. Upon arriving on Teth, it proved impossible to land at the B'omarr Monastery where the Separatists held the captive Hutt, which forced the Republic forces to land at the base of the mesa. The only way to reach the monastery was by scaling the vertical cliff walls. Soon, Tano, Skywalker, Rex and his men boarded separate LAAT/i gunships. Inside lieutenant Hawk's gunship, the two Jedi and Rex organized their attack plan, as they descended into Teth's atmosphere. Heavy gunfire from stationed Confederate forces near a monastery on Teth was making the trip difficult for the clone trooper pilots. Hawk turned off the gunship's lights, which alerted Tano. She and the others onboard the gunship were eventually momentarily blinded by the dense light when the gunship's doors opened. While the battle droids stationed on a cliff near the monastery concentrated their fire on the invading Republic forces, Tano joined Skywalker and the clones at the base of the monastery cliff. Unable to attack the droids from their location, the Republic forces soon climbed the side of the monastery mesa, alongside two AT-TEs.

The group utilized grappling hooks and other assorted vines as they ascended to the top of the half-mile high mesa, though the droids continued to fire on the group. Tano, who was climbing the cliff with a grappling hook, swung toward an AT-TE and utilized her lightsaber to deflect oncoming blaster fire. While Skywalker and Tano deflected most fire with their lightsabers, the two were unable to protect one of their AT-TE walkers, which was destroyed by the intense fire. Tano's AT-TE soon detached from the side of the cliff, which made her loose her balance. After Skywalker commandeered a STAP by destroying a battle droid, he managed to destroy all the droids on top of the mesa; however, three droidekas activated near him, though where soon destroyed by the timely arrival of Tano's AT-TE. The Republic group organized and approached the monastery's entrance. Upon entering the dark cave, Tano concluded that the monastery once belonged to the B'omarr which Tano had learnt from the Jedi Temple

The group was greeted by 4A-7, a secret Confederate spy droid. Skywalker dismissed the droid and ordered Rex to stay with his men, while Tano and his astromech droid, R2-D2, find Jabba's son Rotta. Skywalker, Tano, and R2-D2 ascended into the monastery's dungeons, which were guarded by B1 battle droids. After Tano destroyed all of the droids with her lightsaber, Skywalker opened one of the cell rooms, and found a small Huttlet crawling toward him. Tano began to feel sympathetic for Rotta, while both her and Skywalker placed the Huttlet in a backpack that was given to them by Sergeant Coric. The Jedi noticed the Huttlet was sick and required medical attention, which made the situation much more complicated for the two. Shortly after rescuing Rotta, Rex called Skywalker's comlink. Unbeknownst to them, Confederate Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress had attacked the stationed clone troopers near the monastery's entrance, and forced Rex to contact Skywalker to know his whereabouts. Tano and Skywalker were shocked to hear Rex call him "Anakin," instead of his respected title of General. Knowing something was wrong, Skywalker deactivated his comlink and concluded that Ventress was within the monastery looking for them. R2-D2 then found another landing pad behind the monastery.

However, before the group departed, Ventress and two B2 super battle droids confronted them. Ventress and Skywalker exchanged words before Ventress dejected Tano by calling her "Skywalker's pet." Before the Jedi activated their lightsabers, R2 activated a trap door below them, sending them down a long chute into a hidden chamber within the monastery. Skywalker ordered Tano to protect the Hutt and destroy the droids around them, while he engaged Ventress. After dispatching the droids, Tano managed to find a door, but was not aware that it contained a captive jungle rancor within. After Skywalker and Ventress leaped on top of the rancor to continue their duel, the rancor confronted Tano. Eventually, Skywalker and Tano managed to escape the rancor and Ventress, after Skywalker used his lightsaber to incapacitate the beast. R2-D2 managed to flee with the Jedi, whom soon exited the monastery through the south landing pad's doorway. Much to Skywalker's dismay, they could not make contact with Kenobi via comlink, and soon a pair of Vulture droids confronted Tano and Skywalker.

As the battle continued, Skywalker received a status report from Rex, who was fighting invading battle droids. Skywalker prepared to head back to help the clones, but Tano believed that they needed to search for a transport to deliver Rotta back to Tatooine alive. Ventress and two droidekas soon found the group on the landing pad, but were stopped by R2-D2, when he closed the landing pad's blast door via his scomp link. While attempting to retreat, a pair of dwarf spider droids were closing on the Jedi. With the help of her Togruta awareness, Tano found another nearby mesa that had a docked freighter sitting on a landing pad from a distance. Skywalker jumped on top of a can-cell, a species that inhabited Teth, leaving Tano, R2-D2, and Rotta behind. The pair, however, were soon confronted by Ventress, who destroyed the door with her twin lightsabers. The Dark Acolyte swiftly engaged Tano in a lightsaber duel, though Ventress managed to knock the young Togruta to the ground after the forty-second fight. Ventress demanded to know where Skywalker was, although before causing more harm to Tano, Skywalker, who was still mounted on a can-cell, interrupted Ventress and forced the can-cell to knock the Dark Acolyte back. After Skywalker told Tano to jump on the can-cell, the group departed the landing pad and headed toward the old freighter on top of the nearby mesa. 4A-7 and a pair of OOM command battle droids were boarding the ship, prior to being confronted by Tano. Tano confronted 4A-7 and the battle droids. The Padawan dispatched the battle droids with her lightsaber, before beheading the Confederate spy droid. While unable to help Rex and his men, Skywalker and R2-D2 docked the spice freighter with Tano and planned a course for Tatooine.

Returning the Hutt
"Being a Padawan is harder than I thought."

- Tano, after defeating three MagnaGuards

Upon arriving at Tatooine, the Twilight was under attack from two MagnaGuard fighters and was shot down. The Twilight crashed but was repaired later, Tano and Skywalker survived the crash and made their way to Jabba's Palace across Tatooine Dune Sea. As daylight began to fall, Tano told her master that she felt something through the Force, which was also felt by Skywalker. Skywalker told her it was Count Dooku and they must get Rotta to Jabba before he arrived. However, Dooku was already near the two, which made Skywalker force Tano to take Rotta to Jabba. Skywalker took her pack, and filled it with rocks to make the Sith Lord believe the Huttlet was in the pack. Tano soon departed with Rotta and R2 and headed for Jabba's palace. Near the palace's enterance, the Padawan was confronted by three of Dooku's MangaGuards. Engaging them in a brawl, Tano continued to protect the Huttlet, as she dueled the droids with her lightsaber, although felt the hardness of defeating them, due to their Lightsaber-resistant electrostaffs. After R2 was knocked down by one of the droids, Tano was quickly defeated, and slid down a sand hill. After returning back up the hill, she engaged the droids once again. As soon as the Padawan dispatched all the MagnaGuards, the Togruta fell to her knees, in exhaustion, and questioned the challenge of being a Padawan.

Skywalker arrived at the Palace first but Jabba ordered Skywalker to be executed, however, Tano delivered Rotta to his father before Jabba just in time, on the false belief that the Jedi had kidnapped his son. However, Jabba believed the Jedi were still using him and ordered them killed. Luckily, at the last moment, Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo appeared via hologram with testimony that Jabba's own uncle, Ziro Desilijic Tiure, was responsible for Rotta's kidnapping. Once the truth was made known, Jabba promised the Republic safe passage through his territory in the Outer Rim, provided they promise to bring Dooku to justice for his crimes. Ziro would be punished severely by the Hutts. Tano and Skywalker were picked up by Kenobi and Yoda.

Defense of Bothawui
"We're outgunned. We're not going to last a mynock minute out here."

- Ahsoka Tano

As the Confederate General Grievous overwhelmed Republic forces on the Falleen, Tano and Skywalker stationed at the planet Bothawui. They recieved a advise from Kenobi that Skywalker should took his fleet out of the Bothawui system and regroups. But Skywalker refused and was unwilling to let it fall to the Confederacy. Skywalker's plan: He deployed a detachment of AT-TE walkers under Rex's command to the asteroid belt surrounding the gas giant Bothawui Prime, from where they would be able to outflank Grievous once his fleet passed through the asteroids, Tano would commanded the Repbulic fleet aboard the Resolute while Skywalker led a squad of V-19 Torrent starfighters.

As the Separatists fleet arrived around the orbit and quickly advancing into on Tano's fleet, Skywalker led a squad of V-19s in a frontal assault. Grievous's fleet then advanced through the asteroid belt. Tano told Rex to attack from behind and was successful in destroying Munificent-class star frigates. Grievous then escaped in his starfighter, Skywalker gave pursuit of Grievous, but the Jedi's fighter was hit by flying debris. While Grievous was able to jump to hyperspace and escape, Skywalker's fighter exploded and veered toward the asteroid belt. Tano and Rex managed to recover Skywalker but his droid, R2-D2 was not. Later in the cruiser, Tano informed that R2-D2 was lost but Skywalker believed that the droid had survived the ships destruction and he and Tano mounted a mission aimed at recovering him.

A Droid Gone Missing
"You're right about the hands-on experience, Gramps. Much better than the archives.''" "''Good job, but you missed one."

- Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker, shortly before the latter destroys the last sentinel droid

Before their mission to recover R2, Tano encouraged the use of the replacement droid R3-S6. Tano and Skywalker launched a mission to recover R2-D2. Entering the Bothawui asteroid belt, Tano and Skywalker came across Skywalker's damaged fighter. R2-D2 was missing from the fighter's astromech droid station, and Skywalker deduced that the droid had escaped. Tano was unable to pick up R2-D2 on the ship's scanners, but discovered a freighter salvaging the battlefield &mdash;the Vulture's Claw, Gha Nachkt's scavenging ship. The Twilight docked to the Vulture's Claw, and The Jedi boarded the ship with R3-S6, donning simple robes and disguising themselves as peasants to avoid being recognized. Tano and Skywalker met Nachkt, and the scavenger lied to the Jedi, stating that he had not picked up an R-series astromech droid for a while. However, when Skywalker baited the Trandoshan with credits, the scavenger showed the Jedi into his wares that were stored in the ship's cargo hold.

Entering the cargo hold, Tano and Skywalker walked through the room's shelves and noticed a pair of inactive IG-86 sentinel droids attached to wires. Skywalker ordered R3-S6 to access the ship's inventory and look for R2-D2. Skywalker heard a noise resembling R2-D2's voice; believing that it had come from behind a nearby door, the Jedi ordered R3-S6 to open the hatch. However, R3-S6 instead activated the room's lights. As Skywalker began to cut through the hatch with his lightsaber, R3-S6 activated the sentinel droids. The assassin droids sneaked up on Tano, and she yelled out to Skywalker. Skywalker broke off from trying to cut through the door and Force-pushed the droids backward against several crates. Tano ordered R3-S6 to shut the droids down, but before the astromech droid could deactivate them, the droids pulled off the wires keeping them attached to the ship's controls.

The droids approached and fired their blasters at the Jedi, and Skywalker and Tano deflected their shots. Both droids jumped up onto the shelves above and rained laser fire down at the two Jedi. As Tano and Skywalker deflected the droids' fire, Tano rebounded a laser shot at one of the droids, and Skywalker Force-pulled a crate out from behind another. Both sentinel droids fell back down to the floor, and one of the droids shoved a crate at Tano, causing her to fall backward. When Tano realized that the other sentinel droid was sneaking up on Skywalker, Tano jumped up and slashed the droid in half, saving her master. Skywalker himself cut off the head of the remaining assassin droid. Tano convinced her master that R2-D2 was not aboard the ship. The Jedi then left with R3-S6 and returned to the Republic fleet in the Twilight.

Mission to Skytop Station
Back at the Resolute, Kenobi contacted Tano, Skywalker and Rex and reported that Republic Intelligence had confirmed the existence of a Confederate listening post that had been intercepting Republic transmissions. After Kenobi gave Skywalker and Tano their new mission of finding the Confederate listening post, Skywalker offered to undergo another mission to sweep through suspected Confederate space. Tano suggested that Skywalker should use R3 for the mission, although Skywalker had mixed feelings for the astromech, because of his failures onboard the Trandoshan freighter. Tano remained with Rex on the Resolute, while Skywalker docked his starfighter to check the suspected area for Confederate activity. Unbeknownst to Skywalker, General Grievous summoned a new fleet of Munificent-class frigates, which were awaiting the activation of Skywalker fighter's signal beacon. Meanwhile, Tano noticed that her master's fighter had its beacon on and soon told Rex to gather clone troopers. Tano and Rex departed the Resolute onboard the Twilight and jumped to the Jedi Knight's location. Their timely arrival saved Skywalker, and Tano maneuvered the Twilight to allow her master to navigate his starfighter inside the Twilight's aft cargo bay before they jumped into hyperspace, away from Grievous' forces. Inside the cockpit of the Twilight, both Skywalker and R3 returned, and Tano was pleased to see the astromech, although Skywalker was displeased with the droid, because R3 was ignoring Skywalker's orders. Tano, who was concerned about her master, commented that R2 was lost, though Skywalker demanded that they need to keep searching for him.

R2-D2 was captured by Gha Nachkt who lied to Tano and Skywalker, secretly activated a beacon inside the Vulture's Claw, which allowed R2 to send the transmission to the Twilight. Onboard the ship, Tano noticed the faint connection. Noticing that the transmission came from R2, Skywalker demanded that they should follow the signal, which would lead them to his lost droid. Rex was able to track the droid's signal to one of the moons of Ruusan, although Nachkt&mdash;who wanted to give R2 to Grievous&mdash;docked in Skytop Station, a Confederate listening post that hovered above the skies of Ruusan 2. The Republic group inside the Twilight traveled through the atmosphere of the Ruusan moon and discovered the Separatist listening post. Prior to leaving the Twilight, Tano toyed with Rex and gave the Clone Captain the duty of holding onto R3, which displeased the Clone Captain. Above the station, the group&mdash;which consisted of Skywalker, Tano, Rex, trooper Denal, clone troopers, and R3&mdash;soon dropped off the aft cargo bay of the Twilight and descended down toward the station. The clones utilized JT-12 jetpacks to safely land on the station's hull, while Skywalker and Tano used the Force to land. Skywalker used his lightsaber to cut a hole ontop of the station's hull to allow the group to secretly enter. Skywalker, who disobeyed Kenobi's order to only destroy the station and not find R2, separated from Tano and the clones and journeyed throughout the station to find his droid.

As they were inside, Skywalker separated from Tano and left the small clone task force under her command to plant explosive charges and destroy the station's reactors, while he himself went to locate R2-D2. Tano found herself face to face with General Grievous himself, who caught the group by surprise. After saving Captain Rex from a killing blow by Grievous, Tano engaged the cyborg in a brief duel, luring him away from the clones. Although a Padawan, she distinguished herself by being one of the extreme few to face the cyborg and survive. She later discovered that Arthree was a Separatist spy droid under the general's command. R3 revealed Tano's location when she hid from Grievous after he proved to be too much for her to defeat. Grievous grabbed Tano's neck, took her lightsaber and told her it would be added to his collection. Yet, as he was distracted by the explosions from the charges set by the clones, Tano managed to slice off the cyborg's right hand, used the Force to retrieve her lightsaber, and escaped through the vents. She made her way to the landing bay where she helped her Master and the clones fight against B2 super battle droids and 88th Flight. After R2-D2 had managed to open the blast doors to the landing bay that was keeping the Twilight from escaping, Tano, Skywalker, and the clones exited as the station plummeted down through the planet's atmosphere. Tano reassured Rex as Skywalker left in his Delta-7B to retrieve R2-D2.

JanFathal Battle
Captain Gilad Pellaeon was on a shakedown cruise aboard his new Republic battle cruiser, and joining him is Captain CT-7567 and Tano. They received a distress signal from Hallena Devis on JanFathal for extraction. Altis's allowance of his students to had romantic relationships and indulge in other actions deemed unacceptable by Master Yoda's Jedi Order causes an inner turmoil in Tano's traditionally held believed that those who follow this path are destined to fall to the dark side of the Force. Nevertheless, Tano joined Rex's Torrent Company, Altis and his two Jedi apprentices, Callista Masana and Geith Eris, both whom were romantically involved and engaged for marriage, down to JanFathal to save Hallena, whom Pellaeon was also romantically involved with.

Torrent Company, Tano, Altis, Geith and Callista located Hallena amided the chaos caused by the Battle of JanFathal inside a building. Hallena is held by several factory workers whom Hallena has "worked" with. Hallena's captors were eliminated by her rescuers and they got back to the shuttle to which they traveled in from Pellaeon's battle cruiser, though Torrent Company lost one troop, Vere. However, while the shuttle was traveling back up to the cruiser, the latter ship was forced to go to hyperspace in order to avoid any further damage. The shuttle in which Hallena and her rescuers were traveling in know that they don't have enough oxygen supplied from the ship suitable enough to keep them alive long enough to get to the closest planet past JanFathal. Knowing they had no choice, they went back to JanFathal under cover. The Confederacy of Independent Systems had won hold over the planet with its fascist regime utterly destroyed and the Republic no longer on the planet's side.

Back on Coruscant, Anakin Skywalker recieved a call from Captain Rex back on JanFathal, discussing their predicament on the captured planet. Skywalker realized that he needs to fulfill his duty to tend to his clone company and his apprentice, and left his secret wife, Padmé Amidala, for JanFathal. When he went to the captured planet, he met up with Tano and Rex's troops, but also, consequently, Altis, Callista, Geith and their liberal Jedi views. Skywalker, like Tano, was conflicted with everything he was taught under Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi's tutelage, and also realized that if he were trained under Altis, he could had been openly loving Amidala. Nevertheless, they all work together to got past the Separatist forces, stealing a shuttle from the enemy and race back for the space around JanFathal. And just as they were doing that, Captain Pellaeon's flagship returned to the planet's system and picks them up just as they were hunted down by Separatist starfighters. They then successfully left the system.

Battle of Gwori
Mace Windu briefed a gathering of Jedi and highlighted a key issue in the war: that the Separatists vastly outnumbered the Republic in terms of ships. Master Obi-Wan Kenobi suggested a surgical strike on the InterGalactic Banking Clan warship building factories. It soon became clear that the Gwori system was the prime target, yet due to the Republic forces being too splintered, it would be impossible to launch an all-out attack. Further complicating a possible strike team's sabotage attempt was a gigantic bio-scan-irradiator-incinerator that would kill any organics on ships that pass through it. Skywalker concocted a plan that would successfully bypass that complication; the strike team would freeze themselves in carbonite, which would resist the radiation produced by the incinerator. Skywalker ordered Tano to not participate in the mission; however, after he and the strike team were frozen, she manipulated Admiral Wullf Yularen into believing that Skywalker had decided to reverse his order and to allow Tano to be frozen and accompany the team on world. As R2-D2 piloted the frozen teams' shuttle to the planet's surface, a Separatist commander noticed an irregularity and ordered the ship fired upon. R2-D2 had the carbonite slabs strewn from the ship, and moments before it was destroyed, escaped from it himself.

R2-D2 freed Tano from her carbonite slab, who in turn freed the rest of the strike team; her Master being less than impressed to discover that she had disobeyed his commands. While the team located the Separatist shipyards, they were unable to contact the Republic bombers, due to the Separatists having jammed all communications. However, Tano noticed a communications tower nearby and after fighting their way in, the team communicated with Masters Plo Koon and Saesee Tiin who organized that the bombers would strike at dawn. Unfortunately, the overseer of the shipyards, Juhm, noticed the unauthorized transmission and attempted to destroy the comm tower; however, the Republic team escaped and split up. B2 super battle droids equipped with jetpacks trailed Tano and her strike team into a cave, where she was forced to kill a large reptilian carnivore. Kenobi and Skywalker soon learned that the Separatists were using organic slaves to build warships; quite surprising due to it being far less productive than the use of droids. Later, the remnants of the strike team—Tano, Skywalker, Kenobi and Rex—were captured. Skywalker and Tano came to an agreement to trust each other and the group proceeded to escape.

In addition, the Separatist slaves revolted and joined the Jedi strike team. However, upon the arrival of the Republic forces, and the destruction of half of the shipyards, the escape craft of the Jedi and slaves was nearly destroyed by friendly fire, though, after transmitting to the Republic forces, the situation of mistaken identity was resolved. The freed Separatist slaves were made Republic citizens, and volunteered for the work of building warships for the Republic.

Mon Gazza Mission
Following a failed attempt by Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi to rescue a stolen data file, Anakin Skywalker and Tano were summoned from the planet of Queel to intercept a Separatist spy, Messo, in the Mon Gazza system. After Skywalker discovered that Messo no longer had the file in his possession, Skywalker, Tano and Rex watched the famous Mon Gazza Speedway podraces. After Skywalker determined that racer Kidd Kareen must be involved with the spies, he entered Tano in the race and pretended to be her oil boy, telling her to talk with Kareen and find out what she can about him. Kareen gave Tano a tour of the speedway and talked about his life of podracing. As they talked, Tano began to develop feelings for Kareen, and decided that he must not be part of the Separatist plot. When Tano and Kareen returned, Anakin Skywalker was in the middle of a heated confrontation with Kareen's racing team. After Tano calmed Kareen down, she finished preparing for her first race, Qualifier Race Number Two. One member of Kareen's team, Devaronian Maxus, decided that Tano must not be a real racer and tried to crash her in her first race. Another racer crashed Tano, but she still managed to qualify for the Mon Gazza Maze by coming in tenth place. Kareen offered to let Tano fly one of his pods in the race, and she eagerly accepted. Skywalker warned Tano about letting her feelings get in the way of finding out the truth about Kareen, before he followed Maxus and witnessed him contacting Dooku. Kareen gave Tano a kiss on the cheek for luck before heading to the race. Skywalker revealed to Tano what he found out about Maxus, and a disjointed Tano prepared for her race.

Meanwhile, Maxus told Kareen that he is working for the Separatists and that he found out that Tano is a Jedi. Kareen was disappointed in Tano, hating the war and believing that the Jedi were responsible for it. He was also very shocked that Maxus was a traitor. Maxus convinced Kareen to help him or be caught by the Jedi. Maxus and Kareen both competed in the race against Tano, planning on meeting a Separatist agent and paying Tano back for tricking them. Skywalker and Rex attempted to stop them, but were thwarted by Kareen's team. Maxus and Kareen forced Tano into the dangerous and long-closed Skeleton Straits. As Maxus crashed Tano, she begged Kareen for help, and he rushed to her rescue as she jumped from the exploding pod. Tano drew her Lightsaber to face Asajj Ventress as she appeared to meet Maxus. After Tano engaged in a brief duel with Ventress, Skywalker came to her rescue, Force-crushing the data file as it landed in Ventress' hand.

Malevolence Crisis
"Wait! Just because there haven't been any survivors before doesn't mean there won't be any this time!"

- Ahsoka Tano speaks out to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and the Jedi Council

In the Bith system, A Republic fleet led by Skywalker and Tano recieved a transmission from Master Plo Koon who was in the Abregado system discovered a secret Separatists weapon the Malevolence which destroyed dozens of Republic starships. However, the Jedi's connection was disabled by General Grievous and Koon's fleet was destroyed, Koon and a small number of clone troopers survived. Meanwhile, Tano and Skywalker left the bridge of the Resolute to begin their meeting with Jedi Masters Kenobi, Mace Windu, Yoda, and Chancellor Palpatine via hologram. While Skywalker ordered Tano to not intervene during the meeting, she abruptly entered the conversation after the Jedi and Supreme Chancellor conferred about Jedi Master Plo Koon's well being. After ending the meeting, Skywalker warned Tano to never do such a thing again; however, Tano reinstated her request in finding Koon and his clones. After the two boarded the Twilight, they were contacted by Kenobi and Palpatine, who were worried of Skywalker's sudden decision to find Koon. Tired, and unwilling to continue the search, Skywalker told his Padawan that they must return, but, Tano, who "knew Koon was still alive," wanted to proceed with their search. After taking control of the Twilight's pilot systems, the two Jedi found Koon and his group of clones within the debris field, near the red-giant star, Anza.

Soon, Master Koon was rescued along with some Clone troopers. Koon informed them that the "secret weapon" that the Separatists were using was an ion cannon that disabled all electronic systems, rendering their ships defenseless. At that point, the Malevolence passed by, forcing them to shut down all systems before it could detect them. However, they forgot to shut off the medical droid, TB-2. It was detected by the Malevolence, which responded by firing the ion cannon. The Twilight managed to escape the ion wave by jumping into hyperspace, taking the knowledge of the Separatist weapon with them. Shortly after the rescue, Skywalker devised a plan to utilize the newly acquired BTL-B Y-wing starfighters in a daring attack upon the Malevolence, primarily focusing on targeting Separatist General Grievous to ensure a speedier resolution to the war. The Republic plotted the course of the Separatist super weapon to the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center, where over 60,000 wounded clones were being cared for. Tano joined Skywalker's Shadow Squadron in the daring attack. In an attempt to arrive there the Malevolence, the strike force made its way through the Balmorra Run ; however, the small force had not reckoned on encountering Neebray mantas. After barely escaping with their lives, the strike team engaged in battle with the Malevolence, taking several casualties. When it became apparent that the original plan would fail, Tano, acting as her Master's gunner, suggested a change in tactics. In line with her suggestion, Master Koon devised an attack plan. The remaining starfighters fired upon one of the ion cannons as it was charging up, causing it to overload, and thereby destroying both the port and starboard super weapons. After the destruction of the ion cannons, General Kenobi arrived in the system with three Republic ships that began pursuit of the fleeing Malevolence.

After the Jedi regrouped, Onboard the Resolute, Tano detected Skywalker, Kenobi, Koon, and Admiral Yularen that an incoming Naboo starfighter was approaching the crippling Malevolence. After Tano made contact with the cruiser, Senator Padmé Amidala and her protocol droid, C-3PO, were about to rendezvous with a InterGalactic Banking Clan representative. Amidala, however, were caught by the Malevolence ' s trap. After the starfighter was brought onboard the massive battleship by its tractor beam, Skywalker concluded that they must rescue her. While Kenobi and R2 joined Skywalker aboard the Twilight, Tano remained with Koon and Yularen on the Resolute. Soon, Jedi Master Luminara Unduli contacted Koon and Tano via hologram, and told them that her fleet near the Kaliida Nebula would help them. Yularen soon intervened and reported to Koon that the Resolute is receiving an incoming comlink transmission from Amidala. Tano, then, redirected the transmission to Skywalker, and advised the Jedi Knight that he and Amdiala should meet within a large, open area within the Malevolence. Eventually, the Republic Venator-class Star Destroyers were situated in their attack positions, and Koon, unable to make contact with the Republic force within the Malevolence, was told by Tano to give Skywalker and his team more time to rescue Amdiala. Upon witnessing Skywalker's freighter, the Twilight, exited the side hatch of the Confederate battleship, Koon ordered the crew of the Resolute to open fire on the crippling Malevolence. Seeing that the Malevolence was about to jump to hyperspace, the group within the Resolute cheered after the battleship crashed in a nearby dead moon, thanks to Skywalker's sabotage he conducted while on the Malevolence.

Wind Raiders
"I have to tell you, Rex, I find this diplomacy stuff a little sloooow.''" "You'd rather be fighting?" "Well, I don't like it; but it's more interesting to me than diplomacy. That's all just talk!" "Seems just a different kind of fighting to me. A kind I'm not trained for." "Do you like fighting, Rex?" ''"It's what I know, that's all."

- Tano and Rex, confer onboard the Resolute

Above the Bothan colony planet of Kothlis, Tano, along with Rex, were inside a BTL-B Y-wing starfighter. As Tano piloted the starfighter, Rex was docked within the fighter's torrent bubble; making quick work of oncoming Vulture droids. While Skywalker and Kenobi flew in their respective Delta-7B starfighters, Tano contiuned to destroy Vulture droids before making way toward a Lucrehulk-class battleship. The Padawan, however, managed to launch her proton torpedoes at the enemy cruiser, bringing an end to the space battle above Kothlis.

Soon, Tano joined Skywalker, Kenobi, and Yoda on the surface of the planet and conferred with Bothan representatives of the Bothan Spynet. Yoda, who wanted the Bothans to join the cause of the Republic, wanted the planet's first secretary, Desark Fey'lya, to agree with the Republic's demand. However, Tano intervened and dictated that the Bothan male was lying. Enraged, the Bothan briefly questioned Tano's remark, although the Padawan continued to reveal her feelings of the matter. Angry at the young Togruta Padawan, the Bothans revealed that their spynet would remain neutral before leaving the Jedi. Unhappy with Tano, Skywalker told Tano that Yoda was taking care of the matter, and knew that the Bothan was lying. He then told his Padawan they were doing diplomatic work for the Republic. Yoda then gave Skywalker and Tano the task of taking the Tibanna gas rich world of Taloraan for the Republic. The mission would be the beginning of Tano's diplomatic training. Onboard the Resolute, the Jedi&mdash;Skywalker, Kenobi, and Tano&mdash;approched the planet of Taloraan with a squadron of V-19 torrent starfighters. Onboard the Resolute, Tano began to confer with Rex before joining the meeting between Admiral Yularen, Skywalker, and Kenobi. The admiral, however, revealed that Taloraan has a strong magnetic field&mdash;reducing communication between the Resolute and the Jedi on the planet. Departing the Resolute in a Nu-class attack shuttle, the shuttle entered the planet's atmosphere. Tano questioned about the Denfrandi, and Skywalker assumed that the Human descendants would be their guide to the captial of the planet. After Kenobi witnessed oncoming Wind Raiders, flying Fleft-wauf, a bird-like creature, the Raiders attacked the shuttle before being pushed back by the timely arrival of the Denfrandi escort.

Upon landing in Taloraan City, the Jedi were greeted by Sech Govlinder, a emissary to Orlin Denache, magister of the Taloraan City. Kenobi stated that himself and Skywalker would begin negotiations with the Taloraan government, while Tano observed. After Govlinder revealed that the Defrandi were the chosen people to lead Taloraan, and that the Wind Raiders were just "scum," the group entered the meeting chamber and began negotiations for the tibanna gas colony. Immediately, Tano began to feel boredom. The back-and-forth discussions between Govlinder, Kenobi and Skywalker were too overwhelming for the teenaged Togruta Padawan. Soon, the first round of negotiations were complete, and the Jedi were then escorted to private room to refresh themselves. The Padawan announced that Govelinder was lying, although Kenobi stated that he and Skywalker were only doing diplomatic work, and it required for them to lie as well. Seeing the opportunity to leave, Tano took protocol droid, C9-RX0, and began to browse around the city.

Overlooking the city from a balcony, Tano and C9 witnessed flying Sleft-chuff creatures in the skies of Taloraan. However, the Padawan's interest turned to armed guards walking near a warehouse. Tano told the droid that she'll check it out, but C9 offered her the suggestion of asking the guards for access. Behind the alley of the warehouse, Tano Force jumped to a window of the warehouse and saw an assembly line full of Confederate B1 battle droids. The Padawan tried to make contact with her master, however, the guards spotted Tano and began to fire. She then jumped form the window towards two armed gauds, and quickly dispatched them via the Force. Two droids emerged and chased after the fleeing Tano. As the Padawan continued to run, Skywalker contacted her via comlink, and Tano revealed that she was being chased. From a dead-end corrider, Tano free fell toward one of the Sleft-chuff creatures. After seeking refuge on top of a Wind Raider Fleft-wauf, a group of Vulture droids engaged the flying bird. However, the droid killed the Fleft-wauf, which made Tano fall. The Padawan was swiftly recovered by a Wind Raider, mounted on another bird. Taking to her to his Wind Raider camp, the tribe claimed that Tano was to be their "prize." The Wind Raider who saved her, revealed that she is to be his price, and the chief of the Wind Raiders, Bafor, backed up his claim. Angered, Tano told the chief that she was a Jedi, although Bafor did not know what "Jedi" was. Another Wind Raider, named Nardek, wanted to battle Jeru for Tano. As the pair began to fight for the young Togruta female, Nardek won. In retaliation against Nardek, Tano used the Force to attack Nardek, which brought him to the ground. After Tano emerged victorious over the other two defeated Wind Raiders, the chief announced that the Togruta was free to go. Before leaving, Tano told the chief that the Separatists are attacking Taloraan, and would take over the planet. After Jeru supported what Tano said, the chief was still dumbfounded. The Padawan then began to negotiate a deal with the Wind Raiders, hoping for them to agree upon. Her discussion was a successful one, and soon Jeru and Tano mounted a Fleft-wauf and emerged back to Taloraan City to protect Kenobi and Skywalker, whom were fighting battle droids. Tano jumped toward her master, and engaged the droids. Kenobi soon joined the two, and they continued to deflect the blaster fire with their lightsabers. After defeating the droids, Govlinder appeared and reminded the Jedi about their ongoing negotiations. Jeru appeared and told Tano that he was ready to take the goods and supplies Tano offered to the Wind Raider. He then announced that the chief of the Wind Raiders made Tano an honorary Wind Raider, and in return for her well-doing, they gave her a Fleft-wauf of her own to fly.

Capture of Nute Gunray
Sometime during the war, Tano accompanied her master in a battle on a planet. During the battle, the Republic successfully made contact with Senator Padmé Amidala, whom was on the planet of Rodia. The senator captured Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray, and was preparing to transfer the captive Viceroy to Jedi Master Luminara Unduli's approaching fleet. To accompany Unduli, Skywalker wanted to send Tano to help the Jedi Master. However, Tano didn't want to leave her master's side, but eventually complied with her master's wish. Soon, Tano boarded a Nu-class attack shuttle, and made contact with Yoda via hologram. The Jedi Master wanted to know why Tano was traveling to Unduli without her master. After the Togruta Padawan told Yoda that she was only following her master's orders and was less than three parsecs away from Rodia, the Jedi Master understood her, and let her continue to travel to the Tyrius system, which contained the planet Rodia.

Tano finally arrived at the Tranquility before the clones transported Gunray. Aboard the ship, Tano threatened Gunray during his interrogation, earning a chastising from Unduli. When the ship was boarded by Asajj Ventress and her rescue battle droids, Tano stayed at Gunray's cell under Undili's order while Unduli dealt with the droids. However, Tano then disobeyed Undili's order and went to faces Ventress when the dark assassin broke into the detention level to free Nute Gunray. However, Tano was tricked and was locked in Gunray's cell. Unduli came to her rescue, though, and the two briefly fought Ventress together. Unduli insisted on chasing Asajj alone, despite Tano's warning. Eventually, Tano decided to go help the Jedi Master, and the two dueled Ventress together. Although the traitor Captain Faro Argyus and the Rattataki assassin successfully rescued Gunray, it was not a total loss because the ship could be tracked. Tano spoke with her Master, who told her to meet him at a rendezvous point, departed after saying goodbye to Unduli. She also briefed the Jedi Master Kit Fisto on the possible whereabouts of Gunray.

Hunt For Dooku
"Oh, I see. So, which part of the situation did you have under control? The blocked entrance? The poisoned gas? Or that gundark behind you?"

- Ahsoka Tano doubts Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi

Around 22 BBY, Tano's master devised a plan to infiltrates Sith Lord Count Dooku's personal frigate and captures Dooku , leaving Tano and Captain Rex to command the Resolute. The mission, however, was failed and Skywalker was captured aboard Dooku's flagship. But Obi-Wan Kenobi then rescued Skywalker and confronted Dooku aboard his ship, At the same time, Tano and Rex attacked Dooku's frigate. As Skywalker and Kenobi pursuing Dooku, Tano assembled a pack of Clone troopers onboard a Nu-class shuttle, and prepared to rescue Skywalker and Kenobi. On the planet, the group successfully destroyed a barrier of rocks that blocked in the two Jedi. After reuniting with her master, Tano found out that both him and Kenobi failed to capture Dooku, who had left the planet with a group of pirates.

The New Weapon
Some time during the war, Tano rendezvous with a Jedi Master on the Pantoran planet of Orto Plutonia. The Jedi Master, however, wasn't sure of Tano's presence at first, although the Padawan told him that her master had sent her to rescue him. After leaving the planet, Tano was soon captured by a Confederate force. They took the Togruta Padawan and held her within a heavily guarded prison located on Tatooine. Clone trooper Denal, who had previously served Tano on Skytop Station, was dispatched to Tatooine to investigate a small droid encampment. After receiving word of Tano's capture by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Denal met with the rescued Jedi Master from Orto Plutonia. Along with Denal's squad, the Republic force make their way to a console, located within the prison that contained Tano. Using it to locate Tano's detention cell, the group found the Padawan within her cell, and dispatched droids guarding it. Tano, who was uninjured, joined Denal and his group and left the planet. Eventually, the Republic discovered that a radar-cloaking superweapon was being developed in a base on Orto Plutonia. Denal's squad returned to the planet, and were dropped off behind enemy lines to destroy the superweapon's mainframe. After Denal witnessed that they're too many dwarf spider droids, he then met up with Tano, who was near a nearby console that could turn off the base's shield in order to call in an air strike. Tano, who was accompanied by the same Jedi Master she had rescued, told Denal that the main forces were stalled by the Separatists, meaning that Denal must complete the mission alone. However, the Padawan was able to cut another way to the base by using her lightsaber. While she told Denal that she would help him, Tano instead stood near the console, while the unidentified Jedi joined Denal. The two then entered the hole that Tano made, and both successfully sabotaged the mainframe, bringing an end to the weapon.

On the planet Gall, Tano and Skywalker were flying separate Jet-wings toward a ray-shielded droid landing craft. The two landed undetected on the hull of ship and entered it through a passage way Skywalker found. Inside a room, Tano and Skywalker walked past deactivated B1 battle droids. Noticing this, Tano questioned it to her master, to which Skywalker revealed about the landing craft's power diverted to the shield generator, rendering B1 battle droids useless, as they have no power. Upon arriving at the craft's shield generator room, Tano and Skywalker planted thermal detonators around the generator. However, unbeknownst to the two Jedi, mounted on the generator was an alarm system. When it went off, battle droids entered the room and began to shoot at Tano and Skywalker. The two Jedi activated their lightsabers and dispatched the droids. Skywalker cut a hole through the landing ship's floor, enabling the two Jedi to escape before the craft exploded. Hovering beneath them were their starfighters, which were retrieved by Skywalker's astromech droid R2-D2. After the Twilight received a distress call from a merchant onboard his malfunctioned frigate, Tano was displeased with the thought of rescuing "a fat merchant," instead of fighting in battlefields. Once the Twilight reached the frigate, Skywalker and Rex scanned the ship for any clues. Tano, however, spotted battle droids in the frigate, and pointed the frigate's blaster cannons at the Twilight. Once Tano alerted her master, Skywalker ordered her and Rex to turn the ship around. Yet, the battle droids managed to hit the Twilight, which caused a fire in the bridge. The blaster shots also caused the Twilight main controls to malfunction. After General Grievous contacted the Twilight and ordered Skywalker to surrender via hologram, Skywalker, however, ordered Tano to ready the ship's grappling hooks. Once the hooks grabbed onto the hull of the merchant's frigate, Skywalker placed himself within a space suit, and left Tano in charge of the Twilight, while he and Rex went out to stop the battle droids. Skywalker ordered Tano to release the hooks, which launched him and Rex up toward the Twilight.

Deep within an asteroid field, Tano was piloting her own Delta-7B starfighter. Her master, Skywalker, had given her an assignment to deliver a message on the planet Maarka. For the mission, Skywalker gave her his own astromech droid, R2, for support. Yet, Tano, who mocked Skywalker's orders along the way back to the Resolute, was displeased her the assignment. Instead of being a "messenger girl," she preferred to study to become a Jedi Knight. Eventually, Tano's starfighter was attacked by a tier of Vulture droids. As the Padawan fired at the droids, Tano concluded that the Confederacy was staging an attack on Maarka. As the fight continued, Tano "cleared her mind" to destroy the droids. Using the asteroids, Tano maneuvered around the rocks to trick the droids. The Padawan was successful, and she left the asteroid field to rendezvous with Skywalker onboard the Resolute. Skywalker, who noticed that Tano's starfighter was damaged, wanted to know what had happened. When he told her that every job she received served a purpose, Tano dictated that she knew. Around the first year of the war, Tano stood next to her master in the Jedi Council room in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. After viewing a hologram showing a clone trooper being killed by a lightsaber-user, the council discussed that the attack was orchestrated by Dooku. Two Jedi were given their assignment of finding the Sedawan and finding its cargo of lightsaber crystals. , the two Jedi who are sent to the Sedawan can be any pair of these six: Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Plo Koon, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, and Kit Fisto. The game's Prima Guide uses Windu and Skywalker, but they are not necessarily the canonical choice.

Quell Sky Battle
"I'm just glad he wasn't awake to see that landing!''" "He would've been proud." "''I've certainly perfected the art of demolishing ships and almost getting my master killed."

- Tano and Secura, after the former crash landed their cruiser on Maridun

Around 22 BBY, Tano and Skywalker recieved a word on Jedi Knight Aayla Secura's fleet was under attack from the Confederate fleet. High in the atmosphere of the planet Quell, Secura's fleet was under a heavy fire from the Separatist's Munificent-class star frigate fleet led by a T-series tactical droid TF-1726. As the Resolute arrived, Tano, Skywalker, Rex and the 501st troops boarded a heavily armed LAAT/i gunship and descended toward Secura's Venator-class Star Destroyer, Liberty. As they approached near the cruiser was cut short when a group of B2-RP battle droids attacked their gunship. Skywalker ordered Tano and Rex to stay on the gunship and take care of their adversary, while he Force jumped down on top of Liberty's hull to find Secura in the star destroyer. The battle droids, however, crippled Tano's gunship and forced it crash in the hull of the Liberty, although caused no injuries to Tano, Rex, and clone troopers. Tano and Rex soon met up with Skywalker, Secura, and Clone Commander CC-5052, nicknamed "Bly." Skywalker ordered the group to head toward a Consular-class cruiser, that was docked in the lower hangar bay. The group made their way through hallways in the Liberty and, at Secura's discretion, descended to the lower hold of the star destroyer. Tano stood by Skywalker, Secura, Rex, and Bly as they approached the lower hangar bay. While the docking extension was activated to connect to the cruiser, an explosion erupted and started a fiery inferno, which stormed toward a nearby corridor where the Jedi and clones where at. When they tried to shut a blast door to hold the fire, Skywalker noticed it won't hold, and Force pushed Tano, Secura, Rex, and Bly to safety, while he held the blast door via the Force, however, the blast door buckled and blasted debris toward Skywalker, injuring him.

Unwilling to leave Skywalker behind, Tano ordered the cruiser's pilots to hold their position via Comlink. Tano tried to open the blast door open, though only budged enough for her to catch sight of the injured Skywalker. Tano used her lightsaber to cut a hole through the blast door and entered the room to retrieve her injured master. Secura helped Tano with pulling Skywalker to safety, and helped him enter the cruiser. Rex, Bly, and troopers Lucky, Cameron, Flash entered the cruiser, and joined the Jedi onboard. The cruiser detached from the crippling Liberty and headed toward the Resolute's hangar bay, but when a group of Vulture droids approached the cruiser and fired at it, the blaster fire rattled the cruiser, and caused one of the pilots to hit his head on the controls, inadvertently activating the cruiser's hyperdrive. While Bly was unable to shut off the hyperdrive, Secura warned Admiral Yularen of their situation, before the cruiser jumped into hyperspace.

Defenders of Peace
"You know, I can't figure those villagers not wanting to fight. No pride, I guess.''" "I call it no courage." "''Sometimes it takes courage to stick to one's beliefs, young Padawan. As any Jedi well knows."

- Captain Rex, Ahsoka Tano and Aayla Secura on the Lurmen's pacifist ways

Upon entering hyperspace, Bly, Secura, Tano and Rex realized that the navicomputer was not correctly set before the hyperdrive was activated, sending them on course for a nearby star. Secura ordered all the power systems to be shut down to reset the navicomputer. Tano protested that doing so would include shutting down life support for Skywalker, but was convinced by Secura that they otherwise would not survive. After shutting down and restarting the ship's systems, Tano managed to slingshot the ship around the star, but after the stress the ship endured and the rate of speed at which they were going, they were on a collision course with a nearby planet. Tano successfully kept all of the occupants alive with her maneuvers, despite the damage the ship sustained from the crash landing, garnering praise for her piloting skills from Secura. Once they settled camp, they had to find help for Skywalker and found proof of sentient life in the form of a tablet with a carving of a tree on it. Tano volunteered to stay behind; however, Secura explained to her that the two of them had to work together. Rex reassured Tano that he would stand guard over Skywalker, while the others went to search for help. While she was with Secura, Tano learned from the Twi'lek master the Jedi Code of having no personal attachments, but she told her about her attachment to Skywalker. Secura responded by informing Tano of her attachment to her master. Secura told the Togruta that for the greater good, she had to let go of her master. After losing three clone troopers to indigenous animals, they found a village of Lurmen, who had settled on the planet to escape the war. Though their leader Tee Watt Kaa was adamant in not participating in the Republic's conflict with the Separatists, he agreed to give Skywalker medical attention. One of the Lurmen and Watt Kaa's son, Wag Too, accompanied Tano and Bly to retrieve Tano's Master. They arrived at the camp in time to save Skywalker and Rex from aggressive mastiff phalones. After bringing Skywalker back to the village for Wag Too to treat, Tano admitted to Secura that if she had stayed with her master, they would have never found the village in time to save him.

As Skywalker was healing his injuries, a Trade Federation Landing Ship appeared on Maridun, and the Jedi and clones were forced to flee so that the Lurmen would not be slaughtered for their presence. Tano could not understand the Lurmen's aversion to fighting, but Secura told her that it took courage to follow one's beliefs. A recon droid discovered them, and after Tano, Rex and Bly gave chase, Secura was able to destroy it. Climbing a tree, the group discovered that the Separatists had set up a base, and were testing a new weapon and planning on using it on the Lurmen colony. That night, the group took out the Separatists' communications and stole a shuttle, but instead of leaving the planet, they went back to the Lurmen colony. Tee Watt Kaa was adamant against receiving help from the Jedi, but Skywalker managed to convince him to let them stand by their beliefs. The Jedi set up a deflector shield, and they were able to withstand the defoliator. The Jedi were able to defeat the first wave of droids, but the second wave of droids was much larger in strength, and the droids managed to get past the Jedi and destroy the shield generators. General Lok Durd ordered the defoliator reloaded, but before it could be fired, Skywalker destroyed it and captured him. Meanwhile, Wag Too led an assault on the droids against the wishes of his father, and the Lurmen tied up the remaining droids with rope. Tano was able to destroy the disarmed droids. Later, as the Jedi prepared to leave, Wag Too gave the Jedi his thanks. Tee Watt Kaa did as well, but wondered what price it had come at. The Resolute and two other Venator-class cruisers came out of hyperspace; Admiral Yularen was apparently able to find the Jedi on his own.

The Blue Shadow Virus
"By the way&hellip;your Padawan was brilliant."

- Padmé Amidala on Tano's performance during the mission

After Confederate Battle droids were detected on Naboo ; A Galactic Republic allied planet. The Jedi Council sent Tano, Skywalker, Kenoi and a squad of Clone troopers to Naboo in response to intelligence that suggested that a Separatist bio-lab had been set up on the planet. When contact with Senator Amidala and Representative Jar Jar Binks, who had begun the search for the lab, was lost, Skywalker sent Tano along with the Gungan native Peppi Bow to locate them. While they searched the swamp where Binks and Amidala disappeared, the two accidentally found a spy cam. While hiding from the camera, Tano contacted Skywalker and Kenobi, who instructed her to detonate a bomb in the south bunker to create a distraction. She levitated a thermal detonator using the Force and dropped it right on the hatch. Tano told Bow to stay outside the lab and stop anyone from leaving, while she continued into the lab. Once inside she acted as a distraction, drawing battle droids to her so that Skywalker would be free to rescue Amidala and Binks, which he was ultimately able to do. Luckily, the Jedi were also able to capture Dr. Nuvo Vindi, the scientist in charge of the lab, and prevent him from releasing the deadly Blue Shadow Virus.

While Kenobi and Skywalker prepared to transfer Vindi to Coruscant for trial, Tano, Amidala and several clones went about further securing the lab, only to discover that a vial of the virus was missing. Though they were able to sound the alarm, it was not in time, and Vindi's still at-large personal assistant droid was able to detonate a bomb releasing the virus throughout the lab. Fortunately, Amidala and Binks were in a safe room at the time and avoided infection, though Tano and the clones with her were not so lucky. Despite her deteriorating condition Tano aided Amidala in ridding the lab of battle droids; during which Amidala herself became infected by the virus. Moments before Tano succumbed to the effects of the virus, Skywalker and Kenobi returned with the antidote which they had acquired on the planet Iego, curing her, Amidala and the majority of the clones.

Liberating Ryloth
"It was a trap, Snips. It wasn't your fault.''" "I lost so many of my pilots." "''Take heart, little one. That's the reality of command."

- Skywalker and Tano

A homeworld of the Twi'lek, Ryloth was attacked by Techno Union leader Wat Tambor. As the remaining Republic forces led by Jedi Master Ima-Gun Di was eliminated and the rest of the Twi'lek freedom fighters were retreaing. After the Separatist finally occupied Ryloth, Wat Tambor placed T-series tactical droids in command of Ryloth's defenses and gave Captain Mar Tuuk command of the blockade of Ryloth while he took up residence in Lessu. Meanwhile, in the city of Nabat, TX-20, the tactical droid in charge of the town, had the village's Twi'lek prisoners placed near the Separatist J-1 semi-autonomous proton cannons, using the hostages as "living shields" to prevent any liberating forces from attacking the guns. In respone, The Republic sent Tano and Skywalker to break Captain Tuuk's blockade around Ryloth to clear the way for the invasion forces led by Windu and Kenobi. Tano, and her new droid, R7-A7, led a squadron for the first time, leading Blue Squadron as Blue Leader. Tano led her squadron from the Resolute and proceeded to attack the incoming Vulture droids, and managed to cut a clean path straight to the battleship. However, after Separatist reinforcements arrived, she disobeyed a direct order from Admiral Yularen and Skywalker to retreat. Vulture droids began to plunder the Resolute on suicidal runs, and Tano turned back, but lost half of her squadron along the way. After the Republic forces retreated, she was extremely shaken. Skywalker tried to comfort her, which was to no avail. Later, Tano found the injured Admiral Yularen unconscious in the medical bay, and mournfully apologized for her failure. Skywalker received orders to continue with the plan despite their losses. Tano, now adamant against taking command because her earlier failure, questioned Skywalker's readiness, and Skywalker ordered her back to her quarters to "cool off".

Later, alarms started to sound, and Tano found from a passerby clone trooper that the Defender had been ordered to evacuate. Arriving in the hangar bay of the Resolute, she found that Skywalker had devised a plan to pilot the Defender alone and ram it into the lead control ship, thereby leaving out-maneuverable droids in charge of the blockade. Tano was overwhelmed, now given more pressure with the added responsibility of her Master's life, but before she could stop Skywalker, he left for the Defender and left her in charge of the remaining forces. Tano was hesitant about devising a plan to take out the remaining blockade. When she devised a plan to angle the hull of the Resolute toward the blockade, acting as a screen so the fighters could launch, the navigation officer of the Resolute was doubtful, but she received support from a recovered Admiral Yularen. After Skywalker rammed the Defender into the lead control ship and its commander, Mar Tuuk, fled, the Resolute came out of hyperspace, and Tano led fighters and bombers, and successfully destroyed the remaining frigates in the blockade. Three Acclamator-class ships came out of hyperspace, the lead ship carrying Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu. Kenobi conferred with Tano, and she told him that they were clear for ground assault; Kenobi was rather disapproving of Skywalker's reckless plan, but was glad it had worked. Tano dispatched Rex to send a shuttle to pick up Skywalker's escape pod. Shortly after General Kenobi destroyed the proton cannons and allowed the transports to land, Mace Windu headed to the capital with his forces. Tano joined her master in her fighter to destroy the deployed Hyena-class bombers. While Mace Windu prepared to attack the city with Twi'lek Cham Syndulla and the freedom fighters, Master and Padawan engaged the bombers, which were pillaging inhabited villages. Tambor's shuttle and his tactical droid TA-175 left without him, and despite Tambor's presence, Count Dooku still ordered the city of Lessu bombed. However, before the Republic forces and the Twi'lek inhabitants were blown to pieces, Skywalker and Tano arrived just in time to destroy the bombers. Tambor was captured, and the Republic emerged victorious: Ryloth was finally free once more. However, some Battle droids still not surrendered.

"The Separatist fleet may have left the system, but the Droid Army still has a strong presence in Resdin. We're the first Republic force to make contact with them.''" "But the battle is over! They lost! Why don't they just give up?" "''It's not in their programming to surrender. They'll fight to the last droid if it means taking a few more of us with them."

- Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano

Following the recapture of Lessu, Generals Kenobi and Windu pulled out of Ryloth, leaving Skywalker and Tano in command of the Republic forces on the planet. Along with the 501st Legion, the two Jedi were tasked with clearing out the remaining Confederate holdouts, which &mdash;despite the capture of Wat Tambor and their defeat in the battle; were continuing to resist surrendering to the Republic. During one of the battles against the Confederacy, Skywalker, Tano, and Captain Rex led an assault on the droid forces in the wastes close to the city of Resdin. Tano and Skywalker themselves infiltrated the Confederate lines, attacking the battle droids and eventually defeating a large octuptarra magna tri-droid, the last of the droids in the general vicinity. The 501st was then transported to the ruined Resdin, which had been kept under Separatist occupation throughout the Republic's initial invasion and where pockets of droid resistance were still based. Encountering several droids along the way, Skywalker and Tano fought their way to the three generators that powered the plasma bridges in the outer sectors and reactivated them. With the bridges enabled, the troop reinforcements and AT-TE walkers were able to move into Resdin. Receiving a distress call from the Sergeant CS-1004, nicknamed "Kano" who he and his squad were under attack from Battle droids, Tano and Skywalker set out to rescue them. During their trek to the courtyard, Tano and Skywalker hijacked a pair of STAP speeders and traveled through a canyon while pursued by droid forces. After defeating their battle droids piloting the STAPs, Tano and Skywalker then finally entered the courtyard and joined with Kano and his squad. After eliminating a number of battle droids, Tano, Skywalker and Clone troopers came upon a tower that was being used as a Confederate command post. While crossing a bridge to reach the tower, Tano and her comrades were attacked by Vulture droid starfighters. During one of the droid's attack runs, Sergeant Kano and his squad were separated from Tano and Skywalker. Despite Tano's wish to rescue the troopers, Skywalker reminded her of their mission, so the two continued on toward the tower. Tano and Skywalker would eventually succeeded in destroying the tower and returned to aid Kano and his troops. After Tano called for a medical evacuation transport, Kano and his squad were ferried out of Resdin in a Republic Gunship.

Later, Tano and Skywalker recieved a distress call from the captive Rex and Sergeant CS-2207, nicknamed "Boomer", they had been held by Bounty hunter Cad Bane in his secret hangar. The two then rushed to the clone's last known location, jumping from pipes, scaffolding, and rubble to traverse a deep canyon. At the mouth of the canyon, Tano and Skywalker were attacked by several IG-100 MagnaGuards. After defeating all of the droids, Skywalker and Tano continued onward to search for Rex and Boomer. Outside of the hangar, Skywalker and Tano were still searching for Rex and Boomer. After fighting through numerous battle droids on a cliffside path, the two heard the sounds of battle coming from within a tunnel. Following the sounds into the hangar, Tano and Skywalker then found Bane, Rex, and Boomer battling waves of droids. Grudgingly deciding to assist the bounty hunter for the sake of the clones, Skywalker and Tano joined the fight. After Skywalker destroyed a tri-droid and ended the Separatist's attempt to advances, Bane then opened fire on the Jedi and clones. However, his blaster fire was deflected by Skywalker, causing the bounty hunter to lose his balance and fall from his perch atop a platform. Tano's master then destroyed the clone's binders, neutralizing Bane's bargaining chips. The two clones took the bounty hunter's blasters from him. With the hangar about to collapse at any second, Bane offered his Telgorn dropship, the Sleight of Hand, to use as an escape ship and the Jedi took him up on his offer. No longer in possession of his weapons, Bane reluctantly agreed to carry the stolen cargo to his ship so that Tano and Skywalker could take it to the Republic for investigation. As the clone went ahead first, Bane, Tano and Skywalker soon followed them.

Arriving at the Sleight of Hand, Bane retrieved a hidden pistol and prepared to kill the Jedi and take the weapon for himself. However, a nearby pile of rubble exploded. Although Skywalker and Tano were occupied with levitating the debris, Bane's firing hand was hit by a piece of wreckage before he could take advantage of the Jedi's distraction. Kul Teska himself blasted out of the wreckage and confronted the group. When the scientist attempted to seize the Core with a grappling hook, Skywalker used the Force to throw it into Bane's ship. Tano pinned Bane beneath a metal slab, preventing him from running off with his ship. An enraged Teska engaged the Jedi, charging at them using the enhanced abilities of his modified pressure suit and firing volleys of missiles from launchers mounted on his back. After Skywalker repeatedly used the Force to redirect his missiles back at him, Teska encased the two Jedi within an energy bubble, incapacitating them. However, before Teska could escape in Bane's ship, Rex and Boomer arrived and confronted Teska until the scientist was eventually forced to issue and ultimatum: either save Tano and Skywalker or kill Teska. As the energy bubble began to close in on Skywalker and Tano, the clones decided to chose to rescue the Jedi. While the clones deactivated the bubble, Teska boarded the Sleight of Hand and escaped with his weapon. Tano then spotted that Cad Bane also escaped, fleeing Ryloth and the Republic forces. Following the knowledge of the Confederacy's new superweapon, Skywalker and Tano contacted Jedi Grand Master Yoda and Generals Windu, Kenobi, Plo Koon, and Kit Fisto on Juma 9. The group was joined by the Jedi Aayla Secura and Luminara Unduli, who had encountered Separatist forces led by Asajj Ventress on the world of Alzoc III, where Bane had stolen the Core from Teska. During the holographic transmission, the Jedi received a distress signal from Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo, who was investigating Confederate activity on Behpour, a planet in the Naboo system. Amidala reported that she had been spotted before her connection was severed. The Jedi prepared to lay siege to Teska's facility on Behpour, from which the scientist had harnessed his gravitic beam to collapse the Naboo sun, with the objective of rescuing the Senator and destroying the Confederate superweapon.

Attack on Behpour
After discovered a Confederacy of Independent Systems's secret weapon, the Republic forces launched a massive attack on a secret Separatists facility on Behpour. As Skywalker and Kenobi sneaked into the droid facility and destroyed the shield generator, allowing the main body of troops, commanded by Mace Windu and Tano, to destroy the main building. After a massive assault, Tano, Windu, Skywalker and Kenobi met up inside the facilities. Windu then ordered Tano and Skywalker to rescue Senator Amidala while he and Kenobi face Sith Lord Count Dooku himself. As Tano and Skywalker then arrived in Teska's room, Skywalker himself would walks into the room while Tano used the force to help Amidala out. However, Tano was failed, Teska spotted Amidala. Tano and Skywalker then engaged Teska himself. As Kenobi and Windu defeated Dooku, Tano and Skywalker had battled and defeated Teska and rescued Senator Amidala before the duel, whom Skywalker informed about a control panel he and Tano passed by on their way. Senator Amidala later sabotaged the weapon via the control panel. In the end, the Jedi escaped with the Senator, leaving Teska and his experiments to die in the burning wreckage of the laboratory.

A Disaster Defeat
"Ahsoka, where are you? Ahsoka, what is your location?''" "About six clicks [sic]'' east, Master. We've engaged the enemy and got them on the run."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano

From the beginning of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY, the Confederacy of Independent Systems established a foothold of strength on the forested planet Felucia in the Outer Rim Territories. Becoming a contested site between the Confederacy and the Galactic Republic, Felucia's state of contention escalated around the first year of the war, when General Grievous, the Dark Acolyte Asajj Ventress, and the Separatist Droid Army initiated an assault on the jungle world to conquer it for the Confederacy. Tano, Skywalker, Kenobi and Another Jedi Knight led an assault to counter the Separatist threat. The Republic forces engaged the Confederate Navy above the planet and began to break-up their advancement. As Kenobi, Skywalker, Clone Marshal Commander CC-2224 and Clone Captain CT-7567 had established cover for the main body of clone troopers by surrounding them with All Terrain Tactical Enforcers. Tano, meanwhile, was assigned to take a pair of AT-TE walkers and a Juggernaut tank on a patrol of the dense jungle, but when she encountered groups of battle droids and Armored Assault Tanks just six kilometers east of the clones' main position, she chose not to return to the besieged clone encampment in the clearing as scheduled. Instead, she led her patrol against the droids, deflecting laser shots with her lightsaber from atop her Juggernaut, while her clone tank gunners concentrated the AT-TE walkers' fire on the droids.

Seeing that the Republic forces had lost much of its reinforcements, Kenobi signaled for an immediate retreat; however, both Kenobi and Skywalker noticed that Tano has been missing. Contacting her through his comlink, Tano revealed that she had engaged another group of battle droids 6 klicks east of the Jedi Masters' location. Kenobi told her that the Republic forces were retreating and she needed to return, which the Togruta Padawan denied and told him that she has broke through the Separatists' defense. However, Skywalker and Kenobi landed their LAAT/i gunships in front of Tano's Juggernaut Turbo Tank, which caused her to shout at Skywalker in dismay. Skywalker then forced her to enter his gunship. As the Republic forces—onboard the LAAT/i gunships—lifted above the ground, the forces within them witnessed the destruction of Tano's Turbo Tank and its reinforcements, which made Tano finally realize her mistakes.

Punishment
"Masters, this incident is my responsibility. Because of Ahsoka's advanced abilities, I forgot how young she is. I gave her more freedom than I should have.''" "''That may be. But it doesn't excuse what happened on Felucia. I think she needs some time away from the battlefield."

- Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu, discussing Tano's punishment.

After leaving Felucia, the Republic forces returned to Coruscant. Inside the Temple's High Council Chamber, Skywalker and Tano stood before Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Yoda. Kenobi had provided the Council information on what Tano had done on Felucia. After Windu informed the Padawan of Kenobi’s information, Windu asked if she agreed with Kenobi's claims. Tano agreed, and told the Jedi Master that she is regretful of her actions and that she was "caught in the moment." Skywalker defended his Padawan by taking the blame for giving Tano too much responsibility; however, Windu dismissed his claim. The Jedi Master then announced that Tano would take time off from the battlefield and become a Archives guard, under the assistance of Jedi Librarian Jocasta Nu. Skywalker and Tano soon left the council chamber and headed for the Archives. Along the way, Tano reflected on her actions and apologized to her Master; however, Skywalker told her that he understood what she was feeling since he was once a struggling Padawan not too long ago. The Jedi Knight soon greeted Nu, who was near her desk outside the main Archives hall. Skywalker introduced Tano to Nu, and told the Jedi Librarian that Tano was to be her new guard officer.

After leaving Skywalker, Nu took Tano on a tour around the Archives. After giving the Padawan the authority to guard the Holocron Vaults, Nu left Tano and departed back to her desk. Upon recognizing a Jedi that she had met in the past, Tano greeted Jedi Master Ord Enisence. However, unbeknownst to her, a female Clawdite bounty hunter had taken the appearance of Enisence to infiltrate the Jedi Temple. Tano began to bother the seemly Jedi, asking if he needed help. The bounty hunter, enraged, told the Padawan to "leave him be". After the Padawan walked away, the bounty hunter uses a computer terminal to secretly provide Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane information about the Jedi Temple, via comlink. As Bane and his Techno-service droid, Todo 360, entered the Jedi Temple through a ventilation vent, Grand Master Yoda continued to feel the intruders through the Force, and soon placed the temple on high alert. While the ongoing events escalated, the elder Jedi Librarian told Tano to remain on guard, while she went to notify everyone that the temple was on high alert.

Nu first went to Enisence ; however, the bounty hunter punched Nu in the face, knocking her unconscious. Yoda contacted Tano, via comlink, and alerted her of the danger. Worried, Tano left the Archives main room and confronted Cato Parasitti who had changed her appearance from Enisence to Nu. Parasitti engaged Tano in a brief lightsaber duel inside the Archives main room but was no match for the Padawan who quickly defeated the Clawdite, knocking her to the ground. Several Jedi&mdash;consisting of Mace Windu, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Aayla Secura, and Kit Fisto&mdash;arrived inside the Archives room. The group arrested the bounty hunter yet noticed that a holocron was missing from the vault. Before the Jedi dismissed the captured bounty hunter, the latter revealed that Cad Bane was about to hunt Jedi Master Bolla Ropal to retrieve the Kyber memory crystal, a crystal that contained a list of potential Force-sensitive younglings throughout the galaxy. Fearing for the future of the Jedi Order, Skywalker suggested that he could rescue the Jedi Master with Tano, and Windu reluctantly agreed.

The Stolen Holocron
"We don't have much time. Hurry it up Jedi, or she dies.''" "''No, Master! Don't do it!"

- Cad Bane, contemplating on the death of Tano.

After leaving Coruscant onboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer, Resolute, Tano joined Skywalker and a clone trooper on the bridge of the cruiser. Admiral Yularen joined the group, who told Skywalker that they have arrived near the navy forces of the ruthless bounty hunter, Cad Bane. Above the planet of Devaron, Republic Star Destroyers engaged Bane's Munificent-class Star Frigates. After witnessing the location of Bane's frigate, Skywalker and Tano joined Rex and his men on the Resolute hangar bay. After Rex revealed that they had no transports to deliver the troops to Bane's frigate, Yularen joined the group and offered his help. Skywalker ordered the latter to activate a few AT-TE walkers that were near them; however, Yularen was not pleased in Skywalker's decision. Determined to use deactivated AT-TE walkers, Skywalker ignored the admiral's claim, and soon activated them with Tano who claimed that her Master was a genius. While both Skywalker and Tano were dressed in pressurized suits, the clone troopers soon climbed onboard the walkers, and were prepared to land on top of Bane's frigate. The Resolute bottom release platform inside the hangar opened, letting the walkers free fall in zero-gravity down to the Munificent-class Star Frigate. B1 battle droids engaged the group, although were defeated by the Republic force. Skywalker ordered his astromech droid, R2-D2, to open the main hatch, which allowed the group to enter the frigate. Upon entering, the group made their way into the bridge. After dispatching more battle droids, neither Ropal or Bane were found. The group soon departed the bridge and entered the detention level. Their search for Ropal soon ended when Tano found his corpse inside a torture room. Unbeknownst to them, Bane had access to the ship's functions through his wrist gauntlet, and soon turned off the lights throughout the frigate. The Republic force soon ventured through the ship, and soon R2-D2 spotted Bane running through a hallway. They caught up to the bounty hunter; however, the latter soon released his battle droid force at the Jedi and clones. Through his wrist gauntlet, the bounty hunter turned off the artificial gravity, which allowed Bane to have the advantage over the Jedi. Tano ordered R2-D2 to reactivate the gravity, and the droid complied.

The holocron, which was out of Bane's possession for a brief time after Skywalker kicked the bounty hunter, was recovered by the mercenary, and soon he fled the area. Not willing to let Bane escape, Tano chased after him without Skywalker's approval. As Tano chased after Bane, Skywalker shouted that they'd take the bounty hunter together, although the Togruta Padawan ignored him. Luring the Padawan to a dead-end corridor, Bane closed the blast door, which blocked Skywalker from helping his Padawan. Bane used his blaster pistol for fire at the young Togruta; however, Tano easily deflected the shot, injuring Bane's right arm. Tano attacked him with her lightsaber, although Bane kicked it from the Padawan's grasp. Using his weapon again, Bane attempted to fire at the weaponless Padawan, but with a quick grab to Bane's left arm, Tano elbowed Bane and flipped him to the ground. Not impressed with the bounty hunter's ability to fight without his weapons, Tano tried to telekinetically retrieve her fallen lightsaber, although Bane tricked the Padawan. Bane reached and grabbed Tano's ankle and activated a paralyzing electric shock, which rendered the Padawan unconscious.

The bounty hunter placed his Jedi hostage in stun cuffs, and began to savor his victory over the Padawan. Pulling off one of her silka bead Padawan braids, Bane attached it to his belt as a trophy. Tano, who told him that she still wasn't impressed, reminded Bane that her master would rescue her. Sensing Skywalker and Tano's strong bond, Bane activated the stun cuff's electric shock through his wrist gauntlet, as a way to increase Skywalker's struggle to rescue his Padawan. A B1 battle droid contacted Bane via comlink, and alerted Bane that an angry Jedi was approaching. Bane activated a ray shield to block Tano from escaping, which proved successful when she attempted to run at the ray shield and just bounced off it. Skywalker entered the room, and soon was greeted by Bane. Seeing his Padawan in grave danger, Skywalker began to be hasty to the bounty hunter; however, Bane told the Jedi Knight that if he pressed a button on his gauntlet, Tano would be sucked out of an airlock. The mercenary gave Skywalker the choice of sacrificing his Padawan, and kill him, or open the holocron. Though Tano feared for her life, she bravely tried to persuade Skywalker not to cooperate with the bounty hunter, thinking that killing Bane and retrieving the holocron was more important than her own life. However Skywalker didn't feel the same way; he cared about Tano more than he cared about the holocron so he chose to open the holocron for the bounty hunter.

Using the Force, Skywalker opened the holocron, and Bane placed the stolen Kyber memory crystal within before holding up the now readable holocron. With Bane distracted for a second, Skywalker telekinetically retrieved both his lightsaber and Tano's. Making quick work of Bane's two B2 super battle droid bodyguards, Skywalker noticed that Bane had opened the airlock, which threatened Tano's life. Skywalker Force pushed a fragment of the droid at the ray shield control and saved Tano, although Bane had escaped the room with the holocron. Both Jedi exited the room, and began to chase after the mercenary, in retaliation. Tano, who had realized that they needed to get off the ship, demanded Skywalker to not chase after Bane, and instead return to Rex and the clones, who were waiting for the Jedi in the frigate's hangar bay. Acknowledging her claim, both soon entered the hangar bay. Noticing that Rex and his men had secured an Sheathipede-class transport shuttle, both ran toward it. Above in the upper-deck level of the hangar, clone troopers Denal and Koho engaged Bane in a brief duel, which cost the lives of both clones. Disguising himself as Denal, Bane entered Skywalker's getaway ship and remanded hidden within the clone trooper armor. Tano, who believed that Bane had died, wanted to retrieve the seemly fallen holocron; however, Skywalker told her that there wasn't any time to do so, because the frigate was tearing itself apart. Returning to the Resolute, Skywalker told Tano that he felt Bane's presence through the Force, although he had seen the bounty hunter fall to his death inside the frigate's hangar bay. Tano asked for her master's forgiveness, allowing herself to take the blame, due to her actions. However, Skywalker insisted that the mission's failure was his fault from "start to finish."

Chasing Cad Bane
"Don't move, sleemo!''" "You aren't the child I was expecting to find." "Obviously." "''You're quite clever, but naive."

- Cad Bane, before engaging Ahsoka Tano in a duel

Through the Force, the Council managed to pinpoint which children Bane would target. Unfortunately, Master Kenobi failed to prevent the bounty hunter from capturing a child on Rodia. Tano and Skywalker, however, were assigned to protect the young Gungan Roo-Roo Page on the planet of Naboo. Bane touched down near Page's home, located in the waterfall–surrounded Jan-gwa city and witnessed a Gungan mother place a small figure in a crib before leaving the room. Believing that she had left behind Page, the bounty hunter entered the nursery and pulled back the blanket, only to find a tooka doll in place of the expected baby. A moment later, Tano burst into the room, lightsaber drawn. Remarking on the Padawan's combination of cleverness and naivety, Bane used his gauntlet's lanyard to ensnare her weapon and pull it away from her. The Duros fired his blaster at Tano, who rolled and ducked behind some furniture. Bane attempted to escape with his rocket boots but was confronted by Skywalker, who jumped and grabbed onto the hunter's boots. With the extra weight, Bane's boosters were disabled, and as the two tumbled onto a roof, the hunter's hat was knocked off. The pair struggled before landing on the ground, and the outmatched Bane looked up to see Tano's lightsaber in his face.

The Duros was placed in binders, and Tano retrieved her Padawan braid jewelry that the hunter had previously taken from her as a trophy. Bane and the Xanadu Blood were taken to the Resolute; the hunter was placed in a shielded holding cell, while his starfighter was examined by the Jedi. Interrogated by Masters Kenobi and Mace Windu, Bane refused to reveal the whereabouts of the kidnapped children and the location of the holocron. The two Masters and Skywalker bound together and employed the Force to compel the strong-minded Bane to lead them to the stolen holocron&mdash;an act that came at the risk of destroying his mind and seemed to disturb Tano. Thrashing from his attempts at resisting the Jedi's influence, Bane eventually promised to take them to the holocron, albeit with the intention of leading them into a trap. The bound bounty hunter was escorted into a waiting T-6 shuttle, where he dictated the coordinates of the deep space Black Stall Station to his accompanying guards&mdash;Kenobi, Windu, and Clone Commander CC-2224, nicknamed "Cody." While the Jedi Masters traveled to Black Stall Station, Skywalker and Tano were left to report to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine; or rather, Tano was made to wait outside the door while the Chancellor conferred with Skywalker. Afterwards, the two Jedi examined Bane's captured ship and by pinpointing where the bounty hunter had refueled, were able to ascertain that he had visited the planet of Mustafar which was several parsecs out of his way. The pair traveled to an installation on the volcanic planet, where they managed to overcome several nanny droids to rescue the two children captured by Bane. Windu and Kenobi on the other hand managed to retrieve the stolen holocron, though it came at the cost of Bane escaping once again.

Attack at Dorin
Around 22 BBY, the first year of the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems built a series of battle droid foundries on the planet Geonosis, the site of the war's opening battle, to expand the lines of its Droid Army. Although the factories were to be kept a secret from the Republic, they were nevertheless discovered by Senator Padmé Amidala, while on a retreat with Senator Rush Clovis of the InterGalactic Banking Clan at Trade Federation Senator Lott Dod's palace on Cato Neimoidia. Amidala secured a disk containing tactical coordinates for the main droid foundry and passed the information on to the Jedi High Council, which looked to invade Geonosis to shut down the foundries. In order to divert the Jedi's attention from striking at Geonosis, the Confederate General Grievous planned an attack on the Republic-loyal planet Dorin , the homeworld of the Kel Dor species and a homeworld of Plo Koon. During the battle, Tano commanded her own starfighter's squadron. By the time the battle was over, the Jedi's squadrons had achieved a number of enemy kills, totaling at least 131 between Skywalker's and Tano's men.

Retaking Geonosis
Tano and her master joined up with Obi-Wan Kenobi after routing the Separatists near Dorin, along with Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi, Commander Cody , Commander Jet and Captain Rex, lead an assault on Poggle the Lesser's new droid factory on Geonosis. After secured a landing zone for Reinforcements, before assaulting the factory, Tano and Skywalker briefed their Clone troopers and later Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee who became a close friend to Tano. The second phase of the battle the Republic forces engaging new advanced separatist tanks to act as a diversion while Tano with Unduli's former Padawan, Barriss Offee, completed their mission of destroying the droid foundry using the underground catacombs made by the Geonosians. The Padawans were followed by one of Geonosians, who soon alerted Poggle of their presence. Poggle ordered the deactivation of the Padawan's detonators, which covered the entire droid foundry generator. While doing so, Poggle also sent a squad of battle droids and super tanks to distract the Padawans. After the two Jedi destroyed all of the droids, Tano suggested that they use the super tank's weapons system to blow up the power generator since the Geonosians took the bombs. She contacted her master, telling him that they were trapped inside. After taking out the power generator, Tano was able to help her master locate Offee and herself by hotwiring a power cell from the tank. Skywalker and Unduli were able to locate the two in time and freed them from the rubble. After rescued Tano and Offee, Skywalker told them to have a rest before another task.

Brain Worms
Tano and Offee later were assigned to lead a supply ship to the Ord Cestus medical station. Since she was not able to sleep, Tano decided to eat with Offee. While they were eating, two clones named Edge and Ox attacked them because they were under control of brain worms. The Padawans took out their lightsabers and defeated them. Then Trap and another clone came to Tano and Offee asking them what was happening. The troopers said that they would keep an eye on Edge and Ox. After realizing what was going on in the ship, Tano and Offee decided to split up and Tano went to talk to Skywalker and Master Fisto. While investigating the ship, Offee walked into a trap laid by the infected troopers and was infected by the worm and then went after Tano. Tano escaped when Offee engaged her and Skywalker advised her that the parasites could be destroyed by cold. Tano ruptured the coolant system aboard the ship, but was then attacked again by Offee. In the midst of the duel, Offee started to regain control of her mind and begged Tano to kill her. Tano refused to harm her due to her attachment to Offee and only killed the worm that was coming out of Offee's mouth. Fisto, Skywalker and reinforcements quickly arrived and told Tano she had managed to stop the infection, though Tano remained conflicted about the choice she made. Tano recognized that if she had failed, the parasite could have spread further, but Skywalker reassured Tano that she did the right thing by following her instincts to save as many lives as possible.

Lightsaber Lost
"Well, I best be getting back to my master before he misses me.''" "Certainly, but first. I need one last favor from you." "Sure! Name it." "''Pass on, what you have learned."

- Ahsoka Tano and Tera Sinube

Later around 22 BBY, When Jedi Master Eeth Koth was captured by General Grievous, Tano was present when the General sent the Jedi a recording of him torturing Koth. Skywalker and Tano were in the slums of Coruscant searching for an arms dealer named Car Affa. They eventually arrived at the bar where he was located, and she was instructed by Skywalker to stand guard outside in case Car Affa were to escape. When patrons stormed out of the bar because of blaster shots and Skywalker's lightsaber, Tano was caught in the middle of the hurried crowd and her lightsaber was snatched by, unbeknownst to her at the time, Bannamu. Having felt unable to tell her master about it, she headed to the Archives in the Jedi Temple for assistance. There, she inquired Jocasta Nu for any sort of help the old Jedi could provide. Though Nu was unable to help, she introduced the Padawan to Tera Sinube, a Jedi Master who possessed vast knowledge of Coruscant’s criminal underworld. After having acquired some information about the thief’s physiology, Sinube located Tano's thief in the archival database, a Patrolian named Bannamu. Although hesitant at first, fearing he might slow her down, Tano allowed Sinube to accompany her in her search for Bannamu.

Back in the slums, they made a stop at Lauli Wahlo's noodle shop to inquire the shop's owner about the location of the Patrolian. After making the Quarren aware that he is dealing with Jedi, Wahlo's friend, Jan Dez, revealed Bannamu's hideout; the Spider Arms Hostel. They both entered the building located Bannamu, only to learn that he had sold Tano's lightsaber to an assassin named Nack Movers. Thus, both Jedi hurried to Movers' apartment, only to find the lock broken and Movers dead. They soon saw a frightened female called Ione Marcy hiding in the apartment, whom asked if the men who killed Movers were gone. Tano searched the bedroom for any of the men who killed Movers, where she was ambushed by another female, bounty hunter Cassie Cryar, who is in possession of Tano's lightsaber. Upon learning that Tano is a Jedi, Cryar made a break for the window and fled by running along the city's rooftops. Tano pursued and contacted Sinube, informing him about the predicament.

Due to the fact that Tano's attacker was a female was inconsistent with Ione's recollection that men had broken into the apartment, coupled with sensing something more than just shock and fear in her, Sinube deduced that Ione was involved in the crime. Meanwhile, Tano began to close in on Cryar on the top of a high building, when Cryar jumped off and landed in Ione's passing speeder. The next morning, Sinube picked up Tano in a police BARC speeder. The two followed the tracking device Sinube had placed on Ione the night before to a train station. Police droids apprehended Ione, but Cryar managed to cut down the two droids about to grab for her and dashed off onto the top of a departing train. Tano ran after her on top of the moving train; they ultimately entered a wagon, where Cryar took a Twi'lek mother and child as hostages, still with Tano's lightsaber in hand, holding it to their throats. When the train arrived at the next station, Cryar attempted to run away again, but Sinube, having gotten to the station first, intercepted her and disarmed her with his own lightsaber, rightfully returning Tano's lightsaber. Later, as Sinube requested that Tano share the lesson she had just learned, she headed to the Jedi Temple and told a small group of younglings how they should never lose their lightsabers as it is both their life and their responsibility.

Skirmish with Pirates
Later Kenobi, Skywalker, and Tano returned to Felucia after losing contact with a medical station near the planet. They crash landed on Felucia and found a seemingly deserted village. While exploring they met four bounty hunters, Sugi, Embo, Seripas and Rumi Paramita. At first the Jedi and bounty hunters were hostile towards each other but then the village leader Casiss stopped them from trying to kill each other. After getting acquainted with the villagers and bounty hunters, Skywalker and Kenobi met an old acquaintance, though hardly a friend, Hondo Ohnaka and his pirate gang. Tano was present when Ohnaka arrived though she hadn't met him before. Kenobi tried to get Ohnaka and the pirates to leave the village in peace but the Weequay wanted to get his hands on the villagers spice harvest for profit. The pirates gave the villagers until morning to prepare the harvest before leaving the village and regrouping with the rest of the pirate forces.

After the pirates left, the Jedi and bounty hunters started to prepare for their return. They tried to train the villagers to fight, with limited success. During the preparations, Tano befriended Seripas who wore a suit of armor to make him look larger and more intimidating than he actually was. She saved his life during the preparation for the pirate attack. He was cutting down a large fungus at the time, and did not realize that it was too heavy for his suit to handle. Tano was able to get him out of the way during the preparations. Tano then told him that just because he did not look tough, it did not mean he could not be tough. Along with the other Jedi and the bounty hunters Tano defended the village from the pirates and eventually they managed to defeat them, forcing them to retreat. Sugi then offered the Jedi a ride in her ship since theirs had been destroyed, which they accepted.

Hunt for Boba Fett
After a young Boba Fett tried to kill Jedi Master Mace Windu who killed Fett's father: Jango Fett. Fett bombed and eventually made the Endurance crashed on Vanqor. with some survivors including Admiral Kilian, Commander CC-6454 and some Clone troopers. Skywalker and Windu went to rescue the survivors but was ambushed and trapped in the wreckage of the Star Destroyer. Skywalker tasked R2-D2 to go to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and ask for help. Tano, Plo Koon and the Wolfpack Clone troopers arrived just in time and rescued Skywalker and Windu and eventually returned to Coruscant. When Fett sent a hologram message showing that he had hostages Tano went with master Koon to track them down. Starting in the under levels of Coruscant the pair had some difficultly getting useful information due to Tano's lack of subtlety.

After arriving at a small diner Master Koon told Tano to stand back and remain subtle while he questioned the barman. Wanting to be useful instead of standing around, she used her Togruta montrals to listen for anything useful and after a while, she finally ended up hearing a conversation involving Aurra Sing. Getting caught while listening in, she and Master Koon were forced to abandon subtlety to get out. After doing so, Koon chided Tano for her unsubtle ways, but she told him that she overheard that Sing and Fett were on Florrum. After arriving on Florrum they received assurance from the pirate gang leader Hondo Ohnaka that he wasn't involved nor would he interfere.

After Koon briefly questioned Sing, Tano cut off her head antenna and held her lightsaber to her throat. That didn't last long and after a brief skirmish Sing ran off with Tano at her heels. Arriving outside Tano took a speeder to chase after Sing, but would have been shot before she could if Ohnaka hadn't stopped his man. After chasing Sing through many canyons she received word from Master Koon, after using Ohnaka to persuade Fett to talk, that the hostages were in the opposite direction. After freeing the hostages from Bossk, Aurra Sing tried to escape on Slave I, but was unsuccessful thanks to Tano's efforts. Afterwards she accompanied Master Koon in bringing Fett and Bossk back to Coruscant to face justice.

Blockade of Pantora
Around 22 BBY, the Trade Federation , another Separatist's allies blockaded Pantora and later Chairman N. Papanoida's daughters were captured by the Federation. The morning after it happened Tano informed Senator Amidala and her master of what had happened. Since the Jedi couldn't officially get involved Tano volunteered to go it alone since Senator Riyo Chuchi was a good friend of hers. When she arrived at Chuchi's office Chuchi introduced her and then informed the chairman that she would be helping in locating his daughters. Taking the news with welcome the chairman assigned Tano and Chuchi with a diplomatic visit to the Trade Federation, thinking that his daughters were on the ship blockading Pantora while he and his son followed their own lead. When they arrived on the Federation ship Chuchi announced to the administrator of a pending alliance between Pantora and the Separatists if it would lift the blockade.

After being shown to their quarters the Tano and Chuchi sneaked out and explored the ship hoping to find the girls. When they made their way into a conference room they hid under a table while listening to a conversation between the captain and the administrator involving the chairman's daughters. Chuchi nearly gave Tano and herself away by gasping forcing the pair to take new hiding spots. When Tano noticed that Chuchi was about to be discovered she used the Force to levitate her out of sight. After avoiding discovery the pair made their way to the detention level to find one of the girls. When they arrived the guard wouldn't let them pass so Tano used a mind trick for the first time. Chuchi almost got left behind because Tano wasn't specific enough. The pair soon found one of the chairman's daughters but were discovered due to listening devices in the halls. After dispatching a group of B2 droids Tano stood back and watched as Chuchi interrogated and then blackmailed the captain into compromise.

Defeating Corruption
After Duchess Satine Kryze made a request to Senator Padmé Amidala for a Jedi Knight, Master Yoda sent Tano to aid Kryze on Mandalore in an undercover mission to expose government corruption. Tano arrived under the guise of being a teacher to Mandalorian students, of which included Kryze's nephew Korkie. After Korkie and his friends discovered that someone had been holding out the food supply in order to boost the black market trade on Mandalore, Tano soon discovered it was Prime Minister Almec, the second most powerful official behind the Duchess. After making that discovery, Tano and the students went to present it discovery to Kryze only to discover that she had been arrested by Almec and imprisoned under false charges of treason.

Tano then came up with the plan to present the students to Almec as prisoners in order to discover Kryze's location. Almec imprisoned the students, but would not reveal Kryze's location to Tano, forcing her to alter her plan. After conversing with the students under the ruse of an interrogation, Tano then used a mind trick to have a guard take her to the Duchess. Upon discovering Kryze, Tano attempted to free her, only to fall into a trap set by Almec. Almec captured Tano and attempt to force Kryze into signing a confession for committing treason. Kryze refused forcing Almec to torture her with a shock collar, followed by Korkie. Tano however managed to free herself and capture Almec using the same shock collar he used on Kryze. After his imprisonment, Kryze revealed that she had planned all along for Tano to discover the corruption in the Mandalorian government.

Visions
Around 21 BBY, Tano returned to Coruscant to report to the High Council of her mission. While Skywalker was moved to commands the Third Legion on the Inner Rim planet Balith, Meanwhile, Tano started to become plagued by visions of Aurra Sing and a potential assassination attempt. Asking Master Yoda for advice on the subject, Yoda advised her to calm her mind use her visions to try and see who was going to be assassinated. It was determined that Senator Padmé Amidala was the target of Aurra Sing. Tano went to Amidala to give her warning of the threat, finding out that Amidala was going to Alderaan at the request of Senator Bail Organa to speak on the war. Seeing Amidala was going to go despite the warning, Tano insisted that she escort her to Alderaan as a part of her security detail, to which Amidala agreed. After arriving on Alderaan, Tano had another vision of Sing, leading her to believe that Amidala was in danger at that very moment. It was however a false alarm as Tano was inexperienced in interpreting dreams.

Tano would have another vision revealing the location of the assassination attempt to be the very room that Amidala was to speak in. Increasing the security, Amidala proceeds to speak at the gathering, during which time Aurra Sing attempts to shoot Amidala. Tano sensing Sing was there, intervened and prevented the shot from being deadly and causing damage only to Amidala's left arm. After a short battle and chase with Sing, Tano lost her and was forced to return to the security team to plan further action. Amidala was set to speak again later and refused to cancel her appearance. That prompted the plan to send a cloaked droid in her place while Amidala spoke remotely from a different location, thought to be secure. During the speaking, Tano sensed that Amidala was still in danger and rushed to the room she was in, barely making it in time to deflect a blaster bolt shot by Sing. Sing would shoot the controls to the room's door to lock the three of them inside. Afterwards Sing would pull out her blasters and proceeded to shoot at Tano, who was desperately trying to keep up with the pace of the shots to protect Amidala. Shortly after Sing began firing, Tano was overwhelmed and hit in the arm, collapsing to reveal Amidala holding a blaster set on stun, shooting Sing with the blaster and stunning her. Amidala's security was able to pry open the door at that point and place Sing under arrest.

After returning to Coruscant with Aurra Sing in custody, Tano revealed that the person who hired Sing was not found out. Yoda then told Tano to use the Force and her instincts to feel who the perpetrator was. After concentrating, Tano could not figure out the identity of who hired Sing, but gave a few details about the who it may be. After hearing the description, Amidala was able to deduce it was Ziro the Hutt. Tano and Skywalker then went to where Ziro was being held to confront him on the charges. Denying them at first, Tano managed to cleverly trick Ziro into confessing by telling him Sing had already told them about the job, to which Ziro furiously got angered at Sing then at Amidala, but unwittingly he confessed his crime to Tano and Skywalker, earning himself an extended stay in prison.

Additional Training
Further into the Clone Wars, Around 21 BBY , Tano was trained in the use of dual weapons , and adopted a greenish-yellow shoto along with her original lightsaber. Tano also received training in Ataru and was learning Djem So under her Master. Skywalker also gave her training in the early levels of Niman as an exercise, as well as engaging in numerous hours of quarterstaff training to prepare her for opponents wielding saberstaffs. Tano and Skywalker then entered the Senate Building.

Enters the Politics
"Your friend is a Separatist? One of Dooku's pawns?''" "''The Separatists used to be a part of the Republic. I was close with many of the senators who left. I may not agree with them, but they're more than pawns."

- Tano and Amidala, on Senator Mina Bonteri of the Separatist Parliament

As the Galactic Senate debated on borrowing financial loans from the InterGalactic Banking Clan to fund the creation of more clone troopers, Tano had difficulty understanding the politics of the war. Hence, Anakin Skywalker left her with Senator Amidala, hoping that a lesson in politics would reassert Tano's belief in the righteousness of the Republic's cause. Contrary to Skywalker's wishes, Amidala had other plans and eventually sought to use Tano to further her agenda to broker a peace treaty with the Separatists.

After the Galactic Senate passed a law to make it illegal to hold official meetings with the Separatists so as to not legitimize their rebellious movement, Amidala took advantage of Tano's Jedi status in order to travel to the neutral world of Mandalore. From there, Tano and Amidala boarded a ship en-route to the Separatist world of Raxus. Upon their arrival, the pair met with Mina Bonteri, an old mentor to Amidala and a member of the Separatist Parliament. While Amidala spoke with Bonteri about ending the war through peaceful negotiations, Tano met Bonteri's son, Lux. After a short talk about their differences, both took a liking to each other. When Bonteri put opening negotiation with Chancellor Palpatine on the floor of the Separatist Parliament, the motion was passed by majority vote. Tano and Senator Amidala returned to Coruscant to relay the news to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine so that the Galactic Senate could have the opportunity to vote on ending the war as well. Just before the Republic senators could vote on the issue, however, Coruscant was unexpectedly struck by a surprise attack. Demolition droids managed to destroy the planet's power core, thus shutting down all electrical systems planet-wide, which in turn led to widespread panic, confusion and chaos.

Once it was confirmed as a Separatist attack, the Galactic Senate canceled the vote and many senators motioned to redirect corporate economic assets to bolster the Republic war funds to create additional clone troopers. After the session concluded, Skywalker took his apprentice back from Amidala, and expressed deep disappointment in Tano for engaging in a dangerous and illegal activity that violated Republic law. Although Tano tried to defend her actions by pointing out Skywalker's own unorthodox tactics, her Master dismissed her argument and stated that she went too far by meeting with Separatists in secret. Although she considered that her actions may have crossed the line, Tano commented that politics were not as black-and-white as she once thought.

Mysterious on Mortis
"There are many contradictions in you. And in him. Be warned, you may never see your future if you remain his student! Leave this planet!"

- Ahsoka Tano, a vision of her older self warning her to leave Anakin Skywalker before it is too late.

In 21 BBY, a mysterious message containing a 2000-year old Jedi distress code was sent to the Jedi Temple from far beyond the Outer Rim. Tano, Skywalker and Kenobi were sent to discover the exact origin of the transmission. Aiding in the search was Skywalker's clone Captain Rex, who remained aboard an heavily fortified Republic Venator-class Star Destroyer. Although both parties made it to the rendezvous point, the Jedi were unable to perceive the clone or his cruiser; Rex likewise could not see the Jedi's Eta-class shuttle. At that moment, the Jedi vessel's power and communication systems deactivated as an irresistible force pulled the shuttle into a gigantic crystal-shaped structure; the entire ordeal rendered all three Jedi unconscious. Upon regaining consciousness, the Jedi trio awoke within their shuttle's cockpit to find themselves located on an unknown planet. As they survey the landscape of the planet, a world unbound by the laws of nature and extremely radiant in the Force, the Jedi encountered a mysterious female being known as the "Daughter"&mdash;the physical representation of the light side of the Force. Despite her apparent interest in Skywalker and knowing nothing about her, the Jedi had no alternative other than to accept the Daughter's offer to introduce them to her "Father" &mdash;the paragon of balance and order within the Force. But while following the Daughter on a cliff path, a rock slide was intentionally caused by an unknown assailant, thus blocking the path and leaving Tano and Kenobi separated from Skywalker and the Daughter. When the Daughter left to confront their mysterious attacker, Skywalker chose to follow her while Tano and Kenobi returned to their damaged shuttle in the hopes of repairing their communication systems in order to call for help. Managing to return to the crash site by nightfall, Tano and Kenobi discovered that their shuttle had disappeared. They were then immediately confronted by the "Son"&mdash;brother to the Daughter and the dark side of the Force personified. When the Son asked if Skywalker truly was the Chosen One, Tano and Kenobi drew their lightsabers, believing the dark figure to be a Sith Lord; the Son easily disarmed the two Jedi of their weapons. Before departing, he warned them to take shelter in a nearby cave in order to avoid the lightning from the oncoming storm.

While sleeping inside the cave, Tano was awakened by the sound of her own voice. She then saw a vision in the form of her future self, an older Ahsoka Tano who sought to warn her younger self about the great danger that Anakin Skywalker posed due to his gradual succumbing to the dark side. Before vanishing, the older Tano gave a cryptic warning to the younger version of herself, insinuating that Tano's future might never come to pass as long as she remained at her master's side. When Skywalker confronted the Father, he was later tested in order to discover if he truly was the Chosen One. To accomplish that, the Father used his children to capture Tano and Kenobi. While Kenobi was restrained by the Daughter, Tano was helpless and at the mercy of the Son. The Father then tried to force Skywalker to choose who would live and who would die between the two. Skywalker, unwilling to sacrifice his former master or his Padawan, utilized the Force in a attempt to bring the Son and the Daughter onto their knees in submission; Tano's master succeeded and in doing so, demonstrated his ability to create and maintain balance between the two conflicting sides of the Force. But rather than remain on Mortis to complete his destiny, Skywalker opted to leave with Tano and Kenobi and leave Mortis via their recovered shuttle.

The Son, on the other hand, was unwilling to allow the Chosen One to leave without first converting him to the Dark side of the Force. Appearing aboard the shuttle, the Son grabbed Tano and forced her to leave the shuttle with him, taking her to his tower in the full knowledge that Skywalker would pursue them. While chained in her prison cell and attempting to free herself, Tano was approached by a diminutive and seemingly harmless creature. Although it tried to delve into Tano's innermost thoughts and fears, she remained firmly attached to the belief that her master would rescue her at any cost. Although the creature helped Tano to escape from her chains, it tried to convince her to forget about Skywalker. When Tano made it clear that she would not willingly turn against her master, the creature sunk its teeth into Tano's arm. As she swiftly fell unconscious, the creature revealed itself to be the Son in disguise. Lacking the necessary time to seduce the young Jedi into voluntarily descending into darkness, the Son chose instead to force the dark side onto Tano by infecting her with its taint. Tano was utterly helpless against the power of the dark side; its effects physically and psychologically corrupted her into a hateful being with a bloodlust for battle and an unbreakable sense of loyalty to the Son. Meanwhile, Skywalker succeeded in scaling the Son's tower, only to find his apprentice waiting for him. Although initially relieved to be reunited with Tano, Skywalker became uncomfortable as he noticed an undeniable change in her personality. Tano, deeply immersed in the power of the dark side, increasingly gave in to her subconsciously suppressed fears and resentments. It was then that she finally revealed her own frustrations with Skywalker, judging her master to be overly critical and constantly unsatisfied with Tano as his Padawan. Skywalker tried to convince Tano to return to the light, but she refused, declaring her loyalty to the Son and the cause of the dark side for the greater good of the galaxy. With that, Tano issued her master an ultimatum&mdash;join the Son and embrace the dark side by killing her or refuse and die by the hand of his own apprentice. When Skywalker declined to fight or harm his student, Tano responded accordingly, activating her lightsaber and charging her master in a frenzied craze. Tano seized the offense by unleashing a barrage of saber strikes at her master, who maintained a defensive stance so as to prevent her from killing him without harming Tano in the process. During the fight, Tano revealed some of her hidden feelings of bitterness and annoyance toward Skywalker, particularly her hatred at being called "Snips" by her master. Even with the intervention of Kenobi, who had originally arrived at the tower alongside the Daughter to confront the Son, Tano confidently welcomed the challenge and activated her shoto in order to take the offensive against the two Jedi with both of her sabers. Unable to overcome Tano without hurting her, Kenobi revealed that the Daughter helped him to acquire a dagger that could kill the Son. Realizing the new threat that the Jedi posed to the Son, Tano increased her attacks, attempting to retrieve the dagger.

At the same time, the Son and the Daughter fought each other in the tower's throne room. Their battle, however, was brought to an unexpected end by the Father, who used his power to cast both of them out into the courtyard. Tano broke off her own engagement with Skywalker and Kenobi to watch as the Son rose to rid himself of the Father once and for all. As the Son assaulted his Father with a powerful barrage of Force lightning, Tano smirked approvingly while the Son denounced the Father as weak and meaningless. As the dark side grew greater in power, the Son overcame and brought the Father to his knees by increasing his lightning attacks. Seizing the moment of distraction, Kenobi tossed the dagger to Skywalker so he could kill the Son from behind. However, Tano intercepted the dagger before her master could catch it and swiftly made her way to the Son's side. With the Father defeated and the others powerless to do anything, the Son gloated about how everything had worked perfectly in accordance with his plans. When he commanded Tano to hand over the dagger, she complied with hesitation, ignoring her master's final attempt to urge her to resist the dark side. No longer seeing any further use for her, the Son thanked Tano before draining the life force from her body, thus leaving her on the brink of death. Although the Son intended to use the dagger to kill his Father, he inadvertently stabbed the Daughter in the back when she used her body to shield their Father. Horrified at having murdered his sister whom he still loved, the Son flew off in a rage. Skywalker begged the Father to save Tano before it was too late. With the Father's help, Skywalker acted as a conduit to transfer the last of the Daughter's life force into Tano, thus bringing Skywalker's Padawan back from the brink of death and purging her of the darkness that the Son had infected her with. As a side effect, Tano retained no memory of her brief conversion to the dark side. With no other option, the Jedi left the Father to grieve over the loss of the Daughter while they returned to their shuttle so that they could flee from Mortis and the Son.

As Tano attempted to repair the shuttle for their escape from Mortis, Kenobi and Skywalker debated on whether or not they should leave before defeating the Son, due to the great threat that he posed in his utterly corrupt condition. Skywalker made the decision to confront the Son, and shortly after Kenobi pursued his former student, only to discover that Skywalker had willingly embraced the dark side and joined the Son out of necessity. After vaguely describing the visions of the future that led him to make his decision, Skywalker and the Son headed toward the shuttle with the intention of leaving Mortis in order to alter Skywalker's Sith destiny. Kenobi urgently contacted Tano and ordered her to abandon the shuttle, but not before rendering its engines useless. Although initially dismayed at having to undo her hard work, Ahsoka complied when Kenobi revealed that Skywalker was heading to her location and had given himself over to the Dark side of the Force. Despite her initial shock at the revelation of her master's descent into darkness, Tano discreetly exited the shuttle to put distance between herself and her corrupted master. It did not take long for Skywalker to realize that his own Padawan had sabotaged his efforts to escape from Mortis. In order to prevent the possibility of Kenobi and Tano receiving any further help from the Father, the Son left Skywalker to retrieve the dagger from his sister's tomb. It was then that the Father used the window of opportunity to wipe out Skywalker's memories of the visions that he saw, thus restoring Tano's master to the light side for the time being.

Tano and Kenobi rejoined Skywalker and the Father at the monastery where they were confronted by the Son once more. Rejecting his Father's final plea for him to turn back from the dark side, the Son fought and easily overpowered his opponents, countering their attacks and retaliating with his own considerable power. The fight came to an unexpected end, however, when the Father turned the dagger on himself. He sacrificed himself to prevent the Son from stealing his power, and at the same time robbed the Son of his own powers. The Son, shocked and defenseless, failed to prevent Skywalker from fatally impaling him with a lightsaber blade through the chest. With all three incarnations of the Force destroyed, the realm of Mortis was destroyed in a burst of light. Upon awakening, Tano, Skywalker and Kenobi found themselves once more in their shuttle, floating in space. At that moment, they were contacted by Captain Rex and were confused to discover that only a moment had passed since they lost all power and communication. To them, the time they had spend on Mortis had been considerably longer. Although still somewhat confused by their entire ordeal, Tano and her fellow Jedi completed their rendezvous with the Republic Star Destroyer.

The Citadel
"Whether you were meant to be on this mission or not, you are now the most important part of it."

- Even Piell telling Tano of her importance as the carrier of his information before he dies.

After Jedi Master Plo Koon's conference regarding a vital mission, Tano was dismayed to learn from her master, Skywalker, that she would not be participating in the rescue of Master Even Piell. Skywalker, having judged the risk factors to be too great had decided not to risk his apprentice's life on the dangerous mission. While Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi's clone troopers prepared to be frozen in carbonite in order to sneak into the Citadel undetected, Tano confided in Master Plo Koon in regards to her master's decision, believing that the risk of her own life should be left up to her rather than Skywalker. As soon as R2-D2's Class Type B escort shuttle  passed through the blockade surrounding Lola Sayu, Skywalker and Kenobi discovered that Tano had smuggled herself into the group by having herself frozen last, though she claimed to having been assigned to the team by Master Koon. Although he was displeased at having been disobeyed by his own student, Skywalker grudgingly allowed Tano to accompany the group. After painstakingly climbing up a hazardous cliff, the group's progress was suddenly halted; their only entrance into the Citadel was guarded by a ray-shield. Being the smallest member of the group, Tano was the only one who was able to crawl into ventilation system, thus allowing her to deactivate the shield from within the base. Once inside, Tano and her companions were able to track down Master Piell, who had been held in a detention cell with Captain Wilhuff Tarkin and several clones. Since the information about the coordinates of the Nexus Route had been divided between the Jedi Master and his captain, it was decided that the group would be broken in two to lessen the chances of both halves falling into Separatist hands. Tano accompanied her master and Captain Tarkin, along with ARC troopers Echo and Fives, and a few other clones. The two groups planed to rendezvous at the shuttle where R2-D2 awaited them.

While Kenobi and Piell led their group in a different direction, Skywalker's team decided to make use of the Citadel's ancient tunnel system in order to avoid the Separatist garrison forces as much as possible. While Skywalker protected the team from behind, Tano was tasked with leading the group forward, a decision that was not met with Captain Tarkin's approval. As they navigated their way further through the tunnels, Tano became the object of open criticism and condensation by Tarkin. Notwithstanding reassurances from Captain Rex, who possessed faith in Tano's skills due to his previous assignments with her, Tarkin remained unconvinced that a mere child was fit to see the mission through to a successful conclusion. Despite that, however, Tarkin did not mind confiding in Tano about his personal admiration for the Citadel's infrastructure and exceptional defense system. Tano was disturbed that the captain could take a liking to a place that she found apprehension, but Tarkin chided her for being short-sighted and pointed out that their entire ordeal was evidence that the Citadel was a highly strategic advantage to who ever possessed the facility. His only regret was that it fell under the control of Separatist traitors, rather than the Galactic Republic. Aside from finding Tarkin's assessment to be unsettling, she even more shocked when her master voiced his agreement with Tarkin's opinion. Soon afterward, however, the group is halted by what appears to be a dead end. As a trio of super battle droids, including commando droids armed with energy shields, assault the group, Skywalker demanded to know why Tano had halted the group's advance. When Tano stated their was a huge wall blocking their progress, she inadvertently hinted to her master that she had lied about being assigned to the mission, as Skywalker reasoned that Master Koon would have informed Tano that part of the plan was to blow up the wall with thermal detonators. Seizing an opportunity, Tano made use of the thermal detonators to destroy both the wall and the battledroids. Although Tano and her team were able to link up with Kenobi and his group at the rendezvous point, they found themselves surrounded by droid forces under the command of Osi Sobeck, the sadistic warden of the Citadel. Their efforts to escape from the planet met with failure, and although they escaped with little casualties, Echo perished in a failed attempt to prevent the destruction of their shuttle. With their only means of escape destroyed, the Jedi Council was forced to launch a secondary rescue operation, one based on force rather than stealth.

With a new set of coordinates donating the location where they would be picked up, Tano and the group made their way across hostile territory as stealthily as possible. During that time, Tano began voicing her dislike for Captain Tarkin and wondered why Master Piell would share half of the Nexus Route information with him. Skywalker was quick to come to Tarkin's defense, stating that Tarkin was disillusioned with the Jedi Order because of how the Jedi Code restricts the Jedi from doing whatever is necessary to win the Clone Wars. Tano dismissed Tarkin's views, a sentiment shared by Kenobi, but Skywalker retorted that, regardless of a difference of opinion, Tarkin was a good and capable Republic officer. When they were attacked by a group of Anoobas, accompanied by squad of STAP-mounted droids, Tano and Piell became separated from the others as they fought for their lives against several enemy units. Just as the fight was won, however, Piell was suddenly attacked and mauled by an Anooba. Tano tried to save the Jedi Master, but was too late as Piell's wounds were fatal. Near death, Piell entrusted Tano with his half of the Nexus Route coordinates, despite Tano's confession to lying about being assigned to the mission. His final order was that Tano not share the information with anyone else except the Jedi Council. When Piell died, Tano carried his small corpse on her shoulder as the rest of the group watched on in silence. In spite of being pressed for time, the group held a brief ceremonial funeral to honor the fallen Jedi Master. Upon reaching the pickup zone, Tano and the others found themselves beset by more Separatist droids, personally led by Commander Sobeck. During the fight, After Fives shot Sobeck off of his STAP, Tano watched as Tarkin, armed with an E-5 blaster rifle, approached the warden. With his enemy defenseless and at his mercy, Tarkin seized the opportunity to execute the psychotic Phindian with a single shot to the chest, only for Sobeck to dodge the blast and swiftly pounce on the captain. Enraged, Sobeck declared that if he could not get the Nexus Route information, then he would see it destroyed along with Tarkin. Tano, however, managed to save Tarkin's life just in time by running Sobeck through the chest with her lightsaber, instantly killing him in the process. Despite his earlier reservations about the young Jedi officer, Tarkin gratefully thanked Tano for saving his life and also complimented Skywalker on training Tano so well. Just as more droid reinforcements arrived, a pair of Republic gunships, personally led by Jedi Masters Plo Koon and Kit Fisto, arrived to rescue Tano and her group. After boarding one of the gunships, the group was hurriedly returned to one of the Republic Star Destroyers. Once safely aboard, the Star Destroyers returned to Coruscant, thus completing the rescue mission with success.

Upon returning to the Galactic Capital, Tano and the group arrived at the Jedi Temple where they were greeted by Council members Master Yoda and Master Mace Windu, as well as an escort detail of clone troopers. After lamenting on the loss of Master Even Piell, Yoda intended to brief both Tarkin and Tano since each one possessed half of the information on the Nexus Route coordinates. However, Tarkin respectfully refused to comply with the Council and stated that his orders were to bring his half of the information to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Tano retaliated by stating that Master Piell's last order was to not share her half of the information with anyone other than the Jedi Council, and thus made it clear to Tarkin that the Chancellor would not receive the complete Nexus Route information. Due to the obvious stalemate situation, Yoda assured everyone that he and the Chancellor would work together on how best to handle the dilemma. Before leaving to attend to other matters, Skywalker still suspected that his apprentice not only disobeyed him, but also lied about being assigned to the mission. Thus, he personally confronted Plo Koon and asked if the Jedi Master was responsible for attaching Tano to the team. Although he was clearly aware of Tano had lied to her own master, Master Koon decided to cover the young Jedi's deception by stating that he did send her with the rescue team. As Koon escorted Tano away from the suspicious gaze her master, Tarkin congratulated Skywalker, to which the Jedi Knight gladly appreciated, thus solidifying their new-found friendship.

Missing at Felucia
After the defeat at Felucia in 22 BBY, But despite becoming a Separatist stronghold, Felucia remained a contested site for much of the war, with its native Felucian farmers attempting to stay out of the conflict. Around 21 BBY, the Republic was able to re-establish a presence on Felucia when Skywalker and Tano returned with a clone trooper detachment from the Wolfpack, mounting a ground campaign against Grievous's forces. As General Koon and Commander Wollfe led the Wolfpack in a direct assault on the enemy's position, Tano and a squad of clone troopers attacked from behind the outpost. But as Tano's team prepared to scaled the wall, she was ambushed and shocked into unconsciousness by a stun net. In the midst of the battle, the clones failed to notice that their Jedi officer had been abducted by a Trandoshan hunter.

Hunted on Wasskah
"When I was out there, alone, all I had was your training and the lessons you taught me. And because of you, I did survive. And not only that, I was able to lead others to survive as well."

- Ahsoka Tano, to Anakin Skywalker after the skirmish on Wasskah

Tano later awoke inside of Trandoshan transport, kidnapped, disarmed and locked in a cage. Through a fellow prisoner, Tano discovered how she and the other captives were to be hunted for sport by the Trandoshans. Garnac, the leader of the Trandoshan hunting party, decided to reserve Tano as a special prey for his son, Dar, who eagerly sought the opportunity to hunt and kill a Jedi. Once the transport arrived at the Trandoshan moon of Wasskah, Tano and the prisoners were taken to Island Four where they were released into the jungle as prey for the Trandoshan hunters. Although some of the prisoners were almost immediately gunned down by the hunters, Tano was saved by the assistance of three adolescent prisoners, Kalifa, Jinx and O-Mer, all of whom had once been Jedi younglings prior to their capture and imprisonment on Wasskah. Tano was initially relieved to discover the Force-sensitive trio, but was also dismayed to learn that the harsh experiences they endured on the island had turned them into strict survivalists. Though Tano herself was an exception as a Jedi, and thus worth the risk of death, the three former younglings had no interest or desire to help any of the other prisoners. Unlike the others, Tano scoffed at the thought of hiding in fear for the rest of her life. As such, she took action by ambushing a lone hunter. Her actions were sufficient enough to motivate the younglings to take action as well. But years of being hunted like animals caused Kalifa to unleash her anger by nearly Force Choking the hunter to death. Tano persuaded Kalifa to resist the dark side of the Force, but in sparing the Trandoshan, their lives were all placed in jeopardy when the hunter called for help. After escaping from the hunters once again, Kalifa confessed her resurgent sense of hope through Tano, an advanced learner in the Force who could help the younglings in rediscovering the Jedi ways. Tano knew that any hope for survival depended on neutralizing the hunters and thus, drawing on her military experience, she devised a plan to retaliate against the hunters. Before they could execute their plan, however, Dar attacked Tano and Kalifa. During the fight, Kalifa was injured, but Tano managed to kill the young Trandoshan hunter. Enraged at the death of his son, Garnac opened fire from a distance and managed to fatally wound Kalifa. In the last moments of her life, Kalifa implored Tano to save Jinx and O-Mer, to which Tano mournfully complied. With Kalifa dead, Tano retreated to find the last two remaining younglings.

Despite the loss of Kalifa, Tano decided to set her plan into motion, and thus enlisted the help of her remaining youngling allies. Hence, Tano, Jinx and O-Mer became focused on capturing the HCT-2001 Dragonboat-class freighter, the Trandoshan cruiser that transported the prisoners to Wasskah, in the hopes of utilizing the vessel to escape from the moon. Tano and the younglings ultimately succeeded in their objective, albeit with some difficulty from the Trandoshans. Shortly after the cruiser was destroyed, however, the trio discovered a lone Wookiee prisoner named Chewbacca who survived the crash. Though their escape attempt had failed, Chewbacca announced that he could contact his nearby homeworld Kashyyyk for assistance, but only by salvaging necessary components from the ship's wreckage in order to construct a transmitter. Tano and Chewbacca stealthily returned to the cruiser, which was, however, being patrolled and guarded by a sniper after the Trandoshans became aware of the younglings' new-found sense of boldness. While O-Mer and Jinx ambushed the sniper, Tano and Chewbacca completed their objective. Afterward, the sniper was overwhelmed and subdued by the combined might of the three Jedi, augmented by Chewbacca's strength as a Wookiee. The transmitter failed to work properly at first, however, and Jinx, who had grown angry and impatient, suggested using their captive to lure down and hijack a hunting pod, which they could then use to reach the Ubrikkian floating fortress and kill the remaining Trandoshans. Tano tried to caution the impulsive younglings by imploring them to have patience, but Jinx and O-Mer refused to heed her advice. Unwilling to leave the younglings, Tano accompanied the younglings with Chewbacca at her side. Tano, Chewbacca, Jinx and O-Mer managed to capture a hunting pod. Although they reached the hunters' base ship, they failed to prevent the guard from warning his fellow hunters. In spite of their best efforts, the group was overpowered after a short but vicious fight. At that moment, however, a small armed force of Wookiee warriors, led by General Tarfful, attacked the base with the assistance of bounty hunters Sugi and Seripas. Relieved to realize that their transmitter successfully sent a distress call to Kashyyyk, Tano and Chewbacca pressed the attack against the remaining Trandoshans. As the firefight intensified, the last of the hunters were killed while Garnac perished at Tano's hand. Shortly afterward, the Jedi parted ways with Chewbacca, who returned with his fellow Wookiees to Kashyyyk.

Tano fulfilled her promise to Kalifa and brought Jinx and O-Mer with her to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Her master, Anakin Skywalker, was among the first to welcome her back. Although he was visibly elated to see his apprentice alive and unharmed, Skywalker blamed himself for his inability to protect her. Tano relieved her master by expressing gratitude to him. The entire ordeal on Wasskah was a revelation to Tano. Without Skywalker's training and methods, however unorthodox and even brutal, Tano would never have survived against a group of merciless and savage hunters. For the first time, she truly realized just how much she benefited from being the apprentice of the Chosen One. With a new-found sense of mutual respect, the apprentice and her master bowed to each other, relieved to be reunited once more.

The Water War
In 21 BBY, an ocean planet of Dac was erupted into a civil war between the Mon Calamari and the Quarren back by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The Republic attempted to diffuse the tensions on Dac through diplomacy through Senator Padmé Amidala and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who had been sent to monitor the negotiations between the Mon Calamari and the Quarren. Amidala's inability to resolve the crisis through peaceful methods was taken advantage of by Riff Tamson, the Separatist commander sent to represent the mutual interests of the Confederacy and the Quarren. After merely entertaining the notion of diplomacy, the Quarren—aided by Separatist military might—launched a surprise attack on the Mon Calamari. In response to the aggressive actions of the Quarren, the Jedi Council dispatched an armed force of Clone SCUBA troopers , led by General Kit Fisto and Tano but despite the addition of clone troopers and a desperate call on the assistance of Gungan warriors, Tamson proved to be an efficient commander who specialized in aquatic warfare. With the defeat and enslavement of the Mon Calamari, the surviving Jedi officers and Republic soldiers, including Captain Gial Ackbar, were taken as prisoners of the Separatists. Tano was able to avoid capture, only to find herself stranded on Dac with the sole responsibility of protecting Prince Lee-Char, the deposed monarch of the Mon Calamari.

Tano and Lee-Char knew that they outnumbered the Separatists, decided to try and rally his people. So Tano and the Prince decided to infiltrate one of prisoner camps to find Captain Ackbar. Tano and Lee-Char were able to get in. Tano and Lee-Char then met with Clone Commander Monnk who took them to a injured Captain Ackbar and Senator Meena Tills. Tano and the Prince were able to convince them to get their forces ready if Nossor Ri and the Quarren decided to join them. Aqua droids then found them. Tano drew her lightsabers, but Lee-Char told her to hold her blades. Tano and Lee-Char were then taken to the throne room where Tamson and Nossor Ri decided to have Lee-Char be publicly executed to destroy any hope for the Mon Calamari. Tano was then taken to the execution where she stood by her fellow Jedi and prisoners. Just as Tamson's soldiers were able execute Lee-Char, Nossor Ri and the Quarren rose up against Tamson. The Quarren gave Tano her lightsabers back and she then freed her fellow Jedi from the Eel cages. After Tamson and his forces were defeated, Tano, along with her fellow Jedi, attended Prince Lee-Char's Coronation and installation as 83rd King of Mon Calamari.

The Shadow War
During the Clone Wars, the planet Umbara and its native Umbaran people were loyal to the Galactic Republic, being represented in the Galactic Senate by Senator Mee Deechi, a militarist politician who supported expansions for the Grand Army of the Republic. However, around 21 BBY, the second year of the war, Deechi was murdered by a fellow senator, Lolo Purs, who sought to cover her tracks as the culprit of the poisoning of Senator Onaconda Farr. The Umbarans subsequently withdrew their support of the Republic and allied themselves with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, bringing their advanced combat technology to the Separatists. As a result, the Republic and the Jedi Order launched a campaign to retake Umbara. Tano alongwith Offee were assigned to break to Confederate blockade, and was success; Other Jedi Generals to land on Umbara.

Enslavement of Togrutan
Ten rotations after Master Yoda's last communication with Togrutan Governor Roshti Tano along with her master, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Captain Rex landed on the planet. Tano, and the others then moved out on their BARC speeders to explore the colony. Tano thought it was strange that there were no colonists around. Tano and the other BARC Speeder riders were then attacked by commando droids on Flitknot speeders. After defeating the biker droids, Tano and the others then finished off the AATs. Tano and the rest of their forces then surrounded the Separatist headquarters situated in the Governor's tower. After the separatist commander, Darts D'Nar , contacted them, Tano was curious as to why her master despised the Zygerrian. Kenobi told her that Skywalker and his mother were sold into slavery by the Hutt clans. Tano told Kenobi that she would keep an eye on him. Kenobi told Tano and Skywalker to look for the colonist while he negotiated with D'Nar. As Kenobi negotiated with D'Nar, he kept his com link to them on so they could listen in to him and D'Nar. Tano, at first, did not believe in D'Nar's threat about bombs in city. After D'Nar set one off, Tano and her master then took a couple of AT-RTs and went to disarm the bombs.

Tano and Skywalker were able to diffuse the bombs. When they got to the last two, Tano accidentally triggered the bombs timer. Tano and Skywalker then came under fire from Sniper droids. Tano and Skywalker were then able to take out the droids and diffuse the last two bombs. Tano and Skywalker then pursued D'Nar to his ship, the Tecora. They were able to use their AT-RTs to jump on to D'Nar's ship. After her master sliced one of the engines, crippling the ship, D'Nar opened the ship's doors and unleashed one of his pets, the Blixus upon Tano and Skywalker. During the fight with the Blixus, Tano accidently aggravated the beast causing it to lash out. Skywalker then ordered her to stabilize the ship. Tano made her way up the control room and succesfully stabilized the ship before being confronted by D'Nar weilding an electrowhip. Tano was able to subdue D'Nar. After her master defeated the Blixus, they interrogate D'Nar about the colonists. Tano was shocked by Skywalker's method, but was successful in learning of the colonists' whereabouts. When Kenobi and Skywalker contacted the Jedi council, they were informed by Admiral Yularen that the entire colony had disappeared. Tano said that it was impossible since they were her people.

Zygerria and Kadavo
Together with Skywalker, Kenobi and Rex, Tano went undercover to Zygerria. She disguised herself as a slave while Skywalker, Kenobi and Rex disguised themselves as slavers. While in the market she stopped Atai Molec, the Prime Minister of Zygerria from whipping a slave , inadvertently leading Skywalker to an audience with Queen Miraj Scintel. Skywalker presented her to the Queen as a slave he had taken from Bruno Denturri. The Queen expressed interest in Tano and after her slave girl committed suicide, was willing to buy her from Skywalker. Hoping to gain the queen's trust, Skywalker presented Tano to her as a gift. Later, during the slave auctions Kenobi was presented as a slave up for auction. Wanting Skywalker to prove his motivations, she instructed him to whip Kenobi. However, R2-D2 shot out their lightsabers and Skywalker and Kenobi attacked the guards. Tano, still in the Queen’s box, subdued Molec and used her lightsaber to disable the rest of the guards. She tried to subdue the Queen but the Queen activated the shock collar she was wearing as a slave and knocked her out. After Rex, Kenobi and Skywalker were subdued; the Queen sent Rex and Kenobi to the processing plant on Kadavo and locked Ahsoka in a cage suspended from the palace. The Queen used them as leverage to ensure Skywalker’s cooperation. While caged, Molec taunted Tano, gloating that once Skywalker was tamed, Ahsoka would be his. In response she used the Force to push him off the ledge, almost sending him falling to his death. In retaliation, Molec shocked her multiple times with the shock collar. Later, after Skywalker escaped from the guards with the help of R2-D2 he came to rescue Tano. While he went to go rescue the Queen from Dooku, Tano readied the ship to pull them out. She picked up Skywalker and the Queen and proceeded to fly with Skywalker to Kadavo.

Tano and Skywalker then called for reinforcement from Plo Koon, before attacking the Kadavo slave processing facility. While Skywalker went to disable the guns that were preventing Plo Koon from approaching the facility, Tano went to go aid the Togrutas. The walls in their cells were electrified and the floor was retracting sending a few of them falling to their deaths. Once the guns were disabled Tano suggested that the cruiser be flown under the facility so that the Togrutas could escape onto the ship. Realizing that there was no way to get the Togrutans to the landing platform Admiral Coburn managed to maneuver the ship under the facility as per Tano’s instructions. Tano helped the Togrutas reach the ship safely and departed with them back to Coruscant. Back on Coruscant, Governor Roshti congratulated Tano on helping save her people from the Zygerrians. Tano commented that the entire affair would strengthen the people of Kiros and was glad when Governor Roshti said they would join the Republic.

Peace Conference
Tano then accompanied Senators Bail Prestor Organa of Alderaan, Mon Mothma of Chandrila led by Padmé Amidala of Naboo and R2-D2 to the first Peace Conference between the Republic and the Separatists on Mandalore. During the conference Lux Bonteri, now the junior senator for Onderon , interrupted the proceedings and accused Count Dooku of murdering his mother, Mina Bonteri. Rejecting his claim, the Separatists brought him before a hologram of Count Dooku. Concerned that Bonteri might be in danger, Tano followed him to the Separatist ship. She snuck into the ship and interfered just as the droids, ordered by Dooku, were about to kill Bonteri. Without her lightsabers, she used the Force to take down several droids, helping Bonteri escape to the Phoenix. Ordering Captain Taggert and the Senate Guards to engage the pursuing droids, Tano and Bonteri fled Mandalore. The two were shortly contacted by Skywalker, wanting to know where Tano was. She informed him of the rescue of Bonteri and insisted that he be allowed to come to the Republic. However, Bonteri refused, stating that he had another plan with an independant group. He wished to kill Dooku in revenge for his mother's death. Tano, scoffed his idea, and attempted to take him back to Coruscant but was stunned unconscious by Bonteri, who subsequently piloted the ship to Carlac.

The Death Watch
Awaking on Carlac, Tano found that her lightsabers were missing. Ordering R2-D2 to look for them, she proceeded to head outside to confront Bonteri. However they were interupted by a group of Death Watch warriors led by Bo-Katan Kryze, who was a sister of Duchess Satine Kryze. Unable to reveal her identity as a Jedi, Tano announced herself as Bonteri's betrothed. When R2-D2 came out with her located lightsabers, she indicated for him to hide them. Not wanting to raise suspicion, both Tano and R2-D2 accompanied Bonteri and the Death Watch warriors back to their camp. Bonteri and Tano were both sent to a tent to wait for the leader of the Death Watch where Tano protested the plan. She insisted that the Death Watch were murderers, and enemies of the Jedi who would kill both herself and Bonteri. Seeing the Death Watch approaching, Bonteri kissed Tano in order to get her to stop talking. While Bonteri and Pre Vizsla, the leader of Death Watch, discussed the plan to kill Dooku, Kryze left Tano in a tent with other Ming Po women who had been kidnapped from the nearby town. Tano struck up a friendship with one of the women, Tryla, who warned her not to aggravate the Death Watch warriors. Later that evening at a Death Watch feast, Chief Pieter of the nearby town came, demanding that the Death Watch return the women and leave Carlac. Vizsla agreed to so, saying that they would arrive at the village tomorrow. Bonteri used this as evidence that the Death Watch weren't as terrible as Tano had made them out to be. The next day, Tano and Bonteri accompanied the Death Watch warriors and the Ming Po women to the nearby village. Vizsla shoved Tryla, the Chiefs granddaughter, forward and stabbed her with his darksaber. He then ordered the Death Watch to slaughter all the inhabitants of the village.

As she died, Tryla implored Tano to save her people, and upon seeing a villager nearly torched by a Death Watch warrior Tano grabbed a pole with the Force. She threw the pole, impaling the warrior before attacking to more members of Death Watch. However she was quickly attacked by Vizsla with his darksaber. Without her lightsabers she could not defend herself as well and was quickly immobilized by numerous cables shot by the Death Watch. Announcing the capture of the Jedi, Vizsla ordered her dragged back to camp. Back at the Death Watch camp, R2-D2 had finished repairing the droids damaged by the Death Watch and upon seeing Tano dragged into the camp, asked the droids to aid him in rescuing her. Meanwhile, Bonteri attempted to convince Vizsla to let Tano go, stating that she was not supposed to have been there. Vizsla refused, convinced that all Jedi deserved to die for their crimes against Mandalore. He was about to behead Tano when R2-D2 intervened, wheeling wildly around the tent while spewing smoke. Bonteri broke free from the warrior holding him and R2-D2 passed Tano's lightsabers back to her. She used to cut the cables immobilising her and a single, spinning leap, decapitated four Death Watch warriors. Vizsla ordered his warriors to stand down, activated his darksaber and engaged Tano in combat.

She blocked his attacks but was kicked outside the tent, landing in front of the ammased droids. As Vizsla and the rest of the Death Watch rushed outside of the tent, Tano attacked Vizsla again while the droids fought the rest of Death Watch. She slashed Vizsla's jetback, causing it to explode and used the distraction to leap on board an airspeeder commandeered by Bonteri and R2-D2. They were pursued by Kryze and two of her Nite Owls, who started firing at the airspeeder. Tano deflected the bolts back at them, managing to cause one warrior's jetpack to explode. The other warrior charged her, knocked the lightsabers out of her hand and started to strangle her. However, R2-D2 squirted oil on his helmet, obsuring his vision and allowing Tano to push him off with the Force. Finally Kryze landed on the airspeeder and attacked Tano. She managed to knock Tano almost completely off the speeder, preparing to shoot her as she hung of the edge. However Bonteri swerved the airspeeder causing Kryze to lose her balance and allowing Tano to get back on her feet. They fought hand to hand briefly before Tano pushed her off the front of the speeder with the Force. Free from the Death Watch persuit, Tano, Bonteri and R2-D2 boarded the Phoenix and took off from the planet. However, Bonteri still did not wish to join the Republic, and entered the escape pod. Tano attempted to convince him to come with her to the Republic but Bonteri insisted that he had elsewhere to go, and left in the escape pod, leaving Tano alone on the Phoenix.

Stobar Cantina
Sometime around 21 BBY, Tano and Skywalker stopped off on the planet Stobar in the Expansion Region to stop at a local cantina. Tano suggested that they go back to their Venator-class Star Destroyer, but Skywalker pushed on, stating that he was hungry and preferred real food to government rations. But inside the cantina, they found the local authorities in the cantina and a waitress named Sassi down on the ground. The two went to help her, but Loubo ; the cantina manager, came out with a frying pan telling them to keep away, but relented when the lead police droid told him that they were Jedi. The manager beckoned them to a booth, offering them free meals. In the booth, Skywalker was in meditation. When she tried to get his attention, he said that he felt a dark disturbance in the Force, despite Tano saying that no disturbance could really be on the planet. Skywalker then said that the disturbance felt familiar.

Civil War on Onderon
"Hey, what are you doing?''" "''What you taught us!"

- Tano and Bonteri

Around 20 BBY, the planet Onderon under King Sanjay Rash aligned with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, however, some Onderonian including Lux Bonteri unhappy with Rash's rule, then a group of rebels led by Saw Gerrera hid themselves in the forest outside the Onderon capital. Bonteri and Gerrera then contacted the Jedi Council and requesting Jedi intervention for a rebellion against Onderon's Separatist aligned king. However, the Council refused to assist, but did allow for some of their own to train the rebels to fight by sending Tano, Skywalker, Kenobi and Rex to the planet and train the Onderon rebels. Once they had prepared for the journey to Onderon, Lieutenant Hawk transported them to the night side of Onderon aboard the Republic shuttle Valkyrie 2929, hovering over the drop zone in the Onderonian jungle long enough for Tano and her comrades to reach the ground, via the force and a Jetpack. Tano and the others were founded and guided by Steela Gerrera to the rebel's Onderon insurgent camp. Tano, Skywalker, Kenobi and Rex made no delay and trained the rebels in how to disable a tank, Droidekas and droids efficiently. After the droids attacked the rebel outpost, they devised a plan to get into the city, they then split up deep into the city. In Iziz, Kenobi, Rex and Skywalker left leaving Tano as an advisor to the rebels, but forbade her from partaking in strikes as it would alert the Separatists to Jedi intervention.

Tano, Bonteri, Saw, Steela would attempt to destroy a power generator in an attempt to shut down all droids, which was successful. Following that, they initiated minor strikes to rally the people to their side and also staged a rescue attempt of former ousted king Ramsis Dendup, which ended with Saw Gerrera being caught and sentanced to death alongside Dendup. The rebels intervened, and Tano broke the rule and exposed her true self. Nevertheless, they fled for their base. The rebels continued their strikes on the droids where it seemed possible. In the final battle sometime later, Bonteri and Steela almost fell off a cliff if not for Tano. While she was able to save Bonteri, a droid tank shot her, causing her to lose focus and injuried her which caused Steela to plumment to her death. With Rash dead and the droids retreating to Agomar, Dendup was reinstated as king with Bonteri as Senator of Onderon. Tano, alongside Kenobi and Skywalker, attended Steela's funeral.

Adventures with the Younglings
Later in 20 BBY, Tano was assigned to transport a class of Jedi Younglings: Petro, a Human; Katooni, a Tholothian; Byph, an Ithorian; Ganodi, a Rodian; Zatt, a Nautolan; and Gungi, a Wookiee. to Ilum in order to find their own lightsaber crystals and build their Lightsabers. Once they've arrived at Ilum, Tano took the younglings to the harsh ice world of Ilum and the Younglings used the force with Tano to open the gates to the Caves. As they've entered, they met Grand Master Yoda who opened the ice-covered inner door to the caves. The younglings were given just enough time for one planetary rotation to find the crystal which they will use to construct their lightsabers, or otherwise remain trapped within the Caves as the sun sets and the door freezes over once again while Tano and Yoda waited in the outside. After the successful Gathering, Tano prepared to transport the Younglings back to the Jedi Temple.

Aboard the Crucible, Tano introduced the younglings to Professor Huyang, the expert tutelage of the Jedi's prime lightsaber designer and engineer. Huyang then began the lesson about lightsaber construction immediately, however, Pirate leader Hondo Ohnaka attacked their ship and the group was forced to retreat to the ventilation shafts, while the pirates searched the ship in persuit of the lightsaber crystals. Tano instructed Zatt and Ganodi to secure the cockpit while she would go to the engine room and the rest of the group would lock themselves in the hold. After rerouting power to the engines, Tano discovered that the rest of the younglings had not made it to the hold, she went looking for them. Tano then found them cornered by Ohnaka and he pirates, and engaged Ohnaka to allow the younglings and Huyang to escape. Confirming that they were securely locked in the hold, she instructed Ganodi and Zatt to activate the engines in order to pull the Crucible free from the pirate ship. As the two ships seperated a vacuum was created and the pirates, Ohnaka and Tano were sucked towards the opening. She used the Force to shove most of the pirates over to their own ship and instructed the younglings to take the ship into hyperspace. However, before the ship could make the jump a stray pirate being sucked out of the Crucible knocked Tano into the pirates ship and she was captured. While the Younglings called for help and able to contact General Obi-Wan Kenobi but Kenobi suffered a defeat from General Grievous, the Younglings then launched a mission to rescue Tano. Meanwhile, At Ohnaka's base, Tano was held and taunted by the pirates. Tano tried to talk Ohnaka into releasing her, but Ohnaka intended to sell her to a "business man" who had special "interest" in female Jedi. Shortly, the younglings arrived, disguised as Circus performers with Preigo's Traveling World of Wonder. Tricking an extremely drunk Ohnaka, they managed to free Tano and recover her lightsabers. Tano and the other younglings then made their escape by stealing one of the pirates' tanks and made their way back to towards the Crucible. As the Jedi headed back to their ship, Tano expressed her gratitude to the younglings, admitted to them that, as her master had taught her, "doing the right thing sometimes means bending the rules", and Petro contacts Ganodi and R2 to ready the ship for immediate takeoff.

While Tano and the younglings were being chased by the pirates, they attempted to board the Crucible. However the pirates opened fire on the old vessel, and it crashed, having sustained too much damage. Having nowhere to flee, the younglings, the droids and Tano were recaptured by the pirates. However, when they were brought back to the pirate base it was discovered that General Grievous had attacked. Unsure what to do, their pirate captors stayed away, watching as the droids destroyed their base. Tano rejected their suggestion to turn the Jedi over to the Separatists, insisting that they, including the pirates, would all be killed. Finding out that Ohnaka was in posession of a secret fleet of vessels, Tano suggested that they join forces to rescue Ohnaka and flee from General Grievous. The pirates agreed and as R2-D2 provided a distraction, they snuck into the base. Once inside, they rescued Ohnaka, having been convince by Tano the neccessity of their alliance. Together, the pirates and the Jedi rescued all the prisoners and managed to steal vehicles from the droids, fleeing towards Hondo's secret stash of ships. Tano, the droids and all the younglings except Katooni, managed to get separated from Ohnaka in the canyons and were pursued by General Grievous. He attempted to board their speeder and Tano engaged him, managing to keep him away from the younglings. However, with Huyang's encouragement, R2-D2 attempted to shake Grievous off the speeder. Acting a bit too enthusiastically, R2-D2 accidently crashed the speeder, dumping the younglings, Tano, and Grievous off. Then Ohnaka, having been convinced by Katooni to rescue Tano and the others, arrived in a refurbished Slave I. In order to give the younglings time to reach the ship, Tano attacked Grievous, managing to delay him long enough to allow the droids and younglings to board the ship. Escaping from Grievous, she leapt aboard the ship, and together the pirates, droids and Jedi fled the planet. They then met up with Kenobi and his fleet, where Ohnaka claimed to Kenobi, that his attack on the Crucible was a "rescue mission". Kenobi chose to accept the story as Tano had succesfully insured the safety of the younglings.

Attack on Cato Neimoidia
"Are you okay, Master?''" "What did I miss?" "Oh&hellip; not much." "Wait a minute. Wasn't I flying? Where's my fighter? How did I get here?" "''Fighter crashed. I saved the day. You're welcome."

- Tano and Skywalker

Soon around 20 BBY, the Republic and Jedi Order mobilized the Grand Army's 501st Legion, led by General Skywalker and Commander Tano, to stage a defense of Cato Neimoidia against the Confederacy of Independent Systems. While the opposing fleets exchanged turbolaser fire, Tano and Skywalker boarded their Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptors, leading a squadron of clone trooper–piloted Z-95 starfighters to provide escort for their ground forces, the soldiers of the 501st Legion under the command of Clone Captain CT-7567, nicknamed "Rex." With Rex and his troops following in six LAAT/i gunships, Skywalker and Tano worked with their clone pilots to clear a path for the gunships, blasting through groups of Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark Is. As Skywalker's starfighter flew through a cloud of Buzz Droids which attached to and started destroying his ship. He was knocked out by an electric shock after one of the droids drilled into the cockpit and having no other option, Tano instructed R2-D2 to land on a nearby ridge. Turning control of her ship over to her droid, she leapt onto Skywalker's ship, pulling him out and onto the ground before the ship skidded off the edge of the ridge and exploded. As the battle continued, Master Yoda contacted Tano and Skywalker and told them to return to Coruscant because of the Bombing of the Jedi Temple Hangar by Dark Jedi Barriss Offee but it was unknown by the Jedi. Tano and Skywalker then summoned Rex and his 501st troops aboard the Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry named Lucky Lekku to pick up them up.

Temple Bombing
As Tano and Skywalker were recalled from Cato Neimoidia, they attended the meeting of the Jedi Council. Master Windu told Tano and Skywalker that It was rumored that a Jedi may have caused the blast so Tano and Skywalker, having been off-world at the time, had been selected to lead the investigation. They are aided by the droid Russo-ISC in their investigation and together Russo and Tano went to interview the survivors of the blast. There Tano found a potential suspect, Jackar Bowmani. Tano's master also found Bowmani's wife, Letta Turmond who protested that her husband could have had anything to do with the explosion. While analyzing the explosion, they discovered the blast origin, a transport, and find that is is covered in explosive nano-droids. They also managed to find Jackar's hand, the only part of him that survived the explosion.

Nano-droids were also found in his bloodstream, leading them to believe that he "was the bomb". Together, Tano and Skywalker went to his house to search for more nano-droids and found them in the food. Suspecting that someone fed the droids to Jackar, they were interupted by Turmond. Suspecting that Turmond might know more than she was telling them, Tano and Skywalker captured her and decided to bring her back to the Temple for more questioning. However, Turmond escaped, Tano and Skywalker then chased her through the streets. Finally they cornered her in an alley. Both of the Jedi now believed that she was responsible for the explosion and faced with Skywalker's anger she admits to it. Tano and Skywalker brought her back to the temple. Back at the Jedi Temple, Russo informed Tano via Comlink that his invesitagtion confirms no Jedi were involved in the explosion but Russo was wrong. Turmond was imprisoned at the Republic military base.

Turned Fugitive
"Can't say I blame you, Commander Tano, but all the same, you're under arrest.''" "''I—n-no. I did not do this."

- Commander Fox and Ahsoka Tano, after Letta Turmond was killed while Tano was in her cell

Shortly after the arrest of Letta Turmond, Tano and other several republic members attended the Funeral of the Jedi Temple bombing victims. During the funeral, Tano notices that Offee was deeply grieving, and Tano asked whether she was close to one of the fallen. Offee revealed that she was a training companion of Tutso Mara. After the funeral was over, Tano, Skywalker and Offee returned to their duties along with Admiral Tarkin. When Tarkin revealed that Turmond, the bomber of the Temple, had been taken into military custody , Tano protested that Turmond should have remained in Jedi custody. As Tano began to lose her temper, Skywalker calmed her, but not before Tano voiced strong opinions of Turmond's guilt and need for punishment. After Tarkin entered a turbolift, Offee departed, saying she has much to do. Skywalker, seeing though this statement, tells Tano to went comfort her. Skywalker then Entered the lift with Tarkin.

In the midst of a conversation on the importance of moving past one's emotions as a Jedi, Tano was called away from Offee by Skywalker, due to a need to be in the war room. At the war room, Tano and the others learned from General Obi-Wan Kenobi that the Confederacy of Independent Systems was planning an attack on the Saleucami system. In the middle of this presentation, Tarkin called in, reporting that Turmond was asking to talk to Tano, and insisting on speaking only to her. Surprised, Tano agreed to go. Tano visited Turmond in the prison where she told Tano that a Jedi had told her how to make the bomb and had given her the explosives. Right before revealing the name of the Jedi, Turmond was suddenly Force-choked by Barriss Offee but was unknown to Tano. Commander CC-1010, nicknamed "Fox" and two Clone troopers quickly arrived in the cell having seen what they thought was Tano killing Turmond. Tano was subsequently arrested and imprisoned for the "murder". Tarkin later visited her, and though Tano insisted that she was innocent, Tarkin does not believe her. Earlier she had expressed her desire for Turmond to be punished and the security footage showed her in front of Turmond while she choked to death. Curiously, the sound wasn't working on the camera, so Tano had no proof of what their conversation had actually been about.

Escapes into the Underworld
After a brief stay in a cell, Tano noticed a security access card sitting on the floor just beyond the force field barring the door. Assuming it had been planted by her master, she levitated the card with the Force and used it to escape her cell. Proceeding through the corridors, Tano came upon her Lightsabers and comlink—amidst a number of unconscious and wounded troopers. As Tano was answering her beeping comlink, however, Fox emerged from a nearby doorway, saw Tano among the unconscious clones and immediately assumed she was the guilty party. Instead of staying to face Fox, Tano ran, trying to escape the facility. After evading several clone patrols Tano found more dead clones, apparently killed with a lightsaber. The hunt continued into the landing area outside the base and past the Republic military base monument, with increasing numbers Shock troopers and Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantrys giving chase.

During the chase, as she deflected stun bolts, one clone fired a rocket launcher, knocking her off her feet. As she dropped her lightsabers, Tano retrieved one before continuing to run. Eventually, Tano found herself cornered, but was once more able to escape by cutting into a nearby piping system. She managed to evade the troopers before finding herself at the end of the pipe leading to a sinkhole towards the Coruscant Underworld. Skywalker managed to find her, pleading her to come back, as escaping will only make things worse. However, Tano refused to be imprisoned for crimes she did not commit and pleaded him to trust her as she trusts him while she finds proof of her innocence. As Rex and Fox caught up to Skywalker, Tano jumped onto a transport descending into the underworld.

In The Underworld
"We're taking you in now, Commander.''" "''That's not gonna happen. Trust me."

- Wolffe and Tano, before Tano escapes from him

With the Coruscant Security Force on the lookout for her, Tano tried to lay low and made a call to Offee in the Jedi Temple. Offee promised to do some investigating on her end and advised Tano to stop using her comlink. The young Togruta complied and smashed the device. She then spotted a homeless Gotal and traded him a ration bar for his cloak. She then boarded a train but quickly spotted a pair of CSF officers checking the passengers' passes. She attempted to get off at the next station, but walked straight into more officers who quickly identified her as the rogue jedi. Tano fled through the train, pursued by the CSF officers, and jumped off the still moving train onto a passing platform. Eventually losing the officers by going deeper into the underworld, Tano was ambushed by Asajj Ventress, now a bounty hunter. Though Ventress was planning on turning Tano in for the bounty on her head, she was convinced by Tano to help prove the Padawan's innocence. She agreed when Tano promised to persuade the Jedi Council and the Senate to grant Ventress a pardon for her crimes. However, the Jedi council had dispatched Skywalker, Plo Koon and a squadron of clone troopers to capture the runaway Padawan. Fleeing from the arriving clones and Jedi, the duo came by a public holoterminal, which Tano used to get in touch with Offee.

She told Tano about a warehouse, the one where Turmond got the nano-droids, and Ventress agreed to take Tano there. Before they could leave, Tano and Ventress were confronted by a clone squad led by Commander CC-3636, nicknamed "Wolffe", who demanded that they surrender. Tano and Ventress managed to disarm the clones and escaped. Upon finding the warehouse, they decided to part ways, with Ventress returning Tano's lightsaber to her. Ventress was later attacked by Offee who took Ventress' clothing and lightsabers. As the Dark Jedi attacked her, Tano immediately assumed that she was fighting Ventress due to the helmet and lightsabers. As the two fought in the abandoned building, Offee slowly led Tano higher in the building. Offee than caused the barrels of explosive gas to ignite setting off a huge explosion that knocked Tano off her feet and drew the attention of the Coruscant Security Force and the Jedi pursuing her. Staggering, Tano was quickly disarmed by her assailant and with a powerful kick, smashed through the wooden floor. Landing amidst crates of nano-droids, Tano was immediately found by Commander Wolffe and several clones. Wolffe quickly stunned the Padawan and it was discovered that the crates of nano-droids were the same type used to blow up the Temple hangar, making them believe that this would be evidence due to her being the true mastermind on the bombing of the Jedi Temple.

Leaving the Order
At the encouragement of Tarkin and the Senate, the Jedi Council expelled Tano from the Jedi Order, so she could be tried by a military tribunal. Padmé Amidala agreed to represent Tano, while Tarkin represented the prosecution. Just as her verdict was to be delivered, Skywalker arrived with the real culprit Barriss Offee. Tano was shocked to learn that her friend had been setting her up. Afterwards, the Council offered to re-instate Tano to the Order. However, feeling betrayed because the Council never believed in her and that she couldn't trust either the Council or herself, she refused the offer and left the Temple. Skywalker followed her and tried to convince her to stay, but she reaffirmed that she needed to go on her own path, stating that she knew that her master understood the feeling of wanting to leave the Jedi.

Post-Clone Wars
Tano most likely survived the Clone Wars and the Great Jedi Purge  following newly christened Emperor Palpatine's establishment of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY.

Non-canon appearances

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 * LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
 * Path of the Jedi
 * LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars