Ahsoka’s funniest character truly pays tribute to a sci-fi traditional

Amongst all of the Star Wars references in Ahsoka, we bought a nod to a different stalwart of science fiction. Properly, technically, as a result of the reference wasn’t truly in Ahsoka, however reasonably the expanded universe. Nonetheless, it’s price figuring out if you happen to’re a style fan.

The Star Wars present introduced again Huyang, probably the greatest Star Wars droids but. An historic being, he’s been concerned with the Jedi since Grasp Yoda was first coaching, nicely earlier than something you see when watching the Star Wars motion pictures so as, serving to many consultants within the Power assemble their lightaber. Actually, there’s no person higher within the galaxy to assist Ahsoka Tano on her journey.

Within the 2022 novel Brotherhood, we be taught extra about Huyang’s backstory, and it seems the Star Wars character has some historical past that’s suspiciously shut to a different of one of the best sci-fi sequence ever. Inform us if this sounds acquainted.

“Professor Huyang was so previous that the traditional droid supposedly arrived on the Jedi Temple in a giant blue field 1000’s of years in the past,” reads an excerpt from Mike Chen’s e book. Hmm, that sounds a bit like Physician Who, doesn’t it?

After all, this appears distinctly deliberate, as a result of Hyang’s voice actor is none apart from David Tennant, who was the tenth incarnation of the Physician. Tennant is synonymous with Physician Who, serving to probably the greatest TV sequence ever garner a brand new era of followers after the present returned in 2005.

Leaping over to Star Wars was at all times pleasant for followers of the 2 franchises, and now their hyperlinks go even deeper. That’s not the one place Tennant’s popped up both, since he’s within the MCU as Kilgrave. Properly, he was within the MCU, relying on the way you regard the canon of the Marvel sequence on Netflix.

However we digress – Tennant made a superb addition to Ahsoka, emparting knowledge to Ezra on setting up his lightsaber. No point out of the TARDIS, however possibly that’s one thing Ahsoka season 2 will cowl.

Take a look at our information to the Physician Who sixtieth anniversary launch date to see when the Tenth Physician may emerge once more. We’ve got guides to the Skeleton Crew launch date and The Acolyte launch date for extra from a galaxy far, distant, as nicely.