Last December, we learned that Ahsoka reportedly features a recreation of the battle between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker from Revenge of the Sith.
However, in that sequence, Ahsoka Tano will take the place of Obi-Wan, revealing what would have happened had she confronted her former Master on Mustafar. The scene reportedly plays out inside the World Between Worlds, a location fans of Star Wars Rebels will be all too familiar with.
It was in that series we saw Ahsoka pulled to safety from her battle with Darth Vader by a future Ezra Bridger, so is Star Wars about to introduce time travel and the Multiverse? Yes and no.
Based on a new report from Making Star Wars (via Bespin Bulletin), it doesn't appear we're getting a deep dive into any alternate timelines. However, viewers will get to see glimpses of them as Ahsoka witnesses possible alternate timelines while walking down a corridor full of mirrors that offer a glimpse of what might have been.
As for that big cameo, it's unclear whether Ewan McGregor has shot anything for Ahsoka, but we will get to see Obi-Wan again. Well, his corpse, anyway.
"They filmed a sequence where Ahsoka sees herself on Mustafar fighting Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader before he’s in the suit. They are new scenes," the site explains. "They had a dummy for a dead Kenobi and they had clothes for a dead Kenobi."
"They had two ideas there. One is Anakin literally kills Kenobi in that fight where the idea would be Ahsoka and Kenobi confront Darth Vader. Another is he turns into a pile of clothes just like he always did - he becomes one with the Force at that time in the narrative."
We cannot wait to see how this all plays out and ties together but can't say we're remotely surprised Dave Filoni is exploring Star Wars lore in this way.
It does sound like we should temper expectations about the length of this scene on Mustafar and, as we first heard last year, a younger actress is expected to be cast as this version of Ahsoka Tano in place of Rosario Dawson.
The first two episodes of Ahsoka premiere on August 23.