The name Juno Eclipse was later given to a character from the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, with no relation to Ventress. When the Star Wars expanded universe resurrected this female Sith idea as one of Dooku's underlings who could appear more frequently throughout the Clone Wars, this nameless Separatist Commander was dubbed Juno Eclipse but the name was rejected as "not villainous enough", and she was renamed Asajj Ventress. In the 2015 novel Star Wars: Dark Disciple, she works with Jedi Quinlan Vos (with whom she eventually falls in love) in a secret mission to assassinate Dooku, and sacrifices herself to save Vos from him.Īsajj Ventress's original concept art Creation īefore the character of Count Dooku was developed, the art department for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones developed a villainess as a potential main antagonist. Ventress later finds herself helping her former Jedi enemies in various situations, and slowly redeems herself. Originally a villain for the Jedi and the Galactic Republic, she is eventually betrayed by Dooku and, after a failed attempt to exact revenge on him, she turns to bounty hunting. As a Sith assassin, she wields two lightsabers with curved handles that can attach together and form a double bladed weapon with a curve in the middle. Following her master's death in battle, Ventress falls to the dark side of the Force and becomes Count Dooku's informal Sith apprentice and personal assassin. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Ventress is a former member of the Nightsisters, a cult of witches from the planet Dathomir, who was sold into slavery as a child, and was subsequently taken in as a Jedi Padawan by the Jedi Master who saved her. The character also appears in tie-in Star Wars media such as books, comics, and video games, and has become a favorite among fans.
A different version of Ventress was featured in the 2008 animated film The Clone Wars and the subsequent television series of the same name, in which she is voiced by Nika Futterman. Originally intended to appear as an antagonist in the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, she was first introduced in the 2003 micro-series Star Wars: Clone Wars (voiced by Grey DeLisle), which has since been removed from the Star Wars canon and is part of the Star Wars Legends continuity.
Trish Pattendon ( Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles)Ĭonfederacy of Independent Systems (formerly)Īsajj Ventress ( / ə ˈ s ɑː ʒ ˈ v ɛ n t r ə s/) is a fictional character from the Star Wars franchise.
Nika Futterman ( Star Wars: The Clone Wars ( film and TV series), Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II) Grey DeLisle ( Star Wars: Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
Asajj Ventress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars