Asajj Ventress
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Asajj Ventress is a fictional character
from the Star Wars
Expanded Universe
. She is best known for her appearances in the Star Wars: Clone Wars
animated series, in which she is played by voice-actress Grey DeLisle
and serves as Anakin Skywalker's arch nemesis during the first season. She also appeared in many other Expanded Universe novels, comic books and video games, and is a recurring villain in Star Wars: The Clone Wars
, in which she is played by Nika Futterman
. LucasArts
' Leland Chee suggested using "Asajj" as Ventress' first name, naming her after the character Asaji from Akira Kurosawa
's Throne of Blood
.
, and one of Count Dooku
's Force
-attuned apprentices and assassins. She is a powerful warrior with exceptional combat abilities, and desires most of all to join the Sith
order and destroy the Jedi
. She has many distinctive Sith tattoo
s and wields dual curved red lightsaber
s. Her lightsabers can attach together at the hilt, forming a double bladed weapon with a curve in the middle.
Ventress' back story is explained in "Hate and Fear", a story from the Star Wars: Republic
comic book series, and in the third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. She hails from the planet of Rattatak, the daughter of farmers. From an early age, she endures cruel whippings that begin when warlord
Osika Kirske kills her parents. Ventress barely escapes with her life and encounters the Jedi Master Ky Narec, who had crashed on Rattatak. Narec and Ventress are both hunted by Kirske, and so he trains her in the ways of the Jedi so she can defend herself. Kirske kills Narec before Ventress can become a full-fledged Jedi, however. She develops an implacable hatred of the other Jedi who had abandoned her master and ignored the bloodshed on her planet.
Ventress soon becomes a force of authority on her lawless homeworld, defeating most of the remaining warlords and getting her revenge on Kirske. She keeps Narec's lightsaber as a memento.
In the Clone Wars series, Ventress appears before Count Dooku when he arrives on Rattatak to add it to his Separatist movement. Ventress defeats every other combatant in a large arena and claims to be a Sith warrior. Though impressed by her victory in the arena, Dooku laughs aside the notion that she is a Sith. The enraged Ventress tries to attack him, but he renders her unconscious with a blast of Force lightning. After she wakes, Dooku abruptly attempts to attack her, but she jumps backwards and ignites her lightsabers. A short duel takes place in Ventress' quarters, but Dooku cuts her lightsabers in half and renders her defenseless. The Count states that it would not be so easy to defeat a Sith warrior, but he is nonetheless impressed with Ventress' abilities. He recruits her by appealing to her hatred of the Jedi. Once he has enticed her into his service, he appoints her commander of his Separatist forces. He presents her with a pair of lightsabers with curved hilts. Dooku's master, Darth Sidious
, then appears before Ventress, and personally assigns her to kill Anakin Skywalker. After she leaves, Sidious tells Dooku that her failure is certain, and that she is merely an instrument used to test Skywalker's willingness to release his anger.
Ventress then engages the Republic fighter forces in orbit of Muunilinst and lures Anakin Skywalker into a chase. Ventress and Skywalker go to Yavin IV, and the two fight a fierce battle from the forest to the Massassi temple. Though she initially gains the upper hand in the ensuing lightsaber duel, Skywalker soon calls upon his immense connection to the Force and brutally overpowers her. She falls into a deep crevasse.
, Ventress appears on Ord Cestus during the Bio-Droid Crisis. She is behind the X'Ting criminal Trillot's dealings with Obi-Wan Kenobi
. Ventress also destroys the Republic Cruiser carrying Barrister Doolb Snoil returning to the Republic; however, Snoil survives. Ventress later challenges Kenobi and his fellow Jedi Master Kit Fisto to a duel. Ventress disarms Fisto, but is then engaged by Kenobi. Their duel leads them into an underwater chamber, and Ventress is forced to escape after Kenobi slices her across her abdomen. She lets loose a smoke bomb and flees back to the Confederacy and Dooku.
, Ventress helps Dooku in his plot to kidnap Jabba the Hutt
's son, Rotta. Ventress attacks both Anakin and his apprentice Ahsoka Tano
, and when Obi-Wan arrives as backup, he resumes their battle with her; she flees after he nearly defeats her.
Later, Ventress travels to the moon of Rugosa as Count Dooku's emissary, to form an alliance between Toydaria and the Separatists. The king is reluctant, but he allows Ventress to face Yoda
in battle to prove which side is superior. When the king decides to side with the Republic, Ventress gets Dooku's permission to kill the king so they may have a better chance with his successor. Yoda thwarts Ventress' attempt, however, and she is forced to flee.
Dooku then orders Ventress to spy on Kamino
for the Separatist forces, planning an invasion with General Grievous
to destroy the clone production facilities. Although Grievous fails in his part of the invasion, they later attack Kamino again with Ventress almost managing to steal a DNA
template of Jango Fett
from the production facility. Ventress then frees Trade Federation
Viceroy Nute Gunray
from the custody of Luminara Unduli and Ahsoka, fighting the two before ultimately succeeding in her mission.
However, because of her growing prowess with the dark side, Dooku was forced to eliminate her on Darth Sidous's order. Barely surviving the attempt on her life, the jilted former apprentice vows to take revenge, turning to her kinswomen, the Nightsisters of Dathomir, for aide as they engineered Count Dooku's new apprentice Savage Opress to serve as their assassin. But the scheme failed with Ventress causing the rage-filled Opress to try to kill her along with Dooku.
Durge on the invasion of Naboo
's moon
, Ohma-D'un. Together they use swamp gas to wipe out the Gungan colony and prepare to launch a biological attack
on Naboo. In the ensuing battle with Republic forces, Ventress makes her first public appearance in the war (in the series' chronological timeline). Ventress kills Jedi Master Glaive in the battle and cuts off his apprentice Zule's left arm. She engages Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the pair are evenly matched. Ventress escapes with Durge after ARC Trooper Alpha destroys their fueling station.
In Star Wars: Jedi - Mace Windu, Dooku sends Ventress to Ruul to help frame the titular Jedi Master
. Ventress briefly confronts Sora Bulq, who had been secretly corrupted by Dooku, as a ruse. Ventress kills Mira in the battle and then engages Jedi Masters Sian Jeisel, K' Kruhk, and Rhad Tarn, all of whom she defeats singlehandedly. After framing Windu for the crime, Ventress corrupts Rhad Tarn. While Tarn fights against Jeisel, Ventress defeats K'Kruhk in combat. Windu's timely arrival saves the Jedi; Ventress finds that she is no match for Windu's power, and is forced to flee.
In the Republic story "Blast Radius", Ventress and Durge again engage the Jedi taskforce in a facility on the planet Queyta. Ventress briefly fights against Kenobi and Fay. Durge kills Jon Antilles and Knol Ven'Nari. After Ven'nari is killed in an explosion, Durge pushes Antilles into a lava
pit. Ventress uses her lightsabers to collapse the ceiling, sending a shower of lava onto Diath's head. Although the Separatists claim a victory, Ventress spares Obi-Wan's life on orders from Dooku, though she impales Fay in the chest with her lightsabers. Fay gives Obi-Wan the last of her strength to escape the facility.
In "The Battle of Jabiim", Ventress captures Obi-Wan and Alpha from Jabiim and transports them to Rattatak for torture
and interrogation. Obi-Wan and Alpha escape in the following story, "Hate & Fear", and the Jedi Master takes Ky Narec's lightsaber, making the animosity between him and Ventress deeply personal.
In "Dreadnoughts of Rendili", Ventress and another Dark Jedi, Tol Skorr, fight Obi-Wan and Quinlan Vos on Titavian IV. Obi-Wan unleashes a rancor to distract Ventress, but she manipulates it via the dark side
. Obi-Wan fights Ventress after killing the rancor, but he escapes with Vos before the duel is settled. General Grievous arrives to rescue the two Dark Jedi, shaming Ventress in the eyes of her master, Dooku.
Ventress then travels to Coruscant
to kill Vos and Obi-Wan. During the mission, she discovers Anakin Skywalker's secret marriage to Senator Padmé Amidala
. Enraged, Anakin engages Ventress. During the duel, Ventress scars Skywalker's face, but she is once again overpowered and suffers another huge fall. Republic Intelligence assumes that she is dead.
"Obsession" marks her final appearance in Republic. Ventress survives her encounter with Anakin Skywalker on Coruscant, but is badly injured. She is sent to Boz Pity, where Dooku places her in a bacta tank and fits her with cybernetic modifications. One month later, Obi-Wan infiltrates the facility. Ventress wakes up and subsequently attacks him. She fights against both Obi-Wan and Anakin, only to be abandoned by Dooku, who orders an IG-100 MagnaGuard to kill her as she runs towards Dooku's shuttle. Enraged and badly wounded, Ventress tries to kill Obi-Wan as he tries to help her. Anakin slashes her from behind, mortally wounding her. As she lays dying, she tells him the location of the Separatists' next target. Believing Ventress to be dead, Obi-Wan puts her on a ship bound for Coruscant.
However, Ventress survives by placing herself in a Sith trance
. While on the shuttle, she emerges from her trance and orders the pilots to take her as far away as possible from the war, Dooku, and the Jedi.
character in the Xbox
version of the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II
. In Battlefront II, she has two curve-handled lightsabers, but unlike in the Clone Wars series, they are connected by a fiber-cord. The character selection screen lists the weapon as "Linksabers".
, who can be used if the player is a Separatist and earns enough points to use her. She is available as a character on the Saleucami and Sullust level. She is played by Montego Glover
, who also plays Jedi master Tionne.
, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance
. In the video game: Ventress is seen on Coruscant
holding Ziro the Hutt hostage. The Jedi have to defeat her in order to gain more information on the Nightsisters and Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes
. Ventress is seen on Coruscant
holding Ziro the Hutt hostage. The Jedi have to defeat her in order to gain more information on the Nightsisters.
. Grey Delisle reprised the role.
developed a female Sith as the film's villain, as seen in concept art by Dermot Power
in The Art of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.
.)
Fictional character
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from the Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
Expanded Universe
Star Wars Expanded Universe
The Star Wars Expanded Universe encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the Star Wars universe, outside of the six feature films produced by George Lucas. The expanded universe includes books, comic books, video games, spin-off films like Star Wars: The Clone Wars,...
. She is best known for her appearances in the Star Wars: Clone Wars
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)
Star Wars: Clone Wars is an Annie Award-winning American animated television series set in the Star Wars galaxy. The series chronicles the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic under Chancellor Palpatine, and the Confederacy of Independent Systems under Count Dooku.Chronologically, the series...
animated series, in which she is played by voice-actress Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle
Grey DeLisle is an American voice actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. To date, she has released four solo albums and has featured on the tribute album Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash and film soundtrack of Loggerheads...
and serves as Anakin Skywalker's arch nemesis during the first season. She also appeared in many other Expanded Universe novels, comic books and video games, and is a recurring villain in Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)
-Production:At April 2005's Star Wars Celebration III, Lucas stated that "we are working on a 3-D continuation of the pilot series that was on the Cartoon Network; we probably won't start that project for another year." In July 2005, pre-production had begun on the series, according to Steve...
, in which she is played by Nika Futterman
Nika Futterman
Nika Futterman is an American actress, singer, voice artist, and comedienne.She did the vocals "Give it to me, baby" in The Offspring hit single "Pretty Fly ."-Animated Series:...
. LucasArts
LucasArts
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' Leland Chee suggested using "Asajj" as Ventress' first name, naming her after the character Asaji from Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;...
's Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa. Its original Japanese title is Kumonosu-jō , which means "Spider Web Castle". The film transposes the plot of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth to feudal Japan.-Plot:...
.
Character overview
Ventress is a Dark JediDark Jedi
Dark Jedi is the name given in the Star Wars universe to fictional characters attuned to the Force and adept in its dark side. They exist by that name only in the Expanded Universe, including video games such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the Jedi Knight series; the term is never...
, and one of Count Dooku
Count Dooku
Count Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. Dooku is one of the main antagonists of both Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and the events of the Clone Wars and is a supporting villain in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Count Dooku plays a substantial role...
's Force
Force (Star Wars)
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-attuned apprentices and assassins. She is a powerful warrior with exceptional combat abilities, and desires most of all to join the Sith
Sith
-Sith:The Sith is a name applied to certain characters in the Star Wars universe. In the films they are the central antagonists. They are capable of using the dark side of the Force.-The Invention of the Sith:...
order and destroy the Jedi
Jedi
The Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe and the series's main protagonists. The Jedi use a power called the Force and weapons called lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, in order to serve and protect the Republic and the galaxy at large from conflict...
. She has many distinctive Sith tattoo
Tattoo
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s and wields dual curved red lightsaber
Lightsaber
A lightsaber is a fictional weapon in the Star Wars universe, a "laser sword." It consists of a polished metal hilt which projects a blade of light about 1.33 metres long. The lightsaber is the signature weapon of the Jedi order and their Sith counterparts, both of whom can use them for close...
s. Her lightsabers can attach together at the hilt, forming a double bladed weapon with a curve in the middle.
Ventress' back story is explained in "Hate and Fear", a story from the Star Wars: Republic
Star Wars: Republic
Star Wars: Republic is an American comic book series is set in the fictional Star Wars universe. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics from 1998 to February 2006. The series was originally titled simply Star Wars, but acquired its Republic title at issue 46. The entire series comprises...
comic book series, and in the third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. She hails from the planet of Rattatak, the daughter of farmers. From an early age, she endures cruel whippings that begin when warlord
Warlord
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Osika Kirske kills her parents. Ventress barely escapes with her life and encounters the Jedi Master Ky Narec, who had crashed on Rattatak. Narec and Ventress are both hunted by Kirske, and so he trains her in the ways of the Jedi so she can defend herself. Kirske kills Narec before Ventress can become a full-fledged Jedi, however. She develops an implacable hatred of the other Jedi who had abandoned her master and ignored the bloodshed on her planet.
Ventress soon becomes a force of authority on her lawless homeworld, defeating most of the remaining warlords and getting her revenge on Kirske. She keeps Narec's lightsaber as a memento.
Clone Wars animated series
Palpatine
Palpatine is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Star Wars saga, portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in the feature films.Palpatine first appeared as the unnamed Emperor of the Galactic Empire in the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back...
, then appears before Ventress, and personally assigns her to kill Anakin Skywalker. After she leaves, Sidious tells Dooku that her failure is certain, and that she is merely an instrument used to test Skywalker's willingness to release his anger.
Ventress then engages the Republic fighter forces in orbit of Muunilinst and lures Anakin Skywalker into a chase. Ventress and Skywalker go to Yavin IV, and the two fight a fierce battle from the forest to the Massassi temple. Though she initially gains the upper hand in the ensuing lightsaber duel, Skywalker soon calls upon his immense connection to the Force and brutally overpowers her. She falls into a deep crevasse.
Novels
As portrayed in the novel The Cestus DeceptionThe Cestus Deception
The Cestus Deception is a science fiction novel by Steven Barnes set in the Star Wars galaxy during the Clone Wars. The book takes place one year after the Battle of Geonosis in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and 21 years before the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New...
, Ventress appears on Ord Cestus during the Bio-Droid Crisis. She is behind the X'Ting criminal Trillot's dealings with Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He is one of several primary characters in the Star Wars series. Along with Darth Vader, R2-D2, and C-3PO, he is one of the few major characters to appear in all six Star Wars films...
. Ventress also destroys the Republic Cruiser carrying Barrister Doolb Snoil returning to the Republic; however, Snoil survives. Ventress later challenges Kenobi and his fellow Jedi Master Kit Fisto to a duel. Ventress disarms Fisto, but is then engaged by Kenobi. Their duel leads them into an underwater chamber, and Ventress is forced to escape after Kenobi slices her across her abdomen. She lets loose a smoke bomb and flees back to the Confederacy and Dooku.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Ventress appears as the head of a mission to control the planet Christophsis in "The Hidden Enemy", an episode of the Clone Wars TV series set as a prequel to the film. She offers a clone freedom and money to betray the Republic, battles Anakin and Obi-Wan, and succeeds in executing the first part in Dooku's plan. In the 2008 feature film The Clone WarsStar Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 2008 CGI animated science fiction/action film that takes place within the Star Wars saga, leading into the TV series of the same name. The film is set in the same time period as the 2003 Clone Wars television series...
, Ventress helps Dooku in his plot to kidnap Jabba the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucas's space opera film saga Star Wars. Designed as a large, slug-like alien, his appearance has been described by film critic Roger Ebert as "Dickensian," a cross between a toad and the Cheshire Cat....
's son, Rotta. Ventress attacks both Anakin and his apprentice Ahsoka Tano
Ahsoka Tano
Ahsoka "Snips" Tano is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe and is the primary protagonist in the 2008 animated film: Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the following series. When the series began she was depicted as a 14-year-old Togruta female...
, and when Obi-Wan arrives as backup, he resumes their battle with her; she flees after he nearly defeats her.
Later, Ventress travels to the moon of Rugosa as Count Dooku's emissary, to form an alliance between Toydaria and the Separatists. The king is reluctant, but he allows Ventress to face Yoda
Yoda
Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, appearing in the second and third original films, as well as all three prequel trilogy films. A renowned Jedi master, Yoda made his first on-screen appearance in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where he is responsible for...
in battle to prove which side is superior. When the king decides to side with the Republic, Ventress gets Dooku's permission to kill the king so they may have a better chance with his successor. Yoda thwarts Ventress' attempt, however, and she is forced to flee.
Dooku then orders Ventress to spy on Kamino
Kamino
Kamino is an ocean planet, in the fictional Star Wars universe, similar to Mon Calamari and Manaan. It was here that the Army of the Republic was generated. It is inhabited by a race of tall, elegant, long-necked creatures, called Kaminoans, who keep to themselves and are known for their cloning...
for the Separatist forces, planning an invasion with General Grievous
General Grievous
General Grievous is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, an antagonist in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. He was voiced by Matthew Wood...
to destroy the clone production facilities. Although Grievous fails in his part of the invasion, they later attack Kamino again with Ventress almost managing to steal a DNA
DNA
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template of Jango Fett
Jango Fett
Jango Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared as one of the main antagonists in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and later served as the protagonist of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, played by Temuera Morrison.Jango Fett serves as...
from the production facility. Ventress then frees Trade Federation
Trade Federation
The Trade Federation is a fictional organization in the Star Wars universe at the time of the Galactic Republic. It appears in the franchise's three prequel movies and the Star Wars Expanded Universe...
Viceroy Nute Gunray
Nute Gunray
Nute Gunray is a fictional character and supporting villain from the Star Wars universe, played by Silas Carson in the films. Besides Palpatine , he is the only villain to appear in all three episodes of the prequel trilogy....
from the custody of Luminara Unduli and Ahsoka, fighting the two before ultimately succeeding in her mission.
However, because of her growing prowess with the dark side, Dooku was forced to eliminate her on Darth Sidous's order. Barely surviving the attempt on her life, the jilted former apprentice vows to take revenge, turning to her kinswomen, the Nightsisters of Dathomir, for aide as they engineered Count Dooku's new apprentice Savage Opress to serve as their assassin. But the scheme failed with Ventress causing the rage-filled Opress to try to kill her along with Dooku.
Comic books
In the Republic story "The New Face of War", Ventress joins forces with the bounty hunterBounty hunter
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Durge on the invasion of Naboo
Naboo
Naboo is a fictitious planet in the fictional Star Wars universe with a mostly green terrain and which is the homeworld of two societies: the Gungans who dwell in underwater cities and the humans who live in colonies on the surface...
's moon
Moon
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, Ohma-D'un. Together they use swamp gas to wipe out the Gungan colony and prepare to launch a biological attack
Biological warfare
Biological warfare is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war...
on Naboo. In the ensuing battle with Republic forces, Ventress makes her first public appearance in the war (in the series' chronological timeline). Ventress kills Jedi Master Glaive in the battle and cuts off his apprentice Zule's left arm. She engages Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the pair are evenly matched. Ventress escapes with Durge after ARC Trooper Alpha destroys their fueling station.
In Star Wars: Jedi - Mace Windu, Dooku sends Ventress to Ruul to help frame the titular Jedi Master
Mace Windu
Mace Windu is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, most famously portrayed by actor Samuel L. Jackson in the prequel films. However, Windu has also been voiced by other actors in assorted video game and animated projects....
. Ventress briefly confronts Sora Bulq, who had been secretly corrupted by Dooku, as a ruse. Ventress kills Mira in the battle and then engages Jedi Masters Sian Jeisel, K' Kruhk, and Rhad Tarn, all of whom she defeats singlehandedly. After framing Windu for the crime, Ventress corrupts Rhad Tarn. While Tarn fights against Jeisel, Ventress defeats K'Kruhk in combat. Windu's timely arrival saves the Jedi; Ventress finds that she is no match for Windu's power, and is forced to flee.
In the Republic story "Blast Radius", Ventress and Durge again engage the Jedi taskforce in a facility on the planet Queyta. Ventress briefly fights against Kenobi and Fay. Durge kills Jon Antilles and Knol Ven'Nari. After Ven'nari is killed in an explosion, Durge pushes Antilles into a lava
Lava
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pit. Ventress uses her lightsabers to collapse the ceiling, sending a shower of lava onto Diath's head. Although the Separatists claim a victory, Ventress spares Obi-Wan's life on orders from Dooku, though she impales Fay in the chest with her lightsabers. Fay gives Obi-Wan the last of her strength to escape the facility.
In "The Battle of Jabiim", Ventress captures Obi-Wan and Alpha from Jabiim and transports them to Rattatak for torture
Torture
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and interrogation. Obi-Wan and Alpha escape in the following story, "Hate & Fear", and the Jedi Master takes Ky Narec's lightsaber, making the animosity between him and Ventress deeply personal.
In "Dreadnoughts of Rendili", Ventress and another Dark Jedi, Tol Skorr, fight Obi-Wan and Quinlan Vos on Titavian IV. Obi-Wan unleashes a rancor to distract Ventress, but she manipulates it via the dark side
Dark side (Star Wars)
The dark side of the Force is a prominent moral, philosophical, and psychic concept in the Star Wars universe. It is introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and appears in all subsequent Star Wars fiction...
. Obi-Wan fights Ventress after killing the rancor, but he escapes with Vos before the duel is settled. General Grievous arrives to rescue the two Dark Jedi, shaming Ventress in the eyes of her master, Dooku.
Ventress then travels to Coruscant
Coruscant
Coruscant is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but was first mentioned in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire...
to kill Vos and Obi-Wan. During the mission, she discovers Anakin Skywalker's secret marriage to Senator Padmé Amidala
Padmé Amidala
Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the Star Wars science fiction franchise. She first appeared on film in the 1999 feature film, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, as the young queen of the planet Naboo. In subsequent prequel trilogy films, Padmé represents Naboo in the Galactic Senate...
. Enraged, Anakin engages Ventress. During the duel, Ventress scars Skywalker's face, but she is once again overpowered and suffers another huge fall. Republic Intelligence assumes that she is dead.
"Obsession" marks her final appearance in Republic. Ventress survives her encounter with Anakin Skywalker on Coruscant, but is badly injured. She is sent to Boz Pity, where Dooku places her in a bacta tank and fits her with cybernetic modifications. One month later, Obi-Wan infiltrates the facility. Ventress wakes up and subsequently attacks him. She fights against both Obi-Wan and Anakin, only to be abandoned by Dooku, who orders an IG-100 MagnaGuard to kill her as she runs towards Dooku's shuttle. Enraged and badly wounded, Ventress tries to kill Obi-Wan as he tries to help her. Anakin slashes her from behind, mortally wounding her. As she lays dying, she tells him the location of the Separatists' next target. Believing Ventress to be dead, Obi-Wan puts her on a ship bound for Coruscant.
However, Ventress survives by placing herself in a Sith trance
Altered state of consciousness
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. While on the shuttle, she emerges from her trance and orders the pilots to take her as far away as possible from the war, Dooku, and the Jedi.
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Ventress is a downloadableDigital distribution
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character in the Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
version of the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II is a first/third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios, and published by LucasArts. The game is the sequel to the successful Star Wars: Battlefront and features new vehicles, characters, game mechanics, maps, and missions...
. In Battlefront II, she has two curve-handled lightsabers, but unlike in the Clone Wars series, they are connected by a fiber-cord. The character selection screen lists the weapon as "Linksabers".
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
She is also a villain in Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade SquadronStar Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron is the third entry in the Star Wars Battlefront series of video games, first released on October 9, 2007 in North America and later in Australia and Europe. The game was designed as a PlayStation Portable exclusive and features the eponymous Rebel Alliance...
, who can be used if the player is a Separatist and earns enough points to use her. She is available as a character on the Saleucami and Sullust level. She is played by Montego Glover
Montego Glover
Montego Glover is an American stage actress and singer. She has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the musical Memphis and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.-Biography:...
, who also plays Jedi master Tionne.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Video Games
Nika Futterman reprised her role of Ventress for the Clone Wars video game spin-offs. She is a supporting villain in Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber DuelsStar Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels is a Wii video game based on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The game was released on November 11, 2008.- Plot :...
, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance is an action/adventure game developed and published by Lucasarts. It was released for the Nintendo DS entertainment system on November 11, 2008...
. In the video game: Ventress is seen on Coruscant
Coruscant
Coruscant is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but was first mentioned in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire...
holding Ziro the Hutt hostage. The Jedi have to defeat her in order to gain more information on the Nightsisters and Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes is an action-adventure video game developed by LucasArts Singapore and Krome Studios, published by LucasArts, and released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS...
. Ventress is seen on Coruscant
Coruscant
Coruscant is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but was first mentioned in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire...
holding Ziro the Hutt hostage. The Jedi have to defeat her in order to gain more information on the Nightsisters.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Ventress has a non-canon appearance in the Duel mode of the PSP version of the Video Game: Star Wars: The Force UnleashedStar Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a multimedia project developed by LucasArts along with Dark Horse Comics, Lego, Hasbro, and Del Rey Books...
. Grey Delisle reprised the role.
Character origins
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Before the character of Count Dooku was developed, the Art Department for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the ClonesStar Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of the series' internal chronology...
developed a female Sith as the film's villain, as seen in concept art by Dermot Power
Dermot Power
Dermot Power, originally from County Waterford, Ireland, is a movie concept artist who started his career as a comic book artist working for British anthology comic 2000 AD.-Biography:...
in The Art of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.
Juno Eclipse
The Expanded Universe resurrected the idea as one of Dooku's underlings who could appear more frequently throughout the Clone Wars. The nameless Separatist Commander was dubbed Juno Eclipse, but this name was rejected as "not villainous enough", and she was renamed Asajj Ventress. (The name Juno Eclipse was later recycled for use in Star Wars: The Force UnleashedStar Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a multimedia project developed by LucasArts along with Dark Horse Comics, Lego, Hasbro, and Del Rey Books...
.)