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You couldnt have grown up aStar Warsfan without encountering Thrawn inHeir to the Empire, Filoni said.
Filoni said he imagined their Christmas will include a lot ofStar Warstalk.
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Filonis answer was blunt.
I saw that coming a mile away, he said.
No, not likely.
Remember we got Thrawn?
But Filoni shut that down, too.
No, he said, turning toRebelsvoice actors Sam Witwer and Tiya Sircar.
See what I have to deal with?
Its a very similar, similar, similar ship, Filoni said.
Did Ahsoka Tano survive?
The panel opened with the resolution to a question that has been hauntingRebelsfans.
The season 2 finale featured the long-awaited clash between Ahsoka Tano and her former Jedi mentor, Darth Vader.
It was implied that Vader took her life… but then we saw her walking into a cavern.
Was that a metaphor for her spirit departing?
Lets get this one out of the way, Filoni said.
Its likely you might not have seen the last of Ahsoka Tano.
And she has some new gadgets.
She looked to Filoni for guidance.
Is that all right?
she asked, hoping she hadnt said too much.
Filoni nodded vigorously and asked Witwer to give her a little Emperor and tell her shes doing good.
Exxxxcellent, Witwer intoned.
But there was no need for secrecy.
(For the unfamiliar, thats the helmeted tribe that claimed Boba Fett as a member.)
I get to interact more with Mandalorians, she said.
And I may or may not be related to some of them.
The natural question that raises is could she be related to the main Mandalorian, Boba Fett himself.
But Maul has betrayal in mind, trapping Kanan in an airlock and opening the vacuum to space.
Maul is coming to grips with what his life is what hes been, Filoni said.
Hes searching for some kind of purpose, because hes failed again and again.
Hes still on the evil side of things, and hell never be good.
Unless he finds a selfless resolution, which is not likely.
Another fan asked if Filoni might consider incorporating Lupita Nyongos Maz Kanata fromThe Force Awakens.He smiled.
Thats a great idea, he said.
You have a good mind for this sort of thing.
That doesnt mean anything Ive said means were doing that.
But sometimes Ill admit, if were not doing it, its still a good idea.
Hmm, maybe the story of her and her boyfriend, Chewbacca?
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