Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Ahsoka episode 6
Summary
- Grand Admiral Thrawn is loading mysterious crates onto his Star Destroyer, signaling a darker turn for his return to the known galaxy.
- The contents of the crates are likely a legion of corpses based on their size, location in catacombs, and hints from Thrawn’s remaining forces and the Nightsisters.
- Thrawn’s alliance with the Nightsisters may involve resurrecting their race by sending the bodies to the main Star Wars galaxy, potentially creating an undead army for Thrawn.
Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) is featured loading up his Star Destroyer with mysterious cargo in Ahsoka episode 6. While it has not yet been confirmed what exactly these crates contain, there are some strong hints provided by the new Star Wars show. To that end, Thrawn’s return to the known galaxy may likely be darker than previously imagined.
As seen in Ahsoka episode 6, the titular Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) and the Jedi droid Huyang are en route to Peridea, the extragalactic world where the former Imperial leader Grand Admiral Thrawn has been in exile for years. However, his agents such as Morgan Elsbeth and her Dark Jedi mercenaries have already arrived in this new episode (with Mandalorian Sabine Wren as their captive). Now, the nature of Thrawn’s exile and clues pointing toward his eventual plans have begun to be revealed, including what’s in these mysterious crates.
The Crates Are Being Retrieved From The Catacombs… Meaning They’re Probably Bodies
Revealed shortly after Thrawn’s dynamic live-action debut in Ahsoka episode 6, a vast collection of crates is being loaded onto Thrawn’s Star Destroyer named The Chimaera. This is apparently part of Thrawn’s agreement with the Great Mothers, a trio of Nightsisters who helped him make contact with the main Star Wars galaxy. Furthermore, Elsbeth notes that it will take 3 rotations to move all the cargo aboard while also confirming that these crates were being held in the catacombs beneath the Great Mothers’ Dathomiri temple.
Considering the size and length of each crate and the fact that they were being held in catacombs, it’s very likely that Thrawn’s new cargo is a legion of corpses. Although it’s not confirmed, there are several teases based on the appearance of Thrawn’s remaining forces known as the Night Troopers as well as the known history and powers of the Nightsisters themselves. To that end, there’s likely a very dangerous reason why Thrawn is currently loading his starship full of bodies.
Why Thrawn (& The Nightsisters) Would Want Bodies
After the events of Ahsoka episode 6, it’s unknown whether these bodies are deceased Nightsisters or fallen Stormtroopers who once served under Grand Admiral Thrawn’s command. To that end, the bodies being transferred may be a combination of the two groups. Because the Great Mothers have allied themselves with Thrawn, it’s possible that he’s agreed to help them send their dead to the main Star Wars galaxy, allowing them to not only escape their original homeworld aboard his ship but to also resurrect their race once they do.
Using their dark magicks, the Nightsisters’ powers of resurrection have been featured before during the Clone Wars shortly before their near-extinction thanks to Count Dooku and their massacre at the hands of General Grievous, relying on undead warriors to defend the living. To that end, the reveal that the former Imperial Inquisitor Marrok was seemingly a corpse reanimated by Elsbeth establishes the resurrection powers in Ahsoka itself along with Thrawn directly referencing their abilities as well. As a result, Thrawn’s dark alliance with the Nightsisters could very well turn the Imperial Remnant into a literal Imperial Resurrection when and if he does return to the main Star Wars galaxy.
The Nightsisters Can Give Thrawn An Undead Army
There is a very strong likelihood that Grand Admiral Thrawn will soon gain an undead army in Ahaoka’s future. To that end, he may already have reanimated corpses under his command based on the battered state of his Night Troopers. Featured wearing broken armor with gold replacing lost and damaged pieces, it certainly seems as though Thrawn and his Stormtroopers have not had a very peaceful exile. Perhaps the Nightsisters have already proven their powers to Thrawn by reanimating soldiers of The Chimaera who fell in battle.
Overall, the powers of the Nightsisters and the strong potential of an undead army have made Thrawn’s imminent return even more concerning. Upon returning to the main Star Wars, it’s possible that every stormtrooper ever killed could now be resurrected, bolstering the Imperial Remnant’s military as was promised in The Mandalorian season 3. As such, the contents within the mysterious crates in Ahsoka episode 6 are almost certainly bodies, a prospect that’s as exciting as it is incredibly dark for the final two episodes of Ahsoka and beyond in the greater Star Wars timeline.
Ahsoka releases new episodes Tuesdays at 6 pm PT / 9 pm ET on Disney+.