With the release of Ahsoka happening very soon on Disney Plus, fans have been eagerly waiting to watch the series. The reception of the first Ahsoka trailer shown at Star Wars Celebration was very positive, with many attendees expressing their excitement over social media about how good the show looked. And while we still have to wait a little bit longer for the show to go live on Disney Plus, a new trailer released officially by Lucasfilm gives fans another peek at the upcoming Star Wars show. And it hints at some big things happening in it.
The new trailer for Ahsoka gives better looks at many of the characters that will appear throughout the series. We finally get a very clear look at Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn, as well as many of the Star Wars Rebels characters making their first live-action debut. If you were worried about any of the heroes from Rebels not translating well into live-action, the trailer does a great job of putting those worries to rest.
What’s more interesting is how the new Ahsoka trailer spotlights one of the antagonists of the series, Baylan Skoll, and his apprentice Shin Hati, played by Ivanna Sakhno. The role of Baylan was played by the late Ray Stevenson, who passed away after filming on Ahsoka was complete and shortly after appearing at a few events to promote Ahsoka with the rest of the cast. Baylan and Shin are said to be Jedi who survived the great purge of Order 66 during the events of Revenge of the Sith. Their motivations and reason for standing against Ahsoka are hinted at in the trailer, but much more is set to be revealed over the course of the show’s eight episodes.
As for Ahsoka herself, played once again by Rosario Dawson, there’s a lot going on in this series. Not only is Ahsoka reuniting with many of the characters seen in Star Wars Rebels, but she is continuing her search for Grand Admiral Thrawn. A big point of the trailer is when Ahsoka gets into a conversation with Hera and later with Baylan where she mentions Anakin Skywalker. Is it possible that we might see other connections to Ahsoka’s master in some way throughout the series? We also see Sabine Wren, played by Natasha Liu Bordizzo, show up and cut her hair short, as well as get into a battle with Shin at various points.
Although there was a lot shown in this new trailer, there are even more questions that fans will have about what is happening in the show. Lucasfilm has already begun the promotional tour of the show in various places, with many cast members speaking about their experience and what Star Wars fans can expect to see. While there are so many more questions brought up, fans will have to wait just a little longer to have them answered. Ahsoka is set to have a two-episode premiere on August 23rd on Disney Plus.
Are you excited to watch Ahsoka on Disney Plus when it releases? What do you think will happen in the show, and what other Star Wars characters are you hoping to see in Ahsoka? Let us know your thoughts about everything in the comment section down below!
But an interesting addition to this book is how the box art for the games is accompanied by screenshots of the games and a written overview of them as well. This is a good thing because it gives readers an idea of how the artwork of the era was almost always an exaggeration of the gameplay included. Seeing classic 80s-style anime artwork paired with pixel art might sound funny, but it was the norm back then. But having the screenshots also adds more value to the book, as previous Bitmap Books, like the Super Famicom book, that covered box art didn’t include screenshots of the games. The focus was solely on the box art itself. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with that, the inclusion of the game screens is a welcome addition.
At the same time, you also get some history about the console in PC Engine: The Box Art Collection at the beginning. The majority of the book is filled mostly with box art themselves, but there are about 25 pages dedicated to detailing the history of the PC Engine. The section also has some shots of the console, along with some marketing material for various games that were released for it.
For collectors of gaming hardcover books, PC Engine: The Box Art Collection is a good coffee table book that can fit in any collection. It has great visuals and info to enjoy glancing through, as well as a bit extra than what it initially pitches you. If you’re looking for a more detailed and complete look at the PC Engine, this isn’t the book you’ll need, yet that’s not what the book is aiming to be. But if you wanted some insight into the visuals of the PC Engine library and an overview of games that weren’t around in North America during that era, you’ll get out of what this book has to offer.
