Y'know, I really hate that interpretation, but it's probably as good an answer as this Filoni-induced mess can yield.
Assuming that Force ghosts do indeed know who else is dead, I guess Obi-Wan was mentally all-in on Luke at that point. That's why he doesn't even consider Leia for anything in ESB. ("That boy is our last hope."/"No, there is another.")
Oh, man, I've blocked that exchange right out of my memory. I mean... maybe Obi-Wan figured Luke at least had some Jedi training at that point, but that Leia just didn't have his athleticism, and wouldn't be able to build it up in time for a confrontation.
Surely Luke and Ahsoka teamed up would stand better odds than just Luke?!
Abrams himself did say that was Ahsoka, if that means anything.
Not usually, but in this instance it's good enough for me.
Indeed. Luke doesn't have this direct connection to Vader the way Ahsoka does. Luke has a belief around his father as a good man, and that there is still good in him, which is further than either Obi-Wan or Ahsoka believed. Their direct experiences create a much different point of view on Vader than Luke has.
Uh, sure. And maybe Obi-Wan's Force Ghost is afraid that if Ahsoka and Luke were to meet up, they'd spend so much time making whoopee that they'd never get around to confronting the Sith. Meh. Like I said, Obi-Wan not trusting her because she left the Order probably makes the most sense, but I don't think there are any good explanations because it's a bad mess for Filoni to have added to the canon.
Anyhow, to get back on target...
I imagine this will be the case. If Thrawn does kill anyone significant before being defeated, it'll likely be in the Mando and The Ghost Crew vs. Thrawn movie - assuming that movie even gets made. And, if Ahsoka S2 underperforms and Starfighter is a hit, the whole Thrawn story could well quietly shuffle off to comics or a novel.
Wrong franchise!
One thing about Ahsoka is that we still don't know when she returned to the galaxy at large. Last we saw her before the post-Endor era she was stuck on a Sith world, possibly with no ship to escape in. The artwork from Filloni suggested she found another way into the World Between Worlds under the Sith Temple, but how long and to where is still an unknown. We know she started training Sabine before the Night of a Thousand Years and the death of her family on Mandalor. However that seems to be late in the war, perhaps after Endor.
Because of this, we don't know if she was even available for Obi-wan or Yoda to even indicate to Luke about. But even then she herself might refuse to face Vader again out of her own trauma. The trauma is partly what stops her from continuing her training of Sabine. She doesn't really confront this trauma until her own series when Anakin comes to her to complete her own training.
Because of this, we don't know if she was even available for Obi-wan or Yoda to even indicate to Luke about. But even then she herself might refuse to face Vader again out of her own trauma. The trauma is partly what stops her from continuing her training of Sabine. She doesn't really confront this trauma until her own series when Anakin comes to her to complete her own training.
All the more reason for Obi-Wan to tip off Luke to go pick her up.
Agreed. She was practicing avoidance all over. She wouldn't even take Grogu to Luke, so it's clear it was not something she wanted to do. She still needed to heal from her trauma.
If only there were a living Jedi Master and a Jedi trainee and a Jedi Master Force Ghost and a Rebel leader daughter of Anakin she could have talked things over with, then.
But, if that really was case, I guess Ahsoka's not really a hero. If she were, she would have Jedi'd up, either resolved her feelings or gotten them under control, and teamed up with her natural allies to confront the Sith for the good of the galaxy.
