^ How much do we want to bet this character will be getting a standalone comic or something explaining their backstory?
I've noticed a few of the relevant entries on the Databank have also been updated with more than just new profile shots from Ahsoka.
Huyang's entry now reads: -
"An ancient droid, but still quick of mind, Huyang oversaw the construction of lightsabers in the Jedi Order for centuries. After the fall of the Republic and the Jedi, his databanks remain a repository of ancient Jedi lore, including an exacting record of every lightsaber constructed under his supervision. A storied architect and professor, during the Clone Wars Huyang was based out of the training vessel Crucible, where he guided younglings in the art of saber construction as part of their journey to become Padawans. He continues to be operational after the end of the Jedi Order, surviving through the rise and fall of the Empire, to see the dawn of the New Republic."
Even
The Ghost has an updated entry, with the most telling passage being: -
"After the Galactic Civil War that brought about the New Republic, Hera still prefers flying the Ghost to other ships, using it as a homebase for herself, her droid, and her son, Jacen"
Hera's intro has been completely
rewritten, now also with a NR era perspective: -
"Once the heart of the Ghost crew during the age of the Empire, Hera Syndulla continues to serve as the captain of her ship while fighting for freedom from oppression as a general in the New Republic during an era of reconstruction. A gifted pilot with a knack for dogfighting with TIE fighters and a steadfast leader who was instrumental in leading the successful Lothal rebellion, Syndulla is now a mother, veteran, and general."
As has
Sabine's, which is an interesting one since while there's nothing new here, there is a clear and deliberate shift in emphasis away from
her bomb making, and more towards the graffiti art. It also now specifically namechecks her beskar, credits her with inspiring the Alliance/NR logo, and adds much more specific details about her journey from Imperial Cadet to Rebel, to quasi-Jedi . . . uh Initiate? Novice? Disciple? Acolyte? Convert? Most of which one presumes will be touched upon in the show: -
"Sabine Wren is a Mandalorian warrior and graffiti artist with a creative and rebellious spirit. Independent by nature, during the age of the Empire a young Sabine defected from the Imperial Academy of Mandalore and joined a small rebel cell operating out of the Ghost and led by Hera Syndulla and the Jedi Knight Kanan Jarrus. With a gift for colorful explosives and uniquely-painted beskar, Sabine’s signature starbird — a mark she left to sign her street art and other handiwork — inspired what would become the symbol for the Rebel Alliance."
Baylan's new entry seems rather insistent on the whole "not a Jedi" angle.
"Baylan Skoll is lightsaber-wielding mercenary for hire overseeing his apprentice Shin Hati. But make no mistake: although there was a time when Skoll knew the acclaimed Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, Baylan is no Jedi. Now allied to Morgan Elsbeth, the former Magistrate of Calodan, after the fall of the Jedi and the Empire, Skoll remains a shrewd fighter in search of power who believes that another war is inevitable."
(
Shin's is just more of the same.)
Speaking of Elsbeth; her new entry now has some interesting details that seem to confirm the show indeed takes place after the events in 'The Mandalorian' and 'Book of Boba Fett': -
"The coldhearted former Magistrate of Calodan, Morgan Elsbeth is an ally of Grand Admiral Thrawn and an enemy of the New Republic. A formidable fighter with a mysterious past, Elsbeth once hunted Ahsoka Tano on the world of Corvus before she was bested in battle and arrested for acting as an Imperial sympathizer."
This leads me to assume that Baylan & Shin's attack on the New Republic ship we see in the trailer is a prison break to rescue Morgan Elsbeth from custody.
Needless to say
Ahsoka's entry has been updated, which mostly makes it more curious it wasn't done sooner. So far as I can tell
as recently as June, it didn't go any further than 'Twilight of the Apprentice', now it seems fully up to date.
Oh and here's the latest promo, which I really will not be watching this time, since we're clearly at the "post a new 30 second add every week until launch" phase of the campaign, and I don't want a drip-feed of new footage to spoil the first few episodes.
ETA: Oh, two in one day? Eager bunch at LF marketing I see.