Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 16:06:55 GMT
Ashoka quit the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars. In Rebels, she made it clear she was not a Jedi to Vader. So, technically, Yoda was right.
Yoda was still alive when he made that comment. So, it is not that far fetched to think he didn’t know of Ashoka. Being a Jedi Master does not mean you can sense everything. Even the all powerful Palpatine couldn’t sense Luke arriving to Endor. And Vader and the Emperor didn’t know Yoda and Obi Wan were alive. Why would Yoda know of Ashoka?
Obi Wan’s Ghost simply said Luke was their last hope. That could be interpreted in multiple ways. It could be that he knew Ashoka was alive, but was unable or unwilling to face Vader again. He was hoping Luke might be more powerful than Ashoka and would be able to do, what she could not.
and that's the issue: it's not hard to imagine it. The issue is one must make up stuff and bend the narrative based on "technicalities" to make the story work.
The story was simple: the Jedi fell, and Luke was the last one to pass on the knowledge and to face evil. Now we learn that, no, there was also Ashoka Tano, Vader's apprentice around, a powerful and experienced de facto Jedi in values and teachings (though technically not part of the - now destroyed - Jedi order). Also, Ezra Bridger a Jeid padawan who is likely around somewhere too.
And Obi Wan and Yoda somehow were unaware of these alternative talents as they preferred to pit an untrained emo-boy against his own father by lying. It's not unimaginable but it cheapens the storytelling and logic.
Ashoka faced and was defeated by Vader. Ezra status is a mystery. But he was last in a sticky situation. He wasn’t available.
So, even if Obi Wan and Yoda were aware of those two, they probably figured they could not beat Vader and the Emperor and perferred not to waste their time.
Luke was the son of the Chosen One. They were betting on Luke being more powerful than Ashoka or Ezra. They didn’t know how a fully trained Luke would do against the Emperor and Vader. It was a gamble. But they didn’t have much of a choice.