Sabine Wren Was Not Originally Destined To Be Force Sensitive
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Sabine Wren has one of the most fleshed-out character arcs in Star Wars Rebels, but fans did not expect her to end up as a Jedi Padawan in Ahsoka. When she was last seen in Rebels, Sabine seemed like she was in a good place in her life, and her main goal seemed to be getting Ezra Bridger back home. When Ahsoka premiered, it was revealed that she was Tano’s padawan, and the duo had a strained relationship. Sabine was struggling to harness the Force, and much of the rest of her story arc had been undone as well. At the time, a few fans used Sabine’s “Trials of the Darksaber” story arc in Star Wars Rebels to defend her story in Ahsoka. However, many argued that it was never hinted that Sabine was Force-sensitive. The arc aimed to have Sabine come to terms with the guilt she had because she once worked for the Empire, and to learn how to control her emotions, which is notoriously difficult for a Mandalorian to do.
However, Star Wars Rebels co-writer and co-executive producer, Henry Gilroy, has revealed that Sabine’s arc in Rebels was never meant to set her up to be a Jedi, and there was no plan to make her Force-sensitive. Gilroy shared his thoughts on Sabine’s story in Ahsoka, and he seemed surprised by the decision to make her a Force-sensitive Mandalorian Jedi. Gilroy told the Pod of Rebellion Podcast that the writers’ room had a discussion during Season 3 of Rebels about whether or not it would be a good idea to give Sabine the Force, but “We really felt not only did it step on Ezra's story, but it was like a retread of... okay, we already did this. So yeah, the idea of Sabine training as a Jedi when she is already this fantastic warrior of her own type, we felt like 'this is overkill.'"
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Gilroy was shocked by Filoni’s change of heart regarding Sabine in Ahsoka because, "Pretty much our entire story team... we discussed it in season 3, and we thought it was a bad idea. We did a whole pros and cons list... this is kinda a weak retread. Why would we push that way?... I would have fought it tooth and nail." For Gilroy, it all comes down to Sabine being a great character without a Jedi story arc, and that’s what most fans have argued as well. Furthermore, Sabine had reunited with her family on Mandalore in Rebels. However, they were killed off-screen, presumably during the Night of a Thousand Tears, and she appears to have abandoned her Mandalorian heritage.
It’s possible the change was made so Sabine could be the first Mandalorian Jedi since Tarre Vizsla. However, before Ahsoka, most fans thought Grogu would be the first since Vizla and inherit the Darksaber from his father, who won it by defeating Moff Gideon, but Din Djarin passed it on to Bo-Katan. Gideon destroyed it at the end of The Mandalorian Season 3, which seems to be the end of it. Henry Gilroy thought Sabine’s Darksaber story worked well, as it shows that “You don't have to be a Jedi to have Jedi ideals and embrace the Jedi philosophy. I think that's the more important thing rather than, 'I'm gonna Force push Ezra 100 feet when I've never having used the Force before.'" For now, it seems Filoni, or someone, has changed Sabine’s destiny, but the original plan for her didn’t include becoming a Jedi. Sabine Wren will be seen again in Ahsoka Season 2, which streams next year on Disney+.
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