While Palpatine put an end to the Jedi Order, it had been on a steady decline all throughout the Star Wars prequels. They weren't quite the honorable knights hinted at during the original trilogy, as the Jedi were more preoccupied with politics and sticking to their strict rules. And the arrival of the Clone Wars only emphasized this, with Star Wars: The Clone Wars showing just how lost the Jedi truly were. Perhaps the best example of this is Ahsoka Tano's training, which was incredibly unethical and led to her abandoning the Order.

With the Jedi training Force-sensitive children and indoctrinating them into the Order, things were already questionable. But at the very least, the Jedi were honorable peacekeepers who stood for a noble cause. Yet the coming of the Clone Wars changed things, with most Jedi being thrown into battle, and the line between peacekeeper and soldier being blurred.

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When Ahsoka was first introduced in The Clone Wars movie, she was only a 14-year-old Padawan. And while her plucky attitude made her seem wholesome, the situation she was thrown into was far from it. Being under Anakin's training, this young teenager was placed right into a war zone, with men dying all around her. And she was immediately sent on solo missions, which were incredibly risky even for a Jedi. So while the movie portrayed it in a quirky cartoon fashion, Ahsoka essentially became a child soldier.

The Clone Wars series continued with this child-soldier idea, taking things further and to a much darker place. During Season 1, Episode 19, "Storm Over Ryloth," Ahsoka gets her first big change as a character. In order to teach her responsibility, Anakin places her in charge of a fighter squadron attacking a Separatist blockade. Not only is it dangerous to place a teenager in command of troopers from a tactical standpoint, it's also highly unethical.

During the battle, Ahsoka loses multiple men and carries the weight of their deaths on her shoulders, which could severely bring down a 14-year-old. She then goes in for another attempt and succeeds, learning how to be a better commander and celebrating her achievement. But still, looking past the victory, most would agree that she's far too young to get involved in such things, even if it is important training from her master. And this applied to the vast majority of unfortunate Padawans during the Clone Wars.

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Ahsoka's friend Barriss Offee was also placed in charge of battles, and the two even talked about being soldiers more than peacekeepers. This led Barriss down a dark path, resulting in her becoming a terrorist who attacked the Jedi Temple, preaching the hypocrisy of the Jedi and their involvement in the war. The whole event led to Ahsoka leaving the Order to find her true calling, and upon entering into the public, she realized most people had grown to despise the Jedi and their war.

Before the unfortunate events of Order 66, most Padawan were either commanding battles, learning to despise the Jedi or meeting an early death at the hands of battle droids. Yet the Jedi Masters stuck by their ideals, believing the war was to help bring peace to the galaxy, and that the Padawans should also get involved. But in end, all they did was create child soldiers, and led the Jedi down a dark path that fell right into Palpatine's plan.

To see Ahsoka's training, stream The Clone Wars on Disney+.