Asajj Ventress

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Asajj Ventress
Star Wars character
Asajj Ventress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars
First appearance	"Chapter 6" Clone Wars (2003)
Created by	Genndy Tartakovsky George Lucas
Voiced by	Grey DeLisle[a] Nika Futterman[b] Trish Pattendon[c]
In-universe information
Species	Dathomirian Zabrak
Gender	Female
Occupation	Jedi Padawan Sith assassin Separatist Commander Bounty hunter
Affiliation	Jedi Order Sith Order Confederacy of Independent Systems Nightsisters
Significant other	Quinlan Vos
Home	Dathomir
Masters	Ky Narec (Jedi Master) Count Dooku (Sith Master)
Apprentices	Savage Opress Quinlan Vos
Homeworld	Rattatak (homeworld; Legends) Dathomir (birthplace)

Asajj Ventress (/əˈsɑːʒ ˈvɛntrəs/) is a character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. She was introduced in Genndy Tartakovsky's 2003 animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars (voiced by Grey DeLisle). The character later appeared in the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the 2008 television series of the same name, and the 2021 Disney+ series Star Wars: The Bad Batch (voiced by Nika Futterman).

Ventress is a Zabrak from Dathomir's Nightsister clan of witches who is surrendered into slavery as an infant before being rescued and trained in the ways of the Force as a Jedi Padawan. The death of her Jedi master causes Ventress to fall to the dark side of the Force and become the Sith Lord Count Dooku's informal apprentice and personal assassin. She serves as a commander for the Confederacy of Independent Systems and fights the Jedi of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars until she is betrayed by Dooku. Ventress returns to the Nightsisters and makes numerous failed attempts on Dooku's life, after which she turns to bounty hunting as an independent mercenary. She forms an alliance, and later a relationship, with the Jedi Quinlan Vos and seemingly sacrifices herself to save him from Dooku, although she survives and encounters Clone Force 99 during the reign of the Galactic Empire.

The character also appears in tie-in Star Wars media such as books, comics, and video games, and has become a favorite among fans.
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