Morgan Elsbeth was first introduced into the “Star Wars” universe in the second season of “The Mandalorian” as the Magistrate of Corvus, a planet that she takes control of later in this series. In that show, she fights against Ahsoka Tano, who is desperately seeking information on the whereabouts of Grand Admiral Thrawn, hoping to prevent his reemergence in the galaxy while also tracking down Ezra Bridger. In the “Ahsoka” series, we discovered that Elsbeth did not perish in her conflict with Ahsoka in their fight and in fact, she was a witch of Dathomir with a past on that world. Now, the first episode of “Tales of the Empire” shows us her tragic past tied to the famous battle from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”

After the defeat of the witches on Dathomir and her exile from the other clans on the planet, Morgan Elsbeth sets her sights on getting revenge on those who destroyed her life and her people. The second episode of “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire”, entitled “Path of Anger,” begins with Elsbeth giving a briefing on Coruscant about her proposed TIE Defender program, revealing that she herself designed the upgraded fighter for the Empire, connecting her inextricably to the story of Thrawn’s origins, rather than just his reemergence in “Ahsoka.”