The Nightsisters of Dathomir Explained

Morgan Elsbeth is officially a Nightsister of Dathomir! Who were those witches in the Star Wars galaxy? Here is what we know about them from The Clone Wars and Legends sources.

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[eccentricbooknerd]

I just rewatched the Dathomir massacre and it still breaks my heart. Great video as usual guys.

[thestarwarsimmortal]

Night Sisters are amazing. I remember them in SWG and they owned me a thousand times. The stories of the Night Sisters are actually cool as hell.

[lukerope]

I've always found the Nightsisters to be strange. They harness the dark side. But yet they don't necessarily seem to be corrupted by it. Seems to run contrary to what George says about the dark side.

[jasonbieber]

I’m glad this ended up being true. How else could you explain Ahsoka not absolutely wiping the floor with her during their dual in Mando?

[cm]

It’s interesting that Morgan looks to be human and not Dathomirian.

[Stablemable]

I always wanted to see Cate Blanchett as Ventress.

[davido.]

One of my favorite legends characters is the Jedi/Queen of the Hapes Consortium, Tenal Ka Djo, who was the daughter of Prince Isolder and the Witch, Tenenial Djo. Tenal Ka was raised on Dathomir and rode a Rancor as a child. She took Jacen Solo as her consort during the Dark Nest Crisis and used the force to prolong her pregnancy from that union, where she eventually gave birth to a daughter.

[jjukkyumiz]

hey Alex thanks for making another cool video 🙂

[meleeludens]

i really wish we could learn more of the nightsisters relationship with the force, and specifically the dark side

[Trilaan]

Loved The Courtship of Princess Leia. RIP David Farland(AKA Dave Wolverton), 1957-2022

[Compucles]

Although, the new canon has displaced the original Legends idea that there were also plenty of Light side witches on Dathomir, while the Nightsisters were the evil cast outs of their society. Plus, they were all humans, as well. This was initially upsetting when Dathomir was first depicted in "The Clone Wars" back *before* the canon reset.

[johnsieverssr]

Thanks for helping me with the history of Star Wars... Great show.

[Lr.Laecro.Lirus]

It's always fascinating to me how many people and organisations get forgotten as only little footnotes in the galaxy history such as the Nightsisters. I think Elsbeth might be the one exeption, as she has relevance in the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn and Merrin...well let's just see about that.

[ormapa]

They are really interesting hopefully we can see more stories of the mother and the grandmother.

[dianamartinez]

What is the title of Episode 2? Feloni is giving strong MacBeth vibes.
Song of the Witches: “Double, double toil and trouble”
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
(from Macbeth)
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Cool it with a baboon's blood,
Then the charm is firm and good.
Notes:
Macbeth: IV.i 10-19; 35-38
Source: The Random House Book of Poetry for Children (1983)

[boc]

Morgan is my favorite character in this series!

[deanthemachine]

I could see a grounded character focused mature military centric series in the well written style of Andor based around a capital ship and its fighter wing a la BSG being actually really good. Ship heads would love it and it could have great drama if we learn to love the new characters

[pauljordan]

if Morgan is a Nightsister, why didn't she use her powers in the second season of the Mandalorian, when she fought Ahsoka?

[Ubermensch]

1:04 The All Night Bone Sessions are absolutely divine.

[coreywigent]

Morgan looks human especially after we've seen 3 other night sisters in live action now