Summary
- Thrawn's Night Troopers may have been brought back to life using red cloth as pseudo-burial pods, connecting them to Nightsister magic seen in The Clone Wars.
- Thrawn's advantage in his war against the New Republic may be limited because not all Night Troopers can be raised as zombies, and stormtroopers from other Imperial sects may not be willing to become undead.
- Thrawn's willingness to partner with the Nightsisters and use dark magic could cause the rest of the Imperial Shadow Council to turn against him, potentially leading to his downfall in Ahsoka season 2 and beyond.
Grand Admiral Thrawn can have his Night Troopers brought back to life through resurrection after Ahsoka, and an intriguing Star Wars theory explains how this fits within the established canon. Thrawn's legion of undead troopers at his disposal significantly raises the stakes in his coming war against the New Republic, but at first glance, it seems to conflict with how dark magic works in Star Wars. The previous TV shows depicted Nightsister witchcraft, including resurrection spells, differently than how it is portrayed in Ahsoka. This would imply the Great Mothers in Ahsoka don't fit into Star Wars canon.
However, a clever detail hidden in plain sight may fix this problem and explain how the Great Mothers brought Thrawn's Night Troopers back to life. It adds flexibility to Nightsister magic while staying consistent with established Star Wars lore, which Ahsoka did incredibly well throughout season 1. Even so, it may also give Thrawn a disadvantage that he may not be aware of, foreshadowing how the New Republic will defeat him. It all depends on whether this Star Wars theory is true, but details in Ahsoka offer compelling evidence to support the idea.
Your browser does not support the video tag. How Nightsister Resurrection Magick Works 
Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 4, episode 19 "Massacre" showed how Nightsister resurrection magic works when Dooku sent General Grievous to wipe out the clan. The reanimation spell was performed through traditional Nightsister magic, reviving fallen Nightsisters as zombies that fought the droid army. However, the Nightsister witches of Dathomir couldn't bring back any fallen Nightsister, as they had to be placed in burial pods made from red cloth first. While this aspect of the ritual seemed insignificant when the episode first premiered, it may be the most significant detail that explains how Thrawn's Night Troopers were revived in Ahsoka.
