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{{Infobox character
| name = Asajj Ventress
| series = [[Star Wars]]
| image = AsajjVentress.jpg
| caption = Asajj Ventress in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''
| first_major = [[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|Clone Wars]]
| first_minor = Chapter 6
| first_date = (2003)
| last =
| creator = {{ubl|[[Genndy Tartakovsky]]|[[George Lucas]]}}
| voice = {{Plainlist|
* [[Grey DeLisle]]{{efn|''Clone Wars'', ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed|The Force Unleashed]]''}}
* [[Nika Futterman]]{{efn|''The Clone Wars'' [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|film]] and [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|TV series]], ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace|The Padawan Menace]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels|Lightsaber Duels]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance|Jedi Alliance]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes|Republic Heroes]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II|The Force Unleashed II]]'', ''[[Star Wars: The Bad Batch|The Bad Batch]]''}}
* Trish Pattendon{{efn|''[[Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles|The Yoda Chronicles]]''}}
}}
| species = [[Dathomirian]] [[Zabrak (Star Wars)|Zabrak]]
| gender = [[Female]]
| occupation = [[Jedi|Jedi Padawan]]<br />[[Sith]] assassin<br />Separatist Commander<br />[[Bounty hunter]]
| affiliation = Jedi Order<br />Sith Order<br />[[Confederacy of Independent Systems]]<br>Nightsisters
| significant_other = [[Quinlan Vos]]
| lbl21 = Masters
| data21 = Ky Narec (Jedi Master)<br>[[Count Dooku]] (Sith Master)
| lbl22 = Apprentices
| data22 = [[Savage Opress]]<br />Quinlan Vos
| home = Dathomir
| data23 = Rattatak (homeworld; ''Legends'')<br>[[Dathomir]] (birthplace)
| lbl23 = Homeworld
}}

'''Asajj Ventress''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|s|ɑː|ʒ|_|ˈ|v|ɛ|n|t|r|ə|s}}) 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 (2003 TV series)|Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'' (voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]]). The character later appeared in the 2008 animated film [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'']], the 2008 [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|television series of the same name]], the 2021 [[Disney+]] series ''[[Star Wars: The Bad Batch]]'' and the 2025 series ''Tales of the Underworld'' (voiced by [[Nika Futterman]]).

Ventress is a [[Zabrak_(Star_Wars)#Zabrak|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 [[Assassination|assassin]]. She serves as a commander for the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] and fights the Jedi of the [[Galactic Republic]] during the [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|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 hunter|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 via resurrection by Mother Talzin and attempts to locate the Jedi path and encounters [[Clone trooper#Clone Force 99|Clone Force 99]] during the reign of the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]].

The character also appears in tie-in [[Star Wars expanded to other media|''Star Wars'' media]] such as [[List of Star Wars books|books]], [[List of Star Wars comic books|comics]], and [[List of Star Wars video games|video games]], and has become a favorite among fans.

==Characterization==
[[File:Asajj Ventress concept.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Original concept art for a female [[Sith]] villain that would eventually be used for Asajj Ventress]]

=== Creation ===
Before the character of [[Count Dooku]] was developed, the art department for ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002) developed a villainess as a potential main antagonist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brooks|first=Nicholas|date=2021-02-21|title=Star Wars: Count Dooku May Have Robbed Us of a Live-Action Asajj Ventress|url=https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-ventress-attack-clones-origin-sith-lord/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-24|website=CBR|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223010811/https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-ventress-attack-clones-origin-sith-lord/ |archive-date=February 23, 2021 }}</ref>

When the [[Star Wars expanded universe|''Star Wars'' expanded universe]] resurrected this female Sith idea as one of Dooku's underlings who could appear more frequently throughout the [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|Clone Wars]], this nameless Separatist Commander was dubbed Juno Eclipse but the name was rejected as "not villainous enough", and she was renamed Asajj Ventress. The name Juno Eclipse was later given to a character from the video game ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (project)|Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]'', with no relation to Ventress.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.starwars.com/gaming/videogames/news/f20071031/index.html| title= Star Wars - News| access-date= 2007-11-01| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071101103217/http://www.starwars.com/gaming/videogames/news/f20071031/index.html| archive-date= 1 November 2007| url-status= dead}}</ref>

[[LucasArts]]'s [[Leland Chee]] suggested using "Asajj" as the character's first name, naming her after the character Asaji from [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Throne of Blood]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=93010&start=4935 |title=STAR WARS™ Support |publisher=Forums.starwars.com |date=1990-01-01 |access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref>

=== Portrayal ===
Asajj Ventress was voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]] in the 2003 [[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|''Clone Wars'']] micro-series, and by [[Nika Futterman]] in the 2008 animated film ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' and its [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|subsequent TV series]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2022 |title=Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Star-Wars-The-Clone-Wars/ |website=Behind the Voice Actors}}</ref> as well most of her video game and other animated appearances.

==Appearances==

===''The Clone Wars''===
Ventress is an antagonist in the 2008 ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|The Clone Wars]]'' film. As the disciple of Count Dooku, she helps him with his plan to turn [[Jabba the Hutt]] against the [[Galactic Republic]] by kidnapping his son Rotta. Ventress fights Jedi Knight [[Anakin Skywalker]] and apprentice [[Ahsoka Tano]], who rescue Rotta, and later also battles Jedi Master [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], who defeats her, forcing her to flee.

Ventress is a lead character in all five broadcast seasons of the subsequent ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]'' animated series. In season one, Ventress travels to the moon of Rugosa as Dooku's emissary to form an alliance between the planet Toydaria and the Separatists. The king of Toydaria is reluctant but allows her forces to face [[Yoda]] in battle to prove which side is superior. When the king decides to side with the Republic, Dooku gives his assassin permission to kill the king so they may have a better chance with the successor. Yoda thwarts her attempt, however, and she is forced to flee. Dooku orders Ventress to spy on the planet [[Kamino (Star Wars)|Kamino]] for the Separatist forces, planning an invasion with [[General Grievous]] to destroy the clone production facilities while stealing [[Jango Fett]]'s [[DNA]] template from the production facility. Ventress then frees [[Trade Federation]] Viceroy [[Nute Gunray]] from the custody of [[Luminara Unduli]] and Ahsoka, fighting the two Jedi before ultimately succeeding in her mission.

In season three, Ventress' [[back story]] is explained: she hails from the planet Dathomir and was sold by the Nightsisters to criminals. She would have likely been killed in a pirate raid if not for Jedi Ky Narec, who had crashed on Rattatak. Narec sensed her potential and trained her in the ways of [[the Force]]. However, warlord Osika Kirske killed Narec before Ventress could become a full-fledged Jedi. She developed an implacable hatred of the Jedi Order, which she believes abandoned her master and ignored the bloodshed on her planet.

Eventually, [[Palpatine|Darth Sidious]] comes to see Ventress as a liability, and orders Dooku to eliminate her. Dooku attempts, unsuccessfully, to kill her, as she engages Anakin and Obi-Wan in one final duel, in which she is wounded. She turns to the Nightsisters of Dathomir for help, and they engineer [[Savage Opress]] to serve as Dooku's new apprentice in order to earn his trust, before ultimately killing him on Ventress' behalf. The scheme fails, however, when Opress turns on both Dooku and Ventress and attempts to kill them both.

In season four, Ventress returns to the Nightsisters. She undergoes the ritual to become a full-fledged Nightsister, but is thwarted when Grievous' droid army slaughter the Nightsisters while their matriarch [[Mother Talzin]] is rendered incorporeal. Told by Talzin to find her own path, Ventress later helps [[Boba Fett]]'s team of bounty hunters in a dangerous but profitable mission. She then finally makes peace with her past with an ideal future as a bounty hunter. While still haunted by Opress, she tracks him to Raydonia to collect a bounty on him. When she arrives on Opress' spaceship, she confronts him and [[Darth Maul]] as they are about to kill Obi-Wan. Ventress teams up with her old nemesis to fight Maul and Opress, but they are ultimately forced to escape in their shuttle.

In season five's final arc, Ventress nearly apprehends Ahsoka, who has been framed for attempting to destroy the Jedi Temple. She ultimately helps Ahsoka escape on the condition that she would be exonerated. Ventress later helps Anakin to find out that [[Barriss Offee]], who stole her lightsabers, framed Ahsoka.

=== ''Dark Disciple'' ===
In the 2015 novel ''[[Star Wars: Dark Disciple|Dark Disciple]]'', based on unfinished episodes from ''The Clone Wars'', Ventress teams up with undercover Jedi Master [[Quinlan Vos]] in an "un-Jedi like" mission to kill Dooku.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/69764/20150717/star-wars-dark-disciple-review.htm|website=Tech Times|title=Star Wars: Dark Disciple' Review: Closure For Fans Of 'The Clone Wars'|date=17 July 2015|first=Jason|last=Serafino|access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/07/star-wars-dark-disciple-review|website=[[IGN.com]]|date=7 July 2015|title=Star Wars: Dark Disciple Review|first=Eric|last=Goldman|access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref> Ventress falls in love with Vos. After Vos is turned to the dark side by Dooku, Ventress ultimately manages to redeem him, but she is killed by Dooku with [[Force lightning]] shortly after. Vos later returns Ventress' body to Dathomir so that she may rejoin her fallen sisters in spirit.

=== ''The Bad Batch'' ===
In January 2024, the Season 3 trailer for ''[[Star Wars: The Bad Batch]]'' revealed that Ventress had survived the events of ''Dark Disciple'' and would appear in the season's storyline. Brad Rau, the supervising director of ''The Bad Batch'' said that the appearance would be faithful and not contradictory to the events of the book.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |date=January 22, 2024 |title=Somehow, Ventress Returned |url=https://gizmodo.com/asajj-ventress-bad-batch-dark-disciple-clone-wars-death-1851186599 |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |language=}}</ref> She comes face to face with Clone Force 99, and despite getting in a fight at first, she ends up coming to the aid of Omega. Her appearance in ''The Bad Batch'' showed viewers that although she was once a villain, she is now harnessing the light side of the force and is capable of compassion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Dan |date=March 27, 2024 |title=Ventress Strikes Back |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/bad-batch-interview-nika-futterman-asajj-ventress |archive-date= |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=starwars.com}}</ref>

=== ''Tales of the Underworld'' ===
Ventress appeared in the third season of the ''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (TV series)|Star Wars: Tales]]'' Disney+ anthology series, ''Tales of the Underworld'' which aired on [[Star Wars Day]] 2025.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Brandon Wainerdi |title=Witchy Woman: Asajj Ventress Returns in Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/tales-of-the-underworld-asajj-ventress-nika-futterman |publisher=StarWars.com |access-date=6 May 2025 |date=2 May 2025 |quote=But now she’s back… and Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld will help explain how.}}</ref> Featured in "A Way Forward", "Friends" and "One Warrior to Another", it is revealed that after her death in ''Dark Disciple'', Ventress was resurrected by the spirits of Mother Talzin and the Nightsisters, as Vos's love was a gift, presenting her with two paths; she could either stay with her fallen Nightsisters on Dathomir or she could return to the living. She chooses the latter. Years later during the Empire's take over of the Galaxy, Ventress underwent a new journey alongside Lyco Strata, a teenage Jedi Padawan who was looking for "the Path", which Vos established to help get young Force users to safety. After a battle against a Sith Inquisitor, a reunion with her bounty hunter acquaintance Latts Razzi and her droid assassin C-21 Highsinger, and an encounter with an elderly former Separatist and his granddaughter, Ventress and Lyco managed to find the Path, but chose not to go and instead continued travelling together.

=== Other works ===
''[[Star Wars Resistance]]'' executive producer/head writer Brandon Auman revealed in 2021 that prior to its [[Cancellation (broadcasting)|cancellation]] the series had almost featured a duel between Ventress and [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|sequel trilogy]] antagonist [[Kylo Ren]] (respectively the first and last characters to use the titles of "Supreme Leader" in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe).<ref name="Resistance">{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Noah |date=2021-09-02 |title=Star Wars Resistance Nearly Pitted Kylo Ren Against Asajj Ventress |url=https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-resistance-kylo-ren-asajj-ventress/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902055817/https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-resistance-kylo-ren-asajj-ventress/ |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |access-date=2021-09-10 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>

===''Legends''===
With the 2012 acquisition of [[Lucasfilm]] by [[The Walt Disney Company]], most of the licensed [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe]] material produced since the originating 1977 film ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' was rebranded as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014.<ref name="THR Legends">{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucasfilm-unveils-new-plans-star-698973 |last=McMilian |first=Graeme |title=Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref><ref name="SW Legends">{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/the-legendary-star-wars-expanded-universe-turns-a-new-page |title=The Legendary ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe Turns a New Page |publisher=[[StarWars.com]] |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref><ref name="SW Adult">{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/disney-publishing-worldwide-and-random-house-announce-relaunch-of-star-wars-adult-fiction-line |title=Disney and Random House announce relaunch of ''Star Wars'' Adult Fiction line |publisher=StarWars.com |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref>

====''Clone Wars''====
[[File:Asajjcw.jpg|thumb|right|Asajj Ventress in ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|Star Wars: Clone Wars]]''.]]
Ventress first appeared as a supporting villain in the 2003 micro-series ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|Star Wars: Clone Wars]]''. When [[Sith|Sith Lord]] [[Count Dooku]] arrives to add the planet Rattatak to his [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist]] movement, he witnesses Ventress fighting several opponents in a large arena, defeating them all before claiming to be a Sith warrior. When Dooku laughs aside the notion that she could be a Sith, Ventress tries to attack him, but the Sith Lord renders her unconscious with [[Force lightning]]. After she awakens, Dooku attacks her again, but she jumps backwards and ignites her lightsabers. In her quarters, a short duel takes place in which Dooku cuts her two lightsabers in half, rendering her defenseless. Although Ventress is defeated, Dooku is impressed by her abilities and recruits her to be his apprentice by appealing to her hatred of the Jedi.

[[Palpatine|Darth Sidious]] later personally assigns Ventress to kill [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]], and Dooku presents the [[Dark Jedi]] with a new pair of lightsabers with curved hilts. After Ventress leaves, Sidious remarks that she is certain to fail, but that she will serve as a useful test for Anakin. Ventress then engages the Republic fighter forces in orbit of the planet [[Muunilinst]] and lures Anakin into a chase. Ventress and Anakin go to [[Yavin IV]], and a fierce battle from the forest to the [[Massassi]] temple takes place. Though she initially gains the upper hand in their duel, Anakin calls upon his immense connection to [[the Force]] and brutally overpowers her, causing her to fall over the edge of a cliff.

====Novels====
As portrayed in the novel ''[[The Cestus Deception]]'', Ventress appears on Ord Cestus during the Bio-Droid Crisis. She is behind the X'Ting criminal Trillot's dealings with Obi-Wan. Ventress also destroys the Republic Cruiser carrying Barrister Doolb Snoil returning to the Republic; however, Snoil survives. Ventress later challenges Kenobi and his fellow Jedi Master [[Kit Fisto]] to a duel. Ventress disarms Fisto but is then engaged by Kenobi. Their duel leads them into an underwater chamber and Ventress is forced to escape after Kenobi slices her across her abdomen. She lets loose a smoke bomb and flees back to the Confederacy and Dooku.

====Comic books====
In the ''[[Star Wars: Republic]]'' story "The New Face of War", Ventress joins forces with the [[bounty hunter]] [[Durge]] on the invasion of [[Naboo]]'s [[moon]], Ohma-D'un. Together they use [[swamp gas]] to wipe out the [[List of Star Wars races (F-J)#Gungan|Gungan]] colony and prepare to launch a [[biological warfare|biological attack]] on Naboo. In the ensuing battle with Republic forces, Ventress makes her first public appearance in the war (in the chronological timeline). Ventress kills Jedi Master Glaive in the battle and cuts off his apprentice Zule's left arm. She engages Obi-Wan and the pair are evenly matched. Ventress escapes with Durge after ARC Trooper Alpha destroys their fueling station.

In ''Star Wars: Jedi - Mace Windu'', Dooku sends Ventress to Ruul to help frame [[Mace Windu]]. Ventress briefly confronts Sora Bulq, who had been secretly corrupted by Dooku, as a ruse. Ventress kills Mira in the battle and then engages Jedi Masters Sian Jeisel, K' Kruhk and Rhad Tarn all of whom she defeats singlehandedly. After framing Windu for the crime, Ventress corrupts Tarn. While Tarn fights against Jeisel, Ventress defeats K'Kruhk in combat. Windu's timely arrival saves the Jedi; Ventress finds that she is no match for Windu's power and is forced to flee.

In the ''Republic'' story "Blast Radius", Ventress and Durge again engage the Jedi taskforce in a facility on the planet Queyta. Ventress briefly fights against Kenobi and Fay. Durge kills Jon Antilles and Knol Ven'Nari. After Ven'nari is killed in an explosion, Durge pushes Antilles into a [[lava]] pit. Ventress uses her lightsabers to collapse the ceiling, sending a shower of lava onto Diath's head. Although the Separatists claim a victory, Ventress spares Obi-Wan's life under Dooku's orders, though she impales Fay in the chest with her lightsabers. Fay gives Obi-Wan the last of her strength to escape the facility.

In "The Battle of Jabiim", Ventress captures Obi-Wan and Alpha from Jabiim and transports them to Rattatak for [[torture]] and interrogation. Obi-Wan and Alpha escape in the following story, "Hate & Fear", and the Jedi Master takes Ky Narec's lightsaber, making the animosity between him and Ventress deeply personal.

In "Dreadnoughts of Rendili", Ventress and fellow Dark Jedi Tol Skorr fight Obi-Wan and [[Quinlan Vos]] on Titavian IV. Obi-Wan unleashes a [[rancor]] to distract Ventress, but she manipulates it via the dark side. Obi-Wan fights Ventress after killing the rancor but he escapes with Vos before the duel is settled. Grievous arrives to rescue the two Dark Jedi, shaming Ventress in their master Dooku's eyes.

Ventress then travels to [[Coruscant]] to kill Vos and Obi-Wan. During the mission, she discovers Anakin's secret marriage to Senator [[Padmé Amidala]]. Enraged, Anakin engages Ventress. During the duel, Ventress scars Skywalker's face but she is once again overpowered and suffers another huge fall. Republic Intelligence assumes that she is dead.

"Obsession" marks the character's final appearance in ''Republic''. Ventress survives her encounter with Anakin on Coruscant but is badly injured. She is sent to Boz Pity where Dooku places her in a bacta tank and fits her with [[cybernetic]] modifications. One month later, Obi-Wan infiltrates the facility. Ventress wakes up and subsequently attacks him. She fights against both Obi-Wan and Anakin but is abandoned when Dooku orders an IG-100 [[MagnaGuard]] to kill her as she runs towards Dooku's shuttle. Enraged and badly wounded, Ventress tries to kill Obi-Wan as he tries to help her. Anakin slashes her from behind, mortally wounding her. As she lies dying, she tells him the location of the Separatists' next target. Believing Ventress to be dead, Obi-Wan puts her on a ship bound for Coruscant. However, Ventress survives by placing herself in a Sith [[altered state of consciousness|trance]]. While on the shuttle, she emerges from her trance and orders the pilots to take her as far away as possible from Dooku, the Jedi, and the war. The clones agree, and so Ventress escapes the Clone Wars.

==Video game appearances==
===The ''Lego Star Wars'' series===
Ventress can be found in the character creator of [[Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga]] (along with [[Saesee Tiin]]), she is playable in [[Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]] while she is unlockable in ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' and ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga]]'' as [[downloadable content|DLC]].

===''Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron''===
Ventress is a playable hero character in ''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]''. She is available for the Separatists on [[Saleucami]] and [[Sullust]].

===''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' video games===
Ventress appears in several ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' video game spin-offs, including as a playable character in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels|The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels]]'' and ''[[Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]'', and as a [[Boss (video games)|boss]] in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance|The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes|The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes]]''. [[Nika Futterman]] reprises her role as Ventress in all these games.

===''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' duology===
Ventress has a non-canon appearance in the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Wii]], and [[PlayStation Portable]] versions of ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]'' as a costume skin that can be used on Starkiller. In the Wii version, she is also a playable character in the 2-player [[fighting game]] mode called Duel Mode. She is also playable in the multiplayer mode for the Wii version of the sequel, ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]''. Ventress is voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]] in the first game and by Nika Futterman in the second game.

===Other ''Star Wars'' video games===
The character is featured in several ''Star Wars'' games that were released after Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm:
*Ventress appears in the [[tower defense]] game ''Star Wars: Galactic Defense'' as a playable character for the Dark Side campaign, and a boss for the Light Side campaign.
*Ventress is a playable character in ''[[Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes]]'', a [[turn-based]] [[Role-playing game|RPG]]. She is classified as a Nightsister and a Separatist support, armed with powerful [[area of effect]] moves, and can grow stronger when characters are defeated.

==References==

===Footnotes===
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===Citations===
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==External links==
* {{Star Wars Databank |subject=asajj-ventress|text=Asajj Ventress}}
* {{Wookieepedia|Asajj Ventress}}

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