Baylan Skoll is far from your typical "Star Wars" villain, which is more than evident in his Dark Jedi status as opposed to the franchise's usual focus on Sith Lords. "Ahsoka" Episode 4, aptly titled "Fallen Jedi," gives fans a peak behind the curtain regarding Baylan's motivation, teasing there's more behind the villain than simply wanting to do evil things.

At "Star Wars" Celebration 2023, Ray Stevenson had an interesting way of describing his "Ahsoka" villain, telling Yahoo!, "There's nothing scary about Baylan; I would describe him as stoically lethal." He continued, saying fans may have a hard time pinning Baylan down. Some "Star Wars" characters, like Emperor Palpatine, are definitively evil, while others, like Ahsoka Tano, are inherently good, but Baylan isn't as easy to categorize. "Basically, if you're in his way, he'll politely request you to get out of it. And if you don't, you'll be removed. But there's no malevolence there, there's no 'I want to slaughter the world.'"

From everything we've seen, it's clear there's more to Baylan than simply finding Thrawn to start another war. In the interview, Stevenson promised his antagonist would only continue to leave audiences second-guessing him, and that's clear in everything we've seen so far. While "Ahsoka" continues to shroud Baylan in mystery, it's clear "Star Wars" has a deeply complex antagonist on their hands.