Now, one of those characters is getting the spotlight in the upcoming animated series Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld. Fans of The Clone Wars (and its non-canonical predecessor, Clone Wars) know Asajj Ventress as Count Dooku’s personal assassin, an intimidating Nightsister who frequently found herself at odds with the Jedi. Asajj Ventress in The Bad Batch. LucasfilmBut Ventress’ character wasn’t thoroughly explored until the 2015 novel Dark Disciple, the novelization of an eight-episode Clone Wars storyline that never aired. It felt like a suitable ending to her story, but then Lucasfilm released a trailer for The Bad Batch Season 3.