Witch

Nightsisters, witches of Dathomir who used the dark side of the Force through their magick, during the Clone Wars

"The galaxy is not a place that welcomes women like us, witches who have the abilities we do."

―Aniseya

Witch was a term that designated any female practitioner of magic, such as the Nightsisters of Dathomir, who were able to use the magick of their homeworld (a unique manifestation and practice of the Force, often specifically of the dark side), or the Brendok coven, who practiced the Force (which they called the Thread) through arcane means. It could also be used colloquially in reference to a very unpleasant woman.

Appearances

The High Republic: Path of Deceit (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) The High Republic: The Rising Storm (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Midnight Horizon (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire 2 (Mentioned only) The High Republic (2023) 8 (Mentioned only) The High Republic: Tempest Breaker (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) The High Republic: Tempest Breaker script (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) The Acolyte — "Choice" The Acolyte — "Destiny" Queen's Peril (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Obi-Wan and Anakin 2 (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters" (First appearance) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Monster" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Witches of the Mist" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Massacre" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Brothers" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revenge" "Dark Vengeance: The True Story of Darth Maul and His Revenge Against the Jedi Known as Obi-Wan Kenobi" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (and audiobook) "Bug" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (and audiobook) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lawless" (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "To Catch a Jedi" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Wrong Jedi" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Disappeared, Part II" "Kindred Spirits" — Star Wars Insider 159 (also reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 2) (Mentioned only) Dark Disciple (and audiobook) Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 1 (Mentioned only) Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 2 Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 3 Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 4 Darth Vader (2017) 7 (Mentioned only) Darth Vader (2017) 10 (Mentioned only) Tarkin (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Mentioned only) Jedi Fallen Order - Dark Temple 3 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Jedi: Battle Scars (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks (Mentioned only) (Used as insult) "Rebel Bluff" — Star Wars Insider 158 (also reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 2) (Mentioned only) Star Wars Rebels — "Visions and Voices" (Appears as a ghost or spirit) "The Witch & the Wookiee" — Myths & Fables (and audiobook) (In flashback(s)) Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 3 (In flashback(s)) "The Kroolok" — Life Day Treasury (Mentioned only) Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 3 (Mentioned only) Aftermath (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Aftermath: Life Debt (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Battle of Jakku — Republic Under Siege 1 (Mentioned only) Battle of Jakku — Republic Under Siege 2 (Mentioned only) Battle of Jakku — Republic Under Siege 3 (Mentioned only) "False Histories" — Battle of Jakku — Last Stand 1 (Mentioned only) The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa" (Mentioned only) Ahsoka — "Part One: Master and Apprentice" (Mentioned only) Ahsoka — "Part Six: Far, Far Away" Ahsoka — "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" Ahsoka — "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" "Bakurat" — Dark Legends (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) "Tales of Villainy: The Crimson Corsair and the Crime Lords of the Barren Rim" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 7 (Mentioned only) Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Star Wars Resistance — "Kaz's Curse" (Mentioned only)

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "The Sith Witch of Mustafar" (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Nightsisters in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
• Dawn of Rebellion
• "Database" — Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 95
• The Star Wars Book
• Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
• The Acolyte Explained | Highlights from "Destiny" on StarWars.com (backup link)
• In The Acolyte, Jodie Turner-Smith's Mother Aniseya is Mothering on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
• Asajj Ventress in the Databank (backup link)
• Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link)
• Count Dooku in the Databank (backup link)
• Dathomir in the Databank (backup link)
• Dathomirian in the Databank (backup link)
• Nightsisters in the Databank (backup link)
• Old Daka in the Databank (backup link)

Notes and references

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