He’s back! Hayden Christensen, 42, debuts in Star Wars: Ahsoka as his character Anakin Skywalker trains the female Jedi: ‘It is our job to lead’

Hayden Christensen can finally be seen in Star Wars: Ahsoka.

The 42-year-old actor appeared in episode five called Shadow Warrior on Tuesday and made quite an impression.

The star was seen in his dark outfit with high boots and lightsaber in his belt, his hair on the long side as he was slightly aged.

He comes face to face with Jedi Ahsoka Tabo, played by Rosario Dawson, while in the World Between Worlds. That is a place where all times come together in one.

Christensen has a storied past in the Star Wars universe, playing the role of Anakin Skywalker in 2002’s Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.

In recent years, he has contributed to 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker and the 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries.

Star Wars: Ahsoka streams new episodes Tuesday nights on Disney+.

In a clip shared on Instagram on ThursdayAnakin has plenty of airtime.

Although Hayden is now 42, he looks about 30 in the video as the aging process was successful.

Anakin was once Ahsoka’s Jedi mentor, long before he turned into the menacing Darth Vader.

Anakin begins, “I didn’t expect to see you so soon.”

Ahsoka looks terrified as she very slowly turns to see Anakin and then raises her chin to prove she isn’t afraid.

“I’m here to finish your training,” he says calmly.

The moment is tense. “As Jedi, it is our job to lead,” Anakin continues. “I know you can do this, Ahsoka.”

Later he says, ‘Come on Snips! The battle is not over yet.’

And then he adds, “Don’t be afraid and trust your instincts.”

The two use their lightsabers to face off against each other in battle, with Ahsoka appearing concerned about taking on her master.

This comes after Christensen was spotted in a teaser in mid-August.

The actor was heard in a voiceover showing Ahsoka in battle.

“In this war you’re going to have to deal with more than just droids,” Christensen says in the clip.

“As your master, it is my responsibility to prepare you.

‘I won’t always be there to take care of you. Do not be afraid. Trust your instincts. I know you can do this, Ahsoka.”

The teaser also features a showdown between Ahsoka and Sith Baylan Skoll (played by the late Ray Stevenson), as they spar with lightsabers.

“Everyone in the Order knew Anakin Skywalker – few would live to see what he became,” Baylan Skoll tells Ahsoka before a confrontation.

In another sequence, you see Ahsoka say about Anakin, “Before the end of the Clone Wars, I walked away from him – and from the Jedi.”

The timeline of the series – which also stars Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Wes Chatham and Lars Mikkelsen – is set after the destruction of the Empire and shows Ahsoka investigating “an emerging threat to a fragile galaxy,” according to Disney+.

Dawson’s Ahsoka character previously appeared in The Mandalorian in 2020 and The Book of Boba Fett in 2022.

The Ahsoka character was first introduced in the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars as an apprentice learning from Anakin.

Actress Ashley Eckstein, the wife of former MLB player David Eckstein, has provided the character’s voice in multiple animated projects.

New standalone posters for the Star Wars spinoff Ahsoka made their debut on Thursday.

And there was a surprise in the mix.

The fifth episode features the live-action debut of iconic characters from Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

A young live-action version of Anakin Skywalker from the Clone Wars era was featured entirely in black on one sheet.

He didn’t look like Hayden at all, but that’s because he was supposed to look more boyish.

A young version of Ahsoka from the Clone Wars era was also revealed.

The Clone Wars era is explored in flashbacks on Ahsoka.