Asajj Ventress is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. She first appeared as a supporting antagonist in the 2003 Clone Wars micro-series, voiced by Grey DeLisle. Ventress returned as a major antagonist in the canonical 2008 animated film The Clone Wars and the follow-up television series of the same name, now voiced by Nika Futterman, though she eventually redeemed herself, becoming an anti-heroine.