Asajj Ventress died in the 2015 Star Wars canon novel Dark Disciple by Christie Golden. In the story, she sacrifices herself to save her lover, Jedi Master Quinlan Vos, during an attempt to assassinate Count Dooku. After Vos is struck by lethal Force lightning from Dooku, Ventress jumps in the way and takes the blast herself, dying from the attack. This act of selflessness motivates Vos to reject the dark side. Following her death, Vos returns Ventress' body to her homeworld of Dathomir for a respectful burial among her fallen sisters
. It is worth noting that while this was her canonical death, the character's return in Star Wars: The Bad Batch series has retconned this ending, suggesting she survived by feigning death, though the exact details remain aligned with the original story's spirit
