Aayla Secura

Aayla Secura

Jedi Knight

A blue-skinned Twi'lek from the planet Ryloth, Aayla Secura was discovered by the Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos at a young age. Aayla would eventually become Quinlan Vos' Padawan while growing up in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.

Aayla is a highly intelligent Jedi Knight with an empathetic nature, having mastered the emotional detachment a Jedi must possess in order to stay on the path of the light side. She wields a blue lightsaber and stands out among the many faces of the Jedi Order.

Aayla Secura is one of 200 Jedi sent as part of a task force to rescue Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, his Padawan Anakin Skywalker, and the Senator Padme Amidala on the planet Geonosis, from the clutches of the diabolical Count Dooku, who has betrayed the Jedi Order and fallen to the dark side. The resulting battle in the Petranaki execution arena sparks the Battle of Geonosis, where many Jedi perish in the fight against the droid armies of the Separatists. Aayla is one of the few survivors, joining her other Jedi allies in a circle that is surrounded by droids. Before Count Dooku can order their execution, however, Master Yoda arrives with clone trooper reinforcements fresh from the planet Kamino, and the clone armies begin wiping out the droids.

Aayla joins the clone troops to become a Jedi general and helps lead the clones in the battle against the Separatists forces. The Republic army is ultimately victorious, forcing the surviving Separatists to flee Geonosis. Count Dooku is among them, after facing off against Master Yoda. The battles are far from over, however; the Clone Wars have just begun.

Aayla Secura becomes a well-seasoned Jedi general during the Clone Wars, serving her time leading several battles on different planets across the galaxy, aiding the clone trooper army with her blue lightsaber and abilities with the Force. During the war, Aayla becomes respected by her clone troop battalion, led by Clone Commander Bly, and forms a close bond with him.

It is on the planet Felucia that Aayla ultimately meets her own defeat. Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Republic (and having orchestrated the Clone Wars the entire time), reveals his true identity - Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Having drawn Anakin Skywalker to the dark side and proclaiming him Darth Vader, Palpatine instructs Skywalker to lead an attack on the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Meanwhile, the dark Sith Lord contacts clone commanders across the galaxy and instructs them to carry out Order 66 - a secret order for the clone troops, which requires them to betray their Jedi leaders and destroy them. The resulting deaths of so many Jedi nearly wipes out the Jedi Order, making it easier for Darth Sidious and Vader to seize control of the Republic. Aayla Secura is one of the many Jedi victims of Order 66. Caught by surprise, she is gunned down by her clone troops and hit repeatedly with blaster fire, despite Bly's respect for his former general.