Aayla Secura was a Rutian Twi'lek Jedi and the former Padawan of Quinlan Vos and, to a lesser extent, Vos' own Master, Tholme. Aayla had a brush with the dark side during her Jedi training, though she didn't truly turn to the dark side and she later proved herself worthy of knighthood. Aayla fought in the Clone Wars surviving several important battles including the Battle of Geonosis, Kamino and Hypori. Though she never trained a Padawan Aayla eventually became a Jedi Master.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Jedi training[]
Young Aayla and her savior and future Master, Quinlan Vos
At a young age Aayla Secura was discovered by the Jedi during a mission on Ryloth undertaken by the young Quinlan Vos, the Kiffar Padawan of Jedi Master Tholme. The very young Aayla was kept with the Twi'lek slaves of the local Hutt to be safe from any possible threat. She was still Lon Secura's niece, but the wampa guard of the Hutt went on a rampage, and the little Secura was in peril. Fortunately she was sensed and saved by Quinlan. He sensed that Aayla had a strong connection to the Force. Quinlan persuaded master Tholme to test Aayla on Coruscant for Jedi training where she passed the tests.
She was a skilled swordswoman and practiced the Ataru and Djem So styles of lightsaber combat. She also used Jar'Kai sometimes wielding a green and a blue lightsaber.She had a good relationship with a young Twi'lek Padawan named Xiaan Amersu, to whom Aayla gave a Heart of Fire as a gift.
Aayla once learned a very valuable lesson when her dear pet T'da died. Her master comforted her by relating how her pet was now part of the Force, and would also live on in her heart. Ironically enough, it was on Felucia that she buried T'da—a planet which she would return to toward the end of her life.
Padawan Aayla and her Master, Quinlan, undertook many successive missions together. They rescued a little princess from the Skyboat Pirates of Xoman Free, faced the Terbeasts of Ogden Minor and solved the Mystery of the Lodi on Solibus IV. But when Quinlan and Aayla were assigned on a mission to Ryloth to investigate the sources of glitteryll, all went wrong. The two were captured and drugged. Aayla and her master suffered heavy amnesia. She was taken by her uncle Pol Secura, who had to feed her more glitteryll every day because her spirit kept reasserting itself. She forgot that she was a Jedi; she forgot she had a master and Force powers.
One day a strange man came to Pol Secura's quarters, looking for his "Padawan" Aayla. He showed Aayla her lightsaber, but she still couldn't remember anything. After a while, when the man figured out that Pol Secura was behind the drugging he came back for him. When Aayla tried to rescue her uncle, she accidentally Force pushed him off the balcony. She blamed the stranger, Quinlan Vos.
Brush with the dark side[]
Aayla wanted revenge on the man who killed her uncle. She hid herself on a pirate ship en route to Kiffex. On that planet she discovered and released Dark Jedi Volfe Karkko from his stasis field. She gave in to the dark side of the Force and was willing to help the Anzati Dark Jedi. He gave her command of his Anzati minions and let her hunt down the Jedi on Kiffex. Karkko needed them alive to regain his strength; he needed to suck their "Jedi-soup." But first he needed to feed himself and his Anzati. Aayla took the Anzati and stormed a local stronghold. There she faced off against Quinlan Vos, Tholme, and Zao and got away with their captured people. Quinlan followed her and reached the prison of Karkko. Again she fought against her former master, but then she at last realized her true identity. At that moment Karkko used Force lightning to knock her out. When she woke up, she found Karkko dead and later on she was assigned to Master Tholme, Quinlan's former master. Quinlan pictured himself as "a leaf blown forth by the wind" and left Kiffex, going where the Force told him to go.
Ascension to Knighthood[]
Aayla and Tholme returned to Coruscant and, like Quinlan, she was re-trained in the Jedi Temple. Master Plo Koon agreed to use his telepathy to guide Aayla as she arranged her newly-recovered memories.
When Aayla was in her early twenties she went undercover in the Twi'lek clan Fenn. She discovered that the clan's leader, Ro Fenn, was planning an attack on the Secura
Aayla and her Master, Quinlan Vos fight bounty hunters on Ord Mantell.
clan's heir Nat Secura. She informed Tholme and hurried to her master, ready to help him. He faced off against two Nikto Morgukai, was defeated but still managed to slip on their ship. Unfortunately he was discovered and imprisoned. Aayla followed Vilmarh Grahrk, who was in league with the Nikto, and his ship Inferno, but lost them.
The Force led her to a junkyard on Ord Mantell. There she found her former master, Quinlan and helped him fight against bounty hunters. She explained everything to Quinlan, and the two decided to rescue Nat Secura and Master Tholme. They traced Vilmarh and made him tell where the two Morgukai went. Quickly they set course to Kintan, the home planet of the Nikto, and faced off against the two Morgukai Bok and his father, Tsyr.
The Nikto escaped Ord Mantell and went to the fortress of the Twi'lek Kh'aris Fenn, who was behind all this misery all the time, and waited for the Jedi to arrive. The two Jedi broke in the fortress and inside they confronted the Nikto again. Aayla was to rescue Nat Secura and Tholme, Quinlan would fight the Nikto.
Aayla reached the dungeon, defeated the torture droid AX/RX, freed Tholme and Nat and went to Quinlan to help him. Quinlan had already beheaded Tsyr but he was smacked to the ground by Bok. Aayla saved Quinlan's life by fighting Bok before he could deliver the final blow. She wounded the Nikto, taking his right hand, but did not kill him. Bok let himself fall hundreds of meters in order to keep his honor. The three Jedi and Nat survived. They returned the young Twi'lek boy to his father, but, unfortunately, Kh'aris escaped from Ryloth to Dooku's hidden stronghold. Ro Fenn was sent into the Bright Lands, the side of Ryloth that was baked in eternal sunlight.
Back on Coruscant, Aayla and Quinlan were both promoted by the Jedi Council. Aayla was granted the rank of Jedi Knight and Quinlan a Jedi Master.
Clone Wars[]
Battle of Geonosis []
Several years after becoming a Jedi Knight Aayla fought in the Battle of Geonosis. Her considerable lightsaber skills allowed her to survive the battle in the Petranaki arena and she later led a squad of clone troopers into the battle outside the arena.
Infiltrating the Wheel[]
Three weeks later, Aayla infiltrated the Wheel, posing as a down-on-her-luck mechanic named Jayzaa, in order to locate Quinlan Vos, who hadn't reported from his undercover mission since the Battle of Geonosis. Together, they secured a copy of the plans of the impending Confederacy attack on Kamino. With the help of Khaleen Hentz and Chadra-Fan (aka Tookarti) they kept crime boss Zenex from stealing back the plans. After killing Zenex and his henchmen, Quinlan told Aayla that he and Tholme had set up spy networks for the Republic. Using the intelligence they had collected, the Galactic Republic was able to fend off the attack on Kamino. In the Battle of Kamino, Aayla defended the cloning facilities in her Jedi starfighter along with Anakin Skywalker.
Skirmish on Kamino[]
Kit Fisto saves Aayla from drowning.
She would remain on the planet, alongside Kit Fisto, and save the facilities once again, this time from sabotage from within—a Kaminoan nano-virus meant to wipe out the clone troopers. During the last minutes of the battle against super battle droids (under the control of a double-crossing Kaminoan), Secura fell into the waters of Kamino and nearly drowned before being saved by Fisto. As an amphibian, the Nautolan was able to absorb oxygen from the water and breathe it into Aayla to help her breathe. When they were up on the surface again, they killed the double-crossing Kaminoan using the virus by tricking him into injecting it into himself.
When Fisto saved Aayla, it marked a significant point in the lives of both Jedi. The event started a relationship between the two that pushed the limits of the Jedi Code. It was similar to the relationship of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Siri Tachi. It was more than "breathing for both of them" to Aayla and Fisto, especially by the manner in which it was done.
Battle of Hypori[]
Four months after the Battle of Geonosis, Aayla fought in the battle of Hypori where General Grievous made his first puplic appearance. Along with Ki-Adi-Mundi, Daakman Barrek, Ahsoka Tano and K'Kruhk, Aayla duelled with the cyborg General after Adi Gallia and Sha'a Gi were killed independently from the rest of the Jedi. Outnumbered five to one, Grievous used his four lightsabers to even the odds, sliced Barrek in half, shattered Tano's leg, and stabbed K'Kruhk through the chest. Aayla and Mundi briefly managed to drive Grievous onto the defensive but the cyborg grabbed Aayla with his foot, swung her around and hurled her into a pile of wreckage badly injuring her.
Aayla woke up in the Jedi Temple and found a worried Kit Fisto sitting beside her. Fisto was relieved when she recovered and gave her a brief kiss before leaving.
It was after this mission that she was assigned to the 327th Star Corps, and later forged a close relationship with Commander Bly. Several months later Aayla comforted Kit Fisto about the death of Nahdar Vebb.
Personality and traits[]
Aayla Secura was an empathic and highly intelligent Jedi but she was also impulsive and somewhat mischievous. Aayla was a good leader and a skilled tactician and gained the respect of many Clone troopers during the Clone Wars. Aayla was also strong willed and was able to resist the pheromones of the Falleen Zenex.
Aayla was close friends with Commander Bly and also had a strong bond with Quinlan Vos claiming that he was like a father to her. Aayla also had a romantic relationship with Kit Fisto which started after Fisto saved her from drowning on Kamino. Aayla and Kit were both dedicated to the Jedi Order but they remained very close and Kit was very worried about Aayla after she was injured on Hypori. Aayla later comforted Kit about the death of Nahdar Vebb.
Powers and abilities[]
Aayla Secura was trained as a Jedi Guardian and was a formidable swordswoman, one of the most skilled female Jedi in the Order. Her skill was great enough for her to survive the battle of Geonosis and later hold her own in a duel with General Grievous (though she had help from several other Jedi). Aayla was a master of Ataru and was also skilled at Djem So. Aayla was also well trained in the use of Jar'Kai.
Aayla was also talented in the Force and was skilled at Jedi Mind Tricks. She was considered by many to be very beautiful and she took advantage of this, using her beauty and Force powers to try and seduce people into giving information. Thanks to the training of Quinlan Vos and Tholme, Aayla was very skilled at stealth and infiltration and even had the ability to use the rare Force Cloak power, an ability that allowed her to go invisible. Unlike Vos and Tholme however, Aayla could only hide her physical presence and therefore could still be sensed by another Force user.
Aayla was also a capable pilot, able to survive the battle of Kamino in her Jedi starfighter.