Aayla Secura

Aayla Secura is a fictional alien character featured in the Star Wars multimedia franchise. The character was originally introduced in the second Star Wars ongoing comic book series, which was published by Dark Horse Comics, but eventually made the jump to the big screen in 2002 with Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones where she was played by actress Amy Allen. She also made a brief and somewhat bittersweet appearance in the film's 2005 sequel, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Aayla Secura's first appearance was in issue #19 of the Star Wars comic book series.

Overview
Aayla Secura was a Jedi Knight serving during the years leading up to and including the Clone Wars. She was the padawan learner of Quinlan Vos and served at the First Battle of Geonosis.

Aayla fought during the Clone Wars, where she led a squadron of Clone troopers. She was killed on the planet Felucia by her own troopers in 19 BBY following the issuing of Order 66.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of was created by writer John Ostrander and artists Jan Duursema and Rick Magyar, based on concepts originally developed by George Lucas. Along with her master, Quinlan Vos, Aayla Secura is the only other character from the prequel series who was first represented in the Expanded Universe before becoming a canonical figure in a movie.


 * Actress Amy Allen also played Lela Nalle, Mya Nalle and Yma Nalle in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. These characters are briefly seen in the Outlander Club scenes in the beginning of the film. Their names are all anagrams of Amy Allen.


 * Preferred lightsaber color: Blue.


 * Although a fan favorite in the Star Wars comic book series, Aayla had very little screen time in the movies themselves and no speaking lines.