Aayla Secura

Aayla Secura 'eɪlʌ sə'kʊrə, a Force-sensitive Rutian Twi'lek female, was a Jedi Master during the waning years of the Galactic Republic, serving with distinction as a Jedi General during the Clone Wars. Prior to the start of the war, Secura learned the ways of the Force as the Padawan of Jedi Master Quinlan Vos, being awarded the rank of Jedi Knight sometime later. With the outbreak of civil war between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems in 22 BBY, Secura and her fellow Jedi supported the Republic by becoming officers within the newly-formed Grand Army of the Republic; Secura received the rank of general and took command of the 327th Star Corps, Commander Bly serving as her second-in-command.

Throughout the conflict, Secura fought alongside her soldiers in multiple battles across the galaxy, from Geonosis to Quell, Coruscant, and Felucia. As the war drew to an end, the clones were instructed by Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, to execute Order 66, resulting in a sudden purge of the Jedi Order at the hands of their own troopers. As a result, Secura was among the first casualties of the purge, having been shot in the back repeatedly by Bly and several other clone troopers.

The demise of Secura and many other Jedi was sensed through the Force by Grand Master Yoda, who survived the purge and ultimately escaped into exile, while the Galactic Empire rose to power in place of the Republic. Secura's death was also witnessed in a Force vision by Depa Billaba and her apprentice, Caleb Dume, on Kaller. Decades after her death, Secura's voice joined those of her fellow fallen Jedi offering inspiration to Rey in her climactic battle against her grandfather, Darth Sidious, on Exegol.

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