Aayla Secura's age

Quickie question, hopefully, for a fan fic I'm' writing. Anyone know how old Aayla Secura is? Is she about Obi-Wan's age or much younger? I was thinking about having a little cameo for her in the current fic I'm writing but I'm not sure if she's old enough. The fic is pre-Phantom Menace by a year or so.

sg

 

From the Unofficial Encyclopedia:

this young Rutian Twi'lek female trained as a Jedi padawan under the tutelage of Quinlan Vos, before Vos was captured on Nar Shaddaa. She had been rescued from slavery on Ryloth years before by Vos and his Master, Tholme, when she showed a great aptitude in the Force. She was trained by Master Tholme for many years before began training with Quinlan. Shortly after their capture on Nar Shaddaa, Aayla Secura was stripped of her memories by a combination of drugs and chemicals. Unknown to her, it was actually her uncle, Pol Secura, who stripped her memory as well as that of Quinlan Vos. Her connections to the Jedi Knights were partially eliminated, but were stored within her lekku and never truly lost. Pol Secura kept her safely hidden on Ryloth, as a member of his own harem, until Quinlan discovered his deception. Aayla, however, could not remember her connection to Quinlan, having been fed an almost continuous supply of glitteryll. When she tried to use the Force to prevent Quinlan from killing Pol Secura, she accidentally pushed Pol off a ledge to his death. She fled Ryloth in order to avoid capital punishment, and roamed aimlessly for several months. However, with her mind wiped clean, Aayla found herself drawn to the presence of Volfe Karkko on the prison world of Kiffex, and managed to reach the planet aboard Havor's starship. She also hoped to locate her former master and kill him. Karkko, awakened from his long stasis and bolstered by the strength of the feral Anzati of Kiffex, took Aayla as his Queen and groomed her to become an extension of his Dark Side power. When the Anzati attacked the Jedi who had traveled to Kiffex to investigate Karrko's re-emergence, Aayla found herself in combat with Quinlan. She could not kill him, instead allowing the feral Anzati to capture him for later consumption of his "soup." When the Jedi launched their final assault on Karkko's fortress, the Anzat magician ordered Aayla to kill Quinlan once and for all. When he revealed the truth behind her memory loss, and offered her the hope that her memory might be still stored in her lekku, Aayla stopped fighting for a moment. Karkko tried to kill her for her defiance, and Quinlan attacked. In the battle, Quinlan dispatched Karkko, freeing Aayla from his Dark Side grasp. She was allowed to return to Coruscant to continue her training, but the Jedi Council would not let her train with Quinlan. The choice was never given to her, though, as Quinlan chose to set off on his own, letting the Force guide him across the galaxy. They were reunited when they were forced to travel to Kintan to rescue Master Tholme from Kh'aris Fenn. For her efforts, Aayla was elevated to the rank of Jedi Knight upon returning to Coruscant with her Master and Quinlan. Years later, when the call went out to all Jedi to accompany Mace Windu to Geonosis, Aayla Secura was part of the 200-being team. She was also one of the few Jedi to survive the initial stages of the Battle of Geonosis, before Master Yoda arrived with the Army of the Republic.

It's hard to tell about her age. Personal theory: she's probably just about as old as Obi-Wan (I think I read somewhere that he was knighted at an unusually young age), give or take a few years on either side.

 

Thanks, I was going to go with her being a few years younger, I just wanted to be sure she wasn't actually like 10 or more years younger first.

thanks again!

sg

 

Quin is a year or two older then Obi-Wan, and Aayla is about 5-7 years younger then Quin.

So she was probably 22-25 during Attack of the Clones, 12-15 and Quin's apprentice in Phantom Menace. Her, and Quin were already on Tatooine when Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan were there.

 

Obi-Wan's age in PM - 25, in AOTC - 35

SO, if we go with Aayla being about 5 years younger than Obi, as you say, then that makes her 20 in PM and 30 in AOTC (which is actually perfect for the story )

sg

 

Wow, shows you I pay way more attention to EU then I do to the Movies. I thought Obi-Wan was 18-19.

 

thanks tho! I would never have figured it out for sure.

sg