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Ayy Vida was a Twi'lek female[1] enslaved by the crime lord Hat Lo[2] who was forced to be his concubine[1] and entertain his clients.[2] In 22 BBY,[4] Vida and Lo took refuge in the warm and welcoming glow of the Outlander Club on[1] the Core Worlds planet[5] Coruscant during a cold and rainy night.[1]
Vida consorted[3] and talked[1] with patron Achk Med-Beq and the Twi'lek[3] Lunae Minx[6] when the Clawdite assassin Zam Wesell attempted to escape the pursuing Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker by hiding in the club.[3] When the Jedi left with the Clawdite, Vida moved to a table to entertain Hat Lo's clients.[2] Vida had yellow skin with mottled red stripes and brown eyes.[3] She[2] wore a red and yellow hand-dyed bodysuit and a silver headpiece.[7]
Behind the scenes[]
- "I've never looked like this before. I have been airbrushed all over."
- ―Karina Wakefield, speaking about her costume
Ayy Vida was played by Karina Wakefield in the 2002 prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.[9] Prior to the film's release, Vida was pictured in "A Twinkle Beyond Pluto,"[8] a behind-the-scenes documentary released on StarWars.com on July 31, 2001.[10] The Outlander Club scenes including Vida were shot at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia on July 17, 2000.[11] Wakefield's costume was airbrushed all around for her part as Vida.[8]
In the current Star Wars canon, Vida's name was revealed in 2016 by the mobile app Star Wars: Card Trader.[12] The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was introduced by the 2002 reference book Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Scrapbook, written by Ryder Windham.[13]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
Making Episode II Webdocs Part 5: A Twinkle Beyond Pluto on StarWars.com (backup link) (First pictured)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Ayy Vida - Topps Choice 2) (First identified as Ayy Vida)- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
Star Wars Helmet Collection 39 (Weapons & Uniforms: The Outlander Club) (Picture only)- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Ayy Vida - Galaxy at War - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones)
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020 (Picture only)
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021 (Picture only)
"Coruscant" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Coruscant" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones to 22 BBY.
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑
Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter (January 27, 2022): "Katie Lucas as the purple Twi'lek Lunae Minx here. She's hanging with @ahmedbest as Achk-Med Bek." (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Making Episode II Webdocs Part 5: A Twinkle Beyond Pluto on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars
- ↑
Making Episode II Webdocs archive on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Mythmaking: Behind the Scenes of Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Ayy Vida - Topps Choice 2)
- ↑ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Scrapbook
