Aurra Sing/Legends

"There is no one like me in the Galaxy! I am justice! I am the bane of the Jedi! I haunt the dreams of their Padawans! I will drink your fear and spill your blood and my hate will scar the Galaxy! I am Aurra Sing!"

- Aurra Sing

Aurra Sing, also known as Nashtah, was once a female Padawan but, following a series of tragedies and misfortunes, left the Jedi Order to become a vicious bounty hunter specializing in Jedi assassinations. Her career spanned over seven decades, from at least 32 BBY to 40 ABY.

Early Life
Sing was born in the slums of Nar Shaddaa to a spice-addicted mother named Aunuanna, and to a father who was of an unknown long-lived species. It was rumored she was once owned by Sennex slavers. She was brought to the Order as a candidate for Jedi training. In an attempt to control the young woman's overtly aggressive instincts, the Council assigned her to the Dark Woman, a mysterious and secretive Jedi Master with a track record of training difficult apprentices. However, the two did not get along well and Sing never progressed past the stage of Padawan. Around the age of nine, she was kidnapped by pirates who played on her deep-seated fears of abandonment and betrayal to shake her trust in the Jedi. They raised the conflicted young woman as a fellow pirate. Tragedy struck again when she was eventually captured by the Hutt crime lord Wallanooga, who in turn lent her to a group of Anzati assassins. The Anzati trained her to be a remorseless killer, even equipping Sing with a bio-computer that fed her additional sensory data.

Jedi Hunter


Sing became known as a hunter of Jedi, carving a bloody swath of victims including Sharad Hett, Peerce, and J'Mikel. In addition to blasters and a slugthrower rifle, Sing wielded a red-bladed lightsaber and relished defeating Jedi in dueling combat.

Sing was employed for a time by Count Dooku, who sent her to find Boba Fett, as the boy was thought to have information vital to the Separatist cause. Upon discovering that young Fett was heir to a large amount of money, Sing attempted to take the money herself. This plan failed, however, when the young Fett escaped her on Aargau.

During an assignment to assassinate a Galactic Republic Senator on Devaron, Sing crossed paths with Jedi sent to investigate her, including Aayla Secura, Tholme, and An'ya Kuro. She almost killed the latter two in a cave explosion but was defeated and captured instead by Secura, who scarred the bounty hunter and sliced off her bio-computer antenna. Sing was sent to a prison on Oovo IV. She was released a few months later in return for information on Jedi bounties.



During the Cortosis droid crisis, Anakin Skywalker encountered Aurra Sing on Tatooine. She first posed as one of the locals, and asked the young Jedi's help in eliminating a womp rat nest that was harassing the inhabitants. To her surprise, Skywalker managed to solve the problem without any incident. She revealed herself, and temporarily distracted him by setting off a thermal detonator. Skywalker chased after the Dark Jedi and cornered her near Jabba the Hutt's palace. However, Saato managed to incapacitate the Chosen One, and Aurra Sing escaped without a scratch.

Her fate after that point is uncertain until she was seen again on Tatooine soon after the Battle of Hoth, once again on the hunt of a Jedi. She had followed her instincts to the planet as she had sensed a new Force wielder there, but was unable to pick out her target at first as his powers hadn't yet surfaced and so she was unsure as to who it was. To find out, she entered Jabba's demolition games on her ancient swoop, using her sniper rifle to take out targets. She eventually discovered that that her target was the young Wade Vox, who she tried to take out after he won his freedom. She was unable to do so, however, as Vox deflected her sniper shots with his newly-built crimson lightsaber.

New Republic and Galactic Alliance
In the years after the Battle of Endor, Sing was once again incarcerated on Oovo IV, though she had managed to escape by 40 ABY, by which time she was again pursuing the life of a bounty hunter. In 40 ABY, using the name Nashtah, she was hired by Lalu Morwen to assassinate Hapan Queen Mother Tenel Ka and her young daughter Allana. After allying herself with an undercover Han and Leia Organa Solo, her attempt to kill Allana was thwarted by Jacen Solo's lightsaber skills and ironically, her own quarry. Soon afterwards, she was captured by security forces and placed in a holding cell aboard the Anakin Solo.

Jedi victims
The total number of Jedi killed by Sing is unknown. Outlander shows a suitcase containing 5 lightsabers, and later The Hunt For Aurra Sing shows a different case containing 4 (different) lightsabers. Her known Jedi victims are as follows:


 * Reess Kairn
 * Mana Veridi
 * Sharad Hett
 * Peerce
 * J'Mikel

After Sing's capture by Aayla Secura, her trophy lightsabers were returned to the Jedi. Aayla Secura personally returned J'Mikel's lightsaber to his Padawan Xiaan Amersu.

Species possibilities


Some theories lead to believe that she is half Human and half Rattataki, because her mother was a Human and her father is unknown, but shares many characteristics with this alien species (bald head, pale white skin). It has also been theorized that she is half Human and half Qiraash, as she also shares characteristics with this alien species (pale white skin, some natural level of precognition). She may also be half Human and half Umbaran, sharing similar traits to the Rattataki but with more pronounced sunken eyes. In Tempest, she says that her mother was a Human, and her father was an unknown alien race.

Weapons


This is one of Aurra Sing's duel wielding dual-triggered blaster pistols. Below right she is shown with a sniper rifle.

Behind the scenes

 * Aurra Sing made a brief appearance in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace during the podrace. The character, or at least the appearance of model Michonne Bourriague, was so popular with fans that the character was expanded into comics. She also appeared in the game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, where she was voiced by Tasia Valenza.
 * The character was first conceived in a sketch labeled "Babe Fett" by Lucasfilm's Doug Chiang.
 * It is possible she will appear again in the Legacy of the Force series, possibly in Inferno, since Troy Denning said it will feature many of the characters that survived Tempest, and Aurra is still alive at the end of Tempest.

Appearances



 * Aurra's Song
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Republic: Outlander
 * Star Wars Republic: Emissaries to Malastare
 * The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
 * Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing
 * Heart of Fire
 * Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
 * Boba Fett: Crossfire
 * Boba Fett: Maze of Deception
 * Jedi: Aayla Secura
 * Star Wars: The New Droid Army
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Once Bitten
 * Star Wars: Demolition
 * Bloodlines
 * Tempest