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Ayy Vida was a Twi'lek female slave who belonged to the crime lord Hat Lo[1] and was forced to be his concubine[3] and entertain his clients.[1] In 22 BBY,[4] Vida and Lo took refuge in the warm and welcoming glow of the Outlander Club[3] on the Core Worlds planet Coruscant[5] during a cold and rainy night.[3] Vida consorted[2] and talked[3] with patron Achk Med-Beq and a purple-skinned Twi'lek when the Clawdite assassin Zam Wesell attempted to escape the pursuing Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker by hiding in the club.[2] When the Jedi left with the Clawdite, Vida moved to a table to entertain Hat Lo's clients.[1] Vida had yellow skin with mottled red stripes and brown eyes.[2] She wore a red and yellow hand-dyed bodysuit and a silver headpiece.[6]
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.[7] The Outlander Club scenes including Vida were shot at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia on July 17, 2000.[8] Wakefield's costume was airbrushed all around for her part as Vida.[9]
In the new Star Wars canon, Vida's name was revealed in 2016 by the mobile app Star Wars: Card Trader.[10] 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.[11]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
A Twinkle Beyond Pluto on StarWars.com (backup link)- 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 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 Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3
"Coruscant" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which includes the appearance of Ayy Vida in the Outlander Club, to 22 BBY.
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars
- ↑ Mythmaking: Behind the Scenes of Attack of the Clones
- ↑ A Twinkle Beyond Pluto on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Ayy Vida - Topps Choice 2)
- ↑ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Scrapbook
