Twi'lek

Twi’leks are one of Star Wars’ most widely distributed alien species — present in the background of almost every era, known for their distinctive lekku head-tails that function as cultural communicators, and appearing across the franchise in roles that span Jedi Master to crime lord staff to Rebel General. The Black Series has given them six figures covering the species’ range: a Jedi killed at Felucia, a majordomo who outlasted his master, and three configurations of Hera Syndulla, the Ghost crew’s pilot who became the Rebellion’s most distinctive Twi’lek figure in decades.

Twi’leks in Star Wars

Twi’leks are native to Ryloth — a tidally locked world whose population lives in the temperate band between the planet’s scorching day side and frozen night side. The environmental constraints of Ryloth shaped a species that values adaptability and social intelligence: Twi’leks have historically survived by reading situations and people accurately, which has made them effective in diplomatic, criminal, and intelligence-gathering roles throughout the galaxy.

The lekku — the twin head-tails that are the species’ most immediately recognisable feature — are not decorative. They’re prehensile, sensitive, and part of the Twi’lek communication system: lekku movements convey meaning that spoken language doesn’t cover, a secondary channel of expression that other species can observe but rarely read. The cultural significance of the lekku is why Twi’leks consider lekku damage to be a serious injury in ways that go beyond the physical — it affects communication, expression, and cultural identity simultaneously.

Ryloth’s history under the Republic and the Empire is one of sustained exploitation. The planet was a target for the slave trade, its resources were extracted under the Clone Wars’ Separatist occupation, and the Empire’s presence brought further suppression. The Twi’lek Resistance that operates on Ryloth throughout the Imperial era is the species’ political story, and Hera Syndulla’s father Cham — the Ryloth resistance leader — is its most prominent figure outside the characters the Black Series has covered.

Hera Syndulla

Hera Syndulla is the Ghost crew’s pilot and ultimately one of the Rebellion’s most significant commanders — the founder of the Ghost cell, the Rebel who became a General, and the character whose three Black Series configurations track her arc from animated series protagonist to live-action presence.

The Phase 3 Red Line Rebels Hera is the original Black Series version — the animated character in the production era before the Galaxy Collection updated the line’s quality standards. As an alien figure the production era gap is less visible than it would be for a human, but the Galaxy Collection update supersedes it for display purposes.

The Galaxy Collection Rebels Hera is the modern animated version — the same character at current production quality, carrying the specific Ghost crew aesthetic of her Rebels appearance. Green skin, orange flight suit, the specific lekku wrapping and head covering that distinguish her Rebels configuration from her later live-action appearances. For the Duel With Ahsoka and broader Rebels scene displays, this is the recommended figure.

The Ahsoka Series Hera is the live-action version — Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s portrayal, with Photo Real face printing, the specific costume of her Ahsoka series appearances. It’s the most current production and the figure that reflects Hera’s continued presence in the post-Rebels live-action canon. For collectors building the Ahsoka or Peridea-era displays, this is the Hera figure.

Together the three configurations trace a character from 2014 animation to 2023 live-action — the full arc of a Twi’lek pilot who became one of the Rebellion’s most significant commanders.

Aayla Secura

Aayla Secura is the Twi’lek Jedi Master — the blue-skinned Council member whose Order 66 fate is one of Revenge of the Sith’s most explicit: shot from behind by her clone troopers on Felucia, cut down while walking through the jungle. The visual is designed to be shocking in a specific way — the betrayal from behind, the blue lightsaber still lit in her hand, the troopers continuing without pause.

Her Galaxy Collection AotC figure places her in the Geonosis Arena context — the Battle of Geonosis where the Clone Wars begins, the Jedi Council deployed in force for the first time. It’s an earlier, more active configuration than the Order 66 moment that defines her in the films, covering her Clone Wars military role rather than her death.

Her expanded universe presence is more substantial than her film appearances suggest. The Clone Wars uses her as a recurring figure, and her relationship with her Padawan Barriss Offee — the Mirialan Jedi whose arc ends in betrayal — is one of the animated series’ more quietly affecting master-student relationships.

Bib Fortuna

Bib Fortuna is the Twi’lek majordomo of Jabba the Hutt — the pale-skinned gatekeeper who manages access to Jabba’s throne room and who survives his employer’s death in Return of the Jedi by installing himself as the palace’s de facto ruler in the power vacuum that follows. His two Black Series figures — the Galaxy Collection ROTJ and the 40th Anniversary version — both cover his original Return of the Jedi configuration, the specific appearance of a character who is palace furniture in the Original Trilogy and then briefly relevant in The Book of Boba Fett’s cold open.

The BOBF cold open is the most significant thing Bib Fortuna does in the franchise’s current canon: sitting on Jabba’s throne, fat and complacent, completely unprepared for the armoured figure who walks through the door. His brief BOBF appearance exists entirely to establish the power transition — his death is the scene, the information is the scene, and the scene is Boba Fett taking back what Jabba owned.

All Twi’lek Figures in the Black Series

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Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Species Index. Related: Duel With Ahsoka | Jabba Throne Room | Geonosis Arena | Species Index.