Nala Se

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Nala Se was a female Kaminoan who lived during the Clone Wars. During the conflict, Se worked out of the Republic's secret Kaliida Shoals Medical Center, a space station in the Outer Rim intended to facilitate the rehabilitation of wounded clone troopers. Around 22 BBY, General Grievous, who had recently begun to attack Republic forces with the Confederate superweapon Malevolence, was directed by the Confederate Head of State Count Dooku to destroy the Kaliida Shoals Center, as it was the only medical facility for the treatment of injured clone troopers.

Grievous' attack on the medcenter was anticipated by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who made preparations for a strike against the Malevolence while Se began the evacuation of Kaliida Shoals. To her dismay, she was unable to remove many clones from the center. Even with the arrival of the Malevolence, Se refused to flee the station and leave her patients behind. However, Skywalker and the Republic's Shadow Squadron arrived and engaged the Malevolence, which was forced to retreat before it could damage the station.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Evacuation 1.2 Arrival of the Malevolence 2 Personality and traits 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 5 Sources 6 Notes and references

[edit] Biography

[edit] Evacuation

Nala Se was a female Kaminoan who lived prior to the rise of the Galactic Empire. During the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Se served the Republic as the administrator of the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center.^[2] Kaliida Shoals had been purchased by the Republic at the beginning of the war, and was adapted to function as a secret facility in the galaxy's Outer Rim that worked to rehabilitate injured clone troopers that had been bred on Se's homeworld of Kamino. As the only facility functioning in such a capacity, Kaliida Shoals was vital to the Republic's war effort.^[1]

Around 22 BBY,^[3] the Republic learned of a new Confederate superweapon, the Malevolence. A Subjugator-class cruiser, the Malevolence was outfitted with two large ion cannons. The ion waves it fired were capable of disabling entire fleets, leaving them vulnerable to the hundreds of turbolaser batteries on the ship's hull. Following the Malevolence's attack on a Republic medical convoy during the Battle of Ryndellia, the ship's commander, General Grievous, was informed by the Confederate Head of State, Count Dooku, of the location of the Kaliida Shoals station. Dooku claimed that the destruction of Kaliida Shoals would leave the Republic without a treatment facility for injured clone troopers, greatly hindering the Republic's war effort.^[4]

While the Malevolence headed toward Se's medcenter, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker prepared an attack on the battleship. After receiving word of the battle at Ryndellia, Skywalker surmised that Grievous's next target would be Kaliida Shoals, due to its proximity to Naboo, a planet close to the Ryndellia system. Skywalker ordered Admiral Wullf Yularen to contact Nala Se and warn her of the impending danger while he and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, led the Republic's Shadow Squadron in a mission to intercept and destroy the Malevolence.^[4]

In the command tower of the Kaliida Shoals medcenter, Se was contacted by Yularen via hologram, who warned her of the Malevolence's approach and urged her to begin evacuating the station. Se knew that an evacuation of Kaliida Shoals, which was treating over 60,000 clones, would not proceed quickly enough to remove all of the wounded from harm's path. Se and Yularen's communication was joined by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, who had recently learned of the impending attack. Kenobi had contacted the people of Naboo to request ships to assist in the evacuation, and was heading to Kaliida Shoals himself in the Negotiator, his flagship. After the communication was terminated, Se's clone medical aide questioned whether or not she believed in the Republic's ability to defeat the Malevolence, to which she replied that it was their only hope.^[4]

Although the Malevolence began its journey to the medical station, it was forced to chart a lengthy course around the Kaliida Nebula. This, along with Skywalker's use of the Balmorra Run shortcut, allowed the Republic forces the possibility of intercepting Grievous before his attack. As both groups raced toward Kaliida Shoals, Se's evacuation proceeded slowly. She ordered that priority be given to patients in stable condition, while more critically injured troopers would have to wait for transport off station. Se conceded to a clone medic who was aiding in the evacuation that the patients confined to bacta tanks would be unmovable, and so focus should remain on those who could be safely transported.^[4]

[edit] Arrival of the Malevolence

By the time the Malevolence jumped out of hyperspace near the station, Se's efforts had only yielded a fifty percent evacuation. As the battleship approached the Kaliida Shoals medcenter, several Pelta-class frigates that were assisting in the evacuation attempted to flee; however, they were quickly disabled by the Malevolence's ion cannons. As Grievous opened fire on them, Skywalker's squadron arrived and engaged the Malevolence. During the fighting, nearly half of the Jedi's force was destroyed. Monitoring the battle from the medcenter, Se's clone aide encouraged her to escape the station, as the Republic's chances of victory were slim. Se refused, and remained on station even as it was targeted by the Malevolence's ion cannons. The station was saved, however, as Skywalker and his squadron were able to damage the warship's starboard cannon, resulting in an overload of the weapon. From the Kaliida Shoals command center, Se watched as an explosion caused by the overload crippled the Confederate cruiser. Shortly thereafter, Master Kenobi arrived with three Venator-class Star Destroyers to chase the Malevolence as it fled from the medical station.^[4]

Before returning to battle, Skywalker and Tano landed on the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center. The two Jedi met with Se, who thanked them for their efforts and reminded them of the importance of the lives they saved. Skywalker agreed with her; however, he also told Se that he regretted the lives lost during the battle. After the Jedi Knight left to return to the engagement against the Malevolence, Se commented to Tano on her master's curious demeanor for a Jedi.^[4]

[edit] Personality and traits

Contrary to the common demeanor of Kaminoans, Nala Se cared deeply for the clones under her care.^[1] As administrator of the Kaliida Shoals medcenter, Se led the only known facility that functioned to treat the Grand Army of the Republic's injured clone troopers. After learning of Grievous' plans to destroy Kaliida Shoals, Se made a valiant attempt to evacuate the injured clone troopers and transport them out of harm's way; however, the Kaminoan recognized that it would be impossible to evacuate the entire facility.^[4]

Over the course of the evacuation, Se made sure to prioritize the order of evacuation, ensuring that the patients in stable conditions were moved first. Kaliida Shoals contained many troopers who required bacta tanks for rehabilitation, and these troopers were unable to be moved from the station; subsequently, they were among those who remained on station when the Malevolence arrived. Se refused to leave these troopers, even as the medcenter was targeted by the battleship's massive ion cannons. During Grievous's retreat, Se expressed her gratitude to Skywalker for his actions.^[4]

[edit] Behind the scenes

Nala Se's first and only appearance thus far was in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series episode "Shadow of Malevolence" on Cartoon Network. In the episode, Nala Se is voiced by Gwendoline Yeo,^[2] who would return to the series to voice several characters, including the Bettie-Bot VJ in "Rookies"^[5] and Peppi Bow in "Blue Shadow Virus".^[6]

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow of Malevolence" (First appearance)

[edit] Sources

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide (First mentioned)
•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Shadow of Malevolence on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (Nintendo DS edition in-game databank; as "Nalase")
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Official Episode Guide: Season 1
•  Nala Se in the Databank
•  Kaliida Shoals Med Center in the Databank

[edit] Notes and references