Rutian Twi'leks

 are a sub-breed of the Twi'lek alien race featured in the Star Wars franchise. Characterized by their blue skin, they first appeared in the 1999 feature film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, where they were represented by the characters Ann and Tann Gella. They have also appeared in a variety of novels, comic books and video games.

Description
are one of two rare sub-species of Twi'lek and are native to the planet Ryloth. are the more common between the two breeds, the other being the exceptionally rare red-skinned Lethan Twi'leks. Rutians are distinguished from Lethan's by their skin color, which tends to run through the blue-green color spectrum, including shades of turquoise.

One of the most infamous members of the Rutian breed is Aayla Secura, a female Twi'lek who served as a Jedi Knight during the Clone Wars until her tragic demise in 19 BBY when her own clone commando squad turned on her.

Another Rutian is Orn Free Taa, who served as the representative to Ryloth in the Galactic Senate under Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum and later, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Orn Free Taa was known to have Twi'lek aides, one of which was a Rutian named Pampy, and another who was a Lethan.

The Dug known as Sebulba owned two Rutian Twi'lek slaves, Ann and Tann Gella. They serviced Sebulba's needs and desires while he prepared for the Boonta Eve Podrace on Tatooine in 32 BBY. Twins are not uncommon amongst Rutians. Several years after the Battle of Endor, twins Aleema and Numa Rar were discovered to possess Force-sensitivity and were taken to the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin IV. They participated in the war between the New Republic and the Yuuzhan Vong. Some 130-years after the Battle of Yavin, two other sisters, Astraal and Shado Vao were orphaned at birth and taken in by the Imperial Mission.