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| “ | You help me and I help you. | „ |
| ~ Jaylah to Montgomery Scott, 2263 |
Jaylah was a survivor of an attack by Krall. For years, she lived in the crashed hulk of the starship USS Franklin on the planet Altamid. In 2263, Jaylah helped the crew of the USS Enterprise, after it was destroyed, to fight and defeat Krall, leaving Altamid in the process.
She was portrayed by Sofia Boutella.
History[]
Years prior to her encounter with the USS Enterprise crew, Jaylah and her family, like many before them, were attacked by Krall and imprisoned on Altamid. Jaylah and her family quickly realized that people were routinely taken from Krall's holding cells and killed, so they decided to attempt escape. During the attempt, Jaylah and her father were confronted by Krall's subordinate Manas. Jaylah's father stayed behind to hold off Manas, buying Jaylah time to flee at the cost of his own life.
Jaylah discovered the derelict hulk of the Freedom-class USS Franklin and made her home in it. She hid it using holographic technology and set up multiple defensive traps in the surrounding area. Inside the vessel, she discovered a music player, from which she particularly liked music featuring "beats and shouting". She also learned how to speak English from the ship's records. In time, Jaylah became a formidable warrior, skilled in martial arts and in wielding a quarterstaff that doubled as a rifle.
Jaylah became a scavenger to obtain parts with which to repair the Franklin and leave Altamid. In 2263, she came across Montgomery Scott, who had recently escaped the Enterprise inside an advanced long-range torpedo, and saved him from three rival scavengers. Realizing Scott was an engineer, Jaylah agreed to help him find his crew if he helped her finish her repairs.
One of Jaylah's traps was subsequently tripped by Captain James T. Kirk and Ensign Pavel Chekov. After Scott assured Jaylah the newcomers were his friends, she set them free. Using a transporter aboard the Franklin, Jaylah and her new allies then managed to bring Spock and Leonard McCoy to them. The group formulated a plan to rescue the rest of the crew and stop Krall from launching an attack on Starbase Yorktown. Jaylah initially refused to participate, revealing her traumatic history with Krall, but Scott convinced her they had a chance if they worked together.
Jaylah showed the Enterprise crew a makeshift map of Krall's base and explained her own escape method, allowing them to devise a rescue plan. As part of the plan, Jaylah and Kirk, riding a PX70 motorcycle, beamed in near the tunnel Jaylah had used to escape and she dismounted once near the inside of the base. While Kirk used the motorcycle, enhanced with Jaylah's traps and holographic technology to create a distraction, Jaylah used a pulse beacon to enable McCoy and Spock to beam directly to the base. She directed the two to the crew's holding pen, then laid down covering fire for Kirk, before being attacked by Manas. The two fought, but neither was able to overpower the other, and an aggravated Jaylah screamed at Manas during the fight. The battle ended with Jaylah on a roof with Manas, and her pulse beacon on the ground below. At a signal from Kirk, Jaylah threw herself and Manas off of the roof, moments before Kirk caught her, resulting in them beaming back to the Franklin together.
After witnessing Krall launching his Swarm ships, Jaylah aided the Enterprise crew in repairing the Franklin for takeoff. She joined the crew in returning to Yorktown, where they found Krall attacking. Jaylah referred to the Swarm ships as "bees", which inspired Spock to realize that the craft must have a cyberpathic connection, and he beamed over with McCoy to find it. After having studied the connection, the crew came up with the idea to use Jaylah's music player to broadcast a disruptive signal into the Swarm ships in order to destroy them. Jaylah aided Scott in setting up the signal and chose the song "Sabotage" for them to use. After the Swarm ships were destroyed, Kirk sent Jaylah and Scott to Yorktown Headquarters to shut off the atmospheric processor and stop Krall from using the Abronath to murder everyone on the starbase.
Quotes[]
| “ | Jaylah: I am Jaylah. And you are Montgomery Scott. Montgomery Scott: Aye. Scotty. Jaylah: Come now, Montgomery Scotty. |
„ |
| ~ Jaylah and Montgomery Scott, introducing themselves to each other |
| “ | Jaylah: Engineering? Montgomery Scott: Aye. That's right. I fix things. Jaylah: I know what is engineering! |
„ |
| ~ Jaylah and Montgomery Scott, shortly after meeting each other |
| “ | You take my house and you make it fly. | „ |
| ~
Jaylah, asking James T. Kirk to get the Franklin into space |
| “ | I like the beats and shouting! | „ |
| ~ Jaylah, listening to "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy on the Franklin |
| “ | James T. Kirk: You sure know how to throw out the welcome mat. Jaylah: I do not know what is a welcome mat. |
„ |
| ~ James T. Kirk and Jaylah, after he is released from one of her traps |
| “ | My house is BREAKING! | „ |
| ~ Jaylah, when the Franklin crashes through Starbase Yorktown |
| “ | The vent! Get out of there, James T.! | „ |
| ~ Jaylah, to Kirk when he and Krall are about to be blown out into space |
| “ | Montgomery Scott: Uh, did you drink all those yourself? I'm impressed. Jaylah: Someone said it will take my edge off. My edge is still not off. |
„ |
| ~ Montgomery Scott sees a lot of empty glasses in front of Jaylah at Yorktown |
External Links[]
- Jaylah on the Memory Beta Wiki
- Jaylah on the Star Trek Wiki
