Template:2009spoiler Template:Sidebar character Gaila was an Orion female and a cadet in Starfleet Academy in the alternate reality. While studying at Starfleet Academy in San Francisco in the mid-to-late 2250s, she shared accommodations with Nyota Uhura and had a penchant for often bringing men over for sex. During this time, she had a sexual encounter with James T. Kirk, at which time she told him that she thought that she loved him.
Shortly thereafter, a distress call from Vulcan necessitated a fleet of Federation starships. Gaila was assigned to an unknown starship. Gaila was obviously excited about her assignment; Uhura, who was originally assigned to the USS Farragut instead of her first choice, the USS Enterprise, was not as thrilled. (Star Trek)
Background
Gaila was played by Rachel Nichols. Unlike past Orion women, who had black hair, Gaila had red hair. She is never explicitly referenced on-screen as an Orion; that information comes from production materials.
Gaila's fate is unknown as it is not clear what ship she was assigned to. If it was any ship other than the Enterprise, however, then she was very likely killed when those ships were destroyed by the Narada at the Battle of Vulcan.
Screenwriter Roberto Orci said Gaila could have escaped the life of an Orion slave girl because "there's an underground railroad and some of the Orion slave girls got out and they were sold to freedom." [1] It is unclear how this lines up with the revelation in ENT: "Bound".