Search for Captain Kael The search for Captain Kael was initiated during the Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY . The Naboo Resistance had joined forces with Borvo the Hutt , a smuggler operating out of the mountains , and together they planned an offensive against the invading Trade Federation forces . One of their victories was an infiltration of a Trade Federation slave camp using a captured gunboat to free Naboo civilians . After the mission was over , Borvo supplied transports while Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes of the resistance escorted the remaining civilians . As Sykes reached the rendezvous , the rest of his squadron told him his flight lead , Captain Kael , had been shot down , and Sykes raced off to find him . During the search , Sykes fought against Federation Single Trooper Aerial Platforms and Armored Assault Tanks . He reached a plasma mining camp and saved it from attacking tanks , but the mine ' s operator betrayed him , forcing Sykes to destroy the camp . One of Sykes ' wingman , Lutin Hollis , then contacted Sykes to tell him he had found the Captain . Sykes fought through more Federation forces before reaching Kael , who , with his dying breath , revealed that Borvo had betrayed him and asked Sykes to rescue the civilians . Prelude . After joining with the smuggler Borvo the Hutt and his organization during the Trade Federation ' s Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY , several pilots of the planet Naboo ' s Bravo Squadron launched an offensive against the Trade Federation Droid Army . Upon the squadron liberating captured civilians from the Trade Federation , Borvo supplied transports for the squadron to pick up the civilians , though Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes was forced to escort a separate group . At the rendezvous , Sykes was joined by his wingmates , who told him that his flight leader , Captain Kael , had been shot down , and they then raced off to find him . The search . On the hunt . Approaching Kael ' s last known position , Bravo Squadron split up to search for him . Sykes traveled in his " Seraph " - class urban landspeeder to look for him on the ground and was forced to destroy many Federation B1 battle droids riding on Single Trooper Aerial Platforms , who were also searching for Kael . Two Armored Assault Tanks blocked Sykes ' path on a bridge , but he destroyed them and continued on . Mining camp . After passing the bridge , Sykes saw what he thought was Borvo ' s personal transport , but the ship flew off before he could get close . As Sykes moved on , he found a plasma mining camp under attack by droid forces . He intervened , destroying the tanks . Once the tanks were gone , he contacted the mine director and asked for information about Captain Kael . The director told Sykes to back off , saying he was running a legal operation . When Sykes refused to comply with the director ' s warning , the mining camp ' s remaining defenses opened fire on him , and he was forced to destroy the camp administration building . Sykes had then no choice but to disable the rest of the camp , knocking out the turrets and the camp ' s plasma miner s . When the defenses were destroyed , Lutin Hollis , one of Sykes ' wingmen , contacted him , saying he had discovered the Captain ' s fighter . Sykes saw them on his sensors and went to that position . The Captain ' s fighter . The Trade Federation was still looking for Kael , and Sykes had to fight through more Single Trooper Aerial Platforms and two more Armored Assault Tanks . He also noticed droid bombers , and he had to shoot them down before they could find the Captain . After the bombers were down , the rest of the Federation forces retreated , allowing Sykes to approach the Captain . Kael was mortally wounded , and he used his final moments to warn Sykes about the Hutt ' s betrayal . Sykes asked about the civilians he had rescued ; Kael replied Borvo would sell them as slaves . With his last breath , he ordered Sykes to rescue them . Aftermath . As the rest of Bravo Squadron arrived , an angry Sykes asked his other wingman , Vedd Deviss , for his starfighter , saying they were going after Borvo , who was based on Porso Hill . Bravo Squadron then went on to avenge Kael ' s death and liberate the civilians again . The incident was later mentioned in a report given to the Sith Lord Darth Maul by the leader of the invasion , Viceroy Nute Gunray . Behind the scenes . The search for Captain Kael appears in the 2000 video game " . " Players assume the role of Gavyn Sykes and pilot a " Seraph " - class speeder , or " Flash " speeder , as the mission ' s default craft . The camp ' s central hub has a spot where the player may go to recharge their shields , and Sykes comments on the effect if the player passes through . The search was mentioned in Sykes ' entry in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " and the 2011 magazine " . " The event was also mentioned in the 2012 short story " End Game , " written by James Luceno and included in the re - release of the of . "