Rush Clovis / Legends Baron Rush Clovis was a Human male who served as the representative of Scipio and a delegate for the InterGalactic Banking Clan in the Galactic Senate during the latter days of the Old Republic . Clovis entered the Senate in 25 BBY and quickly formed a relationship with fellow first - year senator , Padmé Amidala . Amidala , the representative of Naboo and the Chommell sector , served with Clovis on several committees , and the two eventually became romantically involved . Amidala soon insisted that they keep their relationship strictly professional , however — a request that was not well received by Clovis . Clovis continued in his post as senator for a further three years , until the outbreak of the galaxy - wide Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems in 22 BBY . As a senatorial delegate for the Confederate - allied InterGalactic Banking Clan , Clovis began clandestine dealings with Separatist interests on behalf of the clan while maintaining his appearance as a Republic Loyalist . In the early days of the war , the Banking Clan invested heavily in the creation of a new droid factory for the Separatist Droid Army to be built on the Outer Rim world of Geonosis . The factory was a joint venture with the Trade Federation , necessitating that Clovis work alongside fellow covert Confederate operative , Senator Lott Dod , and Geonosian Archduke Poggle the Lesser . Unbeknownst to Clovis , the Jedi High Council suspected him of treason , and so asked his former flame , Padmé Amidala , to gather information on his dealings . Under the belief that Amidala was interested in resurrecting their relationship , Clovis allowed the Naboo Senator to accompany him to a meeting with Dod and Poggle on Cato Neimoidia , during which she discovered his allegiance to the Confederacy and his investments in the new Geonosian droid foundry . Before Amidala could relate this information back to the Jedi Order , she was poisoned by Dod , who hoped to use her as leverage over Clovis in their financial dealings . Amidala ' s poisoning was discovered by her secret husband , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , who was posing undercover as her security guard . Understanding that his former love ' s life was in danger , Clovis assisted Skywalker in his attempt to get her off of Cato Neimoidia , during which he confronted Dod and forced his co - conspirator to provide them with an antidote to Amidala ' s poison . Despite his aid in removing Amidala from Lott Dod ' s palace , Skywalker was still bitter with Clovis due to his advances on Amidala , and so left the Senator on Cato Neimoidia to face the wrath of Dod and Poggle the Lesser . Clovis later rose to power once more when he was able to be voted into the leadership of the Banking Clan , however once more Rush became entangled with the Separatists and Dooku threatened to take everything he had again . This led to Rush running for his life once Dooku abandoned him and the Republic troops arrived to arrest him . Later Clovis was dangling from the side of a falling building being held by his enemy Anakin Skywalker with Padmé in the other hand . Yet although Anakin could hold both Rush let go of Anakin ' s arm to save his love Padmé . Clovis then fell to his death . Biography . Early career . Rush Clovis was a charismatic and wealthy Human male noble hailing from the Core World of Scipio . In 25 BBY , Clovis became the senatorial representative of his planet in the congress of the Galactic Republic . In addition to his duties as Senator of Scipio , Clovis also held the title of baron , and served as a delegate for the InterGalactic Banking Clan — a financial corporation that had gained representation in the Galactic Senate as a functional constituency . Early in his career on the Republic capital planet Coruscant , Clovis became acquainted with fellow first - year senator , Padmé Amidala , from the Mid Rim world of Naboo . As the representative of the Chommell sector , Amidala served on several senatorial committees with Clovis , and the two soon became close friends . Their relationship eventually became romantically charged , and Amidala was driven to request a return to professional decorum between the two , as she was primarily focused on her duties as a senator at the time . Clovis reacted poorly to Amidala ' s choice , and the two stopped speaking to one another all together . Confederate investments . Clovis continued to serve as a senator for a further three years , during which time the Republic became embroiled in the Separatist Crisis and the resultant Clone Wars . During the Separatist Crisis , a number of sectors and corporations declared their intentions to leave the Republic and form a Confederacy of Independent Systems ; InterGalactic Banking Clan Chairman San Hill was among the corporate executives who contributed to the creation of the Confederacy , and became a founding member of the Separatist Council . The Clone Wars erupted that year , revealing San Hill ' s new allegiance and placing the Banking Clan as an enemy of the Republic . Despite the revelation of the Banking Clan ' s involvement in the Confederacy , the organization was not exiled from the Republic government — in fact , the InterGalactic Banking Clan was still able to provide financial services to both the Republic and the Confederacy , as the extent of the institution ' s complicity in the war had not been revealed . The Banking Clan avoided any public connection to the Separatists , allowing Clovis to retain his position in the Senate . The Scipio Senator continued to represent the interests of the IBC in the early days of the war , but was in reality pursuing a Confederate agenda and became involved in activities that would be considered treasonous if discovered by Republic authorities . On behalf of the Banking Clan , Clovis entered into a business venture with Trade Federation Senator Lott Dod in 21 BBY . Like Clovis , Dod represented a Confederate financier , but was able to retain his position by claiming that Federation goods were being co - opted without the approval of the conglomerate ' s governing board . The two jointly invested in a new Confederate droid foundry to be built on Geonosis that , when completed , would be the largest battle droid factory ever built . The Senators both expected large returns on their investment , but Dod eventually became heavily indebted to the Banking Clan , and was forced to sign over much of his holdings over the Neimoidian purse world of Cato Neimoidia to Clovis ' s organization . The Scipio senator then used the Neimoidian ' s payments as collateral on loans used to build new armies and warships for the Confederacy . This left Clovis as the primary beneficiary of the new foundry ' s profits . While he and Dod worked to finalize their plans , the High Council of the Jedi Order came to suspect the InterGalactic Banking Clan of treason . In an attempt to investigate the corporation ' s dealings without causing a major diplomatic incident between the IBC and the Jedi , the Council approached Clovis ' s former lover , Padmé Amidala , about spying on her colleague . Amidala initially refused , but later accepted the mission after learning the details of the Council ' s request . In order to fulfill her assignment , Amidala contacted Clovis and indicated that she was interested in becoming friends once more . Although the Scipio Senator was surprised to hear from his old flame , he was enthused by the prospect of rekindling their relationship and so invited her to a meeting in the dining commons of the Senate Building . The two enjoyed a late dinner together , during which Amidala confided in Clovis that she had been lonely since their parting . Eager to become romantically involved with Amidala once more , Clovis indicated that he would be happy to ease her loneliness upon his return from a trip to Cato Neimoidia . The two discussed their separate dealings with the Neimoidians , although Clovis masked his true business with them by claiming that his trip was to collect on a Banking Clan loan to the Trade Federation . After learning that Amidala was having difficulties of her own in getting trade concessions from the Federation , he offered to bring her with him to Cato Neimoidia , under the pretense that they could aid each other — Clovis , with his IBC leverage , and Amidala , with her diplomatic contacts , would be able to persuade the Neimoidians to fulfill their respective demands . Amidala agreed to join him , and the following day , the two met on the open - air landing berths of the Senate Annex Dome to depart the galactic capital in Amidala ' s Naboo star skiff . The Naboo Senator was accompanied by her protocol droid , C - 3PO , and two members of the Naboo Royal Guard — her head of security , Captain Gregar Typho , and a royal pilot . The pilot was in fact Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , undercover as Amidala ' s protector for the duration of the her espionage mission . Unbeknownst to even the Jedi Council , Skywalker and Amidala had secretly married at the beginning of the Clone Wars ; the Jedi Knight was extremely jealous of his wife ' s fabricated infatuation with Clovis , as well as her previous relationship with the Senator . Upon boarding the skiff , Skywalker intentionally broke the harness on the seat next to Amidala ' s in an attempt to separate the two senators for the duration of the flight to Cato Neimoidia . Nevertheless , Clovis made advances on Amidala immediately after take off , pushing Skywalker to jerk the skiff around mid - flight , throwing Clovis away from his wife . Treason revealed . The star skiff eventually arrived on Cato Neimoidia , landing on the bridge - borne city that played host to Lott Dod ' s palace . While Clovis led Amidala and C - 3PO to meet with the Neimoidian Senator , Skywalker stayed behind with the star skiff , waiting for his wife to send him a message that she had secured incriminating data on Clovis . Upon entering the palace , Clovis and Amidala split up , with the Naboo Senator taking leave to her room while the Scipio Senator followed Dod to the palace ' s library . Away from Amidala ' s eyes , Dod was able to reveal to Clovis the holographic plans for their new droid foundry . Although they were both optimistic about the project , Dod was concerned by Amidala ' s presence , as he feared she may reveal their plans to the Republic . The two were joined in their meeting by Poggle the Lesser , Archduke of Geonosis and founding member of the Separatist Council , who would oversee the construction and operation of the factory . The Geonosian was troubled by the disparity between the profits he and Dod would be receiving and the profits Clovis would reap from the foundry ; however , when the issue was raised , the Banking Clan representative was quick to note that the finances had already been agreed upon . During the argument , Amidala entered the library and nearly discovered the conspiracy , but Clovis was quick to deactivate the foundry hologram while Poggle the Lesser hid in the shadows . While Clovis escorted Amidala back to her room to prepare for dinner , Poggle and Dod confided in one another their unwillingness to operate under Clovis ' s demands and ultimately devised a plan to poison Amidala in order to gain bargaining leverage over their co - conspirator . The plan was put into action just before dinner , when Dod enticed Amidala to drink from a cup with poison on its rim . Following the dinner , Clovis offered to take his guest on a tour of the palace , which ultimately led the two of them to the library . After brief moments of discussion , Amidala requested that Clovis fetch her a glass of water . While he was gone , she hacked into the hologram terminal and stole the hologram disc on the droid foundry . Clovis returned a short time later and nearly discovered Amidala ' s deception , but the Naboo Senator was able to distract him by embracing him in a hug and claiming that she had missed his company . While Clovis was focused on Amidala ' s flirtation , Skywalker was able to enter the library and relieve his wife of the data . However , before Amidala could leave with him , the poison took its effects and caused her to lose consciousness . Clovis carried her back to her room and immediately left to confront Dod , as he had recognized her symptoms as a result of poisoning . Dod countered his claims by asserting that he had been betrayed by the Naboo Senator , as she was a Republic spy . Furious , Clovis returned to the library to check the status of the foundry plans . Upon discovering that they were missing , he rushed back to Amidala ' s room to demand that she return the hologram disc . Amidala admitted to deceiving him , but asserted that it was for the good of the Republic . Although she didn ' t want to believe that her old love had committed treason , she fulfilled her duty and sent the disc to the Senate and Jedi Council . Their conversation was interrupted by Skywalker , who threatened to kill Clovis if he didn ' t back away from Amidala . Clovis explained to Skywalker that she had been poisoned by Dod , and that if she returned the disc to him , he would get the Neimoidian to provide him with an antidote . Knowing that Clovis did not want to allow Dod to discover that he had lost the data , Skywalker refused , stating he would much rather deal with Dod himself , even if it meant that Clovis ' s failure would be revealed . Ultimately , Clovis ' s love for Amidala outweighed his concern for his own well being , so he agreed to aid the two in returning her to her skiff . As Skywalker carried Amidala , Clovis led the way toward the palace ' s exit . They were intercepted by Dod , who insisted that Amidala stay on Cato Neimoidia . Although Clovis attempted to lie by claiming that authorities on Naboo had instructed him to return her to Coruscant , Dod was adamant in keeping her in his palace . With little time to spare , Clovis pulled a hold - out pistol on his Neimoidian contemporary and demanded that he surrender the antidote . Dod complied , and Clovis , Skywalker , Amdiala , and C - 3PO fled toward the skiff . Skywalker and the droid reached the vessel first with Amidala in tow , and while Clovis approached , the Jedi began to close the entry ramp . Clovis had expected Skywalker to return the hologram disc in gratitude for aiding in Amidala ' s escape , but the Jedi refused . The Scipio Senator was abandoned on Cato Neimoidia to face the wrath of Lott Dod and Poggle the Lesser , who were waiting for him with a squad of B1 battle droids training their blasters on him . Corruption . In the year 20 BBY , Clovis discovered corruption in the Banking Clan on his home planet of Scipio . When Padmé Amidala arrived to secure a transaction for the Republic , he was assigned as the Clan ' s agent in the transaction . Amidala refused him and walked off . Later that night , he climbed to Padmé ' s apartment . He told her that he had found corruption in the Clan . From a rooftop the bounty hunter Embo fired shots at the two . Using the shots as proof that he was being truthful , he asked her to help him uncover the corruption . She reluctantly agreed . The next day , under the facade of the transaction , the two waited for one of Amidala ' s handmaidens cut the power to the building . When the lights went out , Amidala found the records and downloaded them . The power came back on , and business went on . Amidala found the proof in the records of corruption , but was arrested for espionage . Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker bailed her out , and they went to find Clovis . They found him at his private residence , and the bounty hunter Embo pursued . They tried to escape on a speeder , but Embo shot them down . The speeder skidded among the snow like a snowmobile , and Embo used his helmet as a sled to pursue . They lost him eventually and escaped off planet . They presented the information to Palpatine , who ordered the two to investigate . The found that the Separatists were allowed to not pay off their loans and yet the Republic ' s increased . Clovis tried to force a kiss on Padmé , but Skywalker burst in and beat Clovis up . Security came in , and Clovis said that Skywalker beat off a man trying to kill him . While a medical droid was tending to him , it showed a message from Count Dooku , who stated that if the corruption was exposed , Clovis would be head of the Clan , and agrees to give him evidence of the corruption . Nix Card and Clovis reported to Palpatine that the corruption was exposed , and that the Core Five were arrested . The Separatists endorsed Clovis as leader of the Clan . The Republic voted to the same effect . Clovis assumed control of the Clan . As Clovis assumed power , Dooku arrived with droids and killed the clone escort . Dooku demanded that Clovis join him as recompense for his position . Clovis reluctantly agreed . However , Skywalker arrived with a clone army to retake Scipio . As the battle raged , Skywalker arrived in Clovis ' office . Clovis held him at bay with Amidala until a vulture droid crashed into the building , causing it to become unstable . Clovis held on to Skywalker ' s hand as he dangled over the gap , but he let go to save Padmé and fell to his death . Personality and traits . Baron Rush Clovis was a fair - skinned man with dark hair who stood tall at 1 . 92 meters . He sported yellow tattoos on his forehead that signified his status within the society of Scipio . Clovis garbed himself in fashions intended to be reminiscent of his homeworld ' s warrior past , and wore boots and a tunic decorated to appear as if they were armored . He was charismatic and very wealthy , and was considered to be of a young age during the Clone Wars . Clovis was an opportunist who used his position as a Banking Clan representative to profit off of the carnage of the Clone Wars while retaining his high status within the Galactic Senate . He was highly concerned with monetary compensation for his work with the Confederacy , and enforced the deal between himself , Lott Dod , and Poggle the Lesser when it was most beneficial to him . Despite his close partnership with Dod , Clovis was disdainful of Neimoidians in general , referring to them as " overgrown Trade Federation grubs " during his dinner with Padmé Amidala . Clovis also criticized their financial practices , stating that Federation personnel loved to borrow money from the Banking Clan but hated to pay it back . During his conference with Poggle and Dod , Clovis openly threatened his co - conspirators and reminded Dod that the InterGalactic Banking Clan had a firm hold over Cato Neimoidia — the planet no longer belonged to Dod and the Federation . His hubris led Dod and Poggle to poison Amidala , the symptoms of which were recognized early on by her droid steward , C - 3PO . Although the protocol droid suggested that the Senator return to her room , Clovis brushed him off and ordered him to leave the two alone . Later , when Clovis was confronted by Skywalker , he was appalled by the lack of respect a simple pilot gave to a senator of the Republic . Relationship with Padmé Amidala . The beginning and end of Clovis ' s career as a senator was defined by his relationship with Padmé Amidala of Naboo . The two senators quickly became infatuated with one another upon their induction into the Senate , but much to the chagrin of Clovis , Amidala ended their relationship around the time of the Separatist Crisis . Clovis took the news quite poorly , and the two stopped talking for an extended period of time . Despite this , Clovis was still very much in love with Amidala , and during his business venture with Dod , he even used the name " Padmé " as a passcode to protect the droid foundry data . Although he was surprised by her request to get back in touch in 21 BBY , he was nonetheless enthused by the prospect and accepted her back into his life . During their dinner on Coruscant , Amidala flirted with Clovis heavily , and the Scipio Senator was quick to respond by extending an invitation to join him on Cato Neimoidia . When she asked him if the trip was for political reasons or for the purposes of rekindling their friendship , he told her that he was interested in both , although he was admittedly far more concerned with her friendship than her politics . Indeed , Clovis hoped that their renewed relationship would progress better than their previous one had , and so he brought Amidala with him despite the obvious dangers of bringing a Republic dignitary to a meeting of Confederate conspirators . While on Cato Neimoidia , Clovis was quick to believe any of Amidala ' s claims , as he was under the impression that they both held mutual feelings for one another . He allowed the Senator into the room containing the foundry plans , and even left her there alone while he fetched her a glass of water . When Amidala threw herself at him to avoid his discovery of her espionage , Clovis was quick to take advantage of the situation and return the affection . When his love collapsed under the grip of the poison , Clovis carried her to her room and sought out an antidote . Even after discovering that she had betrayed him for the sake of the Republic , Clovis refused to allow her to succumb to Dod ' s machinations , despite the danger it would place him in . He threatened Dod ' s life for the antidote , ultimately saving Amidala , but her heart belonged to someone else — Anakin Skywalker . A jealous Skywalker abandoned Clovis on Cato Neimoidia , where he faced retribution from Dod and Poggle the Lesser for his choice to save Padmé Amidala ' s life . Behind the scenes . Rush Clovis was created for the . He first appeared in the episode " Senate Spy " . In the episode , Clovis ' s voice was provided by Robin Atkin Downes ; the episode marked the actor ' s return to the series after having voiced the freedom fighter Cham Syndulla in the . In early concepts for " Senate Spy , " Clovis ' s role was filled by Palo , a man from Naboo mentioned by Amidala in as a love interest from her youth . This idea was abandoned early on , as she states in the film that Palo left politics to become an artist . In addition , the show ' s creators felt that the relationship between Amidala and the character had to be more recent than the one between her and Palo , as the theme of Skywalker ' s jealousy would be better supported . Clovis later reappeared in the " Star Wars Comic UK " , and received an entry in the " " .