Skirmishes in the Naboo countryside A series of skirmishes occurred in the Naboo countryside during the Trade Federation Droid Army ' s invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY . The Droid Army ' s primary target was the capital city of Theed , which quickly fell , and after securing Theed , the Trade Federation forces began attacking the local countryside to gather the native civilians into prison camps . Two soldiers of the Royal Naboo Security Forces , Captain Kael and Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes , had fled Theed in stolen speeders and engaged a number of Federation STAPs which were attacking the local farmsteads . Fleeing from Federation reinforcements , the two Naboo pilots then took N - X Police Cruiser s and moved into the swamps to seek assistance from a trading village . The village was under attack by Federation gunboats , so Kael and Sykes engaged the gunboats from the air , and in the process rescued the houseboats the villagers were using to escape . In gratitude , the leader of the village suggested Kael and Sykes seek out a smuggler who could help them fight back against the Federation invasion army . Prelude . After the Trade Federation invaded the planet Naboo in 32 BBY , the officers of the Royal Naboo Security Forces were in disarray . With the Federation Droid Army ' s overwhelming numbers , surviving security forces were ordered to evacuate the capital city of Theed , which had quickly fallen to Federation forces . Naboo ' s Queen Amidala had also fled the planet to plead her people ' s case in the Galactic Senate . Two members of Naboo ' s Bravo Squadron , Captain Kael and Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes , stole Federation speeders to escape from Theed to the countryside . After securing the city , the Federation forces began preparations to move into the countryside to put down any resistance and gather the civilians into prison camps . The battle . Countryside . As Kael and Sykes moved away from Theed , several enemy battle droids flying STAPs began chasing Kael , who ordered Sykes to take them out . Noticing several more enemy STAPs attacking Naboo farms , the two officers engaged the droid forces , rescuing a number of local civilians in the process . Sweeping through the rest of the countryside , Kael and Sykes destroyed more battle droids until reaching a large cluster of houses . The Federation was intent on wiping out the Naboo farmers in the area , but Sykes engaged and destroyed several waves of STAPs . With more droids inbound , the two subsequently fought their way down the road . A Federation Armored Assault Tank blocked their path across a bridge , but Sykes destroyed it using his speeder ' s laser cannons ; he also shot down a Vulture droid starfighter flying overhead . The two crossed the bridge , entered a security hangar , and commandeered a pair of N - X Police Cruiser s . Kael told Sykes of a trading village in the nearby swamps that could offer them assistance in their struggle against the Federation Army . Taking off , they flew into the swamplands , just before a large Federation force reached the swamps . The swamps . The Federation forces demanded the surrender of the trading village and opened fire when the villagers refused . The massacre was already underway when Kael and Sykes reached the swamps to locate the village . Upon finding it , the leader of the village , Rohan Wayside , contacted them and informed them of the situation . As the flight leader , Kael granted Sykes permission to engage the droid forces , and the two worked together to save several houseboats from destruction . Wayside then asked them to rescue his best pilot , Vedd Deviss , who was currently stuck on the far side of the village . The two soldiers flew on to find Deviss , destroying more droid starfighters and gunboats with the weapons on their police cruisers . At the end of the village , they engaged droid bombers , which were in the process of leveling the area . The remaining droids fled when Kael and Sykes took the bombers down . Aftermath . After Kael and Sykes shot down the bombers , Wayside offered his assistance . Kael responded by telling him of their need of pilots to fly against the Trade Federation forces . Wayside sent Deviss to lead the pair to find a Hutt smuggler named Borvo , whom he thought could help them . After the pilots rescued Borvo ' s personal transport from Federation forces , the smuggler provided them with vital intelligence in order to launch an offensive against the Federation Army . Behind the scenes . This skirmish comprises the second and third missions appearing in the 2000 video game " " and introduces the player to security hangars , where they can change vehicles . In the third mission , during the swamp battle , it is possible to pilot a Swamp Speeder through the use of cheat codes , but the game will instantly lock up , forcing a restart . The level was designed for the player to use a flyable vehicle .