Lama Su Lama Su was a male Kaminoan who served as Prime Minister of Kamino , his home planet , both before and during the Clone Wars . Prior to the rise of the Galactic Empire , he oversaw the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic . Biography . A request for an army . Prior to the Invasion of Naboo , Lama Su was commissioned by Jedi Master Sifo - Dyas to create a clone army for the Galactic Republic . Sifo - Dyas was killed soon afterwards by members of the Pyke Syndicate , and Su found himself in league with the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus . From Tyranus , he received a genetic template for the clones : a bounty hunter named Jango Fett . He was also given a bio - chip that was to be implanted within each clone trooper as a safeguard against betrayal from rogue Jedi . A visit from a Jedi . A decade after Sifo - Dyas ' death , Lama Su was visited by the Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi , who had come to Kamino in pursuit of Jango Fett . The Prime Minister assumed Kenobi ' s purpose was to inspect the clone army , and he assured the Jedi it would be completed on schedule . Eager to impress his guest , Su proceeded to show Obi - Wan the Kaminoan combat training and educational facilities of Tipoca City . The Clone Wars . The start of the Clone Wars and the death of Jango Fett at the hands of Mace Windu left Su with a limited supply of genetic material to use in the production of new clones . As such , the Kaminoan prime minister was forced to find new ways of resupplying the Grand Army of the Republic . The failure of Domino Squad . Su was greatly disappointed in the trooper s his alternative cloning methods produced . When Jedi Master Shaak Ti approached him to discuss the failure of Domino Squad , he suggested its members be terminated . Hoping to create more successful soldier s in the future , Su requested a new genetic template be found for them . An attack on Kamino . Su later went with Shaak Ti to welcome Obi - Wan Kenobi , Anakin Skywalker , and the 501st Legion to Tipoca City . The prime minister was surprised to learn that the Confederacy of Independent Systems intended to attack Kamino , despite the Republic military blockade that surrounded his homeworld . In preparation for the coming battle , Su positioned himself within Tipoca City ' s central command center . The conspiracy of Protocol 66 . Near the end of the Clone Wars , Su was approached by Nala Se , who informed him that Protocol 66 had activated prematurely in the clone trooper CT - 5385 . Su contacted Darth Tyranus to share this news with him and was ordered to terminate the defective clone so an autopsy could be performed on his body . He was also instructed to remove the clone ' s bio - chip and send it to Tyranus before the Jedi Order could discover the true nature of the chip . Personality and traits . As the overseer of the Grand Army ' s creation , Lama Su was very proud of his clone troopers and regarded them as one of the finest achievements in his people ' s history . He also took great pride in his planet ' s combat training and educational facilities , both of which were instrumental in the development of the clone army . Despite his relationship with the Jedi who commanded the army , Su was mystified by their methods . He regarded the Jedi Order as a cult and also failed to understand why they felt compassion for the clone troopers under their command . Su was a Kaminoan male who stood at 2 . 29 meter s . He was a tall , lanky alien with white skin . His eye s were black and had white pupils . A unique crest topped the prime minister ' s head , and his nostrils were connected to his upper lip by a thin , " U " - shaped slit . Lama Su ' s hands had three fingers , and his feet were small and hoof - like . He wore white armor that covered his chest and shoulders . A long collar protected his neck , as well as the back of his head . Su ' s arms , legs , and torso were covered in black fabric , and a purple belt with an orange buckle that appeared around his waist . White , metallic cuffs shielded Su ' s wrists , and long strips of black fabric with a silver lining and red interior hid his legs from view . Behind the scenes . Lama Su first appeared in . Originally intended to be a female character , he was portrayed in the film through CGI and voiced by Anthony Phelan . In the computer - animated television series " " , Su was voiced by Bob Bergen .