Shu Mai / Legends Shu Mai was a female Gossam native to the planet Castell , who served as the President e of the Commerce Guild prior to and during the Clone Wars . She was one of millions of Gossam devastated during the economic depression on her homeworld dozens of years before the rise of the Empire , and after they were saved from their hardship by the Commerce Guild , Mai gained a position as Chief of Property Resources for the Guild , and was eventually promoted several more times . Using shrewd and sometimes unscrupulous tactics , Mai eventually brought the Gossam out of their financial troubles , before repurchasing Castell — only so she could raise rent even more and demand tribute from her people . Impressed with her entrepreneurial nature and shrewd business awareness , the Commerce Guild then elected her as their Presidente . Mai then secretly aligned the Guild with the Confederacy of Independent Systems , a group of powerful individuals who had broken away from the Galactic Republic . Mai pledged the Guild ' s forces to the CIS during the Clone Wars that followed , and served on the Separatist Council alongside such others as Nute Gunray , Wat Tambor and San Hill . At the close of the war in 19 BBY , Mai was among the Council members executed by Darth Vader on the planet Mustafar . Shu Mai was known to use various unscrupulous methods to get her way , though she was always careful not to tie herself to such acts , and to remain within the letter of the law at all times . She was extremely greedy , and cared for little other than herself — she would happily have killed off most of the population of Felucia , one of the Gossam ' s colony planets , rather than let it fall to the Republic . Her ultimate desire lay in power , and , most of all , money . Biography . Early life . Shu Mai was born on the Gossam homeworld of Castell , a planet located in the Colonies region of space , which was located not far from the Core Worlds . She had light blue skin and a thin , spindly body , with a pair each of long and elegant arms and legs . Physical appearance and image were considered extremely important in Gossam culture , so Mai used oil - based gels and creams to mold her hair into a wave that swept up from the back of her thin head . She was also known to wear elaborate clothing ; usually colored red . Shu Mai was one of the Gossam who suffered during a devastating ten - year economic failure around the time of the Trade Federation ' s Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY . This depression came about after taxes on trade routes became more and more expensive , resulting in a lowered cost and demand for Castellian goods and services . During the financial crisis , the situation became so severe for the saurian species that they were murdering each other over food , money and passage offworld . However , the Commerce Guild stepped in and effectively saved the planet from complete disaster . In return for dedicated Gossam servitude , the Commerce Guild bought massive amounts of Gossam property and gave their economy a kick start with a series of huge investments . Castell eventually became one of the prime locations of Commerce Guild manufacture . One of the Gossam employed by the corporation was Shu Mai , who , through her aggressive business skills and determined nature , as well as her loyal support of the Gossam workforce , slowly began to ascend the Guild ' s ranks , until she became its Chief of Property Resources . Mai was instrumental in bringing her homeworld out of its devastating financial slump , through expert negotiation tactics and occasional illegal activities . Mai was eventually given the chance of repurchasing Castell , which would drastically reduce the rent and tributes her species had to pay to the Guild , as well as freeing them from their slave - like servitude . Shu Mai did purchase back her home planet — but only for her own gains . After the purchase , she raised rents and ruthlessly forced her people to pay her large tributes . Her superiors at the Commerce Guild were highly impressed by this maneuver and it gained her great standing among her colleagues . Eventually , after many ruined careers and mysterious accidents , she was named the new President e of the Guild by her peers . Presidente . Under Shu Mai , the Commerce Guild began to engage in underhanded and sometimes illegal activities , and gained tremendous political power due to its acquisition of raw materials necessary for the galaxy to function . Usually on Mai ' s orders , Guild representatives often bribed corrupt Republic officials and senators to control market forces with huge tariffs . Many smaller companies complained about the Guild ' s actions and bullying tactics , though Mai was careful to operate outside Republic jurisdiction and to always make sure to never actually break the law . Mai often forced systems to become Guild members , even unleashing the Guild ' s great droid armies on systems who refused . With many sectors seceding from the Republic during the Separatist Crisis , Mai and the Guild made sure to snatch up any potentially lucrative businesses that were no longer protected by the Republic . Soon after Mai ' s ascension , the Commerce Guild became embroiled in a vendetta against Nute Gunray ' s Trade Federation , and E4 baron droid s were sent to assassinate the Gossam presidente . They were ultimately unsuccessful , though . Some time before 22 BBY , the Commerce Guild was responsible for niobarium pollution on Vorian IV , though Mai managed to successfully cover it up . During the Separatist Crisis , Shu Mai was present when the Sullustan Beolars Bribbs was elected president of the Sullustan Council and the CEO of SoroSuub Corporation , a massive company which held considerable influence over the Commerce Guild . Shu Mai supported Bribbs and his controversial proposal to make the votes of SoroSuub shareholders count for twice as much as the votes of non - shareholders . She received great applause during the speech . In 22 BBY , Shu Mai , as the Commerce Guild Presidente , was approached by Count Dooku of Serenno , a former Jedi who was the leader ( at least to the public ) of a group of systems that had defected from the Republic known as the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Mai refused to make a formal alliance with the Confederacy , knowing it would be frowned upon by many of her supporters , though she did make an informal agreement with Dooku . She eventually learned of Darth Sidious , Dooku ' s mysterious Sith Master , and his plans for taking over the Republic . Mai was not the only one approached : Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation , former senators Po Nudo and Tikkes , San Hill of the InterGalactic Banking Clan , Wat Tambor of the Techno Union , as well as Archduke Poggle the Lesser and many others were contacted by Dooku . Each of them was given a specialized Xi Char mechno - chair , which Sidious and Dooku used to contact them . Midway through 22 BBY , Shu Mai attempted to instigate the withdrawal of the planet Ansion from the Galactic Republic . After examining a detailed map of the galaxy which documented trade routes and alliances between planets , Mai deduced that by discreetly putting pressure on Ansion to secede , she could force dozens of planets to secede with them , thus giving the Commerce Guild a chance of capturing or purchasing the planets . Ansion was in itself an insignificant planet in the eyes of the Senate , as many of its population were nomads , and it had no real industry . However , if Ansion were to leave the Republic , so would several of its allies , and by extension , possibly more than forty star systems that had made pacts or treaties with Ansion ' s allies . Other than Mai and the Commerce Guild , very few had noticed that such a backwater planet as Ansion lay at the center of so many interlocking treaties . Shu Mai planned out the withdrawal with Ansionian Senator Mousul and several others , and although they wished to persuade the planet to secede through force , Shu Mai remembered the debacle that followed when the Trade Federation attempted something similar a decade earlier on the planet Naboo . Mai did not want to draw attention to Ansion , preferring to subtly persuade the people of Ansion to make up their own minds ; Senator Mousul had already begun a political campaign to encourage the planet ' s withdrawal from the Republic . Those who backed the Guild ' s efforts with political and financial support would be richly rewarded , though Mai was indifferent about becoming the leader of this group of planets . Mai employed a Hutt named Soergg Vosadii Bezhin to attempt to influence the political process on Ansion . However , the Jedi High Council had caught wind of the possible secession , and dispatched four Jedi on a diplomatic mission , in an attempt to gain favor with the Ansionian people . Mai had Soergg attempt to kill them , though his attempts failed . This of course angered Shu Mai , and with their plan looking less than likely to succeed , many of Mai ' s financial backers began to doubt her , though she had the faithless individuals killed ( e . g . , Nemrileo irm - Drocubac ) . However , her plans ultimately did fail , as the Jedi were successful in their diplomatic mission : Ansion elected after all to remain a member of the Republic . Mai had to kill several more of her co - conspirators , who were angry at her apparent failure ( e . g . , Tam Uliss ) . However , Dooku ( " aka " Darth Tyranus ) , who had been advising her all along , was understanding of the " object lessons " she felt compelled to deliver and told her that the Ansion failure was but a minor setback to their grand schemes . Clone Wars . Mai was later invited to the planet Geonosis in the Outer Rim Territories for a conference with the other Separatist leaders . Dooku wanted for them to re - pledge their alliance to the Confederacy — Mai did so , but reluctantly , as she knew it would amount to treason . In the end , though , the profits she would earn from the alliance were too vast to turn down , and like the rest of the Separatist Council , Mai pledged the support and the military forces of the Commerce Guild to the dissident former Jedi . However , Shu was the only one of the powerful Separatists to have any niggling doubts about Dooku , and opted to pledge to the Confederacy only in secret . This earned her some ridicule with her peers , though she was unperturbed by their snide remarks . However , Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi , who had previously helped to thwart Mai on Ansion , had tracked bounty hunter Jango Fett , Dooku ' s right - hand man , to the desert world , and witnessed the meeting between the Separatists . Kenobi was ultimately captured , and he , along with his Padawan Anakin Skywalker and Naboo Senator Padmé Amidala , was scheduled to be executed by the Geonosians in the Petranaki arena . However , the Jedi Order had discovered Kenobi ' s kidnapping , and over two hundred Jedi were sent to the arena in a bold rescue attempt . Shu Mai watched with the other Separatist leaders as the Jedi ranks were decimated , and soon there were little more than a dozen Jedi remaining . Dooku pleaded with them to throw down their weapons and surrender , but Mace Windu , the leader of the team , refused . Dooku ordered their deaths ; however , hundreds of LAAT / i gunships appeared , led by Master Yoda — the Republic had discovered a secret clone army ordered on Kamino decades earlier . The CIS army was defeated in the arena , and the battle that followed marked the beginning of the Clone Wars . The Commerce Guild ' s DSD1 dwarf spider droids and OG - 9 homing spider droids , with Shu Mai ' s permission , took part in the battle , though Mai herself stayed in the Separatist Council War Room . The CIS were taking heavy losses , and soon after the battle began , Mai and the other Separatist leaders retreated . Approximately nine months into the war , Mai was involved in the setting up of the CIS " shadowfeed " , which broadcast Separatist and operated similarly to the Republic HoloNet News . Around the same time , on the planet Bassadro , Shu Mai attempted to gain the support of Republic - aligned worlds when she launched a verbal attack on the Republic for their actions on the planet . Supposedly , the clones of the Republic had slaughtered entire mining villages , killing over four hundred natives . Rather than let the Republic continue harming innocents , the CIS decided to surrender on the planet , though only to make themselves look good in the eyes of the galaxy — the lives of innocents were not something that concerned Shu Mai or the other members of the Separatist Council . To compensate for the loss of miners , Shu Mai recalculated several mining quotas among other producer worlds . Once again through the " shadowfeed , " Shu Mai addressed the hundreds of shareholders of the Commerce Guild from the Inner Rim planet of Moorja . Because of the poor weather conditions and ion storms of the world , the CIS had been unable to dispatch battle droids to fight against the Republic ' s clones , but it was decided that organic forces would be used instead : Gossam Commandos , Koorivar Fusiliers and Neimoidian Gunnery Battalions were sent . Mai later commented to her shareholders that using organics was in this case far more cost effective , as if they were to use droids , they would have had to fit them with ionic - dampening technologies . Upon being invited to the Separatist - allied planet Zygerria by its Queen , Miraj Scintel , Mai and Wat Tambor traveled there to watch an auction for the entire population of the Togrutan colony Kiros to be sold into slavery . Upon their arrival , Tambor and Mai entered the building where the auction was being held , and they were welcomed by the Queen . The auction began , but the Queen soon interrupted it to show the captured Jedi Obi - Wan Kenobi to the crowd . Tambor was frightened by Kenobi ' s presence there , as he knew what the Jedi were capable of , despite the Queen ' s assurance to him and Mai that there was nothing to worry about . However , the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker was also present , disguised as a slaver . When the Queen ordered him to whip Kenobi , he attacked Kenobi ' s guards , supported by his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano ; astromech droid R2 - D2 ; and Clone Captain Rex . Tambor ' s worries were confirmed , and he and Mai fled the planet . Close of the war . The war raged on for the next three years , and by 19 BBY , the CIS were taking heavy losses . A majority of the home planets and purse - worlds of the members of the Separatist Council had fallen to the Republic , and the Confederacy was being driven into the Outer Rim Territories . In 19 BBY , Shu Mai , along with rest of the Council , was summoned to meet with General Grievous , the supreme commander of the Separatist Droid Armies , to discuss where they would be relocated to . The leaders of the Council were intimidated by Grievous , though they put up with him because of his alliance with Dooku . They met in Grievous ' s flagship , the " Invisible Hand " , where the cyborg told them that because their homeworlds had fallen to the Republic and their purse - worlds were no longer secure , they would be relocated to the Outer Rim ; however , Grievous had yet to capture a suitable planet for them . He told them to wait in their respective vessels docked on his flagship while he found them a suitable world . Shu Mai was angry at Dooku , who had told her that the fall of Castell was all part of the plan ; the Commerce Guild had become expendable to the Sith Lord . She and the others had been promised riches , power and recognition beyond their wildest dreams , yet now they were in hiding , and were being kept out of the loop by Sidious and his subordinates . She traveled to her compound on the nearby Gossam colony planet of Felucia , which was suffering a heavy onslaught of Republic pressure . While there , Grievous communicated with her through her mechno - chair , telling the Guild Presidente that the planet Belderone had been chosen for them to relocate to . Mai accepted , and told the General of the two traitorous relief workers , suspected of being Jedi , that had been captured by her Gossam Commandos . Mere moments after Grievous left , Mai contacted fellow Council member Nute Gunray through a comlink , telling him that she feared for her safety with Jedi after her , and that she would prefer to travel to the rendezvous point at Belderone with the other Councilors in a convoy . Gunray , however , had no idea what Shu Mai was speaking about ; he pretended that his mechno - chair had been malfunctioning , though in truth it had been left behind after his evacuation on Cato Neimoidia , and was now in Republic hands , meaning that Grievous ' s message did not reach its intended recipient . Gunray agreed that they should travel together in a convoy , and when he had left , Mai began to put her plan for Felucia into place . Shu Mai knew the Jedi were on her tail , and that the planet would soon fall from the CIS ' s grasp . She had a protocol put in place , which , if the planet became under attack , would poison the water supply of Felucia , crippling the planet and making it next to useless for the Republic . She then departed for the rendezvous point at Belderone . When the Separatist fleet emerged out of hyperspace at Belderone , they were treated to a full scale Republic assault , led by Shu Mai ' s old enemies Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker ( Gunray ' s missing mechno - chair had given the Republic much information on Grievous ' s movements . ) Knowing they would never defeat the Republic forces , Grievous ordered his droids to fire on the evacuees from Belderone , and retreated back into hyperspace , emerging deep in open space . After the defeat at Belderone , Grievous had the Council relocated to the planet Utapau . While on the sinkhole filled planet , Shu Mai joined in the celebrations with her peers upon learning that Grievous had successfully captured Supreme Chancellor Palpatine from Coruscant . However , Palpatine soon escaped Grievous ' s grip ( with the help of Skywalker and Kenobi , who also killed Dooku , dealing a great blow to the Confederacy ) , and later , Shu Mai learned that the protocol on Felucia had been initiated . She could never return to her second home again . Although she knew it had to be done , she was unhappy about it . Dooku had offered them riches and the chance to rule the galaxy , but now they were on the run , unable to return home . The Commerce Guild Presidente expressed her displeasure at this to her fellow Councilors , though some , like Archduke Poggle the Lesser and InterGalactic Banking Clan chairman San Hill , had more faith in Grievous and Sidious than the Gossam female . Gunray told them that Dooku had better provide all that he promised , as the Neimoidians were funding almost the entire war effort . Just as Grievous , flanked by his IG - 100 MagnaGuards , arrived , Mai told Gunray that if that was the case , he should start making orders . Gunray ' s confidence in front of the cyborg , however , faltered , and Grievous told them that the Republic would soon track them to Utapau ; they would once again be relocated , this time to the volcanic planet Mustafar . The Council members were furious , but none were brave enough to defy Grievous , and they all accepted their fate and moved to Mustafar . The move proved to be a masterstroke , as Utapau fell under Republic pressure soon after their departure , and Grievous was killed by Obi - Wan Kenobi . Death . Shu Mai ' s plans for Felucia were eventually foiled by a group of Jedi Knights led by Aayla Secura , though Mai was unperturbed ; with both Grievous and Dooku now dead , the Council was in control of the CIS . Nute Gunray , as head of the Council , became the new Head of State , however , his reign would end soon thereafter . They contacted Sidious , who told them that his new apprentice , Darth Vader , would be arriving soon to take care of them . When Vader arrived , Shu Mai and the other Separatists realized they had been betrayed , and the Sith proceeded to mercilessly slay them on Mustafar . He eventually slaughtered all present , including Shu Mai who was decapitated , thus destroying the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Personality and traits . Shu Mai had an extreme lust for power and money , and was not above using unscrupulous methods to get what it was that she wanted . After she was given the opportunity to buy back Castell and become a savior among her people , she greedily raised the rents exorbitantly , causing her people great suffering . Shu Mai did not care , however , as she had made considerable profits on the operation . During her attempts to persuade Ansion to secede , she hired mercenaries to take out Jedi Masters Luminara Unduli and Obi - Wan Kenobi , as well as their Padawans , Barriss Offee and Anakin Skywalker . She did not care for the repercussions and possible damage that could ensue because of her actions ; profit was the only thing that the Gossam Presidente " did " care for . However , Shu Mai was also extremely careful and cautious when using such methods against her opponents : she never tied herself directly to such acts , and whenever she herself became involved , she was careful to ensure " she " stayed within the letter of the law at all times , though she was not adverse to having others commit illegal deeds . When she pledged her allegiance to Dooku and the CIS , she was careful to do so only in secret , as she knew she would become a target for the Republic if she sided with the former Jedi openly . Shu Mai was a shrewd businessbeing , and knew how and when to make a deal or purchase real estate . She put very little value on sentient life , and would happily have sacrificed the lives of many of her fellow Gossams if it meant she made money , or that the Confederacy became more powerful . She often had even those who had shown slight distrust in her killed — such as the financial backers who doubted her leadership during the debacle on Ansion — or else those whose jobs she craved . Shu Mai was incredibly ambitious , and let no obstacle stand in her way to success and power . During her ascension to the role of Presidente of the Commerce Guild , she had dozens of opponents and adversaries killed , and ruined many a potentially great career . Even once she reached the top , she was not content with what she had , and joined the Separatist movement . Shu Mai was also very clever , and had a patient nature not shared by many of her colleagues . During her mission on Ansion , she opted for a slow , subtle approach , while her allies expressed their desire to go in with all their guns blazing . Mai was also clever and calm enough to know that what may appear as a failure was not necessarily such , and rather than feel downtrodden , she usually turned her eyes to the next place she could exploit . She was also one of the few members of the Separatist Council to question Dooku , Sidious and Grievous . Others had unwavering loyalty to their superiors , but Mai was quick to express her doubt in them during times when they were absent . Her rebellious nature , however , usually diminished at the sight of Grievous and his powerful droid bodyguards . In addition to her native Gossam , Shu Mai could also speak Galactic Basic Standard , Geonosian , Huttese , and Pak Pak . Behind the scenes . Shu Mai was created for her brief appearance in " " , though she first appeared in the prelude novel to the movie , named " The Approaching Storm " . She was realized as a computer generated character for " Attack of the Clones " and " " . " The New Essential Chronology " incorrectly names her as the Corporate Alliance Magistrate on page 80 . Shu Mai appeared only briefly in Episodes II and III of the " Star Wars " saga , though her backstory was expanded upon in several Expanded Universe works , primarily " The Approaching Storm " by Alan Dean Foster and " Labyrinth of Evil " by James Luceno . Additional information was provided in the " Star Wars Gamer " magazine , " The New Essential Guide to Alien Species " and Shu Mai ' s Databank entry . Shu Mai also appears in a deleted scene found on the " Attack of the Clones " bonus disc . The scene shows Anakin and Padmé being sentenced to death by Poggle the Lesser and Shu Mai is seen sitting with Nute Gunray and the other separatists . Shu Mai appeared in the fourth chapter of the 2008 " " story arc of the . However , when the comic story was adapted into the 2011 of , Mai ' s appearance was not included . Because the television series is being given canon ical precedence , her role in " Slaves of the Republic " has yet to be clarified . Shu Mai is also the name of a popular Chinese dumpling .