Sio Bibble / Legends Sio Bibble was the Governor of Naboo and the head of the Royal Advisory Council . At first , he served under King Ars Veruna , and was highly critical of the young woman touted to succeed him : Padmé Amidala . When Veruna eventually decided to abdicate , however , Bibble was instrumental in preparing Amidala as his successor . In time , he changed his opinion of her , and became one of her staunchest supporters . Some time into her reign , Station TFP - 9 , on the outer edges of the Naboo system , was attacked by a pack of Agamari pirates . Despite interfacing with the Agamari government in the wake of the attack , Bibble was unable to verify their involvement , although he did learn that they had been hoping to steal several of the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps ' N - 1 starfighters . The following year , Naboo was blockaded by the Trade Federation , who were protesting the Galactic Senate ' s new taxation of trade routes . Captain Quarsh Panaka , the head of Amidala ' s security , called for an increase in Naboo ' s armament , but Bibble disagreed with him vehemently . In due course , the Federation went so far as to invade the planet , arresting Bibble and the Queen . While Amidala was able to escape with the aid of two Jedi Knights , the governor elected to stay , and speak for his people . He led them in a hunger strike , and earned the ire of the Trade Federation Viceroy , Nute Gunray . Eventually , Amidala returned , and , allying herself with Boss Rugor Nass of the Gungans , was able to defeat the Federation , and free the planet . Bibble continued to serve Amidala ' s successor , Queen Jamillia , up until the Clone Wars . During that pan - galactic conflict , Jamillia was succeeded by Neeyutnee and her by Apailana , under both of whom Bibble also served . Biography . Governor . A native of Naboo , Sio Bibble spent much of his adult life teaching philosophy at one of the planet ' s foremost universities . He was later elected Governor of Naboo during the reign of King Ars Veruna . He was also head of the Naboo Royal Advisory Council , and a member of the Naboo Governing Council . In his capacity as governor , Bibble oversaw all matters that were to be brought to the King or Queen ' s attention . As head of the Advisory Council , Bibble would deal directly with regional representatives , and governing officials from the towns in their day - to - day administration . Bibble was highly critical of Veruna , especially when the King fell under the influence of the planet ' s representative in the Galactic Senate , Senator Palpatine . Even more concerning to Bibble was the fact that Veruna ' s policies started to concern the galaxy at large , and away from Naboo specifically . In his official capacity , Bibble appeared with Padmé Amidala , Princess of Theed , at a public appearance on the steps of the Theed Royal Palace . He did not , however , support her in her campaign to be elected as the planet ' s ruler . Despite Bibble ' s opposition , as soon as King Veruna prepared to abdicate , the governor helped prepare Amidala to succeed him . As he and others groomed the princess for her coronation , a young man , Ian Lago , son of Veruna ' s advisor Kun Lago , confronted Amidala and told her that he loved her . Bibble , however , had to ask Lago to leave , repeatedly , as the coronation approached . The man was eventually ejected from the room . That night , Veruna formally abdicated , and the next morning , Amidala was elected Queen of Naboo . Bibble was kept as Governor of Naboo , due to his political experience and his famed intellect . The governor ' s opinion of Amidala changed as she ruled the planet , and he eventually became one of her strongest supporters . The incident at Station TFP - 9 . In 33 BBY , Station TFP - 9 , located in the outskirts of the Naboo system , fell under attack by a band of what was assumed to be pirates . Bibble sat in as a Security Officer briefed the pilots of Echo Flight and Bravo Flight , who were to be dispatched to stop the attackers from destroying TFP - 9 . Bibble personally wished the pilots good luck before they departed . During the subsequent battle , seven of Echo Flight ' s pilots were killed , and one of the Naboo pilots , Dren Melne , turned on his compatriots . Apparently , Melne had been hired by the Agamari to aid in the capture of at least two of the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps ' N - 1 starfighters . The station was successfully defended however , and Melne was killed by the Agamari forces that had been attacking the station in order to lure out Naboo ' s fighters . Governor Challep of Agamar denied that his people had any degree of involvement in the incident , but Bibble and his people requested that Naboo ' s senatorial delegation prompt an investigation nonetheless . Bibble and his people learned that the Agamari had been purchasing a variety of weapons and starfighter technology , including vulture droids from Xi Char . Bibble ' s people had also traced a credit transfer from Melne ' s Ord Mantell account to his Selton account of one thousand credits , but were unable to verify where the credits had originated . Making matters more complex was the fact that the authorities on Ord Mantell were reluctant to cooperate with Bibble . Ric Olié , commander of the Royal Space Fighter Corps , and Bravo Flight leader Essara Till were summoned to Bibble ' s office five days after the incident , and Olié reported that the Agamari had made three requests to purchase N - 1s or N - X Police Cruiser s from the Corps , but the Advisory Council had declined each time . Bibble then inquired as to whether there were any connections between the Agamari government and Melne , but Olié conceded that most mercenaries would spend some time in the service of the Agamari . Till , who had once personally served with the Agamari , had nothing to add . Bibble was disappointed with the scant results , and did not look forward to informing Amidala about the lack of developments . Invasion of Naboo . In 32 BBY , a fleet of Trade Federation cruisers under the command of Viceroy Nute Gunray blockaded Naboo , as a protest against the Senate ' s new taxation of trade routes . With the planet threatened , Captain Quarsh Panaka , who was in charge of the Queen ' s security , called for greater armament , but Bibble strongly opposed such measures , as he considered himself a philosopher and a pacifist . Amidala , Bibble and Panaka contacted Palpatine on Coruscant , to inform him of the Federation ' s actions , and the senator promised them that he would immediately press the Republic to intervene . Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum reacted by dispatching two ambassadors to Gunray ' s flagship , the " Saak ' ak " , in the hopes of reaching a settlement . However , when Amidala contacted Gunray after the ambassadors were supposed to arrive , the viceroy claimed that he had met with no such emissaries . Bibble and the rest of the Advisory Council were present when Amidala contacted Senator Palpatine , and inquired as to what was going on . Palpatine was surprised , as he had been assured by Valorum that the ambassadors had already arrived . Before the senator could go on , however , his holographic image faltered , and then disappeared . Amidala demanded to know what had happened , and Panaka had one of his subordinates check the palace ' s transmission generator . Bibble , however , had come to his own conclusion already : that a disruption in communications meant that the Federation was invading Naboo . Amidala was not convinced , and Panaka agreed with her . The Queen insisted that they keep their faith in negotiation , but Bibble was quick to remind her that they had already lost all their capacity for communication . Also distressing to the governor was the absence and possible whereabouts of Valorum ' s ambassadors . Panaka reminded the Queen that his Security Forces would not be able to repel the Federation ' s advance , and Amidala insisted that she would not go to war with the aggressors . Occupation of Theed . Sure enough , an invasion was in progress , and Gunray ' s Droid Army swept into Theed . Bibble was arrested , along with Amidala and Panaka . Gunray personally met with them in the palace , and spoke with the group briefly as they were escorted out of the building . Bibble was curious as to how the viceroy would explain the situation to the Galactic Senate , but Gunray was convinced that Amidala would sign a treaty legitimizing the Federation ' s occupation after she witnessed the suffering of her people . Bibble , Amidala , and Panaka were grouped with the Queen ' s handmaiden s and several Palace Guards , and were to be taken to Camp Four . As the group was marched through the streets of Theed , two Jedi and a Gungan leapt in front of them , and the Jedi quickly dispatched the security droids that had been escorting the group . The elder of the two Jedi , Qui - Gon Jinn , urged the Queen and her entourage to move off the streets , and she obliged . Jinn and his apprentice , Obi - Wan Kenobi , were revealed to be Valorum ' s ambassadors , and Bibble quipped that their negotiations had been somewhat of a failure . Jinn retorted , claiming that they had never been given the opportunity to enter into such negotiations . He insisted that they make contact with the Galactic Republic , but Panaka informed him of the communications disruption . Needing another way to reach the Republic , the group made their way towards Theed Hangar . When they reached the hangar , Jinn requested that Amidala accompany him to Coruscant , but the Queen decided that she would stay on Naboo with her people . The Jedi warned her that the Federation would have her killed , but Bibble balked at the threat , insisting that they wouldn ' t dare to harm her . Panaka agreed , and he pointed out that the Federation needed her to sign the treaty . Jinn , however , felt that the situation was not what it seemed , and that if she were to stay , Amidala would be killed . Bibble , alarmed by Jinn ' s speculation , came to agree with the Jedi , advising the Queen that the aid of the Galactic Senate was their only hope , and that Palpatine would need aid from her . Amidala was unsure , but one of her handmaidens encouraged her , prompting her to join Jinn in leaving the planet . Panaka and his men departed with her , leaving Bibble to stay in Theed . Several of the guards and the handmaidens remained with him . With his Queen on the run , Bibble took it upon himself to represent his people , and to placate Gunray . In an attempt to locate Amidala , the Zabrak Darth Maul — a Sith Lord who was working with the Federation — transmitted a number of faked transmissions that purported to be from Bibble . Once such forged message , which depicted Bibble pleading that the Queen try to contact him and claiming that the death toll from the occupation was reaching " catastrophic " levels , was received by Amidala ' s J - type 327 Nubian royal starship . The ruse was successful and a reply was sent to the transmission , which allowed Maul to trace the ship to the planet Tatooine . Bibble was later re - captured by the Federation forces and he decided to protest the occupation by participating in a hunger strike , and he was soon joined by others . As a result , Bibble was brought before Gunray . The viceroy was growing impatient , and he saw fit to remind the governor of his current predicament . Bibble was defiant , however , lambasting Gunray and declaring that the people of Naboo participated in a democracy . The viceroy responded by having the governor dismissed from his presence . The Queen was unable to find support in the Senate , but when she returned to Naboo , she allied herself with Boss Rugor Nass of the Gungans . He , in turn , had the Gungan Grand Army engage the Federation ' s forces , and , in a combined effort between the Gungans , the Queen ' s security forces , and the two Jedi , Naboo was liberated . Gunray was arrested , and several days after the Federation ' s defeat , Bibble attended the funeral of Jinn , who had died in battle , before participating in a victory parade , helping Amidala present Nass with the Globe of Peace . After the invasion . Although Gunray was taken to the Supreme Court for his actions at Naboo , he retained his position as Trade Federation Viceroy , to Bibble ' s outrage . In time , Amidala ' s term as Queen ended , and she was replaced by Jamillia . Bibble continued to serve , and when the Separatist Crisis came to bear , the governor feared that the galaxy would hurtle towards a state of war . Amidala , now serving as Naboo ' s Senator , returned home in 22 BBY following an attempt on her life by bounty hunters . She was accompanied by a bodyguard , Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker , and the pair of them met with Jamillia and Bibble in the throne room . Bibble , Jamillia , and Amidala all aired their opinions on the crisis , before Jamillia turned her attention to Amidala ' s safety . Although Amidala and Skywalker argued briefly , it was agreed that the senator would stay in the Lake Country . Bibble ' s predictions turned out to be correct : later that year , the Clone Wars broke out on the planet of Geonosis . As the conflict raged , war had again come to Naboo when a droid scout party was detected near the Eastern swamps by the Royal Naboo Security Forces . After learning about the incident , Bibble expressed his concerns about the possible upcoming invasion to the Queen Neeyutnee , successor to Jamillia . Later investigations by Naboo Senatorial Representative Padmé Amidala uncovered the presence of a Separatist laboratory on Naboo , which was successfully neutralized by Jedi Generals Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker and their clone troopers . Bibble attended the annual Festival of Light , a celebration held in Theed that commemorated Naboo ' s joining the Republic later that year and was present when a team of bounty hunters attacked . The group was attempting to kidnap Palpatine , now the Supreme Chancellor , who was the celebration ' s keynote speaker . Bibble was subsequently escorted to safety in a group lead by the Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano , and the bounty hunters were quickly apprehended by the Republic . When the Clone Wars concluded in 19 BBY , Amidala was killed in a dispute with Anakin Skywalker . Her body was taken to Naboo for burial and Bibble joined her funeral queue in Theed . Personality and traits . Sio Bibble was an outspoken man , and was loath to resort to any sort of violence , as he had never wielded a weapon in his life , and believed himself to know more than a simple soldier . He was also intelligent , and saw himself as a scholarly and philosophical person . He was quick to jump to conclusions , and was consistently outraged at events he thought to be unconscionable . Bibble was defiant in the face of great danger , as he demonstrated when Nute Gunray invaded Theed . He would occasionally disagree vehemently with Captain Panaka , and was genuinely fearful for the safety of his Queen . Bibble spoke his mind on such matters as the Separatist Crisis and Gunray ' s continued trials in the Supreme Courts , and was considerably louder than others when doing so . In turn , Amidala trusted Bibble and relied on him , especially during the times of crisis . Bibble took particular care about his appearance : during Amidala ' s reign , he wore his beard sharply pointed , as was the fashion . His clothing was often flamboyant but stately , and at the time of the Invasion of Naboo , he opted to wear a Naboo philosopher ' s cloak , with a formal collar , as well as fashionable sleeves and cuffs . Complimenting his appearance was the fact that Bibble held a deep love for both art and fashion . Behind the scenes . The character of Sio Bibble was conceived for George Lucas ' 1999 film , . Concept art for the character was developed by Iain McCaig . Bibble was portrayed in the film by Oliver Ford Davies , who would go onto reprise the role in and . During the principal photography of " Attack of the Clones " in , Davies was unable to attend , as he was shooting another film , and was in a play . Nine months after principal photography on " Attack of the Clones " had ended , Davies ' scene was shot on a bluescreen stage , and digitally inserted into the scene shot in Italy later . The character was voiced by Jamie Alcroft in the game " " . According to George Lucas ' daughter Katie , it was she who came up with the name " Sio Bibble . "