Rune Haako / Legends Rune Haako was a male Neimoidian and the Settlement Officer of the Trade Federation , as well as a lieutenant to Viceroy Nute Gunray in the years leading up to and through the end of the Clone Wars . He replaced Hath Monchar as Gunray ' s second - in - command not long after the Eriadu Trade Summit , and disapproved of his superior ' s fraternization with the clandestine Sith Lord , Darth Sidious . Around this time , Gunray and Haako had to deal with the desertion of Monchar , who , it was believed , would leak Federation secrets . Upon Haako ' s recommendation , Gunray hired the bounty hunter Mahwi Lihnn to hunt down and kill Monchar . Eventually , both Monchar and Lihnn were killed by one of Sidious ' s agents , Darth Maul . In 32 BBY , Haako served as advisor to Gunray when the Viceroy brought about the Blockade of Naboo — the Trade Federation ' s way of protesting the Galactic Senate ' s new taxation of trade routes . Tensions escalated when the Galactic Republic dispatched two Jedi Knights to negotiate with the Federation , which ultimately brought about the Invasion of Naboo . Naboo ' s monarch , Queen Amidala , and the Jedi in turn , were able to break the Federation ' s occupation , and as a result both Gunray and Haako were arrested . The pair evaded any significant punishment due to the Federation ' s still - considerable influence , and were able to return to their offices within the Federation . Ultimately , the Federation joined Count Dooku ' s separatist movement , the Confederacy of Independent Systems , which aimed to break away from the Galactic Republic altogether . Haako continued to serve as Gunray ' s lieutenant , and the Viceroy became a key figure on the Confederacy ' s Separatist Council . Ten years after the failed Naboo blockade , in 22 BBY , Haako and Gunray were present on Geonosis when now - Senator Amidala , along with two Jedi Knights , were arrested by Confederate agents and sentenced to death . In turn , the Confederacy ' s actions provoked an invasion of the planet by the Galactic Republic , sparking the beginning of the Clone Wars . Over the next three years , Haako and Gunray continued to serve the Confederacy , as they were shipped from system to system in order to evade the clutches of the Galactic Republic . They were kept under the protection of one of Dooku ' s generals , Grievous , and by 19 BBY , the Council sought refuge on the planet Mustafar . As the Clone Wars drew to a close , Haako , Gunray , and the other Separatist leaders were summarily assassinated by another agent of Sidious ' s , Darth Vader . However he fled before Vader could kill him . Biography . Early career . In the final decades of the Republic Classic era , Rune Haako was employed by the Trade Federation , as a legal advisor — or " cohorta " in Pak Pak — to Viceroy Nute Gunray . When Gunray decided to ally himself with Darth Sidious in order to further his position in the Federation , Haako expressed his grave concern . There was no proof of Sidious ' power , to Haako ' s mind , although during a holo - conference , he suspected that the shadowy Sith Lord had connections in the Galactic Senate . Sidious ordered Gunray to commission a droid army , in spite of Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum ' s threatened taxation of trade routes . Simultaneously , Sidious arranged the deaths of the Trade Federation Directorate at the Eriadu Trade Summit , allowing Gunray and his allies to assume control of the organization . Meanwhile , Haako helped oversee the formation of the new droid army , negotiating and dealing with the various contractors , while still holding his reservations about the goings on . Haako was promoted to his position after fellow Neimoidian Hath Monchar betrayed the Trade Federation . In the hopes of preventing Monchar from betraying any Federation secrets , Haako suggested that Gunray enlist the services of hunter Mahwi Lihnn to reel him in . Monchar was eventually slain by Sidious ' apprentice , Darth Maul , who also felled Lihnn , much to the concern of the Neimoidians . Following the incident Haako served as the Trade Federation Settlement Officer , meaning that his primary duties were to act as a diplomatic attaché and legal counsel to the viceroy . He was widely known for his jurisprudential acumen , but when confronted with real threats , he reacted with the sort of pessimism that was typical of his species . Despite this , he would still be called upon to lend an air of credibility to any of the Trade Federation ' s more dubious activities , due to his skill as a manipulator . Invasion of Naboo . In 32 BBY , Haako was at Viceroy Nute Gunray ' s side when the Trade Federation decided to blockade the peaceful planet of Naboo , as a response to the taxation of certain trade routes . He was one of the few people , besides Gunray and Daultay Dofine , who knew that the Darth Sidious was the one who had devised the idea of the blockade . Haako was , like Gunray , cautious of Sidious , and later lamented his superior ' s choice to " bargain " with the Sith Lord . When the Galactic Republic dispatched two Jedi ambassadors , Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , to settle the dispute , Gunray panicked when they arrived on his flagship at the time , the " Saak ' ak " , and contacted Sidious via hologram . Much to the Neimoidian ' s surprise , Sidious ordered the execution of the Jedi and the commencement of the invasion of Naboo . Gunray dispatched a squad of B1 battle droids to kill the Jedi even as he filled their waiting room with Dioxis gas and had their " Consular " - class cruiser , the " Radiant VII " , destroyed ; these were actions that , as Haako predicted , would prove to be ineffective . Haako was not surprised when the Jedi survived Gunray ' s assassination attempts which included sending droidekas after the Jedi , and proceeded to inadvertently remind Gunray of his encounters with them during the Stark Hyperspace War . Gunray was then contacted by Queen Amidala , who assured Gunray that the blockade would not last much longer . Haako was fearful that she suspected the impending attack , and suspected that she might try to contact Coruscant . Gunray promptly ordered OOM - 9 , the invasion forces ' commander , to attack the small towns of New Centrif , Parrlay , and Vis . The attacks disrupted all interplanetary communications to and from Naboo . Shortly thereafter , OOM - 9 won the First Battle of Theed and captured the Queen . Gunray and Haako visited the Theed Royal Palace , savoring their victory . Upon their return to the " Saak ' ak " , the two officers received news that the Queen had escaped the planet with the aid of the Jedi that they had earlier failed to destroy . This failure incurred the wrath of Sidious , who appeared to be extremely displeased . Sidious revealed his apprentice , Darth Maul , the killer of Haako ' s predecessor , Hath Monchar . Sidious assured Gunray and Haako that Maul would find their " lost ship " . Whether or not the sight of Maul was meant to be a veiled threat or if it was perceived as such , Gunray and Haako were both badly shaken . When the holo - conference was over , Haako expressed his fears about their alliance with the Sith to Gunray . The Neimoidians then moved to the Royal Palace , making it their permanent residence during the occupation of the planet . Gunray ordered OOM - 9 to eliminate the Gungans that he had heard rumors about , in order to more fully and effectively control the planet . With the help of Darth Maul , Federation forces attacked and routed the Gungan Grand Army at Lake Paonga . However , OOM - 9 only partially completed his goal , an oversight that would soon come back to haunt Haako and the Federation . Defeat on Naboo and arrest . The Queen eventually returned to Naboo , a move that not only surprised Haako and Gunray , but Sidious as well ( as the Sith Lord , at least , led them to believe ) . OOM - 9 and Darth Maul ' s previous attempts to destroy the Gungans had obviously not been a total success , as the Queen contacted the survivors and raised a Gungan army to fight back . Through an elaborate plan , she was able to have the droid armies deactivated , and Gunray and Haako captured , in a stunning reverse - " coup d ' etat " in which she used her decoy - handmaiden Sabé at the last moment to help her accomplish that . When the Battle of Naboo was concluded , Haako was formally arrested along with Gunray , and the two were transported to Coruscant for trial . After several trials , however , Gunray was never formally punished for the Naboo incident and maintained control over the Trade Federation , and due to the Federation ' s still - considerable power , Haako was able to avoid any real punishment . Clone Wars . Haako would later serve at Gunray ' s side within the leadership of the Confederacy of Independent Systems throughout the Clone Wars . He accompanied Gunray to the Separatist summit on Geonosis , and viewed the opening stages of the Battle of Geonosis directly from Petranaki arena , when an army of Jedi Knights and Republic clone troopers invaded the planet . Retreating with Gunray into the CIS war room , Haako advised the Viceroy that they should flee the planet . The pair then escaped aboard Gunray ' s shuttle , " Lapiz Cutter " , to the orbiting Federation fleet . After the Battle of Geonosis , Haako continued to follow Gunray everywhere , and was present with the viceroy in Koto - Si on Neimoidia . In the later stages of the war , Haako , along with Gunray , was caught up in the Battle of Cato Neimoidia . In the panic of evacuating their homeworld , they left behind the mechno - chair , which had been equipped with a holotransceiver that contained the communications signals and codes that was used by Darth Sidious to communicate via hologram to Viceroy Gunray . The pair lived in constant fear that General Grievous would find out , as they were shuttled , along with the rest of the Separatist Council , from safeworld to safeworld . Although at first , they were able to keep the loss of the mechno - chair a secret , Grievous soon found out . Despite the fact that the general was livid , both Neimoidians escaped his wrath alive . Death . After General Grievous ' s failed attempts to capture the Supreme Chancellor at Coruscant , the Separatists began to retreat to the Outer Rim . They were first moved to Utapau , where they were kept in check by Grievous , now Head of State of the CIS . Sidious , through Grievous , then ordered the Separatist Council to relocate to Mustafar . Haako and the other Separatist leaders were sent to the lava planet to orchestrate their armies ' operations and eventual shutdown from there . When Grievous was killed on Utapau by General Kenobi , the very same Jedi who had been a thorn in the Federation ' s side thirteen years prior , Gunray became the " de facto " head of the CIS . Sidious contacted Gunray one final time , assuring him and the rest of the Council that they would be " taken care of " by his new apprentice . When Darth Vader was sent to kill the Separatist leaders on Mustafar , Rune Haako was present and futilely demanded that Vader stop the slaughter . As Vader killed Poggle the Lesser , Rute Gunnay and others , Haako escaped to the conference room of the bunker with Techno Union foreman Wat Tambor . Haako attempted to hide , but Vader strode in and ended the Neimoidian ' s life with a single slash across the chest before proceeding to kill Tambor and Gunray , destroying the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Personality and traits . In many ways , Haako was a typical Neimoidian — constantly paranoid and devoutly greedy . He was less brash than his superior , Nute Gunray , who would often jump to conclusions and act without thinking . Haako ' s advice would often help avoid or save a " situation " from occurring or getting out of hand , and his constant warnings helped keep Gunray in check . Haako was also persistently pessimistic and ever wary of the Sith , possibly more so than Gunray . It was possible that Haako ' s personality grated on Sidious , who always looked forward to the day that he could be rid of the Neimoidians . His wariness and pessimism could be mistaken for typical Neimoidian cowardice but in all likelihood it was more cautiousness and common sense of Haako ' s part as by the end of the Clone Wars , he courageously tried to order Vader to stop his massacre of the Separatist leaders , rather than blubber mercy pleas like most of the other council members . Haako was also known to be a skilled manipulator , who was at his best when sitting at a conference table conducting negotiations . This was more than likely why Gunray trusted his advice when dealing with the stubborn Queen Amidala . It was not known whether Haako had any political ambitions of his own . At some stage in his early life , Haako was struck with palsy . It effectively crippled his left arm and leg , leaving them virtually useless . Haako would continue to limp until 32 BBY , but the ailment was clearly gone by 22 BBY . Behind the scenes . Rune Haako was played by Jerome Blake and voiced by James Taylor in " " . In " " , he was played by Alan Ruscoe and voiced by Chris Truswell ( despite the credits identifying him as Lott Dod ) , and played by Sandy Thompson in " " . He was voiced by Hamilton Camp in the game " " . Throughout the several " Revenge of the Sith " adaptations , Haako ' s death was depicted differently . In the , Rune Haako dies when he is cornered by Vader . " I am asking you for mercy , " he pleaded . " You won ' t kill me . It ' s not allowed for a Jedi Knight . " Vader replied , " There is much you fail to understand , " before killing him . In the , Haako appears in his " Phantom Menace " costume , unlike in the film . In the , Rune Haako falls over and attempts to scurry away from Vader , surrendering and saying that its not allowed for a Jedi to kill an unarmed enemy . Vader casually replies " " You fought a war to destroy the Jedi , congratulations on your success " " before stabbing Haako through the face . Haako ' s death is never shown on screen ; however , Ben Burtt ' s editing places another characters death right after we see him on camera , leading us to believe it was him dying at that particular moment . We do see him saying " Stop , No ! " ( that was definitely him ) but right after that the editing cuts to another character being struck down . That character was < nowiki > Rute Gunnay < / nowiki > Haako ' s body can later be found in the conference room . " " erroneously labels a picture of Aito Laff as Rune Haako Confusion over " Attack of the Clones " appearance . Rune Haako ' s mask was lost shortly after " The Phantom Menace " finished filming . The production crew gave Daultay Dofine ' s mask to Alan Ruscoe instead , and for a time it was thought that this " new " Neimoidian would become a separate character , and he was given the name Gilramos Libkath , after Gillian Libbert and Kathryn Ramos . However , despite being called Gilramos Libkath in " " and being credited as Lott Dod in the credits of the movie , the official LFL explanation , as stated by Leland Chee , is that it is in fact Haako , despite his different appearance and much deeper voice than in " The Phantom Menace " and " Revenge of the Sith " . " " also establishes Haako being at Geonosis , not Libkath . However , this did not stop Libkath from being established as a different character that looks and dresses similar to Haako in " Attack of the Clones " . To add to the confusion , the official site ' s Databank claims that Haako appears in only Episodes I and III , supporting the Libkath theory . It should also be noted that the " Attack of the Clones " Neimoidian wears a purple drape similar to the supreme representative mantle worn by Lott Dod in " The Phantom Menace " . Since there is no mention of Haako becoming a Senator between the two movies ( and lacks the garb in " Revenge of the Sith " ) , this would appear to support the " Lott Dod with a facelift " theory .