Saak ' ak / Legends Saak ' ak , known as Profiteer in Basic , was the flagship of the Trade Federation blockade fleet over the planet Naboo . During that time , it was captained by Daultay Dofine . The vessel started as a " Lucrehulk " - class freighter before being extensively modified to become a battleship . The " Saak ' ak " retained its basic outward shape of two cargo arms in a crescent shape with a centersphere connected to the engine blocks . During the blockade of Naboo , the " Saak ' ak " was visited by two Jedi Knights , ambassadors to the Galactic Republic ' s Supreme Chancellor . Darth Sidious ordered the Jedi ' s destruction , and Viceroy Nute Gunray had the order carried out . The Jedi escaped the dioxis gas and tried to cut through the bridge ' s blast doors , but were forced to escape the vessel after an ambush by destroyer droids . After the occupation was complete , the " Saak ' ak " commanders transferred to the " Lucrehulk " - class Droid Control Ship " Vuutun Palaa " . Characteristics . " Saak ' ak " started its life as an " Lucrehulk " - class LH - 3210 cargo freighter before being converted to a battleship , although it retained its outward appearance of a crescent - shaped commercial vessel . " Profiteer " was the vessel ' s name in Basic . The ship was equipped with heavy durasteel armor plating , quad turbolaser cannons , and military - strength communications array , revealed to unwary enemies once in firing range . The " Saak ' ak " also carried a cloaking device . The " Saak ' ak ' s " 42 turbolaser cannons were on rotatable mounts to hide until needed . The cargo arms were divided into three zones . The war forces were carried in the inner hangars , along with their munitions . Embarked forces included 50 C - 9979 landing craft , 6250 Armored Assault Tanks , 550 Multi - Troop Transports , and 1500 Platoon Attack Craft . Electrified racks were installed on the outermost hangar zones to support the fleet of 1500 droid starfighters . Tractor beams guided smaller vessels into the hangar . Smaller hangars were also available inside the inner walls of the cargo arms for shuttles . Sealed hangars below the main hangar zones held dangerous materials . The primary docking claw on the outer crescent had reinforced bracing . A massive acceleration compensator secured the centersphere to the stern of the ship , and the deck structures in the centersphere provided living space for the crew , and the sphere also had its own reactor assemblies . The bridge was in a tower on the centersphere . The engine units onboard a " Lucrehulk " - class vessel such as the " Saak ' ak " consisted of three primary Rendili StarDrive proton 2 and four secondary proton 12 engines , and the ship was 3170 meters in diameter . The centersphere was also a detachable core ship . The ship ' s pilot sat at the navigation station and controls the ship through data goggles and hand - operated instrument panels . Pilot battle droids were stationed at a recessed floor at navigation computers . A viewscreen was situated at one side of the bridge . The bridge could be sealed off by two blast doors . The " Saak ' ak " was also equipped with 50 conference rooms in the centersphere . The Neimoidians adjusted the rooms to their benefit when dealing with clients — the chairs were remote - operated " concentration deficit " units , and the rooms contained gas emitters . The Trade Federation had replaced much of the crew with droid labor , such as PK - series worker droids and Loader Droid s . The " Saak ' ak " also contained holoprojectors for real - time communications . History . A " Lucrehulk " - class battleship , " Saak ' ak , " known as " Profiteer " in Basic , was captained by Daultay Dofine and and the Communications officer s Tey How and Sil Unch . In 33 BBY it was onboard the " Saak ' ak " that Darth Sidious contacted Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray and Captain Dofine to suggest that they blockade of the planet Naboo in response to Senate Resolution BR - 0371 and the assassination of the Trade Federation Directorate on Eriadu . Six months later , from onboard " Saak ' ak " , Viceroy Gunray and Settlement Officer Rune Haako launched the invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY . At the time , DFS Starfighter Squadron was embarked . Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn and his Padawan , Obi - Wan Kenobi , landed in " Saak ' ak " hangar as negotiators , shortly after the dispute arose , sent by Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum to help resolve the blockade Once onboard , they were greeted by TC - 14 , a TC - series protocol droid . Unfortunately , when the Trade Federation learned the Republic had sent Jedi as negotiators , they ordered the immediate termination of their guests under orders from Darth Sidious using Dioxis gas . Fortunately , although their ship " Radiant VII " was destroyed by Jull Dremon ' s gunnery team , the two Jedi escaped , as the OOM security battle droid s led by OWO - 1 proved no match for the power of the Force . When they escaped , they went down the corridor and Kenobi ducked into a service closet to work the controls to open the door at the end of the hallway . Proceeding through the next hallway , Kenobi unlocked the doors in his way . The two then try to break onto the bridge of the battleship , but were disrupted by two destroyer droids . They ran off and went into the vessel ' s extensive ventilation shafts . Kenobi fell through into an air vent and ran through . He saw the " Radiant VII " explode . Kenobi continued in the ship ' s underbelly and defended himself from several Trade Federation maintenance droid s and used a control panel to open one door , which he went through to use another button to open a door nearby . He continued further into the air vent , and fell through the grating and into a corridor . Kenobi went into a generator room and took out several battle droids . There he met a Neimoidian controller who told him he needed to destroy a power generator to open the door to the hangar , which the young Jedi did before continuing to the hangar . In the corridor , he faced three droid starfighters . After that , he met back up with Jinn , who ordered him to stowaway on separate landing craft . Kenobi went along the upper catwalks , defending himself from the droids stationed there , and hit switches to maneuver himself over one of the landing craft and enter it . After escaping from the conference room , the Jedi fought through the next corridors . They then went through a command center . They traveled along a conveyor and Force Jump ed over the gaps , ending up in a hangar , where they destroyed a Loader Droid . After taking several lightsaber strikes , the Loader Droid malfunctioned and crashed into the wall . The two Jedi traveled through the hole and went deeper into the ship near the static discharge chamber . The two Jedi then traveled through a corridor filled with electronodes . They then jumped across a series of large pistons and went into the next corridor . They then came out on the upper catwalks in the hangar . They were engaged by a droid starfighter . After deflecting its blasts back at it , the Jedi destroyed the starfighter ' s thrust damper s , forcing it to chance to its walker mode . The starfighter continued to strafe them , eventually falling prey to its own deflected blasts , allowing the Jedi to continue their mission inside the " Saak ' ak . " The two Jedi fought their way through the flagship to reach the ship ' s bridge to discover why the Viceroy wanted them dead . Leaving the conference room , they moved through the hallways and to the hangar , where they came under fire from the hangar turret . Taking cover under the wreckage of the " Radiant VII , " Jinn ordered Kenobi to cover him while he disabled the turret . When the turret was disabled , the two Jedi continued to the bridge . Three droid starfighters harassed the Jedi from the side of the hangar . The two Jedi then moved into a cargo bay and went through a battle droid factory . In the factory they faced two more droid starfighters and bomb droid s . In the next hallway , they were trapped by force fields . Jinn ordered Kenobi to jump up into the ventilation shafts . The two fought through the shafts , traveling along by riding the updrafts at two points , and came out in a walkway , where they found the invasion fleet in the hangar . They ended up in in an observation deck before going to the bridge . Kenobi covered Jinn while the latter cut through the blast doors . Kenobi destroyed the battle droids and bomb droid interlocuters . The two Jedi were interrupted by the arrival of two P - series destroyer droid s , P - 59 and P - 60 . The two Jedi used Force speed to escape into the ventilation shafts and make their way to the hangar , where they discovered the Federation was preparing for invasion . Jinn decided to stow aboard separate landing craft . To cover for the buildup for the invasion from customs officials in the Galactic Republic when the ship was inspected beforehand , the Neimoidians convinced the agents that the suspicious hardware was next - generation and expensive binary loadlifters , although the Jedi knew better when they witnessed the preparations . The cavernous hangars of the ship were also cleared of all cargo specifically to prepare for the invasion . Kenobi boarded one of the invasion ships . The pair of Jedi then made their escape from the ship by stowing aboard separate droid C - 9979 landing craft . Soon after their escape , Gunray , Dofine , Unch , and How transferred to the " Lucrehulk " - class Droid Control Ship " Vuutun Palaa " to manage the battle droid army . After Viceroy Gunray conquered the Royal Palace of Theed , the orbital blockade dispersed , leaving only the Droid Control Ship , " Vuutun Palaa " to coordinate the occupation forces and control the droid armies on Naboo . That ship was destroyed at the Naboo Space Battle by Anakin Skywalker , causing all battle droids on the surface to cease functioning . Behind the scenes . " Saak ' ak " first appeared in 1999 with the release of and its tie - ins . The first mission of the , " Trade Federation Battleship , " released in 1999 , took place on the vessel . Players assume the role of Kenobi . The mission starts in the conference room and extends to the attack on the bridge , followed by their escape through the bowels of the ship and onto a landing craft . Onboard the battleship , the player may interact with TC - 14 and other characters ; although they have a choice of dialogue and may in fact kill these characters , their interaction has no affect on the outcome of the mission . The game contradicts the movie by showing the " Radiant VII " explode " after " escaping the conference room . " Saak ' ak " also serves as a setting in the mission " Trade Federation Battleship " in the video game " , " released in 2000 . The player takes the role of one Jedi , or two if engaging in cooperative play . The player ( s ) escape from the conference room and fight through the battleship before dueling a droid starfighter . " , " released in 2001 , showed how Kenobi traveled through the " Saak ' ak " during the mission " Betrayal . " The game contrasts the movie by having Jinn and Kenobi discover the Federation invasion force " before " trying to break into the bridge . The preceding three games contradict each other and the Episode I movie to some extent . They all feature the Jedi ' s escape from the conference room up to escaping the swamps . This article includes all three pathways and notes specific contradictions where applicable . In the 2005 video game " LEGO Star Wars " and its 2007 , the " Saak ' ak " serves as the location of the first mission , which re - images the opening scenes of " The Phantom Menace " into LEGO form . The levels offer " studs " to collect and various freeplay areas , which are hidden or blocked . " Negotiations " start just as the Federation tries to gas the Jedi . They escape using the game ' s telekinetic " Force powers " and travel through the battleship ' s hallways , fighting through battle droids . Rooms off of the first hallway are not part of the required path but offer hidden features . At the end of the hallway , the protocol droid TC - 14 can be switched to and controlled to access other parts of the level . To enter the next room , the players must use their " Force powers " to open the door . In the next room , more battle droids attack . In the room ' s lower level , the Jedi face two destroyer droids The last area is blocked by a shield . The Jedi must jump over the shield ; the switches are on the other side , which both players must step on to open the shield and let TC - 14 through . The droid can access the switch to open the MTT stationed there , which the Jedi enter to finish the level . The game ' s characters during the first playthrough are Jinn and Kenobi . If only one player is active , the other is AI - controlled . The ending cutscene to the mission contradicts the movie in that the two Jedi stow aboard the MTT on one landing craft instead of splitting up . In Nute Gunray ' s entry in the 2002 reference book " The New Essential Guide to Characters , " the " Saak ' ak " was mistakenly stated to be the ship that was destroyed during the space battle . Similarly , " " and " " has some statements within the Trade Federation Droid Control Ship section that erroneously imply that they were located on the " Saak ' ak " .