Antidar Williams / Legends Antidar Williams was a Human male who piloted Senatorial shuttles in the service of the Galactic Republic . Originally hailing from Barkhesh , Williams flew agricultural airspeeders in his youth , before departing his homeworld in the hope of finding adventure . He found employment with the Republic , but soon afterward he joined Senator Ranulph Tarkin ' s unsanctioned paramilitary force , which journeyed to the Qotile system to engage Iaco Stark ' s Stark Commercial Combine in the Stark Hyperspace War . Williams served faithfully in the various battles of Troiken , and he was later recruited to join the Judicial Forces . Over the years , he reached the rank of lieutenant , and became the pilot of the " Consular " - class cruiser " Acceptance " . The " Acceptance " and Williams himself would in time participate in the Battle of Galidraan , and the Yinchorri Uprising , the latter of which resulted in the cruiser ' s destruction . Afterward , Williams was relegated to piloting shuttles , but one fellow pilot he had befriended at Galidraan , Maoi Madakor , requested that he serve as her co - pilot for a mission to deliver the Jedi Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi to the blockaded world of Naboo . The mission would cost the two their lives , however , as their ship , the " Radiant VII " , was destroyed by the Trade Federation with them on board . Biography . Early career . Antidar Williams was a native of the planet Barkhesh , a tropical world . When he was a teenager , he flew agricultural airspeeders , but he eventually clamored for a more adventurous and exciting line of work . Departing Barkhesh , he found employment with the Galactic Republic . However , his first job was not for the Republic proper ; instead , he chose to volunteer for Senator Ranulph Tarkin of Eriadu ' s Republic Outland Regions Security Force during the Stark Hyperspace War , which took place in 44 BBY . Williams served aboard Tarkin ' s flagship , the Republic light assault cruiser " Invincible " . Iaco Stark , head of the Stark Commercial Combine , had been raiding bacta supplies and reselling the product at a far greater price . A summit between Stark , the Jedi , and the Trade Federation was held on the world of Troiken to discuss the issue , but Tarkin , with his paramilitary , was heading to the world to crush Stark by force . Stark had anticipated the move , however , and sent a navigation computer virus to the ships of Tarkin ' s armada . The virus played havoc with the navigation of the battleships , causing two thirds of them to come out of hyperspace into planets , suns , black holes , or other locations far from Troiken itself . The remaining third , including the " Invincible " , made it to Troiken intact , only to be met by Stark ' s far superior force . The " Invincible " sustained heavy fire , forcing Tarkin ' s aide , Jace Dallin , to order everyone to abandon ship . Williams was able to find his way to an escape pod , which in turn landed on the planet below . He and the other survivors from Tarkin ' s paramilitary retreated to Mount Avos , where they were met by the Jedi from the failed summit . Several battles ensued as Stark ' s men attempted to take Mount Avos ; Williams acquitted himself well during the various engagements , until relief came from the Republic . Due to his faithful service during the Stark Hyperspace War , Williams earned himself a place in the Republic ' s sanctioned Judicial Forces . Lieutenant in the Judicials . Reaching the rank of lieutenant , Williams piloted the " Consular " - class cruiser " Acceptance " . The " Acceptance " was later called into service during the Battle of Galidraan — the Governor of Galidraan had contacted the Jedi Order , claiming that a group of Mandalorian warriors were committing atrocities against his people . Five " Consular " - class cruisers , the " Acceptance " among them , delivered a team of twenty Jedi to the world to put a stop to the Mandalorians . The group ' s leader , Jedi Master Dooku , and his Padawan , Komari Vosa , traveled on the " Acceptance " itself . During the mission , Williams met and befriended the captain of the " Radiant VII " , Maoi Madakor . Though the Jedi won the Battle of Galidraan , it was done so at tremendous price , with eleven of the Jedi having lost their lives , and all but one of the Mandalorians perishing . Several years later , the Yinchorri of the Yinchorri system began acting aggressively toward their neighbors , prompting the Republic to act by sending in the Jedi to resolve the issue . Williams and Madakor served together once again during what came to be known as the Yinchorri Uprising , when the Senate voted to impose a technological embargo against the Yinchorri . The Jedi that had already been dispatched to amend the situation were struggling , and so the Senate sent in four Judicial navy attack groups to Uhanayih , the Yinchorri center of command . During the Battle of Uhanayih , however , the " Acceptance " was destroyed , although Williams survived . Mission to Naboo . Following the conclusion of the Yinchorri Uprising , Williams was tasked with piloting Senatorial shuttles on short trips from Coruscant , due to his loss of the " Acceptance " . A break from his usual itinerary came when Madakor personally requested that Williams serve as her co - pilot on the " Radiant VII " during a special mission . He accepted , and joined Madakor as she flew two Jedi , Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , to the blockaded world of Naboo in 32 BBY . The Senate ' s new decision to tax the use of trade routes had caused the Trade Federation to protest by blockading the peaceful world of Naboo . Hoping to deal with the situation quietly , Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum had secretly dispatched Jinn and Kenobi to negotiate a settlement with Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray . Madakor and Williams successfully delivered the two Jedi to the Trade Federation flagship , the " Lucrehulk " - class LH - 3210 cargo freighter " Saak ' ak " , but were then forced to wait until the Jedi returned . Williams began to grow impatient , but he was given no opportunity to act , as Trade Federation gunners destroyed the " Radiant VII " while it rested in the " Saak ' ak " hangar . Williams and Madakor perished in the ensuing explosion . Simultaneously , the Federation had attempted to kill Jinn and Kenobi , but they failed . The blockade eventually escalated into a full - scale invasion , but the Federation was eventually beaten back , and Naboo was liberated . Personality and traits . An adventurous and impatient man , Antidar Williams was eager to seek out and find excitement as a pilot , and in doing so ended up joining an illegal paramilitary force in his early career . Even after he had served in several major conflicts , he still possessed an adventurous spirit , as he demonstrated while waiting for Jinn and Kenobi to return from their negotiations on the " Saak ' ak " . During the Naboo mission , Williams was particularly nervous , as was his superior , Captain Madakor . Behind the scenes . The character of Antidar Williams was created for George Lucas ' , as an unnamed pilot in the opening scene , though first appeared in the , written by Terry Brooks . He was played by Silas Carson , who had auditioned for the role , and subsequently caught director Lucas ' eye . Carson went on to do animatics work for the film , and also played the characters of Lott Dod , Nute Gunray , and Ki - Adi - Mundi . The character was later given the surname of " Williams " in the " Coruscant Limited " set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . In the opening cutscenes of the Episode I portion of " , " he was replaced by a Royal Naboo Security Forces figure . In 2006 , the character ' s backstory was written by Ian Tapley via the StarWars . com feature " What ' s The Story ? " Initially , Tapley wanted to tuckerize his own name while trying to concoct a first name for Williams , but was unable to do so successfully . Unable to remember the name of the actor who had played Williams , he instead chose to use an anagram of " radiant . " In searching for a suitable homeworld for the character , Tapley selected a planet he thought was likely to go unused in future canon , Barkhesh , which had featured in the video game " " , of which Tapley himself was a fan . Since the character dies in the opening of " The Phantom Menace " , Tapley tried to write him into as many adventures set before 32 BBY as he could . The first was the Stark Hyperspace War , from the 2001 . The second was the Battle of Galidraan , which was introduced in 2002 ' s " " . The third and final conflict was the Yinchorri Uprising , from 2000 ' s " " . In Tapley ' s original submission , Williams was given the rank of captain at the time of the Yinchorri Uprising , but was demoted for the loss of the " Acceptance " . Tapley also suggests that Williams may have had relatives that participated in the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War .