Padmé Amidala / Legends Padmé Naberrie of Naboo ( publicly known by her regal name , Padmé Amidala , and also known as Her Royal Highness , Queen Amidala of Naboo from 33 BBY to 25 BBY and as Her Excellency , Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo from 25 BBY until her death ) was the younger daughter of Ruwee and Jobal Naberrie , and the sister of Sola Naberrie . Later in her life , Amidala became the secret wife of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and the mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo , two of the most important figures in galactic history . She was also the grandmother of Jaina , Jacen , and Anakin Solo , as well as Ben Skywalker . This relationship made her great - grandmother of Allana Solo , Jacen Solo ' s daughter , and an ancestor of Nat , Kol , Cade Skywalker , and Ania Solo . Amidala was the democratically elected Queen of Naboo before representing the Chommell sector as a Senator in the Galactic Senate . As Queen of Naboo , Amidala fought bravely to liberate her people during the Trade Federation ' s invasion in 32 BBY , thus becoming one of the most respected political figures in the galaxy . In 22 BBY , following the Military Creation Act , Anakin Skywalker was assigned to protect her , and following the Battle of Geonosis , the two secretly married on Naboo after the pair fell in love . Senator Amidala participated in many events of the Clone Wars , both political and military , while also becoming pregnant to her husband . Around the end of the war , she doubted the motives of the Galactic Republic . In 19 BBY , appalled by the dissolution of the Republic and the creation of the Galactic Empire , she signed the Delegation of 2000 along with Bail Organa , Mon Mothma , and other Senators . After Anakin many Jedi , including younglings , Obi - Wan Kenobi came to tell Padmé about Anakin ' s transformation to the Sith Lord Darth Vader . She refused to believe him , and went to Mustafar to find her husband . Unknown to her , Kenobi had hidden aboard her ship in order to find his former apprentice . When Kenobi revealed himself , the newly christened Sith Lord assumed she had betrayed him , and he strangled his wife using the dark side , knocking her unconscious . After Kenobi defeated Vader , and left him for dead , he took Amidala to a medical facility on Polis Massa , where she gave birth to fraternal twins and named them — the boy , Luke , and the girl , Leia . Unfortunately , her husband ' s fall to the dark side had broken her heart , causing her to lose the will to live , which , coupled with the strain of giving birth to her children , resulted in her death . Before death took her , she spoke her final words to Kenobi , stating her strong belief that there was still good within Anakin . At her state funeral , thousands of Naboo gathered in the streets of Theed to pay their respects to their beloved former Queen and Senator . Throughout her relatively short life , she played a vital role in the politics and events surrounding the Clone Wars . Amidala and other Senators were responsible for creating the foundation for any chance of rebellion against the Empire . Eventually , Padmé ' s children would play a major role in the fragmentation of the Empire and the redemption of Anakin . Biography . Early life ( 46 – 33 BBY ) . Born Padmé Naberrie in 46 BBY , Amidala was the youngest daughter of Ruwee and Jobal Thule Naberrie , and the sister of Sola Naberrie . Padmé grew up in an isolated mountain village where her parents instilled in their children high virtues like self - sacrifice and care for the socially weak . Her family moved to Theed when she was young , and Padmé attended the best schools available to her , enjoying occasional class retreats to Naboo ' s lake country . In her youth , she volunteered for the Refugee Relief Movement , like her father had before her , and journeyed to Shadda - Bi - Boran to aid in the relocation efforts of the natives . Sadly , many of these refugees died when they were unable to adapt to life on another world . Following this , she entered the Legislative Youth Program , where she met a young man named Palo . A brief , innocent relationship followed , but the pair parted ways when Palo became an artist , and Padmé continued in politics . She never forgot her past or her heritage , however ; even after she reached the top , Amidala still maintained her village ' s tradition of painting her thumb nail on each hand stark white , a small but notable sign of her dedication to her family . Amidala ' s rise was meteoric — she had joined the Apprentice Legislature at age eight and became a full Apprentice Legislator by age eleven . During this time , she first met Silya Shessaun , her workshop mentor . The two would meet again as Senators , and formed a close bond . By 33 BBY , at the age of thirteen , Padmé Naberrie had become Princess of Theed , and was extremely popular , rallying those opposed to the rule of King Ars Veruna . She became involved in a relationship with Ian Lago , the young son of Veruna ' s Prime Counselor , Kun Lago . Lago ' s father opposed the match , but it ended of its own accord when Veruna abdicated and Amidala accepted to enter the race to succeed the King . Her bid for the throne had initially been suggested to her parents , and subsequently discreetly backed , by Senator Palpatine , who wished to see Veruna lose the election for his own reasons . Although prodigiously talented , Amidala , at 14 years old , was still not the youngest Queen of Naboo to ever be elected . Once elected Queen , Padmé took the name Amidala , and amended the constitution to limit the rule of elected monarchs to two terms , in light of Veruna ' s unpopular long rule . Her birth name was Padmé Naberrie ; Amidala was actually a . In her guise as Queen Amidala , she appeared regal and austere , but as Padmé , she was headstrong and compassionate . It appeared that her birth name was not public knowledge . In a lengthy communiqué assembled by Supreme Chancellor Valorum ' s aide in 32 BBY , the Republic diplomats and Intelligence officers who contributed listed Padmé as one of the Queen ' s handmaiden s , and only referred to the Queen as " Amidala . " The notion that the handmaidens ' true purpose was to serve as the Queen ' s decoys , suggested by a Senate security officer based on irregularities in the Royal Starship ' s passenger lists , was dismissed as " outrageous . " Even the Jedi diplomats dispatched by the Chancellor were unaware of the fact that Padmé was the Queen . Amidala ' s cadre of handmaidens , young women of a similar age and with a striking similarity to her , acted as bodyguards , decoys , and confidantes to their mistress , roles devised by Amidala ' s head of security , Captain Panaka , who insisted the new Queen be trained in self - defense and weapons usage . While Amidala was Queen , her handmaidens included Sabé , Eirtaé , Rabé , Yané and Saché . During her term as Senator , Amidala ' s handmaidens included Dormé , Cordé , Versé , and later Moteé and Ellé . Queen ( 33 – 25 BBY ) . Invasion of Naboo . About five months after her election in 33 BBY , Queen Amidala was faced with what would become one of the most significant problems in Naboo history . In protest of the Galactic Senate ' s decision to tax users of the galaxy ' s trade routes , Viceroy Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation enforced a blockade on Amidala ' s home world , Naboo . With few resources of its own , Naboo relied on imports , and the blockade served as the perfect example of the Republic ' s reliance on trade . Amidala tried to use diplomatic and political means to rid her planet of the Trade Federation , yet it was all in vain . The Viceroy — secretly following the orders of Darth Sidious — avoided direct diplomatic efforts , going so far as to order his troops to assassinate the Republic ambassadors that Chancellor Valorum had secretly dispatched . Unfortunately for him , the ambassadors were the Jedi Knights Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , and shortly after their escape Gunray was ordered to both sabotage all of Naboo ' s communications systems and deploy his troops for invasion . Amidala refused to condone a course of war for her planet , but the Federation invaded anyway and swept away the RSF defense . When the Federation took Theed , Amidala was hereafter captured at the Palace , but in the guise of a handmaiden ; her double , Sabé , assumed the guise of the Queen during this time . Acting on instructions , the decoy refused to sign the treaty authorizing a Federation occupation of Naboo , and they were sentenced to be placed in detention camps . On their way to detention facilities , the retinue — consisting of the false Amidala , her handmaidens , Governor Sio Bibble and Captain Panaka — was soon freed by the Jedi ambassadors Master Qui - Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi , as well as a Gungan named Jar Jar Binks . Though reluctant to leave her people , Amidala ( via Sabé ) accepted the Jedi ' s offer to escort her to Coruscant , leaving Bibble and two handmaidens behind . Engaging the blockade as the Naboo Royal Starship escaped , total destruction was avoided thanks to the droid R2 - D2 , whom Amidala commended . However , significant damage was inflicted in the escape , and the ship was forced to land on the remote planet Tatooine . Disguised as the Handmaiden Padmé , Amidala accompanied Jinn , Binks , and R2 - D2 into the small town of Mos Espa to search for parts needed to rebuild the ship . It was there that she met a nine - year - old slave , Anakin Skywalker , and formed a close bond with him that would last her entire life . Skywalker offered to take part in the Boonta Eve Classic , a podrace , to win the group enough money to acquire new parts and leave for Coruscant . Though she liked Skywalker , Amidala doubted Jinn ' s wisdom in placing her planet ' s fate in a little boy ' s hands . She reconsidered , however , when Skywalker won . The fight for Theed . Arriving on Coruscant , Amidala once again resumed her role as Queen . In preparation for her appearance in the Senate , Senator Palpatine , her planet ' s representative , warned her of the Senate ' s corrupt nature , and was proved right when Amidala was unable to acquire immediate help for her people . Following Palpatine ' s advice , Amidala called for a Vote of No Confidence in the Senate ' s leader , Finis Valorum . Soon after , Palpatine himself was nominated to succeed Valorum , and eventually won . However , Amidala decided to ignore his pleas for her to remain on Coruscant until that time , choosing instead to return to Naboo . En route , Amidala revealed to a concerned Qui - Gon Jinn that she planned to unite with the native Gungans , with whom the Naboo had had somewhat bad relations in the past . Amidala journeyed through the swamps of Naboo , escorted by the two Jedi and a small posse of Naboo security guards . En route , her party encountered several other droids , as well as Royal Security Force personnel scattered through the swamp . Eventually , Amidala and her party boarded a group of naval transports , which took them to the Gungan Sacred Place . Appearing before the Gungan leader Rugor Nass , Sabé ( still acting as Amidala ’ s decoy ) attempted to convince the Gungans to unify in a bid to oust the Trade Federation . Seeing that this attempt was going nowhere , Amidala decided to reveal her secret identity as a signification of trust . Nass agreed , and the two warring cultures hastily put an end to their dispute to concentrate on a more pressing issue : the occupation of Naboo . Amidala presented her formulated plan to the group , which would consist of her leading a strike team into the Royal Palace and capture the Viceroy , while at the same time the Gungan Grand Army would lead a ground assault to distract the droid armies . Though the plan eventually worked — thanks mostly to Skywalker ' s effort in destroying the Droid Control Ship and Sabé ' s distraction — it did not come about without loss , with Qui - Gon Jinn being killed by Darth Maul , who had been sent to help the Neimoidians on Naboo . Amidala was among those who attended Jinn ' s cremation in the Funeral Temple of Theed to pay her respects . Her actions throughout the crisis earned her immense popularity with the people , and the Naboo and Gungans became officially unified during a celebration in Theed , attended by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and the Jedi High Council . After the celebration , Padmé was approached by Master Yoda who , on behalf of the Jedi Council and in agreement with the Supreme Chancellor , asked her to keep all knowledge of the Sith a secret . In 25 BBY , Amidala ended her second term as Queen . Though some on Naboo suggested amending the constitution to allow her to serve a third term , she stayed true to her belief that " popular rule is not democracy . " Hereafter , Amidala gave up the throne to her elected successor , Queen Jamillia . Senator ( 25 – 19 BBY ) . Though Amidala had planned to retire into a family life , as her sister Sola had , at Queen Jamillia ' s urging she was elected Naboo ' s representative in the Galactic Senate , succeeding Horace Vancil as the Galactic Senator from the 36th regional state space system . Surprisingly , given her career change , she retained an elaborate fashion sense and a constantly - changing wardrobe . Indeed , due to her enormous support on Naboo , Amidala continued to be granted all the formalities usually restricted to the elected monarch , including distinctive chrome - plating on all of her starships . Amidala entered the Senate in the same year as Senator Rush Clovis . The two became very close , however , Amidala ultimately ended the relationship as she felt that it was not professional for it to continue . Clovis took this very hard , and the pair ultimately terminated any kind of contact . Though she preferred to remain on Naboo , when on the capital Padmé lived in a small penthouse apartment in the Senate Apartment Complex . Though the interior was modest in size and decor compared to other Senatorial residences , the apartment ' s large veranda boasted a private landing platform as well as a number of luxurious Naboo artifacts . Soon , she was one of the leaders of a faction opposed to the establishment of an army to quell the growing Separatist movement . She believed that signaling violence only invited violence in return . Padmé Amidala was also appointed by the Supreme Chancellor to the Loyalist Committee , an exclusive group of Senators who would act as advisers to the Chancellor during the Separatist Crisis . She also served on a team of Republic diplomats that attempted to negotiate a peace with the Separatists , but unfortunately a number of terrorist attacks thwarted the negotiations . Amidala suspected that Dooku , the Count of Serenno , leader of the Separatists , and a former Jedi Master , was behind attacks that ended the negotiations . Assassination attempts . In 22 BBY , Amidala was targeted for assassination by an unknown enemy , which she firmly believed to be Count Dooku . An attempt on her life was made by the Clawdite bounty hunter Zam Wesell , resulting in the deaths of Amidala ' s decoy Cordé , handmaiden Versé , and numerous other security guards on a Coruscant landing platform . Hours later , Amidala appeared in the Senate both to thwart reports of her death and openly criticize her enemies as well as supporters of the Military Creation Act , which she strongly opposed . After a brief conference with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , members of the Loyalist Committee and numerous members of the Jedi High Council ( including Yoda and Mace Windu ) , it was decided that Amidala be placed under protection of the Jedi while the matter was being investigated . Padmé held firm her belief that Dooku was behind the attack , but the Jedi — believing a former Jedi to be incapable of murder — remained against that claim . Later that day , Amidala was reunited with Anakin Skywalker , now a Padawan to Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi , who had been assigned to protect her . After a second assassination attempt by Zam Wesell — who had , under the orders of Jango Fett , placed poisonous kouhuns in her bedroom — which Skywalker and Kenobi were able to prevent from killing her , the Jedi Council determined that Skywalker would escort Amidala to her home world of Naboo for protection while Obi - Wan continued the investigation . As the vote on the Military Creation Act was fast approaching , Chancellor Palpatine had to issue an executive order to an irritated Amidala to return to Naboo . Disguised as a refugee couple from the Thousand Moons system , Amidala and Skywalker traveled discreetly on a freighter ship to Naboo . During the trip they discussed the sacrifice that Anakin ' s mother made by letting him go to train with the Jedi . Hoping to make him feel better and without knowing she would make the same sacrifice for her own children , Padmé said that what a parent needed for her child was to know that he had been given a chance of a better life . To maintain the illusion that the Senator was still in the capital , Captain Typho and handmaiden Dormé stayed behind , with the latter acting as Amidala ' s decoy . After a meeting with Queen Jamillia , as well as a meal with Amidala ' s family , she and Anakin took refuge at Varykino , the Naberrie family lake retreat , where the two began to fall in love . It was a forbidden romance , a love that could not be denied . Padmé attempted to dismiss the notion , fearing the repercussions on both her and Anakin ' s careers . It was against the Jedi Code , and Amidala was not willing to take that risk . Return to Tatooine . After Skywalker had a dream of his mother dying , Amidala accompanied him to Tatooine to help find and rescue her . While on Tatooine , they learned that Shmi Skywalker had married a moisture farmer named Cliegg Lars during Anakin ' s ten - year absence . Lars sadly informed Anakin that Shmi had been kidnapped by Tusken Raiders about a month before his return , and that , after a disastrous search party , all hope for her was lost . Upset and unwilling to give up , Skywalker traveled into the desert to rescue her , leaving Amidala in the care of the Lars family . While there , she got to know Anakin ' s step - brother Owen Lars and his girlfriend , Beru Whitesun , the couple that would eventually become foster parents to her son , Luke Skywalker . Anakin returned the next morning , carrying the lifeless body of his mother . Skywalker deeply grieved for Shmi ' s death , and confessed to Amidala his massacre of the Tusken Raider village in which his mother had been held captive . Though shocked , Amidala understood his grief and his guilt , attempting to comfort him with the notion that he , like anyone , was only Human . During Shmi ' s funeral , Artoo informed Amidala of a message received by Obi - Wan Kenobi . Battle on Geonosis . After saying goodbye to the Lars family , the pair viewed the message , only to discover that Kenobi had been captured by droidekas on the planet of Geonosis . The message also revealed Count Dooku ' s involvement in the assassination attempts made on Amidala ; the Count was apparently trying to fulfill a deal that would see Padmé ' s former enemy , Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation , officially join the Separatist movement . Twisting Mace Windu ' s orders for Skywalker to remain with the Senator , Amidala resolved that if Anakin wished to protect her , he would have to follow her to Geonosis in her attempt to rescue Skywalker ' s Master . Arriving on Geonosis , Skywalker and Amidala were chased through a droid factory , where Amidala would doubtless have been killed if R2 - D2 had not intervened . Captured by battle droids , the pair was sentenced to execution by Poggle the Lesser . As they were brought into the Geonosian execution arena , Padmé finally admitted her love for Anakin and they shared an intimate kiss , before joining Kenobi in to be individually chained to three stone pillars in the center of the arena , where three huge predatory beasts were turned loose to kill them . While being watched by the Separatist leaders and the Geonosian people , Amidala , Skywalker , and Kenobi continually did all they could to fight back against the beasts brought out to kill them . Notably , Amidala picked the locks on her fetters and climbed to the top of her pillar , causing Kenobi to remark , " She seems to be on top of things ! " . In her own attempts , Amidala was slashed across the back by a nexu , which left her with several deep cuts , but she managed to fight off the beast and joined Skywalker in his efforts to escape the arena . The execution was put on hold as Mace Windu and a Jedi strike team aided in their rescue . The three prisoners together fought in the First Battle of Geonosis , where Amidala again proved herself rather good in combat and sufficient with a blaster . After the timely arrival of Jedi Master Yoda with forces of The Grand Army of the Republic allowed the strike team to escape the arena , Amidala was taken aboard a LAAT Gunship , but was separated from Skywalker and Kenobi when the ship was hit by Separatist fire . Amidala pursued them with a squad of clone troopers , only to find both men injured from their duel with Count Dooku , who had escaped . Skywalker himself lost his right forearm in the fight . Though the battle was a victory for the Republic , it was but the first battle in the Clone Wars . Marriage to Anakin Skywalker ( 22 BBY ) . Directly after the Battle of Geonosis , Amidala was transported back to the Jedi Temple alongside the wounded Skywalker and Kenobi . Before the healers at the Temple could treat her wounds , she rushed into the Halls of Healing demanding to see Skywalker . Chief Healer Vokara Che demanded she allow the healers to treat her , or to otherwise leave the Temple . Before the argument continued , the wounded Kenobi stepped from his healing chambers , and told her to leave . Amidala returned to her apartment on Coruscant that night , and was surprised to have Obi - Wan Kenobi as a visitor . Sent by Master Yoda , Kenobi demanded that the Senator only maintain a cordial relationship with Skywalker , and otherwise stay out of Jedi affairs . Amidala lied , saying she agreed , and asked if she could end the relationship herself , suggesting that Skywalker escort her back to Naboo . Amidala then married Skywalker at Varykino on Naboo in a secret ceremony performed by Maxiron Agolerga , the Pontifex of the Brotherhood of Cognizance . R2 - D2 and C - 3PO were the only witnesses to the wedding . From that moment on , Amidala was also called " Padmé Naberrie Skywalker " , a title with her birth name , and the name of her husband , though she would never publicly take her new husband ' s name . The only evidence of Amidala ' s marriage to Skywalker was an official scroll containing their names , which Agolerga placed within the archives of the Brotherhood . However , Amidala ' s former head of security during her reign as Queen , Panaka , discovered the marriage . He then informed Palpatine of it , who used the information to his advantage in the coming years . Clone Wars ( 22 – 19 BBY ) . With the beginning of hostilities , Amidala ' s message of diplomacy and restraint was drowned out by the guns of war . She continued to find herself the target of Separatist assassins , which forced her to remain on the capital world . Amidala rarely saw her husband , Anakin Skywalker , who was constantly at the front line , leading clone troopers with Obi - Wan Kenobi . She maintained a secret correspondence with her husband , and , although she was thrilled about his exploits , Amidala also feared for his safety . Four months into the war , Amidala was traveling with Jedi Master Yoda aboard her Naboo yacht when the ancient Jedi sensed a disturbance in the Force , coming from the planet Ilum . Despite Captain Typho ' s protests , she accompanied Yoda to the world and assisted in the rescue of the Jedi Luminara Unduli and her Padawan Barriss Offee , after battling against three chameleon droids , with some help from R2 - D2 and C - 3PO . Throughout the Clone Wars , Amidala was a source of diplomacy in a decaying Republic . One such example was during the Outer Rim Sieges in which she and Captain Typho traveled to the planet of Bri ' ahl to persuade the natives to join the Republic . Coincidentally , Amidala ' s diplomatic solution would have failed miserably had C - 3PO , in his clumsiness , not accidentally crushed a resistance and a contingent of fake clone troopers attempting to murder both the Senator and the planet ' s President , Vuul , so Bri ' ahl would not be carried into the Clone Wars . Believing that she could not simply sit back and allow others to defend the Republic ' s freedoms , Amidala , at the behest of Bail Organa , joined with Sheltay Retrac to reveal the Separatist sympathies of Senator Bezz Drexx . During the Clone Wars , Amidala was disliked by many who believed her to be responsible for starting the Clone Wars by her illegal presence on Geonosis ; indeed , Amidala became the target of anger , due to her opposition of the Military Creation Act prior to the outbreak of the war . In 20 BBY , Padmé went with Skywalker , Kenobi , and Jedi Siri Tachi to the planet Genian , a neutral planet in the war . The Separatists were pursuing an important codebreaking mechanism invented by Talesan Fry , whom Tachi and Kenobi had met decades earlier . Fry was now the founder of a very wealthy business on Genian . After persuading Talesan to give the device to the Republic , the group was attacked by the bounty hunter Magus . Fry accompanied the Jedi and Amidala to Azure , where the Republic was fighting off more Separatists . Amidala and Tachi took a starfighter to pursue Magus , while Kenobi , Skywalker and Fry fought off the attack led by Magus ( who was working for the Corporate Alliance ) . Upon reaching Magus , Padmé was left to fly the ship herself , while Tachi made a desperate leap and landed on Magus ' s starfighter . In the end , Amidala and the Jedi were successful , with Magus becoming a prisoner of war , but Tachi died in the effort . Separation from Skywalker . Several months later , on Coruscant , Amidala followed Skywalker into the depths of the city planet , concealing her identity in a blue hooded cloak . Skywalker sensed someone following him and assumed she was someone attempting to attack him . He pulled her into a darkened alleyway and engaged his lightsaber before realizing who she was . They shared an intimate kiss , but with sentients nearby , Amidala shied away . Angered , Skywalker exclaimed that he was tired of hiding their love . She assured him that even in the lowest , darkest levels , she would love him ; to which he quipped she did look good in the dark . They shared another kiss , but were interrupted by the cries of C - 3PO , who was searching for his mistress . When Skywalker noticed something different about the droid , Amidala pointed out his new gold plating . Skywalker was then called away by Kenobi to , unknown to Anakin , finally be granted the rank of Jedi Knight by the Jedi Council . Soon after , Amidala received Skywalker ' s severed Padawan braid as a keepsake . She placed it in a box next to the carved japor snippet Skywalker had made for her as a young boy . She sent R2 - D2 to deliver a recording of her presenting the astromech droid as a gift to Skywalker . Later on in the war , during Skywalker ' s brief break from the war ( granted by the Jedi Council due to his and Kenobi ' s extended service in the Outer Rim ) , Padmé reunited with her husband on Naboo . This reunion did not last long , as the couple were shortly interrupted by a suspicious Kenobi , who wanted his former Padawan to help him hunt down Asajj Ventress , one of Count Dooku ' s dark disciples . Skywalker , believing himself to have killed the Dark Jedi , was offended , but he was persuaded by Padmé to accompany his Master . At some point after he had received his facial scar , Anakin traveled to Naboo to be with Padmé , where they spent the night together . . They would not see each other for a long time . Negotiations with the Hutts . While Skywalker and his new Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano , were searching for Jabba the Hutt ' s son , Rotta on Teth , Amidala went to see Supreme Chancellor Palpatine about the new security measure for Naboo . There Palpatine told her of how Jabba thinks that Anakin was behind his infant son ' s kidnapping . Padmé offered to convince the Hutt of Anakin ' s innocence , but Palpatine told her that Jabba was not accepting communications from them . Despite Palpatine ' s warning of the Hutts being " vile gangsters " , Padmé went to meet with Jabba ' s uncle Ziro at his palace on Coruscant . Her objective was to convince Ziro to side with the Jedi , and let her contact Jabba himself , who incorrectly believed the Republic had orchestrated the kidnapping of Rotta and had subsequently executed him . Unfortunately , Ziro had no interest in what she had to say , and had Amidala forcibly removed from his throne room . However , the always resourceful Senator escaped her IG - unit guard and eavesdropped on Ziro during a communication with Count Dooku himself . While listening to this conversation , Amidala discovered that Ziro had allied himself with Count Dooku and the Separatists , in exchange for becoming the ruler of all the Hutt clans , and had thus concocted an elaborate scheme to kidnap Jabba ' s son , frame the Jedi for his murder and force Jabba to attempt revenge for this ; an act that would surely result in his death , leaving Ziro as the sole ruler of the Hutts . Unfortunately , Amidala was discovered eavesdropping and locked away , with Count Dooku suggesting that Ziro collect the bounty placed on her head by Nute Gunray and Separatists . Taken to the detention level , battle droids confiscated Amidala ' s comlink and blaster , however the Senator outwitted them and tricked one into activating her comlink as Threepio was attempting to contact her . She quickly explained her predicament before the IG - unit guard smashed the device . Because of this , Ziro planned to have her disposed of , but at the last moment , Threepio led a squad of Coruscant Guard under Clone Commander Fox ' s troopers to rescue her . They destroyed all of his droid guards , and captured Ziro being held at gunpoint by Padmé . Amidala then contacted Jabba , just as he was about to execute Skywalker and Tano for allegedly kidnapping Rotta . However , Amidala forced Ziro to confess his betrayal to Jabba , who promised swift punishment in return . With Skywalker and Tano saved , Amidala proceeded to negotiate an alliance between the Republic and the Hutts , which would allow Republic warships to use unknown Hutt hyperspace lanes , an advantage the Separatists did not have . Wartime Senator . As the war continued , Amidala became a member of the Security Committee , working closely with Alderaan ' s Senator Bail Organa . When a terrorist attack devastated Coruscant and severely injured Amidala ' s friend Kenobi , Supreme Chancellor Palpatine took both Senators on an airspeeder tour of the attack site , to show them the ruination first - hand and to spur them on to urge the Committee to enforce tighter security bands on Republic planets . The intense emotional experience served to forge a bond between Amidala and Organa , and when the Alderaanian received a communique from his secretive Friends of the Republic network regarding an assault on the Jedi Order by the Sith , he took the information to Amidala , who in turn contacted Kenobi . Although Organa insisted that something needed to be done to protect the Jedi , Kenobi dismissed his ideas , gave the Senator his contact information , and returned to the Jedi Temple . When Organa received a second communique providing detailed , step - by - step instructions to the Sith planet Zigoola , he and Kenobi departed on a mission to find whatever danger might be lurking there . After Organa and Kenobi had been gone much longer than anticipated , Grand Master Yoda visited Amidala in her apartment , after having received a strong Force signal from the Jedi Master asking for help . Explaining that the dark presence on Zigoola was too strong for any Jedi to withstand , Yoda asked Amidala to collect the two men herself , a task the Senator immediately accepted . She departed with Captain Korbel on her yacht that night and successfully rescued Organa and Kenobi , all Sith presence on the planet destroyed . Trap on the " Malevolence " . Through the efforts of Representative Binks , Amidala would find in her possession information able to keep her updated on her husband ' s safety . However , the price of gaining such information was that Amidala would appear on the HoloNet show of a Rodian , who proceeded to confront her about pirate activity on his home planet of Rodia . Horrified , Amidala would later bring the matter to the attention of Chancellor Palpatine , who dismissing it , chose to send her on a diplomatic mission important for the war ; the Republic had been contacted by a representative of the InterGalactic Banking Clan , who professed a desire to betray his Separatist allies and it was Amidala ' s mission to negotiate an alliance . Upon exiting hyperspace at the rendezvous point , however , Amidala and Threepio found themselves in the midst of a vicious battle between Republic forces and the Separatist superweapon the " Malevolence " . Knowing of the relationship between Amidala and one of the leaders of the Republic forces , Anakin Skywalker , Darth Sidious , under the guise of his alter ego Palpatine , had arranged for Amidala to enter the fray and be captured by General Grievous , so that Skywalker would feel compelled to cease his assault on the Separatists invaluable weapon . Though Amidala successfully managed to communicate with the Republic forces , her husband and other Jedi at their head , she became caught by the " Malevolence " tractor beam . Refusing to become a Separatist bargaining chip , Amidala ordered the Jedi to continue their assault upon the superweapon , though her husband disregarded these orders and had the Republic forces cease fire , just as Dooku and Sidious had predicted . On board , Amidala and Threepio sabotaged their ship ' s engines and proceeded to sneak off it , so that upon Grievous coming from the bridge to personally take charge of them , the ship would explode , killing him . The Senator was surprised , however , to see Grievous survive her trap and as such , she and her droid companion proceeded to stow away , while Grievous began a search for them . Indeed , while secretly attempting to contact the Republic forces , the pair only just barely escaped discovery by Grievous , himself , though this proved a valuable occurrence , as they overheard that the damaged hyperdrive was near to operational once again . Amidala was then able to make contact once more with her husband , and discovered that he and Obi - Wan Kenobi had mounted a rescue mission to retrieve her and had secretly boarded the " Malevolence " . The two groups rendezvoused at a point halfway between them , though Skywalker and Amidala soon became separated from Kenobi , Threepio and Artoo . While Kenobi was forced to delegate the rescue of Threepio to Artoo , so as to ensure that the hyperdrive stayed offline , Skywalker and Amidala made their way to the bridge to make adjustments to the navicomputer that would cause the superweapon to pilot itself into a moon . Both missions proved a success , and the group managed to escape the " Malevolence " . While Grievous personally headed a task force that dogged the group as they attempted to dock with the Republic forces , the " Malevolence " began to move towards a near moon , before colliding with it , destroying the superweapon instantly . With the loss of the " Malevolence " , Grievous fled the battle , and Amidala and her companions reached safety . Crisis on Rodia . Still concerned with the welfare of the people of Rodia , Amidala traveled there with Threepio and Representative Jar Jar Binks in an effort to persuade her old friend Senator Onaconda Farr to remain loyal to the Republic . Unfortunately , when she arrived , Amidala learned that Farr had already pledged his system to the Separatists as Nute Gunray could provide them with supplies , unlike the Republic . Amidala was imprisoned to await Gunray ' s arrival , while Threepio was scheduled to be scrapped and Binks managed to evade arrest . Wearing a discarded Jedi robe he found within Amidala ' s cruiser , Binks mistakenly caused his pursuers to believe he was a Jedi Knight . After hearing word of a Jedi being near by , Amidala managed to outsmart her guards and escape her cell . The Senator then proceeded to resuscitate Threepio ; and was dismayed to learn that the Jedi she had heard about was merely Binks in disguise . Amidala found herself in trouble once again , after Gunray arrived on the planet and captured her . However , Binks and a Kwazel Maw happened to cause chaos among the Viceroy ' s guard ; forcing him to attempt to escape , only to find himself at gunpoint . Gunray was confident Senator Farr would rescue him from Amidala ; however , he soon learned that the two Senators had planned to capture him the entire time . A Republic cruiser subsequently arrived and Gunray was taken into custody . While Farr requested that Amidala accept his apology for his brief betrayal , she remained adamant that it was the Republic that owed him an apology for forgetting that just because Rodia was not a particularly powerful ally did not make it any less important than any other system . Unfortunately , shortly after Amidala ' s capture of the important Separatist , Gunray was liberated from captivity by Asajj Ventress and the traitor Faro Argyus , who managed to return the Viceroy to Dooku . Sometime after the incident on Rodia , the Republic received word from Hondo Ohnaka ' s pirate gang that they had managed to capture the leader of the Separatists , Count Dooku . Being that Dooku was a powerful Sith Lord , the Jedi Council , the Chancellor and Amidala found it difficult to believe that mere pirates could capture him . Amidala counseled Palpatine , advising him to have the Council send two Jedi to confirm the validity of Hondo Ohnaka ' s claims before sending diplomats to deliver the ransom that he demanded . After receiving word from Skywalker and Kenobi , the Jedi that were sent on Amidala ' s advice , that Dooku truly was held captive by the pirate gang , Chancellor Palpatine sent Senator Kharrus and Representative Binks to deliver the ransom in return for Dooku . The pirate gang proved treacherous after they took Skywalker and Kenobi captive , though they were ultimately rescued by Binks . Unfortunately , the incident resulted in the death of the respected Senator Kharrus and the escape of Dooku . Homeworld threatened . A short time after Dooku ' s brief capture , the Naboo Senatorial delegation was recalled to their homeworld by Queen Neeyutnee . The Queen revealed that a squad of Separatist battle droids had been encountered and destroyed onworld , and requested that Amidala petition the Senate or the Jedi Council to help protect Naboo . Unfortunately , Amidala knew that greater proof would be needed to warrant action by the Senate or the Jedi and took it upon herself to search the swamplands for signs of a greater Separatist presence on her homeworld ; as had been indicated by a captured tactical droid . After following a tainted water stream , Amidala and Jar - Jar Binks came across a hatch which they proved unable to open . Amidala was able to contact Capt . Typho to give him the location of the lab . Indeed , during their attempts to open the hatch they became surrounded by battle droids and were swiftly captured . The pair was then taken before Separatist scientist , Dr . Nuvo Vindi , who revealed that he had perfected the long thought eradicated disease , the Blue Shadow Virus , which he planned to release into the galaxy . Fortunately , shortly after Amidala and Binks began their search for a Separatist presence , Jedi Skywalker , Kenobi , and Tano arrived onworld to aid her . Tano , with the help of Gungan native Peppi Bow , proved able to locate the secret lab of Dr . Vindi . When Skywalker and his troops came to rescue her , Vindi threatened to kill Padmé and Binks . Though Vindi elude the Jedi and clones for the moment , Skywalker was able to rescue Padmé and Jar Jar . When Skywalker pursued Vindi , Padmé and Jar Jar went with him and his troops . When they joined Ahsoka and Rex , Obi - Wan told them that vindi had activated the bombs and that one bomb was missing . Padmé then remembered that Vindi had given a little droid the bomb . When everyone split up , Padmé and Jar Jar found the droid . At first , Padmé tried to get the bomb nicely back from the droid , but the droid growled at them and tried to run away with it . Luckily Jar Jar grabbed the droid and then the bomb . Ahsoka then brought the bomb squad and the bomb was deactivated . The Jedi and a squad of clones were then able captured and hold Vindi for trial . Unfortunately as the Jedi prepared to take the mad scientist to trial on Coruscant , Amidala and the clones discovered that one of his virus bombs was missing the vial that contained the virus ; meaning that it may have found its way into the wrong hands and could still be released . As they had suspected , the virus had fallen into Separatist hands , Vindi ' s assistant droid , who released it within the laboratory , causing the facility to lockdown with Tano , Amidala , Binks , and several clones trapped inside . The few remaining battle droids then started slicing the exits , hoping to escape the lab and release the virus into Naboo ' s atmosphere . The remaining Republic forces in the lab began to pick off the droids before they could break out . While being attacked by droidekas , the biohazard suit Amidala was wearing became breached and she was infected with the virus . However , she continued on and eventually , the remaining droids were destroyed . Amidala and Tano contacted Skywalker and Kenobi on the surface , telling them not to open the lab , so as to prevent the virus escaping . The transmission was cut off before Amidala could say her last goodbye to her husband , but Skywalker refused to abandon his wife to her fate . After the skirmish , two clone troopers died because of the virus . Subsequently Amidala said she that she hoped that their sacrifice would help bring peace to the galaxy , a sentiment agreed to by Tano . Soon after , Tano herself lost consciousness , due to the virus . However , before the virus could kill Amidala and Tano , Skywalker and Kenobi arrived with the cure , freeing the survivors from the contaminated compound and ensuring that Naboo , and the galaxy itself , was safe from the virus . Defending the Zillo Beast . Following the Battle of Malastare , Amidala was informed of the Zillo Beast ' s transportation to Coruscant by Obi - Wan Kenobi , in the hopes that she would be able to use her relationships with Anakin Skywalker and Palpatine to bring about the release of the creature . Although she was able to secure a meeting with her Jedi husband and the Supreme Chancellor , she was cut short when the Zillo Beast escaped its confines , rampaging towards the Senate District to settle a personal vendetta against Palpatine after witnessing him order its death sentence . Amidala , Skywalker and Palpatine , along with droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , evacuated to the Supreme Chancellor ' s personal escape shuttle , although they were grabbed by the beast immediately upon their escape and held captive in its claws . Skywalker was able to cut the shuttle in half , releasing himself , Amidala and the droids out onto the sloped roof of the Senate building . Although Amidala had no means to stop her descent while sliding down the roof , she was soon caught by Skywalker . With the help of Yoda and Aayla Secura , Skywalker then withstood the fatal toxin - attack against the Zillo Beast . Everyone exited the incident largely unscathed . Intrigue within the Senate . Later , Amidala was approached by Grand Master Yoda who hoped to convince her to aid the Jedi Council by spying on fellow Senator Rush Clovis . However , Amidala refused . A short time after Master Yoda ' s request , Amidala ' s secret husband , Anakin Skywalker , returned to the capital after a lengthy stint at war . However , during their attempts at a reunion , Skywalker was forced to leave Amidala to answer the call of the Jedi Council , leaving her somewhat annoyed . At the insistence of the Council , Skywalker confronted Amidala in the Senate , presenting the Council ' s wish that she spy on Senator Clovis personally , despite his misgivings about the assignment . Once again Amidala refused , however , she ultimately accepted the mission after learning that the Council suspected Clovis of being tied to the Separatists ; indeed , much to the chagrin of Anakin , Amidala cited his earlier argument that " duty comes first , especially in war time " . As Senators Amidala and Clovis had been lovers in the past , the Council believed that she was perfectly placed to secretly investigate him , as their past provided a perfectly legitimate seeming reason for her to re - establish contact with him . Amidala did this by inviting him to dinner where she professed a wish to rekindle their romance and subtly steered conversation towards his dealings with the Trade Federation , successfully earning herself an invite to a business meeting Clovis was to attend on Cato Neimoidia . While Clovis genuinely hoped to restart his relationship with Amidala , he also felt that her standing as an important Galactic Senator would help in his dealings with the Neimoidians . For the mission to Cato Neimoidia , Skywalker insisted on accompanying Amidala and her small entourage , disguised as her pilot . On Cato Neimoidia , Amidala and Clovis met with Trade Federation Senator Lott Dod , before Amidala was shown to her room so that Clovis and Dod could conduct their ' business ' ; in actual fact , the pair was conspiring , along with Poggle the Lesser , in the creation of a new droid foundry on Geonosis . Later , after witnessing Clovis ' affection for Amidala , Dod poisoned her in the hopes of forcing Clovis to concede to his demands , in exchange for the antidote . Shortly after being poisoned , Amidala uncovered proof of Clovis ' Separatist ties and managed to hide her maneuver by hugging him , just as Skywalker appeared behind him , his face bursting with jealousy . Amidala held up the data disc , assuaging his anger , and dropped it so he could catch it with the Force . Shortly after Skywalker departed , Amidala succumbed to the poison . Clovis , after learning of her deteriorating health , was informed by Dod that she was a spy and confronted her . After a brief exchange of words , Skywalker arrived . Clovis decided that his feelings for Amidala were stronger and cooperated with Skywalker to get the antidote from Dod . However , Skywalker abandoned Clovis on the planet and left the Senator to face the wrath of Dod , before administering Amidala with the antidote ; her mission a success . Blockade of Pantora . When the Trade Federation blockaded Pantora , public unrest on the planet threatened its allegiance to the Republic . Senator Riyo Chuchi of Pantora was sent by Chairman Papanoida to persuade the Senate to act in favor of their planet before Lott Dodd , the Federation representative , could legitimize the blockade . After her speech , Amidala went to Chuchi to show her support , as she had experienced the same situation on her own homeworld . Afterwards , Chairman Papanoida ' s daughters , Chi Eekway and Che Amanwe , were kidnapped by a Rodian bounty hunter named Greedo , to use as leverage in order to force Pantora into joining the Separatists . The next morning , Ahsoka Tano , who had become a close friend of Chuchi , informed her Master , Anakin Skywalker , and Amidala of the situation . While the Jedi couldn ' t officially get involved in the investigation , Anakin slyly granted his Padawan permission to look into the matter due to " personal " concerns . Ahsoka teamed up with Chuchi , to aid the new Chairman in recovering his family before the Trade Federation could unduly influence the future of his planet . The Chairman and his son , Ion , eventually tracked down Greedo on Tatooine and rescued Che Amanwe . Meanwhile , Ahsoka and Chuchi found Chi Eekway held captive aboard a Trade Federation battleship over Pantora and exposed Trade Federation officer Sib Canay as a Separatist conspirator . Turmoil on Mandalore . In 21 BBY , the Duchess of Mandalore Satine Kryze traveled to Coruscant to command the Senate to not order Republic Army occupation of Mandalore . Senator Amidala was present at the Duchess ' s session with the Senate , and when a hologram recording of a good friend of the Duchess , Deputy Minister Jerec , who was speaking against Kyrze ' s government , she asked if she knew this man . Right after Satine ' s argument against the recording , Chancellor Palpatine stated he had perished in a Death Watch bombing on Kalevala . Later , she told Obi - Wan Kenobi and Satine that the Senate had concluded their vote , and had agreed on a majority to send clone troopers to reinforce the Mandalorian Government . Amidala later presented the real hologram recording of Jerec , uncovered by Kryze ' s contact , to the Galactic Senate , proving that the Mandalorian government shouldn ' t accept Republic occupation of the planet . Amidala , Kryze ' s and Kenobi ' s actions later ratified the Senate ' s vote . During a crisis on Mandalore , Padmé visited Duchess Satine Kryze in the hopes of resolving the issue . The planet ' s trade routes were disrupted due to the Republic ' s conflict with the CIS . This resulted in the populace running out of supplies , forcing Mandalore to have dealings with smugglers and a black market filled with corruption . Satine asked for Republic help and Padmé was deployed to see what she how she could help . During the visit , an outbreak of sickness happened , resulting in Padmé and Satine investigating the source . This had led to the discovery of a toxin known as slabin being used in a tea that was being consumed by the victims . The slabin was used to dilute and stretch out the tea quantity . Prime Minister Almec presumed Death Watch to be responsible , to which Satine expressed skepticism , as Death Watch only targeted her administration . Upon finding corruption in the Mandalore government , Satine and Padmé were led to the warehouse in which the tea was being made . The smugglers opened fire , but using a freight container as a shield , Padmé and the guards moved in and took them out , and following the arrest of the conspirators , Satine had the warehouse and its contents burned down . Satine confronted Prime Minister Almec , who strangely reluctant to acknowledge the corruption within the Mandalorian government and merely promises to have the matter investigated . As Padmé prepared to leave , Satine suggested bringing a Jedi to secretly investigate the corruption and Padmé agreed to bring the matter to Yoda . And the Jedi investigator they sent was none other than Ahsoka , who , with Satine ' s nephew Korkie and friends , were able to expose Almec as a corrupt individual and bring an end to corruption on Mandalore . Bounty hunter plots . Amidala was to go to Alderaan to speak with Bail Organa to an assembly about the war with the Separatists . While preparing for the mission , Amidala was approached by Ahsoka Tano , who had a Force vision revealing the Amidala was in danger of an assassination attempt by the bounty hunter Aurra Sing . Determined to speak at the assembly , Amidala still insisted upon travelling to Alderaan despite the warning . This prompted Ahsoka to accompany her on the trip to protect the Senator from any danger . During the first night Ahsoka had another vision leading her to believe the attack was happening at that moment , causing her to barge into the sleeping Senator ' s room . However , this was a false alarm . The next day , Ahsoka would reveal another vision that revealed the location of the assassination attempt . The location was the hall that Amidala was to speak in later that day . With security provisions taken , Amidala began her speech to the crowded hall . During the speech , Ahsoka sensed Sing in the room and immediately went after the hidden bounty hunter , preventing Sing from killing Amidala . Amidala was not undamaged in the attempt however as Sing managed to squeeze of a shot that went through the Senator ' s arm . Despite the intervention by the Padawan , Sing managed to escape , leaving the threat of assassination looming . Although the danger that was still present , Amidala was still determined to speak at another assembly later that night . To protect Amidala , Ahsoka and the security detail came up with a plan to keep Amidala safe while allowing her to still speak . The plan was to send in the place of Amidala a droid clad in heavy robes to keep the identity secret . While the droid sat in , Amidala would be kept in a separate room thought to be safe from the assassin . During the speech however , Ahsoka sensed that Amidala was still in danger an immediately rushed to the Senator ' s aid . Making it in time , Ahsoka prevented Sing from shooting Amidala , but was quickly overpowered by the experienced bounty hunter . During the battle , Ahsoka was shot in the arm , but while falling revealed Amidala with a blaster set on stun to incapacitate the assassin . After Sing was defeated she was arrested and transported back to Coruscant . During which Ahsoka used her Force Visions to help Amidala determine it was Ziro the Hutt whom hired Sing to assassinate the Senator . After a quick visit by Anakin and Ahsoka , Ziro confessed his crime , earning the Hutt an extended prison sentence . Amidala was desperately trying to arrange a party for Senator Aang , a member of the Military Oversight Committee , and despite Anakin ' s efforts to ease her mind , the stress began to bear down on her , especially since Threepio was also quite fuzzy about the arrangements . Diplomatic disaster loomed when she was told that there was no Jogan fruit for the cake . The dish was a favorite of the Senator Aang ' s and it was hoped the Roonan Senator ' s enjoyment of it would aid in convincing him to support Amidala ' s diplomatic efforts in the war . Finally , Anakin sent out Threepio and Artoo to fetch the Jogan fruit , but little did he know that lying in wait was ruthless bounty hunter Cad Bane , hired by Jabba the Hutt . Capturing the dawdling duo , the mercenary stole information on the Galactic Senate Building ' s headquarters from Artoo . He then had the two droids mind - wiped and dumped back in the place where they were snatched . The two droids then returned to their mistress ' s apartment , just in time for the cake to be served . Anakin Skywalker had just returned from his Jedi duties to be on a meditative retreat for two weeks , but instead decided to spend his time attempting to persuade Amidala to go away with him . When she refused , he questioned Amidala on whether she remembered that they were actually husband and wife ; but Amidala again declined Skywalker ' s offer to go away together because she was finishing off an important bill , which she needed to present to the Senate shortly . Skywalker said that nothing was as important as their love , and told her that she was his life . Indeed , he gave her his lightsaber to prove it . Amidala however thought that he was making fun of her by doing this . Skywalker assured her that he wasn ' t , and the two shared a kiss . Soon after , Senator Bail Organa entered Amidala ' s office , forcing the Jedi to hide behind her desk . Bail Organa requested that she come with him to the senate lobby to discuss the forwarding of the Enhanced Privacy Invasion Bill , before the Senate voted on it , with Senator Philo and others . After being hastily interrupted , Amidala was not able to give Skywalker his lightsaber back ; so she took it with her , hiding it within the sleeve of her robe . Once she and Organa reached the lobby , they discussed with other Senators whether or not the Chancellor should be allowed to move forward with the bill . At this time , bounty hunter Cad Bane and his crew of thugs broke in and held them at gunpoint , so that they could exchange their lives with the release of Ziro Desilijic Tiure . However , Senator Philo , who called the meeting , refused to give into the thug ' s threats and tried to walk out ; but was subsequently shot in the back and killed . Amidala suggested , under her breath , to Bail Organa that they try and fight the thugs off , but he told her that the other Senators did not carry weapons . Amidala debated as to whether or not she should use her husband ' s lightsaber , but chose not to as she had no explanation as to how she obtained it . Amidala nervously tried to avoid being searched by Cad Bane ' s crew , in case they came across the lightsaber . She confided in Bail Organa that she had it , and that she must not be searched . Bail Organa agreed , and Amidala managed to avoid being searched . Skywalker , being without his weapon , was caught by Bane ' s droids and was brought to the lobby to be held hostage along with Amidala and the others . Chancellor Palpatine and Senator Orn Free Taa of Ryloth , who were locked in the Chancellor ' s Office , were then forced by Cad Bane via hologram to release Ziro the Hutt . The Chancellor agreed to Bane ' s terms and Free Taa was taken to swap with Ziro at the prison on Coruscant . Once Bane had Ziro , and was safely away from the senate building , he detonated the laser - activated bombs he put in place before he left , blowing up the senate lobby . However , Amidala had given Skywalker ' s lightsaber back , and he managed to make an escape route for the Senators by cutting a large portion of the floor , before any harm could come to them . Seeking peace over war . When the Senate started to debate on whether or not to increase the war effort by deregulating the banks , Padmé spoke out by saying that it would only prolong the fighting even more and the war had gone on long enough . Several Senators were outraged by what she had said , while others were sympathetic . Padmé suggested opening peace negotiations with the Separatists , but many saw it as impossible . After the session , Padmé asked Anakin to ask the Jedi Council to speak with the Chancellor but Skywalker refused , saying it wasn ' t the Jedi ' s place . Ahsoka stated it was their place to speak and advise the Chancellor , causing Anakin to ask Padmé to teach her about politics . Later in her office , Padmé asked Ahsoka to use her status as a Jedi to smuggle her behind enemy lines to Raxus so she could meet with her mentor Mina Bonteri to make peace negotiations in secret ( as holding official meetings was illegal ) . After arriving on Raxus , Padmé and Ahsoka were instantly greeted by Bonteri with open arms . When Ahsoka said that Bonteri and the others started the war being a Separatist , Padmé tried to tell her off , but Mina said it was fine , and that not everybody in the CIS felt the same way about the Republic . With that Tano excused herself and Amidala and Bonteri began the real talks . They both agreed on a need to end the war and Mina agreed to put a motion of peace on the floor of the Separatist Parliament . Padmé and Ahsoka both witnessed the following session in which the vote for peace passed . Upon returning to Coruscant , Padmé told Chancellor Palpatine that the Separatists had voted on peace and how the vote originated . In the senate later , Padmé motioned for the senate to vote for peace now that the CIS had voted on a peace proposal , but before the vote could be made , Demolition droids destroyed the Coruscant power generators and the entire senate ( with the exception of a few Senators ) blamed it on the CIS , canceling the vote for peace and putting the vote to deregulate the banks forward . After the session , Amidala returned Ahsoka to Anakin and Skywalker berated Amidala and Tano for doing something illegal . Nevertheless they both felt they had done the right thing . Amidala , Farr , and Organa continued with their crusade to end the war . Padmé tried to convince the Senate that not all the Separatists were bad people . Despite Senator Mee Deechi trying to paint her as traitor , the Chancellor agreed with Padmé about the Separatists . Count Dooku then contacted the Senate , saying that the Republic launched their own attack , killing Mina Bonteri and therefore ending peace with the Separatists . Padmé was deeply shocked by this . After the Senate had deregulated the banks , Senator Burtoni proposed a bill that would draw funds from the Banking Clan to fund five million additional clones . Amidala and her colleagues immediately opposed the bill . Once the bill was proposed , Amidala and Farr went to the Banking Clan to find the interest rate on the proposed loan . The Banking Clan Representative , Mak Plain , told the duo that the interest rate would be 25 % . Filled with a new determination , Organa decided to speak against the bill before the full Senate , even though other members had been attacked for opposing it . Amidala and Farr spoke to Senator Christo about the matter . Leaving Christo ' s apartment , Amidala and Farr split up . Padmé was then attacked by bounty hunters Chata Hyoki and Robonino . Though two nearby police droids intervened , they were easily overcome by the two thugs . Not finding her driver , Amidala hijacked a civilian ' s BARC speeder and managed to shake off her attackers in a vicious chase . Police speeders eventually blocked Amidala ' s escape , claiming she was riding a stolen bike . The following day , Organa was attacked by the same bounty hunters . He was so injured , he had to be brought to the hospital . Amidala , though unsure at first , spoke before the full Senate and " swayed the thoughts of millions . " This she only did after the encouragement of her loyal aide , Teckla Minnau . Amidala worked tirelessly with fellow Senators , Bail Organa , Onaconda Farr , and Mon Mothma in an effort to reduce and eventually halt the production of clone troopers and end the war . She gave a rousing speech before the Senate championing their cause , and although the oration was deemed a success she was met with much criticism , especially from Senators Mee Deechi and Halle Burtoni , who went so far as to dub her a Separatist . During a group celebration after the speech , Farr became ill , dying soon after a apparent heart attack . Amidala attended his funeral , grieving for her Uncle Ono , and was , along with Farr ' s aide Lolo Purs , presented with a summons to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ' s office afterwards , where Lieutenant Tan Divo reported that Farr ' s death was , in fact , a murder . Fueled by anger over her friend ' s assassination , as well as the nagging suspicion that Divo had a level of incompetence to him , Amidala teamed up with Organa , interviewing Deechi and Burtoni and discovering that , through the use of a spy , Deechi had spotted Farr holding several clandestine meetings at the Coruscant docks . Though the two set out to the docks , they were soon separated by a cloaked shooter . Although Amidala was able to provide ample chase , she was forced to choose between saving Organa and pursuing their attacker . The shooting was reported to Lt . Divo , who soon arrived at the scene to thoroughly reprimand the Senators . Nonplussed by their chastising , Amidala and Organa stormed back to Deechi ' s office to accuse him of setting a trap , only to find the Umbaran dead with a knife to the heart . Divo insisted upon locking the two in his office with heavy protection , along with Mothma and Purs , although the late Farr ' s aide immediately expressed indignation with the situation and stormed out . She returned soon after with claims of an attack from Halle Burtoni , who was soon brought in and arrested by Divo for murder . As the Kaminoan was being led out in handcuffs , Amidala had one last burst of inspired thought : if Farr was killed by a poison specifically engineered for Rodians , Purs would have died too , but she had not have a drink that day . Caught at last , Purs drew out a gun and pressed it to Amidala ' s forehead , using the Senator as a shield as she moved towards the exit . However , during the aide ' s emotional confession Amidala was able to break free of Purs ' stronghold and deliver a knockout punch , allowing Divo and his droids to move in and arrest the true murderer . Second Battle of Mon Calamari . After the assassination of King Yos Kolina of Mon Calamari , the fragile peace between the Mon Calamari and the Quarren began to collapse . At the behest of Kolina ' s chief military adviser , Captain Gial Ackbar , Padmé came to help negotiate a compromise between both races , with Anakin as her bodyguard . When the peace talks ended , Padmé , along with Anakin and Ackbar , contacted the Jedi Council , telling them that the Quarren had decided to withdraw from the Republic . When the Quarren , backed by Commander Riff Tamson ' s Separatist forces , attacked , Amidala and Skywalker fought alongside the Mon Calamari , but with the Separatists ' reinforcements of aqua droids , the battle quickly turned in their enemies ' favor . Fortunately , the Republic reinforcements arrived and they , for the time being , had the upper hand . However , the Quarren soon returned with a secret weapon : Hydroid Medusas , cybernetically - enhanced biological weapons with electrified tendrils . The Republic forces were quickly forced to retreat . Anakin , Padmé , Ahsoka Tano , Kit Fisto and Captain Ackbar then decided to get the heir to the throne , Prince Lee - Char , and Mon Calamari Senator Meena Tills to their ship and out of the system to safety . But before they could do so , Tamson had their ship destroyed . The fugitives then retreated to the seabed . With no troops to spare , the Jedi Council decided to ask for the Gungans ' help . Master Yoda therefore contacted Boss Lyonie and the Gungan High Council . Although Lyonie was initially hesitant , Jar Jar Binks quickly convinced him that they had to help Amidala out of loyalty to the Naboo Senator . Lyonie eventually agreed to send the Gungan Grand Army to Mon Calamari . After the Gungan reinforcements arrived , Tamson decided to use his Trident assault ships to create blinding whirlpools . Taken by surprise and disorientated , the Republic , Mon Calamari and Gungan forces were defeated . Anakin , Fisto , Padmé and Jar Jar were imprisoned by Tamson with electric eels for the Jedi and shackle droids for the Senators . He then began to question them about Prince Lee - Char ' s whereabouts . Exasperated by the Jedi ' s silence , Tamson used his huge jaws to crack Padmé ' s helmet , allowing water to spill into her suit , hoping that the Jedi would eventually talk . When he finally learned that Lee - Char had been apprehended , Tamson abandoned the Senator to her fate . Nossor Ri , the Quarren chieftain , saw Anakin ' s suffering and finally confirmed to himself that the Karkarodon Commander was not trustworthy . As soon as Tamson left , Anakin and Fisto used the Force in order to remove the water from Padmé ' s helmet and Jar Jar spat his " Gungan waterproofin ' " to seal the breach . The prisoners were then taken to watch the Prince ' s public execution , but the Quarren suddenly turned on the Separatists and helped save Lee - Char . A battle ensued in which Lee - Char killed Tamson and the Separatists were defeated . Amidala , along with the Jedi , stayed on the planet to watch Lee - Char ' s coronation before leaving . Skirmish on Naboo . Padmé and her Jedi husband were sent to investigate rumors that the Gungan Army was planning on marching on Theed with the Separatists . After their arrival on Naboo , they met with Jar Jar Binks who took them to Otoh Gunga , where Boss Lyonie was attempting to rally the Gungans for the impending conflict . Anakin and Padmé quickly noticed that Lyonie appeared to be possessed or under someone ' s influence . The cause was a mind control necklace which Anakin telekinetically snatched from Lyonie ' s neck . Lyonie revealed that the necklace had been given to him by Minister Rish Loo . Loo was helping the Separatists invade Naboo in exchange of a position of power in the Separatist Alliance . Lyonie confronted Loo in order to get an explanation , but the latter used his mystical powers on Lyonie once again . When Anakin and Padmé came to Lyonie ' s aid , commando droids attacked them at the Gungan Minister ' s orders . Loo then stabbed Boss Lyonie and escaped . Seriously injured , Lyonie couldn ' t possibly call off the Gungan invasion . However , when Jar Jar put the Boss ' s crown of office on his head , Anakin and Padmé immediately noticed a striking resemblance between the two Gungans and hatched a new plan . Jar Jar would take Boss Lyonie ' s place and tell the army to stop their attack on the Naboo . On the surface , Rish Loo announced Boss Lyonie ' s death . The disguised Jar Jar appeared just in time and denounced Loo as a traitor . However , Loo managed to escape again , and as Anakin was pursuing him , General Grievous and his droid army landed on Naboo . Jar Jar , along with General Tarpals , then entered Grievous ' ship and negotiated with the cyborg General . Terrified , Jar Jar desperately stalled for time and sent Tarpals out to contact Amidala . Padmé advised him to try and capture Grievous by taking advantage of the alliance with the Separatists and shutting down the droids . Grievous eventually became highly irritated by faux Lyonie , who quickly escaped . Outside , the Gungans immediately attacked Grievous . The cyborg Kaleesh fought back and fatally stabbed General Tarpals . With the last of his strength , however , Tarpals jammed his spear right through Grievous ' s metal shell , enabling his capture . Seriously annoyed by this last event , Darth Sidious ordered Dooku to lure Skywalker into a trap in order to capture him for a prisoner exchange . In the meantime , Anakin chased after Loo , who brought him to Dooku ' s lair . After killing Loo , the Sith Lord and his MagnaGuards confronted Anakin in a fierce lightsaber combat . Outnumbered , the Jedi Knight was eventually defeated and shocked into unconsciousness . On Sidious ' s advice , Dooku then contacted Amidala and offered her to release Skywalker in exchange for Grievous . Amidala , shocked and upset at the capture of her husband , was conflicted between her duties to the Republic and her feelings for Anakin . Though initially hesitant to give up Grievous , Jar Jar reminded her that Anakin was " their friend " , finally causing her to relent . Some time thereafter , the prisoner trade took place . The Separatists then left the planet . Aleen in need . When the Separatists moved to annex the Qiilura system , Commander Wolffe and the 104th Battalion were dispatched to aid Jedi Master Plo Koon in thwarting the Separatists ' plans . En route to Qiilura , they were reassigned to deliver humanitarian supplies to the planet Aleen , where groundquakes had inflicted mass casualties among the native Aleena species . After the Republic forces located survivors , Wolffe reported the news to Senator Amidala and Master Yoda , who were pleased to learn that many had lived through the disaster . Wolffe had no such compassion and quickly informed the Senator of his orders : getting the Aleena on the path to rebuilding and then moving on to help Master Plo . For this mercy mission , the 104th Battalion also brought along Amidala ' s protocol droid , C - 3PO , to translate the Aleena ' s native language and Skywalker ' s astromech droid , R2 - D2 , to restore Aleen ' s computer systems , which had sustained damages . Later , in Jedi Master Adi Gallia ' s cruiser , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 reported to Senator Amidala via hologram about their recent adventure . However , in the midst of communication , three Separatist cruisers under the command of General Grievous launched a surprise attack on their ship , crippling it critically and forcing an evacuation of the vessel . Interrupted peace negotiations . The first ever - sanctioned meeting between the Republic and the Separatists was held and Mandalore was chosen as neutral ground . Amidala , accompanied by Senator Organa , Senator Mothma and Padawan Tano , led the Republic delegation in discussions with the Separatist Senators , Voe Atell , Bec Lawise and Amita Fonti . Atell demanded the Republic to recognize the CIS as a legitimate state . Before Padmé could answer , Lux Bonteri entered Duchess Satine ' s throne room and delivered an embittered accusation against Count Dooku for his involvement in the murder of his mother , Mina Bonteri . Calling him a traitor , the Separatist delegates had him thrown out of the room . Fearing that he would be executed for voicing the truth , Padmé allowed Ahsoka to go help Lux . When the meeting was over , Amidala contacted her husband to tell him that the peace negotiations had all but collapsed and about the situation with his Padawan and Bonteri . Kenobi ' s " funeral " . Amidala was at the Jedi Temple in order to attend Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s funeral ceremony . The latter pretended to be dead in order to learn more about a Separatist plot to kidnap Supreme Chancellor Palpatine . Besides Obi - Wan , only Master Yoda and Master Windu knew Kenobi did not really die . Among the other mourners , we could find Duchess Satine , Bail Organa , Mon Mothma , Jar Jar Binks , Anakin Skywalker , Ahsoka Tano , Barriss Offee , Saesee Tiin , Plo Koon , Ki - Adi - Mundi , Shaak Ti , Adi Gallia , Mace Windu , Yoda and other Jedi . Crisis on Naboo . Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , Mace Windu , Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano arrived in Theed for Naboo ' s traditional Festival of Light , where they were welcomed by Queen Neeyutnee , Governor Sio Bibble , Senator Padmé Amidala and Senator Bail Organa . Anakin , in worry of his wife ' s safety , assigned his Padawan to be Amidala ' s personal bodyguard during the event . That night , hundreds of spectators gathered at the overlook plaza . As fireworks erupted following a rousing speech from the Chancellor , a bounty hunter named Derrown used the distraction to slink through the security shield , reaching toward the generator . He detonated it and the shield collapsed . Ahsoka immediately shuffled Senator Amidala and other delegates to safety . Later , after the first attempt to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine failed , Anakin shared his frustrations with Obi - Wan about the Jedi Council ' s lack of trust in him . Obi - Wan revealed that it had been his decision to keep the truth from him about his fake death . Anakin angrily wondered how many truths Obi - Wan and the Council could be keeping from him . In the darkened corridors of the Theed Royal Palace , Palpatine told Anakin that they would leave after the Queen ' s banquet was finished . Anakin was pretty surprised that Padmé didn ' t tell him anything about it . However , it was nothing but a trap as Dooku and his MagnaGuards were waiting for them in the banquet hall . Anakin fought them , but was quickly overwhelmed . Obi - Wan arrived just in time to help Anakin and save the Chancellor . Trial of Ahsoka Tano . After the Jedi Temple became the victim of a terrorist attack , Ahsoka Tano was wrongly accused of and arrested for the bombing as well as the murder of the imprisoned saboteur , Letta Turmond . Senator Amidala was assigned to represent her husband ' s Padawan in her trial , while Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin acted as the prosecution . Tarkin wanted the full weight of the law to be brought down upon the former Padawan , including penalty of death . Amidala then made her speech in Tano ' s defense , trying to convince the Court that even if the culprit was a Jedi , it couldn ' t possibly be Ahsoka . Admiral Tarkin subsequently pointed out the fact that Tano had been seen conspiring with former Separatist , Asajj Ventress . Ahsoka tried to defend herself by claiming that Ventress had actually set her up , but unfortunately in vain . When the Court was about to render its decision , Skywalker and Jedi Temple Guards arrived just in time with the real culprit , Jedi Barriss Offee , who admitted that she was responsible for everything Ahsoka had been accused of . Strike at the core . In 19 BBY , Amidala was present on Coruscant when General Grievous and the Separatist army made an attack on the capital , kidnapping Chancellor Palpatine in the process . Though she was now pregnant with Skywalker ' s children , the Senator still proved able in combat , helping to lead the evacuation of the Senate Apartment Complex . Later , assisted by Jedi Council members Shaak Ti and Stass Allie , Amidala and Senators Bail Prestor Organa and Mon Mothma were able to acquire a small transport to take them to one of the Senate Complex ' s bomb shelters . En route , the trio of Senators were forced to engage in combat with droid starfighters , with Amidala again proving proficient with a blaster . Once Palpatine had been rescued and Grievous ' capital ship crash - landed on Coruscant by Skywalker , Kenobi and R2 - D2 , Amidala was reunited with her husband in the shadows of the Republic Executive Office building . It was at this time that an anxious Amidala informed him of her pregnancy . She feared that if anyone found out , the Queen would not allow her to maintain her position in the Senate and that her husband would be cast out of the Jedi Order . Skywalker assured her that the baby was a miracle , not a problem . Soon after , Amidala began planning to raise their child on Naboo . End of democracy . By the end of the war in 19 BBY , the pregnant Amidala became increasingly alarmed by the changes in her husband ' s character as he was seduced to the dark side . Furthermore , she became disturbed by his visions of her dying in childbirth , especially when he stated that he could not see the fate of their child . When Obi - Wan left for Utapau to hunt down General Grievous , she pleaded with Skywalker to tell Palpatine to end the war , return to the use of diplomacy and give up all the emergency powers the Senate had awarded him , but he refused to do so . Senators Mon Mothma and Bail Organa both felt that their cause needed a strong and influential member of the senate to join and Mon Mothma asked Organa if he ' d consider allowing Senator Amidala into their efforts to stop the Chancellor from further subverting the constitution . Amidala more than willingly accepted Organa ' s offer , as after all this was what she had been fighting for and after attending and holding a number of meetings with various worried Senators — such as Chi Eekway , Terr Taneel , Giddean Danu and Fang Zar — Amidala agreed to lead the Delegation of 2000 , a group of Senators opposed to the dictatorship that Chancellor Palpatine ' s rule was creating . Though she was the spokesperson for the committee , her efforts to try and involve the Jedi were futile , as her peers felt that it was too dangerous at that point to involve the Jedi as they were unsure of who they would side with and they didn ' t want the Chancellor knowing of their opposition . While the petition presented by Amidala to the Chancellor would later pave the way for a resistance movement , the Rebel Alliance , its immediate effects were the reverse of what was hoped , with Palpatine first ignoring it altogether and then using it to round up what he coined " traitors to the Senate " during and after his ascension to absolute power . Amidala was , with her retinue , present in the Senate chamber during a special session in which Chancellor Palpatine presented " proof " of a Jedi rebellion against the Senate , which in actuality was an attempt to arrest Palpatine for his allegiance with the Sith . Painting himself as a heroic survivor of such an attack , Palpatine convinced the Senate of the Republic ' s reliance on the protection he could offer it . With little to no resistance in the Senate — for indeed many of Amidala ' s fellow Delegation members began to be rounded up as the speech took place — Palpatine declared himself Emperor , much to the dismay of Amidala and Bail Organa , who was with her . Though the latter attempted to vocally oppose the declaration , Amidala assured Bail that this was not the time . Indeed , she was correct , as the future generation would testify . Amidala , having been warned by her husband to distance herself from her " friends in the Senate " , well understood the need for her not to be a vocal supporter of the Resistance movement , and thus she asked Organa to continue his movement without her knowledge . Being watched by both Skywalker and Imperial spies , Amidala knew that any involvement on her part would jeopardize both Organa ' s efforts and his life . Knowing this , she advised Organa to support Palpatine and the Empire on the surface while covertly working to subvert his goals . Death of liberty . While still Queen during the Naboo Crisis , Amidala , feeling the urgency of relief for her people , was maneuvered by Darth Sidious to vote Chancellor Valorum out of office , making room for Sidious , as Palpatine , to rally support for himself and become the leader of the Galactic Senate . Additionally , regardless of her personal feelings for Anakin Skywalker or her devotion to the Galactic Republic during her career as a Senator for her people , Amidala was instrumental in Skywalker ' s fall and his subsequent aid in the rise of the Empire . Skywalker already had the seeds of the Empire sown within him , having grandiose ideas of how to prevent the type of ill - treatment he and his mother suffered during their lives . Though Amidala expressed disapproval of his political philosophy when he expressed it to her , she did not successfully readjust his thinking . Upon the revelation of their love for each other and their subsequent secret marriage , Amidala was torn between her state duty to keep her distance and her role as wife to encourage such feelings . She nevertheless helped to foster in her husband a deep emotional bond , providing him with a forbidden relationship that he could not bear to lose , and would fight to keep at all costs . She , therefore , had unwittingly become one of the main driving factors that contributed to his transformation into a Sith Lord . Thus , in a sense of total irony , Amidala had helped to destroy the very Republic to which she had devoted her life , both by unknowingly having been manipulated into giving Palpatine the opportunity to seize power for himself , and by indirectly corrupting Skywalker as he fell to the dark side , having himself become susceptible to the subtle influence of Darth Sidious . Final days . It was not long after the Emperor ' s declaration that Amidala was visited by Kenobi . He told her of hologram evidence he had seen of Skywalker ' s on the Jedi Temple and his allegiance with the Sith . Amidala refused , at least outwardly , to believe such claims and , in order to ensure her husband ' s safety , did not tell Kenobi where Skywalker had gone . It was during these moments that Kenobi discovered her involvement with Skywalker and left , understanding her reservations . Upon this revelation of her husband ' s dark deeds , Amidala traveled to the planet Mustafar to intercept Skywalker and discover the truth , although inwardly Amidala likely understood not only the truthfulness of Kenobi ' s claims , but its effects on her marriage . She did not realize that before the journey , Kenobi had managed to stow away on - board her Naboo Skiff . Shortly after the Separatist slaughter , Amidala met with Skywalker ( dubbed Darth Vader by Palpatine ) on Mustafar , revealing what Kenobi had told her . Upon discovering the truth of Kenobi ' s statements , she attempted to persuade him to turn back to the light side of the Force , to run away and raise their child . When he told her his plans to slay Sidious and become Emperor with her at his side , Amidala realized he had changed and that she could not follow him down his chosen path . Amidala begged her husband to leave with her , tearfully saying she still loved him . However , it was then that Kenobi revealed himself on the ramp of Amidala ' s ship . Not even allowing her the chance to explain herself , Vader succumbed to his anger and Force choked her , believing that Amidala had brought Kenobi to kill him . Fortunately , Kenobi managed to distract Vader to release her , barely preserving Padmé ' s life . C - 3PO and R2 - D2 then moved their fallen mistress into her ship where they would await Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s return . Birth of the twins and Padmé ' s destiny . After Kenobi defeated Vader in a lightsaber duel , only to have Darth Sidious rescue his injured apprentice , the Jedi Master took the pregnant Amidala to a medical facility on the asteroid Polis Massa , where Master Yoda and Bail Organa awaited their arrival . There , a medical team attempted to save Amidala ' s life . However , they discovered that she was dying , having apparently lost the will to live , her heart broken because of her lover ' s transformation into a Dark Lord of the Sith . In the last minutes of her life , Amidala gave birth to healthy twins , Luke Skywalker and Leia Amidala Skywalker , the two who would later go on to join the Rebellion Padmé and other Senators had started and defeat the Empire together . In her final breaths , she told Obi - Wan Kenobi that good still remained in her husband , now Darth Vader . Padmé Amidala died at the age of twenty - seven . Her daughter , Leia , was adopted by Senator Bail Organa and his wife , and her son , Luke , was taken in by his father ' s step - brother and his wife . After Amidala ' s death , there were conflicting reports regarding her death , the circumstances of and behind her death , and how she spent her final hours , but all of the autopsy reports agreed on two things : that she died by strangulation , and that the child she was pregnant with had died with her . What puzzled people most though is how exactly she could have been strangled even though there were no external signs of strangulation . There were no bruises ( nor signs of bruises ) on her neck , there were no scratches of any kind nor signs of congestion ; there were no signs of exterior trauma at all . Her throat was " pristine " . This led some , including Captain Typho , to conclude that Amidala was Force choked . Typho also knew that Amidala had gone to Mustafar to meet Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker . Therefore , Typho concluded , Skywalker must have either killed Amidala , or known who did it . Either way , he was Typho ' s best and only lead to find out what really happened to Amidala , and would follow it until he got answers . Funeral of Amidala . After her death , Amidala was laid to rest in Theed . Her casket was drawn through the streets of Theed , leading an enormous procession of mourners that included her family , Queen Apailana , Boss Rugor Nass , close friend Representative Jar Jar Binks , Governor Sio Bibble , Captain Gregar Typho , many Senators ( such as Bail Organa , Mon Mothma , Veedaaz Awmetth , Ivor Drake , Eeusu Estornii , Silya Shessaun , Gem Sirrom and Solipo Yeb ) and her past and present handmaidens , who acted as Amidala ' s pallbearers . The japor snippet that Skywalker had given to her in 32 BBY rested in her hands . Thousands of people lined up in the streets of the city to pay their respects to the remarkable woman who had given her life , freed their world from occupation , united its people and spoken for democracy . The body of the late Senator was finally entombed in a private burial chamber . Afterwards , one of the first resolutions passed by Palpatine after the formation of the Empire was a national day of mourning for the " murdered " Amidala . Padmé ' s death would haunt Vader for the rest of his life . Despite the supremely evil being that the Sith Lord would become , he was never able to shake himself of the emotional agony caused by his wife ' s passing , and the guilt of knowing he was responsible for her death . Legacy . Shortly after her funeral , Amidala ' s son , Luke Skywalker , was given to the care of her husband ' s step - brother , Owen Lars , and his wife , Beru , on their moisture farm on Tatooine . Luke would follow in his father ' s footsteps , becoming a powerful Jedi . Leia , meanwhile , was formally adopted by Bail Organa and his wife , Breha , becoming the heir apparent to Alderaan as Princess Leia Organa . Her life would mirror her mother ' s , with Leia also serving the Senate as well as championing similar causes . However , in her later years , Leia would also take the path of her father and brother and become a Jedi as well at the end of the Swarm War . Amidala ' s family and Queen Apailana were informed by Imperial Intelligence that she had been killed , along with other Senators , by rogue Jedi on Coruscant . An investigation into who had impregnated her would have gone against Naboo tradition , yet many doubted this official statement , with Apailana even going on to harbor Jedi who had escaped Order 66 . Amidala ' s longtime friend , Senator Silya Shessaun , also had her doubts about the circumstances of Amidala ' s death and pushed for a Senate investigation after attending Amidala ' s funeral . Little was accomplished in this regard due to opposition by Palpatine , citing " security concerns " . Her former handmaiden , Sabé , was equally frustrated by what little she knew of her friend and former mistress ' s death . She eventually befriended Senator Bail Organa and became one of his principal agents . She was also asked by Organa to tutor Leia and her companion Winter in a variety of subjects , from etiquette and bureaucracy to the more esoteric arts . In 18 BBY , Amidala ' s maternal grandmother , Ryoo Thule , was killed by Inquisitor Malorum , who had gone to Naboo to investigate Amidala ' s pregnancy and uncovered that her offspring had not died . Thanks to Ferus Olin , a former Jedi , this information died with him . Additionally in 18 BBY , Amidala ' s head of security during her time as Senator of the Chommell sector , Gregar Typho , secretly began an investigation into her death , as while he served under her , he had developed an unrequited love for her . Typho later discovered that Amidala had died due to strangulation , a fact that had initially been missed due to the fact that there were no exterior signs of trauma of any kind ( including but not limited to bruising on the neck , scratches , and / or signs of congestion on the neck ) . Multiple , more in - depth autopsies later all revealed and concluded that Amidala had indeed died of strangulation , and despite the fact that there were no external injuries to conclude this , there were internal ones , such as a fractured hyoid bone , damage to the larynx , and compression of the trachea . Typho soon discovered that Darth Vader was somehow involved in the death of his beloved , and after luring the Dark Lord of the Sith to an abandoned location , with the bait of Jedi Knight Jax Pavan , so as to avenge the Senator , Typho himself died at the hands of Amidala ' s former love and killer . During the rule of the Galactic Empire , the Mon Calamari Shipyards built a luxury starliner named after her , the RNS " Queen Amidala IV " , that boasted an innovative Class One hyperdrive . Like the " Kuari Princess " , the components of the " Queen Amidala IV " were explicitly developed as prototypes for future Imperial warships . However , the ship was also implicitly part of a larger plan for Dac ' s liberation from the Empire . In 1 BBY , the Mon Calamari and the Quarren finally rose up and overthrew their oppressors . The planet subsequently joined the Rebel Alliance . In the years before the Battle of Yavin , Amidala ' s youngest niece , Pooja Naberrie , served together with Amidala ' s daughter as Senators in the Imperial Senate . Neither woman , however , was informed of their biological relationship at that time . Shortly before the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , Luke asked Leia if she remembered her mother at all . From very faint recollections , Leia was able to describe her as " very beautiful , kind , but sad . " Luke remarked that he had no memory of Amidala whatsoever . Unknown to either of them , a large painting of Amidala still hung in the Imperial Palace , even up to the Thrawn campaign , twenty - eight years after her death . Amidala was briefly seen in a hologram projected by R2 - D2 while Luke was fixing him in 35 ABY . R2 showed Anakin Skywalker telling her about his dream of her death in childbirth . Until this revelation , Luke and Leia had been unaware of the identity of their mother , though they had been aware of a " Senator Amidala " who had served in the final days of the Old Republic , they had suspected she was their mother , but hadn ' t firmly believed it . Later , shortly before and during the Swarm War , Luke also saw recordings of his mother ' s conversations with Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi . He also watched a recording of her death . Sometime in 36 ABY , Leia traveled to Naboo to inform her former colleague in the Imperial Senate , Pooja Naberrie , of their biological relationship through Amidala . Four years later , Amidala ' s grandson , Jacen Solo , flow - walked back 59 years to see why his grandfather had fallen to the Dark Side . Once he realized that Skywalker had fallen in order to prevent Amidala ' s death , Solo was convinced that his reasons for becoming a Sith were more compelling than Skywalker ' s had been . By 137 ABY , Amidala ' s penthouse apartment on Coruscant had been converted into a high - class restaurant going by the name the Naboo Queen . Moff Rulf Yage , his daughter , Gunn Yage , and her mother , Nyna Calixte , had a meal in the restaurant shortly after Cade Skywalker , Amidala ' s descendant , infiltrated the capital world . Personality and traits . Amidala took to heart the lessons of self - sacrifice that had been taught her by her parents , and throughout her life she continued to do what was best for her people and the Republic she believed in , without thought of herself . Her sister sometimes scolded her for this attitude . She rarely gave in to personal desires , such as at a young age denying Ian Lago her affection , saying that Naboo needed her more than he did . She was compassionate , always considering other people before herself , and she stood firm in what she believed in . She was also a persuasive and extremely empathetic speaker , as evidenced by her speeches as a Senator , particularly when she opposed the escalating violence of the Clone Wars . She was even willing to doubt the Republic in its later years , because of how far it had fallen short of its duty . It was partly because of her firm belief in democracy and her genuine care for her people that her election for Queen of Naboo was a landslide . Unable to deny her people ' s need , she accepted Queen Jamillia ' s invitation to become Senator after her two terms as Queen ended . She was obviously well - loved by her people , as she still kept several privileges usually restricted to the monarch of Naboo during her time as a Senator , such as allowing her ships to be chrome - plated . Amidala matured quickly , as evidenced by her quick rise to political heights at a very young age , reaching Queen at only fourteen years old . Though responsible , she was a strong - willed person , who continued to do what she believed to be correct and right despite those closest to her standing against her . She followed her own instincts in pleading to the Senate for help as Queen , and to return to Naboo afterwards to strike out on a limb to unite with the Gungans . She also refused heightened security , even after blatant attacks on her life during her time as Senator , going so far as to cover security cameras . Though her security ' s fears were proven true time and again , Amidala was still loathe to leave during the vote on the Military Creation Act , and only an order from the Supreme Chancellor could make her concede . Her strong will and self - restraint were proven again when she firmly told herself and Skywalker that a relationship between them would go nowhere and would endanger both of their futures . She saw how difficult it would be , and how much it had the potential to ruin their lives , and , though it was difficult for her to accept , she attempted to force Skywalker to see it as well . However , when she believed she was about to die , she saw no harm in admitting her true feelings , believing that they could not come to pass . However , when they survived their ' execution , ' she and Skywalker could no longer deny their love . Despite this she still tried to keep her relationship with Anakin a secret , even after they were married . Even then , she remained loyal as a Senator to her people , and continually urged Skywalker to stay loyal to the Order , even when , at times , he wanted to refuse an order because of the long periods of time away from her . Though pained by the long separations they had to endure , Amidala kept strong for them both , knowing the great burden placed on both of their shoulders . She believed strongly in Skywalker , and when she heard of his exploits during the Clone Wars , she was enthralled , though she remained worried for his safety . Her belief in him became even more evident when she began to believe him over the Jedi Order when he told of their manipulations of him to use him as a spy for their own purposes . She was reluctant even to believe Obi - Wan , a close friend of theirs , when he told her of Anakin ' s dark deeds . Partly to reassure herself that what he had said was not true , she traveled to Mustafar to ask Skywalker herself . When her husband confirmed her worst nightmares , she still refused to believe that he could not come back to the light and urged him to do so . Even at her death , Amidala continued to have faith in her husband , speaking of the good still in him — though no one believed her at the time . Twenty - three years later , her son would come to share this belief , proven correct when Vader turned on his Master to save his son . Though her marriage to Skywalker was undoubtedly the closest of all her relationships , Amidala maintained a number of close friendships throughout her life . From her early days , Amidala was a favorite of Onaconda Farr , who served alongside her father in the Senate . Their relationship was so close that Amidala even referred to him as " Uncle Ono . " This friendship only became strained at one point when Farr briefly joined the Separatist Alliance after despairing of Republic aid during a severe famine . Though Farr had Amidala imprisoned on the orders of Nute Gunray , Viceroy of the Trade Federation and Amidala ' s archenemy , Amidala forgave him wholeheartedly for his mistake and later defended his honor in front of Farr ' s Senatorial aide and murderer , Lolo Purs . Amidala ' s other close friends in the Galactic Senate included Bail Prestor Organa , who would eventually adopt her daughter , and Mon Mothma . They often worked alongside Amidala in peace efforts before and during the Clone Wars , though Organa and Mothma eventually became skeptical of the direction in which the Republic was headed under the control of Palpatine . Though Amidala was outspoken in her loyalty to the Republic , Mothma and Organa trusted her enough to invite her to secret meetings that proved to be the seed of the Rebel Alliance . Amidala was loved by all her people for the interest she showed in their personal lives , no matter how menial their roles . Thus , it is no surprise that Amidala was quite close to her handmaidens and staff . During her reign as Queen of Naboo , Amidala selected a number of handmaidens alongside whom she had trained . These handmaidens assisted her in her personal life as a monarch and were her last line of defense in case of an emergency . As Queen , Amidala was particularly close to Sabé , who served as her double whenever the Queen was in extreme danger . They were so close , that Amidala and Sabé could communicate in the subtlest of phrases or glances . Sabé would later be enlisted by Bail Organa to train her former mistress ' s daughter . As a Senator , Amidala cut down on the number of handmaidens who attended her , though she still remained close to those she had . One of these handmaidens , Cordé , was killed in an explosion intended to put the Senator out of commission before an important vote . Amidala was grief - stricken at the loss of Cordé . Her only other handmaiden at the time , Dormé , remained unshaken by this loss and voluntarily doubled for Amidala when she fled into hiding on Naboo following a second assassination attempt . In fact , Dormé remained more concerned for Amidala than she did for her own safety . While staying with Skywalker on Naboo , Amidala enlisted the help of a family friend , Teckla Minnau , who later served Amidala as handmaiden for a brief period of time during the Clone Wars . The last handmaiden to serve Amidala before her untimely death was Moteé . Moteé was one of the few privileged to know of Amidala ' s marriage as she helped the Senator dress appropriately to conceal her pregnancy . Amidala also developed decent friendships with her heads of security , Panaka and Typho . Though Typho developed a love interest in Amidala , the Senator never let their friendship go beyond a strictly professional level . Both during her reign as Queen and her time serving as a Senator , Amidala presented herself as an advocate for the Gungans . Relationships between the Human inhabitants of Naboo and the natives had always been tense , but during the invasion by the Trade Federation , Amidala managed to unite the two species against a common enemy . She and Gungan Boss Nass achieved a level of mutual respect , which she carried even for his successor , Boss Lyonie . Amidala also worked so that the unrepresented Gungans might have a say in the Galactic Senate . This goal was achieved when Jar Jar Binks became a representative of Naboo alongside Amidala . Eventually , Binks also became a Senator . During the Clone Wars , the Gungans continued to call on Amidala for aid when relations between them and the Naboo became somewhat unstable . Amidala was summoned when battle droids appeared once again on the planet and a mysterious plague instantly killed the Shaak of a Gungan herder named Peppi Bow . Later , Amidala was also sent to Otoh Gunga when Boss Lyonie began to stir up dissent among the Gungans while under the influence of Rish Loo . Ultimately , it was Amidala ' s constant care for the Gungans that turned the tide in the battle on Mon Calamari between the Mon Cala and the Quarren . Unlike many Senators , Amidala also maintained close contact with her homeworld ' s ruling monarch . Queen Jamillia trusted Amidala ' s advice on the state of the Republic and helped hide the Senator from her assassins . During the Clone Wars Queen Neeyutnee turned to Amidala first in any situation of crisis . Apailana , the third Queen to follow Amidala , showed the Senator great respect for her contributions to her planet and to the galaxy . Amidala had four major types of vehicles that belonged to her throughout her life , although she did use many others for special circumstances . The first one was the Naboo Royal Starship , while she was the Queen of Naboo . When she became Senator , she was given the J - type diplomatic barge , although chromed vehicles were usually reserved for Nubian royalty . However , this was destroyed by Zam Wesell in 22 BBY . Padmé borrowed a Nubian Yacht to travel to Tatooine with Anakin and later to Geonosis . This type of vessel was used interchangeably throughout the Clone Wars with her star skiff . Padmé Amidala could read , write and speak Basic , Ithorese , Mon Calamarian , Gran , Gunganese , High Galactic , and Rodese . As a Queen , she received extensive martial training from Captain Panaka for use in self - defense . In combat , her weapon of choice was the sporting blaster ELG - 3A blaster pistol . Behind the scenes . Portrayal . The role of Padmé Amidala was played by Natalie Portman in the prequel trilogy . In her interview on the " " program , she admitted that , when her agent first mentioned the new " Star Wars " trilogy to her , she didn ' t know the difference between " Star Wars " and " " . Portman also missed the first screening of " The Phantom Menace " , due to exams . An unknown actress played Amidala in holograph s that can be seen in Episode II deleted scenes . Padmé has been also voiced by Grey DeLisle in " " as well as several video game s , and Catherine Taber in the and . Hasbro released an Evolutions pack that portrays Padmé as Queen of Naboo ( featuring her in the outfit she wore prior to pleading her case to the Senate in " The Phantom Menace " ) , a Senator ( featuring her in her clothing as depicted during the Battle of Geonosis in " Attack of the Clones " ) and as " the Mother of Heroes " ( referring to Luke and Leia Skywalker ; this figurine depicts Amidala in the light blue nightgown she was pictured wearing in several scenes of " Revenge of the Sith " ) . Continuity . Padmé ' s image first appeared in the Star Wars universe in the comic " The Last Command 5 " , which was published around a year before " The Phantom Menace " premiered . At the time the comic was being created , the decision to cast Natalie Portman as the mother of the twins had just been made , so the authors of the comic decided to place her likeness in a portrait in the background . This has an important bearing on the as to whether or not Leia ever knew what her real mother looked like . In " " , Leia tells Luke she remembered her real mother dying when Leia was very young , and described her as very kind , beautiful and sad . Since Padmé dies , in " Revenge of the Sith " , while Leia is a newborn , it is not clear how Leia has these memories ( it is speculated that Leia felt her mother ' s sadness through the Force ; however , this is not confirmed . Leland Chee admitted that this inconsistency is not yet addressed in the Holocron continuity database ) . Another speculation is that Padmé herself was Force - sensitive while pregnant with the twins . In the of " " , many references are made in regard to this , most notably , when Anakin and Padmé communicate with each other across the city ( he from the Jedi Temple , she from her apartment ) , something also briefly implied in the film itself . It also is possible that Leia saw a hologram or picture of some sort , such as the portrait mentioned above . It would seem that this problem is resolved , however , in the , which states that the newborn Leia looked around shortly after being born , as if she wanted to memorize every detail . In the , it was said that Obi - Wan took both Leia " and " her mother ( Padmé ) to Alderaan after the birth of the twins , while in " " , Padmé dies shortly after childbirth . In the , Anakin had a vision of Padmé leading an army against a dark man ( Vader ) , foreshadowing their later conflict of morals following his betrayal of her . The 2004 , suggests her last words were truly prophetic , and that , years after her death , she would play a very significant role in restoring freedom to the galaxy : placing the reader inside the Dark Lord ' s mind as he watches Luke suffer under Palpatine ' s wrath , the book implies that , somehow , the thought of Padmé and her undying love broke through to him , bringing about the realization that he could not allow this to happen to " her " child , and it was at that moment that Anakin Skywalker overcame Darth Vader and destroyed the Emperor . Non - canon appearances . Padmé Amidala has an easter egg in the first mission of the Wookiee campaign of " " . Amidala can be found if the player uses cheats to create aircraft or destroys a large segment of forest to reach the east . Upon journeying far enough , a desert area with a landed Royal cruiser , Qui - Gon Jinn , Obi - Wan Kenobi , Jar Jar Binks , Captain Panaka and other characters from Episode I are sitting . The mission objectives then change to protecting Amidala from a group of marauding Tusken Raiders . Padmé , or rather , her likeness also appeared in the " Empire Strikes Back " segment of " " , where Vader takes out a photograph of Padmé while she was pregnant and then points to her gut , and then motions towards himself and eventually to Luke Skywalker , making it clear that Skywalker is the developing child in Padmé . This was done to cover the revelation that Vader was Skywalker ' s father , due to the characters in the games not having an intelligible language . Name . Though she married Anakin Skywalker in 22 BBY , she never publicly took the surname " Skywalker , " in order to keep Anakin from being expelled from the Jedi Order and to protect them both from any vulnerabilities this marriage would bring them .