Kael ( officer ) Kael was a captain in the Royal Naboo Security Forces during the Trade Federation ' s invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY . He and his subordinate , Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes , escaped from the capital city of Theed , organized a resistance against the invaders and rescued several civilians from the Federation ' s battle droids . Kael and Sykes eventually allied with an influential smuggler , Borvo the Hutt , who supplied them with N - 1 starfighters . Determined to strike back at the enemy , Kael and his men performed a daring raid on a Trade Federation base , stealing a Federation gunboat . Guided by Kael , Sykes used the gunboat to infiltrate a Federation mining operation on the banks of the Andrevea River and rescued a number of slaves . Borvo , however , later enslaved the rescued prisoners by himself . Kael fell victim to the Hutt ' s treachery , and was killed by him . Before dying , though , he was able to inform Sykes of what had happened , and the Lieutenant defeated Borvo . Sykes went on to play a crucial role in the liberation of Naboo , helping to take down the Federation ' s droid control ship and free the planet . Biography . Kael was a Human male native of the planet Naboo , who joined the Royal Naboo Security Forces at a very young age . Possessing clear characteristics of leadership , he was quickly promoted to an officer and was assigned to train new troops . Kael seldom left Naboo , instead spending time sharpening his survival skills in the swamps . Eventually , Kael rose in rank to captain , with Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes under his command . In 32 BBY , Kael , Sykes , and the RSF leader , Captain Quarsh Panaka , acted as an escort to a Naboo delegation , traveling to the galactic capital of Coruscant . Once on the planet , though , the delegation was attacked by a mysterious starship and Sykes had to pursue the ship . After a chase through the streets of Coruscant , Sykes successfully drove away the attacker . The Galactic Senate held an investigation , but was unable to discern the identity of the attacker , who had been in fact the Sith Lord Darth Maul , piloting his Sith Infiltrator and acting on his Master Darth Sidious ' orders . A short time later , Naboo was invaded by the Trade Federation as an act of protest against the Galactic Senate ' s taxation of trade routes to the Outer Rim star systems , and the Federation droid army attacked the capital city of Theed . Kael , who was riding a Flash speeder at the time , was pinned down by droidekas near the RSF headquarters . His speeder was damaged and the weapons systems malfunctioned , so Kael was forced to call in Sykes , requesting assistance . Sykes rescued Kael , and the two made their way through the city , soon finding two parked Trade Federation Heavy STAPs . After Sykes destroyed the enemy forces guarding the vehicles , he and Kael traded their speeders for the STAPs and left Theed for the countryside . The two helped local civilians fight off battle droid attacks , but the Trade Federation greatly outnumbered the officers . Kael then decided to go to the nearby village in the swamps and find some help from traders who lived there . Kael and Sykes switched to N - X Police Cruiser s and soon arrived at the village , which had already been attacked by the Federation . In the midst of the battle , the village leader , Rohan Wayside , tried to rescue his people on houseboats and requested aid from Kael and Sykes . Responding to the call , they repelled the attack and rescued the village ' s police officer , Vedd Deviss , who had been pinned down at the far end of the village by droid starfighters . In gratitude , Wayside told them about an influential smuggler somewhere in the mountains who could help them in their cause . The village leader then sent Deviss to escort Kael and Sykes to the smuggler . When they approached the mountains , however , Sykes ' s craft was shot down by a droid starfighter patrol , and the Lieutenant was forced to land and take a Flash speeder . The group then had to split — Sykes went to search for the smuggler in the northern passage , while Kael and Deviss took the eastern passage . Eventually , Sykes found the smuggler — Borvo the Hutt — and rescued him from a Federation attack . Borvo agreed to help the resistance and asked the officers to escort him to his base in the mountains . Sykes did not trust the Hutt , but Kael believed that they should try their luck with Borvo . Kael , Sykes , and Deviss escorted the Hutt to his base — which contained an N - 1 assembly site — and repelled the Trade Federation attack on it . With N - 1 starfighters now in their hands , Kael and Borvo devised a plan to strike back at the Federation . They decided to raid one of the Trade Federation ' s bases on the planet , which was controlled by an orbital satellite designated Comm 4 . Kael , Sykes , Deviss , and two of Borvo ' s pilots — Adela Tyché and Kol Kotha — flew into space to take down Comm 4 . However , they soon discovered that Comm 4 was protected by a powerful shield projected by three slave satellites nearby . Sykes was able to destroy the three satellites , and the group successfully took down Comm 4 . Returning to the planet , the five pilots attacked the disabled Federation base , hoping to destroy all enemy craft and equipment located there , and capture a Trade Federation gunboat for the resistance . The base , however , was soon reactivated , so Kael and the others had to fight their way through to the gunboat launch site , where Sykes stole a gunboat . Kael , believing that the enemy would mistake the Lieutenant for a retreating Neimoidian , ordered his subordinate to go up the Andrevea River to recon what the Federation was up to there . Kael was soon contacted by Sykes via a comlink . The Lieutenant had spotted an enemy patrol and panicked ; Kael calmed him and ordered him to proceed further . Sykes then found a Federation mining camp on the bank of the river and liberated some Naboo slaves held there . Borvo provided transports to evacuate them , and Sykes proceeded to another camp to rescue more prisoners . Dispatching Deviss to assist Sykes , Kael and another resistance pilot , Lutin Hollis , set off in N - 1 starfighters to escort Borvo ' s transports to a safe location . On their way , though , they were ambushed ; Kael was shot down and crashed his starship , while Hollis was able to escape . Kael survived the crash , but was gravely wounded and remained near his craft . He realized that the ambush was orchestrated by Borvo , and that the Hutt was planning to enslave the rescued prisoners . Soon , the Trade Federation located Kael and started bombing the surrounding area , hoping to finish him off . The attackers , though , were dispatched by Sykes , who had been informed by Hollis of what had happened and located Kael . Revealing to Sykes that Borvo had betrayed them and had enslaved the Naboo people , Kael urged the Lieutenant to rescue the slaves . After wishing Sykes luck , Kael succumbed to his wounds and died . Sykes went after the Hutt , forced him to retreat to Nal Hutta , and liberated the slaves . The Lieutenant continued to fight against the Federation , participating in the final assault on the enemy droid control ship and helping the Force - sensitive Anakin Skywalker to destroy it , thus liberating Naboo . Personality and traits . Since a very young age , Kael displayed great leadership skills , which helped him to quickly rise in rank in the Royal Security Forces . As an officer , he was tough to his troops , but they respected him , and Kael enjoyed training them . Kael was fond of his home planet and was determined to liberate it from the Trade Federation , but he also kept his head cool , trying not to underestimate the enemy , calming Sykes when he panicked , and telling him to return to the mission when the latter got sidetracked to rescue some farmers on one occasion . Kael knew the value of local knowledge of the terrain , which was why he decided to turn to the merchants living in the swamp . Even though Kael did not trust Borvo , he realized that the resistance would need the Hutt ' s help in order to have any hopes of liberating the planet . The alliance with Borvo , however , resulted in Kael ' s death . Even on the brink of his death , Kael was worried for the people enslaved by Borvo , and he told Sykes to rescue them . Behind the scenes . Kael was created for the 2000 video game " " as a supporting character and was voiced by Bruce Robertson . In 2001 Kael was mentioned in the video game " " as one of the leaders for an AI player controlling the Royal Naboo faction in the standard game mode . He was later referenced in the twenty - ninth issue of " The Official Star Wars Fact File " and received an entry in the 2008 " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , compiled by Stephen J . Sansweet and Pablo Hidalgo . Due to his frequent tendency to fall under enemy fire and ask the player to save him , Kael was nicknamed " Captain Klutz " by the magazine . The magazine mocked Kael throughout its walk - through of " Battle for Naboo " , naming the section describing Kael ' s death " Good Riddance . "