Ric Olié Ric Olié was a human male starship pilot who served in the Royal Naboo Security Forces . He was the commander of the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps , and the leader of Bravo Flight . Olié ' s talents also landed him the job of the Queen ' s personal pilot , often flying the Naboo Royal Starship in the service of Padmé Amidala . Due to Naboo ' s pacifistic nature , Olié ' s skills were rarely in use , although he saw military action during the Invasion of Naboo . Biography . Invasion of Naboo . By the time that Naboo was invaded by the Trade Federation , his only superior in the Royal Naboo Security Forces was Captain Panaka . Towards the beginning of the invasion , Olié , along with the rest of his pilots , were captured and arrested by Federation forces when they swept into Theed . Their Queen was also arrested , and Naboo was subjugated swiftly by the droid army . However , they did not anticipate the intervention of two Jedi , Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , who were able to rescue the Queen , her entourage , Olié , and his pilot s . Olié had no time to comprehend what was going on , as he was quickly ushered into the Queen ' s Royal Starship , and ordered to set a heading for Coruscant . Escape would not come easily , as the Federation ' s blockade would provide Olié with a significant challenge . He was flying an unarmed transport against a fleet of heavily - armed capital ship s . Although he tried his best , the ship sustained heavy damage during the escape , and lost its shield generator . R2 - D2 , one of the ship ' s astromech droid s , repaired the shields , which allowed Olié to pilot the ship through the blockade to safety . During the escape , the hyperdrive suffered enough damage to prevent the ship from finishing the journey to Coruscant . Kenobi suggested that they land on Tatooine , a desert planet , and purchase the parts needed to make repairs . Qui - Gon Jinn , the Queen ( in disguise ) , the Gungan , Jar Jar Binks , and R2 set out to look for the parts . After a few days , they returned with both the parts and a new member of the group — nine - year - old Anakin Skywalker , an aspiring pilot . Olié took to the boy and offered him a few short lessons in starship piloting . When the Queen ' s pleas with the Galactic Senate to send aid to her besieged planet went unheeded , she decided to return and take matters into her own hands . Olié flew the group back to Naboo to confront their Trade Federation adversaries . Olié ' s skills , combined with a lessened Trade Federation space presence , allowed them to land on the planet with enough time for Amidala to contact the native Gungans to enlist their help . The battle for Naboo . The Queen had a plan — the Gungan Grand Army would assemble and draw the droid forces out of Theed , she and Panaka would then sneak into the city and capture the Viceroy of the Trade Federation , Nute Gunray , and Olié and his pilots would attempt to knock out the Droid Control Ship . Destroying the ship was the key to deactivating all droid units and saving the outmatched Gungans . When the Queen and the Jedi liberated Theed ' s hangar , Olié and his pilots sprang into action , clambering into their N - 1 starfighter s and setting out for the Droid Control Ship . The Federation launched Vulture droids in attempt to counter the Naboo offensive , and succeeded in destroying many of the N - 1 fighters . Only upon reaching the enemy ship did Olié realize that the deflector shield was too strong , and that the battle seemed hopeless . Just when it seemed as though the Naboo fighters would fail in their mission , the Control Ship started to explode from the inside to Olié ' s surprise as none of the Naboo fighters managed to hit it . To his surprise , a fighter flew out of the exploding ship piloted by Anakin Skywalker who had inadvertently joined the battle , landed inside the ship and damaged the main reactor . As the Droid Control Ship exploded , Bravo Flight jubilantly returned to their liberated homeworld to celebrate . He was also seen at the Funeral of Qui - Gon Jinn . Personality and traits . Olié was a very vocally observant man , and had a reputation among his peers as the one most likely to point out the obvious . He was a naturally gifted pilot and could pilot any craft on Naboo . He was reverent towards his Queen and always respected her decisions . Behind the scenes . Ric Olié first appeared as a supporting character in , where he was portrayed by Ralph Brown . Ric Olié is referred to by some fans as " Captain Obvious " due to dialogue that simply states well - observed facts , such as " There ' s the blockade ! , " " That ' s it … Tatooine , " and " We didn ' t hit it ! "