Unidentified young new recruit Around 32 BBY , in the aftermath of the Battle of Naboo , a young new recruit was brought to the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant and placed under the responsibility of Jedi Master Yoda . The old Jedi assigned various tasks to the young recruit related to helping the planet Naboo return to a state of peace after the Trade Federation ' s invasion of the world , and to also keeping Anakin Skywalker , a rising star of the Jedi Order , content in his new role as a Jedi Padawan . Despite being very young and still untrained , the child proved very resourceful in completing difficult tasks such as terminating the remaining battle droids lurking in the Sacred Forest of Naboo , finding ancient statues in the Gungan Caves , and fixing the personal computer of Queen Amidala , ruler of Naboo . Under the watchful gaze of Yoda himself , the young recruit also recorded a collection of songs for Skywalker and programmed stories into the memory core of C - 3PO , Skywalker ' s homemade protocol droid . History . Early life . Around 32 BBY , the Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi recruited a young Force - sensitive on behalf of the Jedi Order and sent the individual to be trained on the galactic capital planet of Coruscant . The child boarded a " Consular " - class space cruiser bound for the Jedi Temple and , upon arrival , was directed to Yoda , Grand Master of the Order . Yoda had recently returned from the planet Naboo after the funeral of Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn , Kenobi ' s Master . The recent events of the Naboo crisis , in which the Trade Federation invaded Naboo with an army of battle droids , had left many scars . Despite victory over the Trade Federation ' s troops and the possible discovery of the Chosen One — a being prophesied to restore balance to the Force — in the person of Anakin Skywalker , much remained to be done . Yoda thus commissioned the child to undertake six missions directly linked to the late crisis . It was rather unusual for a mere Jedi Initiate to be allowed to venture off - world , but the Grand Master placed exceptional trust in the recruit as he bestowed his blessing to leave the Temple . Restoring peace on Naboo . Yoda first tasked the young Jedi recruit with helping at the Victory Races of Naboo , which were organized to celebrate the friendly relations between the two peoples of the planet , the Naboo and the Gungans . Queen Padmé Amidala of the Naboo and Bombad General Jar Jar Binks of the Gungan Grand Army , both key actors in the recent reconciliation between the two peoples , were to participate in the races , each on a different species of mount — Binks on a kaadu , and Amidala on a tusk cat . Yoda tasked the young Jedi recruit with advising them on choosing from the available paths through the terrains that the race circuit covered , since each steed preferred different types of terrain . The youngling favored one of the competitors . Despite the fact that the Federation ' s single Droid Control Ship had been destroyed , deactivating most of the B1 battle droids and droidekas stationed on Naboo , active battle droids were discovered pillaging the Sacred Forest of Naboo . The Jedi recruit helped Binks activate droid traps hidden throughout the woods , triggered by a drum - like mechanism . Different types of traps were involved , including hidden pits and booma - launching devices . To make them work properly , the recruit needed to reproduce a specific beat . Due to a mistake by Binks , Amidala ' s personal computer on her royal starship had malfunctioned , and the fluke resulted in the loss of files of great importance to the queen . After resolving tangram puzzles , the recruit fixed the computer and restored valuable pictures related to the conflict on Naboo , in the process acquiring knowledge about the recent invasion . Among other subjects , the files included data and images of the " Seraph " - class urban landspeeder and the podracer that Anakin Skywalker had used to win the Boonta Eeve Classic podrace . At the request of the Gungans , the young recruit went to find four sacred statues inside the ancient Gungan Caves . Each relic was hidden behind a sealed door , and the youngling had to find ten jewels per door that , together , acted as keys to open the stone slab . The recruit explored a maze of tunnels filled with doors decorated with red spiders , colorful lizards , and mysterious carvings . The youth successfully discovered the jewels hidden in the cave system , relying on visual cues such as plants and rocks . Once the doors were opened , they finally revealed their treasures . Missions on Tatooine . Yoda tasked the Jedi recruit with traveling to the desert planet Tatooine , where the protocol droid C - 3PO had been left unfinished by his creator , Anakin Skywalker . Yoda asked the young recruit to program stories into the droid ' s memory , and the young Jedi input tales and anecdotes related to Skywalker , Amidala , and the Jedi into C - 3PO . These tales notably included a conversation between Skywalker and Amidala in which the boy confessed he missed his mother . Despite the new programming , the droid later claimed that he was never good at storytelling . Skywalker had been forced to leave Tatooine and his mother in order to join the Jedi Order , and Yoda suggested to the recruit that they help put together a songbook to remind Skywalker of his home planet . The new recruit ventured to Akim ' s Munch , a street cafe located in Mos Espa . There , the youngling worked with a Bith band , the Jawa singer Tili Tili , and a Tiperoo to record thirty - one songs on a musical keyboard . These songs were Skywalker ' s favorites , and most of them directly referenced events from his life or from the Battle of Naboo . The musical pieces included " Growing up on Tatooine , " " Ja Ja Jabba , " " I Want to Go to Naboo , " " Everybody ' s Got Something to Sell , " and " Watto Steals You Blind . " Personality and traits . While Jedi Initiates were usually attached to a clan under the training of an instructor and rarely left the Jedi Temple , Grand Master Yoda showed trust in the youngling and tasked the new recruit with missions that required travel off - world from Coruscant to remote planets such as Naboo and Tatooine . The young recruit showed bravery in navigating the underground passages on Naboo , and aptitude for music , problem solving , programming , and tangram puzzles . Yoda thought highly of the young recruit ' s courage and logical thinking , and he took great personal interest in following the completion of the child ' s tasks . Behind the scenes . In 1998 , Lucas Learning released the educational video game " " , in which the player assumes the role of a promising Jedi recruit . The game never specifies the recruit ' s name , species , or sex , simply describing the character as a " young new recruit , " and allowing the player to give the character a name of his or her choosing . The game is targeted at children aged six to eight and includes six different puzzles . These puzzles can be played in any order ; this article arranges them in the order they are presented on the in - game menu . Unlike most player characters in the adult " Star Wars " games — like Meetra Surik from " " or Jaden Korr from " " — the Jedi recruit has not been reused or given an identity in later canon .