Roy Teda Roy Teda was the corrupt dictator of the planet Romin a number of years before the Clone Wars . He was an associate of the galactic criminals Granta Omega and Jenna Zan Arbor and , as such , became an enemy of the Jedi Order . Biography . Rise to power . It is unknown exactly when Teda became the ruler of Romin , but it is possible that he gained power with the help of Senator Sano Sauro , whose views he strongly supported . Upon his control of the planet , Teda declared Romin a safe haven for criminals from all corners of the galaxy , protecting them from warrants for their arrests , as long as they didn ’ t mind paying the large fees in exchange for the cover - ups . With the vast amount of credits he was earning , Teda created a seemingly Utopian society for his unlawful citizens , while leaving the rest of Romin ’ s innocent workers or children in poverty . These actions led to a strong underground movement against his rule . Teda , being the egotistical man that he was , had numerous monuments and buildings built in his honor , such as the Teda Landing Platform , situated high in the clouds above Romin ’ s capital of Eliior . Other attractions carrying his name included Teda Park , the Teda Institute for Advanced Study , and the Roy Teda Colored Fountain of Lights . Giant laserboards that dotted the countryside , with the monumental image of a noble - looking Romin in profile , broadcast " Great Leader " Teda ' s great " progressive " benevolence , protection , and love for his people . Enemy of the Republic . In about 25 BBY , the criminal scientist , Jenna Zan Arbor , sought refuge on Romin , after fleeing from the Jedi on Vanqor . Teda , who issued her the invitation , welcomed Zan Arbor with open arms ( ready to collect her payments ) , and the two became close partners . Through Zan Arbor , he was introduced to Granta Omega , who was also in recent altercations with the Jedi . Together the three of them began planning a major attack on the Galactic Republic . About six months after Zan Arbor relocated to Romin , the Jedi tracked her down . Obi - Wan Kenobi , Siri Tachi , and their apprentices , Anakin Skywalker and Ferus Olin had to infiltrate Romin to find her by posing as criminals seeking refuge on the planet . However , before they could capture Zan Arbor and Teda , civil war erupted . The underground movement made their first attempt at overthrowing Teda , and even though they tried to make the uprising as non - violent as possible , it ended up being a bloodbath . In the midst of this chaos , Zan Arbor and Teda fled , even leaving behind leaders of Teda ’ s government to be taken hostage . Thinking that the Jedi were really the criminals they were impersonating , Zan Arbor and Teda contacted them , looking for safe passage offworld . However , upon meeting the Jedi , they discovered their true identities , after Zan Arbor recognized Anakin from her meeting with him months earlier . Teda ordered his men to seize the Jedi , but a team of Jedi led by Mace Windu arrived and arrested him and Zan Arbor . However , in order to negotiate with Joylin , the leader of the citizen rebellion against Teda , they needed to release the hostages ; but , in releasing them , they also knew that the two criminals could lead them to Omega . Zan Arbor was able to bribe Joylin to set her and Teda free , and they escaped the planet , but with a tracking device placed on their ship by Skywalker . Attack on the Republic . Escaping Romin , Teda and Zan Arbor fled to Falleen , where Zan Arbor and Omega had already established the Blackwater Systems Facility . The two criminal masterminds were now able to mass - produce and mass - transmit Zan Arbor ’ s drug , the Zone of Self - Containment , thus accelerating their plans of attacking the Republic . Tracking them to Falleen , Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker investigated the Blackwater factory , which resulted in Teda fleeing Falleen , and Zan Arbor and Omega being forced to destroy their extensive Zone - production and transmission facility through a massive triggered implosion . Teda headed for Coruscant , where he testified before the Galactic Senate in its Hearing Chamber for Senator Sano Sauro , who organized a group of anti - Jedi politicians , led by Senator Bog Divinian , who , through lies and half - truths , sought to discredit the Jedi Order by making the Jedi appear disloyal to the Republic , or as immorally interfering in galactic political matters by making them worse . Teda claimed that the situation on Romin weeks earlier showed that the Jedi were trying to overthrow the governments of “ innocent ” worlds : he implicated the Jedi as the masterminds behind the plot to remove him from power , twisting the events of the citizens ' uprising of 24 BBY , when he was ousted . In coming to Coruscant to give his testimony as a key witness against the Jedi , Roy Teda believed himself to be reuniting once again with Jenna Zan Arbor and Granta Omega , themselves having just arrived on Coruscant to set in motion final preparations of their long - incubated catastrophic plan against the Republic . Through its unwitting intake of an airborne form of the Zone of Self - Containment , the Senate would be lulled into an intoxicated , apathetic , almost comatose state . This would facilitate , at least in Sauro ' s mind , achieving a majority consensus for adoption of the Anti - Jedi petition , but also acceptance of Divinian ' s nomination of Sauro to the Supreme Chancery . Most importantly , for Omega and Zan - Arbor , it would make it easy for them , through their use of an army of seeker droid s pre - programmed with vital information on specific targets , to assassinate not only Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , but " thousands " of Senators and their advisors — to the utter destruction of Republic governance as it was then known , but also ( by its intimate association with the Senate ) the utter decimation of power and galactic influence of the entire Jedi Order . Teda ' s demise . The Grand Convocation Chamber was the setting of the attack on the Senate Building , which , though not without casualties , was ultimately foiled by the Jedi . Twenty - one Senators , along with 14 Senate aides and guards , were killed . What Teda did not know , however , was that Omega and Zan Arbor no longer had any use for him , and a seeker droid killed him as well . At the moment the fatal blaster bolt hit him , Teda was in the act of attempting to assassinate the Supreme Chancellor : Teda realized he ' d been betrayed by Omega , and was intent on , since he ' d been marked for death , bringing down Palpatine with him . Personality and traits . Roy Teda was described as a short Romin man ( which meant " very short indeed " , as the Romin were a short humanoid species to begin with ) with chubby fingers . He dressed in flowing multicolored robes , and his manner of speech was flowery and redundant . Many there were , including Jedi Obi - Wan Kenobi , who assessed the Romin dictator as not being " very bright . " But what Teda lacked in brightness , he made up for in cruelty . At an extravagant reception he staged at his grand palace for the world ' s wealthy denizens , he brutally struck a server across the knees with an electro - jabber — a violent action performed with such casualness that it even shocked Kenobi , who was there present in an undercover capacity .