Battle at TFP - 9 A battle took place near the Station TFP - 9 in the Naboo system in 33 BBY . Pirate forces attacked the station prompting Naboo Royal Fighter Corps to intervene . What they weren ' t aware was that the attack was a ploy in an attempt to steal their starfighters . Prelude . Around 33 BBY Agamar Governor Challep was seeking out ways to bolster his planets defences , in particular his starfighter contingency . To that end he purchased technology related to fighters and weapons , including Droid starfighters from Xi Char . His sights were then set on Naboo N - 1 Starfighters and on at least three occasions he attempted to purchase them as well as N - X Police Cruiser s . But Queen Amidala Advisory Council declined all the attempts . Insisting on studying the prospects of the starfighters , he managed to contact Dren Melne , a Naboo born mercenary and seasoned pilot who had developed a strong contempt for his home thanks to his family . Eventually a " demonstration " was prepared and Station TFP - 9 was the target . The battle . Early stages . The station was attacked by a raiding squadron of Z - 95 Headhunters and a Hornet - class carrier . The Station defences at the time were in the middle of an upgrade and two YT - 1250 freighter s were present at the attack and they weren ' t able to defend it on their own as sure enough one was disable and the other was gone , presumably destroyed , and the station shields were being strained . Naboo Responds . Naboo then sent two N - 1 fighters from Bravo Flight with Dren Melne as Bravo Eight and Essarra Till , his lover and wingman as Bravo Seven . 12 N - X Police Cruiser s under Echo Flight with Rhys Dallows as Echo Five were also dispatched . After Till hailed the Z - 95s to order a ceasefire the fighters responded by engaging the two flight groups . Till would manage to shoot one down while Echo flight managed to handle the rest with minimal damage . Till then assigned Echo One and Two to join up with her on an attack run to the carrier when another squadron of Z - 95 Headhunters , armed with Concussion missiles and a second carrier under the command of Captain Sorran of the " Velumina " arrived ordering that the Naboo fighters power down and surrender their fighters , during this the first carrier then deployed Droid starfighters . Dren ' s Betrayal . It was at this point in battle , Dren Melne revealed that his loyalties were with Sorran ' s employer , and Melne broke of formations and attacked both Echo ' s One and Two . He managed to shoot down Two , causing it to collide with Echo one and destroy the pilot ' s Astromech droid , Dren continued his pursuit and was toying with Echo one in an effort to force Essara Till to surrender . Till pursued Dren trying to lock him on with her proton torpedoes but was then attacked by three of the Droid fighters , damaging her systems , while the rest engaged Echo flight . Till didn ' t stand down though and managed to destroy one of the droid pursuers . When she managed to regain her composure she found Dren engaging Echo flight and disabled both Echo Eight and Seven , while Echo Four , Nine , Eleven and Twelve were destroyed by the Droid Fighters . Unexpected turnaround . Realizing that this was a losing battle she ordered her forces to surrender , but instead of following suit she then went straight for the first carrier and despite being pursued by the droid fighters and the firepower of the capital ship , managed to drain the carrier ' s shields with her torpedoes , despite hers being drained as well by laser fire . Soon she was joined by Rhys Dallows who shot down a droid fighter , stating that he couldn ' t comply with the order . The two joined together and after Till took out the shield generator both fighters conjoined a missile attack that destroyed the first carrier . Turning their attention to Dren Melne , who was engagning Echo Six , it was there that Dren destroyed Echo Six , killing the pilot . Dren ' s death . As the remaining Z - 95s and Melne were heading back to the second carrier with both Rhys and Essara in pursuit , Till had just launched her last pair of torpedoes at Dren Melne when Captain Sorran informed Melne that this excercise has been deemed a failure and launched multiple missiles , one of each at Rhys and Till and the rest at Dren who had just intercepted Till ' s torpedoes . Dren protested about his deal and offered his own fighter , which Sorran counter argued about his pursuers could still disable his fighter and even if he did jump to lightspeed his fighter could still be traced . Till only managed to shoot down four of the missiles before one managed to strike her ship and cripple it , while at least eight missiles struck Dren ' s ship , destroying it and killing Dren . Aftermath . Although a victory for Naboo , the battle took a particular heavy toll for the Royal Space Fighter Corps as only five of Echo Flight twelve pilots survived the skirmish . A memorial and planet wide day of remembrance was planned as a result . Within five days , Senator Sio Bibble debriefed Till and Rhys with Ric Olié about their investigations . Governor Challep denied his people involvment in the incident , although an investigation revealing his recent purchases as well as the attempted purchases of the N - 1 starfighters and police cruisers could imply otherwise . Investigations into Dren revealed that he received one hundred thousand credits on Ord Mantell which was transferred to Selton but couldn ' t trace the origins . After an inquiry to Dren family was met with hostility , they concluded to have reached dead ends . Till felt that Dren family was the core reason for his betrayal as where she was met with open arms after returning , Dren was exiled in response to his pursuit as a mercenary .