Mission to Cato Neimoidia / Legends A mission to Cato Neimoidia took place in late 22 BBY during the Clone Wars . Galactic Republic Senators Padmé Amidala and Rush Clovis , along with Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , departed to the purse world of Cato Neimoidia to meet with Lott Dod . Prelude . Soon after the Jedi Order rescued the stolen Force - sensitive children from Darth Sidious , the activities of Senator Rush Clovis came to their attention . During the Clone Wars , he was the senator of the planet Scipio and an influential member of the Banking delegation . Masters Yoda and Mace Windu of the Jedi Order suspected him of bargaining with the Confederacy of Independent Systems . The Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order were deciding to send someone to spy on Clovis . It was decided that Padmé Amidala would be the best candidate to spy on the senator , based on her past relations with Clovis . Padmé Amidala and Rush had entered the Senate in the same year and in the same committee . Senator Amidala and Senator Clovis had also , at one time , been in a relationship with each other , but Padmé eventually broke it off because she wished to keep things professional . When first offered to spy on Clovis , she refused . Anakin also felt that Padmé should not go through with it , but came around when he learned how vital it was to the Republic and the Jedi Order . Padmé insisted on not doing it . After Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker talked with her , she accepted the offer with satisfaction . It was arranged that Anakin would act as her body guard to make sure nothing bad happened . Soon after , the group left from Coruscant and traveled to Cato Neimoidia . The Mission . As Senator Lott Dod of the Trade Federation and Senator Rush Clovis of the Banking Clan delegation prepared to meet on the former ' s homeworld , Cato Neimoidia , for discussion on their investments in the foundry , the Jedi High Council — which suspected Clovis of involvement in a Separatist conspiracy — recruited Senator Padmé Amidala to spy on the Banking Clan Senator . Amidala , who had previously had a personal relationship with Clovis , agreed to the mission and , accompanied by her secret husband , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , went with the Banking Clan Senator by his invitation to Cato Neimoidia . As soon as they arrived on Cato Neimoidia , they were greeted by Neimoidian Senator Lott Dod . Padmé was shown to her quarters while Dod and Clovis discuss " business " , which involves discussing the amount of credits needed to build the new droid foundry , with Poggle the Lesser ; Clovis refuses to lend any more credits to them . Padmé attempts to spy on them while on a " walk " but they shut down the holographic blueprints . As Clovis led Padmé away , Dod and Poggle realized that she was Clovis ' weakness and planned on poisoning her to force him to cooperate . While Anakin and Artoo waited outside for Padmé ' s signal , she got into an elegant dress for dinner with the other Senators . Dod tricked her into sharing his drink after smearing the rim with poison . Once dinner finished , Clovis took Padmé on a tour of the palace , both unaware of the symptoms of the poison , including thirst and head throbbing . While Clovis went to fetch a drink , Padmé attempted to access the palace ' s files , but was barred by the computer ' s demand for a passcode ; she soon figured out that it was her name . Upon enteringthe correct code , it showed her the diagram from Dooku ' s new droid foundry . She then signaled Anakin , who sneaked into her quarters . As soon as she took the disc plans , she hid them from Clovis . But when he asked to hold her hand , she spontaneously embraces him to hide the disc . She then noticed Anakin in the shadows , his face bursting with anger and jealousy , but she calmed him down by showing the disc . She discreetly gave it to him . But as he slipped away , Padmé passed out . He reported this to Dod but was informed that Padmé was a spy . He refused to believe it but was convinced upon finding the disc missing . He angrily confronted her for betraying him , but Anakin then entered , demanding that he step away from her . Clovis realizes that he loves Padmé enough to save her and offered to get the antidote in exchange for the disc . However , as they carried Padmé back to the ship , they ran into Dod and his aides . Clovis attempted to bluff his way out of this , but Dod refused to let them leave , so Clovis pulled out a blaster . Dod was forced to give the antidote , as the three ran away . However , Anakin purposely left Clovis on the planet , who was forced to " talk " with Dod , as he injects Padmé with the antidote . Aftermath . Returning to the galactic capital of Coruscant , Skywalker and Amidala reported their findings to the Jedi Council . Clone Captain CT - 7567 , nicknamed " Rex , " was dispatched with a contingent of the Grand Army of the Republic ' s 501st Legion to perform a reconnaissance of Geonosis . Upon arrival in orbit of the world , Captain Rex and his men were unable to established contact with the clone troopers on the planet ' s surface but discovered the droid foundries there . Rex transmitted his scans to the Jedi Temple with the recommendation that a full - scale invasion would be required to take Geonosis . Receiving the report , the Jedi Council decided to send High Jedi General s Obi - Wan Kenobi and Ki - Adi - Mundi with Jedi General Luminara Unduli to lead the attack on the droid foundries , while Generals Plo Koon and Skywalker were assigned to reinforce the planet Dorin , which had been attacked by a Separatist fleet led by Confederate General Grievous in an effort to keep the Jedi occupied from raiding Geonosis .