Ryoo Thule Ryoo Thule was a Human female from Naboo . She was the mother of Jobal Naberrie , the maternal grandmother of Sola Naberrie and Padmé Amidala , and the great - grandmother of Ryoo and Pooja Naberrie , Luke Skywalker , and Leia Organa . She was murdered by Inquisitor Malorum at Varykino in 18 BBY after the latter threateningly insisted to get more details about Amidala ' s pregnancy and death . Biography . Early life . Ryoo Thule was a female Human from the Mid Rim planet of Naboo . She had a sister and was married to an unidentified man who died many years before the end of the Galactic Republic . From their marriage was born a daughter , Jobal , who had a happy childhood and received a good education . Thule was good friends with another Naboo woman named Winama Naberrie . The two secretly plotted to marry off their children , Jobal and Ruwee , and were the first to be surprised when they both actually fell in love . The young couple got married in 51 BBY . Winama died in 33 BBY , a year before the Battle of Naboo . Thule ' s great - granddaughter , Ryoo Naberrie , was named after her . The name was also shared by a blue and yellow flower that grew near the city of Keren . Mourning and death . In 19 BBY , Thule was the overseer of the funeral of her granddaughter Padmé Amidala , as was the custom on Naboo . Feeling great grief at her beloved grandchild ' s passing , Thule spent the next six months mourning at Translucence Cove in Varykino . After all these months , Thule finally decided that it was time to return to Theed , as she knew that Amidala would not have wanted her to live in seclusion for the rest of her life . However , Thule had been having a strange feeling ever since she woke up , but tried to comfort herself by thinking that she was only anxious to let go of her grief . It was the only possible explanation why her heart fluttered , or why Amidala felt so especially close to her that morning . Thule suddenly realized she was not alone in the retreat . A man named Malorum , one of the Empire ' s Inquisitors , had come to interrogate Thule about Amidala and her mysterious pregnancy . As soon as Thule saw his eyes , she understood what she had been feeling all morning . She knew she was going to die . Eventually , Malorum proved her right . Her hesitation and defiance to his questions led him to deduce that Amidala ' s offspring had not died . The Inquisitor then proceeded to kill Thule . A short while later , Ferus Olin and Trever Flume arrived in turn at Varykino . With her dying breath , Thule begged Olin to protect her granddaughter ' s memory . Aftermath . Malorum ' s knowledge of the existence of the Skywalker twins died with him during a lightsaber duel with Olin . He fell to his death inside the Theed power generator when he tried to retrieve his lightsaber that was tumbling down the pit . Olin had watched him struggle in the Force , desperately trying to hold onto his lightsaber , knowing that if he lost it he would be disgraced and would never become a Sith . Personality and traits . Ryoo Thule was a small and sturdy female Human with white hair and dark gray eyes dusted with gold . She had a great sense of family and cared deeply for her relatives . While walking down to Varykino ' s lake , she could feel the presence of her lost ones , such as her husband and her recently deceased grandchild Padmé Amidala . Thule was devastated when Amidala — to whom she had felt closer than any of her other granddaughters — mysteriously died , shortly after the end of the Clone Wars . The tragedy led Thule to live in isolation for six months . Thule also seemed to have a certain sense of precognition . On the day of her death , she woke up before dawn with the unsettling feeling that something was wrong , and as soon as she saw Malorum , she knew the Inquisitor would eventually kill her . When Malorum confronted Thule , he felt that the elderly woman was full of love , strength , and courage . Even though she was deeply afraid of him and already knew what he would do to her , Thule stood up to the Inquisitor and refused to tell him what he wanted to know out of love and loyalty to Amidala . Behind the scenes . The character of Ryoo Thule was first mentioned in the eightieth issue of " The Official Star Wars Fact File " , published in 2003 . She later made her first appearance in Jude Watson ' s young reader novel " " , released in April 2006 .