Freedom Day The Freedom Day celebrations were organized on the planet of Naboo following the victory against the Trade Federation ' s invasion forces in 32 BBY . Back by popular demand , a triumph parade was scheduled to be the high point of those celebrations two days after the decisive battle . Queen Amidala , Ruler of the Naboo , first intended to call off the parade , arguing that the loss of the Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn during the conflict demanded mourning rather than revelry . However , the Queen experienced a change of heart after a discussion with Obi - Wan Kenobi , Master Jinn ' s former apprentice . The triumphal parade moved through the streets of Theed , reaching its endpoint at the steps of the Royal Palace . In addition to the parade , a number of artistic venues of Theed opened their doors to the general public , offering Gungan sling painting perfomances , puppet shows and concerts . For their part , the Gungans organized a funfair in Otoh Gunga , their underwater capital . History . In the year 32 BBY , the Trade Federation conducted an illegal blockade of planet Naboo , a member world of the Galactic Republic . The Neimoidian leaders of the Trade Federation sent their droid army to the surface of the planet . With the help of two Jedi Knights , Master Qui - Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi - Wan Kenobi , the two native peoples of the planet , the Naboo and the Gungans , united against the invasion . In effect , two battles were fought simultaneously . While the Gungans confronted the bulk of the droid infantry on the Great Grass Plains , the pilots of the Nabooian Bravo Squadron sought to destroy the " Vuutun Palaa " , the Federation ' s control Ship , which commanded the droid army down on Naboo . The victory was sealed when the young Anakin Skywalker unexpectedly landed a N - 1 starfighter into the heart of the Control Ship , firing proton torpedoes into its reactor . The resulting explosion destroyed the ship , hereby rendering the mechanized army useless . Together , the Naboo resistance had driven the Trade Federation out of their homeland . The Queen of the Naboo Padmé Amidala , who had shown heroic conduct throughout the crisis , had formed an newfound alliance with the Gungans represented by Boss Rugor Nass . The victory on Naboo was a major one , but at an enormous cost in lives . No less than 543 Gungans had lost their lives on the battlefield , and Master Qui - Gon Jinn had been killed by the Sith Lord known as Darth Maul while dueling in Theed ' s plasma Refinery Complex . Preparations . In the aftermath of the decisive battle that was fought on the Great Grass Plains , the prison camps built by the Trade Federation were quickly dismantled , and the people of Naboo expected an official time of revelry . Their call was heard , and a triumph parade was planned . However , before anything else could be done , the Queen had to organize a decent funeral for the late Jedi Master Jinn . On the day after the battle , Jinn ' s body was cremated on a solemn pyre in the Funeral Temple of Theed , a quiet building with an open ceiling . When Queen Amidala attended the funeral ceremony , she was deeply affected ; she thought a day of parade would come too soon and would feel inappropriate when a great hero such as Qui - Gon Jinn had died . The Queen then asked the young Obi - Wan Kenobi for advice , confessing she wished to cancel the parade out of respect for the deceased . However , Kenobi comforted the sorrowful queen and told her Master Jinn would have wanted the parade to happen , calling for life to regain its rights over death and sadness . Amidala reconsidered her decision , now committed to let a triumph ceremony take place the day after the funeral . The parade . The Grand Army and the Great Municipal Band led by Augara Jowil gathered to form a massive Gungan procession through the streets of Theed . For their part , citizens of the Naboo capital gathered on the sides of the Palace Plaza with arms full of colored ribbons and cut flowers . On the city ' s grandest square , columns of Gungan warriors and musicians marched through Theed to the sounds of cheering and singing . While marching toward the steps of the Palace , the Great Municipal Band played the first movement of the " Symponik Nabooalla " — literally " the epic for all of Naboo " — a musical piece composed by Jowil for this event . On the sides , children threw flowers , and the streets were full of laughters . The marching Gungans were led by Boss Nass , who rode a ceremonial falumpaset . Bombad General Jar Jar Binks and Captain Roos Tarpals acted as their Boss ' guard of honor , mounting their own kaadu . The old Tarpals had been given a senior position in the parade , which filled him with deserved pride , following his heroic participation in the Battle of the Grassy Plains . Queen Amidala stood at the top of the stone steps , with the newly elected Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , the twelve members of the Jedi High Council , Obi - Wan Kenobi and the young Anakin Skywalker . The Queen ' s own guards , the pilots of the Naboo Space Fighter Corps and a few dignitaries also watched the parade approach from the Palace ' s steps , in the shadow of the statues of ancient Naboo philosophers . Several members of the Chancellor ' s Blue Guard also stood at attention . The Queen presented her Gungan counterpart with the Globe of Peace , a hallowed Naboo artifact from the days of yore . Nass , who was extremely skilled at public displays , knew how to send an assembly wild with excitement . He turned to the crowds and lifted the Globe in a dramatic gesture , shouting the keyword of the day : " Peace ! " The assembled Gungans , thrilled with joy , immediately broke columns and started dancing about on the plaza . Whereas some people had initially doubted Amidala ' s leadership abilities due to her young age , the Queen knew that such distrust had melted away when she gazed at the citizens of Naboo , Humans and Gungans together . The joint victory ceremony between the Gungans and the Naboo was the largest and grandest ever recorded on that planet . The public attractions . While the parade itself was meant to represent the formal side of the celebration , popular merry - making was also organized in the streets of Theed and Otoh Gunga , the underwater capital city of the Gungans . In Theed , the entertainment venues of the Coliseum Plaza threw open their doors to visitors . In the city ' s funnel - shaped Coliseum , a performance of sling painting by the Gungan Sling Brigade was held , to the delight of the crowd . The Theed Music Hall and the Naboo Puppet Theater also offered free spectacles within their fields . Meanwhile , at the Gungan funfair , visitors were invited to dance the deesco with Jar Jar Binks at the " Deesco Bubble , " try to dunk Boss Nass in a clear water tank at the " Dunk Boss Nass Bubble " , or search hidden clams in a water - filled cave with the Jedi Knight Obi - Wan Kenobi — who had accepted to play the game with enthusiasm . Although he was now a Jedi apprentice under the tutelage of Kenobi , the young Anakin Skywalker also enjoyed his share of amusement in the lively streets of Theed . Behind the scenes . The triumphal parade featured at the end of the 1999 movie was already present in the first version of the script . In this version , the Viceroy of the Trade Federation Nute Gunray and his aide Rune Haako were brought before the Queen , in chains and under the surveillance of Gungan guards . Additionally , Amidala would not offer the Globe of Peace to Rugor Nass , although it was still obvious that the Naboo and Gungans had become allies . While the scene seems like a happy ending , it marks Palpatine ' s first step toward galactic domination . Accordingly , the cheerful music played by the band was actually a reworking of " The Emperor ' s Theme " , a dark vocal piece first heard in . The video game " " also contains the celebration scene at the end of its last mission , but it utilizes the track " Hail to the , Winner , Anakin Skywalker " instead of " Augie ' s Great Municipal Band . " Most of the scene was realized in CGI by an Industrial Light & Magic visual effects team under the direction of Scott Squires . The team added many CGI characters and creatures , increased the quantity of colorful confetti and modified the lighting so the parade appeared to take place at sunset . In the 2010 book of artworks " " , the classic painter Allan R . Banks depicted the children of Theed rejoicing during the victory parade . Banks ' artwork title was " Celebration of Naboo Youth on Freedom Day " , which suggests the official name of the victory celebration was " Freedom Day . "