Nap Lagard Nap Lagard was a male Neimoidian ship commander for the Trade Federation . In 32 BBY , he commanded the " Lucrehulk " - class freighter " Acquisitor " , which was stationed in the Outer Rim Territories . During that year , the Trade Federation Lucrehulk freighter " Revenue " came under attack by Nebula Front terrorists over the planet Dorvalla . Lagard answered a distress call sent by Captain Daultay Dofine and managed to fight off the Nebula Front with the " Acquisitor " . After picking up Dofine from an escape pod , Lagard took part in a conversation with Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray , which resulted in Dofine taking over command of the " Acquisitor " . Biography . Nap Lagard was a male Neimoidian who served the Trade Federation during the final decades of the Galactic Republic . In 32 BBY , he was in command of the heavily - armed " Lucrehulk " - class freighter " Acquisitor " , which was stationed in the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy . During that time , the " Revenue " , another Trade Federation Lucrehulk freighter loaded with a cache of priceless aurodium ingots , was attacked over the planet Dorvalla by Nebula Front , an organization of terrorists . Captain Daultay Dofine of the " Revenue " sent a distress call for help , and Lagard moved his ship to the Dorvalla system to fight off the Nebula Front troops and rescue as much of the " Revenue " cargo as possible . After arriving at the Dorvalla system , Lagard and his well - armed ship quickly fought off the Nebula Front forces , except for the " Hawk - Bat " , the flagship of the Nebula Front - aligned mercenary Arwen Cohl . After the " Hawk - Bat " retreated too , a subordinate informed Lagard that they received a signal from Dofine ' s escape pod . Dofine instantly ordered Lagard to contact Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray , although he did not tell Lagard why he should do so . Dofine also told Lagard that Cohl , who had boarded the " Revenue " during the battle and stolen its cargo before leaving in another escape pod , had set the ship to explode . After the " Acquisitor " picked up Dofine , Lagard himself — accompanied by a mechno - chair to communicate with Gunray — greeted Dofine . In the ensuing conversation , Dofine reported the loss of the " Revenue " and its cargo . However , Gunray ordered Dofine to take over command of the " Acquisitor " from Lagard and leave the area . Personality and traits . Nap Lagard was able to command a Trade Federation ship , and he successfully drove back the Nebula Front forces over Dorvalla . Like most of the Trade Federation members , he hated the Nebula Front and was eager to end the threat the group posed . To that end , he intended to force Dorvalla to pay compensation for the attack on the Trade Federation . The Commander was curious about the news that Dofine wanted to report to Gunray , and Dofine rebuffed him for asking for the news . Lagard reacted quickly by asking his colleague a humiliating question about the fate of Dofine ' s ship , albeit knewing that Dofine had already lost the " Revenue " . Behind the scenes . Nap Lagard first appeared in " Cloak of Deception " , a novel written by James Luceno and published in 2001 . In 2008 , he received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . The name " Nap Lagard " was mentioned in the " Standard Game " mode of " " , a 2001 video game by LucasArts , as well as its 2002 sequel , " " , in which he is one of the randomly chosen leaders for the Trade Federation . However , as he does not actually appear in the original " Galactic Battlegrounds " , and the mention of " Nap Lagard " is only a randomly chosen name , this article treats his appearance in the game as non - canon .