Ric Olié / Legends Ric Olié was a Human male starfighter and starship pilot who served in the Royal Naboo Security Forces . He was the commander of the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps , and the leader of Echo Flight , Alpha Flight and Bravo Squadron . An expert pilot , he was qualified to fly any vessel that was a part of Naboo ' s fleet . Olié ' s talents also landed him the job of the Queen ' s personal pilot , often flying the Royal starship in the service of Padmé Amidala . Due to Naboo ' s pacifistic nature , Olié ' s skills were rarely in use , although he saw military action during the Invasion of Naboo . He was also slightly superstitious , and thought of his astromech droid R2 - A6 as a good luck charm . Biography . Early life . In his youth , Olié ' s enthusiastic flying earned him the nickname " Reckless Ric . " He flew short flights for civilians in his Sandtek Skyflipper around the land surrounding his small village . One day , he crashed his Skyflipper into one of Naboo ' s many grassy hills , a disaster that would discourage most from the dangerous profession of flying . Olié , however , was far from discouraged . He built a new craft from the broken parts of the old ship and continued piloting . Eventually , he tempered his reckless behavior after seeing too many pilots die in crashes . Early career . After graduating from public school , Olié decided to enroll in the Chommell sector ' s academy , hoping to land a career as a home guard pilot . Because of his loyalty to Naboo , he refrained from joining the Republic Defense Academy , instead choosing to join the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps . Because he was unique among Naboo ' s fighter pilots in that he had actually seen combat , Olié was promoted to captain and placed in command of Theed ' s main fighter squadron , Bravo . Although some of his peers scoffed at his service in the Chommell sector , claiming that the enemy pirates were prone to flying into one another , Ars Veruna held the upmost faith in his abilities , and as a result , Olié was one of the first pilots to field - test the N - 1 starfighter . In time , he became head of the Space Fighter Corps , which put him in charge of Echo and Alpha Flights , as well as Bravo Squadron — Naboo ' s entire starfighter navy . Since Bravo Flight was the most prominent of the three , Olié ' s call sign was that of Bravo Leader . In his role , he flew his personal N - 1 starfighter , the control configuration of which he had modified . His only superior in the Royal Naboo Security Forces was Captain Quarsh Panaka , who had handpicked him for his position over the star fighter corps . Olié disliked paperwork , and would often leave administrative chores to his second - in - command , Essara Till , who would willingly accept the extra responsibility . Olié was able to recognize skilled volunteers , such as Porro Dolphe , and acknowledged their abilities . Most of the pilots in Olié ' s care , however , were simple barge drivers or transport pilots , with very little combat experience , leaving them , like the rest of the Security Forces , ill - prepared for the coming threat . Invasion of Naboo ( 32 BBY ) . The Space Fighter Corps was not given much chance to defend Naboo when the Trade Federation decided to blockade the planet as a protest against the Republic ' s new trade route taxation . Instead , Olié , along with the rest of his pilots , were captured and arrested by Federation forces when they swept into Theed . Their Queen was also arrested , and Naboo was subjugated swiftly by the forces of OOM - 9 . However , they did not anticipate the intervention of two Jedi , Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , who were able to rescue the Queen , her entourage , Olié , and his pilots . Olié had no time to comprehend what was going on , as he was quickly ushered into the Queen ' s Royal Starship , and ordered to set a heading for Coruscant . Escape would not come easily , as the Federation ' s blockade would provide Olié with a significant challenge . He was flying an unarmed transport against a fleet of heavily - armed capital ships . Although he tried his best , the ship sustained heavy damage during the escape , and lost its shield generator . R2 - D2 , one of the ship ' s astromech droids , repaired the shields , which allowed Olié to pilot the ship through the blockade to safety . During the escape , the hyperdrive suffered enough damage to prevent the ship from finishing the journey to Coruscant . Kenobi suggested that they land on Tatooine , a desert planet , and purchase the parts needed to make repairs . Qui - Gon Jinn , the Queen ( in disguise ) , the Gungan , Jar Jar Binks , and R2 set out to look for the parts . After a few days , they returned with both the parts and a new member of the group — nine - year - old Anakin Skywalker , an aspiring pilot . Olié took to the boy and offered him a few short lessons in starship piloting . When the Queen ' s pleas with the Galactic Senate to send aid to her besieged planet went unheeded , she decided to return and take matters into her own hands . Olié flew the group back to Naboo to confront their Trade Federation adversaries . Olié ' s skills , combined with a lessened Trade Federation space presence , allowed them to land on the planet with enough time for Amidala to contact the native Gungans to enlist their help . The battle of Naboo . The Queen had a plan — the Gungan Grand Army would assemble and draw OOM - 9 ' s forces out of Theed , she and Panaka would then sneak into the city and capture the Trade Federation Viceroy , Nute Gunray , and Olié and his pilots would attempt to knock out the " Lucrehulk " - class Droid Control Ship . Destroying the ship was the key to deactivating all droid units and saving the outmatched Gungans . When the Queen and the Jedi liberated Theed ' s hangar , Olié and his pilots sprang into action , clambering into their N - 1 starfighters and setting out for the Droid Control Ship . As soon as his craft was airborne , Olié transmitted rendezvous coordinates for the squadron , from whence they would launch their attack against the command ship . The Federation launched " Vulture " droid starfighters in attempt to counter the Naboo offensive , and succeeded in destroying many of the N - 1 fighters . Only upon reaching the enemy ship did Olié realize that the deflector shield was too strong , and that the battle seemed hopeless . Just when it seemed as though the Naboo fighters would fail in their mission , Anakin Skywalker managed to fly inside the ship and destroy it . Bravo Flight jubilantly returned to their liberated homeworld . Post invasion . Following the Federation ' s defeat , Olié attended the funeral of Qui - Gon Jinn , who died in the battle , before participating in the celebrations held in Theed . In the years following Naboo ' s bloodiest conflict , he would accrue further fame with Bravo Flight . Olié ' s actions during the Clone Wars are not known , but his one - time protégé , Anakin Skywalker , went on to become a skilled pilot . Personality and traits . Olié was a very vocally observant man , and had a reputation among his peers as the one most likely to point out the obvious . He was considerably brash in his youth , and instead of learning from his mistakes , he found only encouragement in failure . He was also extremely proud of his homeworld , and did not hesitate to " advertise " the skills of Bravo Squadron in front of foreigners . He was a naturally gifted pilot and adapted to Naboo ' s military system quite easily . He was reverent towards his Queen and always respected her decisions . However , he was not oblivious to the fact that Naboo was an imperfect world , and did not always agree that tradition was the safest thing for his planet ' s welfare . Olié also had a superstitious mind , leading him to believe that his astromech droid , R2 - A6 , was actually a good luck charm . When in the company of foreign pilots , namely those who flew for the Republic , Olié was prone to being a bit of a show - off . He participated in many minor skirmishes with Chommell sector pirates and would often escort dignitaries to Coruscant and back . During such missions , he would attempt to demonstrate his considerable skills . Behind the scenes . Ric Olié first appeared as a supporting character in , where he was portrayed by Ralph Brown . Olié was voiced by Jess Harnell in " " and Clint Bajakian in " " . Ric Olié is referred to by some fans as " Captain Obvious " due to dialogue that simply states well - observed facts , such as " There ' s the blockade ! , " " That ' s it … Tatooine , " and " We didn ' t hit it ! "