Ars Veruna

Ars Veruna was a human male who served as the king of the Mid Rim planet of Naboo prior to the reign of Queen Padmé Amidala. A philosopher named Sio Bibble was elected Governor of Naboo under Veruna's rule. During his reign, Veruna established a vast royal library collection in a tower at the back of the Theed Royal Palace.Star Wars: Complete Locations Veruna was considered a corrupt king, and was assassinated prior to Amidala's election as queen in 32 BBY.
He shared his name with Veruna, oneStar Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia of the threeThrawn: Alliances moons of Naboo.
==Behind the scenes==
Ars Veruna was first canonically mentioned in Sio Bibble's entry from the 2016 reference book Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded, written by Pablo Hidalgo. The text mentioning Veruna is reprinted from the Star Wars Legends reference book Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, written by Simon Beecroft and published in 2011.Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
In 2016, Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded stated that Veruna was Amidala's predecessor. Other reference materials published in that year stated that his reign lasted thirteen years, and ended when she defeated him in an election.
Earlier mentions of Veruna are inconsistent with material published during and after 2018. The fifty-fourth issue of the magazine Star Wars Helmet Collection, published that year, retconned the previous information that Amidala had defeated Veruna in an election by instead stating that he had been assassinated before she was elected, which is a plot point carried over from the 2012 Legends novel Darth Plagueis.Darth Plagueis The 2019 canon novel Queen's Shadow, written by E. K. Johnston, instead established that Naboo monarchs can only serve for a maximum of four years, or two terms lasting two years each.Queen's Shadow The 2019 reference book Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition placed Bibble's election to the position of Governor during Veruna's reign, but did not maintain Veruna as Amidala's immediate predecessor, or specify the duration of his reign.Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition Johnston's 2020 novel Queen's Peril,Queen's Peril which is set in 32 BBY,The events of Queen's Peril take place immediately before and concurrently with the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 32 BBY. stated that Amidala's immediate predecessor was Sanandrassa, a single-term queen who was elected when Queen Réillata retired after one term.Queen's Peril
Queen's Peril placed the beginning of Réillata's first term in 36 BBY, and Sanandrassa's in 34 BBY.Since Queen's Peril is set in 32 BBY, and Queen's Shadow establishes that one term for the Monarch of Naboo is two years, it can therefore be calculated that the two prior elections took place in 34 BBY and 36 BBY. This dating is inconsistent with James Luceno's 2014 canon novel Tarkin,Tarkin which is set in 14 BBY, and has Wilhuff Tarkin remember a conversation from "twenty years earlier,"Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Tarkin to 14 BBY. The flashback takes place twenty years prior to the main narrative; if this is exactly rather than approximately twenty years, it can be calculated to 34 BBY. in which Senator Palpatine briefly talked about the Naboo king who ruled at that time: "Even on my own Naboo, the king finds himself embroiled with the Trade Federation and off-world bankers with regard to our plasma exports." The quote superficially describes events previously seen in Darth Plagueis, which was also written by Luceno. However, it has not yet been confirmed in canon whether this king is indeed Veruna.
In the Legends continuity, Veruna was first mentioned in the 1999 novel Star Wars Episode I Journal: Queen Amidala, written by Jude Watson.Star Wars Journal: Queen Amidala He later made his first appearance in the 2000 short comic "A Summer's Dream," published in Star Wars Tales 5 by Dark Horse Comics. Veruna was eventually given the first name Ars in the novel Darth Plagueis, in which he has a prominent role.
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*Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
*Star Wars: Complete Locations
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*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
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