Captain Panaka (Star Wars)

Captain Panaka is a major character in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. During the Invasion of Naboo, Captain Panaka was the leader of the security forces in Naboo when it was invaded by the Trade Federation. After the murder of a monarch, he tried to protect the Queen through various security forces.
When the planet suffered a blockade, Panaka realized the danger that the Trade Federation posed against to the planet. He and his forces fought Federation's military droids but they eventually surrendered to OOM-9's forces. He was later escorted by the battle droids out of Theed until two Jedi Knights Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon rescued him. He is portrayed by Hugh Quarshie.
==Gallery==
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-906.jpg|Captain Panaka's first appearance.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-930.jpg|Panaka learning that the Trade Federation had cut off all of Naboo's communications.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-952.jpg|"This is a dangerous situation, Your Highness."
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-960.jpg|Panaka warning the queen their forces aren't strong enough to face the droid armies.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2395.jpg|Panaka and the royal captive held captive by Nute Gunray.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2424.jpg|Panaka and the royal court going to be sent to a labor camp.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2578.jpg|"They knocked out all of our communications!"
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2599.jpg|"There are too many of them!"
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2605.jpg|Panaka, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the royal court at the entrance of the castle's main hangar.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2623.jpg|Panaka and Sio Bibble explaining to the Jedi the Trade Federation want the queen alive to sign a treaty to make their invasion legal.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2652.jpg|Panaka hearing Bibble convince to queen to go with the Jedi to the Galactic Republic's capital, Coruscant with their case.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2679.jpg|Panaka going to follow the Jedi and the queen into the main hangar.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2702.jpg|"We'll need to free those pilots."
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2709.jpg|Panaka seeing Obi-Wan going to free some pilots from some battle droids.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2724.jpg|Panaka and his allies approached by the droids.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2746.jpg|Panaka watching Qui-Gon fight the droids.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2845.jpg|Panaka inside the ship as it flies towards the Trade Federation's blockade.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-2929.jpg|Panaka watching the ship receive heavy damage as the blockade opens fire.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3004.jpg|After making through the blockade, Panaka hears the ship is too damaged to get to Coruscant.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3032.jpg|Panaka objecting to the Jedi's decision to go to Tatooine to make repairs due to the planet being controlled by the Hutts.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3167.jpg|Panaka presenting the astromech droid that saved the ship and crew to the queen.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3184.jpg|(Sabé: "What is its number?") "R2-D2, Your Highness."
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3208.jpg|Panaka as Sabé orders Padmé Amidala to clean R2-D2 as a reward for his heroism.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3223.jpg|Panaka and Padmé turning their attention towards the Jedi.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3244.jpg|When the Jedi reveal their reservation to land on Tatooine to repair the ship, Panaka tries to get the queen to reject the proposal, but she agrees with the Jedi's idea.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3444.jpg|After arriving on Tatooine, Panaka and Padmé catch up to Qui-Gon and Jar Jar before they leave to find parts to repair the ship.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3453.jpg|Panaka explaining to Qui-Gon that Padmé wants to accompany, under the impression her decoy requested it.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3463.jpg|"She's curious about the planet."
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-3489.jpg|Panaka heading back to the ship after Padmé leaves with Qui-Gon.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-4278.jpg|Panaka and Obi-Wan hearing through a comm link that the queen is receiving a transmission from Naboo.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-4564.jpg|Panaka watching a transmission from Sio Bibbles.
Starwars1-movie-screencaps.com-4580.jpg|Panaka hearing Obi-Wan warn that the message is a trick and to not respond to it.
==Trivia==
*In brazillian portuguese, the word "panaca", is a term that means idiot, silly or fool, which is the motive to many brazillian fans making fun of the character.
*Panaka returns in the Angry Birds Star Wars franchise, but he is only playable in the second game. Despite his brown colour, Panaka is portrayed by Chuck the Yellow Bird. He attacks by using his blaster to shoot six green energy bolts. Two head to the target area, while the other four travel at a 10 -- 15 degree angle. The lasers spread out in their formation, coming in three at a time, and can bounce off metal and can destroy wood and glass but anything else can stop them. He first appears as a background element in the boss stage Chapter 1: Naboo Invasion, returns in cutscenes in Chapter 2: The Escape to Tatooine, and makes his first playable appearance in stage 7 of Chapter 3: Battle of Naboo. He is since then seen playable on the Bird Side, even in boss stages that appear after he was first playable.
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