Skirmish on Naboo

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|name=Skirmish on Naboo
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|conflict=War of the Ring
|date=October 22nd, 1982
|place=Naboo
|result=*Separatist attack on Theed prevented.
*The Mouth of Sauron is captured but later freed from captivity.
*Frodo Baggins is captured but later freed.
|side1=*Royal House of Naboo
*Jedi Order
*Gungan Grand Army
|side2=*Confederacy of Independent Systems
*Order of the Sith Lords
|commanders1=*Boss Lyonie
*General Roos Tarpals†
*General Frodo Baggins
*Senator Padmé Amidala
*Representative Jar Jar Binks
|commanders2=*Darth Sauron 
*Saruman the White
*The Mouth of Sauron
*Minister Rish Loo†
*Unidentified T-series tactical droid
|forces1=*1 Jedi Knight
*Militia from the Gungan Grand Army
*Naboo Senator
|forces2=*1 Sith Lord
*1 Mordor general
*1 T-series tactical droid
*4 Nazgul
*At least 3 C-9979 landing craft
*B1-Series battle droid's
*B2 super battle droid
*At least 1 Flitknot speeder
*At least 3 Armored Assault Tank's
*At least 2 Multi-Troop Transport's
*1 Sheathipede-class transport shuttle
*Commando droids
*Separatist probe droids
|casual1=*3 militiagungs
*General Roos Tarpals
*Frodo Baggins injured
*Boss Lyonie injured
|casual2=*Minister Rish Loo
*One droid battalion (battle droids)
*Several commando droids
*Several probe droids
*The Mouth of Sauron injured
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A skirmish took place on the planet Naboo during the War of the Ring between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
==Prelude==
During the War of the Ring, Saruman the White used Rish Loo's secret laboratory as a hidden base on the planet Naboo, which had been invaded by the Trade Federation cartel over a decade prior. In 1982, the second year of the war, Saruman conspired with The Mouth of Sauron and Rish Loo to launch another invasion of the planet, a plot that would involve turning the Gungans and the Gungan Grand Army against the Naboo people. When Minister Rish Loo began influencing Boss Lyonie, the leader of the Gungan community Otoh Gunga, to behave strangely and call for a Gungan alliance with the Separatists and an attack on Theed, Representative Jar Jar Binks invited his allies, Senator Padmé Amidala and Jedi Knight Frodo Baggins, to help in the investigation into Lyonie's actions.
After arriving on Naboo, Frodo and Amidala learned that Rish Loo was using a hypnotic necklace to control Lyonie's brain. Frodo destroyed the necklace, bringing Lyonie back to his senses and causing him to regret declaring an attack on the Naboo. Upon being discovered, Rish Loo stabbed Lyonie in an attempt to kill him and fled Otoh Gunga. While Lyonie was recovering, Padmé and Frodo noticed that Jar-Jar shared an uncanny resemblance to Lyonie, so they made Jar-Jar disguise as Lyonie to stop the invasion.
==The skirmish==
Rish Loo went to the assembled Gungan Grand Army and told them that Lyonie was dead, ordering them to attack Naboo immediately. Jar-Jar showed up at that moment, posing as Lyonie. He denounced Rish Loo, who fled to his laboratory. Frodo followed Rish Loo, fighting the probe droids Rish Loo sent to stop him.
Meanwhile, The Mouth of Sauron and his army landed on Naboo aboard C-9979 landing craft. The tactical droid commander informed Jar-Jar that Mouth of Sauron wanted to know why the attack on Theed was cancelled. Jar-Jar entered Mouth of Sauron's lander and negotiated with the general. Meanwhile, Padmé contacted Tarpals and told him to take advantage of the alliance with the Separatists and shut down the droids while they weren't expecting it. Mouth of Sauron figured out that Jar-Jar was not Lyonie, so he chased the Gungan outside, where he found his entire army deactivated.
As it began to rain, the Gungan army surrounded Mouth of Sauron and told him to surrender. Mouth of Sauron scoffed at both the very idea and the Gungans resistance before drawing two lightsabers. He managed to deflect several boomas, but was disarmed of his green-bladed lightsaber by another. Several Gungan warriors attacked him, with two dying in the process before Tarpals attacked him with an electric spear. In spite of his experience, the seasoned Gungan general was no match for Mouth of Sauron, who stabbed him with a spear he had taken from a fallen Gungan. As he was dying, Tarpals used his final gasp of energy to drive his spear into Mouth of Sauron's armor. As electricity surged through Mouth of Sauron, the other Gungan warriors threw boombas at Mouth of Sauron, knocking him down. He was then taken prisoner, though Tarpals had already died before any aid could be given.
===Capture of Skywalker===
Frodo, meanwhile, found Saruman's lair, after following Rish Loo to the ancient structure. Little did Frodo know, however, that, in the wake of Mouth of Sauron' capture, Saruman was looking to capture Frodo so as to force a hostage trade between the opposing factions. When Rish Loo approached Saruman and began to speak of their ongoing plans, Saruman denounced Loo as a "fool," before abruptly stabbing him with his lightsaber, just as Frodo arrived in the chamber.
Saruman and Frodo then briefly had a heated discussion regarding the invasion, in which Saruman revealed that the Sith were not only behind the current invasion, but had orchestrated the first invasion as well. Saruman then engaged in a duel with Frodo, with the latter gaining the upper hand. Saruman broke off Frodo's attack by barraging him with lamps. While Frodo managed to deflect this barrage, he quickly found himself overwhelmed by Saruman's attending Nazguls. Forced to battle the Ringwraiths along with Saruman, Frodo became incapacitated by several electric shocks, to which he used the One Ring to increase his strength to fight back the Nazguls. Surprised, Saruman then assaulted Frodo with a Force choke, followed up by Force lightning. Frodo was subdued and captured.
===Prisoner exchange===
Shortly following the captures of Mouth of Sauron and Baggins, Padmé Amidala was attempting to contact Frodo from Otoh Gunga, when Saruman appeared on her holoprojector. Inquiring as to what he wanted, Saruman informed Amidala that he had captured Baggins, while commanding his Ringwraiths to torture Baggins through the use of several electric shocks. Saruman then stated that he would be willing to exchange Frodo for Mouth of Sauron in a prisoner transfer, and gave her an hour to come to a decision
Amidala, shocked and upset at the capture of her husband, was conflicted between her duties to the Republic and her duties to Frodo. Though initially hesitant to give up Mouth of Sauron due to his importance in the war effort, Jar Jar, who was also present, reminded her that Frodo was "their friend," finally causing her to relent.
Some time thereafter, the prisoner trade took place, with the tactical droid arriving to lead negotiations for the Separatists, while Neeyutnee and Lyonie, alongside Amidala and Jar Jar, were there to represent the Republic. After Mouth of Sauron had been released to the custody of the Separatists, the tactical droid ordered Frodo's subsequent release. After being unceremoniously dropped, still unconscious, at the feet of the opposing negotiators, along with his lightsaber, the Separatist forces left to depart the planet.
==Aftermath==
While all those attending the exchange were upset at the release of Mouth of Sauron and the Separatists' subsequent escape, Neeyutnee and Lyonie alike lauded Jar Jar for restoring peace between their two peoples for a second time, even at the expense of letting Mouth of Sauron go.
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
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*Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars: What Is a Sith Warrior?
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==Notes and references==
Category:War of the Rings battles
Category:Duels