Invasion of Naboo

"*The situation here is not what it seems. There is something else behind all this, Your Highness. There is no logic in the Federation's move here. My feelings tell me they will destroy you.*"

## Invasion of Naboo

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**The Invasion of Naboo** was a conflict in the final years of the Galactic Republic on the planet Naboo. The conflict became one of the most influential and important of the Republic Era, spurring into action and making way for later wars such as The Clone Wars. The Sith Lord Darth Sidious orchestrated the invasion, using his power over the Trade Federation to allow him to manipulate the Republic political response to the attack so that he may put himself into the position of Supreme Chancellor.

The conflict began after the taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems became disputed, leading to the Trade Federation placing a blockade around the small planet of Naboo, using Lucrehulk battleships, to try and resolve the issue. The Congress of the Republic leapt into action, attempting to find a diplomatic solution to the problem with the Trade Federation. In secret however, Supreme Chancellor Valorum dispatched the Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and his padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi to the blockade, hoping to peacefully resolve the conflict. They were attacked however, forcing them down to the planet as the Capture of Theed began. Once on the planet the Jedi found and rescued Queen Amidala, rescuing her from her captives. After the safety of the Queen was overseen by the Jedi they left the planet aboard a J-Type 327 Nubian Starship, headed for Coruscant where they could make a plea to the Galactic Senate.

Damaged during their escape, the group was forced to land on Tatooine, unknowingly pursued by the sith apprentice Darth Maul. While on Tatooine, Qui-Gon secured repairs for the ship so they could continue their journey on to Coruscant. To achieve this, Qui-Gon was met by Anakin Skywalker, a young slave boy who Qui-Gon became convinced to be the Chosen One. When leaving Tatooine Qui-Gon was attacked by Maul, engaging in a duel that he would later reveal to the Jedi High Council as the return of the sith. Convinced of the boy's importance, Qui-Gon took him with the group as they left once more to Coruscant. When at Coruscant, the group split. Qui-Gon went to the Jedi Council to reveal the return of the sith and his discovery of the Chosen One. Meanwhile Queen Amidala spoke to the Galactic Senate, manipulated by Sheev Palpatine to put forward a Vote of No Confidence in Supreme Chancellor Valorum. This vote was passed, starting an election that put Sheev Palpatine in the position of Supreme Chancellor, achieving the goal he set out to complete when he started the invasion as Darth Sidious.

Met by inaction and passive debate, Padmé Amidala returned to Naboo to be with her people in their time of suffering, planning to form an alliance with the Naboo to fight back against the Trade Federation and win back her planet. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan returned with Anakin to oversee the protection of the Queen. The gungan Jar Jar Binks was able to lead the Queen to his peoples sacred place where the Queen bent the knee to the Gungans, forming a truce with which they began to form a plan to fight back against the Trade Federation. This would mark the first time of peace between the Naboo and the Gungans violent history. Together, they spurred into action the Battle of Naboo, fighting Viceroy Gunray and his goons and retaking the Royal Palace. Anakin Skywalker destroyed the droid control ship, shutting down the Federation army and securing definitive victory. Qui-Gon Jinn was killed in a duel of fates with Darth Maul, who was himself cut down by Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Following the victory of the Battle of Naboo, Obi-Wan was elevated to the position of Jedi Knight, the invasion being seen as his trials. Anakin Skywalker was granted permission to be trained, becoming the Padawan of Obi-Wan. Palpatine was also however secretly victorious, having gained the leading position of power in the galaxy. As Sidious, Palpatine began to orchestrate his further plans to destroy the Jedi.

## Prelude

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##### Sidious's Great Plan

Darth Sidious orchestrated the events that would lead to the Invasion of Naboo. Wishing to take control of the galaxy as Supreme Chancellor, Darth Sidious used his connections to gain control of the Trade Federation. Using his personality as Senator Palpatine, Sidious manipulated Supreme Chancellor Valorum to pass a proposal that allowed Free Trade Zones to be taxed. This gave Sidious to excuse he needed to order the blockade of Naboo, using the guise that the Trade Federation was protesting the proposal.

##### The Blockade of Naboo

The Trade Federation proceeded to protest against the dispute, creating a blockade of the planet Naboo in the Mid Rim, ending trade to the planet, thus endangering everyone on the planet. The Congress of the Republic began to panic, struggling to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict. Supreme Chancellor Finish Valorum sent jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi in secret to reach the Trade Federation flagship, *Saak'ak*.

## Recount

#### The Mission aboard the *Saak'ak*

The jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi were piloted to the *Saak'ak* aboard the *Radiant VII*, piloted by Captain Maoi Madakor and Antidar Williams. Qui-Gon informed Captain Madakor to tell the Trade Federation they wished to board immediately, a request that was graciously granted by Nute Gunray, not wanting raise suspicions. Upon their arrival aboard the *Saak'ak* the jedi were met by TC-14, who led them to a conference room to await negotiations. Once left alone, Obi-Wan revealed that he had a bad feeling about something elusive within the ship. Upon learning that the ambassadors sent by the Supreme Chancellor are jedi, Nute Gunray and Daultay Dofine began to panic, sending out word to Darth Sidious for orders on how to proceed. While they conferred with Sidious, they sent TC-14 back to the jedi to stall them. Lord Sidious answered a call from the Federation, speaking to them through a holoprojector to learn that the jedi were present at the blockade. Dofine would speak to the Sith, saying that the blockade was over and that they dare not challenge the jedi. Lord Sidious would demand he never see Daultay Dofine again, ordering the Viceroy to kill the jedi immediately. Worried about the presence of the Jedi, Sidious accelerates his plans, ordering Nute Gunray to begin landing troops on the planet below to begin the Capture of Theed.

   The attack on the Jedi begins, shooting at and destroying the *Radiant VII*, killing both Captain Madakor and Antidar Williams before they had a chance to raise shields. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were both alerted to the danger after the explosion of the *Radiant VII*, igniting their lightsabers and beginning their operation to escape the ship. The Federation attempted to lock the Jedi in their negotiation room, flooding it with dioxis gas. The Jedi were able to deactivate their sabers, holding their breath while they awaited a means of escape. A small contingent of B1-Battle Droids approached the negotiation room, ordered to execute the Jedi in case they survived the dioxis attack and destroy anything left of the bodies. Upon opening the door, the droids were cut down by the Jedi lightsabers. Having escaped the droids, the Jedi began to navigate the ship, searching for the bridge to question the Viceroy. Nute Gunray and Rune Haako lock themselves aboard the bridge, terrified that they would not survive the encounter with the Jedi. The Jedi find the bridge, fighting off the guard battle droids. Qui-Gon begins to cut through the door, urging Nute Gunray to utilize the blast doors to further encase them in the bridge. Qui-Gon would continue to burn through the blast doors using his lightsaber, further terrifying the neimodians within. Eventually, Qui-Gon is forced to abandon his efforts to cut through the door, forced to aid Obi-Wan in defending against a pair of droidekas. The Jedi flee the droidekas, beginning their escape of the ship.

The Jedi escape into the ventilation shafts, altering their course to find a method of escaping the ship. They emerge back into the ship in a hangar bay, discovering the invasion army of battle droids. Qui-Gon states that they must warn the Naboo and Chancellor Valorum, letting the Republic know of the Federations plan. The jedi devised a plan to stowaway aboard separate ships, letting the invasion army take them down to the planet Naboo.

#### Capture of Theed

Immediately after the Jedi's escape, Queen Amidala of Naboo began to call the Trade Federation, asking after the ambassador negotiations, claiming that the Federation had gone too far this time. Nute Gunray lied, playing ignorance and unaware of any ambassadors sent by the Chancellor. Worried that they may suspect an attack, Nute Gunray determined that they must work fast to disrupt communication on the planet. During a council meeting of the political leaders of Naboo, speaking to Senator Palpatine on Coruscant, the communications were severed. This alerted the planet to a potential invasion almost immediately. Queen Amidala however remained unsure that the Federation would go so far, sure that they must continue to rely on negotiation, wanting to avoid an action that could lead to war.

The Trade Federation would then almost immediately begin to send down their troops of B-1 Battle Droids and vehicles aboard multiple C-9979 Landing Crafts, carrying with them Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master Qui-Gon Jinn. The ships would land outside the city, where they would amass into an army and formulate a means of approaching Theed. OOM-9 was placed in control of overseeing the organisation of the army as it began it's journey through the forests of Naboo to Theed. OOM-9 was alerted to the possible presence of the Jedi on the planet, told that they had vanished from aboard the *Saak'ak*. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan landed on the planet separately, escaping the army and running away into the forests of Naboo. They were however pursued by the Federation forces, endangering the local fauna. Qui-Gon found Jar Jar Binks, saving him from being run over by a Multi-Troop Transport. Jar Jar continued to follow Qui-Gon as he left to rendezvous with Obi-Wan, declaring that he owes Qui-Gon his life. Obi-Wan found the pair, beginning to make their way across the forests. Jar Jar revealed to the jedi the existence of Otoh Gunga City, saying it is the safest place for the jedi to hide. The Jedi were taken to Otoh City by Jar Jar, meeting with Boss Nass who allowed them to take a gungan bongo submarine under the influence of a jedi mindtrick. Jar Jar joined the jedi as they left Otoh City in the submarine on their journey to Theed.

The Federation forces reached Theed, capturing the city and overrunning the streets with B-1 Battle Droids. The citizens of the city were slowly captured and taken into numerous camps across the city where they were watched and kept prisoner. Queen Amidala was unable to stop the advancing forces with no formal military. She was eventually captured by Federation forces lead by OOM-9. The forces held ground outside the entrance as Nute Gunray and Rune Haako were transported down to the planet in a *Sheathipede*-class transport shuttle. When questioned by Sio Bibble, Nute Gunray revealed to the Queen that he planned to force her to sign a treaty that will legitimize their occupation of the planet, thus avoiding any unwanted interruptions from the Galactic Senate. The Queen and her aides were sent to Camp 4, however during their transportation to the camp, were rescued by the Jedi Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, who cut down the guarding droids. The jedi proceeded to escort the royal personnel through the city, hoping to make it to the Theed Hangar where they could use a ship to escape to Coruscant where the Queen could plead her case to the Galactic Senate and gain support. The group reaches the hangar, finding the Royal J-Type 327 Nubian Royal Starship. They board the ship as the jedi destroy the guarding battle droids, freeing Naboo's fighter pilots. Ric Olié piloted the royal ship out of the hangar, allowing the group to escape the planet.

    While flying above the planet, the ship came under fire of the blockade *Lucrehulk*-class LH-3210 cargo freighters, one shot damaging their shield generator. The repair droids onboard, one of which was R2-D2, began to make repairs on the generator to allow the ship to bypass the blockade. One by one, the repair astromechs were shot off the ship, R2-D2 was the last remaining droid, managing to fix the shield generators and return to the ship in one piece. Unable to make the jump to Coruscant due to a leaking hyperdrive, the group was forced to look for a world nearby where they could repair and refuel. Obi-Wan found the planet Tatooine. Qui-Gon opted for that option, taking the group to the remote Outer Rim world for refueling.

Learning that the Queen had disappeared and likely escaped the planet, Darth Sidious sent his apprentice Darth Maul to hunt down the Queen, desperate for her to sign the treaty that would legitimize the occupation of the planet. Darth Maul began his hunt of the Queen while Nute Gunray and Rune Haako began to regret their decision to work with Darth Sidious. R2-D2 was presented to Queen Amidala by Captain Panaka, who announced that the droid had saved their lives and was a well put together droid. Qui-Gon would then announce to the Queen their destination of Tatooine, hoping to refuel. Captain Panaka made it clear he disagreed with the jedi's judgement, however the Queen was willing to go along with the plan.

#### Stopping on Tatooine

After the Queen's ship on Tatooine, Qui-Gon Jinn went with Amidala (disguised as a handmaiden) and Jar Jar Binks to Mos Espa, where he attempted to barter for parts with Watto, the greedy Toydarian owner of a junkyard. They also met the young slave Anakin Skywalker, who invited them back to their home. On the second day on Tatooine, they bartered with Watto and were allowed to enter Skywalker's podracer into the Boonta Eve Classic. The Jedi and Amidala helped Skywalker complete his podracer. When cleaning a small cut, Jinn was able to acquire a blood sample, which he sent over his comlink to Kenobi. The sample revealed a startling discovery—over 20,000 midi-chlorians, things which resided in each individual and allowed them to commune with the Force.

On his ship, *Scimitar*, Maul traveled to Tatooine. He touched down on the planet's sand and sent probe droids in different locations to find his targets. One of the probe droids ended up destroyed by Jinn upon discovering its tailing them. Later that day, as the Jedi returned to their ship, Maul ambushed Jinn and his new protege, Anakin Skywalker. Maul leaped from his speeder and clashed with the Jedi. It was only through extreme concentration that Qui-Gon could defend himself against Maul's heavy attacks. As he fended a blow from the Sith, Qui-Gon told a puzzled Anakin to leave and tell the Naboo pilot to take off. While he was driven back, Skywalker boarded the Royal cruiser and did as Jinn said. Maul attempted to take Jinn by leaping over him, but Jinn blocked the strike to his back and jumped on the ramp. Now saved from the clutches of the Sith, the Queen and her entourage departed Tatooine for Coruscant. Down in the cruiser's boarding ramp, Jinn expressed his worries and introduced Skywalker to his future master.

#### Plea to the Galactic Senate

After the duel on Tatooine, the Jedi and Queen Amidala arrived on Coruscant. They were met on the landing platform by Senator Palpatine and Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum. Palpatine brought them to his apartment. While in the apartment, Palpatine explained to the Queen how corrupt and inefficient the Republic had become and expressed skepticism about the possibility that the Senate could act on the invasion; he also underlined the fact that Chancellor Valorum had little real power and that the bureaucrats were in fact the true rulers of the Republic by that point. Given the situation, Palpatine suggested that the Queen called a vote of no confidence on the Chancellor, in order to give the Republic a more effective government; or, in alternative, to submit a plea to the Galactic Courts of Justice, which, however, were generally even slower than the Senate to decide. Amidala was unknowingly being manipulated and deceived by Palpatine.

Jinn, Kenobi, and Skywalker appeared before the Jedi Council. Jinn reported his encounter with Maul, leaving the Council to consider the possibility that the Sith had returned after a thousand years. Skywalker was tested by the members of the Council, who recognized the boy to be a Force-sensitive, but expressed concern about young Skywalker's feelings of fear and loss.

In a special meeting of the Galactic Senate, Palpatine and Amidala spoke before the thousands of Galactic delegates. Their pleas were instantly accused of being lies and baseless accusations by the Senator of the Trade Federation, Lott Dod, who recommended appointing a commission to ascertain the truth; Dod's proposal was almost immediately supported by senator Aks Moe of Malastare. Valorum tried to silence Dod and Moe, but he was interrupted by Vice Chancellor Mas Amedda. Palpatine used this opportunity to further manipulate Amidala into turning on Valorum, by stating that the Bureaucrats were the true rulers of the Republic and on the payroll of the Trade Federation, as well as this was when Valorum's influence would reduce. After consulting with Amedda and his aide Sei Taria, Valorum asked Amidala if she would defer her motion and allow the commission to proceed. The Queen responded by saying that she would not defer and that she had not been elected to see her people suffer and die while the Senate discussed the invasion in a committee. Amidala had unknowingly fallen for Palpatine's manipulation and deception.

Exasperated by the Republic's inefficiency and corruption, Amidala shocked the Senate by moving for a vote of no confidence in the leadership of Chancellor Valorum, as it had been suggested to her by Palpatine himself. The proposal caused an uproar in the Senate, with many senators calling to proceed to the vote immediately, while Amedda vainly called for order. Within hours, Amidala's motion of no confidence was passed and Valorum removed from power. Palpatine was nominated as one of the candidates to succeed Valorum and promised Queen Amidala to clean up the rampant corruption; Bail Antilles and Ainlee Teem were nominated as well. Against Palpatine's suggestions, Amidala returned to Naboo, deciding that her fate belonged with that of her people. Soon after that, Qui-Gon Jin and Obi-Wan Kenobi met again with the Jedi Council: the Council denied admittance to Anakin in the Jedi Order, citing his advanced age as the deciding factor, and ordered Kenobi and Jinn to return to Naboo with the Queen and find out what they could about her mysterious assailant to bring the existence of the Sith into light.

#### Boss Meetup

As soon as the group landed on the planet, Jar Jar set out to reach the Gungan city, discovering that the location was deserted. They group determined that they had been attacked by the Trade Federation and pushed from their home. They learnt from Jar Jar that the Gungans may have retreated to a sacred place for safety. They allowed him to lead the way to find the Gungan Sacred Place. The group found the Sacred Place, being presented to Boss Nass by Captain Roos Tarpals. Handmaiden Sabé posed as Queen Amidala while Padmé disguised herself as a handmaiden as they spoke to Boss Nass, stating that they came in peace. Padmé however quickly revealed herself to be the Queen to the Gungans, hoping that an act of trust would gain compassion with the gungans. She pledged herself and the Naboo as the humble servants of the gungans making it clear she wanted an alliance to fight back against the Trade Federation. She and her followers bowed to Boss Nass, stating that their fate was in his hands. Boss Nass agreed to the truce, making peace with the Naboo.

#### Battle of Naboo

To help formulate a strategy to take back the Royal Palace, Queen Amidala sent Captain Panaka and a small contingent of fighters to Theed, their mission to survey the city and find a potential means of entry. Captain Panaka learnt that nearly all the citizens were in camps, unable to escape from the Trade Federation army that appeared much larger and stronger than first thought. He did however also discover an underground resistance movement created by royal guards and police of the city. He returned to the Naboo hideout in the grasslands with as many of the resistance leaders as possible. He spoke to Queen Amidala upon his return, stating that he did not believe the coming battle was one the Naboo could win. Queen Amidala then revealed her plan to the Captain, using the Gungan Grand Army to lure the Trade Federation Droid Army to the Naboo Grasslands where they would act as a diversion to allow Queen Amidala and her royal guard to enter the palace and fight their way to the throne room where they planned to capture Viceroy. Once the Viceroy was captured, she hoped the army would become confused and leaderless, leading to their victory. She also revealed that she would send all the pilots they have into space to attack the Droid Control ship, *Vuutun Palaa*, allowing the Gungans chance against the droid army on the surface. As thanks to Jar Jar Binks for his help in bringing together the Gungans and the Naboo in a powerful alliance. Boss Rugor Nass promoted Jar Jar to the rank of General within the Gungan Grand Army. The Gungan army then began to assemble outside the swamps on the grasslands of Naboo, allowing for the Trade Federation to locate them, luring them out into battle.

Worried by the Queen's aggressive return to Naboo, Darth Sidious sent Darth Maul to the planet and warned Nute Gunray of a potential coming attack. Sidious informed Darth Maul to remain patient, and let the Naboo make the first move. Eventually, the Federation was able to locate the growing Gungan army outside the swamps. They immediately began to create a counter army, sending all troops into the grasslands to fight against the Gungans. Darth Sidious gave Nute Gunray the order to wipe out the entire Gungan army.

##### Battle in the Grassland

Captain Tarpals lead his men out of the swamps and into the grasslands of Naboo, where he halted the army and started up the shields, carried on the backs of Fambaa. They held their ground and waited for the Trade Federation forces to arrive. They quickly did arrive, entering the battlefield in at least 12 Multi-Troop Transports, accompanied by at least 21 AAT Battle Tanks lead by OOM-9. Upon arrival, OOM-9 immediately gave the order to open fire on the Gungan Army. Their fire however was stopped by the Gungan deflector shield. Unable to penetrate the shields, OOM-9 called for a cease fire, turning instead to his ground troops, unloading the entire droid army into the grasslands to face the gungans head on. The Gungans began to prepare themselves, setting up their weaponry such as catapults with boomas. Aboard the capital ship, Tey How activated the droid army, allowing them to begin their march towards the gungans. As soon as the droid army entered the shield, they opened fire on the gungan army. The gungans attempted to return fire, hitting the droids with small boomas, destroying them with an overload of energy. Eventually the enemy forces overlapped one another, bringing the fighting to almost melee distance. OOM-9 was also able to destroy the shield generator of the gungan shield, bringing it down and making them vulnerable. The Federation AAT Battle Tanks began to advance, firing on the un-shielded gungan army, forcing Captain Tarpals to call for a retreat. The gungan forces began to flee to the swamps, under constant fire of the Federation forces. Ultimately, the gungan forces were not able to escape the Federation advance. The gungans were taken prisoner and placed into groups, overseen by the remaining B1 Battle Droids. The B1 Battle Droids began clearing the battlefield of bodies, placing them in piles around the prisoner gungans. The battle above the planet lead to the destruction of the *Vuutun Palaa*, shutting down all the droids on the surface. All of the battle droids were shut down immediately, allowing the gungans to be set free and celebrate victory.

##### Fighting in the Streets

Queen Amidala, still disguised as a handmaiden proceeded into the capital city of Theed, entering the city secretly using passages near the waterfall. The Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan stayed with the Queen, working only to protect the Queen while avoiding fighting a war for her. Anakin stayed beside Qui-Gon as they entered the city. Captain Panaka lead a separate group into the city, converging at a rendezvous point. Once both groups met on opposite sides of a square, filled with Trade Federation droids, Queen Amidala gave Panaka a signal to begin their attack. A transport mounted with a blaster turret came into the square, piloted by Naboo security forces. It opened fire on an AAT Battle Tank, destroying it immediately and starting a firefight between the Trade Federation and Naboo forces, both injuring and killing members of both sides. The firefight provided a distraction for Amidala and the jedi to enter the Naboo Royal Hangar, allowing the pilots to take flight into battle on the Droid Control Ship. Captain Panaka and his team were forced to retreat away from the advancing droids in the streets.

Once inside the hangar, the Queen, the jedi and the Naboo forces fought against the droids inside, slowly cutting down their numbers until they had full control of the building. The pilots began boarding their N-1 Starfighters as soon as they were able, taking off to enter the planet's atmosphere to attack the *Vuutun Palaa*. In an attempt to get to a safe space from the blaster-fire, Anakin tried to hide in an N-1 Starfighter, causing it to take off on autopilot with R2-D2 acting as his astromech co-pilot. Captain Panaka's group regrouped with Amidala's group in the hangar, providing her with additional fire against the defending Trade Federation B1 Battle Droids. As the forces rerouted their attention to the throne room, preparing to attack Nute Gunray, Darth Maul approached them, challenging the jedi. Amidala and Panaka opted to avoid Maul, taking the long way to the palace, leaving Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to defeat Darth Maul. Queen Amidala lead her forces into the palace, fighting through B1 Battle Droids that littered the corridors, making their way closer to the throne room. During one confrontation, the forces were stalled, met by equal forces of droids that stopped them from proceeding further. Unable to spare the time it would take to defeat the forces, Captain Panaka fired a hole in a window, allowing Amidala and multiple guards to climb onto a ledge, where they used grapple guns to bring themselves up to the next level of the Royal Palace. Once on this level, Amidala's group was captured, taken prisoner after being forced to surrender by surrounding droidekas. They were taken to Nute Gunray who immediately began attempting to get Amidala to sign the treaty. Sabé was able to provide a momentary distraction, arriving at the throne room dressed as the Queen. Nute Gunray, believing Amidala to simply be a decoy, sent his men after Sabé. Sabé fled, leaving Nute Gunray defended by only a small number of droids. Within the time of the distraction, Amidala was able to retrieve guns from secret compartments in her throne, destroying the final droids defending Gunray and taking both him and Rune Haako hostage.

##### Attack on the Droid Control Ship

Bravo Squadron, lead by Ric Olié and having taken off at the Royal Hangar reached the *Vuutun Palaa* in the atmosphere above Naboo. Vulture Droids were dispatched by Captain Daultay Dofine to defend their control ship from the advancing Naboo. The two forces clash outside the ship, both suffering losses. Anakin is taken up to the battle at the *Vuutun Palaa*, joining the battle in his N-1 Starfighter. Bravo Squadron made an attack run using their proton torpedoes to attack the main section of the ship. The attack was unsuccessful however, leaving no significant damage to the Federation ship. Anakin was able to take his ship off autopilot, allowing him to manually escape pursuing Vulture Droids. Anakin was struck by a stray shot of a Vulture Droid, sending him into a spiral that caused him to fall into a controlled crash within the hangar of the *Vuutun Palaa*. Anakin was able to power up his ship again, sending proton torpedoes into the main reactor of the ship, causing it to create a chain reaction that would destroy the ship. Anakin began his escape of the ship as it began to explode from the inside. The entire Bravo Squadron, seeing the coming explosion, began a retreat, creating distance before the explosion of the control ship. The *Vuutun Palaa* was destroyed, blown up completely, killing both Daultay Dofine and Tey How in the destruction. As a result, the droid army on the surface was destroyed, all B1 Battle Droids shut down.

##### Duel of Fates

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan ignited their lightsabers when faced with Darth Maul in the Royal Hangar, beginning a duel between the two jedi and the sith. Darth Maul began to lead the jedi into the Theed Power Generator, hoping to gain an advantage in duel in the difficult terrain. During the duel, Maul was able to combat both of the jedi simultaneously. Eventually however he was able to separate the jedi, throwing Obi-Wan off a walkway into the levels below. Qui-Gon was forced to continue to duel Maul by himself, allowing himself to be lured into the center of the power generator, where Maul planned to throw him down a shaft to kill him. The ray shields leading to the area separated all 3 combatants, forcing them to wait before engaging in another duel. Maul remained angry, watching Qui-Gon with rage, ready to kill him, while Qui-Gon began to meditate, staying calm in the moment of danger.As soon as the ray shields opened again, Qui-Gon leapt at Maul, re-engaging in a duel. Obi-Wan was unable to catch up to the duel, stopped by the ray shields reactivating and forcing him to watch as his master dueled the sith. Maul was able to get the upper hand on Jinn, slamming him in the face with the hilt of his saber, providing him enough time to spin and stab Qui-Gon Jinn in the stomach, providing him a fatal wound that would ultimately kill him. Maul turned to face Obi-Wan, preparing to do the same to the apprentice. As soon as the ray shields lowered, Obi-Wan leapt at Maul, fighting him with aggression. In his aggression, Obi-Wan was able to sever Maul's lightsaber in half, limiting him to a single bladed saber. Obi-Wan was knocked back by a force push from Maul, sending him into the power shaft. He was able to hold onto a ledge, saving himself from falling, however his lightsaber continued to fall, leaving him weaponless. Obi-Wan was able to use the force to propel himself up, leaping over Maul and pulling to him Qui-Gon's lightsaber, which he ignited and used to slice Maul in half, separating his legs from his torso. Taken by surprise, Maul falls backwards, down into the shaft, leading Obi-Wan to believe he had died.Victorious in the duel, Obi-Wan rushed to his master Qui-Gon as he died. With his dying breath, Qui-Gon pushed Obi-Wan to promise him to train Anakin Skywalker, believing him to be the chosen one. Obi-Wan agreed to train him, laying with Qui-Gon in his final moments. Qui-Gon died in his apprentice's arms.

## Aftermath

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The Invasion of Naboo was successful in the eyes of Darth Sidious, the lead manipulator of the event. He was able to use the event to become the Supreme Chancellor as planned. Once in this position of power, Palpatine was able to orchestrate further plans to overtake the galaxy and destroy the Jedi Order in events such as The Clone Wars and Order 66.

## Event Chronology

* The Mission aboard the *Saak'ak*.
* The Capture of Theed.
* The Attack on Otoh Gunga.
* The Attack on Otoh Langua.
* The Supreme Chancellor Election.
* The Boss Meetup.
* The Battle of Naboo.

## Appearances

1. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace