Senator Amidala represents Ahsoka Tano in her trial. Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs. That night, Amidala used her new personal comm to contact her parents, who gave her their congratulations. Although she declined to comment afterward, she nonetheless left a HoloNet message stating that she respected those fighting to protect their soil, and her comments were referring to what she considered alarmist elements in the senate. Capturing the dawdling duo, the mercenary stole information on the Galactic Senate Building's headquarters from Artoo. [13], A planetwide catastrophe on Bromlarch destroyed the planet's aqueduct systems. But her husband's fall to the dark side had broken her heart, causing her to lose the will to live, which, coupled with the strain of giving birth to her children, resulted in her death. Not even allowing her the chance to explain herself, Vader succumbed to his anger and Force choked her, believing that Amidala had brought Kenobi to kill him. [7] She never forgot her past or her heritage, however; even after she reached the top, Amidala still maintained her village's tradition of painting her thumb nail on each hand stark white, a small but notable sign of her dedication to her family. 1.65 meters[2] As they prepared to leave, Tarmin said that though his people would not fight, they could offer other aid, which they could discuss. However, when they survived their attempted execution, she and Skywalker could no longer deny their love. [52], Dormé engaged the assassin in a firefight and told Amidala to head back to the ship with Motee, as they were too vulnerable out in the open. Additionally, Master Qui-Gon Jinn was killed during his duel with the Sith Lord Darth Maul. This surprised and horrified Amidala, but she remained at Anakin's side, consoling him. In the end, Amidala and the Jedi were successful, with Magus becoming a prisoner of war, but Tachi died in the effort.[28]. After a meeting with Queen Jamillia, as well as a meal with Amidala's family, she and Anakin took refuge at Varykino, the Naberrie family lake retreat, where the two began to fall in love. During the Clone Wars, Queen Neeyutnee turned to Amidala first in any situation of crisis. Brown[1] This relationship made her great-grandmother of Allana Solo, Jacen Solo's daughter, and an ancestor of Nat, Kol, Cade Skywalker, and Ania Solo. However, when Jar Jar put the Boss's crown of office on his head, Anakin and Padmé immediately noticed a striking resemblance between the two Gungans and hatched a new plan. However, significant damage was inflicted in the escape, and the ship was forced to land on the remote planet Tatooine. [33], While Count Dooku publicly supported the motion, he gave secret orders for General Grievous to deposit a group of droids disguised as sanitary units on Coruscant to commit acts of sabotage. [19] In a brief conference with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, members of the Loyalist Committee and numerous members of the Jedi High Council (including Yoda and Mace Windu), it was decided that Amidala be placed under protection of the Jedi while the matter was investigated. The nexu attacked Amidala, roaring and climbing the pillar she was on. [23], When Skywalker and his troops came to rescue her, Vindi threatened to kill Amidala and Binks. Nothing in the wardrobe was without function. [14], Following Gunray's capture and escape, Amidala was with Palpatine when he received word from Hondo Ohnaka's pirate gang that they had captured the leader of the Separatists, Count Dooku. Ultimately, Amidala's constant care for the Gungans turned the tide in the battle on Mon Calamari between the Mon Cala and the Quarren. [3], After their first week together, the handmaidens practiced with Sabe as the queen. Yes, I hated this book. After a second assassination attempt by Zam Wesell—who had, under the orders of Jango Fett, placed poisonous kouhuns in her bedroom, which Skywalker and Kenobi prevented from killing her—the Jedi Council determined that Skywalker would escort Amidala to her home world of Naboo for protection while Obi-Wan continued the investigation. [32], With Skywalker and Tano saved, Amidala proceeded to negotiate an alliance between the Republic and the Hutts, which would allow Republic warships to use unknown Hutt hyperspace lanes, an advantage the Separatists did not have. With no troops to spare, the Jedi Council decided to ask for the Gungans' help. Amidala clings to the edge of the Republic Executive Building. [64] Unknown to either of them, a large painting of Amidala still hung in the Imperial Palace, even up to the Thrawn campaign, twenty-eight years after her death.[72]. While the New Mandalorians–led government wished to remain neutral, a hard-line faction known as the Death Watch wanted to side with the Separatists. Amidala survived the crash by entering a escape pod. 46 BBY,[2] Naboo[3] [5] Amidala could no longer ignore the needs of her people and accepted Queen Réillata's offer to become senator after two terms as queen. While Skywalker and R2-D2 stayed on the ship to await further instructions, Amidala spied on Clovis, Dod, and the Geonosian Archduke Poggle the Lesser, who were meeting in the garden. With her dying breath, she claimed that there was still good in the former Anakin Skywalker, who embraced the persona of Darth Vader throughout the reign of the Galactic Empire. From her early days, Amidala was a favorite of Onaconda Farr, who served alongside her father in the Senate. Amidala, Kryze's and Kenobi's actions later ratified the Senate's vote. Amidala was, with her retinue, present in the Senate chamber during a special session in which Chancellor Palpatine presented "proof" of a Jedi rebellion against the Senate, which in actuality was an attempt to arrest Palpatine for his allegiance with the Sith. When the now Queen Genevieve Daulton is being hunted down by her rebelling people, Anakin is sent to investigate why. Is this just fantasy? During the Battle of Endor, Luke set out to redeem his father from the dark side. [9], Always at the center of the galaxy, Amidala was a determined and brave survivor. Sabé also became one of Amidala's closest friends and most trusted advisors, viewing herself as the "right hand of Padmé Amidala Naberrie." Amidala was the democratically elected Queen of Naboo before representing the Chommell sector as a Senator in the Galactic Senate. The only time anyone mentions anything about a broken heart is when Padmé is pleading to Anakin to stop being off-the-wall crazy. [7], Though Amidala had planned to retire into a family life, as her sister Sola had, at Queen Jamillia's urging she was elected Naboo's representative in the Galactic Senate, succeeding Horace Vancil as the Galactic Senator from the 36th regional state space system. The ship did indeed explode with the general aboard, taking several battle droids with it, but he survived. She refused to believe him, and went to Mustafar to find her husband. In two weeks, she wanted politicians from nearby planets to meet with her to discuss trade, relations, and the like. Later in the war, during Skywalker's brief break from the war (granted by the Jedi Council due to his and Kenobi's extended service in the Outer Rim), Padmé reunited with her husband on Naboo. When Amidala became a Senator thanks to the guidance of Bail Organa and other Senators, she began to perceive the intentions of the Chancellor and to worry about the power that he accumulated during the war. [9], Amidala then married Skywalker at Varykino on Naboo in a secret ceremony performed by Maxiron Agolerga, the Pontifex of the Brotherhood of Cognizance. Queen Amidala, who fought,… She waved to it, with the hopes that it was someone who'd let her in. [81], The Return of the Jedi novelization said that Obi-Wan took both Leia and her mother (Padmé) to Alderaan after the birth of the twins,[82] while in Revenge of the Sith, Padmé dies shortly after childbirth. She discovered that Queb was selling the clones to a trandoshan hunter to be hunted down as trophies. However, the film did introduce Anakin Skywalker, the boy who would eventually become Darth Vader, father of Luke and Leia Skywalker. In the immediate aftermath of the invasion, Amidala attended Qui-Gon Jinn's ritual cremation in a funeral temple of Theed to pay her respects. That year they released their first album, Queen.The same year saw their first major UK tour, and in 1974 they released Queen II as well as making their first UK headlining tour. Due to Tano's efforts to rescue her, Amidala developed a warm friendship with her. Captain Panaka publicly opposed the addition of an ion pulse and advocated for firmer measures and increased defense. Saying Queen’s Shadow is boring would be the ultimate understatement of the year. As soon as Tamson left, Anakin and Fisto used the Force in order to remove the water from Padmé's helmet and Jar Jar spat his "Gungan waterproofin'" to seal the breach. Padmé was well-loved for her kind and self-sacrificing nature - evident in her care and concern for all her people - regardless of their status, she even bore a close relationship with her handmaidens and unlike many Senators, also maintained contact with her Monarch; Queen Jamillia, from a young age she exhi… Horrified at what her husband had become, Amidala implored Vader to turn back, stating that he was breaking her heart. Though she was the spokesperson for the committee, her efforts to try and involve the Jedi were futile, as her peers felt that it was too dangerous at that point to involve the Jedi, as they were unsure of whom they would side with and they didn't want the Chancellor knowing of their opposition. They destroyed all of his droid guards, and captured Ziro being held at gunpoint by Padmé. The day we stop believing democracy can work is the day we lose it. Determined to speak at the assembly, Amidala still insisted upon travelling to Alderaan despite the warning. Amidala was taken to the palace dungeon, where she was able to trick the droids into activating her communicator, alerting her assistant C-3PO to her predicament before the droids destroyed it. During the battle, Ahsoka was shot in the arm, but while falling revealed Amidala with a blaster set on stun to incapacitate the assassin. En route, the trio of Senators was forced to combat droid starfighters, with Amidala again proving proficient with a blaster. Tano, with the help of Gungan native Peppi Bow, located the secret lab of Dr. Vindi. Tarmin asked her what was it that she wanted. There she asked for Kuseph Jovi. Sabé, Yané, and Eirtaé would go with Harli, while Rabé would take Queen Amidala to the library and then escape out the window using a grappling hook, where Rabé and Padmé would meet the group. The latter pretended to be dead in order to learn more about a Separatist plot to kidnap Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Anakin angrily wondered how many truths Obi-Wan and the Council could be keeping from him. She spoke her mind to the Senate and was able to convince the Gungans to unite against the Trade Federation. They shared an intimate kiss, but with sentients nearby, Amidala shied away. This tore the waistband and up of her clothing, and Amidala screamed and sobbed in pain as tears trickled down her cheek. Amidala listened to the meeting as a page, but when she had to run a message to the kitchen, Harli spotted her. Although Lyonie was initially hesitant, Jar Jar Binks quickly convinced him that they had to help Amidala out of loyalty to the Naboo Senator. The ship carried some 2.2 million passengers in peacetime and 810,000 military personnel in the Second World War, but here in Long Beach, an estimated 50 million people have visited. Amidala attended several meetings with the Delegation of 2000 in 19 BBY. – Tom Leek Jul 22 '14 at 19:57 ... PADME: (points to Queen) This is my decoy... my protection... my loyal bodyguard. Despite the supremely evil being that the Sith Lord would become, he was never able to shake himself of the emotional agony caused by his wife's passing, and the guilt of knowing he was responsible for her death. 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It also wouldn't surprise me if Palpatine had a hand in her election, believing a younger ruler to … Both during her reign as queen and her time serving as a Senator, Amidala presented herself as an advocate for the Gungans. [5] The fact that Amidala had given birth to twins was a secret known only to a few after her death: the mortician Commodex Tahn used a hologram to make her still appear pregnant during her funeral. Luke remarked that he had no memory of Amidala whatsoever. Even human consultants can do that ! [53], As the Outer Rim Sieges raged on, Amidala had fewer opportunities to see her husband. Amidala was among those who attended Jinn's cremation in the Funeral Temple of Theed to pay her respects.[5]. An attempt on her life was made by the Clawdite bounty hunter Zam Wesell, resulting in the deaths of Amidala's decoy Cordé, handmaiden Versé, and numerous other security guards on a Coruscant landing platform. Though she was now pregnant with Skywalker's children, the Senator still proved able in combat, helping to lead the evacuation of the Senate Apartment Complex. On their way to detention facilities, the retinue—consisting of the false Amidala, her handmaidens, Governor Sio Bibble and Captain Panaka—was freed by the Jedi ambassadors Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, as well as a Gungan named Jar Jar Binks. Being in the building would take them out of the assassin's line of sight. Divo insisted upon locking the two in his office with heavy protection, along with Mothma and Purs, although the late Farr's aide immediately expressed indignation with the situation and stormed out. Amidala was to go to Alderaan to speak with Bail Organa to an assembly about the war with the Separatists. After arriving on Raxus, Padmé and Ahsoka were instantly greeted by Bonteri with open arms. At first Amidala saw Palpatine as good and reliable, and sought his help when Naboo was threatened. In her final words, she told Kenobi of her strong belief that there was still good within Anakin. Brown[1] The cyborg Kaleesh fought back and fatally stabbed General Tarpals. However, Amidala forced Ziro to confess his betrayal to Jabba, who promised swift punishment in return. Skywalker was then called away by Kenobi to, unknown to Anakin, finally be granted the rank of Jedi Knight by the Jedi Council. Soon after, Amidala received Skywalker's severed Padawan braid as a keepsake. He also learned that the Separatists had built a droid army to attack the Republic and that the Republic had at its disposal an army of clone troopers supposedly commissioned by the long-deceased Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas. Obi-Wan Kenobi informs Amidala of Skywalker's fall to the dark side. Padmé rushed over to him, lamenting that she hadn't shown up earlier. Clovis, after learning of her deteriorating health, was informed by Dod that she was a spy and confronted her. Please update the article to reflect recent events, and remove this template when finished. Physical description Despite the intervention by the Padawan, Sing escaped, leaving the threat of assassination looming. Both assumed their conversation was private, save for Rex having been aware, though Obi-Wan Kenobi had been aware of their continued contact as well. Female[1] Senator Amidala participated in many events of the Clone Wars, both political and military, while also becoming pregnant to her husband. By the end of the war in 19 BBY, the pregnant Amidala became increasingly alarmed by the changes in her husband's character as he was seduced to the dark side.