Attack on Theed

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During the Clone Wars between 22 BBY and 19 BBY, Theed—the capital city of the planet Naboo—was attacked by the Separatist Droid Army. An artist who had been experiencing visions of Naboo's Republic senator, Padmé Amidala, saved her from blaster-fire during the attack.

Prelude

Between 22 BBY and 19 BBY, the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems fought each other in the pan-galactic Clone Wars.[3] During that time,[1] Padmé Amidala—the Republic senator of the Mid Rim planet Naboo—attended a bazaar in the outskirts of Theed,[2] the Human Naboo[3] capital city. There, her gaze transfixed a reclusive artist, who was overcome with visions of Amidala and her[2] then-unborn twins, Luke and Leia.[4] The artist painted images of Amidala for twenty-four weeks straight, after which he had an epiphany that he needed to save Amidala's life from a Separatist attack.[2]

The attack

The Separatist Droid Army attacked Theed with a force of B1-series battle droids and an OG-9 homing spider droid. The artist entered Theed and searched the streets for Amidala, finding her just as the Droid Army did, and saved the senator by taking blaster fire meant for her.[2]

Aftermath

The artist recovered from his injuries and later had visions of the planet Alderaan.[2] Amidala later died in childbirth[4] in 19 BBY.[3]

Behind the scenes

The attack on Theed appeared in "The Artist of Naboo," a comic story written and painted by Erik Tiemens and published by Dark Horse Comics in the 2005 anthology Star Wars: Visionaries.[2]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars Vol. 1 includes "The Artist of Naboo" and states that the events within it take place between the events of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, which The Essential Atlas places in 22 BBY and 19 BBY respectively. Therefore, the attack on Theed as depicted in "The Artist of Naboo" must take place between these years.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 "The Artist of Naboo" — Star Wars: Visionaries
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Essential Atlas
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith