Malé-Dee

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Malé-Dee was a human male politician who served in the Senate of the Galactic Republic during the later stages of the Clone Wars. He was a member of the Delegation of 2,000, a subgroup of the Senate which was concerned with Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's conduct during the Clone Wars. Malé-Dee was one of the senators and officials who greeted Palpatine at the Senate Office Building after he returned from his rescue aboard the Invisible Hand, above Coruscant. After Palpatine's transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire, he remained a part of the Imperial Senate but changed his stance on Palpatine.

Biography

Senator of the Republic

Malé-Dee, a male human,^[2] was a senator serving the Galactic Senate^[3] in the late stages of the Clone Wars.^[2] He was also a member of the Delegation of 2,000, a group of two thousand senators who grew concerned with how Chancellor Sheev Palpatine was ruling the Galactic Republic.^[3]

Palpatine's arrival

"Chancellor Palpatine. Are you alright?"
"Yes, thanks to your two Jedi Knights. They killed Count Dooku, but General Grievous has escaped once again."

―Mace Windu and Chancellor Palpatine^[2]

In 19 BBY,^[5] following the conclusion of the Battle of Coruscant and the death of Count Dooku, Malé-Dee was one of the many politicians who greeted Chancellor Palpatine after he returned from his captivity aboard the Invisible Hand. Palpatine arrived in front of the Senate Office Building by way of a Util-313 speeder bus, and was escorted by his saviors, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker.^[2]

Malé-Dee among the senators awaiting Palpatine's return

In the group of politicians, Malé-Dee stood to the left^[2] of his fellow Delegation member, the Mon Calamari Meena Tills.^[6] After Palpatine departed the shuttle bus, Malé-Dee moved forward with his constituents to greet him. The group of senators turned around to return into the office building, and Malé-Dee conversed with Nee Alavar,^[2] another member of the Delegation of 2,000.^[3] Palpatine emerged at the front of the group to announce the results of the battle to Jedi Master Mace Windu. With Malé-Dee and his fellow senators behind him, Palpatine announced that Dooku had been killed and that General Grievous had eluded capture.^[2]

As a member of the Delegation of 2,000, Malé-Dee was one of the two thousand senators who signed the Petition of 2,000, a document formally complaining about the Chancellor's conduct. The document also requested that he relinquish his emergency powers, granted to him at the beginning of the Clone Wars, to the Senate following its conclusion.^[6]

War's end

"The people have spoken. What does it matter if I believe they are wrong, when I am their sworn servant? Is it not the truest act of democracy to trust the public will?"

―Malé-Dee to Mon Mothma^[4]

One day after Palpatine transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire and made himself its Emperor, sixty-three members of the Delegation were arrested on counts of treason. It is unknown if Malé-Dee was among those arrested.^[7] Afterwards he gave in and changed his stance on Palpatine and as fellow leading Delegation of 2,000 member Mon Mothma courted him for her Imperial Rebirth Act that would lessen the Emperor's power, he declined her. Later that year Malé-Dee was a guest at the Imperial COMPNOR-Alpha summit, where he was part of a tour group led by the newly appointed Governor Rhaygus Strentine.^[4]

Behind the scenes

Malé-Dee as he appeared in Episode III's deleted scene

Kee Chan portrayed Malé-Dee in a brief appearance in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. The character's name is given in the film's closing credits. Dee also appeared in a deleted scene in which the Delegation of 2,000 spoke to Chancellor Palpatine in his office. The character first appeared in the film's now Legends novelization as a member of the Delegation of 2000,^[8] in which the deleted scene^[2] featuring Malé-Dee and other members of the delegation addressing Chancellor Palpatine was adapted.^[8]