Maoi Madakor

"With all due respect, the ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor wish to board immediately."
"Yes, of course. As you know, our blockade is perfectly legal, and we'd be happy to receive the ambassadors."

―Maoi Madakor and Nute Gunray — 20?cb=20250116042720

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Maoi Madakor was a human who served as a captain in the Judicial Forces during the reign of the Galactic Republic. Between 40 BBY and 34 BBY, Madakor flew a Consular-class space cruiser with her co-pilot Antidar Williams to the moon Veeros while transporting the Jedi Yoda and Vetna Mooncrest so that they could investigate experiments taking place there. In 32 BBY, she piloted the cruiser Radiant VII with Williams to the Naboo system in order to deliver the Jedi ambassadors Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

The two Jedi aimed to negotiate an end to the Trade Federation's blockade of the planet Naboo. Upon reaching the blockade, Madakor landed the cruiser on the Federation flagship, the Saak'ak, so that the Jedi could meet with Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray. After the Jedi disembarked the Radiant VII, it was destroyed by a Federation droid laser turret, killing Madakor and Williams.

Biography

Mission to Veeros

"Well… we're on the south side of the palace. Solar activity seems to be hiding our approach."
"Excellent, Captain Madakor. Now… lower the ship."

―Maoi Madakor and Yoda^[4]

Maoi Madakor was a human who studied at the Judicial Academy on the planet Coruscant and went on to serve as an officer in the Judicial Forces of the Galactic Republic, working together with the Diplomatic Corps of the Galactic Senate and the Jedi Order's Council of Reconciliation.^[1] Between 40 BBY and 34 BBY,^[5] Madakor and her co-pilot Antidar Williams transported the Jedi Yoda and Vetna Mooncrest on a Consular-class space cruiser to the remote moon Veeros when they were dispatched to investigate dark experiments reported to be happening there.^[4]

Williams and Madakor transported Yoda and Vetna Mooncrest to Veeros.

The two pilots landed the cruiser at the palace of Atha Prime, the moon's leader and sole inhabitant. The Jedi disembarked but found nothing at the palace and so departed in the cruiser, although they suspected that the experiments they sought were being hidden from them. Several hours later they returned in the cruiser on the south side of the palace.^[4]

In the cruiser's cockpit, Madakor informed the Jedi that solar activity was covering their approach, and Yoda ordered the two pilots to lower the ship closer to the moon's surface. Yoda and Mooncrest leapt out of the vessel and soon discovered a horde of xerexi that Prime had created, fighting them but failing to prevent Prime from escaping. Yoda and Mooncrest then returned to the cruiser and left Veeros as other Jedi eliminated the remaining xerexi there.^[4]

Death above Naboo

"Captain."
"Yes, sir."
"Tell them we wish to board at once."

―Qui-Gon Jinn and Maoi Madakor — 20?cb=20250116042720

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Maoi Madakor transported Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi to the Naboo system.

Madakor became captain^[2] of the Radiant VII, a Consular-class space cruiser belonging to the Diplomatic Corps.^[6] In 32 BBY,^[1] the Trade Federation blockaded the planet Naboo over a trade dispute. In response, Madakor was tasked with transporting the Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi to the Naboo system so that they could negotiate an end to the blockade on behalf of Republic Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum.^[3]

Madakor piloted the Radiant VII alongside Williams,^[1] and, upon arriving in the Naboo system, they headed toward^[3] the Trade Federation flagship, the Saak'ak.^[1] On Jinn's orders, Madakor contacted Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray to let him know that they wished to board at once, and^[3] she^[2] then landed the cruiser within one of the Federation starship's^[3] main^[1] hangar bays. After the Jedi left the vessel to begin negotiations, Madakor and Williams remained in the cockpit and awaited their return.^[3]

Madakor's final order was to raise the shields, but it was too late to save her and Williams.

After receiving orders from his master, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, Gunray gave the command for the Republic ambassadors to be killed, and a droid laser turret descended from the ceiling of the hangar bay. Antidar spotted the turret and warned Madakor, who began giving an order to raise the Radiant VII's shields, but before she could finish the order, the cruiser was destroyed, resulting in the^[3] instant^[1] deaths of both pilots. Jinn and Kenobi managed to avoid their would-be executioners and escaped the Saak'ak, eventually aiding the people of Naboo in defeating the Federation.^[3]

Personality and traits

Maoi Madakor had brown hair, brown eyes, and light skin.^[3] She stood 1.63 meters tall.^[1]

Equipment

Madakor was wearing a blue Judicial Forces uniform at the time of her death^[3] and was unarmed.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Maoi Madakor was portrayed by Bronagh Gallagher in the 1999 prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.^[3] All of the scenes taking place in the cockpit of the Radiant VII were filmed on September 8, 1997.^[7] In the current Star Wars canon, the character's name was first used in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia.^[2] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the character first appeared in the novelization of The Phantom Menace, which was written by Terry Brooks and released prior to the film.^[8]

While her surname was first used on a card in the 2001 Coruscant Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game,^[9] Madakor's first name first appeared in the thirty-third issue of De Agostini's The Official Star Wars Fact File magazine,^[10] which was written by Iain Lowson^[11] and released around August 14, 2002.^[12] In the original script for the film, Madakor's final line is not "Shields up!" but instead "No! Warn…," and in a rough cut of the film, it was recorded as "Warn the Jedi!"^[13]