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The emblem of Naboo
The Naboo royal crest,[1] also known as the Naboo emblem, was a traditional insignia of the Naboo, a group of Humans living on a planet of the same name.[2] It was originally associated with Grizmallt,[3] the planet from which the Human Naboo originated.[4] A flower-like symbol, it was frequently emblazoned upon clothes, jewels and other accessories worn by the monarch of Naboo and their entourage.[2] That emblem must have been created in ancient times, since it featured on an antique golden diadem that Queen Amidala wore with her traveling dress.[5] Another version of the emblem was used on the belt buckles of the Queen's handmaidens[2] and on the vertical banners that hung on the facade of the Theed Royal Palace.[6]
That symbol was omnipresent on all things of Naboo make or related to the Naboo. When Amidala became senator, her sleeping quarters aboard her J-type diplomatic barge had a rug with the Naboo emblem on it.[7] The stylized flower even appeared on the S-130 Shelter speeders used protection in hazardous environments.[8] During the Festival of Light that celebrated the anniversary of the Naboo joining the Galactic Republic eight hundred and forty-seven years before the Clone Wars, the emblem was featured prominently in a fireworks display.[9] In that display, the colony starship that brought the first Human settlers on Naboo was represented by the flower-like emblem crashing on the planet's surface. It was also shown emblazoned on the coat of Kwilaan, the famous explorer that discovered the Naboo system.[10]
Behind the scenes
An upside down variant of the Naboo emblem
According to an article published in the Vogue fashion magazine, the stylized flower that was used as the Naboo symbol was inspired by Art Nouveau motifs.[11] It also bears resemblance[2] to the fleur-de-lis, a conventionalized iris in heraldry, which featured on the former royal arms of France[12] and the flag of Quebec.
Appearances
- Queen in Disguise
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- General Jar Jar
- Star Wars: Early Learning Activity Center
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Blue Shadow Virus"- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Assassin"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow Warrior"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Crisis on Naboo"
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Sources
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Scrapbook (as Queen Amidala's crest)
- Star Wars: Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
- Secrets of Naboo (Picture only)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 128 GAR 15-16: Garments and Couture
- Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
- 2012 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 7 Card: Mourning for Padmé
- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 34
Notes and references
- ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 34
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Official Star Wars Fact File 128 GAR 15-16: Garments and Couture
- ↑ Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Assassin"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Blue Shadow Virus"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Crisis on Naboo"
- ↑ "Crisis on Naboo" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete) (slide 2 caption)
- ↑ Star Wars Couture by Phyllis Posnick on Vogue (April 1, 1999) (backup link archived on May 22, 2002) (Original no longer available, backup at The Fashion Spot)
- ↑ The Fleur-de-lis on Heraldica.org (backup link archived on May 7, 2020)
