[30], Shortly after the Battle of Teth, Amidala spoke with the Chancellor about Naboo's new security measures due to several new battles in the Outer Rim. [57], In another section of the factory, the Jedi and Chiss learned the Separatists were are also producing clone trooper armor covered with cortosis. WebPalpatine said not from a Jedi when Anakin asks if it was possible to learn the power to save people from death. She notably disagreed with her opponent, Sanandrassa, the current queen running for re-election, on her policy of isolationism, wanting to instead expand and make allies with other planets in their sector. During a brief struggle, Sing wounded the Padawan, but was stunned by Amidala with a concealed blaster. Additionally, the Naboo had to decide whether or not to install defensive weaponry on the planet. Ignorant of Bane's plans, the two droids returned to their masters with the jogan fruit. Padm did not see C-3PO again until ten years later, when she returns to [76] Amidala eventually appeared onscreen for the first time in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, played by actress Natalie Portman. Amidala was injured while attending the conference on Alderaan. When Skywalker came back into her life, Amidala knew that their future together would endanger their lives. Valorum May 18, 2017 at 11:37 Two problems with this question: 1. The latest Star Warstie-ins have just given added meaning toPadm's funeral scene inStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. A broken heart. Her connection with Anakin was on a much greater scale than just love. When Anakin was starting to sway towards the dark side, Pad [19], After extensive preparations, the guests began to arrive. Johnston's novelQueen's Shadow, the funeral guests were united in their grief forPadm, and they resolved to find out the true story of her death. However, Skywalker was forced to hide when Organa and C-3PO entered Amidala's office. Meanwhile, the real Amidala cast her speech through the droid via telecommunications from the safety of her private quarters. WebHe blamed Padme's death on the fact she'd betrayed him (bringing Obi Wan to kill him), the betrayal was then cemented when Obi Wan crippled him and left him for dead. She began to utter some of the last words that Vader had heard her tell him long ago. Before being queen, Padm put the work in and trained in politics so that even as a young teen, she was prepared for the task ahead of her when elected. Realizing that Skywalker loved Amidala, Clovis let himself die in order to save Amidala.[59]. As a result of Skywalker's fear of loss, he was seduced by the dark side of the Force, believing that by becoming a Sith Lord he would gain the power to prevent his wife from dying in childbirth. Like her mother, Leia entered public service and became a flag-bearer for the democratic ideals of liberty and justice as a leader in the Alliance to Restore the Republic and its successor, the New Republic, before becoming the founding general of the Resistance against the First Ordera successor state to the Galactic Empire. In the waning months of the pan-galactic conflict, Amidala revealed to her husband that she was pregnant. Right then, they entered the room where Stin was on his deathbed. Skywalker, Kenobi, and Amidala pursued Count Dooku in a Republic gunship, but Amidala and a clone trooper were knocked from the troop bay by a cannon blast. Padme dies in Star Wars episode III: Revenge of the Sith of a broken heart caused by Anakins betrayal joining the dark side and is said to have lost her will to live, right after she gives birth to twins. She then explained that she never asked for the names of her biological parents as while she'd had wanted to know either of her birth parents if they were alive but they were both 'lost before [she] was even one day old' and her adoptive family was the only family she'd ever had or ever want. Did the Emperor also have a hand in making her die? Shortly thereafter, she passed out in her chamber. Amidala said she preferred to speak to Stin about the matter. Realizing that the smuggler had survived, Vader noted how he would succeed where Lady Corvax had failed. She would say it as soon as she reached her. However, she gave in and married Skywalker in secret. [10], Amidala fends off the nexu with her chains, The execution of Amidala, Skywalker, and Kenobi was to be carried out by several creatures brought into the arena: a reek, an acklay, and a nexu. Palps saves Anakin but tells him Padme fell in the lava and died. It led her to declare later in life that she would try 10,000 times in order to save one person. [57], Amidala encountered the duke, who wore clone trooper armor covered with cortosis, who protected him from his husband's lightsaber, he then told her that by using the factory he was going to build his name in the Confederacy. While Padms death was simply explained as that of a broken hearted woman who lost the will to live, perhaps it was left vague on purpose, allowing the fans Dorm warned Padm that the assassin was inside the building. Luckily, Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan saw her and saved her from being killed just in time, though she initially mistrusted him coincidentally being in the same area. [5], Amidala's death haunted Vader for the rest of his life. With the loss of the Malevolence, Grievous fled the battle, and Amidala and her companions reached safety. 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[5], After Kenobi defeated Vader in a brutal lightsaber fight, he retrieved the unconscious Amidala and brought her to a medical facility on Polis Massa, where she gave birth two days later. Meanwhile, the senator had entered the building and was accompanied by a group of locals, consisting of maintenance workers of the factory, Cimy, Huga and LebJau. After Clovis forced Dod at gunpoint to hand over the antidote, the three fled. [57], On the roof of the building, Amidala and Thrawn retrieved Skywalker's lightsaber, they also witnessed some spheres which descended onto the factory, which were part of a Chiss mission to retrieve a deflector shield generator from the factory. Prior to the conference, Amidala tried to assure Tano that she had felt the same sense of insecurity when she was queen of Naboo. Who's to say that "humans" who lived in a galaxy far far away, long long ago, are the same as the humans watching the films? Do we have midichloria Medically healthy humans don't die for no good reason. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (does have some symptoms) Is It Possible? Elderly who die soon afte The kidnapping had coincided with a Trade Federation blockade of Pantora under the pretext that the planet had outstanding debts to pay. However, the blockade was merely a shadow play by Count Dooku to force the Pantorans to join the Separatist Alliance. WebHow did she "fail" her? Following an assassination attempt on the Mandalorian Duchess Satine Kryze, Amidala informed her friend the Duchess that the Galactic Senate had recently voted to occupy Mandalore and that warships were preparing to depart at sunrise. Sidious, of course, told him that she died due to Anakin losing control over his anger. While Farr requested that Amidala accept his apology for his brief betrayal, she remained adamant that it was the Republic that owed him an apology for forgetting that just because Rodia was not a particularly powerful ally did not make it any less important than any other system. When R2-D2's response sounded like an agreement, she promised it would become one of their future policies. Amidala later told her new handmaiden that she was working on her persona as the queen, which Tsabin vowed to work on mimicking. Prior to leaving, Bane and his bounty hunters planted several explosives in the lobby of the Senate building. Palpatine killed three of them before being defeated by Mace Windu. Eventually, the gowns found their way to Organa. Both missions proved a success, and the group managed to escape the Malevolence. As the trio stepped off the ship, Padm warned her handmaidens to be ready for anything. An election was decided, and Palpatine himself emerged as a likely candidate to succeed the disgraced Valorum. They then made their way to Coruscant, where Palpatine convinced her to work with Clovis. [16], When Amidala first arrived on Coruscant as a senator, holonews stations, such as TriNebulon News, questioned her loyalties and potential. Amidala sneaked back into his palace, where she overheard Ziro speaking with Count Dooku, promising that Rotta, Skywalker, and his apprentice would be eliminated, that the Jedi would bring Jabba to justice and Ziro would become head of the Hutt Clan. Later, Amidala traveled to Mandalore, which was facing an economic crisis due to the disruption to trade caused by the Clone Wars. Explore all of Wookieepedia's media for this article subject: Wookieepedia is a FANDOM Movies Community. Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! She tried to move away from the heavy cruiser, but was pulled in by the Malevolence's tractor beam. Unfortunately, the effort resulted in failure, as the Shadda-Bi-Boran could not adapt to their new homeworld. Skywalker then left the room and began his search for the senator once again. The group later arrived at the detention block, defeated the droid guards and found the Chiss and Jedi Knight inside. Although she ultimately liberated her homeworld with the help of the Jedi Order and the Gungan Grand Army, her decision to cast a Vote of No Confidence against Finis Valorum enabled Palpatine to become the Supreme Chancellor. Tano, with the help of Gungan native Peppi Bow, located the secret lab of Doctor Vindi. She portrayed herself as the calm and composed candidate. Amidala survived the crash by entering a escape pod. [70] Providing minor training to the smuggler, Vader was able to coax out the potential of his force sensitivity, which Vader was able to use to finally get access to the Bright Star. Yoda advised that to overcome his nightmares and fears, Skywalker had to learn to let go to those close to him, something that did not sit well with Skywalker. [26] Always at the center of the galaxy, Amidala was a determined and brave survivor. Padm knew that. He was able to track them down, but was too late, and his mother died in his arms. Unbeknownst to Amidala, Obi-Wan had stowed away on her ship knowing she would go to verify the truth of his claims, but this proved to be fatal for her. [22] Although she was not the youngest sovereign ever elected,[10] it had been a long time since a Naboo queen had been as young as her,[19] and she would later question her own maturity at the time of her election. After Ahsoka Tano was expelled from the Jedi Order for her alleged role in a bombing and the subsequent murder of Letta Turmond, Padm Amidala agreed to defend the former Padawan during her trial before the Senate. [19], However, Panaka figured out that they had disappeared after talking to Sach. The two could communicate through looks and gestures. But Padm, a staunch believer in democracy, knew better than to push the boundaries of power. She then used Duja's brooch to summon her ship, the Possibility. [19] She adopted Amidala as her regnal name. Although the official explanation for Padme's death is that she died at the hands of renegade Jedi, Apailana privately believes otherwise. The Clabronian said that he couldn't. It was while en route to the camp that she was rescued by two Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi. 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She looked very similar to Amidala and Panaka noted that she could also be a body double. After the Chiss and the senator left, the Jedi began to wander across the factory, and found a section of the factory that produced cortosis B2 super battle droids, which was guarded by the duke and his relatives and some droid sentries. Amidala's efforts were opposed by the war profiteering Senate representatives of the Trade Federation, the Techno Union, and the InterGalactic Banking Clan: Lott Dod, Gume Saam, and Nix Card. WebWere together, now, Padm wanted to say. Second Minister Tarmin, who, though hesitant at first, let them in. Though she urged the Republic fleet to continue their attack, refusing to allow herself to become a bargaining chip, her husband ordered them to stop. She shrugged, still tracing the pieces of Anakin in his daughter. Upon her arrival at the cantina, Amidala found Duja in a open casket. Padm informs the Chancellor of the proposed peace accord. [29] Amidala and Anakin confessed their love to each other during their stay at Naboo and before the Battle of Geonosis. Amidala was present when Sing and Shahan Alama delivered an unconscious Skywalker to the lobby. Amidala discovered that Duja had discovered a droid factory on Mokivj.[57]. When all of the girls, save for Sach, expressed their interest in going, they formed a plan. After a fight between Clovis and Anakin, Captain Typho entered the room and informed them that a medical droid was on its way. The next morning, Amidala thanked the Jedi on the Naboo's behalf for protecting the Chancellor. In an effort to collapse the Separatist's efforts to produce cortosis battle droids, Skywalker accidentally sent lava, ash, and smoke into the planet's best cropland and water. She lost her true love because Anakin went dark. [65], Her funeral was attended by hundreds of people who mourned the loss of their beloved senator and former queen. Height [10], Amidala met with and inspected Panaka and his newly appointed Royal Guard, as was traditional after an election, before meeting with Governor Bibble. [34], However, she persevered, and eventually the remaining droids were destroyed. He's heavily involved with his local church, and anyone who checks him out on Twitter will swiftly learn he's into British politics too. [16], Ten years after the Invasion of Naboo, former Jedi Count Dooku became the public face of a Confederacy of Independent Systems that had withdrawn from the Republic in opposition to the corruption they believed had enveloped the Senate. As a sign of trust, the real Amidala decided to reveal her identity, which surprised not only the Gungans, but also all of her companions. Before he could search Amidala, Bane spotted Skywalker in the upper levels and sent his henchmen to pursue the Jedi. She was one of the signatories of the Petition of 2,000, mentioned in the novelization ofStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and canonized in Daniel Wallace'sThe Rebel Files. Amidala contacted Captain Typho to give him the location of the lab. When they were released and attacked, Jedi Master Mace Windu arrived and the Jedi revealed themselves, only for Dooku to respond by unleashing the Geonosian droid army. At the request of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the Jedi Council assigned Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padawan Anakin Skywalker to protect Amidala and investigate the incident, though Amidala objected to the added security. Kelma commented on Karlinus' labor shortage, offering to hire Naboo workers to take seasonal jobs on the planet in addition to young students taking apprenticeships on her planet. Not long after her coronation, Rillata asked Amidala to serve as the representative for Naboo and the other worlds in the Chommell sector in the Galactic Senate, a request that Amidala ultimately accepted. [97] Some theorizing that "Amidala" is a variant of "Amitabha," which means a spiritual manifestation. Convinced he had to save her, he determined to travel to Tatooine. That had been a good days work. Obi-Wan sat quietly on the seat opposite the boys until hed finished crying. [19], Later, the guests convened in the throne room to discuss relations, with Harli proposing ideas regarding increased collaboration between Jafan and Naboo. Amidala hoped that she would be able to use her relationship with Skywalker and Palpatine to bring about the release of the creature. Amidala took a BARC speeder to a cantina. Following her reign, Amidala joined the Senate and struggled to resolve the Separatist Crisis through diplomacy, becoming a leading voice in the Loyalist Committee by 22 BBY. They had entered the factory through the service level which was usually unprotected and only them and the Separatists knew of. As part of her mission, Amidala befriended Clovis and agreed to accompany him on a trip to Cato Neimoidia to negotiate with the Trade Federation. During this time, she realized that Chancellor Palpatine wasn't as welcoming as he had originally seemed, especially when he refused to allow her onto his antislavery committee, knowing that she cared deeply about the issue. Angered, he slaughtered the entire village including the women and children. Amidala and the Naboo Security Forces fight for control of the palace. [57], Following the completion of Thrawn's and Skywalker's test, the Chiss crafted a cord from the clothing he got from the Larkrer and unlocked their cells from the inside. Organa, Mothma, and Onaconda Farr intended to secretly discuss Mina Bonteri's suspicious activity, and planned to use Padm's presence at the party as a distraction to do so. Tarmin informed her that Grand Minister Stin was waiting for her when the assassin shot him. The Amidala apparition repeated Skywalker's first lines to Amidala, and Vader, reverting back to Skywalker, begged it to return with him. [10], Of the two hundred Jedi who had arrived, only a few were left and the situation seemed lost. [19], At the end of the week, the official coronation had arrived. [19] Queen Amidala was captured along with the rest of the population of Theed and placed Camp Four. After his funeral, Palpatine summoned her and Farr's aide Lolo Purs to his office, where Inspector Tan Divo revealed Farr had been poisoned. Thanks to a bargain Qui-Gon Jinn had made with Watto, Skywalker was freed from slavery and allowed to accompany the Jedi in their travel. If anything Padme should be saying that to Corde, since Padme would presumably the one that would have some sort of power to make it safe for Corde to be posing as her decoy. The Separatist Parliament approved of the motion by a majority vote with the exception of a few dissenting votes including the Corporate Alliance. Additionally, Master Qui-Gon Jinn was killed during his duel with the Sith Lord Darth Maul. Dont you see we dont haft to run away anymore, I brought peace to the republic. However, by the end of the Invasion of Naboo, Amidala reciprocated Anakin's friendship; she helped him to cope with leaving his mother Shmi behind on Tatooine while Skywalker gave her a japor snippet so she could have good fortune. Amidala told Shorr that it was Skywalker's desire to help others that made him the Jedi he was and that the boy might have the potential to be as much of a force for good. When meeting with Panaka Leia wore the jubilation dress that Amidala once wore and upon seeing the princess Panaka became shocked, likely seeing the similarities between Leia and Amidala, and some of the tea in the mug he was holding splashed onto the floor. Anakin then saw Obi-Wan, who had snuck aboard Amidala's ship, and believing that his wife had betrayed him, and ignoring her protests on the matter, strangled Amidala with the Force until he was ordered to release her by Obi-Wan. The minister of internal affairs as well as Zapalo were confused by the proposition, but Amidala held firm her desire the host the event. After the skirmish, two clone troopers died from the virus. She introduced herself, saying that she was asked for by Grand Minister Stin. [86] Amidala could be seen as fearless when she refused additional security to protect herself from assassins. Padm She died during childbirth when Padmes younger twin brother Ran took over taking care of Padme, who could not move then due to sickness. However, Tano sensed Sing's intentions through her precognitive abilities and intercepted her before the bounty hunter could carry out her second attempt. They managed to locate the sacred place where the Gungans had taken refuge after evacuating their city of Otoh Gunga. As she only used her new last name of "Amidala" as Queen,[19] she would be free to act as a handmaiden named Padm whenever one of the handmaidens acted as "Amidala. Although Amidala had remained composed and calm throughout the day, in private, she grinned with excitement. As such, she admitted to Sab that she hated her prejudice as well. However, she held on long enough to give birth to twins, whom she named Luke and Leia. As the last ships left, a buoy in the planet's atmosphere was triggered. But Amidala didn't do so. She took her ship and landed at Black Spire Outpost. 19 BBY,[4] Polis Massa[5] (2 days after Empire Day)[6] While Kenobi was forced to delegate the rescue of 3PO to R2, to ensure that the hyperdrive stayed offline, Skywalker and Amidala made their way to the bridge to make adjustments to the navicomputer that would cause the Malevolence to fly into a moon. As the square erupted with applause, Amidala shared an unseen smile with Anakin. Amidala's mission was complicated by the inability of the Mandalorian Government Council to adopt a common position on seeking aid from the Galactic Republic. She liked that even when she was pretending to be one of her handmaidens and not "the queen," that he thought she was "an angel." [16] Amidala entered the Senate in the same year as Senator Rush Clovis of Scipio,[18] and as a result they went through the Senate's six-week orientation program together. Sab also became one of Amidala's closest friends and most trusted advisors, viewing herself as the "right hand of Padm Amidala Naberrie." It's like "dude, you told me she died before giving birth. After hearing word of a Jedi being nearby, Amidala managed to outsmart the battle droids and escape her cell. Having escaped Dod, Skywalker injected the antidote into Amidala. During the court proceedings, she argued that if Tano had really been the culprit, she would not have left a lot of incriminating material behind nor have committed the murder of Turmond in a way that would so easily implicate her. However, knowing that Anakin had turned to the Dark Side, Amidala was weak and heartbroken. Vader then destroyed the portal. During her visit to the Mandalorian capital of Sundari, she did her best to assure Duchess Satine Kryze of aid from helpful factions in the Galactic Senate. Palo Jemabie created a poster for Amidala's coronation. Dorm spotted the shadow who had introduced himself as Second Minister Tarmin and aimed her blaster at him, asking him if he was involved with the assassin.[64]. [13] She even started to doubt the Republic when the Senate gave Palpatine more executive powers near the end of the Clone Wars. Initially, the decoy queen Sab tried to negotiate with Boss Nass, leader of the Gungans, but to little avail. Higin and Adova became Yan and Sach respectively, serving as liaison and page, and Tsabin became Sab, the queen's closest bodyguard and body double. Under the impression that his wife had turned against him and brought the Jedi to kill him, Vader seized her with the Force and began to choke her. Despite various attempts, Vader was unable to access the artifact beneath his feet until the arrival of a smuggler who was captured in orbit above Mustafar. At the time when Padme was 6, she was sent to a Jedi Academy as she became part of the Jedi Order with her other older brother, Ren. According to E.K. Ahsoka's timely intervention prevented Sing from killing the senator, who only sustained a shoulder wound. Amidala was comforted by Bibble, who said ambassadors from Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum would be arriving the next day. Soon after Bail allowed her onto his transportation committee, she found out from Sab that her suspicions of the Trade Federation manipulating TriNebulon News were accurate. With thunderous applause. When Padm later confronted Anakin, repulsed by his acts and his self-professed plans to overthrow the new Emperor, he Force choked her in a fit of rage. [32], While Grievous personally took his starfighter, the Soulless One, and several other fighters that attacked the group as they attempted to dock with the Republic fleet, the Malevolence began to move towards a near moon, before colliding with it, destroying the heavy cruiser instantly. However, Skywalker purposely left Clovis behind to face the wrath of Dod. Amidala declined since she was too focused on her work as a senator. [5] Her death haunted Skywalker for the rest of his life.