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{{quote|[[Invasion of Naboo|This]] is a dangerous situation, [[Padmé Amidala|Your Highness]]. [[Naboo (people)|Our]] [[Royal Naboo Security Forces|security volunteers]] will be no match against a battle-hardened [[Trade Federation|Federation]] army.|Panaka}}
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'''Panaka''' was the head of the [[Royal Naboo Security Forces]] in the decade before the Empire, and [[Moff]] for the [[Chommell Sector]] in the decades after.
'''Panaka''' was the head of the [[Royal Naboo Security Forces]] in the decade before the Empire, and [[Moff]] for the [[Chommell Sector]] in the decades after.
==Biography==
==Biography==
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[[Image:PaNaKa.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Panakaaboard the [[J-Type327Nubianroyalstarship|Queen's starship]].]]
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Panaka was appointed head of security on [[Naboo]] shortlyafter the former monarch [[King]][[Veruna]]waskilled;his replacement of [[Captain]] [[Magneta]] was one of [[Queen]] [[Padmé Amidala|Amidala]]'s first acts as regent. Panaka took the death of Veruna particularly hard, he felt his death was his fault and to ensure this never happened again, he developed an elaborate security setup, involving the Queen's [[handmaiden|handmaidens]] and decoys. This would prove to save the life of Amidala more than once.
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Panaka was appointed head of security on [[Naboo]] shortly after the former monarch [[King]] [[Veruna]] was killed; his replacement of [[Captain]] [[Magneta]] was one of [[Queen]] [[Padmé Amidala|Amidala]]'s first acts as regent. Panaka took the death of Veruna particularly hard, he felt his death was his fault and to ensure this never happened again, he developed an elaborate security set-up, involving the Queen's [[handmaiden|handmaidens]] and decoy's. This would prove to save the life of Amidala more than once.
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===[[Invasion of Naboo]]===
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{{quote|This is a [[Invasion of Naboo|battle]] I do not think we can win.|Panaka}}
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==InvasionofNaboo==
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[[Image:PaNaKa.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Panakaaboardthe [[J-Type 327 Nubian royal starship|Queen's starship]].]]
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{{quote|ThisisabattleIdo not thinkwecanwin.|Panaka}}
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CaptainPanakawastheheadof the security force during the [[Trade Federation]] invasion. Queen Amidala refused to sanction force to defend the planet as she was fully aware that her forces would not havebeenableto defend against the [[droid]] army. Panaka was taken prisoner with Amidala and the rest of the government. However, this proved a temporary setback when they were freed by [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Qui-Gon Jinn]], shortly after the two Jedi arrived on Naboo. The group decided to go to [[Coruscant]], having Panaka escorting Amidala to plead Naboo's case to the [[Galactic Senate]]. After the [[J-Type 327 Nubian royal starship|Royal Ship]] broke through the [[blockade]], it was noticed that the [[hyperdrive]] was leaking. Qui-Gonn suggested looking for somewhere to land and repair whilst Obi-Wan recommended [[Tatooine]]. Panaka disagreed, noting that the rulers of the planet were the [[Hutt]]s, a race known as gangsters throughout the [[galaxy]]. Amidala, acting through her decoy [[Padmé]], insisted they travel to Tatooine.
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CaptainPanaka was the head of the security force during the [[TradeFederation]]invasion. Amidala refused to sanction force to defend the Naboo as she was fully aware that her forces would not have been able to defend against the [[droid]] army. Panaka was taken prisoner with Amidala and the rest of the government but this proved a temporary setback when they were freed by [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and[[Qui-GonJinn]].Thegroupdecided to split up with Panaka escortingAmidalato[[Coruscant]] to plead the Naboo'scase to the [[Galactic Senate]]. After the [[J-Type327Nubianroyalstarship|RoyalShip]]brokethrough the [[blockade]], it was noticedthat the [[hyperdrive]] was leaking. Qui-Gonn suggested looking for somewhere to landand repair whilst Obi-Wan recommended[[Tatooine]].Panakadisagreed, notingthattherulersoftheplanetwerethe[[Hutt|Hutts]]andthattheywere gangsters. Amidala, acting through her decoy [[Sabé]], insisted they travel to Tatooine.
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WhileQui-Gon, [[JarJarBinks]], Amidala, and [[R2-D2]] wentscoutingforpartsforthehyperdrive, Panaka remainedbehindandguarded the ship—ostensiblyguarding the Queen. Duringa sandstorm, the shipreceivedafalsifiedtransmissionfromNaboo.Governor [[Sio Bibble]] was pleadingwith the Queen to contacthim. Obi-Wan orderedPanakanottorespond, sayingitwasbaittoestablishatracesothattheTradeFederationcouldlocate Amidala.
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WhilstQui-Gonn,[[Jar-JarBinks]], Amidala and [[R2-D2]] went scouting for parts for the hyperdrive,Panakaremainedbehind and guardedtheship-ostensiblyguardingtheQueen.Duringa sandstorm, the shipreceivedafaketransmissionfromNaboo.Govenor [[SioBibble]] waspleadingwiththeQueentocontacthim.Obi-WanorderedPanakanottorespond, sayingitwasbait to establish a trace.
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Withthehyperdriverepaired, the grouparrivedonCoruscant and PanakakeptacloseeyeonAmidala,anticipatinganambushby the TradeFederation.HesatwiththeQueeninthe [[SenateRotunda]] assheandPalpatinemadethecaseagainsttheTradeFederation.Afterthefailurethere, heaccompaniedtheQueen back to Naboo for a final confrontation.
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Withthehyperdriverepaired, the grouparrivedonCoruscant and Panaka keptacloseeyeonAmidala, anticipatinganambushby the TradeFederation. He sat with the Queenin [[SenateRotunda]] assheandPalpatinemade the caseagainst the TradeFederation.After the failurethere,heaccompanied the Queenbackto Naboo forafinalconfrontation.
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TheQueenhada plan. First, she made contact with [[Boss Nass]] and the [[Gungan]][[GunganGrandArmy|Grand Army]] and swayed them to her side. Then she sent Panaka tomakecontactwiththe Naboo SecurityForce, including[[GavynSykes]]on the emergencychannel. He met with them on the plainsof Naboo where they were ambushed by a Trade Federation patrol. Fortunately, the [[Gianspeeder]]smadeshortworkofthe [[Single Trooper Aerial Platform|STAPs]]. He brought back the leadersto plan strategy—the Gungans would draw the droidarmyoutof the cityandengagein [[Battle of Grassy Plains|battle]]. Meanwhile, the Jeditogetherwith the Naboo wouldsneakintothe palace in [[Theed]] and [[Battle of Theed Palace|attempt to capture]] [[Nute Gunray]].
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TheQueenhada plan. First, shemadecontactwith[[BossNass]]andthe[[Gungan]] [[Gungan Grand Army|Grand Army]] and swayed them to herside.Then she sent Panaka to makecontactwith the Naboo Security Force, including [[Gavyn Sykes]] on the emergencychannel. He met with themon the plains of Naboo where they were ambushed by a Trade Federation patrol. Fortunately, the [[GianSpeeder|Gian Speeder's]] made short workof the [[SingleTrooperAerialPlatform|STAPs]].Hebroughtbacktheleadersto plan strategy - the Gungans would draw the droid army out of the city and engage in [[Battleof Grassy Plains|battle]].Meanwhile,theJeditogetherwith the Naboowouldsneakinto the palacein[[Theed]] and [[Battle of Theed Palace|attempt to capture]] [[Nute Gunray]].
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Usingthesecretentrance, Panakasplithisforcesintwo.Onegroupwas to distractwhatdroidsremainedbehindwhile the other, including the Jedi,wouldliberate the [[N-1starfighter|starfighters]] anddisable the [[Lucrehulk-classDroidControlShip|Droid Control Ship]] inorbit.Thewaywasblockedby [[DarthMaul]] soPanaka'sgroupwereforced togo the longwayroundwhile the Jedibattledthe [[Sith]].
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Usingthesecretentrance,Panakasplithisforcesintwo.Onegroup would distract whatdroidsremainedbehindwhilst the othersincludingthe Jedi would attempt to liberate the [[N-1starfighter|starfighters]] andtry to disable the [[Lucrehulk-classDroidControlShip|DroidControlShip]]inorbit.The way wasblockedby[[DarthMaul]]soPanaka'sgroupwereforcedtogothelongwayroundwhilsttheJedibattled the [[Sith]].
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ProgresswasfrustratinglyslowbattlingthroughthepalacebutPanakahitupontheideaofshootingout the windowsandusing [[ascensiongun]]stoget to the throneroommuchmorequickly.Halfthegroupmadetheir way throughthepalacewhileSabéledtheotherhalftheslowway.Unfortunately,theywereswiftlycapturedby[[droideka]]sand escorted to the [[viceroy]].
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Progress was frustratingly slow battling through the palace but Panaka hit upon the idea of shooting out the windows and using [[Ascensiongun|Ascension guns]] to get to the throne room much more quickly. Half the group made their way through the palace whilst Sabé led the other half the slow way. Unfortunately, they were swiftly captured by [[Droideka|Droidekas]]andescorted to the [[Viceroy]].
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[[Image:Panaka-Amidala.jpg|thumb|Panaka and [[QueenAmidala]] following the [[BattleofNaboo]].]]
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This was all the distraction needed. Sabé's group made it to the Throne room and drew out the droids inside whilst Amidala grabbed a couple of [[blaster|blasters]] from a secret compartment in the throne, tossed one to Panaka and they eliminated the droids in the room. Defenceless and humiliated, the Viceroy was forced to sign a treaty of surrender.
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This was all the distraction needed. Sabé's group made it to the Throne room and drew out the droids inside while Amidala grabbed a couple of [[blaster|blasters]] from a secret compartment in the throne, tossed one to Panaka and they eliminated the droids in the room. Defenseless and humiliated, the Viceroy was forced to sign a treaty of surrender.
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After the battle, Nute Gunray and [[Rune Haako]] were handed over by Panaka to the Republic for trial who dryly observed that they could probably kiss their trade franchise good-bye. Panaka then participated in the celebrations following the liberation of Naboo.
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After the battle, Nute Gunray and [[Rune Haako]] were handed over by Panaka to the Republic for trial who dryly observed that they could probably kiss their trade franchise good-bye. Panaka then participated in the celebrations following the liberation of Naboo.
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==After the Battle of Naboo==
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===After the Battle of Naboo===
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When Queen Amidala's term as queen of Naboo ran out, Panaka remained on Naboo to protect the new Queen, [[Jamillia]]. His nephew, Captain [[Typho]], was assigned to protect Amidala.
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WhenQueenAmidala'stermasqueenofNabooranout, Panaka remainedonNaboo to protectthenewQueen,[[Jamillia]].Hisnephew, Captain [[Typho]],was assigned to protect Amidala.
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UponlearningofthemarriagebetweenPadméAmidalaand[[Anakin Skywalker]], Panaka informed[[Palpatine]], who usedthisinformation to hisadvantagewhenturningAnakintothe [[darkside]].
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It was Panakawhoinformed [[Palpatine]] of the marriageofPadméAmidalaand [[AnakinSkywalker]].
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Panaka remained close to Palpatine and was laterpromotedto [[Moff]] of the [[ChommellSector]]whenthe[[Galactic Empire]] came to power. As a gift, Panaka gave an ornate statue to the [[Emperor]] which was placed in the Emperor's receiving chamber aboard the [[Death Star II|second DeathStar]]. His fate following the Emperor's death and the subsequent [[Battle of Naboo (Galactic Civil War)|Uprising on Naboo]] is unknown.
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He remained close to Palpatine and was later promoted to [[Moff]] over the [[Chommell Sector]] when the [[Galactic Empire]] came to power. An ornate statue he gave to the [[Emperor]] as a gift lay in his receiving chamber aboard the [[Death Star II|second Death Star]]. His fate following the Emperor's death and the subsequent [[Battle of Naboo (Galactic Civil War)|Uprising on Naboo]] is unknown.
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==Personality==
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Panaka was a very pessimistic man. During the Naboo crisis, he was clearly annoyed at the fact that Naboo did not have its own planetary army. He often expressed his opinions on this matter, and regularly disagreed with Amidala's Jedi protectors.
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It is possible that Panaka may have harbored feelings of bigotry towards the Gungans of his homeworld, a view that was common among the Naboo prior to their alliance with the Gungans in the Naboo crisis. It may also have been that, because of this belief, Palpatine made Panaka a Moff, as [[humanocentrism]] was expressed by many members of the Galactic Empire. This is only speculation however.
Panaka was appointed head of security on Naboo shortly after the former monarch KingVeruna was killed; his replacement of CaptainMagneta was one of QueenAmidala's first acts as regent. Panaka took the death of Veruna particularly hard, he felt his death was his fault and to ensure this never happened again, he developed an elaborate security setup, involving the Queen's handmaidens and decoys. This would prove to save the life of Amidala more than once.
Captain Panaka was the head of the security force during the Trade Federation invasion. Queen Amidala refused to sanction force to defend the planet as she was fully aware that her forces would not have been able to defend against the droid army. Panaka was taken prisoner with Amidala and the rest of the government. However, this proved a temporary setback when they were freed by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn, shortly after the two Jedi arrived on Naboo. The group decided to go to Coruscant, having Panaka escorting Amidala to plead Naboo's case to the Galactic Senate. After the Royal Ship broke through the blockade, it was noticed that the hyperdrive was leaking. Qui-Gonn suggested looking for somewhere to land and repair whilst Obi-Wan recommended Tatooine. Panaka disagreed, noting that the rulers of the planet were the Hutts, a race known as gangsters throughout the galaxy. Amidala, acting through her decoy Padmé, insisted they travel to Tatooine.
While Qui-Gon, Jar Jar Binks, Amidala, and R2-D2 went scouting for parts for the hyperdrive, Panaka remained behind and guarded the ship—ostensibly guarding the Queen. During a sandstorm, the ship received a falsified transmission from Naboo. Governor Sio Bibble was pleading with the Queen to contact him. Obi-Wan ordered Panaka not to respond, saying it was bait to establish a trace so that the Trade Federation could locate Amidala.
With the hyperdrive repaired, the group arrived on Coruscant and Panaka kept a close eye on Amidala, anticipating an ambush by the Trade Federation. He sat with the Queen in the Senate Rotunda as she and Palpatine made the case against the Trade Federation. After the failure there, he accompanied the Queen back to Naboo for a final confrontation.
The Queen had a plan. First, she made contact with Boss Nass and the GunganGrand Army and swayed them to her side. Then she sent Panaka to make contact with the Naboo Security Force, including Gavyn Sykes on the emergency channel. He met with them on the plains of Naboo where they were ambushed by a Trade Federation patrol. Fortunately, the Gian speeders made short work of the STAPs. He brought back the leaders to plan strategy—the Gungans would draw the droid army out of the city and engage in battle. Meanwhile, the Jedi together with the Naboo would sneak into the palace in Theed and attempt to captureNute Gunray.
Using the secret entrance, Panaka split his forces in two. One group was to distract what droids remained behind while the other, including the Jedi, would liberate the starfighters and disable the Droid Control Ship in orbit. The way was blocked by Darth Maul so Panaka's group were forced to go the long way round while the Jedi battled the Sith.
Progress was frustratingly slow battling through the palace but Panaka hit upon the idea of shooting out the windows and using ascension guns to get to the throne room much more quickly. Half the group made their way through the palace while Sabé led the other half the slow way. Unfortunately, they were swiftly captured by droidekas and escorted to the viceroy.
This was all the distraction needed. Sabé's group made it to the Throne room and drew out the droids inside while Amidala grabbed a couple of blasters from a secret compartment in the throne, tossed one to Panaka and they eliminated the droids in the room. Defenseless and humiliated, the Viceroy was forced to sign a treaty of surrender.
After the battle, Nute Gunray and Rune Haako were handed over by Panaka to the Republic for trial who dryly observed that they could probably kiss their trade franchise good-bye. Panaka then participated in the celebrations following the liberation of Naboo.
After the Battle of Naboo
When Queen Amidala's term as queen of Naboo ran out, Panaka remained on Naboo to protect the new Queen, Jamillia. His nephew, Captain Typho, was assigned to protect Amidala.
Upon learning of the marriage between Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, Panaka informed Palpatine, who used this information to his advantage when turning Anakin to the darkside.
Panaka remained close to Palpatine and was later promoted to Moff of the Chommell Sector when the Galactic Empire came to power. As a gift, Panaka gave an ornate statue to the Emperor which was placed in the Emperor's receiving chamber aboard the second Death Star. His fate following the Emperor's death and the subsequent Uprising on Naboo is unknown.
Personality
Panaka was a very pessimistic man. During the Naboo crisis, he was clearly annoyed at the fact that Naboo did not have its own planetary army. He often expressed his opinions on this matter, and regularly disagreed with Amidala's Jedi protectors.
It is possible that Panaka may have harbored feelings of bigotry towards the Gungans of his homeworld, a view that was common among the Naboo prior to their alliance with the Gungans in the Naboo crisis. It may also have been that, because of this belief, Palpatine made Panaka a Moff, as humanocentrism was expressed by many members of the Galactic Empire. This is only speculation however.
Panaka's fate has not been established in a canonical source, though there are many fan theories abound, the most common being that he was killed after the Uprising on Naboo.
While Panaka's date of birth is unknown, the Attack of the Clones novelization says that he was over 40 years old at that time, so he must have been born before 62 BBY.
Captain Panaka in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
