Lama Su
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2.29 meters[1] |
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Black |
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- "May I present Lama Su, Prime Minister of Kamino."
- ―Taun We to Obi-Wan Kenobi[src]
Lama Su was a male Kaminoan who served as Prime Minister of Kamino[2] at the beginning of the Clone Wars. He lived in the planet's capital, Tipoca City.
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[edit] Biography
As head of the ruling council of Kamino colony governors, Lama Su was one of the select Kaminoans to deal directly with offworlders. Despite this, he was still rather ignorant of Human customs and behavior.
Shortly after the Invasion of Naboo, Lama Su accepted a commission by Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas to create a clone army for the Galactic Republic—his limited knowledge of the wider galaxy giving him no clue as to the massive impact this would have on the Republic.[2] Rather, he recognized how vital cloning was to Kamino's economy, and, ten years after the project began, took it upon himself to personally give visiting Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi a tour of the facility. He eagerly explained the cloning process, as well as the behavioral conditioning and combat training of the clone troopers, who were now fully trained and ready for combat. He was so focused on making sure that the Kaminoans would obtain their bonus payment for the first shipment of trained clone warriors, that he dismissed Kenobi's seeming lack of knowledge of the army's existence as either a clever test or an elaborate form of politeness.
He later helped the Jedi coordinate the defense of Kamino during the opening stage of the Clone Wars.
Not long after the main cloning program was transferred from Kamino to facilities on Coruscant and Centax-2, Lama Su and Chancellor Palpatine had a falling out, and the Republic's contract with Kamino was nearly finished. Lama Su reflected on the secret regarding the fact that he did not deploy all of the combat-ready clone units to service the Chancellor.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Lama Su was a computer-generated character voiced by Anthony Phelan in Attack of the Clones.
In Finnish, 'lama' means an economic collapse. In addition, the 'Lamassu' was a mythical creature from Akkadian culture said to have the body of a winged bull and the head of a man.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novel (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones junior novel
- Star Wars Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino
- Odds (Appears in hologram)
- Republic Commando: True Colors (Mentioned only)
- Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
- Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:2:22
- Labyrinth of Evil (Mentioned only)
[edit] Non-canon appearances
[edit] Sources
- Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
"Attack of the Clones" - Star Wars Trading Card Game (Card: Lama Su)
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 45 (KAM5-6, Kamino - Lama Su's Office)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 78 (LAM1-2, Lama Su)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
"Insider Interview: Lama Su" - Star Wars Insider 67
- Star Wars Insider 87
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- "Classic Moment" - Star Wars Insider 103
Lama Su in the Databank
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