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Plot to assassinate Senator Amidala

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Concurrent

Raid on Spacestation 1138

Plot to assassinate Senator Amidala

Conflict

Separatist Crisis

Objective

Assassination of Senator Padmé Amidala

Date

22 BBY (13:5:16)^[1]

Place

Coruscant
- Senate Apartment Complex
- CoCo District

Outcome

Assassination failed
- Death of Zam Wesell

Factions
Confederacy of Independent Systems	Jedi Order Naboo Senatorial Delegation
Participants
Zam Wesell † Jango Fett ASN-121 † 2 Kouhuns †	Padmé Amidala Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker Captain Gregar Typho Lieutenant Theomet Danlé † Handmaiden Cordé † Handmaiden Versé † Handmaiden Dormé R2-D2 1 R2-series astromech droid † 1 J-type diplomatic barge † 3 N-1 starfighters
Casualties
Zam Wesell ASN-121 2 Kouhuns	J-type diplomatic barge Cordé Versé Theomet Danlé 5 other Royal Security Forces members 1 N-1 starfighter Atleast 1 R2-series astromech droid (resembling R2-A6)

[Source]

"I guess I was wrong. There was no danger at all."

―Gregar Typho, to Padmé Amidala, immediately preceeding the first attempt on the latter's life^[src]

The plot to assassinate Senator Amidala was a scheme to assassinate the Senator from Naboo, Padmé Amidala. The plot was carried out by Clawdite bounty hunter Zam Wesell on behalf of Jango Fett, who was following orders from Count Dooku, leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. It was also part of Darth Sidious' plot to ensure the passing of the Military Creation Act, of which Amidala was one of the leading opponents. The first attempt initially appeared to be a success, but Senator Amidala was found alive. The second attempt, however, was foiled by Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. In the aftermath of the second attempt, Zam Wesell was silenced by Jango Fett before the Jedi could fully question her.

1 The first attack
2 The second attempt
3 Aftermath
4 Appearances
5 Sources
6 Notes and references
- 6.1 In other languages

The first attackEdit

"Milady, I'm so sorry. I've failed you, senator…"
"No!"

―Cordé and Padmé, before the former's death^[src]

The assassination did not claim the life of Senator Amidala thanks to the foresight of Captain Gregar Typho, Amidala's head of security. He had Amidala replaced by her handmaiden Cordé, while Amidala flew in a N-1 starfighter. A massive explosion prepared by Wesell took the lives of Cordé, fellow handmaiden Versé and four members of the Royal Naboo Security Forces, including lieutenant Theomet Danlé.

The attack was tracked to disgruntled spice miners from the moons of Naboo, though Amidala suspected Dooku. Afterwards, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine requested the Jedi Council to place Senator Amidala under the protection of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker were assigned for the task. Kenobi and Skywalker's protection prevented a second assassination attempt from succeeding.

The second attemptEdit

"I hit the ship, but they used a decoy."
"We'll have to try something more subtle this time, Zam. My client is getting impatient. Here, take these. Be careful--they're very poisonous. Zam, there can be no mistakes this time."

―Zam Wesell and Jango Fett^[src]

Following the first failed attempt, Wesell was sent by Fett to terminate the life of Amidala a second time. Fett, saying that a more subtle attempt would be more desirable, gave Wesell two kouhuns, a type of venomous arthropod capable of killing adult humans. Wesell placed the kouhuns in her ASN-121 courier droid and sent it to place the kouhuns in Amidala's bedroom.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, from outside the bedroom, sensed the danger, however, and Skywalker burst into the room and killed the kouhuns. The two Jedi then pursued Wesell by airspeeder through the Coruscant skylanes to the CoCo District. After catching up with the bounty hunter and literally disarming her, the pair took Wesell outside, where Fett was forced to shoot her with a toxic saberdart, killing her, just as she was about to reveal her employer's identity to the Jedi.

AftermathEdit

The saberdart proved to be Jango Fett's undoing; Kenobi brought the dart to his friend Dexter Jettster, whose knowledge of the dart's origins led him to the mysterious planet Kamino. On Kamino, Obi-Wan uncovered Fett and pursued him to the planet Geonosis, where Obi-Wan discovered the Confederacy of Independent Systems was constructing a droid army.