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Theed

Location information
Planet	Naboo
Points of interest	Naboo Civic Spaceport Parnelli Museum of Art Theed Royal Palace
Societal
Era(s)	Old Republic era Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era
Affiliation	Royal House of Naboo Galactic Republic Trade Federation Refugee Relief Movement Galactic Empire Alliance to Restore the Republic New Republic Galactic Alliance Fel Empire Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire Galactic Federation Triumvirate

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Theed was the capital city of the planet Naboo. The city became the capital of the planet after King Jafan united the numerous city-states following a long civil war. Theed was home to the Theed Royal Palace and was the location of one of the main battles in the Invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation in 32 BBY. Several battles erupted in the city during the Galactic Civil War.

1 History
- 1.1 Naboo Crisis
- 1.2 Imperial era
2 Features within the city
3 Behind the scenes
4 Appearances
- 4.1 Non-canon appearances
5 Sources
- 5.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

Early in Theed's history, the city was just one of Naboo's many city-states. Around 1,000 BBY, the city, along with the others scattered around the planet, was engulfed in a long and difficult civil war. It was not until the rule of King Jafan of Theed that the conflict ended and Naboo was united, with Theed as the planetary capital.

The city's famous unified and harmonious architectural style was the result of strict planning regimes and extensive rebuilding after the upheavals of the ancient past. Its sophisticated culture has produced many able and admired galactic politicians, including Senator Palpatine, whose study and early career were based in Theed.

Naboo CrisisEdit

The city was briefly taken over by the Trade Federation in 32 BBY, but freed along with the rest of Naboo after the Invasion of Naboo. During Trade Federation occupation, much damage was caused to the city, resulting in the construction of various new features upon the planet's liberation.

Imperial eraEdit

A battle erupted in the city in 19 BBY, when the Royal Naboo Security Forces and several Gungans attacked the Imperial garrison in the city, bent on stopping Inquisitor Malorum from learning the secret of the birth of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo. Ultimately, it was ex-Jedi Ferus Olin who confronted Malorum and killed him, resulting in the retreat and destruction of the Imperial squadron. Afterwards, the Theed Hangar, being used by the Imperials to store illegal explosives, was destroyed by Olin; consequently, Naboo escaped serious punishment by the Empire, who didn't wish to draw attention to the fact that they were breaking the law.

Another battle occurred later that year when the Imperial 501st Legion invaded the city, intent on eliminating Queen Apailana and several fugitive Jedi her court had been harboring. The Queen and the Jedi were all killed and Queen Kylantha became the new monarch, meant to better serve Imperial interests.

Theed remained the capital of Naboo even during the Galactic Civil War, and was wrested from Imperial control after the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. Many years later, in 41 ABY, Gilad Pellaeon played a game known as Theed quoits, which had been named after the city.

Features within the cityEdit

Behind the scenesEdit

Theed's exotic appearance is drawn from Venice, the Byzantine architecture of Greek churches, Istanbul, with its "suave melody of gentle forms," and the sprawling horizontals of Frank Lloyd Wright's Marin County Civic Center, which is also the source of Theed's color. ^[source?]

Shots of Theed in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi are edited versions of shots used in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. However, rather than re-filming the scene within the CGI models, they simply flipped the frames used earlier. The resulting effect is that the city of Theed in Episode VI is a mirrored version when compared to Episode I.

There is also a town in the game Earthbound, called Threed.

Theed is recorded in Seville, Spain in "Attack of Clones".