Gode Takrab

"Supreme Chancellor and honored delegates of the Republic, I appear before you today to beg your forgiveness. My inexperience with the responsibilities of state has led to make a faulty judgment. I hereby reverse my decision. Today I signed an agreement guaranteeing commercial exclusivity with the Trade Federation. Under the terms of this contract, Naboo and the Trade Federation will enter a new era of mutual prosperity&mdash;one which we hope will ultimately benefit all the member systems of the Republic. I respectfully request that you review the legality of these documents in preparation for my return to Coruscant. Once there, I will personally confirm this agreement before the Senate. We are grateful for your patience. End transmission."

- Holographic depiction of Queen Amidala of Naboo

Gode Takrab was a Neimoidian trade officer and holo faker working for the Trade Federation during the Naboo crisis of 32 BBY. Although the Federation had captured the planet Naboo, they still needed Queen Amidala to sign an agreement to legitimize their occupation, and she was reticent to do so. Takrab's superior Rune Haako then ordered Takrab to forge Amidala's signature in an agreement, and to create a mock hologram of her. The Federation intended to send both counterfeits to Coruscant.

When Amidala and her allies attacked the Federation ground headquarters in Naboo during the Second Battle of Theed, Takrab was ordered to reach the Droid Control Ship orbiting the planet and transmit the message. Although he was escorted by a security detachment in his route to his shuttle, Takrab was nonetheless intercepted and captured by the Naboo Resistance. Takrab was unable to send the communication before the battle was over and, as Amidala survived and communicated with Coruscant herself, the forgery was rendered useless.

Biography
"Even if only half of the Senate believes the message is real, the delay in achieving a legal resolution will give the Trade Federation more time to consolidate its hold on Naboo. In addition, whether or not the Queen signs the real agreement becomes completely irrelevant."

- Gode Takrab

Gode Takrab was a male Neimoidian bureaucrat. Takrab, a minor trade officer working by the Trade Federation, was a subordinate to Rune Haako during the last years of the Old Republic. In 32 BBY, the Trade Federation invaded the planet Naboo and captured its queen, Amidala. Viceroy Nute Gunray, commanding officer of the Federation, wanted the Queen to sign a treaty to legitimize their presence &mdash; but the Queen was reticent and later she managed to escape.

Once the capture of the capital city of Theed was over, both Haako and Takrab were assigned to the Theed Royal Palace, on the surface of Naboo. Takrab's mission included gathering information on Amidala's personal handwriting. Haako then ordered Takrab to create a false, but convincing, agreement with a forgery of Amidala's signature; along with a fake hologram of the Queen that was to be sent to the Galactic Senate as if it was a message from her. Even if the Senate did not ratify those files immediately, they would argue about its reliability, giving the Federation precious time to cement its position on Naboo.

Takrab created an agreement with the false signature, and stored it electronically in the memory of his protocol droid TC-11. Takrab then created the false message, in which a simulation of Amidala held a data slate supposedly visualizing the treaty. Takrab intended to copy the electronic treaty into a real data slate once he could reach the Droid Control Ship, orbiting Naboo at that point. Due to a loss of communications on Naboo staged by the Federation, Takrab could only send the files to Coruscant from the starship.

Haako personally approved Takrab's work and just then, Amidala and their allies, including the nascent Naboo Resistance, attacked the Palace. Haako assigned ten security B1 battle droids to escort Takrab to his shuttle, where TC-11 and two more battle droids were already waiting for him. Haako ordered Takrab to reach the Droid Control Ship and send his proofs to the Senate.

To avoid a firefight between other battle droids and Captain Panaka's soldiers, Takrab ordered his escort to detour through the repair bay of the Palace. There, they found a few members of the Resistance, separated from the main battle. Confident with his numerical superiority, Takrab ordered his droids to attack, keeping four of them to shield him with their bodies. However, Takrab suffered a panic strike and ran through the crossfire. As the droids were programmed to not shoot at Takrab, this reduced the efficiency of his side.

The members of the Resistance defeated the droids and captured Takrab. The Neimoidian pretended to be unaware of the details of his mission and asked to be released, offering his captors a bribe if they escorted him to his shuttle. His captors found the hologram he was carrying and discovered that Takrab did know about it. Nonetheless, Takrab was confident that they would not find the treaty, stored only in his droid.

Nute Gunray then sent several other battle droids, commanded by the officer battle droid RK-7, to secure Takrab's shuttle, which was essential for Takrab's important mission or as an emergency exit for Gunray should Takrab be killed. Even then, Takrab was unable to send his forgeries. After the end of the battle, Amidala contacted Coruscant herself and told the Senate about the situation. Once she had made her statement, Takrab's forged hologram was of no use.

Personality and traits
"I wish to speak to my protocol droid."

- Gode Takrab

Gode Takrab was a trade officer with extensive experience in the fields of computer use and counterfeiting. He was also familiar with other areas, including diplomacy and commerce. He was unable to pilot, and did not even know the activation code of his own shuttle. He was also a mediocre fighter who would rather allow others to protect his life. The possibility of suffering physical damage intimidated him, as was the norm with Neimoidians. Thus, during firefights, he was unable to keep still.

His personal effects included a hold-out blaster he was unable to use effectively. He had also a friend-or-foe identifier hidden in his cowl; this item was provided by the Trade Federation to its officers so that battle droids would recognize the identifier and not attack individuals wearing one. Takrab kept two other identifiers in a secret compartment of his personal shuttle. Takrab also made heavy use of the protocol droid TC-11, having pre-established code words with him.

Behind the scenes


Gode Takrab appears in the RPG adventure Peril on Naboo, published in the sourcebook Secrets of Naboo and adapted for Wizards of the Coast's Star Wars Roleplaying Game. The images suggest that the mentioned members of the Resistance opposing Takrab were Rorworr, Sia-Lan Wezz and Deel Surool.

Alternate endings
The player characters are supposed to capture Takrab and stop his mission, although they do not necessarily find both Takrab's forgeries. Should both be found, however, Queen Amidala would name the characters honorary Palace Guards.

In the unlikely case that the player characters are defeated by Takrab's droids, then Takrab prompts the droids to escort him to the shuttle and leave for the Droid Control Ship, not giving his fallen enemies a coup de grâce.