Notluwiski Papanoida

 N. Papanoida was a Pantoran baron living on Coruscant during the final decades of the Galactic Republic. He was known to frequently visit the Galaxies Opera House in the Uscru District. After the death of Pantoran Chairman Chi Cho, Papanoida became the new chairman of Pantora.

Biography
Papanoida was once a humble playwright on his homeworld of Pantora, and had a number of hits that became immensely popular among his people. The success of his plays helped fund Papanoida's growing entertainment empire, and Papanoida himself became an influential trade guild baron. He kept much of his past shrouded in mystery, so it was not known how Baron Papanoida was able to cultivate his information network that some claimed even rivaled the famed Bothan Spynet.

During the time of the Clone Wars, Papanoida made frequent visits to the Galaxies Opera House; his love of the performing arts was one of the few aspects of his life Papanoida did not keep hidden. Papanoida was present at a performance of Squid Lake following the Battle of Coruscant, which Supreme Chancellor Palpatine also attended. Papanoida was an outspoken critic of Palpatine, though he did not concern himself with any overt political actions against the Chancellor, such as the growing Delegation of 2,000. Papanoida instead relied on funneling information to Senators of conscience, including young Chi Eekway, the representative of Wroona. It was said that Papanoida was possibly connected to Eekway, though rumors of familial relationships betwixt them were false.

Baron Papanoida served the Galactic Republic as an intelligence agent, though there was some question as to the Baron's true allegiance&mdash;it was rumored that he was, in fact, a double agent, loyal only to himself. This may have explained why he informed the Jedi Council that there was no Separatist presence on Utapau: a claim Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi later proved false when he discovered the headquarters of General Grievous in Pau City. Papanoida did not comment on whether this was a genuine mistake or a deliberate omission&mdash;a stance that only added to his shifty reputation.

Thanks to his discretion towards his opposition of Palpatine, N. Papanoida was able to retain his standing as the Republic transitioned into the First Galactic Empire.

Behind the scenes
Baron Papanoida is portrayed by Star Wars creator George Lucas in Revenge of the Sith. He is accompanied by Lucas's daughter Katie Lucas playing Chi Eekway. This is Lucas's only appearance in any Star Wars film.

In his appearance in The Clone Wars the character is voiced by Corey Burton, whose vocal performance for the character was based on Orson Welles' Harry Lime from the film "The Third Man".

It is not specified what the letter "N" stands for, but George Lucas's earlier version of the character's name was Baron Notluwiski, before being changed to Baron Papanoida. One might assume that the initial N stands for Notluwiski; however, this is not official.

On the action figure of Baron Papanoida, the tip of his cane is in the shape of a Death Star.

Papanoida was originally described as a Wroonian in his Databank entry on the official Star Wars website. His species was later changed to Pantoran following their creation for "Trespass" in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

During the main interview at Celebration V, George mentioned Papanoida will appear in a Season Three episode of The Clone Wars. The audience got an exclusive look at a short scene with Papanoida "in action-hero mode, defending family members with twin blasters blazing in a cantina-like setting."

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novel
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novel